Some observations...
Really like the game. Good job and Kudos to Uber for the concept and execution, and Hats off to Lost Raven for the writing. Compelling, and helps player to get through the clunky bits.
As a paying Patreon, I think it is important to remember that it is not a "pay money -get update" situation. We pay money, so that the developers can buy equipment, hire help, and create time to work on the game. So I understand if there are delays... its inevitable.
One thing that I would avoid however is mentioning that and update is coming around the 10th of the month and, in actuality it doesn't show up til 20 days later, right after Patreon takes my money on the first. The optics are bad, and it makes people slip back into the feeling that two months go buy, two payments, no product.
Another thing that would help is a better distinction between Technical Update and Major Update.
For a Technical update, I would expect flaws/bugs/inconsistencies to be fixed, along with fleshing out story that has already played out. I hate to think things got delayed because it took days to add 10 pounds to Becca and all her scenes had to be updated. A lot of the girls are starting to look very similar. Maybe its just me, but I would rather have a variety than all starting to look the same (in body shape). **The Enormous Breast and Huge Ass looks to be thoroughly covered already. How bout some Skinny Athletic types with A cups to balance things out a bit?**
In the Technical updates
Spelling and Phrasing could be cleaned up - (Like, its Duct Tape, not "Scotch"... Scotch is what you drink. Scotch Tape is the thin clear stuff, like you use in wrapping presents. You use Duct Tape in BDSM, and Scotch Tape to wrap gifts.... (at least that is how I do it
Darnell has an odd way of showing up in the classroom, right after he is said to have run out of the classroom, or be in the hospital.
We got wood to fix the fence... and the fence is still broken. If you'd open up the garage and put a tool bench in there, then we could craft things like a secret fence/door to replace the broken slats so we could "visit" the neighbor without being detected. We could also craft a Sybian for mom/Mary.
The purchasing system and storage system are clunky... an don't make sense. A "technical" update should fix the fact that you cant add multiple things to the "cart" at once. Tedious things like having to start the conversation with the check out girl again and again when I am already in the store add to the "grind" creep. Once we get stuff and use it, it should come out of our storage system. That, and we could finally put to use the chest in our room if we could limit the size of our on board storage and had to go put things in the trunk when we were done.
There are empty drawers and shelves everywhere, yet I can only seem to find stuff lying on the floor/ground. How bout putting the ruler in a drawer? Or Duct Tape on the tool bench?
And most importantly... Flesh out stuff that has happened.
The game still keeps telling me use the peep hole in the fence to spy on Sarah during the weekend. Go to the peep hole on the weekend and... nothing. A technical update should/could allow for more variety there... to make the whole game worth playing AGAIN each time instead of just jumping to the "where I left off" save. I'd love it for Sarah to catch me spying and then tell me to stick my dick through/glory hole kind of thing.
The laptop/cameras
Took a lot of fapping and running around game time to get cameras set up.... apparently for a one time use. If I had cameras in Gerdas/Priscilla's rooms, I think I'd be checking them out every day... just to see what they were up to. Maybe have a track to upgrade the cameras to include sound, so you can move the plot along with things you hear.... Have an electronics shop in the mall where I can buy all electronics equipment needed in the game (instead of the grocery store)... and maybe have the guy that works there BUY videos I take of the girls via the cameras I set up.... He could then quest me with I'd pay $XXX to give some vids of Darnell's sister... Now I would quest to put cameras in all the girls' houses!
And if possible and game mechanics allow, add some variety to the scenes and a randomizer. If there were three or more seperate Fuck Scenes with Gerda in her house, I'd do it more often than the seen it once move on system now. Same with shower scenes, etc.
Then with the big updates, you can add the new content, that takes the story forward/new direction. I would expect that those might be more like every two months or so....
I thought the Patreon page said they were looking to hire a programmer.... This would be a smart move, and you could probably use another artist too to take some of the burden off.... Just give the character sheets and have them go at it. Would help speed production along.
Lastly
I think a read where there was an intent to move it more towards a standard RPG and less Visual Novel. Hmmmm.... I'd like to hear more on that. I think the game and its mechanics are fine as they are. Lets get through the novel first, and then make a more RPG version later... I'll keep Patreoning....