Law School Episode 5 - Devlog #29
Hello everyone,
Last week was pretty productive despite all that IRL stuff I had to deal with. I read through most of the script and fixed grammar issues here and there, but the big win was coding the Facegram conversation messages for the episode. I'd planned those message events for DAY 1 and DAY 2, with maybe a small one on DAY 3 (still not sure). DAY 1 and DAY 2 are done now, so that's a solid chunk of work behind me.
I got home Friday night and jumped into 3D work on Saturday. Right now I'm deep in that huge flashback scene, and it's kicking my ass. New characters to design, aging existing characters down, new environments to build, etc... I estimate I'll wrap it up tomorrow. On top of that I've been dealing with a ton of crashes lately, no clue why, Daz can be such a fragile app sometimes. But we ball regardless.
Good news on the release front: I finally have a date in mind for the beta testing. Some of the stuff I expected to eat up time (Steam page, trailers, music, etc.) came together way more smoothly than I thought. I'm not sharing the date yet, but I'm feeling confident about hitting it. I've even booked a week off with my family as a kind of "finish line" incentive. I work well under time pressure, so hopefully that lights a fire under me.
Anyway, let's talk numbers:
Static renders: 4,168
Animations: 171
Story content: 58 scenes written (60,487 words)
That's an extra 72 renders over the weekend. Not bad considering I was away until Saturday. My usual daily goal is around 30 renders to call it a good day. My render queue is also completely cleared out, which means no bottleneck once I get back to it. I'm giving the rigs a few days off too, in order to keep the office cooler and stay sharp.
Not much else to report. Back to that scene, aiming to wrap this episode up as fast as I can.
Take care, see you next week.
MisterMaya
Comments (22)
Thank you for all the great work to update our beloved game quik Maya . I cannot wait to see more of my beloved Elsa. I really got the hots for here haha . question ; is there a way / email to contact you in person Maya ?
Come on MisterMaya, I want to see Law School Season 2
I only discovered the game quite recently, but it’s incredibly impressive and I really enjoyed it. Great work, man—I can't even imagine what it takes to create all this.
GOOD MONDAY MORNING 🌄🌞, M-MAYA AND EVERYONE!!! 1 more before #30... We're getting CLOSE 😬. Good progression 👏🏻! GOOD PRO-GRES-SION 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻!!! Hope the IRL stuff wasn't too serious 😅. Ooooo, flashback scene 😋. I LOVE MY FLASHBACK 😁. Nice try, DAZ... but we continue to roll! Roll with momentum 🛞✊🏻! Can't wait to see this 😊. Nice… Smoothly... Awesome 👍🏻! Confidence... I LIKE THAT 😛! Light that fire 🔥! I guess I will have to play and catch up altogether 😅. A whole year of playing/catching up went by (I broke my LTop last year in July while playing LS at work 😂). Great numbers! GREAT NUMBERS 👏🏻! 30 renders daily for a good day 😳? That's like ⅓/¼ of what my Devs average during the week 😅. The Render queue cleared. Rigs are on cooldown. Everything is ready for you 😁👍🏻. As always, thanks for the DevLog, MF-Maya (aka MayaMan/MorningMaya)!!! Keep on keeping on 😉!!! ALWAYS EXCITED AND EAGERLY WAITING FOR YOUR GAME AND READING YOUR POSTS 🙌🏻🔥!!! Love and appreciate everything! You ❤️, your ladies 😍, your posts 🥰, and your games ❤️! Always make my days better 🌈! Thank you, everyone, always, for being in my life and being a part of my routine 😉! Stay safe, stay blessed, and stay in PERFECT health, beautiful people! And don't forget to stay hydrated! And you're never alone ❤️🫶🏻🫰🏻!!! OUR AVNS AND OUR DEVS CONNECTS US ALL 🤗!!! Have an amazing and beautiful week! I'll catch you all—ON THE NEXT ONE ✌🏻😁!!!
No pressure. As long as it's out before Halloween so we can do the party while it's the season. 😉
Hey Mister Maya, incredible effort on your end and hopefully you have been Eating well and giving your eyes enough rest. Stay healthy and happy.... eagerly waiting for the update.... by the numbers alone this is a big one. Hopefully all goes smooth and you have a unforgettable time with family. ( otherwise vin diesel might be furious ;) ) take care bye. 😀😊🫠
You're doing an absolutely amazing job. I admire the artistry behind this work. I'm looking forward to the next episode and can't wait for the release date.
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Looking forward to seeing what you’ve cooked in E5! Keep it up Maya 🫡
Will I finally be able to pick the aurora pathway in episode 5
Yes but she died in episode 6 👀
Thanks for the Dev Log. 👍😊
More hyped for this than any other game oat
Keep up the good work Mister Maya!
Don't let the flashback win, the past can't hurt you!!! Have a great week mate 👍 😀
The closer we get the more hyped I become Can't wait for this MisterMaya and don't let crashes win!
Keep cooking it's gonna be worth the wait 💪
Great work as always, even with !dazcrash Take care and have a wonderful week ahead Maya.
Well done, Maya. Keep pushing, brother.
You're the best Maya wishing you the best for your internal timeline! We could give Daz a beating but I don't think that will help with crashes sadly.
Absolute demon! Looking forward to hearing more about the release period, it'll be worth the wait. Lock in and have a good week Maya!
Proud of you Mayaster❤️ Be sure to also take time for yourself! Great work out there!