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Howdy! This concerns asking y'all how I should be handling releases in the upcoming months due to DT release. It would mean a lot if you could read this and comment your thoughts / ideas, because I'm a bit unsure what to do.

So, Dawntrail is coming out in 3 months, a lot sooner than I expected. As you may have noticed, my early access mods here on this Patreon normally stay paid for exactly 3 months, then they go free. Because of the inclusion of YAB, I can't exceed that time or I'll be breaking the perms.
We know that when DT launches mods will be down for... a period of time. It's really hard to predict how long, but with the graphics update coming out, I'd estimate it to be at least 2 weeks, maybe up to a month.
With all that, it derails my early access schedule. It means that if I release a mod a month before the DT launch date, a big chunk of the paid early access period will be wasted, since mods just won't work during that time. It just doesn't feel fair from the standpoint of a customer purchasing / subbing for a mod with a promised 3 months early access period, when for at least 2 weeks the mod won't be usable.

So the options that we have here as far as I can think of are:
- Reduce the early access period, so that the mods go free before DT. That would mean that mods released at the beginning of June would have an extremely short EA which... To me personally feels like a waste of money for y'all. Why pay the sub or kofi price, when you can wait less than a month for the mod to go free.
- Not including YAB from May onwards, ONLY UNTIL MODS ARE BACK ON AFTER DT, IT WOULD COME BACK AT THAT POINT AND BE ADDED BACK TO THE MAY RELEASES (April mods will have to have 2 months EA since I've already paid for YAB upscales of them in advance). This would mean that I can have the early access period set to a longer time frame to account for the DT downtime. And then once mods are back up and working again, I would go back and add YAB to these mods and start the 3 months timer on them from that point.
- Keeping it going as is and not worrying about the mod downtime period.

From my own point of view, option 1 & 2 will likely result in a decrease in income. Shorter early access means less people are willing to pay for it. The (temporary) removal of YAB means a big chunk of you who use this body have no reason to sub for these couple of months. So I don't really have strong feelings about either option, since they will pretty much have the same effect on my livelihood. The only thing that slightly sways me more towards second option, is that having my mods go free after less than 2 months just feels bad, especially for more complex mods I spend a lot of time on. It just doesn't feel worth it I guess?

(Sidenote, as for July releases, I'd push them out at the end of that month instead of spreading them out over the duration of it like I normally do. It would be pointless releasing stuff when 1) mods don't work, 2) everyone is busy playing the expansion.)

Alright, here's where I need y'all's opinions. Please let me know your thoughts about these options, or if you have other ideas on how to handle this. I want to do what's right for you guys, since without you I'd never be able to do this full time.

Thank you for reading and I hope to hear from you!

Comments

Andunie_Noldorwen

I'll stay subbed either way, I use alot of what you make and a friend of mine uses yours that are YAB and she's going to stay subbed becuase she feels she has gotten so much out of it. I use Bibo+ medium and so far everything you make has worked on me . You do quality mods and i"ll support you eaither way.

Ginn

I really appreciate yab and nyph upscales I really love your work i dont mind the longer wait for free items personally, I wait for most others that way. :3 whatever you need to do is fine!