Law School Episode 5 - Devlog #30
Ah... the big 30. Never thought I'd actually get here, but here we are.
Morning everyone,
Last week was probably one of the best I've had in a while. That huge flashback scene was a pain to make, but I got it done by Thursday morning. It took a lot out of me, but I think I nailed it. I hate scenes where characters just stand there static, but there wasn't really another way to pull that one off.
After finishing it, I was supposed to jump straight into the next scene, but that one had a flashback too and I just couldn't be bothered. So I scrapped that plan and went straight for the LEWD scene instead.
This LEWD scene is one of three possible endings for the episode, depending on your path and choices. There's technically a fourth ending, but that's just MC staying on his own if you don't qualify for the other three, and it's like 10-15 renders, so I don't really count it as a full scene.
Made a lot of progress on this one. I actually stopped yesterday right as I was about to pose the last animation. It's a great scene, honestly probably my best work animation-wise so far. I know I'm constantly saying this each time I create a new LEWD scene, but I keep getting better scene after scene, which feels good. I'm expecting to wrap it up tomorrow, or Wednesday morning at the latest.
Anyway, let's talk numbers:
Static renders: 4,330
Animations: 188
Story content: 58 scenes written (61,103 words)
That's an extra 162 renders and 17 animations since last week. Solid week, can't really complain about missing 200 when I still cranked out 17 animations.
I'm excited to almost be done with this scene. After that, we've got three final scenes left, all shorter than this one, and then I can finally move into postwork. Don't want to lock in dates, but I'm aiming to kick off postwork around August 5th. Most of the Facegram conversation stuff is done, just the posts left, and thanks to my new workflow this episode, most of the coding's already sorted too. I did throw in a couple mini games this time that still need coding, but no biggie.
I also want to rework the look of the game menus, main menu, pause menu, gallery. Not exactly easy, but way lighter than Facegram, which is repetitive and blocky by nature. Reworking the menus will be more creative and I'm looking forward to it.
I also need to make a new animation for the main menu since every episode gets one. Already know what I want to do, so it shouldn't take too long, hopefully.
The most tedious part's gonna be compiling animations and editing renders. Never had this many for one episode, so we'll see how fast I move. I also have most likely a couple hundreds renders to re-render (there's usually a 3-5% margin per episode I need to re-render), but I don't think bottlenecks will be an issue.
Like I said, I've booked my holidays, and I'm not leaving without sending a build to the testers first. Gonna use that time off to recharge while they hunt down my mistakes and froglish, then come back, fix everything, and ship the episode. Not giving you a firm date until it's in the testers' hands, but I'm confident we're on track for an August release.
That's the news for now. Not much else going on, just IRL stuff to deal with like every Monday, then back to work.
Thanks again for the support, it's the final stretch and I'm excited to show you what I've cooked up.
Take care,
MisterMaya
Comments (27)
cant wait
Good...ah expecting episode release ASAP. Hopefully the relationship between elsa and mc is sorted and good....I am a little bit anxious for elsa...I love her a lot man
This update is old enough to be called unc at this point bro.
I really enjoyed season 1 that I bought on Steam, Miranda is my favorite character (my number one choice in my first playthrough)
Hey bro can you give rough idea till when you have plan to release it
Thank you & keep going sir.
Once again, incredible news and a great job well done. I'm really looking forward to everything, especially the moment when we see that the new episode is ready for release!
Amazing work as usual Maya, you’re killing it. Can’t wait for the new update, keep up the good work and have a great week ahead.
Don't forget to take rest man
Gratz on 30th Dev........you know you should probably take a day OFF from time to time..........going b's to the Wall all the time isn't really sustainable......take a day for you....we can wait :)
AUGUST HERE I FUCKING COME. 😎
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Happy Birthday
Thanks for the update Maya, exciting times! Hope for another good week to come. Take care
August can't come soon enough 🔥
GOOD SUPER MONDAY MORNING 🌛🌃, MF-MAYA AND EVERYONE!!! (4am where I'm at 😅). No... the 30th DevLog 😬... unless... MayaMan finished it on time 😋? Let's find out 😅. Mmmm... beautiful render. Miranda, you truly are magnificent 🥰💕! Flashback is finished. What? I love it (when characters stand still 😂). Lol... Maya was like, "That's enough reminiscing." BUT we were supposed to keep "Rolling With Momentum 😅." BUT MF-Maya did jump into a lewd scene 😛! I'll include that Fourth Ending. That will go GREATLY with my eventual "No Girls, No Distractions Playthrough 😅." Great progress 😁! Glad to hear you're getting more comfortable with Animations. Maybe you should open a class for the boys/other Devs, charge for admission. Get that money 🤑💰! Numbers are fantastic as always 😋. Never complain! Those are AMAZING NUMBERS 😂! August 5th?! That's just like next week 😳!!! Woo 😛! Sounds like you're nearly finished. Or you completed A LOT OF WORK 😋! Oooo, a minigame. Can't wait to see what it is 🤔. Oooo, a new UI? I need to get a version of the old game for sentimental reasons 😅. You got all this work! You're MayaMan 🦸♂️. Your confidence, hard work, and dedication are inspiring 💪🏻🔥! Can't wait to see the results… after I catch up first 🤣. 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, 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 ✌🏻😁!!!
Thanks for the DevLog.👍😊
Amazing work Mayaster! These DevLogs are really building up the hype for us. Cant wait to see what you’ve been cooking❤️
This is great news MisterMaya, have fun and take care of yourself. Have a great time. 😃 buh-bye
Just 3 more days and it would’ve been on the 30th too lol. Ahh ima need to go and do play through again of some of these higher quality VN’s especially since I’m not on some of the paths I’d like to be on
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Thanks for your hard work!
Happy Birthday Mister Maya!
Happy 30th MisterMaya! The finish line is in sight Keep pushing you've got this! Can't wait to see what you've cooked up!!
let's fucking gooooo
HYPE! Can't wait to see the new menu animation, I like the current one.
For a sec, I thought it was your 30th bday. But still, happy 30th!