Dev Diary, August 5th, 2022 (Patreon)

First of all, thank you for your nice comments and messages after last week's post. You certainly know how to put a smile on my face.

I sat down a few weeks ago, thought about the progress, and decided things are going too slowly. So I've only been rendering the end scenes since then. I can't remember the last time I could do a scene that doesn't have several alternative versions, and it's very refreshing.

That also means I'm holding off on the concert scene animations because right now I don't know which song I can use. Luckily, I got the rights to the backup song, but I'm still hoping I can get the license for the song I had originally intended. And those animations I can easily do at a much later point, even when the release is in testing.

There's been progress on the music licensing too. I've signed and paid for 32 songs, while another 37 are being discussed. Monday I'll contact the next batch of composers, and basically, that's how the weeks go on the music front. You get some, you lose some, and you keep sending emails.

Render count is increasing fast too. I surpassed 2,100 renders this week, meaning more than 200 renders a week in the last two weeks.

Otherwise, there's not much more to report. But I'm also tinkering with the release date video right now. It will be out later today.

Have a fun weekend, and stay safe out there.

// Drifty