Hey everyone,
I hope you had a nice week!
Today I can finally give you the next and improved version of the Benchmark scene.
Current Status:
- The current Benchmark build is really just for you play around with Brittany a bit. Nothing is final or polished (especially not the locomotion).
- Added some more plants. Now with real coconut Trees as well ;)
- Added one animation with Trinity
- Drastically reduced file size! From 5GB+ to around 1.2GB
- First version for dynamic Vegetation, not all small plants yet active. Also not yet a unified system so that´s something we have to take a look later. But at least there is some interaction which I really enjoy. Makes the map more alive in my opinion.
- Skin Shader improvements
- Added controls for Dick Physics & Erection
- Tons of other small improvements!
Here is a short video of that => Dick Physics in Action
Next steps:
- Proper locomotion system
- Proper interactive foliage
- Better Physics for body parts
- Some nice Music for the relaxed holiday mood ;)
- Adding the other girls
- More Sex Animations
- Better Menu
Please keep in mind this is still "only" the Benchmark Project where we gather knowledge and test things.
General:
At the moment there are too many things on my plate (Game Development, Patreon Viewer, Animations, weekly Updates, Research, Game Design, Art Design, Management, Family, etc.) and I need to slow down a bit and focus more on less things at a time to not burn out and actually enjoy work. I am currently lacking the peace of mind to really sit back, properly think about things, plan and then execute. I am rushing from one update to the next and it´s honestly not so much fun. And I should and want to exercise a lot more, which is really important.
So what I want to try is simply taking more time for tasks. I just recently read an interview from another artist, mentioning that it takes weeks for 1 animation loop to prepare, animate & render. The interview was very expiring and the stuff looks great! He simply takes his time to really polish stuff and delivers top notch content. And that´s what I also want to go back to. I think weeks for a simple loop is too long and I would be bored. But the general approach of taking time to create something great is definitely the right approach.
And it´s not only the content itself, it´s also the preparations and management of things. It´s vital for the next projects to have everything done properly, not rushed and in an orderly way. I fell really not at ease when things are not clearly structured & managed and that also takes time.
Beginning with October I also want to change the update cycles to every 2 weeks. If you remember I did that already before and it was much more relaxed, the quality improved and I could get more things done. Because, at least now, having a weekly update takes quite a lot of time that causes delays on other ends. So we are going to try that starting October. Most likely I will go back to weekly updates anyway, once we have more content and cool stuff to show. As I mentioned in previous updates, we have to work on lots of "boring" stuff right now and don´t have a lot to show anyway.
So please excuse when things will take a bit longer, it will definitely be worth it! And you have known me for so long already that you know I am not just talking, I also deliver. So thank you very much for your trust and patience!
Puh, great to have that off my chest!
Side note: I will also try to get more help on things content&management wise. But it's not easy to find good, affordable and trustable people. I am on it ;)
Poll to focus on 1 thing:
Last but not least I would like you to participate in the poll of what we should focus on next. Since 2 big projects at once is simply too much, I would like your opinion on that.
- Island (Benchmark/Game):
Basically what you can see now, just working more on it and improving/adding things. - Pose viewer:
Would be a simple Sex-Pose viewer with different sets. This is not so complicated but also requires a lot of time & effort.
Both things are fun to do and the any future production will benefit from what we do. So it´s really just about what you would like to have first.
Alright, that's it from my side for this week. I hope you enjoy the update and that you are ok with the approach.
Thanks a lot for your support!
Best,
PM&Team