Hey guys sorry for the late update, but I actually have a lot to say today! I have been ... really really busy.. and I think you will be thrilled to see what I have been cooking for you!
Most of my patreon time this month was spent forging a trail through the confusing jungle of AI tools and trying to figure out which ones I can wrangle to our benefit. I have found two potential use cases that can elevate my service to you. One is mesh generation. The other is coding.
My current experience with AI generated meshes is that it takes way more time to make them usable than it does to simply make something from scratch. Which sucks, BUT for things that I literally lack the skill to make, the extra effort may just be worth it. So far, I have only successfully leveraged it to create small detailed things:
On the other hand, I have found that AI coding is genuinely good enough now that I can begin to direct the creation of plugins tailor made for us studio enthusiasts. In the near future, I hope to push out several plugins to make your time in the studio more fun!
The time investment to learn these tools has been steep, and the bills add up too, but the thought of potentially wielding these tools for our mutual benefit makes it easy to commit to. Thank you all for your continued support, engagement, and visitation! 💖
Lets get on with the previews:
Pose Previews
The next pose pack will be Standing Model 13. Statistically speaking, that series has been by FAR your favorite on aggregate, so thats what I've prepared for you. Here are some references, but truth be told I strayed from them quite a bit 😳
This pose pack will release sometime in the evening of the 25th. See you there!
Character Preview
My current main candidate for March is Dionne. To my eye, Dionne has one of those "Quiet Confidence" demeanors. Time will tell how she develops!
Now as the saying goes, the in..ing of the new sometimes coincides with the out-ing of the old. Last month I had floated the idea of a potentially culling some HS2 characters from my roster.. but after some consideration, I realized that was stupid! There is no benefit to reducing people's options, is there?? Instead, I will simply be ending official support for my 33 oldest characters (everyone released before Vivian)
This means I will not be updating those 33 characters along with changes to the ever evolving graphics mod. They will still be available for download for 😗Enthusiast😗 tier or higher.. just forever trapped in their outdated forms. In truth, no one was really visiting them anymore anyways.. so this frees me up to focus on the newer characters.
Plugins
Yay, new section!
I have been releasing more and more cloth sim clothing, so I have been thinking about how to really make them shine and be an asset to your studio. That is why I have been working on a plugin called AntiGravity. AntiGravity is a plugin that will allow the user to manipulate all gravity exerted on cloth simulations in the scene. The plugin will allow you to not only cut and re-enable gravity at will, but also change its vector and acceleration.
So far, the plugin only affects cloth simulated objects, but I hope to eventually expand it to dynamic bones as well (so that it can affect hair, vanilla skirts, and earrings). AntiGravity.dll will release some time after the Standing Model Pose pack with a 30-day early access tied to the 💖Supporter💖 Tier.
Mod Previews
I am still tidying shop after the release of my latest mod, so I do not have any works in progress to show you today, but here are my current main prospects:
I have been on the fence about creating one of those high-tech suits for a long while now, but the hard surface modelling required combined with close adhesion to a very curvy and soft body is extremely daunting. Its definitely just a skill issue though.. so maybe for the next project I will finally see it through. No promises lol... Lets move onto recaps of my two latest mods:
Velvet Tease 2
Released earlier this month, Velvet tease represents the culmination of all my work with lace materials. Still a long way to go, but I hope you like it. In response to your feedback, I have created two variations of this one, one with my sculpted cleavage, and one without. Are you happy now, skindentation haterS?!
This one will be waiting for you in the 😎Fashionista😎 pile, whenever you feel like joining.
Midnight Peony Qipao
Being immersed in the Chinese new year inspired me to create this little gem. Upon departure from early access late next month, I think it will be my first publicly available long dress with cloth simulation?
For my 😎Fashionistas😎I also offer a pair of bonus matching Peony hair clips (left and right). This damned thing took me almost as long as the dress so you better cherish it, OR ELSE!
Okay that does it for now. I will be get on with finalizing and converting those poses. I hope you have a great rest of the month. Thank you for your continued support and visitation! See you next time!