Law School Episode 3 - Progress update #16

Hello everyone!

This past week has been fantastic. I've been very productive and have completed numerous renders. It was actually the first week I didn't spend time on the rework of Episode 1, as it's nearly finished and I preferred to focus elsewhere.

Instead, I dedicated my efforts to Day 6 of the game, which I started on March 29th. I'm now just about 50 renders away from completing it. My workflow has been excellent, and I'm particularly thrilled because I finally created a scene that's been on my mind for a year and a half. It’s an emotional scene I was eager to make, and I'm currently wrapping it up—should be finished by tomorrow.

Next, I'll be working on another significant emotional scene I've been planning for the past 18 months. It’s both exciting and intimidating due to its importance in the overall project. I'm hopeful I'll make it work, but even if everything goes smoothly, I expect to spend the rest of this week fully focused on it.

On a less positive note, I discovered an issue with Sana and her new skin settings. Unfortunately, I seem to have messed something up, causing her skin to look as dry as sandpaper in about 40-50 renders. I'll need to rework these. I'm also worried this issue might affect some of the Episode 1 reworked renders, so I'll have to check on those as well. But hey, it's just another hurdle I anticipated along the way.

Another concern of mine is regarding my animator. He currently has around 15 animations left to complete for this episode, and that's after I've already reduced some of the planned animations to lighten his workload. This situation is outside my control, which is frustrating, even though logically there's not much I can do.

Anyway, let's talk numbers:

📸 2,942 static story images
🎞 81 animations
📝 47 fully written scenes

Despite creating an impressive 329 renders this past week, I didn't reach the 3,000 renders milestone for this episode. However, that's something we can celebrate next week!

Overall, I'm very pleased with the quality of the renders and the productivity I've maintained. I now have a clearer idea of the total renders and animations required to consider the raw content of this episode complete, and the finish line feels closer than ever. Just have to keep pushing forward!

That's all for this week's update. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend, and I'll talk to you again soon.

MisterMaya