itch.io

The problem was FINALLY fixed a few months ago. 

Though I found out by one of my attempts to sign in -- and IT WORKED -- and *not* by them telling me the problem had been solved,

The "problem" was I have a very old email address -- coming up on 25 years -- and unlike the vast majority of email addresses, my "@" part has 2 dots -- "." -- in it and not the now standard one dot.

I've had a few problems with this is past years, but never one as annoying or long-lasting as happened with Patreon. 

As far as what Creator and their games you want to support on Patreon, I would say, what games do you LIKE to play that are here on itch/io and does its Creator have a Patreon account? (Some do not.)

I support about 4-5 different games, all basically at the lowest tier because that is all I can afford, and I play ALL of those games -- and I look forward to playing them! And there are a lot of pluses with being a Patreon supporter, including early releases of games, and often special things like additional images, voting in game-related polls, and sometimes even mini-games for Patreon supporters only.

I've been a Patreon member for about 3-4 years and never had a problem with the site until This THING with the email happened to me. Personally I find the more that Patreon stays out of the way of its Creators, the better it is for everyone.

So, I'd look on itch/io and see what games you like and what you actually play, and then read the info about those games because if the Creator is a Patreon member, you can be *sure* they will mention it in their itch/io posts! And then just click on the link!

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If the idea is to appeal to as many game Creators as possible, I have to agree that "PrideHosting" is going to limit the appeal. Not necessary because of bigotry, but PrideHosting sounds like it is focused on only gay-related games and is NOT inclusive of other adult, horror, experimental, etc., etc. games. 

Something like OpenHosting or AllGamesHosting might have been a wider-ranged and more welcoming name.

Unfortunately, you seem to have locked yourself into that name, so at this point I don't know what can be done.

I wish you the best as I am personally extremely displeased with Itch.io decision.

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Thank you. This is upset to me because I really enjoyed playing your game and you offered so much extra content on Patreon that I how won't be able to get.   :(

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Thank you. This is upsetting to me because I really like your game and being able to get it early on Patreon.

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I did NOT posted it to "all the other adult vns," I posted to the pages of the creators here on itch.io that I support on Patreon (since I cannot sign in there), which are eight in total, so they would know.

Not that it is any of your business.

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Hello,

This is just to inform you that come of the end of May, I may stop supporting your game and you on Patreon.

I really do NOT want to do this, but Patreon made some change to how one logs into their site and, since the beginning of May, it will NOT recognize my email address. So now I cannot log into my Patreon account and I cannot get to any of the pages of the Creators I support, such as yourself, and your content there.

I contacted Patreon about this weeks ago and they have admitted they caused this problem, but they seem in no hurry to fix it, assuming they are actually even trying to correct it.

Since I cannot access your content on Patreon, there is no point in my making payments there and I will just have to buy or get what I can here on Itch.io.

I'm very disappointed by this since I have been a Patreon supporter since September 2022. I've given them until this Friday, May 30th, to solve this, but if they won't or can't fix this problem by then, well, I'll contact my bank and have Stop Payments put on all the Creators I support.

Again, this is so you know and you know why.

-- Tom Sr.

May 27, 2025

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Hello,

This is just to inform you that come of the end of May, I may stop supporting your game and you on Patreon.

I really do NOT want to do this, but Patreon made some change to how one logs into their site and, since the beginning of May, it will NOT recognize my email address. So now I cannot log into my Patreon account and I cannot get to any of the pages of the Creators I support, such as yourself, and your content there.

I contacted Patreon about this weeks ago and they have admitted they caused this problem, but they seem in no hurry to fix it, assuming they are actually even trying to correct it.

Since I cannot access your content on Patreon, there is no point in my making payments there and I will just have to buy or get what I can here on Itch.io.

I'm very disappointed by this since I have been a Patreon supporter since September 2022. I've given them until this Friday, May 30th, to solve this, but if they won't or can't fix this problem by then, well, I'll contact my bank and have Stop Payments put on all the Creators I support.

Again, this is so you know and you know why.

-- Tom Sr.

