Poll + Update - Custom Render
Lets do a custom render! We'll have a custom plus a High Tier variant. We'll do a sleep wear theme. Which character do you want to wake up next to wearing sexy pajamas? Scroll down to see which girl is which.
UPDATE: I had a total breakdown yesterday after the realization of my current situation finally hit me. I'm bleeding supporters, my company is dying, and I'm probably going to lose everything I built over the last five years. That's the reality of the situation.
However, I have a very good plan for the future. I'm focusing this year on finishing Over the Moon even if I have to work on it for free and distribute it on pirate sites. They are not taking this away from me, or us. This is happening. Fuck 'em!
If my Patreon goes down, I have a SubscribeStar. The link to my SubscribeStar is in all my games. It's even in the Support tab of the Main Menu in the current build of Over the Moon. That is the safest place to support me right now.
If my Patreon goes down and my SubscribeStar goes down, I'll live off my savings until Over the Moon is complete and I'll make the game free on itch.io or wherever the hell I can get the damn thing uploaded.
Once Over the Moon is complete, I might not have a company anymore. If that's the case, I might just start writing novels without adult content. I still want to tell stories, but being persistently pursued by this insane witch hunt is exhausting. I'm just tired of it.
However, in the unlikely event that I still have a Patreon, or a lot of support on SubscribeStar, I'll keep going. I'll start a new story that's a little taboo. I've actually already got one in mind. If we can keep me alive somehow, I will keep providing content for you all.
I know this is an exhausting read, but one last thing. Patreon does not want to destroy my company. Patreon is in the same situation we are. A lot of platforms are. This is not their fault. They are being forced against their will to kill creators. I don't want the blame misplaced here.
Comments (32)
I just switched to SubscribeStar, also Good luck, Lockheart!
Thank you, Andrew. I'm not sure which direction Patreon is going to go yet with my page. Hopefully I get to keep it for a long time. But SubStar should be a bit safer.
I'll follow you over if this place boots you. :)
Thank you, Guy.
I'm moving my subscription over to the star place as well. There are a few creators I've been following there for a while; it isn't as user friendly (though this site is not great either in that regard), but has been far more stable a platform for adult content.
Maybe when the storm clears, I'll still have a Patreon. It's hard to know. But yes, SubStar does appear to be a little more stable for adult creators. For now. Thank you, vladeemer.
I moved my subscription over to Subscribestar :) Saying that this is not Patreons fault is just wrong. They may get pressured from paypal etc, but Steam uses paypal and are more leniant than Patreon is now. What patreon is doing, is more or less shooting themselves in the foot. I reccommend everyone to move over to SS so that Patreon feels that they are losing a lot of money because of the way they are doing this.
Patreon's trust & safety team deserves no quarter--they don't understand genre content and are frequently awful to creators. That said, Steam is an extremely lucrative platform and I imagine it makes exponentially more money than Patreon. Valve is probably in a better position to tell the payment processors where to stick their opinions. More companies need to do this.
I and many others will always have your back, if you lose your patreon I'll move to SS, if that disappears we'll move to crypto. Stay positive, you do good work and you fully deserve some good will, news, and karmic justice coming your way.
Thank you, Draxl. I'm absolutely going to try to stay positive. Things may just start looking up.
Lock - man, you got a lot going on and I hope you take Heart from many of the wonderfully resilient characters in your great stories, and persevere. I love all that you've created and always want More. I read back through the Ignorant letter that Steam Mary wrote you and am wondering if your work on Myrabelle and Time Collector could offered there - just to keep your foot in the door. Then the Best works like RGT would still spread word of mouth and keep you solvent. We need You man!
I'm going to do what I can to stay in business. I don't believe we'll ever see The Rose Garden trilogy on Steam. They're very erratic and unclear about what they allow and don't allow. With any luck, the industry will calm down soon and I can keep on making great stories. Thank you for the support, RogueRat.
I have a cunning plan to thwart Patreon! Have the MC in your AVNs always wear a condom, have sex (Missionary position only!!!) in the dark so we can't see anything, and shout "Praise the Lord" when he orgasms.
And absolutely no thrusting! Insertion, deposit, eject! Then he begs for forgiveness for his filthy sin. And if she doesn't get pregnant on the dice roll, it's the cardinal sin of Lust and it is straight to hell and game over!
If you write stories without adult content in the future i'm ok with that too. I came for your adult content but saw what you are able to do with "legal stuff". I enjoyed the story about young Penny very much. Was actually hoping for more. You have a great talent in story telling.
Could you post the links to your subscribestar and itch?
I'm not sure I'm allowed to do that, but I guess we'll find out the hard way. My SubscribeStar is here: https://subscribestar.adult/lockheart
You could always accept Bitcoin or other crypto...
That's an arena I just have no interest in getting involved with. Crypto is extremely volatile, and it would be a chore in itself just working with it.
Patreon and Itch both cater to multiple age groups, which is why payment merchants will always hammer down on them when it comes to controversial content. Subscribestar makes it very clear it's an Adult Only site. I know a couple of 'controversial content' creators that have been on there for a long time and have never been shut down. *Fingers Crossed*
I applaud you for your stance and wanting to continue on. I will support you as long as I can find you.
I think a custom render of Suzi would be pretty cool as well.
Now that's a damn fine idea! Do you have a theme in mind?
i hope you can finish your series their some of the Best AVN's i've seen i'll kkep supporting you no matter what :)
Thank you, Michael. I'm going to make it work, and we'll see a conclusion to The Rose Garden trilogy. I appreciate your continued support. Times are rough, but I'm holding out hope everything calms down soon.
Have you thought about your own website? Many others are going that route. You know I'll be supporting you for both the series and other game. You create and I will continue to support.
I've considered it. We almost went that route. It just isn't going to have the reach or potential that a platform would.
As soon as I am able, I will add your Subscribestar also. It is truly amazing the people that preach they are being unfairly treated (read as the religious nuts) are the ones unfairly treating everyone else.
Sorry to hear the situation mate. I'll try to stay here as long as possible, but I'll keep sub star in mind, as I have a separate account over there. Perhaps it's all coming from the payment processors, but patreon is no saint in all of this. They deserve at least part of the blame. Legit doing nothing. Even if they can't without danger, I would have expected them to care about creators that got them to where they are, but it's all about money. They've banned plenty without batting an eye.
I mean, what can they do? If they don't comply, they'll be denied the ability to make transactions. It'd be a death sentence for them. I don't know what's going on behind the scenes. Patreon has been pretty darn good to me all these years. I hate trashing on them because as far as I know, they've tried hard to continue working with creators despite these harsh restrictions. I'll tell you this, they've done a lot more in their attempts to continue working with adult creators than itch. Those snakes did some real scummy stuff to adult developers. We just have to take the licks and try to make the best out of a bad situation. Eventually things are going to reach a breaking point and people aren't going to tolerate it anymore. When that happens, we may see freedoms open back up. For now, we roll with the punches. I sincerely appreciate you supporting me through all this, Mangetsu. I'm going to do everything in my power to survive this. At the very least, we'll have the conclusion to Over the Moon. Thank you!
Are you on Buy Me a Coffee? That could be a way for us to throw you some extra funds. I just can't believe that your supporters are abandoning you in your time of need. That sucks more than what the platforms are forced to do. Should I switch to SubscribeStar now or hang on to Patreon as long as I can?
You can hang on. Definitely! Just know there is an alternative if the worst happens. Thank you, dpas! I think BMaC cracked down on NSFW. Not sure. I used to have one but not anymore.