There is a number of samples tab in the render settings (5000 by default). And also, do you disable the stop rendering tab to achieve quality?Heya Bobo,
Could you be more specific? Pretty much all of my shots are only done once, and then maybe a pass through some post work, but most of the time that only requires denoising. Sometimes layering, but not often. (And many thanks for the compliment!)
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Ah, I gotcha. It depends on the scene, really, but my standard operating practice is Quality 1, Unlock the "max iterations" and set it to something stupid it'll never hit, like 500,000, set max time to 0 (to make it infinite) and just let it go until 95% ... in most cases, 95% convergence and 1x quality does the trick. For the extra special scenes (most notable my supporter galleries), i ramp the quality to 5x, and the convergence to 99% (no one can tell the difference in that last FIVE percent, most of the time, let alone the last one.) And I get really "back to school" on fancy lighting principles
But it could be the tone mapping. I tone map most of my shots to make them a bit darker. It feels like they just "pop" better, to me that way.
Then it could also have something to do with me rendering the game in 2K, as opposed to 1080p. Some people give me flak for that ... but i don't care. I get that most people don't have anything higher than a 1080p monitor/screen. But Ren'Py supports oversampling for those cases, which basically acts as a second round of denoising.
I'm sure it's a combination of things, but those are the things I do that come to mind
Feel free to jump in the discord if you wanna talk about it some more, though! i discuss my daz work a lot there. Talk shop with a couple of other devs there, as well as non-dev daz users
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Glad to hear it! I'm always on the hunt for feedback, if you care to lay out some specifics
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Hey everyone!
Just stopping in to share progress on the next content update, v. 0.2.1.5. So, this is kinda crazy, but ..... it's pretty much done. Render wise, that is. I should be done rendering the update by Friday. End of the weekend at the latest. After that, I'd probably guesstimate 2 weeks for production. Sounds, music, transitions, voices, etc. ... On the subject of voices, I had previously discussed that i would release the game partially unvoiced, if waiting on the voice work to come back would otherwise delay the release. This remains true, just so everyone knows
So, optimistically, we're looking at early release at the end of November.
Per the update itself, it isn't necessarily small, but it is a little smaller than the previous content update. I've already explained why that is (the size of the update that's coming right on it's heels - it's massive).
Just stopping in to share progress on the next content update, v. 0.2.1.5. So, this is kinda crazy, but ..... it's pretty much done. Render wise, that is. I should be done rendering the update by Friday. End of the weekend at the latest. After that, I'd probably guesstimate 2 weeks for production. Sounds, music, transitions, voices, etc. ... On the subject of voices, I had previously discussed that i would release the game partially unvoiced, if waiting on the voice work to come back would otherwise delay the release. This remains true, just so everyone knows
So, optimistically, we're looking at early release at the end of November.
Per the update itself, it isn't necessarily small, but it is a little smaller than the previous content update. I've already explained why that is (the size of the update that's coming right on it's heels - it's massive).
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Hey everyone! Progress Update on 0.2.1.5!:
Alrighty, rendering is complete. Voices are all added in. I've got 2 of the scenes from the update fully outfitted with sounds and music, continuing with that tomorrow. On the subject of voices again, it is quite likely that this update is going to be released without the last scene or two voiced, due to conflicts with Claire's schedule. I'll get those added in once she's available again. Hope that isn't too jarring for anyone.
Alrighty, rendering is complete. Voices are all added in. I've got 2 of the scenes from the update fully outfitted with sounds and music, continuing with that tomorrow. On the subject of voices again, it is quite likely that this update is going to be released without the last scene or two voiced, due to conflicts with Claire's schedule. I'll get those added in once she's available again.
Hope that isn't too jarring for anyone.
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Production notes for the night: sounds/music/transitions completed for another 3 scenes ... noted 14 images that'll need to be spot corrected ... TWELVE of them are because of Sandra clipping through her GODS damned shirt
- I swear I'm writing in an outfit change at the first available opportunity that makes sense
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I just played this game and this is a hidden gem. Not only was the story alot of fun so far, the dialogue in this reminds me of any fantasy tv show I loved watching. ( Which is a good thing). Also the voice acting helps me get into while haven't played many games with VA this for sure is one of the better ones ive seen with VA. I never get immersed into games but I can't but feel a bit immersed in this one because of the dialogue and VA , as so far felt like one big fun adventure. I even made 10 different saves and put some decisions on a spreadsheet on the off chance some things I did during the free roam mattered haha. If this had more content under it's belt it would be a top 10 game for me for sure.
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Thanks so much! I'm always a sucker for feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Sadly, I'm independent, so the work does take a while, with everything else going on, but I am glad the work is appreciated
The freeroam was more or less the first taste of what i have planned for the kinds of events in the game. This next content update should be ready to go public here in a couple of weeks or so. But the update after THAT ... well, I'll leave it at "I think you'll love it XD"
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Doh, misspoke on that one. Not "go public", it'll be out for early access in 2-3 weeks. Apologies
Thanks so much! I'm always a sucker for feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Sadly, I'm independent, so the work does take a while, with everything else going on, but I am glad the work is appreciated
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There may not be a holiday render but in my mind Kim's "Turkey" is being stuffed fullHappy Thanksgiving, everyone! Been busy wrapping up this update, so i didn't get around to a holiday render, but i hope everyone had lots of Turkey, and sleeps like a champ!
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There may not be a holiday render but in my mind Kim's "Turkey" is being stuffed full
I've made a few "stuffed" jokes in the discord myself the past few days XD
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Alrighty guys, it is gonna be a little longer than i originally stated. THIS is exactly why i hate giving release estimations, holidays done fucked all that up. That said, we *are* on the very tail end of this update, and I hope this will be appreciated while everyone waits
No problem for me, i can wait so dont push yourself, for me no apology needed. Have a nice day. It takes as long as it lasts and better few days later as a update that is not good
It takes as long as it lasts and better few days later as a update that is not good I'm afraid I don't recognize these girls, but they look goodAlrighty guys, it is gonna be a little longer than i originally stated. THIS is exactly why i hate giving release estimations, holidays done fucked all that up. That said, we *are* on the very tail end of this update, and I hope this will be appreciated while everyone waits
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That's Kim and SandraI'm afraid I don't recognize these girls, but they look good