Patreon Page Changes
Added 2021-07-21 22:58:38 +0000 UTCHey all, I'd like to tell you about some changes that I'm making to my Patreon!
Firstly, I no longer wish to have my content behind paid tiers. SEUS PTGI and my other work will now be freely available for anyone to download!
I think that for now I'll keep the current tier system, but know that they pretty much will only serve to offer roles for my Discord server. Perhaps I'll give special miscellaneous rewards for certain tiers in the future, but in general I don't want my Patreon to be a place where you "buy" my work.
I'm making these changes for a few reasons. Firstly, I think it aligns more with the philosophy that brought me to Patreon in the first place. Thus far, I've encouraged people to cancel before they get charged if they do not wish to pay (in the "thank you" email that new pledgers get), but really this is just a needless step. If you like the work that I do and want to support me, awesome! If you'd rather just download the thing and not have to get through a paywall, you should be able to do that more easily. Honestly, I wish I had made this change sooner. I've been afraid of change in general, but it's definitely time now. I want people to be happy here and not feel pressured to do anything they don't want to do.
Also, I think that the current system just isn't great for my mental health. Though I am absolutely blown away by your incredible support, I often feel a lot of pressure that is counterproductive to my creative process. My personal mental health struggles combine with this leaving me feeling overwhelmed and, at times, that I'm letting everyone down. Needless to say, these are not feelings that encourage creativity within me, especially being such an emotionally driven person.
The development of PTGI has become harder and harder, and at this point, I actually do feel that it's pretty much reached the highest place that I can lift it as it is. As I mentioned in my last news post, if I'm going to make something that surpasses it, it'll need to be pretty much entirely rewritten. This process is not only immense, but there are a lot of changes going on with Minecraft shader modding in general. I don't know where people are going to go or even what features are going to be available to shader developers in the coming months.
Also, my creativity is so much more than just PTGI! I've become afraid to share any of my other creative work. I am not the kind of person that can only work on one creative project. I've worked on a lot of other things that I've ultimately chosen not to share, here are some off the top of my head:
- A lightweight version of SEUS
- A version of SEUS for Vivecraft
- Morrowind shaders
- ReShade shaders
- Dark Souls Remastered shaders and shader modding tool
- Elite Dangerous shaders
- Avorion shaders and textures
And those are just the shadery things. I also do general Minecraft modding and datapack creation, work with Unity, dabble with texture creation, and I'm a musician as well. It's such a shame for my other creative work to just sit there being enjoyed by no one. So, I want to start sharing those things here as well. Once again, not behind any paid tiers.
Ultimately, I want to relieve the pressure from myself and from you all. I want my Patreon to be a place where I share stuff that I think is cool, and if you think it's cool too, you can choose to support my creative work--not to gain special access to something, but because you genuinely want to!
Comments
you supported the creator :)
2022-02-12 16:57:38 +0000 UTCall of the posts with the downloads for PTGI should be public already. So you can cancel before you get charged, and still access the downloads (just fyi the creator specifically made charging happen at a certain time of month to support people wanting to do that originally)
Jason Turner
2021-12-23 21:25:22 +0000 UTCDid I just buy this for nothing then? I bought it for the shaders
Streamzer
2021-12-18 21:43:45 +0000 UTCSEUS is the Best as it uses Pathtracing, great post processing effects, and loving care to the Skies, Water, and Atmosphere! RTX bedrock is very unrefined to say the least! I want SEUS PTGI to live on!!!
FoBy PaWz
2021-12-17 00:37:09 +0000 UTCanybody can help me join discord ?
Michael Abduh
2021-12-09 02:18:17 +0000 UTCI'm very interested to hear your music work!
