Are we going to have to pay for each update? Or will we just get them after buying 12.4?
that's literally how every patreon adult game works though. You can just wait for it to go early access once we finish Ep 6 and buy it once if you don't want to support monthly but still want to play new stuff.
We have the patreon because we're an indie studio that needs constant funds to survive. We don't have a big daddy company bankrolling us until completion.
It's not a scam, it's how we're able to afford rent and make this game for people.