Patreon tier revamp 2.0

A while ago I mentioned that I needed to revamp the patreon tiers to a different format, and I think I have finally come up with a solution that balances what works for me and what is rewarding for you. I will implement the changes on February 1st so you have two weeks to adjust your pledge and join a different tier if you want! If my explanations of the changes are unclear or you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to ask! 

GENERAL CHANGES
As always, all tiers will include the benefits of the tiers before it. For example, Gold patrons get the Gold tier perks as well as the Silver and Bronze perks.

Because of how Patreon works, I am unable to edit the tier prices while people are pledged to those tiers. Since I can’t simply lower the cost of the existing tiers, I need to make some new ones and rename others. For example, if you signed up for the Silver tier last month, you're now a Gold tier patron because that tier was renamed to work with the new pricing. 

BRONZE
This tier remains the same. As a Bronze patron you have access to the patreon feed, you get the discord benefits (special role + exclusive chat room) and you get to suggest NPCs for new overhauls when I work on those.

SILVER
This is the new Silver tier, which has been lowered from $5 to $3. Silver patrons get early access to some content, such as updated NPC faces for my overhauls and followers. An example of that is a new version of Elisif, which will remain a patreon exclusive while my mod update is still a WIP. When the update is ready for release, it will of course be available on nexus for everyone as always. IMPORTANT: There are no NPCs available for early access yet!

GOLD
The Gold tier has been lowered from $10 to $5 to suit the new perks. As a Gold patron you get to vote for upcoming mods. I no longer offer preset improvements as part of this tier, read more about it under “commissions” below.

DIAMOND
Diamond has been lowered from $15 to $10, and just like with the Gold tier I no longer offer preset improvements as part of the pledge reward. An explanation for that is found under “commissions” below. As a Diamond patron you get a special thanks on every new mod page I create while you are pledged. You also get to pick or add some customizations for upcoming mods. For example, if I’m working on a mod I might ask if you want to add some cosmetic options to it - it could be eye color, makeup, warpaint, hairstyle etc.

If you are currently a Diamond patron (the $15 version), I recommend switching over to the new one, as it costs less but your rewards are the same. 

COMMISSIONS
Like I mentioned above, I have removed the preset improvement perks from the Gold and Diamond tiers. They were incredibly popular and I thoroughly enjoyed working on every single one, but I realised that it’s not a great idea to have that as a patreon perk. Because it was a tier reward, it meant that everyone who pledged to either of those tiers could request a preset improvement once a month, which in turn meant that I either had to pause what I was currently working on or let the person wait until I had time - often weeks.

I will still offer preset improvements (and other stuff), but on a commission basis and not part of a patreon tier. It won’t be available all the time, but something I open up when I feel like I have time to take on an extra project or two. All the information about that will be available in my discord server. If you are interested but don’t use discord, send me a private message here and I’ll copy-paste the information from there.

For those whose preset improvement requests I have already agreed to, I will of course finish those - but as of today I am not accepting any new ones. 

TL;DR
Tier pricing has been lowered but you need to manually set your pledge to a new tier if you want to change. I'm no longer improving presets as part of patreon tier perks, but I will occasionally take commissions on discord.