Thanks!!
I'm still trying to figure out how to sustain myself financially. I believe, I'd have to be capable of producing content at a much faster rate to be able to make ends meet, either to be able to create quality content fast enough to sustain a patreon, or create enough high quality content for people to buy to sustain myself. I'm far off from either goal.
It seems like many successful creators in this genera (adult VN's) solve this problem by using Ren-Py, which makes creating common VN functionality quick, and by either contracting out the art or by using a mostly automated solution for the art, such as using Daz-3D models or ripped or screen-shotted models. Or if they make their own art, they re-use the same images many times.
I do have some experience using some of those methods. I made a controversial adult V/N with Ren-Py which got banned, and I got doxed and fired anyways lol. But now, I really do want to make high quality stuff, even if the end result is me starving to death in a gutter somewhere.
For sure, that's not the goal. My goal is to make high quality stuff and sustain myself. Right now, I'm re-working my models and tech before my next project. I obsess over the details, but if all goes well I'll pick up enough speed to sustain myself over the next year. If not, I'll still have created a few cool things.
I see you're making an adult VN as well. Are you full time? You wrote "us" in LewdMod's description, it means you have a team? Any thoughts on time management or things you've learned so far? I predict the adult games/VN industry will expand at least 10x over the coming decade with increasing world wide internet coverage, and the decrease in... you know... actual relationships lol.