Atlyss News
The collaboration is cancelled! There were irreconcilable creative differences from the outset, but I was too enamored by the idea of getting an extra pair of hands to help with Atlyss content to properly recognize it. Sadly, this was a huge waste of time for both of us, and for wasting your time as well; you have my apologies.
But, 2 months ago I said you guys would be getting “an update with new features”. So, after a month and a half of burning myself out trying to make a forsaken collaboration work with nothing to show for it, I jumped right back into the fire to actually put together an update with new features, which I deliver unto you todaySpecial thanks to Raziek and Zeroman32 in beta testing this release, their combined efforts have saved you what would've been the typical 3 or 4 worth of hotfix updates over the next week. This may even be the first update without a single hotfix.. but we'll have to see. Cross your fingers!Additional thanks to Catman and Mario in the Atlyss Modding discord for their insights and guidance, as well.
New Minimum Tier
I was planning on moving the minimum tier up from $3 to $5 on New Years, but got sidetracked by recent events. Back when I first started patreon, the Standard was tiers in the $1 to $3 price range.. Now you’ll be hard pressed to find even a new patreon creator with anything less than $5! This isn't just changing trends, but USD's inflation over the years. Many of my VaM Peers start at $7. There are other Atlyss Mod creators with Very Similar Mods for $5. But I’ll leave it at this- After inflation; $3 from February 2017 (when I started) to February 2026 (what the fuck, 9 years?!) its nearly $5. So that’s good enough for me. We were all bracing for a jump to $6 for the collaboration anyways, so it’s a win-win.
(To the 9 of you who snuck onto the new Collab Tier at $6; you're getting refunded, sorry for the hassle!)
VaM News
I managed to iron out a new design for Streamer Sim and put some code down, but I had to devote all my attention to Atlyss for a bit. Now with the Atlyss Gauntlet cleared, I’m back full steam ahead on the Streamer Sim update. For the first and last time in human history, someone has had the thought: “Thank god, I can finally get back to writing VaM code!”
'Launcher Game' News
I’m not even thinking about this until after I’m done with the Streamer Sim update. With how delayed everything’s been, this guy’s on the back back burner on the stove in the back of the kitchen in the basement until we’re at a good pace again.
If you have any questions about anything, don't hesitate to reach out to me here, or on Discord!