Patreon exclusive models are being discontinued.

leme explain. this was the plan starting this year 2025. after having the userID registration system in effect for about 5 years at this point I decided it was time to eliminate it as I feel it incentivized people being patrons for the wrong reasons.

see, when you donate to me, you are doing this because you wana see my projects get put into motion, and also wana support what I do (outside of commissions and the repair jobs I take on.) however, I never really liked the idea of people only bothering to donate just because of one model I made that they liked. Im not trying to guilt anyone of that motivation but I have found it has lead to some people to take a much more insensitive approach, essentially treating me as some kind of obstacle rather than a global companion working sometimes in your best interest.

more simply put, I... dont wana deal with the unnecessary bureaucratic, and poor attempt to ensure fairness for both me and (you). having to manage all those userIDs to make sure people were legitimately getting access was a pain in the butt, and for (you) it often times seems like a lot of hoops to go through for getting what you wanted.

so, starting 2025 I made a few moves to make that less of the case. for now on this patreon pretty much grants $10 tier patrons the ability to do early access testing on models still in development as well as to still have the power to decide what I prioritize. no... exclusive goods here.

that being said. for many of you, you may not have any real need to keep being patrons. so... if you wana leave you may do so. on the other hand if you still believe in what I do, feel free to stick around however there may not be much in the way of posts here as I was also planning on relocating the center of where I handle patron donations to exclusively in my discord server. especially since patreon has mostly been used as an addon, and... well patreon itself as a platform has a bunch of issues that make its usage very problematic.

Im still figuring out things on the fly so this isnt exactly a final word but more of an honest explanation for anyone that may be only getting news updates on exactly wtf I am doing from here. if you want a better line of communication I HIGHLY recommend joining the discord at

https://discord.gg/p3xknC2

this is truly where I "live" on the internet and not so much here. if my any chance something new happens that may concern you people I will make mention of it here and there. I also apologize if the general patreon specific experience may have not been up to snuff (tbf this whole thing was actually just a temporary idea that lasted way longer than it needed to). Remember that unlike many other creators I NEVER will badger anyone into continuing to fiance me. YOU do this entirely because you want to, and I genuinely want to make that evident and clear.