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Artemis DevLog CH6 (Patreon)

Published:
2024-05-13 18:05:28
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2026-06
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Happy New Week!

This week I was mostly in Blender. Switching between the apps (DAZ/Blender) was a bit uncoordinated at first, as I fumbled through shortcuts, etc. But it's getting easier. Doing a whole scene in Blender has gotten less intimidating and a lot more refreshing. Most of you know my frustrations with DAZ, but I still appreciate it for it does. Throw characters in a scene and hit render. My time in Blender, though, just reminds me of my high school days. Working in an actual 3D software. Posing is probably the most intimidating part, since DAZ has so many pose assets to choose from. It really spoils you. But working on this particular scene in Blender just reminds me that you don't really need them. I do plan on creating generic starter poses to get the characters into position (walk, sit, run, sleep, etc.) and then adjust from there. I also like having complete control of my scene, from the sky down to the single vertice.

I really wanted to share a render from this scene, but I want to see how much of a difference you can tell when you experience it on release. In my opinion, it certainly looks great. I'm just curious if there will be any jarring differences in the quality as you go through scenes. All that said, I'm pretty confident in transitioning fully into Blender by Book 3, and any feedback on this chapter will help me adjust as I transition to it. I am excited about it because just working on this scene alone, has shown me how much more creative I can get when working on a scene. Not only this, but better my workflow. So instead of bouncing between 3-4 different programs, exporting/importing, etc. I can just do it all in one.

Anyway, sorry. I know I simp for Blender to an annoying degree. But I'm a very creative person, and I love it when I step into this virtual playground and can create without boundaries.

That wraps it up for last week.

I hope you all have a great rest of your week. The weather is starting to warm up (in my state, at least.) So stay hydrated!

- digi.B

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wulftattu

I have found Blender somewhat intimidating at first. The things you can do with it though .......

Lilatentakel

Did you manage to get the Jeep ready?

Frosty

Any eta yet on the next episode?

Scythelord

I was big into blender back around 2001 and have for a long time popped in to mess around with it in the years since but I have never really adjusted to any of the UI changes they've made since. I do like the cycles renderer's capabilities way more than what I was used to, but I haven't made anything of note with it beyond 2003. When I do open it up I feel I'm no more than a beginner with ingrained knowledge of a horrendously outdated version.

digi.B

Not yet. I need to wrap it up, so it'll be this weekend that I'll get to it.

digi.B

No ETA at the moment. I generally don't provide an ETA anymore, since I always seem to underestimate the amount of work that needs to be done and miss the date. So, to avoid disappointing anyone by missing the estimated date, I don't set one.

digi.B

Yes. The UI is always an intimidating factor for me, too. Muscle memory for shortcuts helps a lot, though; I don't find myself depending on the UI as much anymore.

digi.B

Something I forgot to say in the post; I apologize for the lack of special holiday renders (May 4th, Mother's Day, etc.). I've been pretty focused on development and everything involved. They've been a low priority. I hope to get back on schedule with them after the release is out.

Lilatentakel

I'm really looking forward to the result.

Sir Witchblade

I rather hear you being stoked about the tools you use, than hearing your constantly battling them. Usually the more carried away you become, the better the end result is for us. Artemis isnt the only who has a lot of similarities with "Weird Science" characters ;). So please do continue to be you :)

OldBowhunter

I use a mac computer and I've tried numerous times to access this game in the past year. I've played it in the past up to and through update 0.5.0 but it's always hit or miss if and when I'm able to download and open the next updates. I keep getting a message saying I do not have permission to open the application and when I look deeper into it I find that the application is missing just a document. So I was wondering if you are still making the game for the mac platform? Thanks.