Ren'Py Heavy Five [Ch.2RS] [Nottravis]

[Dripping]

Hey guys,

Will do my best to run through and answer posts as best as I can tomorrow. As you can imagine hugely busy at the mo

But look....

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As the well as the obvious better composition and dustcloud from kicking the engines on (not bad, eh? ), the landing pad has had a makeover with the rescaling done much better (ever wondered why the rails were so high? It was because the asset was too small and I was crap at faffing with them...). Also redid the surface so it won't look so bad in closeup and dirtied it up for wear and tear. Oh, and better lighting for shine and shadows and Vanny loses her missiles for common sense purposes on re-entry (again, I didn't know how to knock stuff off assets before)

Remastering the shit out of it. Well, as best as I can on an etch-a-sketch

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That's one awesome and professional looking render! Oh, and I notice the potato crisps are back!

 

[Huitieme]

Hey guys,

Will do my best to run through and answer posts as best as I can tomorrow. As you can imagine hugely busy at the mo

But look....

View attachment 403064

vs
View attachment 403061

As the well as the obvious better composition and dustcloud from kicking the engines on (not bad, eh? ), the landing pad has had a makeover with the rescaling done much better (ever wondered why the rails were so high? It was because the asset was too small and I was crap at faffing with them...). Also redid the surface so it won't look so bad in closeup and dirtied it up for wear and tear. Oh, and better lighting for shine and shadows and Vanny loses her missiles for common sense purposes on re-entry (again, I didn't know how to knock stuff off assets before)

Remastering the shit out of it. Well, as best as I can on an etch-a-sketch

Spoiler: Not only but also...

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Gosh, this is like the difference between a student movie (albeit a very good one) and a Hollywood production! The girls were one thing, but this landing shot is phenottymenal!!

 

[TheDevian]

Which is the most concupiscent one?

Is it Mike?

Nope - Mike's a civilian, Annie's a Chief Petty Officer that this officer would like to pet...

I hope she is not TOO petty, I would hate to get thrown out an airlock in my sleep or something...

She is a non com officer and on a civ station. She and mike are essentially the same rank. Just one is civ other is mil.

So catching Mike and Chris together won't balance out us and Annie?

And Sarah's a little apricot :3

Are saying she is the pits? How dare you?!?!?! ;p

Almost all right except for the timings... I recently played through just one route (to test an android version) and it took me close to four hours. Of course, depending on your reading times and how much you investigate, your timings might be different. But unless you skip through loads of text or mash the space bar (really not recommended) it's way more time than an hour (Notty mentioned around three hours for the first three chapters) just to get through once without rolling back and trying a different route.

PS I would recommend waiting for the remaster though, it's not far off and based on some of the shiny we've already been shown, it'll be well worth the wait!

My reading is ssssslllllllloooooooowwwwwww.....

I think the remaster ETA would be at the end of the month, but I wouldn't dare put my words in Notty's mouth View attachment 402743

I believe that was the plan, but again, nothing is set in stone, but she won't make you guys wait too long.

Reading speed average is thought to be 200 to 300 words a minute.

Average being the key word, being dyslexic, that would take me at least 6 times that.

Just everybody make sure to keep a copy of the current version, and mark it "Collectors' Edition". Newbs won't easily get to see these awesome vintage original Heavy Five renders!

I keep every version...

Hey guys,

Will do my best to run through and answer posts as best as I can tomorrow. As you can imagine hugely busy at the mo

But look....

View attachment 403064

vs
View attachment 403061

As the well as the obvious better composition and dustcloud from kicking the engines on (not bad, eh? ), the landing pad has had a makeover with the rescaling done much better (ever wondered why the rails were so high? It was because the asset was too small and I was crap at faffing with them...). Also redid the surface so it won't look so bad in closeup and dirtied it up for wear and tear. Oh, and better lighting for shine and shadows and Vanny loses her missiles for common sense purposes on re-entry (again, I didn't know how to knock stuff off assets before)

Remastering the shit out of it. Well, as best as I can on an etch-a-sketch

Spoiler: Not only but also...

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That is a really smooth crash landing. XD

 

[preglovr12]

Hey guys,

Will do my best to run through and answer posts as best as I can tomorrow. As you can imagine hugely busy at the mo

Not to be that guy but is the door supposed to be wide open? Or is that some sort of hellish F-15 air brake? Is that part of the problem they were having in Chap 1?

 

[Nottravis]

Not to be that guy but is the door supposed to be wide open? Or is that some sort of hellish F-15 air brake? Is that part of the problem they were having in Chap 1?

It is indeed the airbrakes being kicked on at the last minute and yep, the fact Vanny had started to open one for her own bizarre reasons prior to re-entry was one of the problems they had.

 

[preglovr12]

It is indeed the airbrakes being kicked on at the last minute and yep, the fact Vanny had started to open one for her own bizarre reasons prior to re-entry was one of the problems they had.

