Hi everyone, Raif here!
I'm sorry if I made you worry. It's been about 4 months since my last post. I apologize for the long silence and the lack of updates, and I am incredibly grateful for your continued support of my work.
Today, I finally have some progress to share with you all!
Why This Update Took So Long
Part of the reason is that initially, I thought I could work on modeling the new characters and animating at the same time. However, because I want this animation to be viewable from VR, POV, and third-person perspectives, I have to make sure the full-body animations are completely flawless from every single angle. Based on my past experience in the game industry, even working at maximum speed, it takes about 3 days just to finish 3 seconds of animation!(Screenshots of my WIP files)
Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA)
A lot of friends and patrons have been asking me how much longer it will take to finish this video. First off, I want to apologize for not replying to you immediately over the past few days. I really wanted to get the animation to a solid milestone so I could show you the results of my hard work first. I hope you like what you see!
As for the timeline, to be honest, I still have about 10 cuts in my head that I want to animate. I'm currently debating whether I should split the video into Part 1 and Part 2 so the wait between releases isn't this massive. If you guys are okay with a split release, then I only have about 3 cuts left to do for the first part, which I should be able to finish before the end of the month.
About Dev Logs & Work-in-Progress (WIP)
Regarding the lack of dev logs... honestly, I am just really bad at writing copy. It always takes me a lot of time to figure out what to say. Also, just like with drawing, I get really shy about showing my work-in-progress (I always feel the WIP shots look "lame" and I'm never satisfied with them). Plus, rendering those WIP shots to look presentable takes extra time away from the actual animation work, which is why I haven't been doing it.
Thank you all for putting up with my weird quirks QmQ. That being said, I know this kind of update frequency isn't great. Moving forward, I will try my best to post more WIP images, even if they are just quick screenshots without long text updates.
Here is the current progress of the animation: Mega Upload : LinkGoogle Drive : Link
Thank you all again. The fact that you continued to support me and my new content even when I wasn't posting updates... beyond being incredibly touched and grateful, I truly can't find the words to express my emotions. I love you guys!