The dev just gave up. The Patreon thing was stupid and annoying but lots of other devs were able to work around it. I suspect he got a day job and didn't have time for it any more.
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Possibly, but more likely is that he didn't do anything for months, then tried to sloppily cut out content that Patreon didn't like and then didn't bother to really fix it. I remember that some kind of pre pre pre alpha shit surfaced and it was a complete mess, same with the version that later actually got released and after that there was only one other post about a new girl and the rest is history.
I'm talking about the Why, not the What. For months he regularly released significant updates on schedule. At its peak his Patreon was pulling in well over $7,000 per month. That's a living wage in most places even after Patreon takes their cut. He was getting paid a full time salary just to make one game. Why would he suddenly start half assing it, then walk away entirely? I think he just found something more lucrative and that took up his time, but that's just my theory.
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What I told you is the why, he didn't do anything of worth for some time, then panicked when his "cut out unwanted stuff" didn't work and instead of dealing with the consequences (grumpy patrons and shit) he got the hell out of dodge. For some time his folks were like "That's not what we tested back then" when the latest mess of an update was released, so probably nobody really knows what went down, most of it was just hearsay and since the mods purged the thread shortly after that the posts aren't there anymore either.
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What I think is probably pretty close to Lotex' explanation. I mean, not only was the dev raking in money, he was doing a good quality game with great humor and stuff like that. But many people will underestimate what it means to be self employed and under your own schedule for months, if not years. It is tough to start with, but then inevitably slumps will come - writer's block, a few weeks of holidays (okay) with a struggle for getting back on track afterwards (problem), and so on. But even without that it is difficult to keep going - nobody scolds you if you take a day off. Or two. Or seven. But then the deadline approaches ...
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Yeah, he was also supposedly hacked 2 or 3 times by some jealous dev whose game didn't take off like his did, home network and everything included. Shit piled up like it does with Gumdrop, it was completely ridiculous back the.
He also didn't just walk away from it, he just let everything run dry over at least a year.
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I don't know whether it was the case her, but being unable to achieve a (self set or otherwise) goal for an extended period of time and having to explain it can put a huge psychological pressure on you. Add to that that self employed have to find a balance, which many cannot (in both directions, some get too lazy, some work too hard) and a breakdown can occur, where the 80k may still matter but also feel like an incredible weight on your life.
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Just a quick heads up:
I just finished uploading Pt 3 of my silly Enthralled crossover comic. The first few pages feature Meg(han), or my alternate timeline version of her anyways...
https://f95zone.to/threads/enthralled-my-squienis-story-parts-1-2-3-ohwee.17722/
108 pages total. There will be more Meg(han) stuff in Pt 4, but it'll be a few months before that comes out.
Enjoy!
OhWee
I just finished uploading Pt 3 of my silly Enthralled crossover comic. The first few pages feature Meg(han), or my alternate timeline version of her anyways...
https://f95zone.to/threads/enthralled-my-squienis-story-parts-1-2-3-ohwee.17722/
108 pages total. There will be more Meg(han) stuff in Pt 4, but it'll be a few months before that comes out.
Enjoy!
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Use the 'report' button in he OP to bring this to the moderator's attention, so that they can get one of the uploaders on that, or just delete the link. That's what a moderator told me to do regarding a similar situation.
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not a loss since game is also dead and what is in game is not worth it to play.
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It use to be better. Many of the signature stuff this was known for was removed/altered in the last version released. The characters were attractive and the animations were on point. Also the character who was the most innocent, we had the most time with and for some reason the innocence sold it.
This experience would be the same as going to a strip club. All tease, but no payout.
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Well, I did not miss the drugging part, took away the build up and wasn't really made IMO.
But yeah, Meghan's storyline was the most advanced and the most promising. Although a corrupted pure student president also would have had potential. But alas ... Zoe was a nightmare in her one scene though.
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