We need to talk. (Patreon)

We need to have a talk...

First off, the most important thing..

Ok guys, I'm getting WAYYYY too many requests from people. WAY too many. Everything so far mostly has been fine, because people send me stuff that they find that is free, so doing it is mostly no problem even tho the quality won't be good at all (because it's free for a reason). The problem comes into play when people send me, for example, a free jacket mesh they found. Yeah, it's free, but I still have to weight paint it, which when dealing with clothes, takes 90% of your time, sometimes more than a day to get it just right. I need to explain this so everyone understands.. The only reason the clothes move with your characters is because of weight paint. You have to draw weights. But, if you don't do it correctly, it may move yes, but it will be clipping all over the place. So it is a constant cycle of testing it in blender, moving the armature, then porting it to the game, looking at it in character creator, seeing it fucked up, going back to blender and painting again, and repeat, this takes hours. This also is the reason I almost missed my mod release schedule because I'm working on free assets people found (mostly clothes) and want it in the game. Also, sometimes people even send me requests that cost money, and nothing is cheap in the 3D modeling world trust me. One jacket asset/mesh, if GOOD quality, might cost $60 alone on turbosquid for example, just for the jacket. People have been sending me stuff like this and I have been having to turn it down. One, because I can't buy a $60 top for you when everyone is contributing here for everyone, and I have to paint it. And two, because it's $60 lol. If you want me to mod something for you and it's more than what you yourself are currently contributing, that means I'm using what other people are contributing also, for yourself, and that's a no-no. I have been super busy fulfilling all these requests (mostly free clothes assets) and am falling behind on my actual release schedule.

So, I have had to make some needed changes. First off, if you are at the 5-10 dollar tier, yes you can request mods, but only if it's free and NOT clothes. If you do want your own personal clothes, or mods in general that cost money, I have made two extra tiers for people who want specific things. The price 100% reflects how much stuff costs. Since doing this, several people have joined and this has made things much eaiser and those people are much more satisfied because now you're getting stuff that costs money and is super good quality, instead of sending me free low-quality assets. So, if you know you want something, or something in mind in general, consider joining one of those custom mod tiers. You send me a link of what you want, it gets done at top priority. This makes things way easier and you get exactly your moneys worth.

Alright, next is upcoming mods. The supermarket map is going to have to be delayed until next month. It's expensive, as every map I have released so far is but a little more. We have been doing amazing at growing and as we do, I'm sure you are noticing the quality of the mods has gone up quite a bit, and this will continue the higher we go. The more budget we have, the crazier the mods will become and higher quality as we will be able to obtain higher-priced things. Some things I have seen on the higher end are shockingly good, so we are just working our way there. We are very close to our current goal and once we reach this, this becomes a full-time thing for me so many mods will get done much faster as this will be my entire focus. I want to thank everyone for your support, and I want you to know I have been working extremely hard, like literally. Modding is a lot of work, and to maintain my schedule of releasing maps, clothes, etc, every week and sometimes more than one, takes me pretty much the rest of my day once I get to it. So once we reach the goal, now I will focus 100% of my time so there will be plenty of time to fulfill requests. 

Update: We reached the goal :)

Next, I have noticed a large influx of Chinese patrons requesting BAIDU links instead of mega since the wall blocks you. Just to let you know, I can only share BAIDU links when it let's me LOL. BAIDU has this weird tendency to block me from sharing links for like a day, on a day I have to release a mod, like Tiny Home 6 for example. I waited hours before posting it because I had to wait for BAIDU to let me share the damn link. But anyways, as long as I can make a BAIDU link, I will. This will only be for mods that require a MEGA since Patreon only let's you attached files to a post that are up to 200mbs, and sometimes my maps are over a gig.

Lastly, for all my patrons waiting for the next animation, it will be released next weekend. Lots of people seemed to enjoy Police Trouble, and I have also made a few animation tutorials for people (private requested ones). I will release a public one eventually for patrons, so you guys have all the information you need on how to make animations.

Anyways, that's all guys. I love everyone and I care about what everyone needs. I work hard and do my best to make sure that you have what you have exactly that, on time, and will continue to do so. Let's keep growing and keep being amazing. Also, stay healthy guys. Love you :)

P.S. The Burger Joint map has been released public due to a huge demand for it. But that'll be the only one.