IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - The Great Patreon Reboot

Hey, everyone. Syon here.

This isn't a developer diary, NPG update, or anything like that. This is (and get ready for this) a State of the Patreon blog post. Ominous, I know. But it's actually not all bad, so if you read through it, I think you'll find that this is a very reasonable update. Or rather, adjustment.

We've been running the Studio Coattails Patreon for quite some time now, and we are very grateful for all the support and feedback we have gotten since we've launched. However, as you may have noticed, updates and posts aren't coming as much as they used to, or at least not as consistently. This is due to a variety of reasons, but the biggest factor is this: we are a small group who are very busy developing and working on our titles, and consistently creating content for the Patreon is a task that is about as time consuming as creating visual novels. So, what does this mean? Well let me put any concerns to rest -- we will not be phasing out the Patreon or shutting it down. Quite the opposite. We actually plan on consolidating the tiers. Let me go a little more in depth.

Since we've launched this, we've had four tiers: $1 tier, $5 tier, $10 tier, and $15 tier. The more you donate, the more content you get. However, due to how busy we've been, some people aren't getting their money's worth. That doesn't feel right to us. So to make things fair and even, we're giving everyone access to every single update, piece of art, short story, poll, dev diary, etc. we post on Patreon. No matter how much you donate, you're going to get everything. For the sake of not booting anyone from their tiers, we're going to keep the tier dollar amounts as they are, but going forward, you will have access to everything, no matter how much you pledge. Pretty simple, right?

We think this is the best route to go for many, many reasons. Not only will you have more of a say in how much you want to give, but this will also help to avoid the feeling of neglect. Furthermore, without the content being separated, this will encourage us to post things on here more often without worrying about fairness. That means more draft 1 scenes, more dev updates, doodles, comics, and anything else that comes to mind. So, basically, everything we've been posting before, but now it's for everyone and you'll also get a net increase in content.

For some of our previous content posted on here, it may take a few days before you're able to access it again. The thumbnails for the more risque images we've posted will be blurred with the full, unblurred image offered as an attached download instead. This is basically so people who don't want to see that kind of stuff won't have to when scrolling.

While we recognize that this will likely impact our income, we strongly believe that you should pay what you think is fair to give. True, it may be an adjustment for us, but it's all part of the long-term goal of providing more content for you and growing Coattails while expanding our presence.

Onwards to the future~

- Syon