Published: May 11th 2021, 12:30:44 pm
Hey again!
Some quick updates on the Patreon/independence situation. This does also have a bit of venting so I would avoid scrolling down past the freelancing stuff if you don't want to see discussions of death.
-I'll do a double bill of Shantae (render and then animation) the next two weeks. Don't forget to link your patron to your discord already if you're a Legacy Supporter or pledging $2 or more. I'm seeing a few new names pledge at high-res supporter tier but haven't linked their accounts up and are missing access to their animation alts.
-The $1 supporter tier is not being scrapped.
I originally proposed that I would retire the supporter tier into a tip-jar tier and end all early access after that point. Thinking on it now, I feel this is incredibly unfair to the majority of patrons who've been in the $1 tier since it first opened up.
I am still going to think of something that distinguishes it from those pledging at $2 or more whilst still keeping it fair. One idea I've had is that Supporter patrons will get animations closer to their public release (still watermark-free of course) whilst $2+ patrons get early access. Not entirely sure on that yet -- let me know what you think.
-A decision is going to be made on freelancing this week 100%. If I open up commissions, you'll know which choice I made. Please be aware that I don't want to be a 24/7 commission artist since that takes away from animations and the like, so the sooner we can make the Patreon reach $180 the better. Since the $1 tier is not being dramatically changed, charge upfront will be enabled if I go freelance so now would still be a good time to change your tier if you want to.
-I may have a period of downtime whilst I sort out a visit with a GP. I don't really like to talk about personal issues here, let alone family tragedies, but the situation with YellowRoom's brain tumor reopened a lot of memories and emotions with someone I lost in very similar circumstances, which has led to me suffering an extremely awful couple of weeks through symptoms typically associated with PTSD.
I was never officially diagnosed with it, but that's just one of a few deeply traumatic situations I've been through as a kid that resulted in me being "on-edge" to an unhealthy degree even though I can't stop myself when it happens. I'm very relieved and happy YR made it, but, yeah.... I just miss my cousin so damn much. Don't really know what else I can say other than "fuck cancer and fuck epilepsy".
Sorry for the dramatic shift in tone, but I really needed to get it off my chest.