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Mind Drop #51 (10/12/2022)
🕑 Added 2022-10-12 14:02:23 +0000 UTC
Mackenzie here!
There's tons to talk about in this Mind Drop. So much so that this is still not what our normal Mind Drops will look like.
There's just too much important stuff to talk about to really dive into some of the extra stuff we eventually want to get into since we don't want this info to be overlooked.
Update news:
Let's start things off straight away by giving you an update on how Braindrop is feeling.
He's still recovering from his recent illness but he's feeling much better and is mostly back to feeling like himself.
We did make the call to delay this most recent release by 6 days due to said illness.
We were feeling very down about having to delay but we were completely on time for the new date despite some setbacks so all things considered we're feeling good about how everything ended up.
We do not currently have a date to share for the next update as there are a few things Braindrop is still working on for it.
We are hopeful to have it finished by the end of October but both of our schedules are a bit volatile this month so we're not set on locking this in yet.
Season 1 rework news:
It has been a while since there's been any news on the rework for the first 31 days. While our work has been mainly focused on continuing the story, we have also continued working on the rework.
The timeline for it is 95% complete and the same amount of script work for it is also completed.
We do understand that there are many elements of the recent updates that do not make complete sense due to the story changing and we are committed to finishing the rework as quickly as we can while also continuing on with normal releases.
Outside of a few tweaks here and there and a handful of animations, the intro and days 1-20 are finished. As wells as bits and pieces from the remaining days.
We are currently considering releasing it in large chunks but we would prefer to have it be released all at once to avoid further confusion.
We will be updating you guys regularly on the progress of the rework and any decisions we will be making for it.
Tiers overhaul:
All of the membership tiers have been altered as well as 2 new ones were added. (Images for the tiers are currently being made and will be up in the next few days.) There are now 7 total tiers.
Fan: $1
- Access to patron-only Discord
- Fan role on Discord
- Access to bi-weekly mind drop posts
- Access to any other non-tiered posts
Bench Warmer: $5
- All previous benefits
- Access to updates 7 days after they release
- Bench Warmer role on Discord
- Access to more specific Rachael Client polls such as eye color or body shape (After broad creation such as age and where they're from.)
- Access to DITLO's (A day in the life of) (Two weeks after they're released) these are short stories about what characters get up to when they're not around you.
- Access to the prior month's Birthday Renders
Sixth man: $10
- All previous benefits
- Access to updates 5 days after their release
- Sixth Man role on Discord
- Access to DITLO's (A day in the life of) (a week after they're released) these are short stories about what characters get up to when they're not around you.
- Access to Silly Renders such as hair swaps or character style swaps
Starter: $15
- All previous benefits
- Access to updates 3 days after they release
- Starter role on Discord
- Access to Birthday Renders as they are released
- Access to additional teaser images
All Star: $20
- All previous benefits
- Access to all beta and full builds as they release
- All Star role on Discord
- Access to Broad creation Rachael Client polls (such as where they're from and their age)
- Access to DITLO's (A day in the life of) (as they are released) these are short stories about what characters get up to when they're not around you.
- Access to extra behind the scenes posts
MVP: $43
- All previous benefits
- Access to all small experimental (alpha) builds that will not be shared with other tiers until they're finished
- MVP role on discord
- Access to a hidden Discord channel that Braindrop will frequent and communicate in
- Your name will be added to the end of updates
Hall of Fame: $100
- All previous benefits
- Additional tier for extra support
- You can submit requests for custom renders and if approved, Braindrop will make them as he is able to. (Must be approved by Braindrop, aka nothing crazy)
- Hall of Fame role on Discord
- You will be able to create your own custom role for yourself on Discord (With approval)
Tiers overhaul explained further:
(All patrons as well as former patrons will still receive all of the remainder of Days 32-38, although they will be released to you 10 days after their release for All Star tier+.)
Our goal for these updated tiers was to incentivize where we could without adding too much additional side content work. There were also many requests for things like higher tiers for custom renders / name in credits.
The "alpha" builds in the MVP tier will be updates in the 100 render size that will not have very clean start or end points, these updates will not be posted here but will be sent in DMs.
If you have any questions about the new tiers, please ask and I'll answer as soon as I can!
Side content release times:
Client polls (All Star+):
It's been a very long time since you all have seen Ingrid. (The last client poll girl).
Since things are very different now and there's tons of new faces, we will be starting fresh and Braindrop will be finishing Ingrid by communicating things through discord.
The first poll will be deciding where in the world she is from, starting with the continent. The options will be North America, South America, Africa, Oceania, and Asia. (No Antarctica for obvious reasons and no Europe since that was the last winner.)
Polls will take place on Mondays and this first one will take place on October 17th
Birthday Renders (Bench Warmer+):
Due to things being behind here, Bench Warmers will get the new renders as they come out until we're caught up and then it will be that the Starters will get the new ones, while Bench Warmers will be behind a month.
The renders for July / August will release on October 20th
Silly renders (Sixth Man+):
The first batch of these will be a total of 12 renders of a number of characters having their hair swapped with other characters. As well as a few surprise renders.
These will release on October 25th
Additional Teaser Images (Starter+):
The additional game teasers will be around 10 additional teasers and will be posted on October 28th
Upcoming update:
This next update will feature the first basketball game of WVM, even if it's only an exhibition match.
