Hello all! I now have a Patreon, available here: https://www.patreon.com/c/Cainiam

As a now full-time writer/game designer for hopefully as long as I can be, I need to start making money in order to continue to produce content. I have been taking Commissions weekly as I'm sure you've noticed, which was Phase 1. Phase 2 of the plan is this Patreon. What I end up doing through Patreon really depends on how much money it makes. I may tie Commissions to it in the future, but as of right now I'll continue with the current model for at least another week.

Now for some questions I'm sure you're wondering:

Does this mean you'll stop uploading fics?
No, of course not. I'll still be writing and endeavour to maintain a three upload a week schedule for content.

What is through the Patreon?
Basically the Patreon currently is for Game Over fics produced every 2 weeks, and Quest games which I would love to produce monthly but as of right now I can't guarantee that with 4 comm slots needed a week to comfortably make rent. Still Quest Games will be produced for it and the Game Over fics that result will be released on Furaffinity publicly so that's more content for you.

Quest Games?
That's right, the Text Adventure game creator that's basically a fossil at this point but I still use as it's what I'm familiar with and it works for me, dammnit. But yes, there should be more Quest games in future HOWEVER this will be gated content. I will ALWAYS release a public demo so viewers will get some content, but the rest will be paywalled behind the Patreon.

So you're going to start paywalling your content?
I will be paywalling the full versions of Quest games. I need to have something to give to my patrons as they'll be funding the entire development of the Quest Games as they're paying for me to not do comms so I can work on this stuff without going homeless. BUT you non-subs will still get the demo access so you are getting MORE content than you would have gotten otherwise as these games would not be produced without the Patreon.

Where do you see this going?
Well my ambition has always been more with the Game Design side than the fic side, I just have never had the time or place to really hone those skills. If this does take off then that is where I will be looking to next. Moving from Quest to learning other gaming software and maybe even sprite art.

If you've read this far, thanks, I appreciate it. As for a quick Patreon tier breakdown:
Non-Patrons: If you can't afford or are unwilling to support me then know you will at least get a Game Over fic every two weeks and a public demo of any Quest Game produced so you're up on before I had a Patreon.
Voters vote on the subject matter for the Game Over fics, and for the Quest Games, but do not have the ability to suggest options for the polls they vote on.
Consumers is the tier for actually playing the Quest Games produced. Consumers also get all Voters rights.
Influencers are the ones who suggest the options for the polls, and will get WIP builds of the Quest game in progress.

All Patron tiers come with Discord access and I will reply to things there. I am notoriously flaky on social media but I will do my best to reply to people and if I'm being bad at it, feel free to call me out.

That should be everything, but I am happy to reply to comments here!