Ren'Py Summertime Saga [v21.0.0 wip.5258] [Kompas Productions]

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mattius77

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Elaborating on the points others have made:

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OBSCENITY, ABUSE, HARM
1. Bestiality, rape, or incest
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Both Patreon and SubscribeStar are in the USA (California and I think Wyoming respectively). The main reason Patreon is strictly enforcing its own rules comes down to credit card processing companies that handle the transactions of supporters offering tribute to their creator overlords. At some point about five or six years ago (others may remember more accurately) they got wind that the platform had become a hotbed of pr0n-o-graphy, and they found that many of the h-games being developed leaned pretty heavily into the -cest kink. Then at least one of the processing companies threatened to pull support of credit card transactions on the platform if they didn't start policing the content more rigorously. That's why the hammer came down on creators; so long as the money was flowing I don't really think Patreon cared too much about the content. Once that pipeline of money was threatened they got serious. DC was not the only one affected (I seem to recall MrDotsGames also got the boot? correct me if I'm wrong), but SS was sort of the highest profile game on the platform and had the brightest light shining down on its head.

So this isn't anything necessarily unique to Patreon. Once SubscribeStar gets to the same kind of critical mass of popularity as a platform and the type of content creators being funded through it, I would not be at all surprised if they were faced with a similar ultimatum from card processors. S-Star has far smaller ecosystem right now, and I believe it pays out a smaller revenue share as well. So it's not necessarily a good replacement option just so you can make a game that people don't have to mod to make the MILF the main character's mom.
 
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mattius77 said:
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Both Patreon and SubscribeStar are in the USA (California and I think Wyoming respectively). The main reason Patreon is strictly enforcing its own rules comes down to credit card processing companies that handle the transactions of supporters offering tribute to their creator overlords. At some point about five or six years ago (others may remember more accurately) they got wind that the platform had become a hotbed of pr0n-o-graphy, and they found that many of the h-games being developed leaned pretty heavily into the -cest kink. Then at least one of the processing companies threatened to pull support of credit card transactions on the platform if they didn't start policing the content more rigorously. That's why the hammer came down on creators; so long as the money was flowing I don't really think Patreon cared too much about the content. Once that pipeline of money was threatened they got serious. DC was not the only one affected (I seem to recall MrDotsGames also got the boot? correct me if I'm wrong), but SS was sort of the highest profile game on the platform and had the brightest light shining down on its head.

So this isn't anything necessarily unique to Patreon. Once SubscribeStar gets to the same kind of critical mass of popularity as a platform and the type of content creators being funded through it, I would not be at all surprised if they were faced with a similar ultimatum from card processors. S-Star has far smaller ecosystem right now, and I believe it pays out a smaller revenue share as well. So it's not necessarily a good replacement option just so you can make a game that people don't have to mod to make the MILF the main character's mom.
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Yeah. People are already a tad too comfortable with the whole 'just go to subscribestar' thing. I know that some political youtuber also migrated there after Patreon kicked them off, but that hammer is gonna drop for them sooner or later, too.
 
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Count Morado said:
Previous page: 81,064. Don't you think that 2 weeks after the release of the latest update that your question has already been asked at least once, if not one hundred times, and the answer already exists in this thread?

Also see my 101st FAQ at 80,624.
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Start play now not release day. So i ask now not release day. Also i searched before i asked. But thnks for your answer.
 
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For some reason on the android version of v21, I could only play the cheat mode. Anyone know what could be causing it?
 
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Throwawayfuck said:
For some reason on the android version of v21, I could only play the cheat mode. Anyone know what could be causing it?
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Unable to start normal

Same with PC version too.
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The minigames which are used to increase stats and for the MC to earn money haven't been released as part of the tech update - as such, you cannot play in normal mode, otherwise you would never be able to progress either Jenny or Debbie's storylines because of purchases needed and certain stats to trigger events.

As such, the current version is only available in cheat mode with all stats at full, $10,000 in cash, and appr $1 million in the bank. Also see my 101st FAQ at 80,624.
 
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Jade Falcon

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What I don't understand is why the creator can't just upload the full cest game to his website, and leave the non-cest version to Patreon. Or perhaps I'm just a simple who doesn't know how this works.
 
MurkyTurtle

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What I don't understand is why the creator can't just upload the full cest game to his website, and leave the non-cest version to Patreon. Or perhaps I'm just a simple who doesn't know how this works.
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Same reason that the incest patch is fan-made rather than dev-supported. Patreon management aren't idiots, and they're not going to continue to sanction the development of a game that has a free version off-site that openly breaks the rules. Mr Dots got around this by moving all the Dating My Daughter material to SubscribeStar and locking it behind the paywall there, leaving only his non-incest games to remain on Patreon. Patreon probably isn't thrilled about it, but it gives them enough cover if shit goes south.

Remember, Patreon isn't doing this because they have some moral objection to incest, they're doing it because the payment processors are putting the screws to them. Nobody wants to be publicly outed or even implicated for financing something potentially illegal. You have only to look at the world of shit that
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