Real Civil Engineer

When will the first exclusive video be?

Hello new and existing Patreon supporters! First off no, I have no idea why I chose this fan art for this announcement, but the first bonus video which is part 2 of the Saisfactory series will be releasing at 18:00 BST (an hour after my usual upload time) on Wednesday the 26th July 2023 and every new bonus video will release at that time on Wednesdays (until Daylight Savings messing everything up!)

In the meantime, you should have received a welcome note with the bonus video playlist- a...

The First Exclusive Series is SATISFACTORY!

Very excited for this one!! A game I've been wanting to play for absolutely ages so I'm really happy this won the vote. The first episode will be live on the main channel and then the remaining episodes will be Patreon exclusive. 

Not entirely sure whether we keep this game going until completion(?) or whether it might be worth switching it up after a few episodes and having two games/series running side by side. Let me know your thoughts in the comments below but we'll likely do a...

The Secret Merch Store is LIVE!

This contains Patreon exclusive merch and will be added to with new designs over time. I've also knocked the price of these down compared to the merch available to the public but they're the exact same high quality shirts available in a range of colours and sizes (which is another reason for the switch from Patreon fulfilled merch!)

Super secret link: https://realcivilengineer.com/collec...

HUGE PATREON UPDATE!

So, it has been done! The proposed changes to perks are now in place and the voting is now underway for the new bonus video series! I will be announcing the game and release date soon.

If you signed up before I wrote this update then please note the following things have been removed from each tier. You can see what the new perks are by looking at my Patreon page, there's been quite a few things added but I wanted to make you aware of things that have been removed:

APPRENTICE ENGI...

VOTING IS OPEN!

Engineer tiers and above, please vote for the next game series that you want for the upcoming bonus content! 

Nominated games are from higher tiered Patreon supporters but this time I have mixed them with popular requests I have gotten over the years. 

As a disclaimer this may be just a trial, I may not change Patreon from what it is now, I am yet to decide but figured a run through of how things would work is a good idea!

BONUS VIDEO - WHEN SPONSORS GO WRONG (AGAIN)

Unfortunately the developers of this game broke their contract and tried to rip me off by offering just 10% of the agreed fee once the video was approved. Hence I will not be releasing it publicly and would request that you don't buy this game! Still, it's now a bonus video and I hope you enjoy it!

The Future of Patreon Poll

Hello fellow Patreons,

Because my channel has changed a lot from when I first set up Patreon I have been thinking about changing my Patreon perks for a while now- I want to offer something different/better than what I currently do. The changes below are what I am contemplating but are completely preliminary at the moment, I will take on board all your comments before deciding anything:

Changes:

Weekly bonus videos where you decide the game/series via a poll. With my main cha...

Sneak peek at new merch!

Really pleased with how these turned out, but if you have any feedback I'd love to hear it!

BONUS VIDEO - Super addictive roguelike Noobs Want To Die!

A great game but hard to sell in a thumbnail so enjoy this bonus video!

BONUS VIDEO! Pool Cleaning Simulator

The demo was a bit short so here's a bonus video!

Bridgehemian Rhapsody!

The audio alone took me 10 hours...

Ship Graveyard Simulator 2 - BONUS VIDEO!

So this demo was awesome but sadly too short for a full video, still, it makes a very nice bonus video!

The TOP 69 videogame bridges of 2022!

Here it is, a labour of love, Schmichael painstakingly put together the top 69 bridge reviews over the past year into a beautiful compilation video where I review videogame bridges for half an hour! Enjoy!

The Final Merch Design!

So here it is, the final Patreon exclusive merch design. The RCE classic Timberborners intro credits (definitely not inspired by BBC's EastEnders) fully redrawn into a unique shirt design. Hopefully it'll make 12 months of support worthwhile to those that pledge! Interested to hear your thoughts!

PLB!

Current setup and recording settings!

Here's a behind the scenes look at my new audio setup, recapping everything else in my recording room, and a look at my settings for recording and streaming!

November Update!

Hello fellow engineers, there's quite a bit going on at the moment so I'll break this one down into different sections! By the way how cool is the fan art above, a Twitter follower sketched it for me!

Christmas!:

So Christmas is approaching, and I would usually be very excited about releasing my Christmas themed merch! Unfortunately that is not going to happen this year, it has been the year of being let down by others for me, so sadly my plans for a knitted Bridgemas s...

ASTRO COLONY BONUS VIDEO!!

When sponsorships go wrong...! To cut a long story short, miscommunication meant I made this video in an early version of the game so the developer didn't want to use it. The actual video on the more recent version of the game will be coming out soon- see if you can spot any of the same jokes! 

