Development update - 24.05.2023 (Patreon)

Hello everyone!

The number of renders is getting close to 3000. It's safe to say that about 70% of Episode 2 is done. 😄 I have only a few scenes left and the most important one is with a big race. I will start it in June and when I finish it, I will probably be able to determine the date of completion of work related to rendering and give an approximate release date. I’m slowly starting to see the end of the work, which I’m very happy about. Of course, we have to add sound effects, music, put everything into the code and play it carefully, check if everything works well, but it is not as time-consuming as posing renders or rendering itself. I recently rendered the animation that I assume has broken the render time record. Over 26 hours of rendering alone. And all because the scene takes place at night and because it’s dark I couldn’t use the denoiser. 😕 Denoiser really drops the quality, especially in the dark spots of the render so I can’t always use it but when I can it saves a lot of time.

And here are a few words from Joshua😄

Not a lot to add on my end, dialogue on Episode 3 is progressing, and a lot of the plotting for the rest of the story is done too, though as always things can change depending on how it all comes out.
Some of you guys have asked for the rest of the playlists I use to get into character's heads, so here's Maggie's:
Maggie’s list is probably the most eclectic. She has a sort of duality in the harsh life she’s had, the challenges she faces, and her sunny disposition.
Maggie has a lot to reveal yet, but quite a bit of episode 2 & 3 involved writing for her, so here’s the list I’ve used so far:
Bellusira - Cachango
Bring me the Horizon - Happy Song
Bush - Glycerine
Chris Cornell - Moonchild (Euphoria Morning)
Evanescence - Bring me to Life
Foo Fighters - Times Like These
Guns n’ Roses - Sweet Child o’ Mine
Green Day - The Judge’s Daughter
Leo Moracchioli - Rolling in the Deep
Metallica - Mama Said
No Doubt - Don’t Speak
Paramore - Crush
Pearl Jam - Daughter
Pendulum - Witchcraft
PJ Harvey - Down by the Water
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Scar Tissue
Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard - I am not done
Stonesour - Bother
Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song
The Breeders - Cannonball

Stay tuned!