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TigerWolfe

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Because I wanted to. Unexpected things happened and caused me to lose some time.


I'm sorry, come again? What do you mean this is not serious work?
I am only here because you quoted my post.
Not sure what you meant by "serious work"?
Seems like a hollow statement without any context?

Serenity - is a very unique story, with well defined characters - whom I have grown to enjoy a little bit more with each and every update.
Last Human - (in my opinion) N2TheFire - put the same amount of effort crafting those unique characters, and story.
I enjoy both, and am glad to be able to read both.

They sound like the classic art doesn't hold value idiot that'll tell an artist doing custom handmade pieces that they can buy the same thing from aliexpress for 5 bucks, as if that somehow invalidates the work the artist put in.

Oh it takes you literal days to make these custom per specification dice? Well I can buy generic dice for a dollar, so you're overcharging.

They're so frustrating to deal with. And I'm not even an artist!
 

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I am shooting for December but no promises. There is a lot I want to do with Serenity's next episode and I'm taking a little break right now (about a week or so) to clear my head and not get burnt out.
I'd postpone the release until the following December. That way, we could avoid dealing with all the impatient whiners who can't wait for a few more months. Ha ha, just kidding. Or am I? :ROFLMAO:
 

N2TheFire

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I'd postpone the release until the following December. That way, we could avoid dealing with all the impatient whiners who can't wait for a few more months. Ha ha, just kidding. Or am I? :ROFLMAO:
It has definitely been a long time since the last Serenity update for sure. I think if I take too much longer, I may have a torch carrying mob on my hands :oops:
 

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Happy weekend to everyone!

Well, it was a long wait, but finally we got to the release of Last Human episode 3. After one more week for a break, I'll pick up where I left off with Serenity episode 3 rewrite. In case some of you missed it (or forgot), I ended up trashing what I had written for episode 3 to start over. I wasn't happy with it and that's that. Now work will begin on setting things right in Serenity - and if you played the latest Last Human update, then you saw a hint of some of those changes already.

Moving on... I've said a lot recently about the things I want to do with Serenity... releasing some of the many side girls I've thoughtlessly added over the years and setting things back on track. A lot of those ideas can be read here if you missed it:

Some of the main complaints about chapter 1 was that things moved too fast... issues were resolved fast... not enough drama... and immature writing. I tried to improve those things in chapter 2, and hopefully you're going to notice a lot more time taken with characters and actually seeing more of their character coming out in dialogue with them. After playing some other AVN's over this last week, I realized I still have plenty of room for improvement. I am no pro at this yet, I have a long way to go. But I know I can do some things that might make Serenity even better. I have a bad habit of trying to get as many characters into an episode as possible. Not anymore. From here on out, each episode will focus on a few characters mostly, and push the plot along. I also know that lewd scenes could be longer. I am working on that as well. More camera angles, and a better 'build up' and anticipation. More time spent on creating smoother animations too. I admit I am still not very good with animations, but even I can see that I have improved since those early days in chapter 1.

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Coming up in Serenity C2 Episode 3
: If you recall, episode 2 ended with Jasmine stressing with Kat about some bad shit happening from reading old books and prophecies. However, as Yoda would say, "a prophecy... that misread could have been". MC will find his own answers without the books. Fereldan himself (sort of) will come into play. And a few 'guest' girls will return home, but we may see them again at some point. And it's Serenity, so definitely some new fun lewd stuff (must feed the fade). MC will find tasks for some of the other (side) girls. And finally, if you recall, MC's harem having all now fully ascended... They will have a unique ability to combine into one girl. You'll be seeing some renders of her soon. I made a very short video of her quite a while back, but I've changed her since then. Anyway, there are a few bigger spoilers but I won't ruin it all for you. This episode will be a busy one, and if it goes the way I think it will, a long one.
END OF SPOILERS ---------------------------------------------------------

Projected release of Serenity's next update
: Honestly, I wish I could say with confidence that it will be December. But this will be the biggest update I've ever done (for either game). So straight up... it could bleed over into January (under normal circumstances, each update development period for me is between 2 and 3 months). With that said, there is a slight chance I could actually hit a December release date. I'll be on vacation from my full time job from November 23rd, to December 3rd. Now, outside of the Thanksgiving holiday, that means I have at least 10 full days I can work 100% on the game. I will do as much as I can during that time, while still enjoying the time off. But, as always, no promises yet. It all depends on how things go from here on out.