May 27, 2025

**

Hello,

This is just to inform you that come of the end of May, I may stop supporting your game and you on Patreon.

I really do NOT want to do this, but Patreon made some change to how one logs into their site and, since the beginning of May, it will NOT recognize my email address. So now I cannot log into my Patreon account and I cannot get to any of the pages of the Creators I support, such as yourself, and your content there.

I contacted Patreon about this weeks ago and they have admitted they caused this problem, but they seem in no hurry to fix it, assuming they are actually even trying to correct it.

Since I cannot access your content on Patreon, there is no point in my making payments there and I will just have to buy or get what I can here on Itch.io.

I'm very disappointed by this since I have been a Patreon supporter since September 2022. I've given them until this Friday, May 30th, to solve this, but if they won't or can't fix this problem by then, well, I'll contact my bank and have Stop Payments put on all the Creators I support.

Again, this is so you know and you know why.

-- Tom Sr.

May 27, 2025

**

Hello,

This is just to inform you that come of the end of May, I may stop supporting your game and you on Patreon.

I really do NOT want to do this, but Patreon made some change to how one logs into their site and, since the beginning of May, it will NOT recognize my email address. So now I cannot log into my Patreon account and I cannot get to any of the pages of the Creators I support, such as yourself, and your content there.

I contacted Patreon about this weeks ago and they have admitted they caused this problem, but they seem in no hurry to fix it, assuming they are actually even trying to correct it.

Since I cannot access your content on Patreon, there is no point in my making payments there and I will just have to buy or get what I can here on Itch.io.

I'm very disappointed by this since I have been a Patreon supporter since September 2022. I've given them until this Friday, May 30th, to solve this, but if they won't or can't fix this problem by then, well, I'll contact my bank and have Stop Payments put on all the Creators I support.

Again, this is so you know and you know why.

-- Tom Sr.

May 27, 2025

**

Hello,

This is just to inform you that come of the end of May, I may stop supporting your game and you on Patreon.

I really do NOT want to do this, but Patreon made some change to how one logs into their site and, since the beginning of May, it will NOT recognize my email address. So now I cannot log into my Patreon account and I cannot get to any of the pages of the Creators I support, such as yourself, and your content there.

I contacted Patreon about this weeks ago and they have admitted they caused this problem, but they seem in no hurry to fix it, assuming they are actually even trying to correct it.

Since I cannot access your content on Patreon, there is no point in my making payments there and I will just have to buy or get what I can here on Itch.io.

I'm very disappointed by this since I have been a Patreon supporter since September 2022. I've given them until this Friday, May 30th, to solve this, but if they won't or can't fix this problem by then, well, I'll contact my bank and have Stop Payments put on all the Creators I support.

Again, this is so you know and you know why.

-- Tom Sr.

May 27, 2025

**

Hello,

This is just to inform you that come of the end of May, I may stop supporting your game and you on Patreon.

I really do NOT want to do this, but Patreon made some change to how one logs into their site and, since the beginning of May, it will NOT recognize my email address. So now I cannot log into my Patreon account and I cannot get to any of the pages of the Creators I support, such as yourself, and your content there.

I contacted Patreon about this weeks ago and they have admitted they caused this problem, but they seem in no hurry to fix it, assuming they are actually even trying to correct it.

Since I cannot access your content on Patreon, there is no point in my making payments there and I will just have to buy or get what I can here on Itch.io.

I'm very disappointed by this since I have been a Patreon supporter since September 2022. I've given them until this Friday, May 30th, to solve this, but if they won't or can't fix this problem by then, well, I'll contact my bank and have Stop Payments put on all the Creators I support.

Again, this is so you know and you know why.

-- Tom Sr.

May 27, 2025

**

Hello,

This is just to inform you that come of the end of May, I may stop supporting your game and you on Patreon.

I really do NOT want to do this, but Patreon made some change to how one logs into their site and, since the beginning of May, it will NOT recognize my email address. So now I cannot log into my Patreon account and I cannot get to any of the pages of the Creators I support, such as yourself, and your content there.

