News: June 2024

This one is important. At least give it a quick read.

The first release of DI should be ready some time next month. Maybe even as early as the end of this month. It won't be much more than the intro, but I want to release at least something so you can finally see what I've been working on. There should be the usual GnB update this month as well. It will most likely only be the final villa scenes updated for hair customization.

With the first release of DI, there's going to be some changes to my Patreon. Tiers will be changed as follows:

Tier 1: ($5 USD) Cheat menu codes for older games are moving here. All previous rewards remain the same, such as: Patreon only polls/posts, 4k resolution bonus images, etc. You will still get the latest version of GnB at this tier as per usual. New games will be at Tier 2 from now on, however.

Tier 2: ($10 USD) The latest version of the latest game release. Starting with DI. No more cheat menu codes for games starting with DI. Cheats will be included in the regular release without the need for a code.

Former $2 Tier: Hidden. If you are currently subscribed, you will remain so. No new subscriptions to this tier will be available. There's 2 reasons why I'm doing this. First, this tier is hardly ever used. Second, after Patreon's cut, taxes, and transaction fees, I basically get next to nothing from donations here.

Former $15+ Tiers: Removed. If you wish to donate more, "buy" GnB or future games on my itch.io page under the "name your own price" feature and donate how ever much you want. You can even donate less than the recommended if you just want to give a little. (Kind of like the former $2 tier.)

(Note: None of this is happening immediately. These changes will all take place alongside the first release of DI.)

The release schedule of game updates are changing. GnB will continue like normal until it is complete. Starting with DI, there will be no more monthly updates (except GnB). Instead I will be releasing updates when they are ready. Likely in the form of chapters or similar. The reason is simple. I don't want to rush updates anymore. Quality over quantity. It's ready when it's ready.

In addition, Patreon will receive every latest update first. Every other platform (itch.io/steam/etc) will receive the "latest update" one month after the Patreon release. The reason for this is due to the pricing changes listed next.

Pricing: All future games starting with DI will be "paid only". There will be a free demo. The free demo will include something like the entire first chapter or something similar. Enough for you to gauge if you should buy it or not. Of course, there will be no free demo until there is enough to provide one. Once there is enough paid content, a portion of that will be made available as the free demo. The demo may see updates as well, but will never be the full game.

There will be a 1-time purchase option. This will start with itch.io and extend to other markets in due time. If you buy the game (DI will be $10 USD) you will receive the entire game. You will get all updates until the game is complete. As noted above, updates via this method will be delayed by 1 month. If you want the absolute latest (and buggiest) versions, you will have to donate to the $10 Patreon tier. That charges monthly. Hence why Patreon gets the latest versions before other markets.

I'll be doing a special one-time promotion to go along with these changes. If you have donated $10 USD or more via Patreon, you can request a free key for DI on itch.io. You don't even have to be a Patron currently. You can only get 1. I'll be checking your donation history as well, so don't get any silly ideas. ;)

This promotion will run until the first release of DI on itch.io. I'm not exactly sure when that will be. Probably after the completion of chapter 1 at least. Regardless, you have a lot of time to request a key.

How should you request? Just message me through Patreon. I'll check your donation history, add your name to a list (not a bad one!), and give you a reply confirming your key. You will not receive your key immediately. I'll send you another message through Patreon later, after DI is released on itch.io, that will include your key and how to activate it. (Can't give you a key until the game is actually available on the site. Be patient, please!)

You can do whatever you want with your key. Use it, give it away, sell it, trade it. I don't care. I just want to offer you something for supporting me and because of the changes moving forward.

As for the actual news post. Well.. The intro to DI is nearly complete. Gotta do some bug testing and such before the first release. Currently waiting on the variations of the first scene to finish rendering. There's a preview on Discord. GnB is business as usual. Hair customization renders queued up to oblivion. Not much else going on. Mainly focused on DI right now. Excited to share it with you. About damn time, huh?

Thank you as always!