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S2 - Chapter 1 - Dev Log #1
🕑 Added 2023-11-29 15:31:35 +0000 UTCHello,
So...
Chapter 5's full is coming along well, and I've finished the most daunting scene. The Bella heist night from Chapter 2 is done.
Just to give you an idea of how much longer that scene is:
Old Chapter 2: 77 Renders
New Chapter 2: 234 renders
The heist night has tripled in size.
I'll add some comparisons here and there. (4K of all images attached.)
Old Chapter 2
New
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But... will the night end after the heist? (:
The heirloom Bella and the MC steal now have a separate scene too.
I'd say I'm about 65% done with the rework and around 600 renders in. I'm actually faster than I first anticipated. I did struggle a little with the heist scenes. I had to create so many new environments (Except the outside).
The only stuff that's still missing is the college Part in Chapter 2. I already finished the Bella end scenes (Previewed it in the last log.) and the beginning is also completely done.
I'd say around 500 renders more and it's done.
Here's another scene from Chapter 2 that's done.
Old Noji & Nami morning after the heist.
New
While I was scrolling through the old Chapters... I found this old Nightmare of a scene.
I remember said scene vividly... Before Chapter 3 was released, I completely re-did it because I couldn't render it properly and had to blur the shit out of it bc every character in the background was on the lowest res possible so I could render it. Still, this scene still features the shitty Mila model.
I'm redoing said scene and I'm almost done with it.
I had a pretty long call with my tax office.
I won't be able to buy as much music as I did in the past for quite some time if we ignore a potential Steam success.
The issue is that I have to write off music licenses over 10 years if they're over 500-800€. A lot of them are...
This means only a fraction of the music I paid for will be counted as a business expense for the upcoming years
It's ~0.83% per month that I can deduct. The rest of the money I already spent on licenses, I have to pay taxes on... Even though the money has already been spent on the game/business.
I won't have tax problems or something like that, but it fucks with my future music endeavors and I need to be much more careful. Don't expect a big collection of music at the beginning of Season 2.
And it wouldn't be a Season 2 Dev log without a Season 2 preview...
I'll be moving in a few days and I'll try to get everything done ASAP. I'll be one day without internet though.
WiAB's going to be out soon and I'm speedrunning the ~1100 renders for the Chapter 5 Full.
I'll see you in two weeks!
I might make some SG and WiAB Christmas treats. Maybe Bellchen and Katie together... I'll see where my inspiration takes me.
- Ocean
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Pretty late to the party but glad to see things up and running. Can't wait to see what additional goodies we'll encountet in the re rendered chapter 2 (especially the heist scene )
Excalibur
Ocean, I want to say that this is one of the most amazing games I have ever played. The mood, the settings, the characters and the story are truly epic. Thank you for a wonderful game thus far. You truly are amazing! Keep up the phenomenal work.
