Episode 9 Progress - 06/29/19 (Patreon)

Hey all - Pretty okay week.

Okay!  So, ALL the camera work is done, as well as all the minor effects.  Aside from the lighting and major effects, the episode is animated.  I'm really happy how it's all come together.  All the scenes hit the right beats, and the episode is, at this point, completely watchable.  But now I need to nail it down with water, sand, and fire.  I'd really hoped I'd be done with at least water this week, but, alas, I keep hitting roadblocks, glitches, and long render times as my project files continue to grow.

I'm currently in the middle of working on water right now, and it's been...frustrating.  Since scaling everything down, all my previous liquid simulations are unusable, so I've been doing a lot of simulations, and a lot of tweaking of settings with a lot of rendering times in between.  It's a bit painful, but I'm sure the results will be worth it.  I'm definitely way further today than yesterday and I'm pretty sure I have a system down, but I have to wait until it's completely rendered to be sure..

I'm honestly a little disheartened I'm not farther along by now, but I really can't do anything other than keep pushing forward, so that's what I'm going to need to do.  Next week, we'll see how much success I've had with the effects, as that is now my only focus.  Thank you all.