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S2 - Chapter 1 - Dev Log #2.5
🕑 Added 2023-12-30 04:46:45 +0000 UTCHello,
So, this Dev Log is a few days late because I visited my family during the holidays.
And it only adds half a Devlog because there's no Season 2 focus.
While I was away, and during my free time, I began translating Season 1 into German. SG will be released in two languages at first.
I finished translating Chapter 1 and Chapter 3. (I'm waiting with Chapter 2 until it's actually done to prevent rewriting it.)
Good DAZ news for once... (DAZ is the software I use to create my renders and animations.)
So, one rule as a Developer is... Don't fucking update DAZ mid-update. It will break everything, including your soul.
So I was reading up on the latest DAZ news and I went in there with the thought "It can't possibly offer me anything to update."
But then I saw this...
"Faster asset loading speed for characters with a lot of morphs."
I have been complaining about the loading times for a very long time... So I had to try it out.
Daz 4.22 is the newest DAZ with the apparently improved Loading speed. So I took three tests.
DAZ 4.21 (old) vs DAZ 4.22 (new) loading times:
Scene with 2 Characters.
4.21: 3:16 minutes
4.22: 2:12 minutes
(1:04 seconds faster)
That's decent, okay... But the real improvements show with more Characters.
Scene with 5 Characters:
4.21: 18:30 minutes
4.22: 11:44 minutes
(6:46 minutes faster.)
Okay, that's quite a bit...
Now for a book club scene with 20+ characters.
4.21: 46:06 minutes.
4.22: 30:45 minutes.
(15:21 minutes faster)
Sure, it still takes half an hour to open the scene... And then you gotta render it... But 15 minutes is amazing.
Chapter 5 has around 620 book club renders. With 4.22 I would've saved 157 hours of just opening scenes.
So yeah, great news on that front!
WiAB was released last week and now I'm back to my usual work routine.
WiAB's Full will be released in around two weeks and will be available for certain tiers here.
So let's talk about another scene in Chapter 2's rework.
Those Nami renders are kind of iconic... They were the first real "lewdy" ones I think. But yeah, the scene has been changed dramatically.
The scene I'm talking about
The new scene:
The old scene started with something serious... MC not meeting up with Bella... And they talk for about 15 lines, but then the scene becomes full "Lewd Game" out of nowhere where Nami indulges the MC with her porn preferences.
I think it didn't help Nami's build-up, and undermined some deeper aspects of the Cheeto that were introduced later.
While Nami and MC's porn talk will return at some point, it was too early for that. In Season 2, the Cheeto's story will start too, and... Well, you'll see.
The new scene is much more serious, but also more romantic if you choose to have it that way.
The internal struggle of the MC and his decision to not see Bella has a special focus here.
More info about the MC and Nami as well.
Anyway, back to work, and I wish you all a Happy New Year!
May you and your family be healthy and safe.
- Ocean
Comments
Dovahkiin331515
i really cant wait for the next update, this is addicting
Rellik6801
The smoke in that image, well i can see it he seams somewhat self destructive. And yes i smoke my cowboy killer's as well as some fine cigars. Hey Larry, no one like to see any content removed, my self in that group, But i think i see where Ocean is going... I like it! I am lost about the lady chosen for the enders posted some thing about she the only one in Both games? Have not seen her in summer's gone. Only in wiab.?
