Steam Release + Serialized Novel
Added 2019-02-15 23:19:41 +0000 UTCOriginally I was going to post these separately, but the approval processes messed up my timing. So anyway, this post is about two separate things happening.
TLS is on Steam
Finally!
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/951830/The_Last_Sovereign/
If you have an account you're willing to associate with an adult game, please review! As a free RPG Maker game, it's pretty much going to sink or swim based on good reviews. Though check out the amazing trailers Lamsey made to show off the game better!
There is also a pure donation DLC because people on the forum requested it. This fixes the game in your Steam library but otherwise does nothing. Originally I wanted to make the DLC give you a few images, just for fun, but I've given up on this because trying to work with Valve's back end systems is misery.
Anyway, this finally happened! I just hope it isn't too time-consuming in the future.
Street Cultivation Launched
I've begun serializing a novel here: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/23220/
If it seems interesting to you, it would mean a lot to me if you made an account there and used it to follow the story. It's not going to get a lot of traction now, but in a month the click/follow numbers could potentially get the story a lot of attention on the "Trending" page. It has 17 followers already, which is pretty good for a single chapter posted at a weird time!
I've also set up a SFW Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sarahlin
To be clear, this is not an effort to get more money from you guys, it exists for people who don't know about my NSFW content. I know there are at least two NGM fans who said they wanted a Patreon so... I guess at worst, I'll get two people over there.
I do have a couple pictures on the new account as a temporary incentive, but you'll be able to see them here in time. Patrons here will still get access to all my stuff, as usual, and my beta readers will be drawn from here.
Plus... if Patreon ever gets sold and the new owner does something like nuke all accounts with the NSFW tag, it will be good to be prepared. Hopefully it will never come to that, but I try to consider worst case scenarios. Thanks to all of you, I'm able to diversify and ensure that I can keep creating. ^-^
Comments
Thank you so much! I'm glad to hear things are working smoothly and I'm grateful for your support. ^-^
Sierra Lee
2019-02-17 13:30:33 +0000 UTC* Download steam version. checked * Upload save games to cloud. checked * Buy DLC. checked * Make a positive review in your native language. checked => maximum profit by invest for both parties PS: this time, I've got the email about your release from following you as a dev on steam.
Markus S.
2019-02-17 08:03:35 +0000 UTCIt contains nothing, it's just a way for people who don't want to use Patreon to donate. Though apparently spending money on it fixes the game in your Steam library in a useful way. Sorry, didn't see your edit before. I honestly couldn't tell you why you can't review - with a free game, everyone should be able to.
Sierra Lee
2019-02-16 14:58:53 +0000 UTCWhats the DLC for? by the way I can't give a review why?
Hell Satan
2019-02-16 14:55:50 +0000 UTCI appreciate the thought, but Steam automatically converts the base price into all currencies. While I think I can override it, I haven't done that before.
Sierra Lee
2019-02-16 13:40:16 +0000 UTCThanks very much for your review! We need to get 500+ reviews for "Overwhelmingly Positive", which is a pretty high bar, but I hope we can quickly get 50 reviews for "Very Positive".
Sierra Lee
2019-02-16 13:39:17 +0000 UTCHopefully it never comes to that, but I'll be prepared if it does.
Sierra Lee
2019-02-16 13:38:10 +0000 UTC>Patreon nuking all NSFW accounts? Craziness! That'd be like Tumblr removing all the NSFW content when everyone knows it's the only reason anyone goes there anymore! Yeah. =/ >I'm tempted to throw a buck at your new Patreon since you might have some info about your fiction that isn't on the other one. But the thought occurs to me that if you suddenly get a bunch of supporters who "also support" a bunch of porn stuff, and all of those folks support some smiley person named Sierra Lee, it might defeat the point of having your SFW account be separate. Well, you do have the option of not making your pledges public. Unless you only support me, it looks like you already have that option selected. In any case, it's up to you, I appreciate your support!
Sierra Lee
2019-02-16 13:37:35 +0000 UTCHuh, I would suspect that has to do with Steam not displaying the page based on NSFW settings.
Sierra Lee
2019-02-16 13:35:18 +0000 UTCSteam shows me the DLC at the weird price of 8.19€, which I guess is $9.99 at the current change rate. I think you could up it to 9.99€. You'll earn a tiny extra bit of money that way, and there will be less eyebrows raised.
