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Touching base ... 2!!
🕑 Added 2023-07-28 23:16:57 +0000 UTC
Hey guys! Next Short is coming along nicely (lil preview of the first scene)
Super quick rundown on the important stuff:
Billing will be paused for next month, this means if you're subbed right now you won't be charged for August, and new patrons won't be able to sign up during this time. This pause will be effective starting tomorrow.
The next Short might come in a little after the start of August, which is partially the reason for the pause, the other reason is that I'm going to be shifting the current incentive model a bit.
Shorts aren't going to be released monthly going forward. There was never a set date for them in the first place but it was always sort of an unspoken thing that you'd get one sometime during each month. That is going to change and in their place will be "mini animations".
Monthly polls for mini animations will be started this coming month on the 10th to shore up the "name in credits" incentive for Kurger Combo patrons. More details on that below.
To get a little more into detail:
I'm not gonna bore you with whining about how much work these Shorts are for poor little ol' me, because honestly I fuckin' love making them. But they do take time, and the more I raise my bar for their quality, the more time they demand.
I'm perfectly happy with this but I'm finding that between making a video game and also making a new Short each month, the time tables just don't add up and one will inevitably have to suffer a loss of monthly labor. I am a game developer first so between the two I have to let the shorts get less time each month. This however also means they can be higher quality, since I don't have to crank them out as fast.
For the rest of this year or until it's completed, releasing a full version of Visca's Earth Conquest is my very top priority. Shorts derailed this goal somewhat, which isn't even really a bad thing because I think they helped the growth of the patreon a lot, but I'm very serious about following through on my promise of finishing VEC and the more time a game spends in development purgatory the less likely it is to be finished. Because of that, patrons should expect a pretty long drought on Shorts until VEC is finished.
As I said above, in place of the monthly credits incentive, I will be doing a poll for mini animations on the 10th of each month. If you need an example on what to expect for these mini animations, look at "Raccoon Balloon". The goal is to essentially hop straight into the "good stuff" without worrying about a narrative set-up, while adding some satisfying sound design to it. The poll will present 3 different types of scenarios for patrons to vote on, and the comment section will be where future scenarios can be suggested.
Since this isn't what patrons signed up for exactly, I thought it only fair to pause the billing and let people get a taste for this new direction and decide if it's something they'd want to stay subbed for.
You guys fucking rock. Seriously. Thank you.
Comments
Burger Kurger
I appreciate your understanding! I will do my best :D
BepsiMan
I totally respect your decision about putting more power into game development. As my old gramps once said: "If you gonna hunt two rabbits, you won't catch any". Last months you treated us with royal amounts of content anyway, so I think diet won't be bad thing for us :)
Burger Kurger
Thank you Randolph Grant!
whatever you feel like doing, "I love it!" no matter what.
Burger Kurger
UvU
MainManGunch
no u
Burger Kurger
Thank you!! I will try my best
James
I like pretty much anything being pumped out by the funny burger man, keep up the good work, Mr.King
Burger Kurger
That means a lot, thank you!
gutphysics
I'll be real, Worm has mystic horny animation powers that were likely gifted in exchange for their IRL human form. There's a real-ass worm making all of that.
Pingasranger
Nuh-uh, you rock. I am here to once again express complete and total support. Hearing that you're enjoying yourself is music to my ears. You've been so prolific on the shorts front, I don't think anybody's gonna be mad if you hold yourself to the original "whenever" goal.
Burger Kurger
Yeah it'll be somewhat comparable to worm's stuff, though probably a little less production value (worm's pretty damn powerful)
Burger Kurger
I really appreciate it! Means a lot that you'd still be willing to pay but I guess to me it's like uh, I don't wanna take that generosity for granted y'know?
667TRH
honestly i really wouldn't mind paying next month, but i understand and respect the decision to suspend it. in regards to the changes, i think they sound good. it's pretty clear you've really considered the options and chose what's gonna work out more long term while still keeping engagement going here on the patreon. looking forward to whatever you make really, always a fan of your art man.
gutphysics
Honestly I'm amazed you kept the pace you did with those animations. If this means you're gonna do Noodle/Worm-length animations so you can focus on game dev, I'm 100% for that. We've been spoiled!
