Status Update Episode 8 (Patreon)

This week I had to redo one animation that I wasn't happy with and I also rendered 2 more animations. The animation count is 32 in total, 24 of which are unique.

I can't say for sure that I'm finished with animations yet, but for the time being I'm only rendering static images.

This week I managed to get the total up to 533 and I wrote a lot more of the script, too, as well as other work that goes with wrapping this project up.

I've completed a lot of smaller tasks with code, credits, sound/music, polishing, writing an ending walkthrough and general management that doesn't show as progress in this report.

When I play the episode, as it is right now, one major branch is almost complete. That branch lacks about 20 renders and some dialogue.

The other major branches are about 40% completed. There are areas I haven't started working on yet, but also a lot of scenes that are fully completed.

With the progress so far, I'm certain that Episode 8 is more than 50% completed.

I don't think I will be able to get a grasp of how close I am to a release date until I'm making the final renders, but my gut feeling is telling me that a December release is possible.

I'm not promising anything yet, though.

Even if I don't know a specific date, I know that the release will be on a Friday/Saturday or on a day during the Holidays that I'm able to celebrate the end of this special journey.

The deadline of pledging +$30 to be in the ending credits of Acting Lessons, will be December 7. If you already have pledged +$30 but haven't DMed me the name you want in the credits, or if you want to change your name one final time, please do so before this date.

In December, I will release information on the new Patreon tiers for BADIK. The changes to the tiers will happen starting January 1st 2019.

I need to redesign my entire Patreon page, so please bare with me during that transition period. It's a one time thing.

A further note on AL. If I release AL in December, I will do it as usual. But after switching development to BADIK in January, Acting Lessons with Extras (Animations and Special renders) will be available for all patrons in the +$10 tier and I will remove the +$5 and +$1 versions without animations altogether.

I made this decision as I want the complete version to eventually be with Extras only. The +$5 version will still be available upon Episode 8 release, but will be removed on January 1st.

The crunched Extras version will still be available and released in the +$10 tier as well.

Have a nice weekend!

Dr PinkCake