DerangedAristocrat
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Quick update
🕑 Added 2022-01-26 03:18:01 +0000 UTCPages coming in about 6-8 hours, even though I'm no longer having PC issues, Daz itself is being a real pain in the ass to work with. These screenshots I took of last week's renders. For some reason it can't handle scenes that it used to easily handle, constantly having VRAM leaks where it holds onto just enough VRAM between each render or preview render to make the next render fail and I need to close, restart, reload every scene for a final render and this takes at least 30 -50 minutes each time depending on scene complexity which is a complete waste of what little free time I have to do this and literally halves my potential output.
I'm going to be taking a break in the coming months, I tried but don't have the time to catch up let alone keep doing this when DAZ keeps acting up, add this to the time and money spent on fixing my PC and real world commitments coming first, I'm losing money, time and people in my life doing this so something has to give, and unfortunately this is it.
It doesn't help when the leakers keep stopping my ability to make enough to take even just half a day off work. I've attached my earnings graph that Patreon provides, I'm making less money than over a year ago and each time pages are leaked too soon the money drops. This completely flys in the face of the pirate's mantra of "leaking is good promo". Many other creators have stopped making comics and the quality out there isn't getting any better for the most part save for a small handful, but I've even noticed some of the best out there drop their quality lately, out of complacency or needing to for viability? You'd have to ask them, I'd assume the latter. But hey, pirates know what's best for creators apparently, that's why they're stealing instead of creating lol.
I'll find a place to wrap up AD Part 2 in the coming months, be full warned that although I will try to keep up with 2 pages a week I cannot guarantee it from here on out. Any more shared content will also affect this, output will reflect leaks and the subsequent drop in support. Tier descriptions will change, I'm already cheaper than any other 3D comic maker in the genre at $3.95 so the page will basically become what Patreon is supposed to be, a support page, not a shop. Its got to the point where I don't have a choice anymore unless I want a divorce because of all the fuitless time and money I'm spending when I could be using those extra hours to make MUCH more at my real job or just spending time with family, I'd like to keep the wife and kids around a bit longer lol.
Thank you to everyone who has supported and not leaked, I'm beyond grateful to you all, its a shame a small handful didn't think before acting. When I stop comics I will work on the game in my spare time and may even take on commissions to keep my skills up but I'll have to assess when that time to take the break comes.
Cheers :)
