Dev update #3 (and the new character Riley) (Patreon)

Aaand here's the second new character, Riley. She's a student at the Phoenix Academy. Don’t let her pretty face fool you. That redheaded girl’s temper is no picnic.

So about development: this week I was busy with my work and some personal stuff. But still did a lot for the game. I was so focused on some stuff that even forgot to take shower before bed lol. That's how exhausted I was. But it's fine. Things are moving. We are currently at 125 renders and 3 animations. I've played with new shaders last weekend, and I'm really happy with the results. So I've updated every character's(who will appear in this update) skin and eyes. That took me a couple of days, but it's worth it. Here's an example of Cathy.

Now they look even more realistic. If you want to see the difference in full res, check the file in the attachments.

I also did post-production for 50 renders. Post is very important, that's really where all magic happens. I meticulously work on every render to make it look perfect. That takes time of course. So now when these images are done, I'm ready to code the first couple of scenes.

Writing is also moving. I was very productive with it this week. Still not finished yet. By the way, my proofreader almost finished working on the intro and will send me the result tomorrow. So this part is done. 

That's it for now. Just want to add that I have a lot of different events and locations planned where the actions take place in my game. It's not just two rooms and a kitchen. I have a lot of work to find an appropriate asset, rework it, retexture, prepare the location and lighting etc. Sometimes it can take two days just to prepare a scene for 10-15 renders. That's why It takes so much time. And now I have a scene where have to be a lot of people in. And that's a problem. I spent one day just on one render where there were 9 characters in. It's just frustrating... But that's the world I'm building and the story I want to tell. The atmosphere is important, so I can't just give up on that and make something simpler. Anyway even now my PC is rendering, and the scenes are writing. So we are moving and that's all that matters.

Again, thank you for your support, have a nice weekend and stay safe.

mr.moonmi