Thanks, another thing why the dev remove those content if he is using Subscribestar as one of the pay metods he can make those scene in a diferent patch that complement the patreon version but this patch is release in the subscritar, making the tier in the Subscribestar equal from the patreon where the patreon users can download that patch in a discord server or in some other place. I think is a good idea but maybe is to much work to make i don't now.
It's complicated, but the core is that it minimizes any chance of Patreon shutting him down and he cannot afford to make the game without his Patreon supporters. If there was a mass migration to SS maybe he could afford to abandon Patreon, but that hasn't happened and likely won't.
Previously the animations & images were in the builds, but you couldn't access them in the game without patches enabling them. BUT,
you could still open the game files and view them directly outside of gameplay. Now the coding for those is still in the game but the actual animations & images aren't any more...no more viewing them directly. You have to manually add those from the mods, and the patches (included in the mods) are still needed to enable them once added.
Several months ago when Patreon cracked down on creators with problematic content he started a SS account (same supporter tiers & offerings). PQ has had a SS banner on the game start screen same as Patreon starting with v3.41. But after months he still has ~
3000 Patreon supporters and only ~
50 on SS. Despite the calls for switching to SS (dating to before I found PQ over two years ago) the number of folks switching over has been tiny. So, he keeps Patreon and has to abide by their rules.
Patreon rules are all "offical" builds available through other services must be the same as those on Patreon. Any patches offered through SS would also be "official" and would have to be offered on Patreon...and the Spicy & Gnomes mods are
exactly the type of content that is getting other creators shut down. So, they are not offered through any official distribution sources. The discord does have links to the patches in the public area. It's safe for that since the discord's actual game DL links are in a supporters-only section, and supporters already have access to the game DLs through Patreon/SS.