Alright... v0.9 is finally here.
This one took the longest to release so far.
Mostly because I had exams throughout last month and, to be completely honest, I didn't really touch the game until June 9th. π
But thanks to a lot of things finally lining up in my favor, I managed to put together this update in just a few days.
And the good news is that going forward, I should be able to push updates out much faster than before.
π What's In The Update?
This update covers 1 in-game day.
More specifically: Thursday.
There isn't a huge amount of Sophie content this time around.
Instead, a lot of the focus goes toward Daisy.
Before anyone gets excited though...
No sexual Daisy content this update π
There is, however, quite a bit of story content involving her.
π¨ About Marina
I was originally planning to add a brand-new Marina scene.
In fact, I finished writing it completely.
The problem is that I've been sick since yesterday and simply didn't have enough time to generate all the images for it.
Rather than delay the entire update again, I've included the scene itself and will add the missing images in a patch within the next few days.
Sorry about that πΆ
πΌοΈ Changelog (v0.9)
β’ 1 new in-game day (Thursday)
β’ 50 new images
β’ Large Daisy-focused content update
β’ New Marina scene added
β’ Marina images coming in a future patch
βοΈ Behind The Scenes
You might notice something if you pay close attention to the newer events.
The backgrounds are better.
The details are better.
The consistency is better.
The newer Sophie scenes show this, but it's especially noticeable with the Daisy content.
There's a lot more environmental detail and a lot fewer "AI moments" than before.
This is thanks to a completely different workflow I've been building over the last few months.
I recently moved from my 5060 Ti 16GB to a 3090, upgraded my models, and massively improved the image generation process.
As a result:
β’ Better backgrounds
β’ Better consistency
β’ More accurate scenes
β’ Faster image generation
β’ Fewer unusable images
π€ For The AI Nerds
I've also started using Klein in my workflow.
The goal is to keep the character quality and style I love from Illustrious while dramatically improving the backgrounds.
So far the results have been very promising.
I'm also slowly preparing a move toward Anima-based models, though I want to keep the visuals faithful to the established style of the game.
That part is taking longer than expected while NukeA.I. trains things properly, but once it's done, generating exactly what I need should become much easier.
Anyway...
That's enough of me rambling.
Go enjoy the update. π±
And keep an eye out for the Marina image patch in a few days.