Important Information about Updates (Patreon)
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Hey everyone!
In the last few days, I've been kicking around an idea in my head, and it's about the release of the updates. My intention is to have an update every month, so apart from creating the corresponding post, I've decided to send the update via Message through Patreon, so that, if you haven't been able to continue the donation the following month, you won't lose the opportunity to play the new content. In this case (August) if the update is released in September and you are unable to continue the donation during September, you will still receive the update.
A bit of context:
Thanks to what happened with the current update (file corruption), I have lost a few days of work. At first, I was planning to work longer hours, so I could make up for lost time, but after 10 days of following a pretty demanding pace and sleeping 4 hours every day, I'm starting to feel pretty burnt out. This has affected my mental health quite a bit and if I continue at this pace, it could affect the quality of the game.
On the other hand, I understand that Patreon is a platform that allows you to support a content creator, and it's not the same as buying something. However, for me as a developer, I feel that I am indebted to all of you who actively support the development of the game and therefore, I must release content constantly and as quickly as possible.
Sometimes, some updates require much more time and work than others, or sometimes something may happen that causes a small delay. And the development of Lucky Paradox has been a very demanding process in many aspects, sometimes I have worked for a month without being able to take a day off, in order to reach the date I set as a deadline. But what really worries me the most is to lower the quality of the game, since my intention is to make a game that improves and not the opposite.
Thinking carefully about some solutions for this, I have come to the idea presented at the beginning of this post. This way, I will be able to take some pressure off myself and give more value to your donation money. Still, my intention is to have the update before the end of each month, but I will also make sure to send the links by private message, because at the beginning of the following month, you lose access to the post if you do not renew your donation.
If the Alpha of the next update is delayed until September, the "Alter" and "Nova" will be able to receive the Lucky Paradox August update even if they no longer have their donation active.
As always, I will listen to your suggestions and opinions <3
For now, I just need to rest for a day, so I can get some sleep and come back with more energy.
Thank you very much to all