I can model and animate in Daz Studio, and rather competently at this point. I've gotten better and better, and once I have a plan, I can churn out images relatively fast. For example, the next update already has 65 renders ready, and they are some of the best and most beautiful renders I've done for the entire game. This, just five days out from the previous release!Hi Belle
few pages back you said that while nothing is determined yet your next game will be very different from LLtP. Does that mean that you're open to the idea of moving from 3D models to original artwork perhaps drawn by other person/people or are 3D models something you're definitely going to stick with and the change you're looking for is in gameplay and setting?
I enjoy your writing immensely and the game's been one of the much too few adult games where you actually want to focus on what the characters are saying instead of just rushing through towards the naughty bits. Personally, I just feel like the uniqueness would become more apparent with original artwork.
If I were to do 2D drawings, I'd have to pay someone a salary to do them for me full-time, and then I'd end up having to rely on that person sticking with me until the end. He or she would be far less productive than I can be with Daz, by a large margin, simply because 2D art takes a lot of time.
I see almost no gain in moving in that direction, just a ton of risk. At this stage, I feel like I do Daz art better than the vast majority of adult game devs out there (I have 2 1/2 years of experience by now, after all), and I'm not about to throw that advantage away.
So 3D models are here to stay for my games.
Some of those variables don't do anything. I may have had a plan for them that turned out not to work.I'm sure it is possible to make the guide but I just haven't had the time to break down all of those attributes and triggers that would be needed to do it. I know what attributes you need to trigger whether Primrose becomes your girlfriend or friend with benefits. But I don't have all the possibilities to raise her "Like" and "Love" scores.
Once I begin to overhaul the progression in the game, the rules for how these variables are set and used might change dramatically. Diving into them right now could end up being a waste of time once the overhaul arrives.