Patreon Update | Announcement #3 (Patreon)

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for your support, patience, and feedback!

This post will be long, but I'll give you a summary of what I'll be covering here.

Summary

Current Status on Patreon

New Tiers and Updates to Existing Ones

Upcoming Features in the Next Few Months

Current Status on Patreon

In recent months, my posting frequency has increased significantly. Initially, it was once a week (1-3 or 4-5 posts), but that has grown, and I now average 7 to 10 posts per week on different days. For the last 2 months, most of these have been commissions. I'm mentioning this so we can understand that the demand has been progressive, and that's fine; I love getting to know new characters, fulfilling as many requirements as I can, and improving in the process. However, this also goes hand-in-hand with staying updated with AI trends and keeping creativity fresh

The highlighted point above is important to me because this isn't a job; it truly started and continues as a passionate hobby. Therefore, I've had to deal with minor fatigue not directly related to Patreon or commissions. I've also faced hardware and software limitations. For the past 6 months, I've been renting cloud services (which is still a bit uncomfortable after so many months) because I can barely do much locally anymore; it would take too long. That's why, in the last 2 months, the image range for commissions has decreased. In fact, commissions after this post will no longer have a range; they will be exact numbers

Making that decision about commissions was difficult because I thought it would be perceived negatively. However, after analyzing it, I decided to improve several limitations that multiple users had pointed out, which reassures me that I will continue to prioritize quality over quantity. I know more can be done. This change will also be positive for improving my delivery times, which currently are reaching the point of not delivering anything for more than 3 weeks :^( I would like to return to the 2-week delivery guarantee, though I know this is ideal and often things don't go perfectly on the first try lol

So, I hope to improve my delivery times and also save up to buy a new PC, as simply buying a graphics card won't be enough lol. This is a goal for the end of the year

New Tiers and Updates to Existing Ones

I want to start by mentioning that two members have already reached their one-year anniversary (I'm already working on their commissions, thanks again!) and the third is coming in a few weeks, with many more to follow!

Commissions for every 6 months will remain, regardless of the tier. To make it simpler, it will be one completely free commission from the next tier you're subscribed to, and I will also average it out

Several users don't request their commissions; they simply join. Some do it because they expect to see other commissions from the same tier but don't have a character in mind XD Thank you!

However, they do occupy a slot, which is why there are now 6 tiers:

Nano (Previously called Explorer)

Byte (Previously called Master)

Core

Circuit (Previously called Lord)

Nexus

Quantum

I've updated the description of each tier to make it more understandable and added higher tiers for users who have requested more than one commission. Please keep in mind that these tiers are also a controlled test; as soon as I feel I'm nearing my limit, I will close spaces. I am aware of this, so don't worry

Upcoming Features in the Next Few Months

With the reduction in images, I also gain more time to explore other trends like videos and other functionalities like multiple characters. Can you imagine combining both? That would be amazing, but I haven't done a test yet lol

I recently published the multiple character post (I've already received several positive comments!), and in a few weeks, the second post about video will be coming. Progress has been slow but solid. I don't want to reveal too much because I prefer you see it first. I have in mind that once both these new features reach a quality comparable to the image posts, I will include them in the tiers so you can request them

That's all for now; it's a big update! I'll be more active with monthly updates in the group chat again! Thank you for everything!