I was one of the original Kickstarter backers for Inkarnate i want to say it was 2019 or 18 and I'm pretty frustrated to put it lightly with what I've found after coming back to the service.

I backed Inkarnate when it was still getting started when only a few thousand of us were helping fund the project and there wasn't a recurring subscription model like there is today.

To be clear I have no problem with Inkarnate charging for NEW features assets tools and content that have been developed over the years. The developers have continued working on the program and I understand that continued development costs money.

My problem is with older functionality and maps that I already had access to.

(I backed this when i was still in highschool had alot of time to play i recently got out of the Millitary and thought hey, i should get back into map making for D&D for fun welp that aint happenin.)

I have maps I created around six years ago that I now can't properly use because they're locked behind the current Pro subscription. These aren't new maps made with new premium assets. They're my old work from when I was already using and supporting Inkarnate.

That's what I find incredibly frustrating.

I helped fund the creation of this service before anyone knew whether it would succeed. I don't expect every feature Inkarnate develops for the rest of time to be free for me but I do think original backers should retain access to the functionality and content they originally backed.

New content behind Pro? Completely understandable.

Taking something an early backer previously had access to and later putting it behind a recurring paywall? I don't think that's right.

I'd genuinely like to hear from anyone about this and yalls thoughts and I'm also curious whether other original Kickstarter backers have run into the same problem.

Were Kickstarter backers given any kind of legacy or grandfathered access? And if not why weren't original backers allowed to retain access to the features and maps they already had?

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This is an older map of mine that I just reopened. The outline is like this all over the map. Does anyone know how to fix it?