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Important Update. (Pledges will not be paused this month, please adjust accordingly)
🕑 Added 2024-01-31 12:05:21 +0000 UTC
First I want to start off with saying the second half of the spa trip will be uploaded later today. I'm aiming for around noon EST but it may be a few hours later.
This update will be around 170-180 renders and 5 animations. It ended up being a little longer than I thought it would be.
Second, I will not be pausing pledges this month. This is a decision that I do not come to lightly. I personally do not feel 100% comfortable not pausing and to be honest with you guys I fully intended to pause this month but I had some unexpected expenses happen and I can't afford to go another month without income. Trust me, I would pause if I could without immense stress. I do not just provide for myself. I take care of my family and that's why I can't pause right now.
Pledges have been paused since October. That's 1/3 of a year and they were paused for good reason. I was not delivering enough and I was missing too much and that is currently still the case but we're almost past it.
I never stopped working outside of my week off for the Holidays. These pauses were not for rest.
I have currently released 1,242 renders and 32 animations since pledges were paused. Those numbers will be at least 1400 renders and 37 animations later today.
These numbers are still well below my target amount for the amount of time taken but work never stopped, I had a few tech issues and a few irl issues but things are what they are. They should have been better.
I fully support anyone who will decide to stop their pledge. There are absolutely no hard feelings. Furthermore, all content posted this upcoming month including the updates as well as all of the side content will also be posted for all former patrons on the discord. So there is no pressure to stay pledged you will still receive everything.
And since this announcement is so late in the month, anyone who is charged is free to ask for a refund and it will be granted.
Though just because I'm not pausing this month does not mean I won't go straight back into pausing next month. I will be setting some goals I must hit to not pause again and there will be some transparency changes.
My goals for February include releasing the rest of Episode 13. Which is everything up until everyone is returning to WVM. I also plan on releasing at least 100-200 renders of Episode 14. I must catch up on Character Sheets and Birthday Renders and I must post the Season 1 redo progress report.
If all of those conditions are not met then pledges will be paused in March no matter what.
I plan on adding a channel to the discord where I will post a daily update about what work was accomplished that day. It's nothing major but it should at least give further insight to where some of the dev time goes. I admittedly do a very poor job of explaining a lot of the issues I encounter.
This is what the tracker will look like. (Sundays are marked as days off but I will usually get a little work done on those days.)
While there aren't any specifics outside of numbers, it should at least give further insight and even help me stay on track.
With all of this said, I want to once again thank all of you for the support, the kind words, and the well wishes. I hate having to do this but I have to do this. I hope you understand.
I'm going to get back to work on finalizing these last few things for the update today. I'll let you guys know when it's uploading.
Normal Dev report this upcoming weekend. Have a wonderful week everyone.
♥
Comments
Someguy
Could you please provide a link to discord?
Raen
Just to toss another voice on the pile; I agree wholeheartedly. If you're working at all....then you deserve our support. Pausing is unnecessary.
Alfredo de Jesus Leon
Osea como? Vas a regresar la historia desde cero hasta el principio?
Alfredo de Jesus Leon
Una pregunta,por qué el protagonista tiene sexo con TODAS menos con Jasmine? Va ocurrir o no.
Knoddy Toddas
Agreed, whatever else you need to get the income this brings. Otherwise you'll stress yourself out more and it'll just be a down spiral from there. We want you to be able to perform as we all love the game :-)
Oli Giele
everyone seem to agree, don't pause, enjoy the fruit of your hard work!!
Estrada777
I must have missed that one. I'll go look
Mario Boudreau
Keep up the good work! Definitely my favourite AVN out there!
Chamber691
The only reason why you should pause is if something causes you to not work on it for the month at all even partial interrupted development should still get sub money
Aj Whitacre
no worries BD just remember to always keep your mind and body fresh and non strressed your health must always come first much respect to you brother
Braindrop
That's what the Season 1 redo report is for. It's a progress report for the rewrite.
