Update on Patreon Changes, Early Access, & EA

First off, here is the hot topic of the Sims community right now: EA's clarified and stricter EULA about mods and custom content. You can see the official notice here. Might want to have a looksie for yourself not just to understand what I'm doing but what every creator is doing right now which is either complying or getting into legal jeopardy. 

If you read my previous post that I wrote before the ball dropped, which you can find here, you will know that things aren't going to change much here for my patrons because I've always tried my best to follow the EULA. I never was very good at Early Access to be honest, so doing away with it is actually a relief. Patrons will still get access to patron-only polls, see my behind-the-scenes posts, get special Discord roles, make priority requests, and more. (If you have ideas on how I can do better at Patreon, please leave a comment. I value your opinions and I want everyone to be as satisfied with their donations as possible.)

As I stated before:

"No mods or CC will ever be behind a permanent paywall; everything will eventually be made public on the Simularity website. This is done in accordance with the EA EULA and just because it's the right thing to do."

Also,

"Ever wonder what I spend your patron money on? 100% goes to Sims-related purchases whether that be purchasing a new pack so I can mod it for you or keeping the Simularity website going so you can download everything I create for you. I'm not in this to make money; I created this Patreon to just offset my operating costs. Every little bit helps!"

I'm very, very grateful to all present, past, and future patrons/donators and those who don't block my ads (I understand if you do block them since I often do it too, but that ad revenue adds up and is a huge help to me. I hope you'll keep that in mind.) One of the bills for my website is due next month and, thanks to all of you, I'll be able to pay it in full and continue providing my mods and cc on an easy to navigate website! I can now even offer DIRECT DOWNLOADS on my website, so you don't have to mess with a third-party download site. This is thanks to patrons, donations, and the ads shown.

I think that's all I wanted to say. I've been working on a special mod since 4am this morning and it has taken its toll on me. I can actually feel the brain fog. lol

If you have any questions, comments, concerns, etc. Feel free to leave a comment on this post or DM me here on Patreon or via the contact form on my website.