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Hello, KoGaMians!

No Highlights of the Week this time, since today, we have a special announcement regarding KoGaMa’s Social Media!

What's new?

1. KoGaMa’s Social Media is back!

In 2020, our social media accounts abruptly went dark, and there was no prior announcement as to why. Some unfortunate circumstances led to this happening, the most basic of which that we can share is a change of community manager. Now, most of the earlier problems have been solved, and we’ll be posting again on our social media! This includes [Facebook], [Instagram] and [YouTube]!

We’ll give you a rundown of what you should expect from these social media accounts, as they won’t be too identical:

Facebook

Our most popular social media yet in terms of likes and followers. Can’t let that go to waste now, can we? Anyways, regarding Facebook, it was previously used to post various community artworks - The frequency of this will mostly dim out, as now, we will turn this into our second news site!

This means that any news posts you see here in the base game, or on our [Discord], will now be announced there as well! This includes, but is not limited to: Highlights of the Week and Builder Spotlight posts, contest and competition announcements, new feature sneak peeks and feature announcements, as well as any other miscellaneous reports. Once that is out of the way, blog posts will return to the community.

It’s not just blog posts you’ll be seeing: we’ll also be posting some reels! You should expect them to be more formal, such as clips of new game additions, Video of the Week winners, as well as some other community videos!

To commemorate the revival of this account, we’ll be handing out a new badge! The code to redeem this is located in our separate post on Facebook. Note that you do not have to be logged in on Facebook to get this code, nor do you have to follow our account or be of age to see it. After you’ve seen the code, redeem it on the Coupon Code section in the game. This code will last indefinitely, so no worries if you can’t grab it now.

Instagram

Our smallest account by the number of followers, though it’s nothing to frown upon - it’s better than starting from square one!

Anyways, regarding Instagram, it was previously used to post various community artworks - This will be mostly exclusive to here now, meaning our Instagram will be all about the community!

So, aside from artwork, you should expect to also see more in-depth (“behind the scenes”) Builder Spotlight posts, Creator Spotlight winners, as well as building & art contest winners! This means you don’t have to use [Discord] to see or share your creations! (More about participating later).

It’s not just blog posts you’ll be seeing: we’ll also be posting some stories and reels! They’ll also be about the community, showing clips of community creations and gameplay videos.

Like Facebook, Instagram also has a badge tied to it. However, this has already existed in the past, so if you haven’t already yet: get the code in our separate post in Instagram. Note that you do not have to be logged in on Instagram to get this code, nor do you have to follow our account or be of age to see it. After you’ve seen the code, redeem it on the Coupon Code section in the game. Like the Facebook badge, This code will last indefinitely, so no worries if you can’t grab it now.

YouTube

Our second biggest account yet by the number of subscribers, far from half of our Facebook account!

So, concerning YouTube, it has been used to post long-form videos in the past, albeit with low frequency. The videos of which have been mostly new feature playthroughs. However, now we’ll also be posting short-form videos!

In our short videos, you should expect them to be more formal: new feature playthroughs, gameplay clips and recent Video of the Week winners. There’s also the possibility for more comedic videos, which you may already be familiar with on different platforms. This is in discussion, so we can’t share much yet.

It’s not just short-form videos you’ll be seeing: we’ll also be posting on our community posts again! This is the “Posts” tab on our YouTube, where you should expect to see, but not limited to: short reminders or introductions to our videos (both long-form and short-form), as well as new feature announcements. The frequency of the posts will be less than on Facebook or Instagram, as making these clips also takes a lot of time for us, so we hope that you can understand.

Like Facebook and Instagram, we’ll be handing out a new badge to commemorate the revival of YouTube! The code to redeem this is located in our separate community post on YouTube (in “Posts”). Note that you do not have to be logged in on YouTube to get this code, nor do you have to subscribe to our account or be of age to see it. After you’ve seen the code, redeem it on the Coupon Code section in the game. This code will last indefinitely, so no worries if you can’t grab it now.

2. Community Roundup is back!

Back in 2019 to 2020, Community Roundup was a frequent news post that was an inclusion of different creations (YouTube Videos, fan art, etc.) made by the KoGaMa Community. Now, it’s back, and is mostly the same as how it was before!

Like Builder Spotlight, Community Roundup will happen once at the end of every month, recapping previous social media posts and community videos. Depending on the influx of creations, it could even happen twice per month, but we can’t fully promise that yet.

Read more about Community Roundup, its criteria and history [in the wiki].

How can I participate/be showcased?

To have a chance at being showcased in any of our social media, as well as appearing in the Community Roundup, feel free to send your artwork or video to our [Google form]. We’ll take a look at your creation and feature it if we deem it good enough.

Note that you do not have to have a Google account or be of age to fill out the form or see our social media posts.

(This link will also be provided at the end of every social media post, as well as in our account descriptions, meaning you do not have to keep coming back here to submit your work!)

So now, you should be seeing more variety when it comes to news and blog posts alike. If you ever get bored with the casual Highlights or contest announcements, feel free to follow our social media and stay up to date on the latest community artwork and announcements.

The topic of a KoGaMa revival has been in the minds of many players for years now. Due note that we’ve heard your complaints, and we are currently working hard on this issue, meaning we can’t announce or promise anything more yet. You could call this announcement the “first step” of the way there, but we still have a long road ahead.

Finally, THANK YOU for contributing to the game! We hope to see what creations you have made or are currently making in our social media posts! Without you, none of this would be possible.

Special thanks to [Grumpy] for designing the social media badges.

This News Post is brought to you thanks to the moderation team of the KoGaMa Discord Server.