2021-12-05 00:17:32 +0000 UTC辛苦了
2021-11-28 05:46:39 +0000 UTC辛苦了
2021-11-25 11:57:35 +0000 UTCThanks for your hard work so far! I would love 1.12 support
2021-11-13 11:14:34 +0000 UTCim dying to see the next update. i mean damn i dont have an rtx card so this should be good
Purrsian
2021-11-10 08:17:04 +0000 UTCyup, not everything has to be a business ... and it certainly isn't for him ... and was never supposed to be ... just in case some people have already forgotten (not you, patrix, obviously you know that, lol) - he specifically started the patreon to not have to deal with the business side of doing Unity assets anymore
2021-10-25 00:09:58 +0000 UTC"I'm not a hater, but...." lol sure bruh. No one's forcing anyone to subscribe to him, he didn't sign any contract nor have the obligation to update or answer anyone, instead here you are leaving these hate comments under his posts. If you dislike what he's doing so much just unsub, or better yet start making your own shaderpack/mod to compete against him, instead of leaving such useless messages that does nothing.
patrix
2021-09-27 09:26:41 +0000 UTCHey Sonic Ether, you gotta do whatya gotta do for you. Props for actually coming to grasp with stuff nonetheless. I'm keeping an eye on your Patreon and Discord because I'm interested to see what you do next!
2021-09-05 12:36:35 +0000 UTCI subscribed anyways because of this philosophy. Thank you!
2021-08-30 16:46:45 +0000 UTCSo there come no new versions of this or there coming new versions?
Omega Lord
2021-08-26 15:26:16 +0000 UTCThis sorta sounds like there could maybe not be any updates to SEUS PTGI for awhile and maybe never any new ones. I hope this isn't the case.
Neal C
2021-08-18 23:35:11 +0000 UTChow to download?
2021-08-15 21:05:19 +0000 UTCpeople quickly forget, I'm not a haters, but with so much money being generated he could easily have hired a community manager to keep people informed. instead of all that we were put on the side with news every 6 months and increasingly rare updates. There are companies with the 1/4 of the budget that they made with a few employees to make full independent games that would dream of the money Sonic is making. I have the impression that he was left alone in the development (a problem he could solve), he can't even respond to the comment of his rare post, jeez. that's the lesser of it. He will not respond to my comment or yours and we will never know where to inject this mountain of money for a project that ended up slowing down because he probably did not want to share the money generated with a team. In short, I find this kind of behavior deplorable and should not be encouraged. Now he is offering his shader for free to "buy" the peace because he can give up the shader without regret.
Steelorse
2021-08-14 16:00:05 +0000 UTCHey sonic ether, I just saw that latest post of yours in patreon and I read it late, but Imma just leave a message here. If you ever see this message and decide on , lemme just say that when I came back to minecraft, there are 2 reasons. Umsoea and this shader creator called SEUS. back in may 2020, umsoea posted some showcase of his textures with your shaders which just gives an ultra realistic appearance. Everyone came back to minecraft for you know, pewdiepie, dream, basically the renaissance of minecraft. But I came back because I thought about playing minecraft in a realistic way when I saw that video from umsoea, thats what I decided to build my first modern house. Yeah its the wiederdude tutorial thing but still, using your SEUS RENEWED for the first time with that house man, I never knew minecraft can be that realistic. And after that, I just built more modern houses but this time showcasing it with your beloved SEUS PTGI. But the thing is though I am on a GTX 1080 and I play it on 30fps with custom textures on LOL, 60fps but no textures which id take the realistic textures for realism. All I can say is that if I had some reasons on how I coped up with boredom during the pandemic last year, Imma just say thanks to you man, to Hodilton, to ultimate immersion and to Umsoea, I heard Umsoea was gonna stop doing his thing though, that is sad but it's his life and I will fully respect his decision. Let me just say that if you decide on things, do it for yourself because it's your life and stuff you know, I care about your mental health because you satisfied me so many times with your shaders and when i'm satisfied.. I am happy and know that they know how to shock people into making minecraft look real... Idk but the effect of UI, Umsoea, Hodilton and you to my life in satisfaction lead me to creating a youtube channel.. showcasing minecraft realism like. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcV6fYVp9RqGHBdo9aN9NfA) I truly hope that the pressure throughout your mental health will come out and hoping that your mental health will be stronger. I saw that you make music as well huh, well if you post anything of your music, I will be glad to hearing it. When the time comes though, after everyone is aware about minecraft realism, when minecrafters will build more modern houses and glorious builds, SEUS will be the official minecraft shader.... which I hope it will be because thats just how good your shader is, when the time comes man, I'd just say thanks man for the satisfactions that I felt with the realism of this shader. -from a chad enjoyer of your stuff
xld
2021-08-11 03:38:26 +0000 UTCthis is a good move to be honest! thank you
whnvr
2021-08-03 13:32:48 +0000 UTCHey sonic! I think that what you have done is very brave and I appreciate your work very much I love your shaders they are just great and I can hardly wait until PTGI E13 finally starts, I hope it comes soon. You could give us a little sneek peek in the E13, I would definitely be happy and the others too :)
luke's Images...
