Survey Regarding Early Access Release on Steam / Steam搶先體驗版本意見調查 (Patreon)

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2022/5/22 23:59 (UTC+8)

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Hello everyone. As announced last time, we will begin a survey regarding whether we should release an Early Access version on the platform Steam.

First things first, while we appreciate each and every feedback from our supporters, this survey is purely for reference purpose. We want to make sure what you guys think of this matter, but the final results of the following poll WILL NOT be the definitive decision for us. We will, however, take all your votes and/or comments into serious consideration.

With that being said, please allow me to reiterate what we are facing right now:

When we release Cursed Blacksmith on Steam, the game will not include any NSFW content. Players will have to download patches from our websites.

With Early Access, we should be able to receive some income beforehand, which will definitely help us improve our efficiency. What’s more, we will need to learn all the backstage stuff regarding Steam releases earlier, leading to potential better trouble-shooting.

Also, with enough exposure on Steam, maybe, just maybe, we will have more supporters, hence bigger possibility to have more extra Monster Girls.

So what’s the downside? Well if Early Access is at hand, we will need to implement Easy Mode first to cater to a wider audience.

(Just in case you’re wondering, Easy Mode has been a must-have feature for a long time, and is not because of the Steam release.)

Besides, exposure won’t happen themselves. Added to the time studying backend is the resources used to officially actively promote the game. We might need your help to spread the words.

As for how far in the story should Early Access go, we don’t have a consensus yet.

If we decide that Early Access is not the way to go, then none of the things mentioned above will be a problem, and we’ll keep on working on the game as we have been.

I hope I have explained the pros and cons when it comes to having an Early Access, giving you a better understanding before you vote below.

No matter what the final decision is, we will remain diligent until we finished every piece of Cursed Blacksmith as whole as we imagined.

And as always, all comments are welcome. Please share your thoughts to us.

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大家好，如同上次的製作日誌提到的那樣，這邊將調查「Steam搶先體驗版本」的意見調查。

請注意，這個投票僅僅只是意見調查，並非投中什麼就執行什麼，我們想要知道贊助者們對這部份是否大部分是抱持著支持，或者是反對。

不同選項的多寡將會一定程度的影響我們的決策，而以下簡略的說明不同決策「可能」所造就的狀況：

若Steam推出搶先體驗版本，將不包含R18內容，但會額外在我們的網站提供補丁下載。

而這個方式能讓我們先獲得一定程度的資金，充足的資金以便我們提昇產能，我們也能先熟悉上架的完整功能與流程。

除此之外，隨著遊戲在Steam曝光，可能也會為我們帶來更多的贊助機會，那也許更有機會達到下次的追加女怪投票目標。

由於要提供搶先體驗，會提早先額外設計「簡單模式」。

（※「簡單模式」為原先計畫的內容，並非特別為Steam製作）

但我們必須犧牲一些時間去處理與研究上架過程，而且廣告層面將不會做得很充足，也許需要各位粉絲幫忙推廣。

若不推出搶先體驗版，我們會以目前的產能繼續作業，仍然會盡力把遊戲完成。

至於搶先體驗預計釋出至第幾階段的劇情，目前還沒有一個定論。

明白上面的說明後，以下選項請選擇一個自己能夠接受的選項。

然而不論哪種決策，我們都會以不閹割內容為前提，盡力完成遊戲原定的完整內容。

若有其他的想法與意見也可以在下方留言給我們。