We just wanted to take a moment to say that while this is an adult visual novel with a story that revolves around basketball... WVM is not a basketball game, this is a naughty game.
The girls will always come first and the focus will always mainly be on the girls.
With that said, this next update is basketball heavy outside of 1 scene that we left for that update so it's not so one sided.
Braindrop has told me that this game was a huge contributor to his bad year. He's struggled to make it good enough for his own standards but that's mainly due to Daz3d not being the best way to form a basketball scene.
There's also so much work that will only be shown for a few seconds, the kind of work that is very noticeable if it was wrong or missing but not the kind of work that you recognize. The kind of work that took months.
We just want to temper expectations for it a bit. It's Braindrop's first time making a basketball game and he's learned a lot from it and hopes to improve on it in the future.
It should be completely obvious, but don't go into it thinking it will be some sort of mini-game or some sort of full game like a 2k.
There are decisions even though the MC will be sitting out, but that's about it.
There are many limitations and with those limitations came unique problem solving solutions. Some work, some come off a bit jank but in the end we believe it will be a fun update and we're excited to have it ready for you all soon.
If you have any questions please ask away.
Thank you all very much for everything and we hope you have a great few weeks.
Talk to you again soon.
Comments
Ivan Merier
where is the download? I cannot find it either
Jason P
Days 38? Where is all this content located for download???
Mackenzie If you run Shawna as a girl will she get pregnant too
TheGentleman
I have a few things to sayon this game. Firstly,this is one of the best AVN (adult visual novel) games I've ever played. Secondly, it is one of my top three favorites (the other two being Mythic Manor and Sisterly Lust). Third,this game is the reason uve subscribed to the patreon,the lewd scenes are good,but id be lying if i didn't live the story more. Whatever you do,keep it up and take your time,bo matter how long it takes i know it will look good,and i have yet to be disappointed (doubt i will be)
TheBigOne
I agree with Occasionallykook and Drey, after so much time of nothing and a restart made by some babysteps in beta release quality (I realy hate the "x of y" texts, strong mood killer for me), you found the time to change the tiers to ask for more money. You don't have the time (or the will) to invest 30 minutes to write a better text ... I have no words
Thomas J
What is the rework? Are you remastering/reworking the visuals or adding music? I would love it if this VN had music :)
Drey
I agree with Occasionallykook, its definitely a good and refreshing start but to start presenting high paying tiers with all these fancy rewards/privileges after so long of feeling absolutely scammed is a rather bold move indeed, one that can't yet to be justified for the content that needs to be made up for.
Mellow
God I’m so excited! My expectations arnt super high like you said but I still would like to see this game come. I just wanna see some bball baby lmao. Keep up the amazing work and progress!
Occasionallykook
I don't feel like we have experienced near enough consistency yet for these price/content adjustments to seem reasonable. Bold strategy after a year of paid drought though... the absolute cojones on this one xD
Gethsah
Thanks so much for the rework update, and everything else!
HDR
Yeah overlooked it. Still bitter about it after all the wasted time, the brubru cringe, and still constant willow/azel teasing for some reason despite confirmation it’s a nope from BD, Rant done, thanks for the info tho
Braindrop
That is not the case. All patrons and former patrons have received and will receive all of Days 32-38 for this very reason. You may have overlooked this section of the post: Tiers overhaul explained further: (All patrons as well as former patrons will still receive all of the remainder of Days 32-38, although they will be released to you 10 days after their release for All Star tier+.) -Mackenzie
HDR
Awesome, so BD got my $100+ or so dollars from months of subbing with no releases and I don’t get them because I dropped down to $1 tier because of said no releases even tho the tenders were ‘done’. Sounds good
Estrada777
IMO, I'd like to see the rework completed before anything else. I'd like to have a single, contiguous playthrough that all makes sense.
Braindrop
Yes, we have addressed it a few times already. Braindrop had more than 2000 renders and a script finished but due to numerous issues both in development and his personal life, he was not happy with the update and the 1000 renders or so that has been released these past few months were all part of that batch. Braindrop has been remaking a lot of the renders and scenes from those 2000 as in this past year he had learned a lot and felt they could and should be better than they were. If you revisit some of the older Mind Drops you will see many renders that made it into these recent updates as well as some that were remade. Some examples are: The team photo from Mind Drop #37 that was made on December 11, 2021 was in this most recent update. The render with Azel and Lauren was remade for the lunch scene in the last update. Remade lunch scene with Millie in Mind Drop #40 which was posted on January 31st Render of Jax's interview that was used in this most recent update was in Mind Drop #42 that was posted on February 18th Hallway scene with Anna used in the last update in Mind Drop #44 which was posted on April 3rd Animation from recent Anna scene posted in Mind Drop #46 on April 17th There are more but I'll stop there. And many of the other renders in these Mind Drops will be included in this next update. -Mackenzie
Braindrop
After further consideration, we will be making DITLO's available down to the Bench Warmer tier ($5) after a few weeks of it being released for the higher tiers. Thank you for the feedback. -Mackenzie
HDR
will we ever get a comment from BD about the alleged 2k renders from way before, that i was a $20 sub for months, and never received anything for it?
Agreed
Roaden
I really think game releases should happen all at once for the tiers, until you are all caught up on the promised content from last year. I also think you should release ditlo to other tiers like 10 and five dollars. 20 dollars for big content like that when there is still a lot of mistrust from the antics of last year feels like a bad way to start rebuilding trust.
