we're finally notdotq anymore

You might notice the new bar at the top of this site, displaying moneys. Here’s the deal: Sixten is making kickass art for my CCY-senpai Visual Novel project. This art, being kickass, costs money. Money is something I have a little bit of, but mostly it’s going toward things like food and rent. The art, being kickass, deserves money (more than Sixten asked for, actually).

I do not believe shirking the responsibility of paying for this artwork is acceptable. However, it’s a hefty blow to me to just dish out a few hundred dollars.

As such, I am accepting donations.

See, normally, with art as good as what Sixten’s, I’d pay him out of my pocket and then sell the game, and make this disgusting thing called a profit. I’m not interested in that profit thing, and I’m not interested in making anyone pay for my game. It will be distributed for free at every stage in its development. That’s a promise.

And because I’m not making money off of it with which to recover from paying Sixten, I ask those of you in the target demographic (anime bloggers) who may or may not have five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars lying around to spend on a bit of entertainment, to spend those spare dollars on a bit of entertainment.

Lest you think I am trying to shift the entirety of the payment onto the community, think again: I have shifted the donation count up by $100: I am only asking for donations for the remaining two thirds. (The extra 20 dollars are from an anonymous benefactor, who shall remain anonymous unless he or she desires otherwise.)

• • Donations should be made via Paypal.
• • My account is dotq11@gmail.com .
• • If the deal with Sixten falls through, I will reimburse all donors.
• • If development of the game ends prematurely, I will pay Sixten personally and reimburse all donors.
• • If you need convincing that Sixten’s art is worth a couple of your dollars, see: Exhibit A / Exhibit B / Exhibit C / Exhibit D.

To all who contribute: thank you.

And finally: I have decided that this project will see fruition. I once joked that I was doing something dumb for fun and it wouldn’t go anywhere. The community spirit that subsequent “releases” of my game stirred up was gratifying; I felt, I should really deliver this. And then people began contributing things to the game. Choux made five amazing character portraits. lelangir sent me music to use. And so on. I can’t and won’t let the community down: I will complete this game.