Major production update - Bloodcrown and Flying High
Added 2023-06-01 09:58:32 +0000 UTCOk, big update so let's get right to it. I needed to change things up and put an end to the Bloodcrown production saga. With that in mind I'm announcing my next release: Flying High, the visual novel game with animated sex scenes.
Find attached, a preview clip of one of the sex scenes, animated by me, which you might recognize from the image set. This is a first look at what an animated sex scene will look like. It's just a draft clip, as I'm still testing things as I’m getting back into form, so there are some clipping issues, missing hair physics, etc, but I will pick things up quickly and the final version will be production quality. I've also included a shorter nude version, which has some basic jiggle physics. We'll have variants like this with the release as well.
If you need a reminder, here's a download link to the full release of Flying High (tier 1 - it's the same thing, just the access changes): https://www.dropbox.com/s/fjvx8jlpob9sy9r/2023-05-31-Flying%20High%20%28full%20set%29.zip?dl=0
or for tier 2
https://www.dropbox.com/s/eflf93pwfwhsp9d/2023-05-31-Flying%20High%20%28full%20set%29.zip?dl=0
Now let's go over what led to Flying High the visual novel.
Bloodcrown production had dragged on for years. It started out as a Maya project, then transitioned over to Blender and finally ended up as a fusion of various 3D software. Production never found stable footing though because I got sidetracked by various other projects and would never completely focus on production.
Then earlier this year, just as I thought I had finally settled on the perfect production workflow, a little old thing called... AI came along. I had previously passed off AI as a marketing gimmick, but this newer shiner model piqued my interest. A deep dive ensued and tools like ChatGPT, Stable Diffusion, Langchain, and the world of LLMs had my head spinning. This wasn't just a step forward for artists, this was literally the future of human technological progress. I believe we should count ourselves lucky as the generation to witness AGI.
I did not want to get sidetracked again, but after studying AI for just a couple of months it was crystal clear that any path that didn't include AI 'was' a side track. With that realization, my first objective was to adapt as fast as possible.
These were the inferences and the resulting plan:
My production favorite has never been creating images or animation; it is in fact pc gaming, so I was thrilled to figure out that AI would be the ideal companion to game development.
I love playing games, but have next to no experience making them so I chose visual novels as the easiest entry point. Visual novels are also ideal because they're made up of images and animation and I already had the perfect image set to test the waters with: Flying High. When working on Flying High I had loved the positions and wanted to see them animated, now I would get the chance. And finally, visual novels would allow for faster production cycles, which meant I could aim for my final goal, to release Christmas this year.
So this is what we've planned for Flying High:
- release date: Christmas 2023
- The visual novel will be based on the Flying High image set.
- An engaging story is being written around the events that occurred in the image set, however, several changes to the story were made, so the sequence of events will differ in the visual novel and there will be several “good” and “bad” endings depending on the choices you make.
- Whilst the presentation is mostly image based the visual novel format allows us to add sound, basic special effects, and animation to make the gaming experience dynamic and immersive, on par or better than a regular animation
- A minimum of 10 sex animations will be added, with in total a minimum of 25 mins animated content
- A minimum of 100 additional images will be added
- Ai will play a fairly minor role in the creation of this visual novel content, all images and animations will be rendered in 3D
- Patreons with subs of 6+ months will get the visual novel for free included with their sub
Bloodcrown's future:
Bloodcrown is on hold for the foreseeable future but I will pick up where Bloodlust left off when I have an existing, proven production workflow and know I can meet a deadline. It is likely going to be turned into a game at that point since I am no longer planning on producing anything other than games (for the next few releases at least).
Having said that, Bloodlust’s legacy will live on sooner than you may think. As I stated in my Cerene AI series, I would turn Cerene AI into a visual novel, if I was able to achieve certain AI milestones, which I have, so Cerene's origin story, which is obviously firmly rooted in Bloodlust lore will continue in the Bloodlust storyline, yet in a different setting and century. Obviously Flying High will be the top priority, so any serious progress shouldn't be expected until Flying High is complete.
Now that the cat is out of the bag, I'm happy to be posting lots of updates and animations directly related to Flying High the visual novel and I'm excited to see how my first adventure into gaming works out. Hope to see you along for the ride :D
We can't animate every sex scene from the image set, but let me know your favorites and it may still make the cut.
Comments
ouch, really dropped the ball on this one. hopefully you figure it out before its too late
Futaslut
2023-12-04 15:41:02 +0000 UTCYikes, what a waste of money...
Ryan
2023-11-19 19:41:04 +0000 UTCWho gives a crap about Flying High or your AI art besides you? What a waste.
Jhunt
2023-07-15 04:20:08 +0000 UTCIt works fine for us but we did upload another link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fjvx8jlpob9sy9r/2023-05-31-Flying%20High%20%28full%20set%29.zip?dl=0
Affect3D - miro
2023-07-12 13:34:36 +0000 UTCI was a fan of Miro's work since Bloodlust released and I figured out he was just keeping folks updated here and not on affect3d anymore. Boy was I wrong. Just re-subbed only to figure out I can cancel that sub immediately.
Michal Skye
2023-06-29 10:11:41 +0000 UTCDropbox is saying the folder doesn't exist. Is there a fixed link?
BeetleSky
2023-06-20 03:45:25 +0000 UTCFor the record, none of this "Had to happen" and this is not a "Necessary step" like you keep saying. This has all been a choice, and a misguided one at that. I am a recent patron, and I am seriously reconsidering if I wanna stick around. The new AI animations are substandard compared to the older free works that led me here. The concept of Novels and Games is not appealing, Since I have joined nothing here has been noteworthy or even exciting. Its all snippets of promises and nothing substantial. Add to the fact the new animations are more robotic and lower quality. I just wish I understood whats going on. There is a consistent lack of empathy or recognition of the fact that people feel betrayed and like their voice is unheard.
