Paralives Update
Hello!
We're always busy working on Paralives but we've been extra busy lately! Here's what happened!
Moved to a different office
Our previous workspace was small, as you can see in this Patreon post. But with Léa joining us full time in less than 2 months, we had to move to a different office and we did that yesterday! It's a big open space with lots of different and interesting companies. We are renting 3 desks there. There will be room for expansion when we recruit more people on the team in the future!
Working on the characters
As you already know, we are focusing on the visual design of the Parafolks at the moment. Lately we've been working on rigging and skinning them. Rigging means that we created a skeleton for them. To animate the 3D model of the character, we can simply animate these bones. Skinning is the process of assigning different parts of the 3D model of the character to these bones. Here's a screenshot of what it looks like behind the scene. On the left, you can see the bones of the legs and on the right you can see the part of the model that is assigned to the left upper leg bone.
Preparing to reveal the characters
In the past months, we worked hard on establishing the visual design of the Parafolks and we're aiming to finally reveal them very soon! We're giving the final touch and then we'll be able to showcase them as well as some Paramaker (character editor) features!
That's about it for this week's update! I hope you guys are having a great week and stay tuned for more Paralives previews soon!
Cheers!
Alex
Comments (103)
Oh wow, I'm a programmer too and that office looks amazing! I wish I can join your project, but I live in Indonesia. xD
Can't wait to see what paras are going to look like!!!
I'm so excited! You're doing amazing work!
Im soooo excited! <3
Wooo! I'm so excited!! :D
This actually reminds me very much of the Paradox Development Studios (PDS) office, at the previous location before they moved into their current one. They even had Google Street View; see https://goo.gl/maps/UGFVp6VEyc7g9R9d8 Though they have carpets in their case but that's OK, wood floors are awesome, too haha (Note: PDS is part of Paradox Interactive (PDX), the same company that published Cities: Skylines developed by Colossal Order; PDS is responsible for several popular grand strategy titles including Imperator: Rome, Crusader Kings II, Europa Universalis IV, Victoria II, Hearts of Iron IV, and Stellaris) Which reminds me.... maybe you'd like to partner with Paradox Interactive for publishing the Paralives? Just a suggestion. ;)
This is so exciting :D
Also, awesome office!
this is amazing! thanks for sharing
I'm really excited about this game. :)
This all looks soo good I'm really excited and it's amazing to see how much love and effort you're putting into this. Can't wait to see how everything turns out! :)
awesome!!!
Looking forward to Paralives, This is so awesome and want to say something, but my English is not very good, sorry!
Thank you :D
Congratulations! This game is going to be awesome!
Can i share this in my paralives group? it says its unlocked but when i try and post it it says only patreon. I do not see anywhere ,where it says i can't but i want to make sure. i do not want to give away things you dont want me to, but my members are very excited for the game and also want to see what you are working on.
Unlocked means unlocked for you since you are a Patron but it's still locked to everyone that is not a Patron so that's why you can't share it :) We will be revealing more stuff publicly soon!
Your office looks awesome!! I am so excited for future updates and I will continue to support you, Roxanne, and Lea throughout your Paralives career. :) Good luck you guys!!
Thanks so much!
Much love to you and your team!!!
Oh that's a big open space ! I hope it's not too noisy and you can focus :)
Im hyped
So excited!!
Thank you for the update! I cannot wait!
I can’t wait !
I really don’t know squat about game development, so I’m curious ... when you present the characters - is it likely they will still look the same by the time of the game release ? Is it just a rough draft ? I’m not expecting to be disappointed or anything bc I don’t care what they look like much, I’m just curious how this usually plays out lol
They will be close to what they will look like in the final game but will get tweaked and improved a bit :)
This is so awesome!!! I'm so thankful you've allowed us to see inside your journey! I'm so excited for your creation!!!
Congrats! The space looks really nice.
Oh, my God, Alex ! We are so happy for you. Good luck and inspiration! Hello from Russia
I know the parafolks are going to be a-m-a-z-i-n-g
Looks really cool!!
I'm so excited!! Y'all are doing a great job!!
Congrats on your new office space! So excited to see what you guys do next and to see the Parafolk!!
Omg I'm so excited!!!
This is great! I got a question about the parafolks! How do you feel about adding handicapped and blind parafolks to the game? I understand it will be challenging. But perhaps sometime in the future for a possible dlc?
OMG, I have been dying with curiosity about the parafolks. So really good to see them :D Congrats on the new office. Also where do I continue to place suggestions since Discord is a bit quiet, I had some ideas with regards to world objects that we can decorate outside of the lot and also wallpaper that you can drag to any direction to allow for a middle strip when designing for example. Thank you Alex and Team!
