Ariaspoaa

Hi all! This is a quick post for me to discuss the recent news surrounding the price increase that is incoming for Patreons who subscribe to content creators using Patreon's iOS app (i.e. from the App Store).

I want to stress that this PSA is solely for anyone who is supporting me via Patreon's iOS app and does not apply to anyone who is supporting me via webpage or Android.

Context: https://news.patreon.com/articles/understanding-apple-requirements-for-patreon

Summary

Long story short, Apple is requiring Patreon to remove all of its billing options and requiring the app to use Apple's own in-app purchasing system (which includes a 30% Apple Store fee) for new subscriptions starting November 2024.

According to the link above, this does not impact existing members and only applies to new Patreon memberships starting November 2024.

My thoughts on this change

While the link above does state that existing members will not be affected, I am not holding my breath, as Patreon has broken a few promises in the past regarding policies that they said would not be altered.

In essence, Apple wants 30% of the cut of any membership purchased through Patreon's iOS app without any effort on their part, and I think it goes without saying what I think about their strategy, so I will not go any deeper in this regard.

Patreon has offered two choices with this upcoming change, which is either increasing membership prices to offset Apple's cut or having the creator absorb the fee.

My choice

I decided to do the former, which is increasing the fee to offset Apple's cut. This is for the simple reason that Cara in Creekmaw is no longer something I do on the side, it's my full-time commitment, and it makes little sense for me to absorb the fee with little to no upside.

This is a lose-lose situation for creators and fans, and I must stress that I take no joy or pride in increasing the price of subscriptions for iOS users.

What I strongly suggest

If you are currently subscribed to me via Patreon's iOS app, I highly recommend you switch to a webpage (i.e. via PC) subscription whenever possible. This will circumvent Apple's fee entirely and retain the original subscription tier costs.

If you plan to support me somewhere in the future or plan to re-subscribe (i.e. when releases come out), I would highly recommend doing so via webpage as well.

Summary

I'm thankful for everyone's support (be it on iOS or not) and with that said, I will conclude this post and get back to development!

Stay safe and healthy!

Hi all! The July 2024 Update is now available!

JULY UPDATE (~600MB) 
PC/Linux/Mac (follow the instructions below)
MEGA
GOFILE
FASTUPLOAD

Android
(This is the full game in 720p for Android. To keep your save files do not uninstall the previous build you had. instead, just install this one and it will overwrite the files and preserve your saves)
MEGA 
FASTUPLOAD 
MEDIAFIRE

To summarize, this update includes 1 brand new side story along with 3 stories which I'm dubbing as "minis"! Read on for more details! What is included in the July 2024 Update: 

• 1 brand new side story for July; "Suyin's Pregnancy Cravings", adding nearly 300 new renders!

• 3 'minis'; these mini-stories are based on past render requests that have been created, with the addition of unique dialogue for each that ties all of the renders together. They can be played from the side story selection menu!
  

Important note: This update only includes the July content and does not include image data from the Prologue, Episode 1, Episode 2, or Episode 2 Enhanced. If you wish to download that content, do visit this link!

Other small changes include: 

• Versioning is now standardized, with this current version being "v2.1". The number and position of '2' indicates a major iteration of the game (i.e. a new main episode), while the number and position of "1" indicates a minor iteration (monthly content, side story). This should make things easier to bug-fix in the future!

• Added a "seen" marker on the side stories if you have already played through them (QoL additions).
  

Download Steps 
If you have Cara in Creekmaw already downloaded on your device, follow these steps:

1. Download the files from the link above!
2. Copy all the content from the July update's "game" folder.
3. Paste these files into your existing "game" folder of Cara in Creekmaw. Overwrite as needed.
4. Play!

If you do not have Cara in Creekmaw installed on your device, the game can still run with the link above but there will be no image data from the previous releases! This means the gallery and replay viewer will not function (which is expected).

Enjoy the game!