If you subbed to get the Last Human update recently then cancelled, I want to thank you for that support and I hope you'll come back again. And those of you who continue to support me monthly, thank you so much. I appreciate it very much. As some of you know, I was hit with some unexpected financial bullshit recently... the money I make here helped a lot with that. In fact, if not for this small monthly income on the side, we probably would have had to take out a loan (something I loathe doing). So, big hugs and 'thank you's to all of you from both my wife and myself.

Stay tuned for weekly devlogs, some may be patron-only... but all patron-only posts are accessible to every tier. And if you're in the Fade Crown or Dream Angel tiers, I am hoping to be able to create something special for you guys.

Love all of you, ...Fire
 

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Hello and happy weekend my friends...

Serenity Chapter 2: Episode 3 development is well underway. Originally, I had skipped doing this update and instead chose to work on Last Human again. I did that because I needed to rewrite Serenity ep3. Right now, I have most of it written and I am in the process of going back through it and making adjustments. This process will take me maybe a couple more weeks to complete. Serenity has a lot of plot pieces to keep track of, so that's the reason I'll need time to go through it and make sure everything works (before I start doing graphics). Not to mention the adjustments I have desperately needed to make for some time now. So far, I am very happy with the direction I've chosen and now it feels a lot more like Serenity.

A big part of my plan going forward is working on the pace of the story. Reading through everything I've done so far (with both Serenity and Last Human), it feels like things still happen too quickly and small details are left to just be 'assumed'. Just as MC and the harem need to focus on bringing balance between the fade and shade, I need to find a balance between the length of a scene when writing it, and when reading it. When I work on a scene for a long time, it starts to 'feel' long when in fact, it is much shorter when actually playing through it. So, I am working on that. This was something useful I've seen commented on in reviews and have taken note of.

All stories need some kind of drama for characters to face, a problem to be solved, some 'struggles', etc... What's coming up in Serenity will be a bit more than what you're used to seeing from me. We need to see more emotion from the girls, and even from the MC himself. And more so, how they deal with that. This next phase of the story will probably go through a few episodes. A lot will be happening, so brace yourselves.

Now don't panic because of what I said above. There will be some fun stuff to see also. We'll be interacting with a lot of the girls, some will be leaving, some will just be moving to earth. Kat, Rin, Jasmine, Lena, Morgan, and Trixy are the main 'harem' and will remain of course. And there are events planned with some of the other 'side' characters.

Have a great weekend! Meanwhile, enjoy this little render of Jasmine! And if you haven't played the latest version of Last Human, it is public and free:

Love you all, ...Fire
 
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I am shooting for December but no promises. There is a lot I want to do with Serenity's next episode and I'm taking a little break right now (about a week or so) to clear my head and not get burnt out.
The quality of game you have developed has been stunning so far, so much so that each replay feels refreshing something which probably think stems from spending quality creative energies and time on your work, which certainly is an element that anyone who cherishes the game wouldn't want and hence it is quite a welcoming decision for you to recharge, recover and return to work. Above all of that and more importantly it is perfectly understandable that Devs are regular folks too and they have their set of challenges to overcome and though as a player it is extremely hard to satiate the greed for more quality story like yours, upon sensible reflection think every player would surely come to the same conclusion which is to let Devs enjoy their work as well by taking necessary breaks and creating their schedule which makes them in a happy mindset to work, which also indeed is what this game is about; feeding the fade and having fun and so take care there Dev!

Thanks for reading Dev, best wishes for ahead:)
 
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Gofile file is missing :(
Yes. One of GoFile's only limitations is that if nobody's downloaded for something like 2 weeks, the file gets deleted by them off their servers. So you would need it uploaded again.

To ask for that, you should click Report on the OP (like you see on my post here). In the dialogue area that comes up, pick "Other" as the reason, and then in the text box say that the GoFile link is dead. However, you should know that typically the uploaders / mods / staff only update links if all of them are broken. If a single one isn't working, they normally just say to try another link instead.
 
