Law School Episode 2 - Progress update #17

Hey everyone,

Last week was productive, especially the weekend, where I worked like a madman on Saturday and hit my weekly goals.

The week didn’t start so well, though. I was working on the last three scenes of Day 5 but couldn’t quite nail the results I wanted. Things were a bit slower due to some health appointments and tedious administrative tasks involving Irish taxes and company paperwork. With the October tax season approaching, I've been preparing for the financial audit. It's bad timing, but I have to roll with it.

From Monday to Wednesday, progress was pretty slow, and I honestly thought I wouldn’t even finish one scene before the end of the week.

Luckily, I got some help from a patron who shared some tricks that sparked my creativity. After spending 2 or 3 hours on it, we finally achieved the desired effect, and I’m really proud of that image.

You can actually see the shape of the MC’s hand pressing against Taylor’s cheek, as if grabbing it. It may look simple, but trust me, with the way the characters work in Daz, this is normally impossible to pull off. I even had to open Blender, and believe me, I have no idea how to navigate Blender—I couldn’t even move the camera properly in the environment!

I can't wait to use this trick more and more and becoming better at it.

Between Friday and Saturday, I managed to produce over 160 renders and 15 animations! I can't remember the last time I got so much done in such a short time. Now, two out of the three remaining scenes of Day 5 are complete, and I’m working on the final one.

I’m hoping to wrap it up tomorrow, but with more health appointments and tax stuff, it might be Wednesday. After that, I’ll write the last two scenes of Episode 2 and crank out some images before my holiday. One full day of writing should be enough, but we’ll see.

Despite the stress and distractions, I’m really happy with how the game is progressing. I’m still following the “Bible” I made for Law School Chapter 1, and the pacing feels right. My rendering station has also been performing really well lately, speeding up the animation process. Some tweaks to my workflow have made a noticeable difference.

Now, for the numbers:

• 1,771 static story images

• 68 animations

• 32 scenes fully written

That’s almost 200 renders and 18 new animations since last week! As I near the 2000 static image milestone, I get more and more excited, even though I doubt I’ll hit it before my holiday, unless I pull off a miracle.

That’s all for this week’s update. Time to get back to work—have a great week!

MisterMaya