Why do we want it there:
- Increases Zero-K search engine hits which would attract more players
- Zero-K will be the number 1 game in the Real Time Strategy Genre on Itch.io https://itch.io/games/genre-strategy/tag-real-time-strategy
- Zero-K will get access to an impulse buy/donation channel https://itch.io/blog/2/running-an-indie-game-store-2015
- Itch.io is a low risk marketplace that is optimized for independent developers https://itch.io/docs/general/about
- Zero-K team will get practice with online market places
What would be mandatory to list Zero-K on Itch.io:
- An Itch.io account
- Receiving Paypal or Stripe account (to collect money on Itch.io)
- A Project Page
My recommended measures to take:
- Choose cut to give to Itch.io (default 10%)
- Collect in balk so EU VAT would be billed properly and quarterly report would be generated to lower management upkeep https://itch.io/docs/creators/payments#payment-models
- Make project page look like and have reference to zero-k.info for ease of use
- Use butler command line tool to automate uploads to lower management upkeep https://itch.io/docs/butler/
- Inbound bank account for each store for extra layer of security https://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/how-to/funding/2016/06/why-have-more-than-one-business-bank-account.html
Optional measures:
- Host a game jam https://itch.io/docs/creators/game-jams
- Co-op bundle https://itch.io/dashboard/bundles
