Finally something from him:
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Hi all,
It's been a long time. I want to let everyone know that work on the project is returning to normal. I've been dealing with a pretty bad low for the past couple of weeks, and had to move back in with my family for a while. I'm now back home and returning to work (main job) and I hope to begin working on this project again very soon.
At this point no one wants this project done more than me, I can assure you all of that. The way I have behaved the past couple of weeks is inexcusable, and despite my personal well-being causing that, it's not an excuse for the way I have treated my patrons and fans of the project.
I can understand the anger people have, for it was the same anger that led to me starting this project in the first place over 3 years ago. I can also understand why people may have lashed out in words and in more aggressive manners too.
That said I know there's been a lot of talk about how I'm rolling in cash, doing nothing and reaping a large reward. I'm not some kind of fraudster and I want to make things a little clearer now. I have not personally profited from this patreon page in a very long time. The profits here are split 50/50 with Glassfish, and my take of that goes into funding artwork for TSP.
Despite this I've decided to pause the patreon, which will remain indefinitely paused, regardless of how long the rest of UD takes. Though patreon isn't about providing a product (like some people seem to think it is), but allowing people to support projects / creators they like, generally speaking there should be some incentive to do so. Lately I've not been providing a good incentive for people to support me and I think that's important. Which is the main reason why I've paused pledging.
I never wanted money that was just extra income I could waste, I wanted to make some great games that people could enjoy with interesting characters and stories. If I could do it full time, great! If not I would try my best to work on it as much as possible in my free time. That used to be easy when my mental state was better at handling time management, deadlines and stress, but that resistance has long worn away.
One of my longest supporting patrons reminded me of
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I remember what I was like back then, and I really wish for nothing more than to be able to return to that energy and zest for the projects I was working on. I hope to one day return to that level of enthusiasm, maybe after break from UD and before properly starting on TSP.
Unfortunately there's a real chance this patreon might get shut down soon due to an email I received from Patreon support. If this does happen, all news will be moving to the blog, including the final UD build when it is released as well as the discord being a good place to get information and builds.
There is some more work that needs to be done on this build before it's ready for alpha testing and I will be working as best as I can. I'll do my best to keep people up to date, but I suggest people watch the trellos closely:
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I really mean it when I say I want to deliver UD to you guys and have it be a game people come back to and really enjoy. I want to do it the justice that it and the supporters really deserve.
Until next time,
- Nergal
