Monthly Warning + Aboout EA's New Mod Policy + etc (Patreon)

1/4 END OF THE MONTH warning:

Subscriptions renew on AUGUST 1st (tomorrow), Unsubscribe NOW if you want to / need to!

2/4. WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT EA'S NEW MOD POLICY FOR THE SIMS 4

EDIT: Since posting, the Policy Page has been updated to re-state that early access is still allowed. Text below is IRRELEVANT now.

Modders have noticed yesterday that EA released a page about their new MOD (mods / cc / etc) policy.

You can find more information about it here and see conversations related to it.

The bottom line is that the rules seem to be the same as before, EXCEPT there seems to be no room or support for early access anymore.

It is STILL OK for creators to have Patreon / Ko-FI etc and to get donations from all that.

We have been discussing this on modder forums heavily since yesterday, and just about all of us have come to the conclusion that early access is indeed NOT permitted anymore.

Of course, this comes as a consequence of all the modders / cc makers who ignored the rules and put their work under permanent pay walls, and as a consequence of the recent doxxing scandals relating to these creators.
Let's not forget this. 

It is quite sad that people who followed the rules are the ones who will pay for people who didn't.

(By the way, selective testing will also, under new rules, probably not be allowed. I might end up having to release untested mods [tested by ù. Which is pretty terrible for me and you both. This is something we could really use clarification upon as well).

I hope that there will be some final statements about early access, but for now I am fairly convinced that I am not going to be able to offer this benefit anymore.

I will keep you updated if any specifications from EA about this topic come to my attention.

I know a lot of patrons join punctually or are here for that exact benefit. The toll of losing that support might mean some bad news for my modding, but I completely understand if subscriptions do not seem appealing without the early access, and they do not blame anyone for whatever decisions they will make.

Thank you all.

3/4. ABOUT LGBTQIA+ Mod v2:

I am still hard at work on the version 2 of this mod, which is basically almost the same as the previous version in gameplay terms, except it now encompasses and integrates the new game system that came with the recent patch. There are also a few added settings, and performance improvements.

It might take another day or two, maybe three if testing isn't going great, and the mod will be out.

4/4. ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE:

Remember how I was saying I was going to take a break? Well I did it. The then upcoming patch had me freak out and review a bunch of stuff in my mods. Then there was the patch itself. So I didn't take a break. Over the past six weeks there probably has been only a single day in which I didn't work on mods & support at least 7 hours and at most 13, with an average in between those two. Even with all my adaptive technology, that is by very far way too much computer and way not enough breaks for my limbs to deal with. It is stupid and I need to try and heal the damage. I will take a real break after the new version of lgbtqia is out. (I have to finish it bcs it needs its patch integration...).

IN CONCLUSION.

Thank you again, for your enthusiasm, your support, and everything else. You have changed my life, and I am proud that you believe in me and my creations and that you include them as tools in your stories.

Much Love, and talk to you soon,

Lumpinou