Braindrop
Update today 1000% still. Though it will be a little later. I'm close to compiling it and then it will be ready to upload but the upload is going to take a little bit. I'll let you guys know when it's started and when it's finished.
Alfredo de Jesus Leon
Haber si entendí o no entendí,va haber actualización hoy más tarde o ya no? Y otra en febrero no va haber nada de actualización?? Los comentarios solo me dejaron con dudas.
marty moth
I have nothing bad to say about this work never have ive been subbed for a long time and im fully invested in subbing till this is finished , eveyone has irl issues they need time to sort out and you have informed us of all this even when its very personal for you i thank you for your honesty , but i know even if you take longer than needed you will still bring out amazing work , dont stress too much about deadlines look after your family you only have one and work because you enjoy it ,thats all i ask my sub wont change .
Estrada777
Are we giving up on the rewrite at this point?
Kerberos81
Since I pay annually, I don't benefit from pausing. And as some have mentioned, you delivered. Admittedly there was some delay, but it doesn't matter, because what you delivered is once again simply excellent! Take the money, you really deserve it!
David Melville
While I understand why you pause donations - STOP pausing donations. "Supporting the arts" doesn't just mean "when they're cranking out content". I love the quality of your game, and I'm as happy to contribute on the months when you're taking longer (to do an excellent job) than you think you should. In short, shut up and take our money!
Taz
In my opinion you dont have to pause pledges. If i feel like skipping a month or so (which i wont) then i will but this is my most anticipated game so it'd take alooot of bs for me to feel slighted here. Setbacks happen and im definitely not trippin about it. I like you as a dev and ill follow you to the end of this story and all the following ones. Also the side things like bday renders and char sheets are fine and all but id rather more game content but thats just me
DiddlyDoink
about damn time you take my money again! you deserve it, even if you don't think so, I DO!
Yepthatguy
Don't stress over not pausing BD. I'm just happy you're still working hard on you awesome story that I enjoy very much.
Raymond Sutton
All good, don't worry about it bud
Stephen Hyde
Im with everyone else. No issues with pledges not being paused as u have done an ungodly amount of work the last month or two and i hate to think how much stress its caused you
Edward Robson
I'm 100% behind you not pausing pledges, your work is great, you update more often than alot of other developers and you communicate with us which is in my opinion very important so please make the money you deserve for your work. Thank you
Tommy Johnson
That's right I have always paid even when Patreon didn't stop the fees and I will continue to I'm here to see you succeed in this My Friend.
JoeTheNoMaD
Everyone here is correct. You have put a lot into this game. I honestly didn't think you should have paused last month as well... We are here supporting you because we believe in you and this game. Keep up the good work, and we will be here until the end.
HornyyPussy
Hogwash! You deliver, you should get paid, period!
George Peters
With all sincerity, you don't ever need to pause contributions. People are here because they want to assist and contribute to your success, however they may do that. Every individual has the ability to stop, reduce, or even raise their pledge at will. You have a life to live and obligations to meet. Feel confident that everyone here is willingly and knowingly supporting your endeavor. I wish you continued success!
DeadMan
No problem Brain, I didn't expect a pause and don't need one. You post constantly about progress and delivery updates frequently. Keep doing what needs to be done, don't stress and take take of yourself.
Frederico Bairos
As much as I appreciate the pausing, it wasn't necessary for me. You're one of the few developers who keeps in touch even when things aren't going right, in comparison I am sure I am still paying for projects that are abandoned with not a single word. I hope you are able to take care of yourself and your family, and keep up the great work!
Florida Man
No worries! I love the game and will continue my support for it! Keep up the hard work!
Yuugon
I'll continue to stay on Patreon, I've been following this game for years and supporting it as much as I can, so don't stress about it, I think you're doing a great job and I'm glad that you're continuing to do it after everything you've been through, that's why you have it always my full support <3
Now this
I fully support you. You deliver outstanding work.
Damien Cloake
I fully support your decision not to pause pledges as you’re still providing content even if it is outside your time goals.
