Current Plans & Sidequests (Patreon)

Many thanks to everyone for the warm reception of Encounter 3 - Part 1! While the encode of the final version is still a few days away, I've already started rendering the first of the many upcoming alternative camera angles, which are currently being sidelined along with the 60FPS versions, which will take a bit longer due to the sheer amount of shots in this. Furthermore, the public version will be released in roughly 2 weeks as well, by which I'm hoping to have a few more alternative angles ready!

The Main Quest

Right now our current focus is ironing out the script before we get back to animating. The whole premise of how the rooftop battle plays out already stands, but there are still a lot of details to iron out with some scenes. Encounter 3 - Part Two will continue right where the first part left off and will likely be merged into one coherent film after completion. For the upcoming animation were looking at a continuation of the rooftop battle, which will fill roughly 2/3rds of the screen time as it will continue into the night and then enter an epic second phase that will take place within an area in the clouds during rain and thunder. The last third will then be a conclusive scene at the tiki bar, which will have a bit more Chloé lore and some more light teases.

Something neat for the rooftop battle is that it's pretty much open-ended, as it'll be possible to slot it additional scenes at any given point in case we get more fun ideas later down the line. Right now we already have a wealth of ideas to animate, with some even being little tributes to previous animations such as the one with Zoe and the glass. Back then those old animations were animated under a lot of technical limitations, so I'm kinda looking forward to let loose with an idea like that again, hoho! :>

The Wealth of Sidequests

As previously mentioned, alternative angles are also coming, along with 60FPS versions later down the line and then the final versions with the full music of Encounter 3 P1 will drop in the next days. I've still been sorting through all the 100+ shots, which is still a bit of a mess due to everything being spread across multiple drives, so to help with that I also ordered a new external 8TB SSD to get everything sorted and under the hood. This will also be necessary for the 60FPS versions, as the file size of all these uncompressed shots will be humongous. Furthermore I've been entertaining the random idea of making a goth version of Zoe that stands no relation to anything. This idea might spiral out into a shorter animation at some point since I'd love to reuse her room environment at night for something nice and cozy. 👀