Appreciate the support and thoughtful words.
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That was exactly my goal with this update. Putting everyone back into unknown territory where anything could happen. The remake will definitely be superior as we move forward.
On communication - I get it. Sorry for the radio silence during crunch. I went more in-depth about this on Discord, but I'm working on finding a better balance.
Excited about what's next. More news soon
I understand you're a supporter and I appreciate that context. My issue with your previous comment was telling others to stop supporting the project when I just finished working brutally hard to deliver this update. The route complexity required massive amounts of content in a short timeframe.
Let me be clear on direction: There was no change of heart. The core theme has always been exploration, and that includes both standard NTS, Yuri-NTS routes (and more...). The OG actually had the identity crisis you mentioned by trying to do everything without player agency.
The branching system lets players choose their preferred direction. If you're finding too much lesbian content, it sounds like you might be picking Ari-focused options? Would love to know more about your thoughts on that and what choices you made.
I've always offered no-questions-asked refunds, even months later. My goal is earning support back through quality, not keeping unhappy subscribers.
715 is nearly double what the OG had and more than most developers achieve. It would probably be great if I wasn't living in a HCOL area. I'm not optimizing for numbers though... I've made multiple controversial decisions that probably hurt growth but I don't regret those decisions as I felt the game gets better everytime.