I'm extremely reluctant to talk about donations in general for the mod. As many of you know, I was extremely reluctant to even accept donations for my work for the longest time, and I don't think I've ever entirely gotten over the weirdness I associate with receiving money out of nowhere :)
That's my own oddities at play though. I know at a logical level that I am providing a valuable service to people with all my hard work on the mod, and that receiving value in return is entirely valid...probably even more so than many regular jobs as what I receive is directly related to the value of what I provide without any "middle men" entering into the equation.
However, I will say that as the months have gone by, donations actually became a rather sizable portion of my monthly income and allowed me to devote more and more of my time to modding as a result.
What I doubt hardly anyone realized, is that when the whole BWF drama erupted, donations basically came to a grinding halt. There have been a small number since, each of which I am very grateful for, but the more or less steady flow that was coming in before almost entirely evaporated.
I can understand that. People play games for fun and what was going on in the community was decidedly non-fun and I think many lost interest in the mod as a result. That saddens me, but I also understand it entirely.
Given that drama has faded into the background however, I just wanted to post this as a reminder that if you do value the work that I'm doing, then donations are very much appreciated. The timing of all this was exceedingly unfortunate given that I was basically considering moving on to full time indie game development with RTH, and thus the income I was receiving from donations is actually of more importance than it probably has been at any other point. It's thrown an additional question mark into the mix as to whether I'm really going to be able to sustain something like that at a practical level at a time when certainty is already in short supply.
Anyways, just to say, if you feel like making a donation to thank me for my work on BTW, or perhaps to lend a helping hand in me moving on to bigger and better things, it would be particularly appreciated at this point in time.
And with that, I shall put away my tin cup and return to my usual avoidance of talking about monetary matters :)
EDIT: Ok, I'm a dufus for neglecting to include a donation button in a thread about donations ;)
