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Development Blog #109
🕑 Added 2022-09-28 19:04:49 +0000 UTCHi, everyone.
A few days ago Patreon introduced a new billing option (subscription billing) that is not calendar month based, and I switched to it because I think it's a lot more fare for the patrons. The way it used to work is that you get charged when you start supporting and then on the 1st of every month. So your subscription was for the current calendar month, no matter if you've joined on the 1st or on the 30rd.
In the new subscription model your subscription is on for 1 month after you've started it, and if don't cancel it you get charged again on the same date the month after. So if you start supporting on August 29th, you are a patron until September 29th. You'll get charged again on that day for one more month (unless you cancel the pledge, of course).
For existing patrons there's no change. You are moved to the new model as well, but since your last charge was on 1st, you get charged on 1st of each new month.
Upgrading your pledge works the way it used to - you pay only the difference between your current pledge and the higher tier you upgrade to. But it doesn't change your pledge date. If you've started your pledge on September 5th as a $5 patron, and then on September 20th you decide to upgrade to 10$ you get charged only 5$ more. And your renewal date remains October 5th.
And... oh yeah, the update. Working on the last images, and I have one animation to finish. So, almost there. I'll write a comment to this post when all the graphics are ready and the update will be released a couple of days after that.
Thanks for the support, and have fun.
Comments
Lucius Logan
We need action between Jessica and the Young Nerd Tommy from her work! Please... : )
Royer22+
This weekend maybe?? ๐
Carcess
if the mechanic is late, you complain. if the plumber is late, you complain. if you can see on the game that it is longer and so late, then people will reconcile. but if the update will be as big as the last time, then the question will be rightly asked: why does it take one and a half times as long?
MotiMan
I think it's only natural for people to be getting impatient. We all want to play the next update. It just points to how much of a success the game is that we can't wait to see what's next. I just think making demands and adding pressure on Stoper to rush will not help. It will just lead to an inferior product. As a great game developer once said, 'a delayed game can eventually become great but a rushed will forever be bad', or something like that.
stoperArt
After I missed my deadline I decided to expand the scene and add more branches and animation. The initial plan was to have two branches and two animations, it ended up more complex and has 4 animations on the various paths inside the scene. I just should not have given any deadlines before the final scene is ready. I certainly won't do it in the future.
yeled
thats why i said "basically" and not the "exact" same thing, now if u really wanna talk about this then tell me how did it come from dead or alive august to maybe September isnt safe and now October is also not safe. to be honest I don't know why there's such a long delay, my guess is its something personal and thats fine, but please don't come here throwing promises like "august dead or alive" and then not make it 3 months AFTER THAT FUCKING DEADLINE because that just feels like u are messing with us intentionally
Robert
Stoper just relax and get the job done โฆ you are almost there my friend
stoperArt
Yeah, because "I have to work on one more animation" and "the final animation is rendering" mean the exact same thing.
yeled
"And... oh yeah, the update. Working on the last images, and I have one animation to finish." (28th of September) . Rendering the final animation + few last images left (21st of October), so basically no change?
stoperArt
Rendering the final animation at the moment. After that I have to make several closing images and do the final work on the script and packaging.
Wendy Knightshade
Been almost a month since the last update of the update... yeah that makes sense... any more info of the update?
LI TAO
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Eric wade
the update will come right before Christmas so they have money for presents then it'll be another 6-8 months' wait.
yeled
that means no XD, just a normal 2-3 month delay, just a reminder the last update was 8+ months ago :)
stoperArt
I'm trying to make it happen.
bai54605078
How long will it take to update? Will it be this month?
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Jirina
Yes and he means that "time is relative"
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I don't understand, you mean the next version is soon right?
stoperArt
A million dollar question that is. I'm neat the very end of the final scene, but I'm afraid to give any release projections. Soon is all I can say, whatever that means.
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Hey hello, when is the new version of JOHN game coming?
lin hong
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stoperArt
Hah, you are reading too much :) It could a nice coincidence and I could then say it was intentional.
LI TAO
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pmuser
Is the next release coming out on 20th?? I'm only asking because of where the dart is placed in the image... or maybe I'm just reading into it a bit too much lol
Carcess
Hope dies last.
Steven Riley
Hope to hear some more information soon
yeled
well if there isnt an update in the next week, then there wont be an update this month at all, just the usual stoper treatment....
Robert
What update are u talking about my friend ?
Carcess
maybe
MotiMan
Sweeeet! Good to hear!
pmuser
This weekend maybe?
Robert
Go Stoper
pmuser
Thanks for the update Stoper!!
Alexander Larin
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