As an update, I copied my saves to V 0.2513, and I got applicants.
Very strange, I have not heard of this bug but you can expect version 0.3 today. I have made sure it is save compatible with 0.25 save so you will be able to continue without losing progress.
EDIT: 0.3 is being build and uploaded right now, expect release an a few hours(need to write up update highlights post).
Thank you for the update. I would like to donate to the cause. Unfortunately I don't use Paypal or Patreon anymore. are there other ways to donate? Also, I'm a programmer. If there is anyway I can help, let me know. You might consider using UNIQUE in your SQL for the photo stuff. That way you could give a list of girl's names without duplicates. You might have to key the completed photo shoots to the name instead of the girls id.
What did you have in mind? I don't really use any else personally. I do have a Kofi account not sure if that helps, but please don't feel obligated to donate. EDIT: Ok I see what you meant, I didn't realise the direct payout limited users to paypal(since I don't have a Stripe account), I have changed that.
There isn't anything as complicated as SQL for the databases(they are all basically json files), this is mainly to allow users to easily see how things are done and to add to them.
I am also not sure what you mean about the duplicate girl names or the complete shoots. In 0.3 the game won't load girls with matching "id", it will just load their content along side. As for the completed shoots it does add the shoot name to the list of completed shoots. If I misunderstood please let me know.