Hi Chordies! It's Bowser :3.

Let me start of by saying that I know some of you are gonna read the word "hiatus" and start freaking out. To be more than crystal clear, CHORD PROGRESSIONS WILL NOT BE ON A DEVELOPMENT HIATUS. Build 6 is on track!

However, what will be on hiatus is our Patreon exclusive merchandise program, Merch Drop. If you haven't kept up, I've been printing and selling stickers and glossy prints and shipping them to customers every month.

It's been a wonderful honor and privilege to give Chord Progressions fans some merchandise. It means the world to me that so many of you love the story so much that you want a physical piece of it to keep for yourselves. I absolutely want to keep doing it, but the way I have it structured right now is unsustainable.

For those who don't know, I design, print, cut, package, and ship everything myself. Frankly, it's a ton of work. It's even more work considering that I'm working with an HP printer... need I say more? It takes me a ton of time and effort to get everything ready for customers, and it's unfortunately not very worth it, in the end. From a monetary standpoint, Merch Drop has so far been 100% a passion project for me. I control 100% of the process, and I want to make sure everything is perfect for customers and to keep the prices as low as I can. But in that pursuit, I don't get very much out of it after spending hours upon hours laboring over these prints and stickers.

I'd like to spend more time with VN development, and Merch Drop takes a lot of time away from that. So, the Merch Drop program is going to be on hiatus until further notice. Merch Drop 7 will not be available to be public. It'll only be available to the few people who are currently subscribed at that tier. After that, no future Merch Drop dates will be scheduled.

I would very much like to keep providing Chord Progressions fans with merch. I just have to do some brainstorming and soul searching on how I'd like to do it. My goals will be to find a sustainable way to do it, and find some way to let you international Chordies get your paws on some merchandise! One of my biggest constraints has been US domestic shipping only. I really want to spread the love worldwide! :3

We'll see how it all pans out, though. There's a lot of options I'm considering and I just have to figure out what will be best for me and you all.

Expect some Build 6 and Staccato 5 updates soon! Take care, y'all :3.

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