Rachnera
2019-02-16 13:04:13 +0000 UTCI left a review (even if I haven't played the game for half a year now). Hopefully there will quickly be enough reviews to turn on the 'Overwhelmingly Positive' thing, which would help in getting this game more publicity. I'm probably going to buy the DLC too.
DuckTogo
2019-02-16 12:00:47 +0000 UTCThis is actually a very prudent precaution. You never know when the censors will drop the hammer.
Runcible Technician
2019-02-16 08:11:11 +0000 UTCPatreon nuking all NSFW accounts? Craziness! That'd be like Tumblr removing all the NSFW content when everyone knows it's the only reason anyone goes there anymore! I'm tempted to throw a buck at your new Patreon since you might have some info about your fiction that isn't on the other one. But the thought occurs to me that if you suddenly get a bunch of supporters who "also support" a bunch of porn stuff, and all of those folks support some smiley person named Sierra Lee, it might defeat the point of having your SFW account be separate.
Dubsington
2019-02-16 05:40:31 +0000 UTCTop link dosen't work, tough i can find it ok by searching you on steam.
Leveler All
2019-02-16 05:22:04 +0000 UTCYes, unfortunately Steam likes to make it harder to find adult games. Sadly, putting any links at all in the description is against the rules.
Sierra Lee
2019-02-16 04:44:33 +0000 UTCWow, thanks for your thorough support! All of those individual things really help, adding up into more people trying out my work, so I'm very appreciative. ^-^ Yes, the novel will definitely be collected at the end. It'll be available both on Amazon and as a direct download for patrons.
Sierra Lee
2019-02-16 04:43:21 +0000 UTCHeads up Sierra my search for TLS on steam did not bring up the main game because Steam setting default to block sexual content (took a while to figure that out). Search DID bring up Yarra's Thanks without issue, if its not against steam policy you might want to put a link to your patreon page in the Yarra's Thanks description
Nathan Phoenix
2019-02-16 04:31:05 +0000 UTCoh and cloud saves toooooo omg that would help me so muchhhh
Some Idiot
2019-02-16 04:24:08 +0000 UTCmy happiest part of getting a steam version of TLS is that it auto updates for me now and forevermore. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Some Idiot
2019-02-16 04:22:41 +0000 UTCJust bought the DLC, backed the other Patreon, made an account on Royal Road, followed the story and I'll post reviews on Steam and Royal Road when I can. Will the novel be available to download when it's finished? Hope the releases continue to go well for you.
Belly97
2019-02-16 04:15:54 +0000 UTCOh, hmm, I admit that didn't occur to me at all.
Sierra Lee
2019-02-16 02:39:19 +0000 UTCThanks, glad you liked the start!
Sierra Lee
2019-02-16 02:38:54 +0000 UTCThe trailers are neat, any chance of a voice over detailing the struggle against the incubus king?
James
2019-02-16 02:28:19 +0000 UTCSo your serial is awesome already. I already need the next chapter!
James
2019-02-16 02:26:19 +0000 UTCWell, it seems that actually releasing a build for some reason overrode the Early Access designation and it's completely impossible to revert it. This is not great. =/ Obviously there must be ways to avoid doing this, but I didn't get any warning at all.
Sierra Lee
2019-02-16 02:09:27 +0000 UTCThis has all been an extremely complex underground marketing campaign. In the end, all the political and religious conflicts will be resolved by an assortment of fine baked goods.
Sierra Lee
2019-02-16 02:07:34 +0000 UTCThe steam doesn't say early access. So can we consider this as the finished version?
Antonio
2019-02-16 01:52:59 +0000 UTCSierra Lee. Sarah Lin...... Sarah Lee. Sara Lee. Sierra confirmed for a brand of bread.
Taium
2019-02-16 01:18:27 +0000 UTCYeah, they don't care.
Sierra Lee
2019-02-16 01:14:56 +0000 UTCOh, I wasn't anticipating patrons would get it, but thank you for your additional support!
Sierra Lee
2019-02-16 01:14:31 +0000 UTCI don't know if there is precedent, but I'm assuming that Patreon doesn't frown on multiple accounts, is that correct?
Handsome Stalin
2019-02-16 01:07:15 +0000 UTCI bought the DLC.
Troqu
2019-02-16 01:03:29 +0000 UTCSorry, that's what I was trying to say with the penultimate paragraph. It'll be here, just not immediately.
Sierra Lee
2019-02-15 23:54:03 +0000 UTCWill the sneak peeks that appear on Saralin also be available over here?
Trevor
2019-02-15 23:38:53 +0000 UTC
