Dev Update.
Hello everyone, King here. Just dropping by to give you an update on the next release and what I've been working on besides the usual development.
First, the next update will be released next week. My goal is to have everything ready so I can launch it by the end of the day on Wednesday.
Second, I've been taking part in a mentorship program focused on getting the best possible results with AI prompts to animate certain scenes. I think it's already paying off. That brings us to the third topic: an update for Season 1. The idea is to go through the entire game and bring some scenes to life, especially those that would have been very difficult to animate at the time or simply didn't receive the attention they deserved, such as Esmeralda's scene.
That said, these animations will not be added to the base game as mandatory content. Players will be able to choose whether they want to play with these additional animated scenes enabled or disabled, and this setting can be changed at any time during gameplay. Depending on your feedback, I may decide to implement the same system in Season 2.
We'll also be releasing new GTU Memories entries, starting with Bella. Those will be available for you later this month.
Finally, just as a quick personal update: for those who don't know, three months ago I bought my first apartment, and it's currently undergoing a complete renovation. The place was quite old, and I honestly thought the process would be much simpler. However, it requires a lot more attention than I expected to make sure everything goes as planned. Because of that, I haven't been able to create extra Patreon content for you lately. The time I do have available is almost entirely dedicated to the development of GTU.
That's all for today's update. Thank you all so much for your continued support, and I'll see you soon!
Comments (11)
Everything alright? Its been a minute since the release was announced. Just checking in on ya
I am not against AI animations, in fact I quite like them to make a game look more realistic. I just want the new season 2 to be more prioritized
Hey King, if I may ask, what equipment or website do you use to get this kind of AI animation result?
I used the seedance 2 model on the venice.ai platform.
I do like the ability to turn the AI content off, that's always a fair way to balance things out. But how exactly does AI animate? Do you provide the models and prompt it what to do? Just genuinely curious. Also I think this makes for a good way to streamline the content without having to focus as hard animating every single little detail. Especially maybe if an animation isn't as good as you'd like it to be, the AI animating can act as a general placeholder for content you'd rather completely animate yourself.
That's exactly the idea. The goal is to animate scenes that would be very difficult to animate well using Daz Studio, since it's pretty terrible for animation. I used a regular in-game render as the starting point and wrote a prompt describing exactly what I wanted the AI to do with the image. That will be the approach every time, so everything stays visually consistent.
It looks good, just don't make it too AI
That's something I'm concerned about as well. This video is a good example of the limit I found. I actually generated versions with smoother movements and camera motion, but they felt a bit too realistic. That's why I settled on a static camera, a forced loop, and more restrained body movement. Do you think it's still too much?
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Haha, thanks for the message! By the way, I added a duck in this next update.
I personally do not have an issue with the AI animations as long as they are done properly and given proper time to look as natural as possible. But I highly recommend the option since this might not be everyone cup of tea and for the good of the game, I think it is great that you keep the option there. Keep up the good work boss