VN Ren'Py The Higher Society [Part 2 - v0.1] [xxerikxx]

[xxerikxx]

Patreons did clearly not like the new pictures and without warning they have taken down my Patreon site. They think it features material that falls outside the bounds of their Community Guidelines. I would appreciate if people who have supported me complained to Patreons and explain that all characters in the game is above 18 years old and that you don't see any reason why the site has been removed.

 

[Buletti]

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Patreons did clearly not like the new pictures and without warning they have taken down my Patreon site. They think it features material that falls outside the bounds of their Community Guidelines. I would appreciate if people who have supported me complained to Patreons and explain that all characters in the game is above 18 years old and that you don't see any reason why the site has been removed.

This sucks big time!!! Wish you all the best and hopefully this situation can be resolved. There is a dev section here on F95 https://f95zone.to/forums/programming-development-art.73/.

Maybe someone has experience with your situation and could calm you down a little or has some tips how to proceed. Would be a HUGE bummer if this was the closing chapter for HS...

 

[JEER0X]

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Patreons did clearly not like the new pictures and without warning they have taken down my Patreon site. They think it features material that falls outside the bounds of their Community Guidelines. I would appreciate if people who have supported me complained to Patreons and explain that all characters in the game is above 18 years old and that you don't see any reason why the site has been removed.

is there no appeal?

 

[xxerikxx]

is there no appeal?

I've made an appeal, but I'm not very optimistic.

 

[Buletti]

I've made an appeal, but I'm not very optimistic.

Well, I wrote to customer service but did not even get an Inbox notify for that.

Do you already have an idea about the implications for HS2?

 

[xxerikxx]

Well, I wrote to customer service but did not even get an Inbox notify for that.

Do you already have an idea about the implications for HS2?

I have big expenses and there's no way that I can create a illustrated version without Patreon. They have also taken the money I had on my account, something that puts me in a difficult situation short turn. I think we will manage to create a 0.1 version for part 2, but I don't know what will happen after that.

 

[JEER0X]

I've made an appeal, but I'm not very optimistic.

if you was looking at your content from the outside what do you think would of caused them to ban your account? is it the young looking girls or the stepdad stuff maybe?

 

[BlenderGuy]

Is it because they feel there's characters in it who look younger than 18, regardless of being told they're 18?

About the coerciveness of the MC, manipulation of young girls in the story?

It isn't about Patreon, it's the money processors they're reliant on.

They tend to be run by religious fundamentalist groups who have lots of money and power.

More importantly.

It's not out of protecting anyone, especially not kids.

It's about keeping the discussions about those topics out of the mainstream.

Netflix and Prime will all feature films and shows which would never be allowed by Patreon.

 

[xxerikxx]

if you was looking at your content from the outside what do you think would of caused them to ban your account? is it the young looking girls or the stepdad stuff maybe?

I think it's the young looking girls in the new menu. They have not complained about the game or stepdad stuff.

 

[JEER0X]

I think it's the young looking girls in the new menu. They have not complained about the game or stepdad stuff.

that's kind of crazy there is a ton of developers with "young" girls in there games some look even younger than yours, someone must of reported your account for some reason

 

[fannum]

Today it's high sport for many to report your neighbors for obviously foul, evil and anti-social reasons, based on their superiority as obviously, "I just don't like it and/or them!"
This worked so well in '30s Germany and Italy, and is still effective in Russia and Iran. Well documented in "1984" and "Fahrenheit 451."

In a free society, every one is equal ... just some are more equal!

 

[justheretopirate]

What about through subscribestar?

 

[xxerikxx]

What about through subscribestar?

Yes, we're still on

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but 90 percent of the followers used Patreon and very few have made the jump. Now the expenses are a lot bigger than the income. Hopefully it will change when the pilot for The Higher Society, Part 2 is released, but right now I'm struggling to pay the bills.