I contacted Patreon about this weeks ago and they have admitted they caused this problem, but they seem in no hurry to fix it, assuming they are actually even trying to correct it.

Since I cannot access your content on Patreon, there is no point in my making payments there and I will just have to buy or get what I can here on Itch.io.

I'm very disappointed by this since I have been a Patreon supporter since September 2022. I've given them until this Friday, May 30th, to solve this, but if they won't or can't fix this problem by then, well, I'll contact my bank and have Stop Payments put on all the Creators I support.

Again, this is so you know and you know why.

-- Tom Sr.

May 27, 2025

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Thanks!

Okay, I'll likely go over to Patreon at some point to ask this again, but in your linked downloads, there is a file called "chapter5.rpyc" -- what is that for?!

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Hi,

I really enjoy your game. I plan on becoming a Patreon supporter for you at the end of February. (I support a number of game-makers there and I like having my dues all due around the same time.)

Anyway, I'm playing the first episode and I've noticed there are a fair number of misspelling and other grammatical errors in the text.  When I run  into one, it "takes me out of the game" which kind of spoils the fun for me. (I'll attach 2 images of these with this post, but there are also others.)

(I also noticed you don't use periods at the end of sentences, but I guess that is a creative choice.) 

Do you have someone to *proofread* for you -- or can you get someone to do so? If not, I'd be willing to do so with your game's text. That's up to you. But I do hope you do get someone to proofread, because as I said, when I encounter one in-game, it throws me off. That might just be me -- I read a LOT of books.

I'm looking forward to Episode 3!

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*** YES! ***

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I like the animation, but, seriously, it looks like his pants are going to pop!

And, that tight? His c*ck and b*lls must be in agony!

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Thank you for making the mini-guide!

And, I just realized, I know of the perfect site where I can share your game!

I hope you are doing well, and, again, thank you so much for making this game!

Iä! Iä!

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Just to let you know, the notice for this post says there are 5 new images with it and shows thumbnails of them, but when I come to your actual post, I can't find those 5 images.

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Iä! Iä! P'ppydrag'n fhtagn!

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W00T!

Congratulations!

And thank you!

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Ah, I see what you are doing. Originally it sounded like you were going to possibly doing major revisions to the entire game, but actually, it is the artwork. Okay then! GO FOR IT!

And, ooooooohhhh! You mentioned "future games"!!!

♥♥♥♥♥

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When I think of what you are planning on doing, I think of how fans of Half-Life remade the game into Black Mesa.

Of course they had teams working on *that* for at least a decade....

*lol* I don't expect you to invest that much time and effort, but I do like what you have planned. I did suggest you give some of your characters different builds from the body-builder-type. Also, you could introduce perhaps more different racial types, like Asian or Indian.

And perhaps you might add content to the story inside, adding more details, or even adding sub-plots that might then tie into the main plot — or perhaps just be a dead end (but still fun!)

One warning: Do you know of the Mythos author T.E.D. Klein. He has written some excellent Mythos fiction (and other fiction in general). But his output of material is somewhat small — because he keeps rewriting what he wrote, and then rewriting that, and then rewriting that.... *sigh* He is such a *good* author, I and others wish there was more of his works to read.

Just as you did with this 0.9.9 version of the game, you *ARE* going to be learning now to do things better by doing them over again — and also, the technology will keep improving. So promise yourself that the 1.0.0 version will be your *FINAL* version of Leather and Madness (barring any bug-fix updates).

And then move on to making a *NEW* game — or doing something entirely different: maybe write a gay Mythos *novel* instead. Don't fall into the trap of always wanting to make L&M better and Better and BETTER....

Well, unless you decide to redo the whole thing *two decades* from now.

:)

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After reading that post, I think the Mythos aspects of your game have driven you to MADNESS!

I look forward to playing to the end — and then replaying the revamped game in the future. (Is this going to be like Half-Life remade as Black Mesa?!)

My one suggestion, for now, is I would personally like to see some of the characters have different builds from the "body-builder-type".

AND, again,  thank you for making this game!