2021-08-01 21:03:52 +0000 UTCElite Dangerous Shaders?!?!?!? I'm in love!
2021-08-01 20:10:38 +0000 UTCHello I have never supported you on patreon before because all I wanted was download but I am now far more interested in your other works than ptgi so I start a pledge now, I really hope you'll release some of what you mentionned, I'm very interested in reshade shaders, and curious about avorion.
aura
2021-07-28 16:20:22 +0000 UTCVivecraft?!?!? Oh gimme right now!
StormyDoesVR
2021-07-26 10:53:08 +0000 UTCThanks, bro! Very groovy!
2021-07-23 16:48:13 +0000 UTCWow, I just couldn't believe it at first. This is a very cool change and we appreciate it. You are super!
VitAnyaNaked
2021-07-22 23:21:51 +0000 UTCOh yeah, what about the E13 that was teased in this post? https://www.patreon.com/posts/seus-ptgi-e13-2-35578576 Will we ever see at least some of the features teased/shown in that post before PTGI goes into a bit of a down-low on development? or is HRR 2.1 the last version we will get for a bit (Aka, until the Shader Landscape calms down a bit, likely with Focal Enigne hitting a stable build)
Ian McCabe
2021-07-22 19:14:48 +0000 UTCI can empathize a lot with what you've said here. One of the toughest things ever is to stick with a project that might last for years or be "the guy that knows this one thing really well." No one wants to be pigeonholed. I'm glad you're making changes that are healthier for your creativity!
2021-07-22 17:04:28 +0000 UTCHi SE. I want to tell you thank you for every update you post here, and I really enjoyed SEUS PTGI and will still enjoy it while you'll still post it here ! Unfortunately, the tier doesn't interest me that much after the change. I think it's time for me to retire. Nevertheless, I'm glad that I paid you in the past to help you in this project. I stay tuned for the future! Cheers
Gabin Lefranc
2021-07-22 12:40:15 +0000 UTCPersonally I agree with the decision to make all downloads public, but maybe releasing more experimental builds or exclusive access to dev news or even just polls to patrons so there is a reason for people to stay kind of but and people who aren't paying aren't losing out on much.
CielMC
2021-07-22 07:34:01 +0000 UTCI personally would say you should keep the release version public and maybe release the beta tests you make to patreon. I think many people enjoy testing stuff before it goes live and you could get feedback from a lot of users
2021-07-22 05:25:23 +0000 UTCyo I love your texture packs even tho my computer lights on fire
2021-07-22 04:10:13 +0000 UTCI always feel like the Minecraft community is terrible when it comes to patience (optifine 1.15 broke everyone lol). Just know that the only reason someone would be impatient about the development of something you made is because it's amazing :)
Machi
2021-07-22 03:03:33 +0000 UTCBy the sounds of it you've still got loads of people backing you here and you don't need to do anymore as alot of people here il be keeping you going no matter what you do next keep your head held high don't worry about anything just live your life we got your back bro stay safe!
Simon
2021-07-22 02:18:49 +0000 UTCFunny that you mention it, the shader I've worked on most recently is somewhat of a screen-space shadows thingy. It's still very rough but I'll probably share more on that soon :)
Sonic Ether
2021-07-22 02:02:47 +0000 UTCRight here on my Patreon page! I've unlocked all of the posts that have the download links :)
Sonic Ether
2021-07-22 02:01:09 +0000 UTCYOU'RE DOING ELITE DANGEROUS SHADERS!!! Finally a competent person doing ED shaders. Thank you, you rock!!!
