Weekly Report 329
Hi guys,
I come with some not-so-great news. This post wasn't supposed to happen. A few hours ago the last animation finished rendering, and I was hoping to release the game today.
Unfortunately, 10 animations are broken.
It wasn't something obvious at first, which is why I missed it until now.
Here's what happened: after posing an animation, I render a low-quality version to check that the motion is smooth. That looked fine. Then after I render the animation at full quality I go through it frame by frame to check for clipping and other visual issues. Also fine. Then I bring all the frames into Lightroom for color correction. After that, once every animation is rendered, I import the frames into Premiere, combine them into actual video files, and export them for the game. That's where the problem showed up.
Some of the shower animations have water droplets that aren't animating properly. It wasn't visible in the preview because of how the water is rendered, so everything looked fine, until I checked the final exported animations. Instead of falling at a steady pace, the water accelerates and decelerates in a way that creates a very noticeable glitch when the animation is being played.
I did consider releasing the game as-is and pushing a fix in a few days, but it bothers me too much. It looks bad and I don't want to put something out like that.
Everything else is done. I'm going to fix these animations today and queue them for rendering. The game will be released sometime this week. Most likely toward the end of the week.
I'm sorry for the delay.
Bests,
Jason
Whatever Charlotte is suggesting right now, I have a feeling he's going to say yes.
Comments (42)
Amazing
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Hi man. I love your game and I was wondering: Is that to late to be credited in the update if I buy the "Candy King" sub right now? Thanks for your answer! :)
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This game is great, I wish you would add Turkish language support. I'd be happy even if it was just AI support. I constantly have to translate it on my phone.
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Quality is more important! That's why you're one of the "quality devs" out there! Take your time!
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release anyway lol
glad to hear you are taking your time! no worries at all :) Also is there no 4k render this week? I really love the featured photo!
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Never, ever apologize for making things better.
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Honestly the GOAT. You are killing it with the game! I'm sure whatever expectations we have are going to be blown away on release. I'm quivering with anticipation because I just know it's going to be so good
Thanks for the detailed update RC, now can assume how demanding the shower scenes can be than normal scenes, wanted to ask one thing when MC took Bea home and when Charlotte visited his room Bea was not asleep and maybe heard them will that lead somewhere of her catching them or having doubts/finding out and same for bea finding about Tris?
Hi Jason, thanks for the up-to-date information. Well, something like that happens. You are honored that you did not publish it despite the bug and wanted to patch it afterwards, but strive for a result that meets your high quality requirements. You deserve thanks for this and of course we are patiently waiting for the result! And sweet Charlotte, thank you for the beautiful picture. Have a good week 👍🖐
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GOOD MONDAY MORNING 🌄🌞, JASON, LOVORKO, OUR RC TEAM, AND EVERYONE!!! No... not 10 animations 😭! IDGAF if they're broken! NO ANIMATION IS IT 😋! STILL RENDERS ME 😛!!! All good, Jason 😁👍🏻! As long as it comes out. IDC HOW LONG I HAVE TO WAIT FOR 😜! WORTH IT 💪🏻🔥!!! I mean, besides... I have to wait for the Android Port anyway 😂. You and our RC team are creating a masterpiece 🖼✨️ enjoyed by many. I think everyone will be fine waiting a couple more days 😅. I mean, it depends on what she's suggesting 😅. • Charlotte: Hey, Noj (Jon), do you want to help me do chores? Maybe... I won't say no because I want to get on her good side 😅. • Is she proposing we get married? With both hands behind her back 💍😛! • She's suggesting some impromptu pairings with Tris and/or Denise or any combination of our NMM ladies 🤤! • She is suggesting we should take a break – NOOOO 🙅🏻♂️! It could be anything 😂🤣. As always, thanks for the Report/News, Jason!!! Keep on keeping on, both you, Lovorko, and Our RC team 😉!!! ALWAYS EXCITED AND EAGERLY WAITING FOR YOUR GAME AND READING YOUR POSTS 🙌🏻🔥!!! Love and appreciate all of you ❤️, the RC ladies 😍, your posts 🥰, your renders/weekly images 😘, and your games ❤️! Always make my days better 🌈! Thank you, everyone, always, for being in my life and being a part of my routine. 😉! Stay safe, stay blessed, and stay in PERFECT health, beautiful people! And don't forget to stay hydrated! And you're never alone ❤️🫶🏻🫰🏻!!! OUR AVNS AND OUR DEVS CONNECT US ALL 🤗!!! Have an amazing and beautiful week! I'll catch you all—ON THE NEXT ONE ✌🏻😁!!!
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I don't think there's anyone here who would mind. Quality and thorough testing are what matter most. I'm looking forward to it (especially TRIS and BEA)!
an update this week?!!! Can't Wait!!!
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It is all good Dev! High quality is important for such a great game. We can see the finishing line for this episode RC supporters 🙌! Thank you Dev for putting in the extra time to make animation quality great. See you all when this episode is released, can’t wait 🙌❤️!
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Aaaahhggg!!! I would almost say screw it and just release it anyways as I actually have today off and would've been ready to play it but oh well...quality does win in the end. (back to shrugging on couch..."now what will I do?"....)
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I think most won't be bothered by a delay, we panic at the mini abandoned phase so a delay its the least of our worries, like people are saying take the time you need to finish this project.
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Great work bro
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Thank you ❤️
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This is the last updated version, and there will be more updates after this.
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Take the time to do what you feel is best, in every way my friend. If you're not satisfied then don't put it out there until you are, no one I'll fault you for that :]
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You are one of the best at the time take your time
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Almost there!! Love you Charlotte 😘
Quality is more important than release date :-)
It's fine. Take your time! We'll wait. And thanks for being awesome.
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