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Saturday Update!

Hello folks, it's Saturday!

I'm afraid I have basically nothing to offer this week ^^; I spent most of the week packing up orders and taking them to the post office, and the remaining bit of the week resting.

My back and especially my dominant arm became very sore from the package work.

I haven't worked on the keychain art I showed you last week at all, because I have strict "No drawing when the drawing arm is in pain" rule. If you push an RSI it can lead to permanent damage...

Alert: Recent Etsy Customers in the USA

TLDR: A huge amount of my recent customers in the USA have selected Small Packet: Air™ shipping. This shipping does not include tracking. If you selected Small Packet: Air™, which was the default on Apple Pay, you will not be getting a tracking number. Your package is still on its way to you normally.

Etsy and Canada Post don't ruin my life when I do a new merch drop challenge: impossible

Tracked Packet: USA™ used to be the cheaper option so...

Saturday Update!

Hello again folks! It's been another eventful week!

I'll start with the hot news: If you haven't heard, the payment processors are going after itch.io now too. For the time being, adult content on itch is simply being hidden from search results [ although I am seeing some patchy reports of games actually being taken down ]. Being delisted from searches doesn't affect me much, since people can follow the links on my personal website [ 2025-07-26 14:19:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Saturday Update!

Hello again! It's been an extremely hectic and busy week, but I'm really glad that people seem to be enjoying the game 💚

I spent last week getting the game launched on Steam, and getting the soundtrack up on Steam [ had to fight a couple approval failures on that one too, but they wer...

Happy Game Launch Day!

In a few hours [ 1:00PM MDT ] the YKMET:Strade will be going live on Steam!

I've been getting blasted with questions and DMs so here's a little FAQ to hopefully help people find the info they want:

• The game is coming out at 1:00PM MDT Today!

• For anyone who can't or don't want to play it on Steam, it will be released on Itch.io around the 22nd [ if nothing goes wrong with the upload proc...

  2025-07-15 14:06:27 +0000 UTC View Post

Saturday Update!

The release date is nearly upon us! I've been completing some background work and stressing behind the scenes and I am very exhausted 😂

Most things are going fairly well! There is some setbacks/bad news but it's nothing too serious. Actually, let's just get all the bad news out of the way first:

So the short version is that I won't be putting up the soundtrack on Spotify or Youtube Music after all. It turns out that you can't do that unless you sign a contract with a distribute...

Your Free Steam Access Codes!

Hello! I've got a special announcement to make:

I've just sent the first batch of Steam Access Code emails out! That means that 1000 of you should be receiving your free Steam code any minute now. The remaining 709 of you will get your email sent out tomorrow [ Google workspace has daily limits on how many emails I can send like this, so I had to split you guys up ]

PLEASE READ THIS:

• Every single paying member of this Patreon will be getting a code!

• ...

  2025-07-09 19:19:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Saturday Update!

Hello again people!

Last week was actually very productive! I took a break last weekend to go camping and I think that helped me get back in the zone.

As usual, the beta testers have been working very hard and helping a lot.

For the first half of the week, I beefed up memelord mode quite a bit. It's finally now at the point that I feel satisfied with, I hope people like it ^o^

For the second half of the week, I built some new menu systems that were suggested by beta te...

Saturday Update!

I'm afraid I don't really have anything to say with this update ^^;

The beta testers and I continued our work like normal last week. I've been struggling somewhat still with my anxiety and mental health, but we're still getting work done.

As the release date approaches, I find myself pretty terrified. The poor beta testers have had to deal with my spirals and moodiness, but they've been very supportive and helpful as I stumble towards the finish line.

I've become very scared...

Saturday Update!

We're less than a month away from release now!

I got a little stressed and overwhelmed this week but the beta testers are always working hard and we're still making great progress.

I do feel like the core game is complete and adequately tested now. Now all that's left is adding more bonus content. I've been adding more content to memelord mode and that will continue to be priority #1. Last week I also added 10 new steam achievements [ most were suggestions from beta testers! ] br...

Saturday Update!

I can finally write a Saturday update about progress and not waiting 😩🙏💚

As I'm sure most of you know, beta testing has kicked off and is now in progress! I've gotten 150 testers, but a few are still stuck outside of the discord server. The last Saturday update has some comments from testers experiencing the issue and organizing themselves. As far as I understand, the main issue seems to be people on monthly payment schedules not being let in because their normal date of renewa...

THE GAME IS FULLY APPROVED

BETA TESTING:

If you are interested! Read this other post fully and carefully!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/126871293

WHEN: Monday June 9th, 10:00AM MDT [ GMT-6 ]

HOW TO GET IN: Join the new Beta Testing tier which will be $10 and limited to 150 slots

2025-06-08 01:48:40 +0000 UTC View Post

Saturday Update!

