The Siberian is here! Hope nobody minds me changing this scene slightly from the book description. I felt she needed more of a "cinematic slow-reveal" kind of moment. Don't @ me. Or do, I ain't scared.
The response when I posted the first Worm teaser was explosive, more than I'd even hoped, and it seemed like pretty much everybody was asking if I was going to make a Patreon or if there was any way they could donate to help this project, which was stunning and I didn't really have an answer. I was hesitant to make a Patreon for a number of reasons, but I realized that patrons could help me to invest in better assets, tools, and hardware, and ultimately raise the quality of the work, maybe even streamline and speed up the process. For that reason primarily I decided I could make it happen.
It also occurred to me that with all these newly modeled characters I'm designing, I can 3D-print some of them and offer them as collectibles to top backers. This will be an inconsistent reward, only whenever I'm able to finish a suitable character's design, optimize if for printing, arrange shipping, etc. Assume something like every 3 months. Due to the cost of printing and shipping physical objects they'll have to be tier-restricted, but I tried to keep the price as reasonable as possible. For everyone else I'll still have behind-the-scenes and progress updates for the stuff I'm working on, at the very least. I'm open to suggestions, too.
Lastly, just as a warning: CG creation is absurdly slow, so there will likely be months where I'm not able to finish anything that I can share so much as a screenshot of, especially at the beginning while I'm still building assets. I don't like the idea of payments going out with nothing to show for it, but I guess I just have to ask that anybody who supports this understands that this type of project doesn't lend itself to a consistent posting schedule, and there will unfortunately be gaps in content. Your patience will be greatly appreciated. In the event that I face a severe lull in progress, I can and will pause payments until I'm back on track.
So with that in mind, and with Mr Bow's blessing, I've made a Patreon. The link is below. The excitement and support this community has shown so far has been just insane. It's encouraging to think you all are here and have my back while I work on the most ambitious one-man project I've ever attempted. Thanks so much.
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