Update - Masami bathes again (Patreon)

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You may have already seen the scene where Iku bathes Masami; this is a follow-up that I thought would be nice. There are two more scenes that will follow on after this one, now. There was actually an older scene in the game already of just watching Masami bathe alone - I thought this didn't fit too well with my new bathing scenes, so I've extended (and slightly rewritten it) to be the fourth scene in this series now, with an extra picture added.

I like this series of scenes because they're not actually sexual, they're just erotic in a way that helps to build tension, shows you another side of the characters while feeling true to their behavior, and helps to set up some later plot developments, too. I also like the image and making more use of the hot springs.

Discord server

I'll announce this publicly soon, but I'm going to try out starting a Discord server for talking about my games. I've been reluctant to do that in past because I don't really want to have to manage it, but hopefully I'll get a couple of volunteer mods. I don't imagine it'll be all that much trouble, anyway.

The server may not be entirely necessary since I think I'm pretty accessible already, but Patreon's community features are really limited so it might help players chat about the games and exchange hints, etc. I could maybe drop in some work-in-progress art there from time to time, just to get live feedback or to show something off that you might like. I mean, you already get that with these updates, but maybe I'll test the waters a little more on the Discord. Maybe I'll even kick around some ideas when I'm writing? I don't know yet. I'll also put a suggestions channel in there in case people want to drop in their thoughts. Oh, and there'll be a patrons-only channel, too, just for you guys.

If it doesn't get much attention then I guess I'll just close it down again, but I'd like it to work if only because it'll be another way I can communicate with you guys if there are any complications at any point. So if you're a Discord user, please join up when I post the invite!

New February releases

The latest public release of PAL seems to have been fairly well received, which makes me happy. Over the last couple of months the campaign pledges have been in slow decline, so I was a bit worried about that. The gradual drift downward is something every Patreon campaign has to constantly fight against, but I think this was exacerbated by the holidays, as well as my attempts to conform with Patreon's public posting rules. I may have got past that patch, for now at least, but I do have to stay vigilant.

Oh, by the way, if you ever feel inclined to post anything about the my games anywhere it would probably actually help me a lot. My public exposure is so low that just a random post here and there tends to build my campaign noticeably, but people don't always want to hear from me shilling for myself. Word of mouth is my only advertising.

Meanwhile, I still need to get out an update for LMO this month, like I promised. I actually planned to have that out first, but that didn't work out. I'm trying to put that together now. It probably won't be an enormous update as there's not that much left to do on the game and I need to focus on Attack of the Nega Maids, but with a couple more releases I'll have the game done like I promised. 

The new ending I'm working on now ran into a bit of a roadblock, but I'm reformatting the idea and I think it's turning out okay, although I can't seem to get the damn lighting to look very good.

Next month's PAL release

Once past the LMO work I'll be focusing on the next two months of PAL work. I already have a few scenes ready to go for the March release (the Masami bathing scenes, plus a new "wake up" scene), but I plan to add more. To some extent I'm letting my muse guide me on that update, because while I have some things I feel I should get done for that update, it doesn't really matter all that much what's in the release in March so long as it's a good-sized update.

At the same time, I also need to finish off the Kimiko + Iku threesome scene, because that needs to be done for the April release before I take my break. I've got the pictures for it done now and a good chunk of the writing too, but I'm still in extended crunch time to get all this done.

So what do you think? Is the Discord server a good idea or a bad one?  Would you join? Did you like the latest PAL update? Any thoughts on the upcoming content? Let me know in the comments!