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Officially back to work today! It's January 1st, and I've had the longest vacation I've ever taken while developing AVNs. It was desperately needed. I hadn't realized how badly I was mentally harming myself by working so hard for so long. I'm refreshed and ready to work!

I've made a fun custom render for everyone. Nixie is wondering how exactly she allowed herself to get into this predicament. Hope you like it!

Something that I need to start considering is a pricing structure change. The last time I tried this, I made a lot of people angry. I'm going to lay out my plan, and you can tell me if it sounds reasonable or if it needs amending. I won't commit to anything for 6 weeks.

Currently I've got three completed projects worth around $7.99 a piece and three projects in the works. I'd estimate The Judas Ghost is probably more like a $13.99 game, and Over the Moon would land also at about $7.99. However, right now I'm giving these completed games away for a $5 subscription which people often sign up for, gobble up all the games, and then cancel. Which is fine, that's how I've set it up.

But now that Patreon is allowing us to sell posts, I'm thinking about putting my games up for around $7.99 a piece, or you can get the games depending on the tier. If you're at the lowest tier, you get all the currently in progress games. The $10 tier would grant you access to currently in progress games and The Rose Garden trilogy, and the $25 tier would get you everything. You'd have the option of subscription, or a one-time payment. What do you guys think? Your input is important to me.

At the very least, I'd like people to have a one-time purchase option. A lot of people don't want to subscribe, even if they can cancel immediately. I am one of those people, if I'm being honest.

 We will see Bobbie getting into better shape for Chapter 2 with the help of Daddy Lance. Oh, and from now on I expect you all to refer to him as Daddy Lance.

I've only gotten a few renders complete for Chapter 2 of QB, and a few renders complete for Chapter 4 Part 2 of OtM. I really am easing back into work. But OtM shouldn't take long considering it's already half complete.

I hope you all enjoyed your holiday, and I wish everyone a happy quarter century into the 2000's. Cross your fingers that we have another quarter century before the inevitable collapse of society and the uprising of the human / kangaroo hybrids from the mad scientists down under.

Happy New Year, and stay hydrated!

PS: Gemini made this image for you all so that you can mentally prepare yourselves for the inevitable invasion of the Roo-men. That's what she calls them. Roo-men.

 

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Nic

Happy 2025 Lockheart. Thanks for everything. Now I must consider your kind offers.

Chug Namine

Would this mean we pay a one off payment to access the games (would that include all future updates?) and still keep a low level sub to help out?

Troik

Happy New Year!!! I think the pricing sounds fair to both the people that just want a fixed price and grab the games and also to people that sub for a long long time and get them via incremental updates over time.

ChrisU

I usually start playing VN's via the F95 zone website and progress to buying a VN on Steam. My big "if" is the censoring on Steam. I began playing your VN's because there was almost no censor. Spending money on a developer i like is a nobrainer unless the VN has been censored 'for reasons'. Selling your games/VN's via Patreon also means you need to censor because of Patreon rules and that is going against what i like to play. All the best for 2025 !

muttonjeff

First of all ... HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎆.. I hope 2025 will be as rewarding for you (and your team) as playing your games is for me. I want to know where that library is, what a naughty girl Nixie is 💕. QB looks good (well Bobbie does 😍) looking forward to more Bobbie and "Daddy Lance".... but mainly Bobbie. Regarding your plans for selling games, as I said above.. you have given me a lot of pleasure from when I first started playing your demos on itch. I am only the $5 tier, however I wouldn't mind buying them for $7.99.. seems very reasonable, I hope they sell well. As for the $10 tier, I could go for that... sorry but my old lady would send the Roo-men after me if I subscribed at $25. That said ... your options sound fair, I hope it works out for you. I'm too old for another quarter century so I won't have to worry about the Roo-men. Say thanks to Gemini, that's a good, scary image.

DMG Entertainment

As for the pricing plan, I've seen other devs do this and be fine. It's not really far for that people get everything for five. Different games at higher tiers or large one time payments are good. Even pricing equal to steam is fine. Now on to the important part. Why wasn't I told when and where Nixie was doing this? I would be at the library every day.

Estrada777

Two comments: You should use more forgiving platform to sell the finished games. If I have been a subscriber for a long time, I have given you more money than the price of a game. I don't feel like I should be locked out of the finished product.

Alex Wilson

So long as it's can still access the games in incremental updates for as long as my £4.50 sub is active I'm fine with the new pricing tiers. Nixie is a naughty girl, she should be in the adult section, not the fiction section

TDS

Your ideas are of course valid.

Mangetsu

Glad to hear you were able to relax and refresh! Nixie is a bad girl, but sad we didn't get Xianne, don't think she gets enough attention! As far as the pricing updates, I think they make sense.

David Casto

Not crazy about spending $120 a year to have limited access. With one of the folks I support at the 3 month level, the 6 month level, and then yearly there after they release special models for their supporters (they do 3D modeling). Is this something you can set up?

Mark Ranta

I think your idea for a pricing model is good. A one-time payment is also a nice idea for those who don't find the subscription suitable for them.

LeonDWfromNM#2023

OH NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I AM HAVING FLASHBACKS TO TANKGIRL!!!!