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Hello,
I don't know how to write this post but I'll just give it a go.
I think I've worked close to 3 months on the last update (0.8). Gave my heart and soul, worked day and night to make it as good as possible. I had to cover 6 months of plot in a single update. It wasn't easy but I did. I think I've done a pretty good job at completing the circle from (0.1) to (0.8). We've managed to reach the beginning of the game without losing anything. Wasn't easy for me. As a lone developer it was very very difficult to do considering the fact that there were over 500 renders and 15 animations.
Throughout the whole journey of making this game there has been a common issue. That is not being able to understand the plot. I take the full responsibility for my inability to write a proper script and for failing to make it understandable.
This game and it's genre isn't exactly very common to adult game fans and I've always been adamant on making it the way I've planned. I understand that many of you expect the game to go a certain way due the fact that the fetishes listed are always taken for granted in a certain manner. But I'm not one to follow the trend like every other developers do. It's not in me. I have my own principals. As it turns out those principals have rather taken me to a very uncomfortable stage.
I have a very small follower base but I've always felt proud of the little community.
My understanding was that you guys understood the plot and paid attention to every bit of the plot. But that wasn't the case and you can probably see that I've lost a huge chunk of backers that were enabling me to work lot more on the game.
I've received many texts from you venting your frustration and anger on me regarding the diversion on Selina's plot. I don't know why and how that happened. I really don't understand the sudden outburst.
The Selina-Jason thing has always been there from the beginning. I thought you were paying attention to the plot. I have said this many many times that the game doesn't have "NTR", I hate NTR but still I've been accused of forcing NTR on this game. It really boggles my mind.
As a result I've been losing Patrons since the release. I've gone down so much that now I'm being forced to have second thoughts.
If you've been following this game since the beginning then you know that I've never made a release that had over 200-220 renders. It takes time to make an update. I've broken that barrier for the last one because you have given me the backing to actually work lot more and forget everything else.
I have a debt of almost $25,000. I work 8 hours a day to survive. It's really not easy. What I was making on Patreon helped me to not worry about certain aspects of my life and to dedicate myself on the game instead. I never had the plan to add animations on the game this early. But many of you were asking for them and so I added them. It takes 6-9 hours to make one just in case you don't know.
I can't complain about losing patrons because ultimately it's my fault.
I've failed to make a game that engages the player with the plot smoothly. It's understandable if you think the story is going the negative way. That's my own lacking as a writer.
The interest on this game has died down a lot after the last update and I'm still losing backers every single day. It's going to be extremely difficult for me to work on a project that doesn't have much a value in it. Money isn't always the issue but I can't really keep spending my time on it if the ultimate result is losing more and more interest.
After going through everything, I've decided that the next update is going to be the last one unless I magically manage to recoup the trust and support. I highly doubt anything's going to change. Never seen anyone changing their mind after making their own assumptions.
I haven't stopped working on the next one. It's going to come out regardless of what's been going on. Could take another month or two. So anyone who has pledged this month will get the game whether you decide to stop backing or not.
I have nothing against you. It's all down to me and I apologize.
I really really wanted to finish this game but I just can't keep investing my time on a loss project knowing more people are just going to stop following.
Thank you so much for being a part of this project and helping me to learn what to do and not to do.
I'm sorry for doing this. I hope you'll understand my situation.
- Deafperv