October Update!! (plus a poll)

So the days are getting shorter, it's getting colder, but the channel is still somehow growing! We're just past my best months ever in terms of views and things are going great. I feel like I'm very much in the swing of my schedule, which has meant streaming has taken a back seat a bit, but the focus always has been the YouTube videos- so that's great! Hopefully you guys are still enjoying the content, I'm loving trying a few more proper indie games no one has heard of, but of course sticking...

BONUS DOME KEEPER VIDEO!!

Be sure to check out the video description before/whilst watching this one! Enjoy!

DUH DUH DUH DUH DUUUUHHH!!! (Jurassic Park theme tune)

So after the disaster and rage at Patreon for them not being able to fulfil the Boosh design on a black shirt, I have come up with this! This Jurassic Bridge Review shirt! Based on the classic Jurassic Park logo, though hopefully not enough that they file a lawsuit against me, we have a very unique bridge review shirt.

For those wondering about the Boosh Doom design, that will be coming to the merch store, we're just printing samples to ensure it looks good on a shirt, hoodie and poster...

IMPORTANT UPDATE!! (Boosh merch)

So unfortunately, Patreon merch is absolutely useless and I am not able to change the shirt colour for the Boosh merch from white to black. We had a vote on the discord and it was agreed that the design doesn't work on white so therefore I won't be releasing that design as a Patreon exclusive. It will be in my merch store at some point soon though.

Honestly the Patreon merch offering is so bad I am considering removing the perk completely... It's a great idea for a perk but it's so badl...

Next Merch Design!!

A doom inspired artwork but with my iconic saying! Really proud of this one, I may have to release it as a poster in my merch store if you guys are cool with that?

Anyway let me know your thoughts, this will likely be on a black shirt if I can get Patreon to work (it currently is only letting me select a white one...)

PLB!!

Bridge Review of Blitz's Forts bridge...

A cheeky bonus video for my Patreon supporters!

Third Patreon Exclusive Merch Design Reveal!

We've had the G-Wagon shirt (which Seniors and above will get for 3 months of support) and now we've got my Sixth Sense parody design- I see strong shapes! This will be on a shirt once you have pledged at Senior or above for 6 months. There'll be two more designs for 9 months and 12 months- let me know if there's anything you want to see in the comments below!

1 MILLION SPECIAL MERCH!!!

I know we're a few months late, but I wanted the design to include as many references to my videos as possible! This super special design is now available in my merch store https://www.realcivilengineer.store/1-million-special in a variety of products such as the t-shirt and hoodie in which the front logo is embroided, mouse mats of various sizes, and also a poster (which is what I recommend as it's ...

G-Wagon merch update!

Decided to tweak the G-Wagon design to include Paddy at the wheel and my riding shotgun to make this design a bit more special (as if the number plate and car badge weren't enough!)

I know only a select few will get this design, as it's only for those supporting at the merch tier and above for 6 months, but thought it was best to keep you all in the loop!

PLB!

Oops I missed the May update... (June Update!!)

My bad, I completely missed the May update post! If you have been following my streams/twitter you will know that last month was a very busy for me outside of YouTube. I was the best man at a wedding so had to do everything that entails including organizing the stag do, meaning I was a bit rushed off my feet- kind of surprising I managed to create that Super Auto Pets bonus video thinking about it...! I also had some Paddy issues and had to rush him to the emergency vet, don't worry he is bac...

CHANGES TO MERCH!!!

Right, as some of you know, Patreon's merch offering was designed by architects and therefore, to add more merch (for the people that already earned the Beavles shirt) I need to completely remove the merch I already have offered.

I may have found a way in that hopefully those that already started earning the Beavles shirt, but hadn't quite got to 3 months of support, should still earn the Beavles one after a total of 3 months at the merch tier.

For everyone else, (including those ...

The BIGGEST collab ever!!

Here's a bonus video of me and a load of other youtubers playing a SAP tournement- note I couldn't record the end footage myself so it's mostly unedited past 15 minutes and the audio isn't well balanced after that point either. Anyway, enjoy!

Better late than never! (April Update)

Well that was a busy month! Not only did I finally release the million sub special video (and the bonus version for Patreons) but I also released a new merch store full of new designs too! If I haven't mentioned already, your discount code should still work (it's PATREON10 if you need it!) and I'm really pleased with the feedback I've had in terms of quality of the products so far. People that had expensive shipping from my last store should notice this is now much cheaper (saving as much as ...