Hey guys, hope you're all doing well!
Before I talk about the progress for the next update I wanna talk about something that happened yesterday and today.
So, my PC almost died π
The weather over here has been pretty bad lately, and last night the power fluctuated on and off until it finally went off in the middle of a heavy storm. I thought, no problem, I'll just continue working in the morning once the light comes on the next day...
When I tried turning my PC on, it made a weird sound, then the smell of burning wire came out of it, and it wouldn't boot up...
It took me the whole day, and I had to take it apart, re-install several components, and even replaced some of the case fans that stopped working a while ago.
I put it back together, plugged it in, pushed the power button, and hoped for the best.
And It seems to be working again. The fans I replaced are also keeping the GPU at a much cooler temperature so that's a plus.
Honestly, I have no idea what I would do if my PC decided to die on me right now, and hopefully, I never have to find out. I wanna at least make it to Chapter 3 and the Steam release first π.
0.5.5 progress
Script - 98% done
I still need to add emotes to the new dialogue lines I added, usually takes a few hours
Renders - 55% done
My original estimates were off, at least if I want to include ALL the planned content in the update instead of releasing it in an incomplete state.
It's weird, the scenes in 0.5.5 have fewer characters than the last update but it takes just as long, sometimes longer to render.
(Average of 1 hour per render, not including the time it takes to set up π)
If I want to include all the content I have planned for this update, I would need 2-3 weeks more development time, to account for the long render times and the time it takes to create these scenes.
Please bear with me while I wrestle with Daz Studio to get this update out in the best possible state πββοΈ
Thanks for your support, I'll try to keep you updated on the progress as frequently as I can.
I hope you liked the sneak peek render π
Take care and love y'all! π€π