Important Announcement (and v.0.3.09) (Patreon)

Hello Everyone,

We have some important developments to share with you, as well as to request your feedback and opinion.

Last week, we were contacted by Patreon staff to inform us that certain scenes in the project were not within Patreon's content policy guidelines. In order to prevent the project from being suspended, we have complied with their request and are releasing a new version which is no longer featuring this content.

We had to shift gears and work under a deadline, which is why the patch is coming out now instead of at the end of the month. The changelog has not been properly updated and we are still working on reworking the UI and pushing out the new story for this patch, which will come later this month.

To keep things short, we would like to summarize a few facts:

-Our main goal has always been and remains still the completion of this project. Presently, we are aiming for Chapter 2 to be completed by January and to have Chapter 3 and the entire story finished by end of 2022.

-We would never be able to afford all the art and assets without your continued support and we continue to rely on it to push the project towards the finish line.

-As long as the project uses Patreon for funding, it will have to comply with content policy.

-To quickly see what was removed, please check the Gallery section in cheats.

In this context, we have taken the first steps short term to avoid suspension, but as you can imagine these changes were rushed and leave gaps in the plot and gameplay. As the dust settles, we are left with several options:

1. To take the loss of content (mostly chapter 1) on the chin and continue pushing forward in order to meet our deadlines for project completion and then decide what to do.

2. To go back and redo the content in a way that complies with content policy but still offers a good experience and is polished. This will extend the timeline for development.

3. To explore other options, such as moving the project to a different funding platform. This may preserve content but will almost certainly reduce funding and therefore our scope and ambitions when it comes to art and overall quality.

At the moment, everything is on the table, including other options that might arise. We would like to ask for your opinion and help us make the best decision by filling out this very short survey: 

https://forms.gle/ESGuKm6npbHC4fjd6 

To keep everything simple, please leave all of your comments in the survey and not on this post. 

Thank you as always, and more than ever, for your continued support.

XFiction team