So, as I'm sure you guys have heard, Steam approved the store page for YKMET and we're still waiting for the actual app approval.

I'm feeling fairly hopeful that we'll get the App approval soon as well, since the new tester appears to be doing their job properly so far. Pretty much all of the rejections I...

The Store Page Has Been APPROVED

BIG NEWS! During the last hour of the stream, Steam approved the store page for YKMET!

That's half the battle! The game still needs to be approved but the store page is now PUBLIC!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3515380/YKMET_Strade

You can see it and wishlist it now!

Saturday Update!

Good morning and happy Saturday folks!

The fight with Steam continues.

While it is frustrating, I actually find it personally clarifying to know now, without a doubt, that they are deliberately sabotaging the game. There are no more other possibilities left.

There have been very few changes to the situation since last update:

• Friday, May 23 - "Roberto" the tester fails the app again, citing an incomplete content survey [ false, but I added more anyway and resub...

  2025-05-31 14:02:29 +0000 UTC View Post

Saturday Update!

Hell again, it's been another week.

Well, Steam changed the status of my game last night. They failed it again.

This time they said that I didn't fill out the content survey well enough. Which in my opinion is a lie. The content survey is a long form of checkboxes for sensitive content ranging from violence to drugs to racism etc, ending with a written area for you to write a set of warnings yourself for the game's front page.

I already checked every possible box for sexual ...

Saturday Update!

Hello again!

This week I have a few things to cover, some bad and some good. The anxiety/adrenaline was bad this week so bear with me 😂

I might as well get into the bad things first so we can end on a fun note:

The game's release remains in limbo:

Steam still has not approved my app. 9 days ago, they updated my Steamworks back end message to say:

'Your build/store page requires further review and will take some additional time beyond the normal 3...

2025-05-17 14:44:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Saturday Update!

Hello again!

I 'm afraid there's still no real update from Steam. I can't believe it's taking this long 😩

On May 7th I got a message on my support ticket telling me that my game needs 'an additional review' [ full screencap of convo is up on DMG ] So I am under the impression that the original tester may have been replaced. But the wording was vague so I can't really be sure of anything.

Saturday Update

Hello folks! It's the weekend and I have... very little news for you 😅

I want to start off with another thank you- this time for everyone's patience and understanding with the game's beta testing and launch delay. You've all been really kind, and I appreciate it a lot. I also gotten a lot of messages urging me to just take a break, and I appreciate that too.

After Wednesday's updates, I decided to just take time off and try to relax. I was able to spend more time with my family...

Final Credits Update!

Hello again! It's finally time for the final credits update and the end of the credits tier on Patreon.

Important Info:

• I do a lot of this process by hand and I'm pretty tired today so human error could have slipped in! If you have pledged $20 or more under the Credits tier here on Patreon any time in the last 23 months, you should be on this list. Please check to make sure:

  • Your name is there

  • Your name is spelled EXACTLY how you want, includ...

    2025-05-01 00:56:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Beta Testing date/time setback

Beta testing general guide: https://www.patreon.com/posts/126871293

I'm very sorry to report that we can't start beta testing tomorrow. Steamworks has been flat out ignoring me and hasn't approved my game.

I sent in a support ticket yesterday asking them to review my situation, they have ignored this so far as well.

I don't know when we can start beta testing. I have no information to work off of...

Saturday Update!

Beta Testing guide: https://www.patreon.com/posts/beta-testing-126871293

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It's actually Saturday this time! Good morning!

So, last week was very stressful. I do think I got a reasonable amount of work done, but the stress of things is really getting to me.

I guess I'll start with the bad news, I always prefer to hear that first myself.

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Plushie Poll

Hi guys! Surprise Tuesday ping!

So, I got a quote back from a plushie company I'm interested in working with. They have very high trustpilot reviews and they have several examples that show me they should be able to create what I want.

I'll cut to the chase: Making these plushies won't be cheap. We're not working with massive corporation standards, I can only do indie numbers, and I want high quality.

The bright side to this is that if I go ahead with these guys, I'll be i...

Saturday Update!

Hello again! It's already the 19th... sheesh.

I'll link to the Beta Testing post in case anyone missed it until that starts:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/beta-testing-126871293

In other news, I unfortunately don't have a lot I can show you guys this week ^^;

I took Monday off because I wasBut ...

Beta Testing Guide

Hello! It's time to get more specific about the beta testing coming up and what I'm going to need from potential testers.

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What, Where, and When:

• The beta testing tier of patreon will be opened at 10:00AM DMT [ GMT-6 ] on Monday Morning, June 9th! The beta testing will begin immediately [ or I guess as soon as I get 150 slots filled and get the codes sent out to everyone ]

• Beta testers will need a Discord ac...

  2025-04-17 17:36:38 +0000 UTC View Post