'Fraid not, I don't like any kind of paywall based on principles. We are on this site after all. but I still admire your good work especially with how you tackled that discord drama even if I don't personally agree with your poltical opinions, Oh and how you didn't go balls to the wall with commercialization like BMOTV.
It's a passion project at heart, Keep up the pace to not fall like Innoxia. Salutations from /d/ Keep it up.
It's not even a paywall. It's a free shareware game, and the features the passwords provide (full jump menu are wholly meant for returning players to make their repeat playthroughs more interesting or to give a special thank-you for supporting the game financially. None of them ever lock story content besides the developer commentary, which honestly should not be on for most readers.
The features a Patron password provide are (blue is for both $10/month Backers and $20/month Sustainers, yellow is only for $20/month Sustainers):
- In-game C.H.E.A.T.S. adjustment.
- The full route jump menu to return to previous content (not just the new and edited stuff for a release, which is always available).
- In-game developer commentary.
- Saving edits from the sprite viewer to appear in-game (such as Zoey's eye color, hair color, hair style, and outfit).
As stated, none of these features are intended for first-time readers. They also make the game a far more distracting mess to navigate; more specifically, that
specific password leads to huge spoilers that could greatly hinder the experience of new players using it, and it's the type of knowledge that changes everything.
If you want a patron password for 0.16.1, it's
Smug Scot but please have a bit more kindness for this solo developer and don't go leaking a thing I only give to trusted individuals.