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Summer's Gone - Season 2 - Chapter 1 - Dev Log #23
🕑 Added 2025-01-17 11:59:16 +0000 UTCHello,
Workstation stuff
The contract is finalized, and they told me that I should get it next week. So, I guess it’s safe to say that the Workstation will be with me in the next 10 days.
However, I will have to move a lot of data and assets over before I can use it. It took around 4 days with my last PC. (~3TB)
The phone code is coming along well.
I saw the first test yesterday, and it worked great. The coder will now finish the ability to send and receive images and videos.
So, if Bellchen wants to send you a video of ‘whatever’… She’ll be able to do that.
I ordered multiple logos through Fiverr, and while it wasn’t a pleasant experience, I have now received them.
Next time I’m in need of a logo, I’ll search for an artist on Twitter or Twitch.
You’ll see one of the logos in the upcoming update.
Some bad news:
I had the worst workout ever this morning and I'm still not over it. I moved maybe 60 percent of my normal workload. I left the gym with my head held down.
I’m traumatized.
More good news:
The queue is filling up nicely, I have about 350 SG images waiting to be rendered, and I can’t wait until I can split that stack in half and render it so much faster with the addition of the workstation.
It's not just the rendering itself, but the additional PC also cuts the damn loading times in half.
I added some 8TB enterprise SSDs that fit my entire 3D library and software on them... So let's hope that the SSD speeds up the loading between scenes even further.
I would also love to start the animations because I have quite a few to do.
Soon… Very soon.
As soon as the workstation is here, I’ll update every dev log on how many renders I have been able to create and render in between.
Previews
Remember this big tiddy chick?
No?
That's Celina. One of the physical therapists you meet in Chapter 3. I hadn't touched or rendered her since the release of CH3.
So, I loaded up that old ass file and took a look at her...
Yeah... You know where this is going.
I tried to use her old model by adding some details, but the bone structure was off, the skin was shitty, etc.
There are only two direct renders of her in the game, and even then, I disliked her old looks.
She'll make a return in the upcoming update.
I tried to keep some resemblance but still gave her a hefty overhaul. (I rebuilt her from scratch.)
And while we're already in this scene...
Rare Maja previews
The plan was to eventually show some Maja previews, but the ones I wanted to show are still in the queue, so these have to do.
Oh yeah, I found the cover for a Nojiko Treat by going through one of the folders.
This is just a reminder that after this update, I'll also release the Noji treat that was supposed to be a Steam exclusive, but I thought it would be a better fit after this update.
I might add another render or two to the Treat after the update.
I'll see you in two weeks.
Hopefully, with a new and very powerful PC and some data regarding the daily output.
Ocean
Comments
Giant Dad
I’m now more convinced that Celina is Summer. First, both their names start with a similar 'S' sound (S-elina / S-ummer), which seems like a strong connection! Next, both names have an ethereal or nature-inspired quality. Celina brings to mind something distant and celestial (heavenly bodies like stars), while Summer feels closer to the earth, full of energy and life. Together, they form a natural harmony, suggesting a balance between the serene and the lively, the heavenly and the earthly. I see what you did there Ocean! very subtle!! (evil laugh)
vityan
Congrats on the new WS, Ocean. Nail eeeem' :) Wish ya fast recovery from gym trauma. Reminded me of this one time I bough an yearly subscription to the gym - gone there one time, overdid it(ofc), recovered two weeks and didn't go again afterwards xDDD I could not remember Celina at all due to her episodic role. It's not like the gun-shop worker in 'The Terminator' who you somehow manage to auto-remember for life(Rip the actor).
