Patreon Pause Notice: The World Spins Madly On (Patreon)

My Patreon page is now paused until the next content update is released! This means current Patrons will remain Patrons and will not have their cards automatically charged on the 1st of the month until the Patreon page is un-paused, after which current Patrons will be charged on the following 1st of the month like usual. However, please note this doesn’t mean I’m leaving, taking a vacation, or planning to be absent. Hotpatches will still be posted while my Patreon is paused, and I will still be actively working on the mod and in the discord.

For clarity, a Content Update is when I add new features to the mod, as opposed to a Hotpatch where I perform maintenance on the mod to keep currently included features working and up to date with the latest game and WW changes. The top of my next content update post will announce when my Patreon is un-paused.

I have paused my Patreon for one month almost every year since I’ve been on Patreon. It’s not unusual for a creator to hit a bit of a burnout state and need to step away from the pressure of getting a content update out or to take time to recenter and reorient themselves. So, you’d think this wouldn’t be such a difficult task, but it is. I hate doing it, as I should. Not so much because of the loss of income but because I feel I may let my supporters down. For those patrons that follow my discord, this may be a bit of a rehash.

I was building towards my Succubi True Occult Form System for years. I put a lot of myself into this system and the course of its development had dramatic ups and down. Breakthroughs mixed with points of low along the way which kept me on my heels, constantly ready to pivot. ‘What if’ scenarios running through my head while frantically debugging and rethinking my approach to systems. True occults have never been achieved for any cc occult in any sims game and was essential for my dream of what I wanted my succubi to be. What if it weren’t possible? It was highly likely. I knew this when I started out. And if it were not for the support I received by my Patrons, I would not have been able to dedicate the time I did to crack the system. I will not revisit the entire history of succubi development here as I have already done so in other places. Suffice it to say, as I grew closer and closer to getting Succubi out, my desire to see them release grew as well. I pushed myself late into the night many nights. Going to sleep thinking about occult forms, waking up thinking about occult forms. Jokingly, in some ways I'm a victim of the succubi which I was creating. Then about a month or two before the release of true occult forms, I knew I hit past the last breakthrough. There was still work to complete but what was left were problems I know could be worked out. I could see the full solution in my head. It was an incredible high that lasted a solid week. True occult forms have been cracked. They are coming.

And then they did. So much of my time as a modder was building towards reaching this singular point. It was the direction on my compass and the wind against my sails. After the True Occult Form System came out, I hit a directionless burnout state. Maybe more accurately, a tailspin. I’ve never been so unfocused. If that were not hard enough, I also hit a post creation depressive state from reaching such a high point that every other challenge now seemed so small.

How does one recover from a tailspin? Is it like a finger trap? The harder you pull, the more difficult it is to get out? Is it like a plane? Put everything in the neutral configuration, fight the direction of the spin with the rudder and pray as you force restart the engines?

In truth, I don’t think there is a singular answer, but I have not been sitting idly by. Those on discord will know I have three projects in different stages of completion. A piercing system overhaul, a goofy new kink state for Succubi, and better strip club integration for Succubi. In the background I’ve also have two collaborations planned. One will bring a new mechanic to The Sims 4, the other will bring a very hotly wanted gameplay feature much later. However, this isn’t really meant to me a work in progress post. More details on these features have been and will be shared on my Discord for those interested.

This is a notice of pause, and a letter to my Patrons. I don’t take your support lightly. Content will come again and when it does the Patreon will un-pause.

Thank you for your faith in me!