Just try this or something similar next to your day job and family/friends and you'll quickly notice the difference between imagination and RL. I would consider one shoot per month already an optimistic pace - assumed one can develop the story in time, do the post-processing, write and test the code, put everything together and actually be able to afford it from the patreon income (minus platform fees). With the current support level one shoot every 3 (maybe 2) months seems more realistic imho. Personally, I'm happy with the slow but noticeable pace because - let's face the truth - once the actors bang each other the story peak is likely over. Also, the less time we spend with those characters and their universe before the act, the less significance sex scenes would have. Just a quick diversion soon to be forgotten. I just hope the team has learned to communicate more - good and bad news alike.