Development Update - 02.07.2026 (Patreon)

Hey everyone,

The update is basically fully transcribed at this point. Of course, there are still some small gaps here and there, things that will be polished during testing, while making renders, or parts that Joshua is still refining, but the main structure is already there.

I took a short break from working on NSFW animations and decided to focus on the racing animations for a bit. As I mentioned around the release of Episode 4, I’m still quite new to Blender, but I can already see that the racing scenes in this update will look much better than they did in the previous Episode. I don’t want to spoil too much, but here’s one clip from an animation I recently made.

There will be a lot of racing animations in this Episode. I honestly don’t even want to count them yet, but there will definitely be more than in the previous episode. This time, I approached them much more precisely, learned a few new tricks, and I can really see the results.

Between animations, I also managed to finish two more scenes. I won’t hide the fact that I’m still quite behind with renders, but as I said before, animations are the priority right now. Once all of them are done, it should be a much more straightforward road to the finish line.

Lately, I’ve been thinking about how much this whole project has changed over time. When I first started making an AVN, my biggest worry was simply making nice-looking images and hoping my computer could survive rendering them. I started on a GTX 1060 GPU, so speed and possibilities were definitely not amazing.

And now, looking at how far we’ve come together while creating Race of Life, it’s kind of crazy how many different elements go into making the game: NSFW and racing animations, mini-games, testing, making sure the story is engaging and doesn’t have plot holes, music, sound effects, animation sounds, translations, and so much more.

With every update, I keep seeing new possibilities, new ways to expand the game, add more effects, speed up production, and improve the overall quality.

I really enjoy doing this, and I’m genuinely grateful that thanks to you, I can spend more time on it and keep improving while working on the game. And most importantly, I’m grateful that you enjoy playing Race of Life.

Thank you for being here.And a few words from Joshua:So as everyone knows, the script is fully drafted, but part of the process of taking it from draft to final is re-writes. Sometimes it's little stuff like grammar and spelling (I'm still not sure why US English spells 'colour' wrong ) but sometimes larger re-writes are necessary to make the story work.

So, that's been most of my work on the script this month. The biggest part being a sex scene where I needed to go a bit more in-depth on the research of a particular kink. I remember seeing a cartoon joke where an FBI group is raiding the house of a person they thought was a serial killer, and then they come out saying it's just a writer, and there's some accuracy in that. My search history would probably put me on some list as the most depraved, kinky, promiscuous sex-obsessed deviant, but really I'm just doing research... but I'd still prefer no one look through my external hard drives. Now that the bonus scene is set, that's a script I'll be completing shortly. These are a bit easier because there's no need to track variables or canon events, but still keep the characters acting fairly close to expectations. Jasmine and Kris have a fun dynamic to play with, so using that to make the scene fun is the biggest driver of that scene for me. It's been fun building their rivalry, and while this scene isn't really a payoff, it's a bit of a 'what if?' moment.

There are still some other re-works to go, sometimes it's hard to see how the story's pace, tone and impact feels to the player until the visuals are there too, so there may be more work for me beyond the current re-write list, but overall it's just tightening up what's there. To wrap this update up, I'd like to ask you, our supporters, a question; what is a kink/fetish that hasn't been part of the story yet, that you think should be? And who should it apply to? I think it'd be interesting to see how the characters are perceived, and if some breadcrumbs have been too subtle or obvious, or accidental clues were dropped. Keep in mind, we won't do non-consent, illegal or non-human stuff, and at this point, things that need a lot of positioning or background may bog the story down. But, throw them out there, you never know, you may be picking up on our hints, or you might give us a bit of inspiration!

Thanks for your support, and I can't wait for you to see ep 5, I think it has alot for everyone.