Dev Diary, February 10th, 2023 (Patreon)
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Leap of Faith SFW?
I've been keeping myself updated on your comments from last week's poll. Even though a #SFW rework of LoF was downvoted, I was honestly surprised by the interest in it.
I know that by having a vote that doesn't have a landslide victory, I've set myself up to upsetting either end by trying to satisfy either those for or against, but I'll have a quick look at converting LoF to SFW by simply removing NSFW content. If this is something I can do by not causing u4ia a significant delay I'll give it a go. By that, I mean a few days, not weeks.
I also think I made myself misunderstood, as this is not something I'm looking into for financial gain. These last few years I've learned from the countless messages I have received, that LoF has had a positive impact on so many. If just one person reads an SFW LoF version and connects with Cece as so many other has, I'd see that as a win.
Progress
My render rig has been going through a lot of animations this week, and has now started working its way through the story renders. I'm at 1,225 story renders and 11,074 frames of animation.
The girl below is the first Genesis 9 figure I've been working with, and I've been having a blast. As you can see, it's an improvement to the current Genesis 8.1 that most of us are using, and the main goal is to convert every character in the story to Genesis 9 as the story progresses, and more Genesis 9 3d assets are being made available.
I also spent a day making sure the financial rapport for 2022 is done, as it's not something I want to spend any time on during tax season when I most likely will have my hands full with the release or testing. It also allowed me to set a budget for the music. U4ia, episode 1, has the same music budget as the completed version of Leap of Faith.
Next week, I'll continue the rendering and start the huge job of contacting musicians. I have a list of songs I want to use, and one of them is from a more mainstream artist. Would love to see that song in the game, or at least in the trailer.
As Porky Pig would say; That's all folks. Have yourself a wonderful weekend, and stay safe out there.
// Drifty