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Leaving Early Access dilemma

Hey, what's goin' on, huh? Hope youse all doin' good? Listen, I got a little situation here, a real pickle, ya know?

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Hey, what's goin' on, huh? Hope youse all doin' good? Listen, I got a little situation here, a real pickle, ya know?

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addedGot a bunch of funding options out there for new gaming ventures, but some of these wiseguys want a full release of the game, others wanna narrative piece — it's a whole circus. So here's the deal: I wanna apply to as many as I can, 'cause the publisher route that I tried for some of my concepts and ideas? Forget about it! No one's givin' me the time of day. Now, if I pull the trigger on this Early Access thing, there is a small but worthwhile chance I could keep the lights on and even get back to workin' half a day on Dough. The deadlines for these funded projects ain't so tight, so Dough's gonna get a good old facelift, you know? But I can't do that without you all givin' me the nod. I'm already dreading' the negative ratings if I go full release and new players busting my balls how this game sucks, like I want to hear or read that. And offending the current crew? Ain't even an option, my friends. So here's the question: If I bail on Early Access but keep the updates rollin', you guys good with it or what? [Previous news was posted as a lesser importance and as such it had lower visibility, so I'm reposting it for bigger visibility]

DOUGH: A Crime Strategy RPG changes

addedGot a bunch of funding options out there for new gaming ventures, but some of these wiseguys want a full release of the game, others wanna narrative piece — it's a whole circus. So here's the deal: I wanna apply to as many as I can, 'cause the publisher route that I tried for some of my concepts and ideas? Forget about it! No one's givin' me the time of day. Now, if I pull the trigger on this Early Access thing, there is a small but worthwhile chance I could keep the lights on and even get back to workin' half a day on Dough. The deadlines for these funded projects ain't so tight, so Dough's gonna get a good old facelift, you know? But I can't do that without you all givin' me the nod. I'm already dreading' the negative ratings if I go full release and new players busting my balls how this game sucks, like I want to hear or read that. And offending the current crew? Ain't even an option, my friends. So here's the question: If I bail on Early Access but keep the updates rollin', you guys good with it or what? [Previous news was posted as a lesser importance and as such it had lower visibility, so I'm reposting it for bigger visibility]

Got a bunch of funding options out there for new gaming ventures, but some of these wiseguys want a full release of the game, others wanna narrative piece — it's a whole circus.

So here's the deal

I wanna apply to as many as I can, 'cause the publisher route that I tried for some of my concepts and ideas? Forget about it! No one's givin' me the time of day. Now, if I pull the trigger on this Early Access thing, there is a small but worthwhile chance I could keep the lights on and even get back to workin' half a day on Dough. The deadlines for these funded projects ain't so tight, so Dough's gonna get a good old facelift, you know? But I can't do that without you all givin' me the nod. I'm already dreading' the negative ratings if I go full release and new players busting my balls how this game sucks, like I want to hear or read that. And offending the current crew? Ain't even an option, my friends.

So here's the question

If I bail on Early Access but keep the updates rollin', you guys good with it or what? [Previous news was posted as a lesser importance and as such it had lower visibility, so I'm reposting it for bigger visibility]

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Steam News / 21 February 2026

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