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Hello everyone, hope you all enjoyed the holidays, I know I certainly did considering I gained over 8 kg this past week just off of the amount of food I ate at the parties.
All that aside, I wanted to post an update on the progress as it's been a long time.
Major Progress:
- Renders: 650 (going for 900)
- Dialogue/Story: 70%
- Animations: 16 completed (might go for 22). All custom made.
Minor Progress:
- Smartwatch: Completed the second batch smartwatch backgrounds
- Notebook Bios/Entries: Expanding on character entries/bios in the notebook. I felt they were very basic/generic so wanted to add a bit more personality into them.
- GUI: General touch-ups here and there. Nothing Major.
Kind of a long read
So, clearly it's been 3 months since the last update and despite promising to deliver updates consistently, I've failed to live up to it.
Normally I wouldn't explain myself because I feel like anything I'd say would just sound like an excuse, maybe that's because I'm too cynical and am probably projecting it onto others, but I've decided to do so this time because you guys show your support both financially and timely so it's only fair of me to respect that by giving you an explanation rather than going radio-silent.
Last time I put out an update was on the 29th of Sept. It was the first act to ch4 which was very small. While I was scouring the major websites looking for feedback, it became clear that I should focus on bigger updates rather than just forcing smaller chunks out. The reason I did it in the first place is because I'm getting transferred from work sometime around late February to another branch and I can't take my PC with me on the flight so it'd be delivered via cargo shipping which in itself takes 3-5 months. So I'd been working on Act 2 since the first of October but in between then and now, I had to go for two work trips: first one which lasted 2 and a half weeks and the second which lasted 3 weeks. Which is why I haven't been able to put anything out for now and don't want to give an estimate date unless I'm certain.
I want to make it clear that I'm not looking for sympathy, looking to pluck at your heartstrings or any of that bullshit. Just wanted to give you an explanation as to why things are slow. Think of it like a board meeting where I'm the CEO and you guys are the shareholders wanting an answer for my fuck-ups.
Also while I didn't really see much about it, I feel like most people weren't satisfied with act 1 because of a lack of scenes so this time, I really wanted to add as much as I could and that's why I spent a lot of time learning to animate better with Daz. I hope you guys like them and I also hope you let me know whether it's good or bad.
Anyways, that was all. Hope you guys had a good 2023 and I wish health, wealth and prosperity onto you and your loved ones.
P.S. I know I said I wasn't going to make one but here's a belated X-Mas Present from me to you.