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I'm impressed with the many multiple endings -- and I still think Valentine's Day would be a very appropriate day to release the final game (I ♥ CTHULHU!) -- but earlier will be acceptable.  :)

I haven't been able to do much computer-wise for several weeks now due to my OS getting damaged. However, I decided not to bother to fix it, but instead do something I have been planning for some time, get a really GREAT high-end computer, which is being built for me now.

Alas, there was been a delay due to the guy (who is a whiz when it comes to computers!) becoming very sick for about a week.  *sigh*  Still he is a very nice guy and I think this new computer will be worth the wait!

I'm looking forward to the ending(s) of "Leather & Madness".  Thank you so much for combining gay male character and the Cthulhu Mythos and BDSM!  :)

I'll be waiting for the sequel game!   :)

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So, February?

Perhaps a Mythos Valentine's Day gift for all your supporters and game players?

I saw the email you sent out about that and quickly download and installed the new files.

Buggy software does seem to be the endless curse of game makers and I give you credit for dealing with the problems reported to you and getting out an update so quickly.

Thanks again for your game, timoteoxo!

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Thank you for that information.

I've bought a number of game of Itch-io (and I try to a least do a basic support for all their creators on Patreon). 

But, darn, I get confused at times with which games I have where you insert the new files into the old ones or where you just start/continue play with the new files.

I had actually start the game yet at all, so I'm in a better position the some of your long-time players in having to deal with less complications.

Thank you for your reply.

P.S. I make my own special folders (slightly censored here) and start icons for each of the Itch-io games I play.  :)

I just want to be clear about this, so I don't screw up this update!

Does this new update include the whole game — or do I need to insert the new files from this update into the folder with the previous games files?!

Different itch-io game creators have you to do different things, and since I haven't play this game yet (I only found out about in a few weeks ago!), I want to be SURE I get things right.

THANKS.

(FYI: You might want to update the title image above with the new version number.)

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I'm really looking forward to this update!

Bound for College was one of the first visual novels I played and I was so very happy to find there were such gay video games.

It's been a long dry spell (at least it has felt that way to me) since the last major update to the story, so I'm exciting that will be continuing soon.

My only request is that, hopefully, game story updates happen more often!
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Thanks for the reply. I'm more use to playing Ren'Py-based games than Unity ones, so I just wasn't sure what could and could not be done while playing. That information helps. 

As far as screenshots go, I'll skip using Steam and use the "Print Screen" key on own keyboard.  :)

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Anything for Chaosium?

Hi.

Do you have a list of key commands for "Wand Out" and Unity games in general?!

What I am asking for is what keys do I press to do things like how to pause the game, how to take screenshot without there being text on the screen, and also how to restore the text once you've taken a screenshot, and other such things.

It would be helpful if such information were in the game itself. Maybe there is, but I haven't found it yet.   :(

THANKS!

P.S. I made my own start icon for "Wand Out":

Iä! Iä!

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As I said, I can wait. I'd much rather see you take the time and though and effort to do it WELL, instead of fast.

And, maybe this is way *too* soon, but do you have any plans for a game after this one? I would love to see *more* gay-related Mythos; it is so very rare to find it in any form!

If you plan to take a break after finishing this one, that would be very understandable. I do hope you continue to make more games however.

I know you are an author IRL. Have you thought of writing a gay Mythos novel under a pseudonym (as I know you write YA books and would want to keep them separate)? And, as I've told you, I do read YA books at times....

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BUT I WANT IT NOW!

But I can wait...  :)

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Hello. I just purchased this game for a little extra.

I plan on signing up to your account at Patreon, but I'm going to wait until the start of next month, because that's when I have all my Patreons' support come due.  :)

While the prison setting does not particular interest me, the fantasy elements you have included in your game  look absolutely amazing  and well-developed.

I have been a science fiction, fantasy, and horror fan for my entire life and it has been very difficult, until I discovered visual novels, to find SF/F/H video games with any real gay content.

Likely many others have commented, I do deeply hope you continue to make this game, especially given all the thought and work you have put into this new version of it. 

Bravo!

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Are we absolutely SURE that vampires don't have bat-like penises?!