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So... Happy weekend again everyone :)

I skipped my usual devlog last week, so prepare for my wall of text! haha! I honestly didn't have much to report, and I was pretty busy to be honest. But I've done well to manage time with my full-time job, and time for Serenity. So, no worries, things are still going pretty well. There are spoilers ahead... so if you hate them, don't read beyond the first sentence of this next paragraph (and hope you have a wonderful weekend!)

(SPOILERS from here on...) So, I am right at about 65% through the coding process. Story/dialogue is done, just getting it into renpy and making corrections and adjustments as I go along. Although we've got a bit of drama coming up in our little world, we're not rushing towards it. This may be partial spoiler material, but it shouldn't come as much of a surprise for my fans who read my devlogs every week... this episode will see 2 guests depart our world. I only spoil that because I really didn't want that part to come as some kind of shock to some. Frankly, it shouldn't be a big deal because they were never part of the main plot anyway (added just for some fun scenes if I'm honest). Later, we'll see another depart... Lili. But she still has something to do yet. That won't happen in episode 3 (possibly not until episode 5). I've been asked by a few if Cryoxxx will bring her back in Oppai Odyssey - I really don't know truthfully. But I don't think so. I know, I'm sorry to you Lili fans. I can tell you that I've let him know that's coming in my game, so he is aware. A crossover could be possible if he chooses to do so, but OO is pretty far away from the time when she was part of the story. Anyway, moving on...

As I said, we're not rushing towards the drama right now. It's there and the characters know what is coming... it's one of those things that 'must be done' but 'not right away'. And MC wants to chill with his girls a bit. Fulfil some wishes on earth, and little by little, they'll also make necessary preparations for what they have to do. You'll understand pretty quickly during the beginning of the episode. Right now, the girls will learn that they (all six of them) have one more ability that they've not yet used. Remember, early in the story, each girl would learn during their ascension that they were MC's 'weapon' or 'shield'. All of them will become both. Imagine one girl with all of their personalities combined. A little part of each girl is there. Each of their powers and personality. It is going to make for some fun scenes later that I can't wait to put together. I have a special, very long scene already written for that moment when the conjunction happens. She will need some fade. You know the drill boys and girls... needless to say, I will be putting in a lot of work on that scene. It will be the longest sex scene I've ever done.

Sorry for all the spoilers. But it really is just a drop in the bucket compared to the content I have planned for the next few episodes of Serenity. So, it isn't as much as you think. I still have plenty of surprises in store for you guys. My fellow anime fans will like the character I decided to create for the wish scenes in this episode. I'm not going to tell you who she is... we'll wait and see if anyone recognizes her. I found that someone had a card for her for HS2. I had to edit the hell out of her though because she looked way too anime against my current characters. So, she was pretty much redone from scratch. But the elements are all there and she looks great. There are certain settings and standard things I like to use for my characters before I put them in my game. Anyway, I think you anime fans will enjoy that (at least I hope you know who she is). I came up with the idea of using characters like this for people on earth who made wishes. And already have ideas for several others.

As for when to expect the release? I don't know if I will make it by Christmas. I really wanted to, but realistically, this is a long episode with a lot of scenes that will require a lot of attention to detail. Quite a few scenes with multiple characters in them (which is always harder on my PC). That plus the effects, there are a lot of effects in Serenity. If a scene requires 4 or more characters in it, along with effects, I have to place and pose one character at a time, turn that character off, then setup the next character, etc., until they're all done. Add effects (or whatever else) then turn all of them on and render it. I'm trying to be a bit more creative with how a scene plays out to minimize that because those kinds of scenes can slow me down quite a bit. At the same time, I really like getting several characters in on a scene, at least in a few shots.

Well, I think I've run my mouth long enough. Hopefully some of this gets you excited for this release and others coming after it. I have a few small things to do this weekend, but the rest of the time will be nothing but Serenity. Enjoy the render - the first 3 girls you met when you arrived in Serenity as they are today. Have a great weekend everyone! Love you all! ...Fire
 
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So... Happy weekend again everyone :)

I skipped my usual devlog last week, so prepare for my wall of text! haha! I honestly didn't have much to report, and I was pretty busy to be honest. But I've done well to manage time with my full-time job, and time for Serenity. So, no worries, things are still going pretty well. There are spoilers ahead... so if you hate them, don't read beyond the first sentence of this next paragraph (and hope you have a wonderful weekend!)

