Corporate Development Memo (3/28/2021)

Hi everyone!

I am doing this one early today because I think I might be outside all day and want to be sure I always do an update every Sunday no matter what!  Sorry for wall of text, just have a lot to say!

I really appreciate being able to take a small amount of time off before hitting 0.5, this short break really allows me to catch up on my interior design stuff and a few other side projects so that I can hit the ground running for the next update.  I hope you all enjoyed 0.4, and please share with me any comments, concerns, or anything else on your mind.  I sincerely appreciate a few of you that went well above and beyond to provide feedback to my errors, etc.  Thank you so much!

What I expect to do this week:

1) I have already started outlining 0.5 and looking up some assets for possible scenes, I am aiming to make this update slightly shorter and out faster this time around.   This is a guess based on the outline so far, but a lot can change of course!  I do kind of feel like it's hard to go back to 0.1 size with only 450 renders!  I will likely do some writing and renders as well to start, but for the first week I might not do a huge output as I kind of spend a lot of time organizing things for better speed down the road.  I used to be able to do about 300-375 renders a month, I am aiming to try and bump this to 425-500+ a month or so.  If I can manage that, I can get out 0.5 a little quicker.  I did go from about 800 renders to 1700 at a better pace than that for 0.4 with increased speed, so here's hoping!  I will likely write and render this week the starting scenes for each rank, since I kind of have those down pat already.  (keep in mind this is five different starting scenes, although they will merge after as no way I can do an entire update with five independent ranks for every single scene!)

2) This update will also be entirely with the new computer, so this should help!  This update has a couple of challenging scenes even for the new computer, so very curious how it works out! (challenging by being large scale scenes)  

3) I have just started the $1400 goal scene that was voted on before by everyone.  Just to remind all of you that forgot, it was Olivia being offered money and power by the Karlsson sisters, with Kane and Seth forced to lick her feet while two clients paddle him from behind.  I will try and do a small set of images for that scene this week!  This scene is eight people or so, but I think I can fit it with the new card.  The old computer would have cried and run away!  I'm thinking of having Olivia sitting with a human footstool under her legs too so her feet can nice and comfy for Kane and Seth, hee hee!

4) I realize most people here are for the sub path, but I also know a few are enjoying the higher rank/dom path as well.  I don't want to entirely ignore them.  I think am going to create a special tier for them at 10.01 just over 10.  I think it will be something like Company Junior Executive or something along those lines, but I'd like to maybe do something small for them each update too with a bonus something...not sure yet.  I would like each and every person here to get some value, etc.  It also helps me track them a little in that I can hear their concerns more directly, etc.  So if you are in that mold, this tier might be for you (if 10 is too high, do NOT worry about it, always only spend what you can afford, never ever go above and beyond for this or any other adult game...disposable income only!)  Just remember that I will always work the same with effort no matter what the page does, but I've also always been I think very clear that I won't set some kind of "full-time" dev goal because I love my other work.  So that reality of time balanncing can cause little tweaks week by week, but I think I have been managing ok for everyone! 

5) The 1700 scene ideas are good so far, both sent to me and on the page!  I will compile some of them and try and summarize them for a vote.  The winning person (if desired) can work with me directly on it, or if not (prefer anonymity) no worries tooo!  Let's take submissions through April 16.

6) All normal monthly voting for bonus images and such will be up for April, etc.  I'll be getting back into a "normal" groove I think late this week, and I usually start ramping up energy as I get momentum again.

I did manage to get a "me" day in with nails, hair, sauna, spa, and even two massages!  That was REALLY nice after a grind for a hard month!  I will admit I used my biggest Patron for just shoes the last two months, but everything else is going back into the game directly except weekly Sunday meals with Anais and I!  

One last thing: I am thinking of putting up a large list of fetishes (I did this once before I think a long time ago!) for people to vote on just as things they like!  The way I have the story written is that I know which characters are doing what, and their goals/arcs, and how they intersect with the narrative, but what I do NOT have ahead of time is the actual fetish scenes.  I tend to think of them as I get close to those scenes in the writing process.  So this part is more flexible, so always curious to see what Patrons are thinking about the fetishes and scenes I have done so far, and what I might be missing, etc.  So if you see that poll later, a good chance to give feedback with both voting but also what you might desire for the "action."  This can also apply to the higher rank path too!

Thank you so much for the support and faith, it has always been my philosophy to just work hard so people always feel like they are dealing with a very transparent, dutiful, and honest game developer.  I support seven games on Patreon right now myself, and I have been both excited and turned off by how some developers have acted, so I take those lessons and observations in how I try and do things here.  I know I will make some mistakes and not do everything perfectly (and even have bad weeks!) but I will never sit on my pretty butt and not try hard!  I hope everyone has a great week, and look for a little more activity as we turn towards 0.5 and normal operations again!

Bye!