No we are paying you, as in we have a budget to start to project and pay everyone who is part of it. Of course for the future work it is a different matter.
Hey, can't seem to find another way to contact you either, I tried to message you on twitter but the sending fails... I've added my twitter on my Itch profile so maybe try to send me a message there, because I'm not sure about shouting my discord out loud here. Tell me how it goes, we'll find a way.
I think there is a misunderstanding going on here. I'm planning to pay project based here and until we publish the game. Which we have a budget for.
Anything else that follows such as future updates or adding a new character, map, etc will have their own rates of payment. Which needs future discussion.
Hope that clears it up :)