If I win the lottery I'll buy you a whole office and invest 😂😜
OH WOW Alex!! Congrats on your new space! Zedef makes a very good point though. You all are used to working "quiet" so this will be a HUGE change for you all. I'm sure the dynamics will be a learning curve :) Are all those desks in use? HOLY MOLLY if they are :P !! Also a huge Thank You for the short explanation on Skinning and Rigging along with the visuals. I know most of us folks out here don't have a clue what goes into this, so giving us even a small window REALLY helps us understand. Seeing the "bones" of the Parafolk, I'm really curious about being able to give our Folk spinal curvature. Have y'all checked it out yet as a possibility? Blessings Alex, Roxane, Lea....and many thanks!!
What 3D program are you using?
They are using blender
I. am. so. EXCITED!!!!!! 😭💖
Can't Wait!!!!!!
Wow!!! I’m so excited.
Wonderful! Can’t wait to see the Parafolk! I really can’t wait to play the game!
Wow thata so awesome! Growing so fast :)
Congrats on the new office. It looks like a really big space and I understand the other desks (aside from the 3 you're renting) are rented by other companies? The variety of people must be kinda neat, but keep in mind that recent studies have shown having open offices (think it was more than 8 workspaces in one room) can result in stress, loss of focus, fatigue, headaches and lead to a burnout because you're so busy tuning other people/sounds out while trying to work. Even noise canceling headphones don't negate this effect. Don't want that to happen to the three of you! The update looks really interesting. I don't know much about designing video games and such, but it's a lot of fun learning all this stuff. For example, I had no idea there was a distinction between rigging and skinning. Can't wait to see the Parafolks and more of PAM.
Oh, thank you! Yes, we'll make sure to be careful and take time to relax! Yes, we only rent 3 desks for now and the rest is for other companies. It's fun to have other people around to ask advice to
So exciting!!
Exciting! Looking forward to seeing that parafolks reveal.
wow i'm so exited for the parafolks. Its Amazing how fast you grow. Cant wait for the Game
I AM EXCITED
Congrats!
Congrats on the move🎉
I got so excited for a second I almost squealed
Yass!! Paralives is coming out <3 with power. i'm exciting with the news. Congrats Alex <3
Congrats on the bigger space!! Thanks for the update! So excited for more updates soon!!!
Yay! So excited! Congratulations on the new space. Can’t wait for the big reveal! Thanks for keeping us updated! So exciting!! It’s Looking amazing!
Congratulations!!!! I'm waiting for the game! Good luck guys! 😁😁😁
Sooo excited to see the parafolks and soo excited for this game! Thank you for all the hard work you guys are doing!
Those legs though, I know it is really simple but if those are the character proportions, it already looks so smooth. Congrats guys for the new space
What specs going to have the game?
The minimal system requirements to play the game? Hard to say for now, the exact requirements will come as we get closer to the alpha version of the game :)
Woooooo cant waitttttt
So freaking excited! I wish you guys all the best on this amazing journey!
"Very soon" Omg, this is happening guys!!!
Thank you so much for the update! We hope you really enjoy your new office space, it looks so open and beautiful! You all are working so hard, well be cheering you on!
Congrats on the new Office! I hope the team keeps getting bigger! Also súper excited about the Parafolks reveal!
incredibly exciting!
Congratulations! I can't wait to see the parafolks!
I’M SO EXCITEDDD AND CONGRATS ON YOUR NEW OFFICE!!
Congratulations!! So exciting to watch you and your team and wonderful game grow.
estou tão ansioso para ver o resultado. não vejo a hora de ter o jogo em mãos!
Congrats on the bigger space! So excited to see the folks. That's a nice leg! :D
Congrats!
Now we know they will have some noice legs 👌, yall are doing amazing. Super excited for the reveal ❤️
I’m so excited for you guys 🎉🎉🥳🥳 congratulations 🎉
Yay!!! I am super excited. Congratulations 🥰
Literally not thinking about this for ONE second and now I'm fucking HYPEEDDD again... YOU THREE PEOPLE ARE AMAZING
Can't wait to see the characters, they will be awesome!!
I'm so excited to see the designs!
I’m so excited for you guys, congrats! 🎊
How exciting!!!
So happy x
It's so exciting to be able to see this game being created and all the process!!! 💖💖💖 I can't wait to see how everything will turn out!!!
I'm Proud, thank you!!
Wow your new office space is great! Keep up the good work, guys
Keep up the awesome work guys!! 🎉😍
I’m so excited to see what they look like!!
Yaaaaaaaaas updaaaaaate. Can we get a group photo of you guys and see your cute faces? 😁😁😁
So exciting!!
this is so cool!! love how informative these updates are 👏
can’t wait to see the parafolk!!!
woowowow i’m so excited about the progress of this project so excited for you guys and i cannot wait to play it it’s just making me more impatient 😂❤️
this is amazing! you guys are getting so far so quick!! i love this and hope the development keeps going great :)
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looks awesome!
Thank youuuuuuuuuu !!!!!!!!!!
Can’t wait to see what they look like! Keep up the great work! 🙂
AAAH PERIOD! can't wait for the final reveal !!
I cant wait for the reveal!! Love this for you guys! :D
Ahh congrats on the move! Can't wait for the game!!!! Eeeeeeee!
Exciting news! Good luck guys