im sorry but if im paying for something i expect something in return. I dont know about you but i work very hard and many hours to make money. Nothing is given to me for free.
That analogy doesn't work in this case. With your job, you are being paid to do a job. With Patreon, you're donating to someone because you appreciate their work, not because they are doing a job for you.
When you donate money to charity or to poor kids in other countries, do you expect them to give you something in return? Or do you do it to show your support?
You aren't paying the author to do a job for you, you are donating to show your support.
On topic, as for the new update, I liked it. It helped to set the scene for the new chapter, get your old choices locked in, and introduce you to the new features while still giving a bit of starter story to get things rolling. I love the change to Ren'py (RPGM bugs me so much lol). Looking forward to what is coming next!