Progress update episode 3 - Possible delay (Patreon)

So as the title says it, I'm afraid there's a slight chance the episode 3 will be postponed.

The issue is that my rendering station will probably have a hard time rendering all the animations in time.
There's a TON of animations for this episode.
Some of them, are as long as 8 seconds, and it may not seem that much, but that means 240 statics to render, and that usually takes about 2 days.
So far, I have 17 animations rendered, 13 animations queued, so around a month of work, and probably 15 others to create. (of course, not all of them are 8 seconds long)

I would hate it if I had to get rid of some animations in order to be ready for the initial date release as I feel it would diminish the overall quality of this episode. 

As you know if you've played my game, I like to use animations to better express the emotions of the characters, and add a little something to the atmosphere of the scene.

I like to think of it as my signature, and it's very important to me.

It's a shame that my workload is consistent and good enough so that I'm almost done with creating the 3d part, but I'm held back by my hardware.

And of course, there are also around 1000 statics to render in addition to those animations, which means 9 days of rendering.

The computer on which I create the renders will be used as a rendering station as soon as I'm done with the 3d part, but will work slower due to a less performant CPU.

I'm honest when I'm telling you I never would have thought I'd be held back because of this aspect!

But on the bright side, it means that I can put in the required work so that my rendering station isn't waiting for me to create content (if that makes sense) .

There are opportunity to explore, such as cloud rendering, so we never know.

I just wanted to be transparent with you all.

Appart from that, work is doing great.
I'm progressing really fast, and I can't wait to share it.

I will probably have finished creating the animations and the statics in about 9-10 days I believe.
It really is the creative part of my work which require the most concentration, so the rest of the work will be "easier" for me.

My health is doing great by the way, I thank some of you who have expressed that concern.
I'm still in my young years I believe, even though I'm getting close to the thirties, but I feel like it is now I need to work as much as I can, because I'm still able to handle it.

I've gone a year working 10-12 hours a day, 7 days a week, up until 5 am, and it was hard toward the end.

But now, it's been month I've changed my lifestyle.
I actually wake up at 5am and work up until noon, then take the afternoon off.

Weirdly enough, I'm getting as much work done! And I do feel better.

Anyway, I've written a lot, but I had a lot to say.
The concern about my rendering station had me worked up for the last week and I needed to tell you about it.

I'll get back to work, and in the meantime, I wish you all a great week-end !

MisterMaya