Important info about the future of Become Alpha
So, I thought I'll update everyone on what happened and what will happen in the upcoming weeks.
Let's start by summing up the situation:
1. Patreon removed my account without notice. I wasn't even able to get them to tell me why they removed it (they ignore my questions completely).
2. This means 80% of my profits from the game is gone.
3. I quit my job 2 weeks ago to focus on the game, so that means - I have very little income at the moment.
So, the situation is pretty grim. But I have some ideas. I'm afraid that not everyone will like them, but if you like the game, there's really little choice.
So here's what I'm doing to fix it:
1. When they removed my account, I was close to publish new release with a lot new content. I've delayed it couple days, to change some things in the game, remove all the Patreon info and so on. But it's coming very soon, this week for sure.
2. My main headquarters will now be on SubscribeStar. This is where all the main info about the game will be, all the updates, and so on. I'll also delete the polls from the game itself (they were broken, and people were hacking them) and move the polls here.
3. I'm adding ads to the game for non-supporters. If you support me either by subscribing on SubscribeStar or by buing Fap Mode on PayPal - you won't see the ads. In all the other cases, you should see them. Sorry, I literally hate ads, but there's no other way. I have 1000-2000 players daily that spend 30 minutes on average in the game, but only 1%-2% leaves any money, which is why the situation got so dramatic. With ads it might be slightly better, but to be honest I have no idea if it'll be enough - I never used ads before.
4. The minimum tier for game supporters will be raised to 5 dollars. I know, it's not a small number, but please understand this decision. First of all, from what I know, Become Alpha was the cheapest game on the market. All the other porn games, like The Company and so on, charge 5 dollars minimum. Second of, BA has the most content of all the games on the market. You can literally play it for hours and still see new stuff, and there's even more content coming.
5. I completely remove Regular Fap Mode - no one was using it anyway.
6. Unlimited Fap Mode is now just "Fap Mode". It removes the ads, makes yields bigger, and does all the other things both Regular and Unlimited modes did. BUT it won't give player access to Early Access stuff, which now will be reserved only for SubscribeStar supporters.
7. As said, Early Access stuff will be only accessible for SubscribeStar supporters only. People with Fap Mode only won't be able to access it.
8. I'm gonna send out an email to everyone who supported the project so far and ask for their support now. Hopefully, at least some of those people, will decide to help.
So what I'm basically saying is...
I definitely want to continue the game development, and I hope that if I do all those things from the list above I will be able to at least partially remedy the situation. What's important is that I cannot do this without you and your support. I understand that situation is hard for everyone, but, well, it's basically a question whether you want me to continue my perverted crusade or not.
What else will be in the new release
Originally my main goal was to do Corgis quest. But I still haven't finished it when the Patreon did what they did, so it has to wait a bit more (but it's really close to finishing).
BUT! Don't worry, there's a lot of other new content and changes. In this version, if you do something illegal (buy drugs, have drugs on you when they randomly search you, or hire a prostitute) there's a risk of getting caught by the police. There are some possibilities to negotiate with them (either hetero or gay content), or they might arrest you and take to Police Station. There there's some events that might happen, including both hetero and gay prison sex;) I think it turned out quite cool, I'm kinda happy with it.
Additionally to the above, I've made a lot of changes in the sex mechanics and reworked a lot of other things to make the sex better. What will happen now, that the sex will be harder at the beginning, but you will get bonuses from the number of stars in each sex position, so that it makes sense to gain experience in them.
So, that's all for now. Thanks.
And here's a little poll, that will hopefully help me to feel out how angry you are for all this shit.