VN Ren'Py Being a DIK [v0.10.1] [DrPinkCake]

[jd8097619]

Any non-animation task is fairly quick, the problem is the animations that always take forever to render.

If we assume that there are around 100 animations that need to be rendered (some not even posed) at a average of 5 per week that would take around 20 weeks.

Now sure, that average will probably increase to 7-8 when the statics ran out, but that doesn't change the fact that it will take months before they are all done.

Then add all the remaining task & testing and bam we are at february.

Animations can take forever to render, but the problem is we have too much imperfect information to make any prediction with them:
- We don't know how long each file is.
- DPC keeps merging files at unknown times, making the full number inconsistent.

The "two big free-roams" are no doubt to do with the party which means dozens of bodies to pose over and over, so once that's through I get the feeling there'll be a speed-up when doing the "scenes" which usually involve up to five characters at most.

 

[felicemastronzo]

• A smaller free-roam event is needed. It's only planned at the moment.

Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake

I am confident that this little free roam can grow unchecked this fall

 

[godkingxerxes]

So many canon scenes, I guess that means Others MC is going to the cabin with Jill and Bella and will bang Bianca.

Make it happen Pinkcakes.

 

[godkingxerxes]

I am confident that this little free roam can grow unchecked this fall

Starts out as a nice innocent free roam helping Maya get her things to move into the HOT mansion, but what it turns into, nobody knows.

 

[19Castiel23]

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I've been working on canon scenes all week, some with branch-related content.

I've posed a handful of scenes of varied lengths and am currently halfway through a longer (120+ renders) scene.

To give you a sense of how much of the episode's development remains, here's a summary of what I can state after glancing through my files for episode 11.

• Eleven canon scenes need art. Most of them have completed or partial writing.
• Two big free-roam events are almost complete. Both are lacking scenes with writing/art.
• A smaller free-roam event is needed. It's only planned at the moment.
• Three lewd scenes for main girls remain to create from scratch.
• Phone content needs plenty of work. It's rather bare-bones at the moment.
• The branches have remained mostly unchanged since last week. Except for Jill's branch, the other four branches need plenty of work. I cannot estimate how much, but this is the biggest remaining area.
• Music/SFX needs a lot of work.
• Mini-games are implemented and only need testing.
• Rewards, Scenes, and Pack Quest are implemented and only need testing. Some special renders need to be placed in canon story scenes.
• I have yet to play the majority of the episode, and things may increase the size of this to-do list. Depending on how I feel after playing the episode, more canon scenes or branched scenes may be needed.

Posed renders: 5269 (277 of which are in the render queue)

Posed animations: 306 (39 of which are in the render queue. The count is not exact as some animation files may be merged)

Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake

I am still confident about December.

 

[jd8097619]

Animations have been the bottleneck since EP 7-8, usually the last few reports are always DPC just mentioning how many are left in the queue and that testting can only begin after all are rendered.

You are right in saying that we can't know for sure how long each file is nor the exact amount left (yet) but my prediction is based on the 19/07 report when he mentioned he had 270 posed animations and he still needed around 100 more (to be posed) so the update should have around 370 animations in total.

You are also correct that after he is done with the freeroams his speed should increase a bit, yet the workload left is no joke.

That plus his known trends gives me lot of confidence in saying that the update isn't coming this year or even january.

I think the problem with that report is that 19/07 took place after the first major merge (so that "270" was larger by an unknown amount). So if were were to say "100" left from that point who knows how long they'll take.

Do agree that the animations have been the bottleneck for a while now (and the 60fps thing is still utterly weird to me).

I think the key at this point won't be the animations but rather this "short free-roam" and whether:
A - DPC decides to randomly feature-creep it.
B - Is it existing or new assets.

 

[Andolt]

Yeah, it looks like it's coming out in December 2024. Especially with the info in the last status update about the main theme being Christmas. But it's almost confirmed that episode 3 won't be out until 2026 at the earliest.

 

[Bloker997]

So many canon scenes, I guess that means Others MC is going to the cabin with Jill and Bella and will bang Bianca.

Make it happen Pinkcakes.

He also need to create entire scene from last Jade preview, where she talks with Sage on the phone, and is getting MC ready for them.

 

[UnitedRed]

This amazing game will need a NASA computer to download it when its completed

 

[soprano31]

I am still confident about December.

 

[Darkwen]

I am still confident about December.

you didn't say which year

 

[PereFourreAss]

 

[NebulousShooter]

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you watched Zoey run in the woods with the 2000 Tomb Raider animation quality, now you have to watch her run out of the woods

 

[AchedCroissant]

This amazing game will need a NASA computer to download it when its completed

Not really. I have 1gb speed but the problem for me is the servers, for example gofile I can only download 20mbs per second

 

[PereFourreAss]

you watched Zoey run in the woods with the 2000 Tomb Raider animation quality, now you have to watch her run out of the woods

The only animation I'm grateful for

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[Ray_D]

you watched Zoey run in the woods with the 2000 Tomb Raider animation quality, now you have to watch her run out of the woods

oh yes, just what we needed, more unnecessary animations.

 

[Ray_D]

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I've been working on canon scenes all week, some with branch-related content.

I've posed a handful of scenes of varied lengths and am currently halfway through a longer (120+ renders) scene.

To give you a sense of how much of the episode's development remains, here's a summary of what I can state after glancing through my files for episode 11.

• Eleven canon scenes need art. Most of them have completed or partial writing.
• Two big free-roam events are almost complete. Both are lacking scenes with writing/art.
• A smaller free-roam event is needed. It's only planned at the moment.
• Three lewd scenes for main girls remain to create from scratch.
• Phone content needs plenty of work. It's rather bare-bones at the moment.
• The branches have remained mostly unchanged since last week. Except for Jill's branch, the other four branches need plenty of work. I cannot estimate how much, but this is the biggest remaining area.
• Music/SFX needs a lot of work.
• Mini-games are implemented and only need testing.
• Rewards, Scenes, and Pack Quest are implemented and only need testing. Some special renders need to be placed in canon story scenes.
• I have yet to play the majority of the episode, and things may increase the size of this to-do list. Depending on how I feel after playing the episode, more canon scenes or branched scenes may be needed.

Posed renders: 5269 (277 of which are in the render queue)

Posed animations: 306 (39 of which are in the render queue. The count is not exact as some animation files may be merged)

Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake

Well it looks like my worst fear came true, get ready for spring break you bastards. That's when we'll really see the real fear.

 

[TonyMurray]

Last week: "It's a very odd feeling to work with Christmas music in September."
This week: "I'll be giving you Christmas music in February."

 

[DarkKiller]

Well it looks like my worst fear came true, get ready for spring break you bastards. That's when we'll really see the real fear.

DPC already teased the release of the episode quite a while ago but people here still don't know any better smh...

 

[Ray_D]

DPC already teased the release of the episode quite a while ago but people here still don't know any better smh...

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I'm a patient man, dog, but this waiting is going to reach ridiculous levels and I don't want to imagine chapter 12. I'd better go play warcraft 3.