As long as Chapter 15SE follows the pattern of previous releases, it will be released sometime around
September 30th, give or take a couple of days. That's a guess, but an educated guess (see [
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between Sept-30 and Oct-7.
Whilst the messages themselves are private, the message title and tags usually give you a good idea of what they're about.
Most of the recent Patreon posts have been "business as usual" type posts. Weekly progress updates, previews of his next game and such. The only two posts of note have been a "surprise preview" of Jennifer from Chapter 2 on Sept-19 and a "quick message" note on Sept-11.
The "quick message" could have been anything. My guess is a 9-11 remembrance message. But it could equally have just been "look at this new mouse I've just bought".
The "surprise preview" is probably just some re-rendering work. The tags of "Jennifer" and "Chapter 2" point to that. Again, a guess on my part.
The $1,000 tier (reached) of his Patreon pledges promises that he will "[...] go back and redo ALL graphics throughout the entire game with updated models! The models will be essentially the same, but I'll be able to make them look more realistic.". This could be the start of him fulfilling that promise. I doubt it, but it's possible. (@stevedave83 if you read this and decide to re-render... I'd recommend starting with the ch9_ec* and ch10_ex* bonus images first - they have so many render fireflies that Nathan Fillion wants royalties).
If you really more interested in the progress than that, I'd point out that the guy's Pateron support starts at only $1. For that single dollar, you'd have been able to read the regular developer logs (devlogs) and the "quick message" posts yourself.
f95zone is effectively a pirate site (though the level of community interaction and developer support do elevate it way higher than that simple description), so you get what you pay for... and you're paying nothing. If that makes you uncomfortable and want to know more about the game... his Patreon page is [
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Again $1... Just $1. :firstimekiss: