THE INN CH2 1.02.01 - DEVLOG 2!

What's up, everyone?

It's been a while, huh?

First off, sorry for the silence. Things have been rough lately, not just for me, but for a lot of AVN devs out there.

In case you haven't heard, a recent internet activism group based in Australia has been making headlines. They managed to get a bunch of adult games banned from Steam and even got itch.io to deindex adult content entirely.

I won’t go into the full details (I’m not the best source for that), but you can read about it here:

🔗 Itch.io Update on NSFW Content

So, what does this mean for the indie AVN scene, and more specifically, The Inn?

Honestly? Not much for now.

We all know that hosting and crowdfunding adult games has always been a hot-button issue online. Some defend it as a form of art and expression, while others are extremely, even radically, against it.

For the first time since I started working on The Inn, I found myself genuinely worried. Like we’re living on borrowed time.

But don’t worry. I’m not stopping development any time soon.

Worst case, I’ll just remove all the porn and double down on the story.

Heh... It’s gonna be glorious.

On a more personal note...

All this drama got me thinking.

I’ve been working full-time on The Inn for over two years now. What started as a hobby and a way to cope with ADHD turned into my main source of income, and my family’s too.

As many of you know, I live in Brazil. The dollar goes a long way here, and while I don’t earn a ton on Patreon, it’s been enough for a comfortable life.

At least, it was until recently.

The political and economic situation here has taken a downturn. Inflation is out of control, and the cost of living has skyrocketed. I won’t bore you with the details, that’s a whole other can of worms.

To make matters worse, I’ve noticed my Patreon earnings dropping over the last three months. I’m no longer able to maintain a stable income.

And yes, that’s partly my fault. I haven’t been delivering consistent updates, and the release schedule has been... let’s say “messy” since Chapter 2 began.

I could complain and make excuses, but that’s not the point.

The real wake-up call?

I realized I don’t have a fallback plan.

What if Patreon pulls the plug on adult content?

What if my earnings drop to the point where I can’t support my family anymore?

Needless to say, that took away some sleep and made me a little paranoid.

So I started looking into alternatives. Other things I could work on.

And somewhere in the middle of that, I had a random idea for a non-adult game.

One thing led to another, and I started prototyping it.

I got so caught up that I completely lost track of time and ended up spending two whole weeks on it, with almost no progress on The Inn.

I did get some scenes done, and they look dope, but yeah, that’s about it.

Probably not the smartest thing to admit, but I want to be honest with you all. For what it’s worth.

I’ve also been trying to live a better, healthier life.

That means cutting out some things that weren't helping me, mentally or physically. But that’s a topic for another, more personal post.

TL;DR?

Yeah... I feel like that South Park episode where the CEO keeps apologizing.

But seriously, I’m sorry for the lack of updates.

I know I need to get my stuff together.

I’m back to working on The Inn, so stay tuned. Updates are coming soon.

Check out the sneak-peek post for some of the scenes I’ve been working on. I know it’s not much, but I hope it shows that progress is still happening.

Thanks for sticking around.

See you all soon!