- Dec 17, 2017
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As an added thought, fuck anyone who says I'm milking patreon. I'm about to shell out a $1,000 on contract artists against a patreon income of $900 proving once again that I believe in this project enough to invest my own money in it.
I'm not bitching. But I do still get that accusation occasionally from different corners of the internet when people review my content_quantity/release_schedule ratio.
Here's to you! Bastards! (and you know who you are!)
I'm not bitching. But I do still get that accusation occasionally from different corners of the internet when people review my content_quantity/release_schedule ratio.
Here's to you! Bastards! (and you know who you are!)
- Jun 21, 2017
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Ignore the moaners, you wouldn't have patrons if we thought you were milking!
PS Love that film!
Oh no! The mighty witches of stiff dick forest!
It's a classic! Maybe I should include "The Ass Fuck Twins" as side characters in the game?Ignore the moaners, you wouldn't have patrons if we thought you were milking!
- May 25, 2017
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Or maybe Framboise from Archer.
You have seen Archer, haven't you?
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2020-01-16 HOT NEWS! (And without the naked picture of Amanda I gave to my patrons)
Never let it be said this dog can't hunt. I set out to find a single artist to help produce art for this game and I've potentially found FOUR!
I'm going to lose a little production time this weekend and early next week because I'm building an infrastructure that can support a five+ man art team.
To ensure consistency across the game, I need to set up a repository for all the of the assets I use and give access so that the artists can use the same. With everyone using the same models, locations and morphs, there will be no variance in character design.
Secondly, I need to design and implement a chapter template that will inform the artists which assets a scene uses, what the scene should convey, and the associated script.
How's this going to work?
I will send the chapter template to the artist. They will review what assets they need and go to the repository and grab the correct files. They will do all the posing, lighting and camera work for the scene. Test the renders. And then send back the un-rendered file to me. I will review the file. Make some final adjustments and ensure the compositions and style are in line with the rest of the game and then queue up the final render.
I'll still have to touch every single piece of art going into the game, but with 95% of the work done before it hits me, it'll be a huge time saver.
Expectations?
I don't expect all four of the artists to work out. But I'm giving everyone a trial run to see what the final output looks like and then re-evaluating things from there. Though I must say, the work these folks have done is very good.
It's going to cost some money to implement (pretty much all of our monthly patron intake), but that's ok. It's for the good of the project! And hopefully if we can start generating content faster we'll also see an up tick in patron support.
The Cost?
At $250 a chapter across 4 artists, that's a straight grand right there. But don't worry, I'm chipping in the difference to help us hit the mark. I believe in this project that much!
The production line I'm setting up it will put to ease all the fears I have of losing control of the visual style of the game. This particular arrangement allows me to keep that.
Summary
Let's just say 2020 is off to an exciting start! I hope this marks the beginning of a very productive year.
The characters I've handed off to the contractors are Lupita, Monica, Emily and Nanami. Call me greedy, but I want Amanda, Cassie and Jane all to my lonesome.
Live Streams
I'm taking off a couple more days next week to do live streams. I enjoyed doing them this week and I'd like to make that a regular thing a few times a week. They're very productive!
Closing
That's all I got for now. Cheers mates! We wouldn't even be able to consider this expansion without your help! I thank you dearly for that!
As ever, I salute you!
- Nov 11, 2017
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I resisted volunteering (i.e., was not going to accept money), hoping someone more full-time would do so - glad to see the enthusiasm for this work!
Holy shit! If I am ever tempted to cross you, I'll remind myself of this post and quickly refrain. The last thing I need is a penis missile coming my way.
RomanHume very exciting news indeed, hopefully this helps you get most of the way to more consistent patches, timewise I mean, the quality is there already.. would love to see this amass much more support, the concept and the characters are good, always been. Best of luck with the new endevour
Well if you change your mind the posting is still up. I'm hoping that if in a few months I can get the patreon count up, I'll hire three more artists and hand off all the characters.
If I could afford to have seven artists working on the game simultaneously and all I have to do is the final approval, touch up and render, then I could go back to writing full time and get this game done before the end of 2020. Then I could start working on one of the other dozen great story ideas floating in my head. Just have to wait and see how this experiment goes.
If you or anyone else are interested though, the job posting is still up and I've updated it to include job specifics. I'm paying $0.65 USD per render and it's work at your own pace. I pay by completed scene, so the incentive is, the more you produce, the quicker you get paid.
I figure I'm not paying enough to make anyone devote their efforts full time. But the cash should be incentive enough for people to not want to slack. And let's face it, even if the other artists are only working part time, that's still more work getting done than I can do by myself.
Salute mate!
Posting is still here if anyone is curious.
(Ironically, none of the artists I've hired have played the game. Three were drawn in by the models and another was interested in working with me to improve their Daz skill.)
You're most welcome. Thanks for playing!
The wise fear the "Cock Rocket"!
Fingers crossed, I'm starting to think this is the way to go. It's good that I did it by myself for those few months and really learned what I was doing. This way, even with other artists helping, I can keep a firm hand on the visual quality and know immediately what, if anything needs to be fixed with a piece of submitted work.RomanHume very exciting news indeed, hopefully this helps you get most of the way to more consistent patches, timewise I mean, the quality is there already.. would love to see this amass much more support, the concept and the characters are good, always been. Best of luck with the new endevour
I'm hoping if I'm smart and time the workloads, I can get back in the groove of monthly updates. It just depends on how quick the art comes back. But anything is quicker than it is now.
With luck, we'll be seeing many updates soon. Fingers crossed mate!
And then I have this totally random picture of Emily, topless in the Doctor's Office for absolutely no apparent reason.
Actually I took about five minutes to slap this scene together to demonstrate a very basic lighting technique. Then afterwards I was like, fuck it! I'll take her shirt off and hit the blue "Render" button. Enjoy!
Actually I took about five minutes to slap this scene together to demonstrate a very basic lighting technique. Then afterwards I was like, fuck it! I'll take her shirt off and hit the blue "Render" button. Enjoy!
My lovely wife and her lovely Mammaries. The stretch marks are a welcomed touch of realism. Very nicely done sir.