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Patreon just removed my account. Just sent me a nice email, and bam, it's gone. So I dunno - how do porn games get funded this days? Is there anything besides SubscribeStar?
Best of luck with your remaining options. I hope the fans of your game will switch to SuscribeStar. You could add a crypto wallet if you have one, in that case maybe I could send you someGuys, here's some info regarding the situation for anyone interested:
Let's start by summing up the situation:
1. Patreon removed my account without notice. I wasn't even able to get them to tell me why they removed it (they ignore my questions completely).
2. This means 80% of my profits from the game is gone.
3. I quit my job 2 weeks ago to focus on the game, so that means - I have very little income at the moment.
So, the situation is pretty grim. But I have some ideas. I'm afraid that not everyone will like them, but if you like the game, there's really little choice.
So here's what I'm doing to fix it:
1. When they removed my account, I was close to publish new release with a lot new content. I've delayed it couple days, to change some things in the game, remove all the Patreon info and so on. But it's coming very soon, this week for sure.
2. My main headquarters will now be onYou must be registered to see the links. This is where all the main info about the game will be, all the updates, and so on. I'll also delete the polls from the game itself (they were broken, and people were hacking them) and move the polls here.
3. I'm adding ads to the game for non-supporters. If you support me either by subscribing onYou must be registered to see the linksor by buing Fap Mode on PayPal - you won't see the ads. In all the other cases, you should see them. Sorry, I literally hate ads, but there's no other way. I have 1000-2000 players daily that spend 30 minutes on average in the game, but only 1%-2% leaves any money, which is why the situation got so dramatic. With ads it might be slightly better, but to be honest I have no idea if it'll be enough - I never used ads before.
4. The minimum tier for game supporters will be raised to 5 dollars. I know, it's not a small number, but please understand this decision. First of all, from what I know, Become Alpha was the cheapest game on the market. All the other porn games, like The Company and so on, charge 5 dollars minimum. Second of, BA has the most content of all the games on the market. You can literally play it for hours and still see new stuff, and there's even more content coming.
5. I completely remove Regular Fap Mode - no one was using it anyway.
6. Unlimited Fap Mode is now just "Fap Mode". It removes the ads, makes yields bigger, and does all the other things both Regular and Unlimited modes did. BUT it won't give player access to Early Access stuff, which now will be reserved only for SubscribeStar supporters.
7. As said, Early Access stuff will be only accessible for SubscribeStar supporters only. People with Fap Mode only won't be able to access it.
8. I'm gonna send out an email to everyone who supported the project so far and ask for their support now. Hopefully, at least some of those people, will decide to help.
So what I'm basically saying is...
I definitely want to continue the game development, and I hope that if I do all those things from the list above I will be able to at least partially remedy the situation. What's important is that I cannot do this without you and your support. I understand that situation is hard for everyone, but, well, it's basically a question whether you want me to continue my perverted crusade or not.
What else will be in the new release
Originally my main goal was to do Corgis quest. But I still haven't finished it when the Patreon did what they did, so it has to wait a bit more (but it's really close to finishing).
BUT! Don't worry, there's a lot of other new content and changes. In this version, if you do something illegal (buy drugs, have drugs on you when they randomly search you, or hire a prostitute) there's a risk of getting caught by the police. There are some possibilities to negotiate with them (either hetero or gay content), or they might arrest you and take to Police Station. There there's some events that might happen, including both hetero and gay prison sex I think it turned out quite cool, I'm kinda happy with it.
Additionally to the above, I've made a lot of changes in the sex mechanics and reworked a lot of other things to make the sex better. What will happen now, that the sex will be harder at the beginning, but you will get bonuses from the number of stars in each sex position, so that it makes sense to gain experience in them.
So, that's all for now. Thanks.
Captain We need you.. we need you againI modified the code checking to accept the code "letmein" as a unlimited fap code. Just replace the index.html in the game's main directory.
@Buffalo Fred
I kinda like that idea. I can't really subscribe or support. so at least i can do is watching some ads.Guys, here's some info regarding the situation for anyone interested:
Let's start by summing up the situation:
1. Patreon removed my account without notice. I wasn't even able to get them to tell me why they removed it (they ignore my questions completely).
2. This means 80% of my profits from the game is gone.
3. I quit my job 2 weeks ago to focus on the game, so that means - I have very little income at the moment.
So, the situation is pretty grim. But I have some ideas. I'm afraid that not everyone will like them, but if you like the game, there's really little choice.
So here's what I'm doing to fix it:
1. When they removed my account, I was close to publish new release with a lot new content. I've delayed it couple days, to change some things in the game, remove all the Patreon info and so on. But it's coming very soon, this week for sure.
2. My main headquarters will now be onYou must be registered to see the links. This is where all the main info about the game will be, all the updates, and so on. I'll also delete the polls from the game itself (they were broken, and people were hacking them) and move the polls here.
