"NO" is only speculation that can't be said for certain, the goal amount is much less than what Patreon has already reached. It's currently over 18k, the issue is making people move, which some forget, some can't for payment method reasons, and some simply don't care for the content that was cut they prefer the vanilla content.
The second project MATM ties with PO, so any progress on PO will reflect on MATM. They are technically working on it indirectly.
Only 2 things are for certain: Death and Taxes. Technically everything else is speculative in nature.
But in this case, it's not a wild guess. Eromancer said from the beginning that they would start a new project (Rule XXXIV) which means that they NEVER had the intention to leave Patreon, and the Subscribestar count hasn't increased in 1 year, so, at the current rate, it will never happen before Eromancer jumps ship again from Pure Onyx to their "next game".
On the other hand, other content creators migrated their fanbase support
in 1 month. Here are 2 examples:
- On 2022 26regionsfm had to leave Patreon due to sanctions preventing him from getting money from that platform.
- At the end of October 2020 A 3rd Dimension left Patreon for the same reason as Eromancer had to make changes. Here is what he had to say about it on September 2020 (this is a machine translation from japanese to english):
"The reason is the prohibition of rape-related posts that we do not agree with, and the removal of content and links that correspond to the prohibition of bestiality by realistic animals.
As an author, this is what I want to do most, W, and if this cannot be posted, then there is no reason for this page to exist.
I do not want to die for activities that yield profits while giving in to power by continuing to create lukewarm content that I do not want to create, so I plan to delete my account soon."
And regarding the 2nd project... no, you got it wrong. I see that you're new to Eromancer so let's recap a bit.
And let's be very clear about it, I don't care what they SAY they are working on, I care about what they DO.
- 1st project: Malise and the Machine (MatM). Patreon started on September 2014, last update August 2018. The project has been "frozen" for 5 years.
- 2nd project: Pure Onyx (2D engine). Announced on September 2018. And here's a quote from their announcement post:
"The game will take place in MATM's world, and act as an introduction to MATM's setting, the theme, the denizens of New Babylon, and even some of the characters.
It will require MUCH less overhead development time, and what you'll see in this update is from only two weeks spent on pre-visualization."
Last update was on June 2019. Then they cancelled it and restarted from scratch.
- 3rd project: Pure Onyx (3D engine). Announced on July 2019. 1st update March 2020, last update January 2023. Regular updates, but shit gameplay and just a handful of "content" scenes.
- 4th project: XXXIV aka Rule XXXIV (Allegedly, a series of animations to keep their Patreon open while they migrate Pure Onyx to Subscribestar): Announced on January 2022. As I said in my previous post, they made 2 polls, Tifa and Olga were the winners. 1 year later, no releases (these are only animations, no gameplay involved).
My guess is that they hired some of the fastest animators out there for their Project XXXIV (Miro, Darklust, Wildeer, Animopron...) so we'll see them finished soon.
Also, a few post ago you said you named one of the spiders from the January 2023 update "Weaver". Congratulations, you renamed the "Brood weaver" as "Weaver". It's neither a new design nor a new name. It's a reposted artwork already used in this post from October 2021:
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Eromancer follows a very predictable pattern: makes a monthly progress update with lots of "new" content, then makes a real update with "bugfixes and optimizations", then one year later when his supporters short-memory-span is reset, reposts the old artwork as "new". Rinse and repeat.
The Vraxe Boss stage? Nothing new, also a repost of old artwork from January 2019 as seen here:
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Can't wait to see ANOTHER (meaning, the same) progress update with the long forgotten enemies suchs as:
RoboBadCop aka Police Boss, Dominatrix, Syndicate Assassin, Syndicate Enforcer, Mimic, Slimes & Sludges, Splicer Biker, Splicer Grenadier, Splicer Brute, Police Dog, Splicer Dog, Biohound, all the Mecha artwork, Satellite Drone, the 2nd Boss (also a Mecha), the Tall Man, Ghouls & Zombies, the Vendor and the list goes on and on and on.
And just one last note, don't keep your hopes up on spiders H-scenes. As A 3rd Dimension (and other authors) have said, Patreon won't allow them. H-scenes with realistic animals or large non-humanoids are categorized as bestiality and therefore prohibited by Patreon. Why do you think there is still no H-scene with the charger, despite having a dick and a working "humping" animation since June 2020 as seen in this post?:
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