Gotcha, just wanted to be sure. I know it's unlikely but even the best make mistakes. Keep up the good work!

 

[Nottravis]

That's one awesome and professional looking render! Oh, and I notice the potato crisps are back!

Gosh, this is like the difference between a student movie (albeit a very good one) and a Hollywood production! The girls were one thing, but this landing shot is phenottymenal!!
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Thanks guys

I'm trying!

 

[Huitieme]

Thanks guys

I'm trying!

"Do or do not, there is no try"
Dumbledore

 

[I'm Not Thea Lundgren!]

I hope she is not TOO petty, I would hate to get thrown out an airlock in my sleep or something...

Or welded into your quarters!

 

[Nottravis]

Gotcha, just wanted to be sure. I know it's unlikely but even the best make mistakes. Keep up the good work!

Oh absolutely! Anyone can drop a clanger, especially as a solo dev where you have that much on, it's easy to miss stuff. Tbh it's one of the reasons I float stuff out here as a sense check

 

[Dripping]

It is indeed the airbrakes being kicked on at the last minute and yep, the fact Vanny had started to open one for her own bizarre reasons prior to re-entry was one of the problems they had.

You're too fast..
I was just about to explain that it's the outside door for the loo, which would explain why the inside door was stuck.

 

[Nottravis]

You're too fast..
I was just about to explain that it's the outside door for the loo, which would explain why the inside door was stuck.

Well at least the loo being stuck happened before they took off so Vanny is off the hook for that one

 

[Dripping]

Or welded into your quarters!

I wouldn't mind her doing that.
Provided she did it from the inside and made sure it had adequate automated ventilation.

 

[Akamari]

Hey guys,

Will do my best to run through and answer posts as best as I can tomorrow. As you can imagine hugely busy at the mo

But look....

View attachment 403064

vs
View attachment 403061

As the well as the obvious better composition and dustcloud from kicking the engines on (not bad, eh? ), the landing pad has had a makeover with the rescaling done much better (ever wondered why the rails were so high? It was because the asset was too small and I was crap at faffing with them...). Also redid the surface so it won't look so bad in closeup and dirtied it up for wear and tear. Oh, and better lighting for shine and shadows and Vanny loses her missiles for common sense purposes on re-entry (again, I didn't know how to knock stuff off assets before)

Remastering the shit out of it. Well, as best as I can on an etch-a-sketch

Oooh! So dusty!

Outstanding work, Notty! I'm completely out of words...

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That's some quality mess!

 

[Nottravis]

Oooh! So dusty!

Outstanding work, Notty! I'm completely out of words...



That's some quality mess!

Thanks. I'm making all of this on a single 1060 card....which is I dunno *laughs* For some reason I'm insanely proud of what I'm now squeaking out of the second lowest available piece of kit!

*has skillz now?*

 

[I'm Not Thea Lundgren!]

I'm making all of this on a single 1060 card.... For some reason I'm insanely proud of what I'm now squeaking out of the second lowest available piece of kit!

*has skillz now?*

You had skillz before, they are just increasing at an exponential rate; this time next year you'll be a millionaire!

 

[Dripping]

I'm making all of this on a single 1060 card.... For some reason I'm insanely proud of what I'm now squeaking out of the second lowest available piece of kit!

*has skillz now?*

Definitely!
For one, you're way more consistent with your lighting than I am (I'm still more at the stage of "let's see what happens when I push this button and change that setting. Ooooh, prettyyyyyyyyy")

 

[Huitieme]

I'm making all of this on a single 1060 card.... For some reason I'm insanely proud of what I'm now squeaking out of the second lowest available piece of kit!

*has skillz now?*

Who knew? The fish that's supposed to allow us to climb the stairway of Heaven was actually a fish for compliments
You haz skillz since the beginning, but they were still rough, asleep, waiting for you to transcend your mortal husk and finally walk into the light. Now, the diamond shines eternal and all the people shall sing your name. All hail Nottravis, the pretty images maker (yeah, the people sucks at giving name)

 

[Huitieme]

Definitely!
For one, you're way more consistent with your lighting than I am (I'm still more at the stage of "let's see what happens when I push this button and change that setting. Ooooh, prettyyyyyyyyy")

Are you me? Lights are still a mystery to me, I'm usually just rolling with it when I find a good angle/shadows

 

[Akamari]

Thanks. I'm making all of this on a single 1060 card....which is I dunno *laughs* For some reason I'm insanely proud of what I'm now squeaking out of the second lowest available piece of kit!

*has skillz now?*

I'm proud of you too! I'm very looking forward to see what you'll be able to squeeze out of a better card!

Even with the old card you were pushing the limits of what can be done. Now, you're doing the same with this one. Plus you have more skillz like you say.