2021-07-22 01:47:08 +0000 UTCWhere can we get the PTGI shaders when they come out. Love your work, my pc doesn't lol, but I sure do.
Carter Vice
2021-07-22 01:46:41 +0000 UTCI'ma stick with my paid tier, if for anything to show my support, and get my hands on some of these awesome little goodies you have been hording from your ever thirsty public! I understand your decision completely, and it's a honest and logical step forward. I would LOVE to see a edition or 2 of your idea of a texture pack, undoubtedly phenomenal!... Or even a different addition of musical taste perhaps?😁 The future here is indeed bright!!
Bo Pedersen
2021-07-22 00:41:15 +0000 UTCFuck the haters and complainers bruh
patrix
2021-07-22 00:36:29 +0000 UTCHonestly this is fantastic! You did great work with PTGI and I'm sure that carries over to your other endeavours. I look forward to seeing more from you!
Kenzie
2021-07-21 23:55:12 +0000 UTCI will stay a member So I can see what you are working on and give you the support (even if small with me on Stone). Also on the note of the future projects. You did mention Reshade shaders, mayhaps a proper Screen-Space Shadow shader or something of the sorts? Either that or your own take on Pascal Glitcher's/Marty McFly's SSRTGI shader. But a Screen-Space Shadow shader would be something nice I say as nothing really has been done for it, and I feel it could work somewhat similarly to how SSRTGI works with it interpreting brightness/emmisiveness to determine if light should be generated, but this being if a shadow should be cast. (The direction of the shadow being either user-defined or auto-defined like SSRTGI)
Ian McCabe
2021-07-21 23:50:55 +0000 UTCKeep on keeping on man, can't wait to see what you share with us whether it is minecraft related, other shades, music or projects of yours that you think are cool!
2021-07-21 23:45:22 +0000 UTCI'll keep being a member, personally, It might be advantages if it was just 5$ to buy whatever update you make. Rather then a subscription, that way you keep that income flowing without a pressure to perform on a daily basis, but you may have already thought that through and saw some flaw in that plan. Totally respect ya!
Collin Budrick
2021-07-21 23:36:46 +0000 UTCThank you for opening up to us. I'm going to carry on supporting. I don't need you to produce anything more. You've already done amazing things! Unwind - take time for yourself.
2021-07-21 23:29:07 +0000 UTCFully support you and your choice here mate. I’m going to keep my membership but please know that I’m doing so because of a love for your work that extends back to when you first started your shaders years ago. Your shader work has a nostalgia for me and because of that I want to support you in what little way I can. Also, where can we see all your other work? Nothing but love man, hope all is well.
2021-07-21 23:26:18 +0000 UTCNow next gen java gameplay will be available to everyone!
2021-07-21 23:24:36 +0000 UTCPogU
Rowan Steyn 3D
2021-07-21 23:22:14 +0000 UTCI love this change, it makes so much sense! Imma pay anyway but I love the philosophy
Ahmed Tedjini
2021-07-21 23:17:30 +0000 UTCThanks for sharing this, Cody. Take care of yourself.
HardTop
2021-07-21 23:15:56 +0000 UTCHonestly this just makes me want to support you more!
2021-07-21 23:12:58 +0000 UTCit's really a very fine resolution you take, and it's all your honor.
2021-07-21 23:12:23 +0000 UTCI'm in full support of your choice. I'm a supporter because I want to support you, not because I feel like I'm buying shaders. As someone who deals with mental health issues I'm glad you're taking care of yourself. Good on ya mate! 😁👍🏻
Josiah Horton
2021-07-21 23:09:23 +0000 UTCi will pay anyway but thank you because your shaders are legit top tier
2021-07-21 23:05:48 +0000 UTCagreed
2021-07-21 23:04:09 +0000 UTCimma pay anyway lol
2021-07-21 23:03:43 +0000 UTCThis is a good move, thank you. Keep working at your own pace, I think I speak for everyone when I say we are excited for whats to come.
Ben Parker
2021-07-21 23:03:21 +0000 UTC