(SPOILERS from here on...) So, I am right at about 65% through the coding process. Story/dialogue is done, just getting it into renpy and making corrections and adjustments as I go along. Although we've got a bit of drama coming up in our little world, we're not rushing towards it. This may be partial spoiler material, but it shouldn't come as much of a surprise for my fans who read my devlogs every week... this episode will see 2 guests depart our world. I only spoil that because I really didn't want that part to come as some kind of shock to some. Frankly, it shouldn't be a big deal because they were never part of the main plot anyway (added just for some fun scenes if I'm honest). Later, we'll see another depart... Lili. But she still has something to do yet. That won't happen in episode 3 (possibly not until episode 5). I've been asked by a few if Cryoxxx will bring her back in Oppai Odyssey - I really don't know truthfully. But I don't think so. I know, I'm sorry to you Lili fans. I can tell you that I've let him know that's coming in my game, so he is aware. A crossover could be possible if he chooses to do so, but OO is pretty far away from the time when she was part of the story. Anyway, moving on...

As I said, we're not rushing towards the drama right now. It's there and the characters know what is coming... it's one of those things that 'must be done' but 'not right away'. And MC wants to chill with his girls a bit. Fulfil some wishes on earth, and little by little, they'll also make necessary preparations for what they have to do. You'll understand pretty quickly during the beginning of the episode. Right now, the girls will learn that they (all six of them) have one more ability that they've not yet used. Remember, early in the story, each girl would learn during their ascension that they were MC's 'weapon' or 'shield'. All of them will become both. Imagine one girl with all of their personalities combined. A little part of each girl is there. Each of their powers and personality. It is going to make for some fun scenes later that I can't wait to put together. I have a special, very long scene already written for that moment when the conjunction happens. She will need some fade. You know the drill boys and girls... needless to say, I will be putting in a lot of work on that scene. It will be the longest sex scene I've ever done.

Sorry for all the spoilers. But it really is just a drop in the bucket compared to the content I have planned for the next few episodes of Serenity. So, it isn't as much as you think. I still have plenty of surprises in store for you guys. My fellow anime fans will like the character I decided to create for the wish scenes in this episode. I'm not going to tell you who she is... we'll wait and see if anyone recognizes her. I found that someone had a card for her for HS2. I had to edit the hell out of her though because she looked way too anime against my current characters. So, she was pretty much redone from scratch. But the elements are all there and she looks great. There are certain settings and standard things I like to use for my characters before I put them in my game. Anyway, I think you anime fans will enjoy that (at least I hope you know who she is). I came up with the idea of using characters like this for people on earth who made wishes. And already have ideas for several others.

As for when to expect the release? I don't know if I will make it by Christmas. I really wanted to, but realistically, this is a long episode with a lot of scenes that will require a lot of attention to detail. Quite a few scenes with multiple characters in them (which is always harder on my PC). That plus the effects, there are a lot of effects in Serenity. If a scene requires 4 or more characters in it, along with effects, I have to place and pose one character at a time, turn that character off, then setup the next character, etc., until they're all done. Add effects (or whatever else) then turn all of them on and render it. I'm trying to be a bit more creative with how a scene plays out to minimize that because those kinds of scenes can slow me down quite a bit. At the same time, I really like getting several characters in on a scene, at least in a few shots.

Well, I think I've run my mouth long enough. Hopefully some of this gets you excited for this release and others coming after it. I have a few small things to do this weekend, but the rest of the time will be nothing but Serenity. Enjoy the render - the first 3 girls you met when you arrived in Serenity as they are today. Have a great weekend everyone! Love you all! ...Fire
Certainly an interesting devlog, was hard to resist the temptation to not read the spoilers lol but glad to know things are going well on your front, appreciate the transparency with the release schedule as well and think it is perfectly fine if you are spending sufficient time in the process as the content delivered till this point has been nothing short of entertaining so to recreate the same quality it seldom takes variable time which is quite alright. Also will be amusing to how you execute the surprises you have mentioned, definitely sounds fun. About the characters, though it might be a bit sad to not view some them that frequently, but still they are still around as per information given in one of your previous devlogs, which is definitely welcome. And also a spectacular render seeing the 3 of them brings fond memories!

Thanks for reading Dev, best wishes for ahead:)
 
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