Happy Devlog Friday to all of you!

My day job continues to be a job during the day, but despite that, we've been chipping away at Infinite Stars. I started coding the completed scenes this week, and Crowbie and Ur-Majesty have been invaluable in getting the last few scenes done. (We had a 'writing party' earlier this week; it was more of an excuse to reconnect with everyone on the team, but we did get a bit of writing done!)

If you didn't check last week's devlog, you should do so. We've got some cool outfit stuff planned.

We also have Andrea's pinup, sfw and nsfw available for Patrons this month, and Lahkhadia's pinup will be dropping early next week. We're planning on doing a new Lochem and a new Veera pinup next, so stay tuned.

Some of you received a priority and private invite to beta test the new content soon. These invites have gone out to everyone who gave great beta testing feedback on the first part of Episode 4. There are limited slots available, and priority will be given to previous beta testers. If you would also like to throw your hat in the ring to beta test for us, please go ahead and fill in the form over here. (No need to do so again if you've already applied for the priority invite!)

Project Syndicate and Draegan Herald continue to make progress and should be ready for release shortly after the next Infinite Stars release.

This is also the final heads-up about our price increase from the 1st of March. In case this is the first time you've heard of this, Patreon has been nagging us to do a price increase to adjust to inflation (it seems like they care about the sustainability of the project). If you're an existing subscriber, you won't be impacted for at least another month, and Patreon will give you an opportunity to downgrade or cancel your membership, should you wish to do so. If you're a new subscriber (after the 1st of March), the new pricing will take immediate effect for you.

We've taken this opportunity to shake up our reward tiers and benefits.

In a nutshell:

We'll be offering a new citizen/tip jar tier for those of you who wish to continue supporting the development at the current $3 tier.

The ensign tier will change from $3 to $5

The Lieutenant tier will change from $8 to $10

The Commander tier will change from $12 to $15

The remaining tiers won't have their pricing changed, but we have added additional benefits where you can 'commission' new outfits for your favourite crew members while helping us expand and develop the new outfit system. While we experiment with this, the tiers will have limited availability and be on a first-come-first-served principle.

We'll also add an Architect tier with an honorary dev flair and a few other unique benefits.

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend! I'm running late for a special birthday party, so I do need to go, but I hope you're all safe!