NewMetrack

New Year, NewMetrack (Updates!)

Added 2024-01-01 23:49:28 +0000 UTC

This past year has been a very explosive one for me, putting out Hackweight and a couple huge updates for it, finishing the Haru drive, and doing more commissions then you can count on your hands and feet combined. I wanna keep up this momentum going into 2024, shifting some of that workload focus onto my bigger endeavors that are more involved for everybody and results in bigger, better content!

PATREON

MEGA METRACK MEAL changes

One of the biggest challenges I faced last year was the sheer workload demand of commissions as the waves came through every few months. Getting hit with a bunch of commissions at once basically forced me to drop whatever I was working on and get to working on comms. On the flip side, sometimes a deadline took priority over commissions, so some comms would take an extended amount of time to be fulfilled. The way that I'm offering commissions at the moment doesn't really mesh well with my workflow in either way, so I'm gonna be moving away from them in 2024. In place of commissions, I am going to be running a handful of events throughout the year for the tier, hopefully making for a more engaging and dynamic tier!

Old benefit: Every 3 payments to this tier will grant you 1 fully colored commission.

New benefits: Participation in exclusive events throughout the year!

Spring cleaning YCH: From February to April, I will post unfinished sketches. Suggest characters to finish them with, vote on winners, and have them be made!
Summer Side Project: Starting in May, a series of polls will be run deciding the next side project. For example, whether its a short game, a comic, or an extended weight gain drive. By the end of June, plans will be outlined and the project production will start in July!
Fat girl Fall: In August and September, suggest characters to be drawn, voting on 4 winners total. From October 1st- October 8th, a drawing will be posted every day for the winners, with each winner getting 2 pics each!
Metrackmas: In November and December, suggest characters to be drawn, voting on 6 winners. An additional 6 winners will be decided alongside the other tiers. From December 25th- January 5th, a drawing will be posted every day for the 12 total winners!

Additionally, this tier can submit up to 3 characters for each regular request poll instead of 2, and the limit for number of patrons in this tier will be removed. I hope these events sound fun and rewarding, and I hope you all look forward to them!

Note: Some Mega Metrack Meal Patrons have an extended commission benefit until February, or beyond in some circumstances. These extensions are finite however, and commissions are no longer actively being offered.

Seasonal Exclusive Sequence changes

Seasonal Exclusive Sequences was my idea to finally put out sequences on a consistent basis, but doing one every single month proved to be a bit too demanding considering all the other stuff going on at the same time as them. I also had some issue with the distribution of them, with 2/3 of them being exclusive permanently being kind of discouraging in an odd way. I want to make a system that works, and I think this system needs some adjustments to ensure that.

For starters, the benefit will be renamed to "Bimonthly Sequences", and will see a new sequence come out once every 2 months. This totals in 6 sequences a year, which while less in number than the previous benefit, is a lot more reasonable to achieve and keep up with.

Additionally, the quality and variety of these sequences will be increased. As opposed to every pic featuring a standard 3 part sequence formula, I would like to branch out with some unique ideas and takes. Whether that comes through as 4 or more part sequences, more narrative involvement, or unique formatting that shows more money shots, I want to make a real effort to have these sequences shine.

Mega Metrack Meal tier patrons will still be able to suggest sequences similar to before, with at least 2/6 of the yearly sequences being guaranteed to be from these suggestions.

Lastly, the sequences will no longer be exclusive forever, but will instead have an exclusivity period of 6 months. They may not be posted right after 6 months, but following that amount of time they are eligible. This means at least 3 sequences will be exclusive at any time, which I think is plenty.

Hopefully you guys will all love the sequences that will come out this year!

PROJECTS

Fatsona: Breakout

Fatsona: Breakout, my absolutely huge Persona 5 weight gain game, will be my primary focus for 2024. Though I don't expect to finish the game this year, I do want to develop it to a point where a release window becomes in sight. Here are some of the plans for Fatsona going into the new year!

-Ann Takamaki weight gain storyline!
-Chihaya Mifune weight gain storyline!
-At least 3 other character's weight gain storylines throughout the year!
-"Hangout" social events for every girl (eg. taking Haru to Big Bang Burger)
-New Romance events outside of the main weight gain storyline
-New original characters, and a richer overall narrative
-Substantial gameplay changes and additions

There is so much behind the scenes work for Fatsona, so many people are working hard to make this game awesome, and all the plans for the future are very bright and promising. I think this is the most special thing I could be making right now, so I want to really focus on it this year. Coming February 22nd is the first leap towards this new direction of prioritizing Fatsona, through Fatsona: Breakout Alpha 1. This build will feature many of the plans outlined above, and show off how much this project has matured since the last build. I estimate an additional 3-4 hours of fetish and gameplay content to be added in this build, so definitely be looking forward to that!

As discussed previously, this build will be offered on itch.io in a similar way that Hackweight is, being available for purchase on that storefront, or included through the $10 Patreon membership. Fatsona: Breakout development server members that are currently unpledged will have to either repledge to the $10 tier, or purchase it through itch when the build drops.

Hackweight

While Fatsona: Breakout will be the main focus for 2024, that doesn't mean Hackweight wont get any love! I plan to finish Hackweight sometime this year, with a meaty final update featuring new story content and a proper final boss fight. No time estimate for this, but it is definitely high priority for this year.

I've heard a lot of interest online for ports of Hackweight to other systems, such as Mac, Browser, and Android. This is something I definitely want to look into and will try learning how to do most effectively this year. Once the game receives it's final update, porting will be the next big thing for Hackweight.

Summertime Side Project

Easily the most exciting event i'm hosting for the Mega Metrack Meal (IMO) is the Summertime Side Project! I will release more details on this when the time comes, but I want this to be to a similar scale as the Haru Drive or the first version of Hackweight. This also won't be an exclusively summer thing, once it starts I intend to work on it until I feel it is finished. I am excited to see how this comes through, and I hope you all are too!