Status update Episode 11 (Patreon)

It was a very productive week. I finished all the remaining writing. Yep, all of it, as previously stated - is written.

Moreover, I added new patrons since episode 10 to the credits, added the Vault digits to the episode, double-checked that they worked, and ensured that all special renders were added.

I've now started working on the remaining art.

Here's an updated checklist and my current thoughts.

Unfinished writing

Analyze if any branch needs more writing during polishing. Other than that, all scenes should be written and ready for art and polishing.

Unfinished art

I haven't counted the exact number of scenes that need art, but it's ~20 scenes of varied length.

Static renders and animations for a small lewd scene

SFX & Music

SFX & Music for the scenes mentioned in the art section; the rest of the episode should be close to completion.

Coding & other tasks

Rooster needs 1-2 more clucks.

Analyze how much more the phone gallery needs. It's near completion.

Phone chats are near completion.

Add Bios to the entire episode. It's a couple of hours worth of work.

The end of the episode report needs to be written.

Add Discord rich presence functionality for Episode 11.

After the above comes the polishing, proofreading and beta-testing process.

My thoughts on all of this

Creating the remaining static renders and animations will be fun and not pose any greater difficulties. I will have to design some new environments for the remaining scenes. I expect big progress with the unfinished art over the upcoming weeks.

There are two big remaining hurdles before beta testing and proofreading - one labor-intensive and one limited by hardware.

Rendering the remaining animations is one of the hurdles, but I'm seeing a decent speed on what's rendering. 60 animation files are currently in the queue.

Polishing the episode is the labor-intensive hurdle. I'll have to play it many times in different ways and make changes where needed. During this development cycle, I have only played the entire episode two or three times, with some gaps along the way.

I scrutinize the episode during the polishing phase and adjust art/code/writing accordingly. This is one of my favorite parts of the development cycle because it shows all the hard work since the last episode. It's when the episode starts to feel complete.

I plan on working on art until I'm done posing every written scene. I might do a coding task or two along the way, but the primary focus will be completing the art now.

Special news

Next Friday, at 16:00 CET / 09:00 CST, I have a special announcement you won't want to miss. You can join my Discord server for the event, but I'll also post the news on Patreon.

Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake