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Development Update #114
🕑 Added 2024-08-09 15:19:30 +0000 UTCJust in time for the weekend! I've been back from my holiday for a while now. Nice opportunity to recharge the batteries. Apart from the required sight-seeing, I managed to read a lot and also got a little writing done for Episode 21.
As soon as I got back I resumed working on Episode 20. The script has now been sent to my proofreaders and I'm putting the last touches on the renders. Everything is ready for a release this month, it just a question of when during the coming weeks. I'll keep you updated.
I've also put some thought into the whole Patreon suspension situation from earlier this year. As mentioned before I've worked on my own platform which is basically ready to go, but securing a payment processor is an unexpected hurdle (see here and here for more context). The most promising lead gave a sign of life well over a month ago, but has since gone quiet. Securing another partner would mean writing code to handle payments instead of using a stock solution and I simply lack the time at the moment.
So the alternate platform is forced on the backburner for now, which is worrying me a bit. I have currently one active project here on Patreon and if the banhammer strikes again for some reason it might be a complete account ban this time, which is less than ideal.
Adding another project might be a solution. So I'm thinking of creating a short game to diversify and have something to fall back on should disaster strike. The additional project would be put hold immediately after releasing the first episode, so that I can continue to focus on completely TFTUV. This is all dependent on my workload for the coming months and I certainly don't want to take five months again for the next episode of TFTUV beyond Episode 20. So I guess I'll keep you posted on this.
Comments
Perverteer
Thanks a lot! Oppai currently uses the Patreon API to handle payments, but it will be interesting to see what will happen if they roll-out their own payment options.
Perverteer
Oppai is currently selling through Patreon, the website uses the Patreon API to make payments. I believe it's their intention to branch out to collecting the payments themselves, so that's going to be interesting. I'm in the process of uploading TFTUV there, by the way.
JP
I have been trying to get away from patreon. Most of the creators I follow have already moved to SS and I followed, I didn't know you had an SS or I would have already subbed there, Been a sub of yours here for a while. I've bought a couple of things from the Oppaiman store page, they seem to have banded together with a few other creators. Where ever you end up, we will follow.
darlic
In case you didn't know, there's a fellow developer (Oppaiman) who made a similar decision a while ago to create their selling platform, I don't know the details but a lot of developers have joined already and it seems to work pretty well. Maybe you could look at it or ask them for pointers if they're willing to help? https://www.patreon.com/oppaiman
Perverteer
Yes, I already have an account there. That platform is small enough to be less restrictive than Patreon, but I wonder how long that will last. The self-hosted platform would be a means to keep the most creative control in hand, instead of being bound by the rules of a third-party platform.
John Hall
Have you considered Subscribestar?