3. I'm adding ads to the game for non-supporters. If you support me either by subscribing onYou must be registered to see the linksor by buing Fap Mode on PayPal - you won't see the ads. In all the other cases, you should see them. Sorry, I literally hate ads, but there's no other way. I have 1000-2000 players daily that spend 30 minutes on average in the game, but only 1%-2% leaves any money, which is why the situation got so dramatic. With ads it might be slightly better, but to be honest I have no idea if it'll be enough - I never used ads before.
4. The minimum tier for game supporters will be raised to 5 dollars. I know, it's not a small number, but please understand this decision. First of all, from what I know, Become Alpha was the cheapest game on the market. All the other porn games, like The Company and so on, charge 5 dollars minimum. Second of, BA has the most content of all the games on the market. You can literally play it for hours and still see new stuff, and there's even more content coming.
5. I completely remove Regular Fap Mode - no one was using it anyway.
6. Unlimited Fap Mode is now just "Fap Mode". It removes the ads, makes yields bigger, and does all the other things both Regular and Unlimited modes did. BUT it won't give player access to Early Access stuff, which now will be reserved only for SubscribeStar supporters.
7. As said, Early Access stuff will be only accessible for SubscribeStar supporters only. People with Fap Mode only won't be able to access it.
8. I'm gonna send out an email to everyone who supported the project so far and ask for their support now. Hopefully, at least some of those people, will decide to help.
So what I'm basically saying is...
I definitely want to continue the game development, and I hope that if I do all those things from the list above I will be able to at least partially remedy the situation. What's important is that I cannot do this without you and your support. I understand that situation is hard for everyone, but, well, it's basically a question whether you want me to continue my perverted crusade or not.
What else will be in the new release
Originally my main goal was to do Corgis quest. But I still haven't finished it when the Patreon did what they did, so it has to wait a bit more (but it's really close to finishing).
BUT! Don't worry, there's a lot of other new content and changes. In this version, if you do something illegal (buy drugs, have drugs on you when they randomly search you, or hire a prostitute) there's a risk of getting caught by the police. There are some possibilities to negotiate with them (either hetero or gay content), or they might arrest you and take to Police Station. There there's some events that might happen, including both hetero and gay prison sex I think it turned out quite cool, I'm kinda happy with it.
Additionally to the above, I've made a lot of changes in the sex mechanics and reworked a lot of other things to make the sex better. What will happen now, that the sex will be harder at the beginning, but you will get bonuses from the number of stars in each sex position, so that it makes sense to gain experience in them.
So, that's all for now. Thanks.
Thanks dude, I actually went with your advice and added crypto option. If someone could send me at least 0,01$ it would be awesome, because I need to check if I haven't fuck it up.You could add a crypto wallet if you have one, in that case maybe I could send you some
Thanks man!I kinda like that idea. I can't really subscribe or support. so at least i can do is watching some ads.
I think there's plenty to be honest, the whole Alexa thread is kinda femdom, there's parts of it in Daphne's thread, and now in police station there's even more events like that. But have in mind that my game doesn't really do the fetishes exactly, I'm more fucking around with them.Hello, I have one question. Is there some femdom now or is it still exclusively maledom?
Can you post a screenshot?So I actually think adding ads is a brilliant idea for this game to be supported, but the bottom banner ad shows a "NOT FOUND" message and completely blocks the buttons on the bottom of the screen on mobile. So once the ad shows up there, you can no longer progress. This is at least the case on the mobile, online version.
That's strange, I've activated the back button some time ago, you should be able to see it. Can you tell me what browser/system are you using to play?Sigh. I just can't get into the game. RNG and no back button just make the game unplayable.
A shame since I actually like the writing.
The Back button disappears after a single use, basically making it pointless when there is RNG involved.That's strange, I've activated the back button some time ago, you should be able to see it. Can you tell me what browser/system are you using to play?
Here's screenshots with the page scrolled down as far as possible. The ad makes the "Next" button inaccessible. This is on Chrome for Android.
Dudes, thanks for that. I'm working on it. Another hotfix comes out tonight.The button next is closed. I am stuck. Android. Version 3.16. View attachment 1503944
Hey man, I will take a look at this back button, with so many bugs there's no point in limiting it.The Back button disappears after a single use, basically making it pointless when there is RNG involved.
Windows 10 OS, tested with Chrome, Firefox and Opera, both by using the online version and the downloaded one.
I mean, I get it. RNG is part of the game. I just personally can't be arsed to have statgains be thrown away by RNG. So a system with random chance and no backbutton just isn't my cup of tea.
Ad. 1 Forgot about it, will take a look. Thanks for the save.Loaded my 0.3.14 save on online site with present 0.3.16 version of the game. I already posted it save earlie.
1) Still no solution with "Karma is the bitch" quest when you are already opened her.
maybe need to restart this quest for all if it not start, but she is already opened?
2) Can you place images of girls in House location (if here someone in - Daphna or Alexa) like in another location you are did?
3) Here is no picture inside Amia bio.