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Hi folks,

Progress on the next revision of the demo went well last week, so at the moment, I am feeling confident that I can get episode 8 and some of episode 9 doneover the next four weeks. I have completed a couple of small scenes and have started on the party scene. Also coming in the next demo will be a brand new scene (date with Bella).

If this month goes well, the aim will be to complete the rest of rest of episode 9 and episode 10 next month, and that will be season 1 of the re-do complete. Will just need to add music/SFX and do some upgrades on the GUI: (menu screen, stats screen, gallery. etc.) but the hard work is the art / writing, so I don't expect much time needed for those finishing touches. I'm working 7 days a week on WTHI at present, working on art and writing together, and I'm in a good flow, so no problems to report at the moment. This month, I also plan on putting some feelers out to prospective artists/writers to join the team to help with episode 25. They won't be primary artist / writers as me/Cell will continue to do most of the art and I'll continue to do most of the writing (don't want an obvious change in style for the last episode), but the plan for them would be to help out with some of the more cumbersome stuff, or posing or slight tweaks.

So, overall, I'm happy enough. And I finish up in my real-life job at the end of this coming week, so I'll be a full-time dev after that, so that will obviously help speed things along too. I'll be posting plenty of polls this month, so keep an eye out for them, and I'll also be in touch with each Patreon tier to get some feedback on tier benefits, etc. (Was meant to do that last month, but the scramble to get the demo out superseded it). And there will be some teaser posts too.

In the meantime, if you have any questions or suggestions (about the upcoming party scene or scenes in the previous demos), please feel free to add below. Or any suggestions of what stuff you would like to see in future posts (expect a better frequency now that I'm unemployed :) )

Also, just for fun...I have added some AI images below that I found on a game forum (a fan had created some AI versions of some of the WTHI girls). Some of them look really good, while others, I'm not so sure about. I will NOT be switching to AI... these are just for fun, and I didn't create them. :)

I'm sure AI will have a future part to play in game development, but at the moment, I personally don't plan on using it. Let me know if any of you are interested in my thoughts on AI and why I don't plan on using AI at present and if interested, I'll include a bit more info in a subsequent post (summary: Problems with reliability, addition of unwanted random shit and also a big gray area around ownership / copyright with AI usage)

Thanks,

CG

Monica original

AI version (Not sure why AI decided to change her ethnicity. She looks more realistic, but I don;t feel she looks like Monica)

 

Lily and Mabel original

 

AI version. I'm on the fence with Lily, but I think Mabel looks hot. And everything looks so much more realistic.

 

Original

 

Not a fan of these. And once again, the AI model leaned towards a specific ethnicity.

 

Original Zarah!

 

This lady isn't the Zarah we all know and (some people :) ) love. But this version deserves her own game!!! HOT!

 

Comments

Mrln78

I wonder, how do you envision ep25 - whenever it will be released - will merge with all the "re=do' scenarios? Buy the look of it you are changing some personal dynamics among characters, not greatly but somewhat. What would it look like for someone who had ended up with ep24 a year ago and wishes to continue the game from where it had been left off?

Scott Guy

Have to agree with you the new versions are actually not as good as the originals sometimes. Especially since it looks like Lily lost a bit on her chest and the sisters just don't look right at all. Jenna's bust is the best thing in the game and she looks like she lost a lot there too!

C3NTUR10N

In complete agreement with your assessment of the AI generated images. Katie is a maybe but Jenna is a definite no go. Would have liked to have got a peek at Bella, Deb and Elaine also - based on Mabel I think Deb could have been a real knockout in AI. The AI Monica really suits the hairstyle, but yeah it skewed the ethnicity enough its not really Monica anymore, but man it would have been much harder to end her path when date night conflicted with Katie's. Ouch! And Zarah, man no way that mynx is anywhere near single when MC shows up.

DSTommie

Full steam ahead! That said, you still have a 'job'. Make sure to take the occasional day off!

Coinneach Fitzpatrick

Not really a fan of these particular redo's. Ethnicity forcing aside, Mon and Zarah look about 20 years older and the younger girls just look hard.

Joe H

I like all AI redo’s, the are definitively more developed and mature in every sense. I hope you take that direction more in future!

deadbob

I think the redo is going great, awesome job. Dont overwork yourself and burnout. This is a great game and been follower for years. Thank you for your great job.

tezster

I'm definitely not a fan of AI enhanced/assisted images - at least not in its current incarnation. All the renders just look plain weird and just off somehow. And this isn't even getting into the entire discussion about AI "training" on other people's artwork.

Balvenie1401

Well, the AIs forced imposed "asian filter" is a huge issue. Other then that the assisted renders just looks way better.

Smilesie

Is it me or do Lily's teeth seem too white compared to everyone else in the demo? Almost like it is just one big block and not indistinguishable from one another.