Re: Virgin's Protection Magic Translation
OK, I think it's time for an update, given that it's near the end of the month, and I previously made remarks about trying to get an update out at the end of the month.
Short answer: It's not gonna happen.
Much Longer answer: It's been a hectic month or so due to employment issues. As of a couple of weeks ago, I was made part time (thanks, Brexit! I'm an academic,
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. I'm not sure if it would have helped my specific case had the vote gone the other way, but it certainly couldn't have hurt.) I've already reduced my costs, but I still need to find some other way of generating money or things will get tricky.
Is this a plea for donations?
Categorically No. Leaving aside the fact that I do not solicit donations for my fan translation works due to the ethics of doing so, there's the practical aspect: Donations won't solve the problem, they'd only prolong the amount of time I could go between full-time jobs. And, to be honest, my current experience with donations is that they really don't amount to that much - I can reveal that since 2011, I've received about $250 in donations for RPGMaker Trans, which won't cover a single months rent in the UK. It's a good thing it's a passion project, not a commercial one.
What this is notification of is that things are very hectic for me at the moment. I have no idea on how much time I will be able to dedicate to translation. Progress could be faster, slower, or wildly oscillating. I would certainly like to have the next version of the patch done by Christmas, but again this is an aspiration, not a timetable.
And as to where I am personally: don't worry too much about me. I'm fortunate in that I've got about 4-months of "rainy day" money, and I am still earning some from the part-time work I have. I estimate I've got about 7-8 months to find an alternate source of money before I start to have issues, which is way, way more than most people who find themselves having their employment status being altered. In short: There is a problem upcoming for me, but it's still some way off.
As to what the alternative source of income may be, one consideration is to try and make an adult game Patreon. I know that's somewhat passé, but I've got a few ideas which may be worth pursuing. And it should go without saying, but I'd make sure that I have something that's worthy of going on Patreon before I started asking for moneys for it. But this is probably another topic of discussion altogether - in this topic, it's just an interesting aside for anyone who managed to get to the bottom of this rather long post.
