Password Development Update (Part 2) (Patreon)

As promised, let's talk Password's development.

It's no secret that Password has its failings that go beyond just how certain routes are written. While parts of it are great, beloved, and touched many people in its development, as a complete project it's not entirely there just yet. The operative word being 'yet'.

But the problem with it, and I imagine a lot of it stems from how it was released for years as a month-to-month story, is that it drags. Things get lost in the woodwork, story beats from the first iteration still exist in the game's narrative without resolution; it's a mess. Enough of a mess that the only solution is a complete rewrite. And I mean complete, down to its structure and potentially even how the story is framed just so it's a lot tighter.

I know this isn't going to go over well for a lot of people that like the VN as it exists, but it's necessary. Consider this also an apology to those who had gripes with the project and dropped it for not being as good as it could have been.

But I've also been working on Password for more years than I probably should have, and I need a break. So Password as exists now is going to be how it exists for the foreseeable future. Whatever remake happens also isn't going to be for a while, years even, and that's before I start planning it. I'm willing to take feedback and requests for things people may want from a remake before I commit to anything, but know that nothing is going to be actioned until way later. Just as well, as I've recently picked up additional employment elsewhere and the time I can dedicate to it has dropped off somewhat.

So what does that mean for Patreon? Well, the page is still going to exist. Password announcements still will occur here as a primary mode of delivery, as there's still merch to come along with a couple other goodies that had been a bit slow to get off the ground. Due to the lack of communication regarding Patreon being an acceptable place for the next project I've had to find an alternative and will instead be using that for the next project. This will be effective the moment the first build of the next project is ready and given the nature of how Patreon's Community Guidelines, membership here will not be transferable.

For complete clarity, if the new project is deemed a breach of Patreon's guidelines and is at all linked from here, the page can be suspended or banned, with all pledges refunded and the account functionally seized until the appeal process. Not exactly worth risking for a porn game.

I'm planning on having a proper release in another week or so, with more info, probably spread via Discord. Hard to say, but those interested will know about it when it's time.

Again, and I cannot stress this enough, this is an invitation to talk about Password, primarily its failings, in a way that we can stop it happening a second time. But also, to look forward to all there is to come.