Progress Update - Episode 15 + POLL
Finally finished the second training scene. Not looking forward to coding that because there are a lot of things going on. The next scene I'm working on is the "secret" scene. I'm not gonna say anything about this, it will be a complete surprise when you see it. That scene might be a trigger to open up something new. But that will be for later. Progress is still going steadily like usual. I wish I could communicate more about the upcoming scenes, but it would just spoil way too much.
I've also finished the first part of the episode 4 rerendering. Meaning the flashback part. Since some of you love numbers, here they are:
Old:
- 612 story renders
- 841 total renders
- 4100 lines of code
New:
- 1574 story renders
- 2375 total renders
- 8100 lines of code
It's at least twice as big now. There are a few new scenes, and lots of scenes have been extended. And it's also easier to skip scenes now if you aren't planning on dating either Cara or Nikki.
I've also started working on the second part, but as mentioned before. I don't know if I'm able to finish all the scenes. We'll see.
Now about something else. In the meantime, I have been testing out different post-render changes. When I started creating this AVN, I used mainly yellow light in the scenes. Later on, I switched to a white and blue light. That gave the renders a crisper look. But one negative was that some skin tones looked way different from what they used to look like at the start. The biggest examples are, of course, Alexis and MC. Their asset materials already have a grey tone to them, and the white and blue lighting just amplified it. So I was testing out some yellow hue on top of it again to give them a healthier look. Of course, that will change the whole look of the game too. So, I wanted to hear your opinion about it. Do you like the old ones, do you like the new ones...
Here are some examples. First, the ones that are used now, then the new ones with the yellow hue. Some are more noticeable than others. Please vote and let me know in the comments what you think. Nothing has been decided yet, since I'm not sure yet myself. Just for info. This won't increase workload since it replaces something else.