Upcoming changes to the patreon

Hi!

First of all, once again, apologies for the lack of content. I've been bogged down by a lot of study but I've got a few days free now where I can just work on renders again. 

The current system I have means that if I don't make a minimum amount of renders, I will not charge any patrons for what work is uploaded. This seemed fine back when I had more time to do this, but for a myriad of reasons has just put a lot of needless stress to get things done and I've almost burned out multiple times. I've wound up making really simple mistakes to meet my own criteria, whether thats forgetting to smooth some edges or leaving my watermark at 100% opacity. It's frustrating me a lot, to say the least.

This also doesn't help when I'm in some financial issues through no fault of my own. Thus, I'm going to rework the Patreon to give me room to breathe whilst still giving people incentives to stay on board, or even to join if they haven't already.

Starting in November, I will be making some changes. If you're already a patron you will still receive WIPs and early access to renders always, but I will no longer be releasing asset packs for free, and I'll be starting this with Mermaid Shantae. They will be up for a low $3 subscription, with the plan to release setups from releases past and present. By charging money for these, I can release more complex setups than I have in the past. If you're a new patron, take note that I will also change the Patreon to charge upfront. Please don't join late or you'll be charged twice.

I'm also considering releasing guides infrequently that Patrons will have exclusive access to for a period of time, possibly up to two weeks. Whether its simple things like fixing your camera's FoV or AO settings, or setting up your own headhacks and texturing character bodies to match, I want to have something people can use to get a head-start in SFM. I understand that some of my patrons don't actually use the program, so hopefully this can result in you making your own content too! :)