 

[Kuruderu]

Yes, we're still on

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but 90 percent of the followers used Patreon and very few have made the jump. Now the expenses are a lot bigger than the income. Hopefully it will change when the pilot for The Higher Society, Part 2 is released, but right now I'm struggling to pay the bills.

That really sucks... Sorry to hear it...

 

[Buletti]

Yes, we're still on

You must be registered to see the links

but 90 percent of the followers used Patreon and very few have made the jump. Now the expenses are a lot bigger than the income. Hopefully it will change when the pilot for The Higher Society, Part 2 is released, but right now I'm struggling to pay the bills.

The hope would be they just did not realise so far. I have a pretty long list in Patreon as well. There is no indication Patreon sends you like "creatorxyz just got banned". It was just that your last post was still in my timeline but I could not Open it anymore.

So if you would find any way to contact them or whith your next update, things may Change. This is all really fucked up and I feel very sorry for you. The new art really looks great and part 2 would have been amazing where it not for this unfortunate Event.

Did you get any reaction to your appeal?

 

[xxerikxx]

The hope would be they just did not realise so far. I have a pretty long list in Patreon as well. There is no indication Patreon sends you like "creatorxyz just got banned". It was just that your last post was still in my timeline but I could not Open it anymore.

So if you would find any way to contact them or whith your next update, things may Change. This is all really fucked up and I feel very sorry for you. The new art really looks great and part 2 would have been amazing where it not for this unfortunate Event.

Did you get any reaction to your appeal?

I have managed to track down e-mail address to all my Patreons, but just a few have made the jump to Subscribestar. Perhaps more will come to Subscibestar when the new update has been relased...

The new art really looks good, but I doubt that I can afford to keep this artist unless the income increases a lot.

My appeal was denied.

 

[blkcrow20]

I have managed to track down e-mail address to all my Patreons, but just a few have made the jump to Subscribestar. Perhaps more will come to Subscibestar when the new update has been relased...

The new art really looks good, but I doubt that I can afford to keep this artist unless the income increases a lot.

My appeal was denied.

WTF? Did they state why they did it?

 

[xxerikxx]

WTF? Did they state why they did it?

Not directly but they wrote:

Your Patreon features material that falls outside the bounds of our

You must be registered to see the links

and has been removed.

As a reminder, Patreon has zero tolerance for real or animated Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) or other exploitative works depicting sexualized minors, regardless of how the works were created (e.g., hand-drawn, cartoon, text-based, photorealistic, or computer-generated, among others).

Please find one or more examples of violations that contributed to this decision below:
Post: Working on the new menu, May 12, 2025
Post: The Higher Society, Text-based v.0.74, March 30, 2025
Post: Chloe, June 2, 2024

My mistake was to publish the working on the new menu post. After seeing that they have clearly looked at all my posts and found some other picture that they didn't like.

I'll be the first to admit that some of the girls in the new menu looked way too young and it was stupid of me to publish this instead of having the artist adjust some of the models first.

 

[Buletti]

Not directly but they wrote:



My mistake was to publish the working on the new menu post. After seeing that they have clearly looked at all my posts and found some other picture that they didn't like.

I'll be the first to admit that some of the girls in the new menu looked way too young and it was stupid of me to publish this instead of having the artist adjust some of the models first.

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Is the "Gallery girl" Mila? To be fair she actually looks pretty young... Kudos for you being so honest and open. It still sucks that they did not give you at least a strike but just nuked you instead.

I really hope that there will be a way for you to finish your story with the new art.

All the best to you my friend!

 

[blkcrow20]

Not directly but they wrote:



My mistake was to publish the working on the new menu post. After seeing that they have clearly looked at all my posts and found some other picture that they didn't like.

I'll be the first to admit that some of the girls in the new menu looked way too young and it was stupid of me to publish this instead of having the artist adjust some of the models first.

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Ah, yeah. They do look a bit young. Damn. I'm still sorry that happened. Their assholes for not letting people correct anything.