VN Ren'Py Light of My Life [Ch.9 v0.9.1] [Naughty Road]

[Psyokratease]

You're not far off, I'd say I spend a third or so on writing, post work and putting the images into the scene and adding transforms/animating them, so on it's slightly less, but the creating (not rendering out) of the scenes in daz is the biggest timesink by far.



Yeah. One of the things is that every property slider that gets added to your genesis figure by a product ends up being saved on it, and that can add up, especially as there's conflicts or errors in there I guess, that might be clogging up your log file with hundreds of lines for a character, which you'll never see or notice.
But I found one of the biggest time sinks in loading is LIE (layered image editor) stuff, where for instance you have tattoos added to a skin, or makeup. In daz, they end up as a layered image, and for some reason, those characters tend to load a lot slower (the LIE editor window itself is also pretty slow to load usually, so I guess that's related).

I have made up a tattoo in photoshop and added it to the toon after daz renders it. Working with the layer masks is quicker for me. Might have to warp it a bit to fit of course, but it's so much faster. Especially if you plan on using multiple LIE's to get the look you want.
You've probably tried that, and I certainly don't want to slow your progress by changing up the style you have...because it works & everyones waiting for more!

 

[Deleted member 457745]

As italian I would like to add: "forte" is used also like the english meaning of "cool", when something is exciting or amazing.

Lo so! It's basically an adjective that means strong, so if you think something is cool you can say it's strong or powerful and that it had an impact on you. So you would say "Forte!" if you thought something was awesome.

L'italiano, che bella lingua!

 

[Spatenklopper]

It was clear the dev isn't going to change the looks and he gives zero fucks about peoples complaints.

I have to admit that I waited a long time to play this game.
I looked at the thumbnails and decided it is not for me......... until I got bored.

Let me put it this way, it takes a while to get used to the look of the models.
But once you get into the story, you just start to fuckin love it.

It's the special look and the depth of the story that makes this game unique to me and I don't give a shit that you have to wait almost a year for another chapter.
I get gray hair and get old from sheer impatience, but if I have to, I will get myself a carer who downloads the update for me and plays it back as soon as it comes out.

 

[Belfaborac]

The thumbs had me hooked right off the bat and I told the dev I'd break his legs if he gave in to the dimwits who wanted generic bimbos instead. Or something like that.

Well, at least I told him I loved them and begged him to keep them as they were. That's better than fuck-all, surely?

 

[Calvar]

there is only one taste in life , the taste of a bad coffee made with love.

That's when I decide to pour the french vanilla in

 

[Miðgarðsormr]

That's when I decide to pour the french vanilla in

So coffee in your scotch is a no go?

 

[Calvar]

So coffee in your scotch is a no go?

Go for it, I won't tell.

 

[Citlaly]

Has the dev announced any release date or any status about the latest update? Besides the image with the faces

 

[Avaron1974]

Has the dev announced any release date or any status about the latest update? Besides the image with the faces

Nope.

Very few devs give out dates anymore. So many people whine when dates are missed we get vague graphs and told it will be ready when it's ready.

 

[TiffanyMonroe]

Has the dev announced any release date or any status about the latest update? Besides the image with the faces

 

[AggressiveDG]

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breath fam...breath..

 

[jestertlw]

breath fam...breath..

PERK

Did someone mention breath play? Yes, please.

 

[krakos9]

Anyone thought about recreating the daughters in the dragon's dogma character creator , that would be fun. One daughter as the arisen and one as the main pawn.

 

[SSBBSNAKE]

I remake almost all summertime saga girls in honey select 1, maybe i can give it a try just cuz im bored xD

 

[Exarioch]

Has the dev announced any release date or any status about the latest update? Besides the image with the faces

It's called torture and it is a direct violation of Geneva Conventions

 

[XPanda]

I finally liked someone's post on this thread and I got a little loading screen saying "Loading Reactions," while loading the reply emoji. I am a little dyslexic and I could have sworn it said "Loading Erections" and I was WTF?

^--- This is why I don't write stories. After writing, I'm like well... that was riveting, but I am already invested in this post so ya'll still get to read it.

 

[sassy_mendigo]

It's called torture and it is a direct violation of Geneva Conventions

For Naughtyroad the Geneva convention is merely the Geneva sugestion.

 

[naughtyroad]

Nope.

Very few devs give out dates anymore. So many people whine when dates are missed we get vague graphs and told it will be ready when it's ready.

Heh, yeah. Tbh, I never gave out release dates ever until I knew I could make them, even when there was no one interested yet. That s##t always slips and even if I said that maybe there was a slight chance that it could be on X, people will still be all over you for having promised they'd have it on X.

Besides, while some might argue it's a great way to set a goal and force yourself to work towards it and limit yourself to what fits in that frame, I think that's great if you're on a budget, iterating on creating a consumer app, honing in on the best modifications for implementing some business software, or trying to hit that marketing window on budget for some electronic entertainment, but it's a terrible practice for creative writing, as you're pressuring yourself to cut out good stuff and go with something shitty that fits, just to hit that arbitrary date that serves little other purpose in my particular case.
There's plenty of other ways to make sure you stay on task and work towards finishing something than that. Plotting out the work and reporting about progress for instance.

 

[Terminator_26F]

Heh, yeah. Tbh, I never gave out release dates ever until I knew I could make them, even when there was no one interested yet. That s##t always slips and even if I said that maybe there was a slight chance that it could be on X, people will still be all over you for having promised they'd have it on X.

Besides, while some might argue it's a great way to set a goal and force yourself to work towards it and limit yourself to what fits in that frame, I think that's great if you're on a budget, iterating on creating a consumer app, honing in on the best modifications for implementing some business software, or trying to hit that marketing window on budget for some electronic entertainment, but it's a terrible practice for creative writing, as you're pressuring yourself to cut out good stuff and go with something shitty that fits, just to hit that arbitrary date that serves little other purpose in my particular case.
There's plenty of other ways to make sure you stay on task and work towards finishing something than that. Plotting out the work and reporting about progress for instance.

NR, buddy, stop trying to convince die-hards that the artistic creation of great VNs can be the subject of Soviet planning and give rise to repeated complaints if the five-year goal is not met. We are not in North Korea with internment camps for DEVs that do not meet the prescribed deadlines. We, the true lovers of good stories served by excellent characters evolving in superb animations are not on fire and we prefer to wait until the roast is well done rather than to eat the hastily cooked carrion ... ( this is the opinion of a Frenchman who loves good food). Take the time you need and send those who are not happy with your job to shit!

 

[naughtyroad]

NR, buddy, stop trying to convince die-hards that the artistic creation of great VNs can be the subject of Soviet planning and give rise to repeated complaints if the five-year goal is not met. (...)

Cheers, and not to worry. In this case, I picked Avaron1974's post to reply to to make a generic statement about my feelings towards deadlines; I've known her to be utterly reasonable (and utterly short-tempered too ) and I'm quite sure no slight was meant.