Beta Testing Availability


Hey there everyone,

So after much discussion on how to proceed with updates, distribution, content and otherwise I have thought of this as my following plan and would like to know if this is something that interests you guys and gals:

I had always planned on selling the game at a fixed price when it was finished but people have brought it up about wanting updates. So I was thinking of opening up a pateron or a SubscribeStar to grant access to beta testing, along with a special role given to you on discord with access to a special channel for beta testing chat.
The idea behind this is I will update the build once a month for testers to have access to content on the fly. (Beta testing would have bugs in it though, along with unfinished content/content being rearranged or deleted, spelling errors the works. It would be the raw game unpolished. But the entire game as its being created.)

What are your thoughts? Does this interest you?

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your subscribestar subscriber maximum is full

I had no idea there was a maximum on that o.o. I haven't utilized SubscribeStar yet and I'm not yet sure if I'm going to....? :S

Currently right now I'm waiting to see if I'm approved by Pateron as I feel it's interface is more user friendly then SubscribeStar and if I get approved I'll be deleting SubscribeStar and moving over. If I'm rejected which, lol it's a fair chance I might, then I will finally open up the Beta Testing Tier on SubscribeStar. 

I'm sorry for the inconvenience this has caused especially as you went out of your way to look for me there, which thank you so much for doing that!!

I will make sure to post an announcement when the situation is finally finalized, stating which site I opened subscriptions up on. Hopefully that will make it easier for you and everyone else :) (Do followers get notifications about dev logs posted by the creator they're following?) 

It hopefully shouldn't be too long of a wait for this as I launched it today and am under review. 

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I would support you on patreon, it would just be nice to get a discount on the finished game (or eventually for free) for paying you during development.
It's could be like a give and take,  since we supporters can help you with finding typos or some ideas, saving you time in the process.

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I forgot to add that, I'm not sure if I can edit a post once I put it out there(?), but this is what I have set up for the subscription:

"Want to be a Beta Tester? Now you can! Get access to beta builds of what I'm working on monthly. This subscription grants you a special discord role that gives you access to a channel for beta testing chat, as well as your name in the credits as both a sponsor and tester. Subscribers who support my game will also be given a finished copy of the game when it is completed. (Beta testing would have bugs in it and is a unfinished product. Content will be being rearranged or deleted. This is access to the raw game unpolished)"


It only makes sense that anyone supporting the creation would get both credit and the finished product. :) I made an account with SubscribeStar(adult) but I haven't made anything active yet. I'm still trying to figure out how that would work. Mainly how to distribute the beta builds. I'm not sure if it's usually set up with a Dropbox for people to get it from and how I would get Subscribers access to the final game on Itch.io... Which is another reason I haven't made anything active yet.  >.<"

I wanted to make completely sure that people want this and above all else that what I am offering is fair/functional ^.^"

So thank you for leaving a comment with your thoughts for me to see! :) I'm happy to be able to discuss this with the people who enjoy my game. It gives me a much better sense of what to do.

i'd be happy to help with anything you need :)

I'll buy when it's ready, full of h-content and complete. Sorry but I don't wanna pay for half-baked updates monthly.