Progress 25.07.2025

Hello all!

Friday, progress and all that.

Rendering, it's in an okay state. Render count wise, I should be at 150 renders, and I'm at 150 renders, about. Relation to the script? I'm where I wanted to be, granted I expected to be at this spot on Saturday, but things went better for the earlier parts so I'm a bit ahead, but not for long. So overall, I'm happy with it.

Writing... oh boy, it isn't in a bad state either, close to where I would want it to be. Just the current heat is sapping so much out of me that I'm not really in the mood for writing. But I'm still writing a bit each day, not as much I would want, but even little is always good. But as always, writing isn't something I am concerned with.

And then back at the tower. So, there was a certain goal for Great Desert, and it wasn't to solve the region's problems. They aren't something that could be solved just by getting rid of one or two people. The complexity of the situation is alluded in 0.45.0 when Aisha, Anor and Satya are talking. A hates B, C hates A, D hates everyone, and so on. You can influence how things go in the long run, but not solve them. It's one of the plot threads that are intentionally left open along with the alignment thread (that and it isn't time for it yet). I always do this, Terminus; there are several, the UEC "collapse", machines, and a couple others that are just there. Sorcerer? Someone was attacking the great and guardian houses, and probably something else that I forgot, been a while. All of these are hooks for the sequels (potentially). Now if a sequel happens, I can pick a "familiar" thread that ties to the previous thing. It might not be the main theme necessarily for the VN but a starting point. It's the same thing now. If there is a sequel to ToaM, be it Tomas or someone else, there are threads that I can use to tie things together. Start as a mage from the now "dead" Order of the Jade Serpent and get involved in the civil war? That is one plot point if I didn't continue as Tomas. But... that's for then. Anyway, I've rambled enough for today. I'll continue to ramble more on Monday. You all have a great weekend!