Wolfgang Moore
2023-06-16 15:26:58 +0000 UTCAre you at least going to release the blender models/assets to patrons so they can carry out the creation of the original vision for the project.
lyzo
2023-06-07 01:30:12 +0000 UTCI know this doesn't look great atm for bloodcrown fans, but it's a necessary step and for the best overall including bloodcrown down the track the content that's coming up will be better
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-05 05:45:43 +0000 UTCyeah, steady flow of flying high posts now and a few other interesting things :)
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-05 05:42:11 +0000 UTCabout half of the anims will be girl/dgirl and the other half dgirl/dgirl :)
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-05 05:37:56 +0000 UTCglad you like it so far, we'll keep improving
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-05 05:36:45 +0000 UTCIf im honest, this seems a "BloodCrowns in the never mail" Glad youve had fun on our dime but considering what other artists have produced during the same time span I think this is a waste of my patronage. Dissapointed and I urge all reading this to make Miro less comfotable with failing to produce worthy content.
Jack Blamo
2023-06-04 22:57:37 +0000 UTCI was definitely looking forward to the blood crown full length video but am happy to have more frequent posts from you
Joe Johnson
2023-06-04 14:32:33 +0000 UTCI'm always happy for more animated/voiced futa on futa ;D
Haillo
2023-06-04 10:28:33 +0000 UTCWhile I'm sad that Bloodcrown has officially been put on hold, i'm looking forward to the new VN idea. The fist animation looks good !
Dwarfy
2023-06-03 16:50:22 +0000 UTCfair enough, but it's a step we have to take, thanks for the support so far
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-02 20:37:45 +0000 UTCit's a step we have to take, but thanks for the support so far
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-02 20:36:42 +0000 UTCI get you're upset right now, but I'm doing what's best to get a quality animated release in the hands of patreons the soonest possible (bloodcrown would take a lot longer) and I'm ensuring that any future release including bloodcrown (when we're ready to pick it up again) will be produced with the quality and care it ought to
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-02 20:22:37 +0000 UTCnot an animation but the image sets were releases all flying high animations will be completed in blender, so the transition was needed and will now yield results, but I agree took too long yes, pm us your details before you unsub, we'll work out a way to get the flying high release to you for free
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-02 20:13:09 +0000 UTCThe links have been tested and work, you just might need to log into Dropbox. James
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-02 16:12:45 +0000 UTCI'm not glad I supported for 5 years and now he's refusing to release even the wip content he has for Bloodcrown
TheGreatCornholio
2023-06-02 13:45:36 +0000 UTCI'm going to post this again since you avoided answering on my original comment. You said patreons with 6+ months get Flying High for free. I've supported you since you started this patreon and your last set release was in December 2021. That means that for the last 1.5 years all I got was Blender tryout animations, work 100% from other people and collabs of a handful of images where other people's work was clearly visible. Oh and AI stuff and Bloodcrown updates to string us along. If I quit now do I get the Flying High game? I have accumulated almost 3 times of patronage required to get it and have not received anything 'release' worthy in that time. Alternatively you could attempt to be a decent human being and release the fucking wips you have for bloodcrown. I don't want to wait another 5 years to see that.
TheGreatCornholio
2023-06-02 13:36:29 +0000 UTCAnd somehow 1 day has passed but both of the Dropbox link is still not working for me.
Dorio
2023-06-02 13:10:10 +0000 UTCMay not seem a big deal to you, Miro, but folks have bankrolled you tens of thousands of dollars a year for content you've now cancelled. If there wasn't passion or intention then you've just been swindling us. God knows where all that money went. And while you may think it's justifiable since the amount per month per person isn't huge, some of us are working 80 hours a week to support our families, and you've taken hundreds of dollars individually from us over the years. I had canceled my membership last month but reinstated it for this "big production update" that was promised for months. You should really reflect on your ethics and professionalism as an artist. If I did this sort of thing at my job--accept money without equal productive return--I'd have been fired years ago. In the end, though, this comes down to decency and honesty. I've already re-canceled my membership and don't think I'll ever reinstate again. You've lost too much goodwill and trust through the years. Good luck rebuilding that. Be careful your empire doesn't crumble from the ill will you've generated.
Drucifer
2023-06-02 12:52:30 +0000 UTCyeah, that's fair, I am keen to post more previews now that the cats out of the bag, hope you like them
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-02 05:01:38 +0000 UTCI would still have to redo most of it and it would take me a lot longer, I need to complete something that's more manageable at this point and I mainly get to focus on polishing the sex scenes, getting those to the right quality is my priority atm, a VN ticks all those boxes atm
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-02 04:58:32 +0000 UTCYeah if ANY work was actually done on blood crown or bloodlust lanessa, release WIP. I’ll give this another chance but I don’t love what’s it’s been since after Royal Descent released, which was great. We’ll see what gets posted for next few weeks but I might have to unsubscribe if it continues to lack the way that it has, AND what I was actually waiting for is cancelled for now.
Scorpion
2023-06-02 04:33:44 +0000 UTCEnough. If and when something worth buying shows up on Affect3D, I'll buy it there. Tired and disappointed.
Randy White
2023-06-02 02:06:04 +0000 UTCI genuinely don't understand the logic. If there was substantial work finished on bloodlust Lanessa why not just polish it up as best as possible and release to the patrons as a prototype film? There's nothing stopping you from rereleasing it again in the future after you perfect it to your satisfaction.
lyzo
2023-06-02 01:44:47 +0000 UTCwe'll look into the tier thing and this is for the best I'm sure, I'm committing to a release this year, which I couldn't have guaranteed with bloodcrown... want to get back into the flow of things asap and yeah hope to bring something interesting to the VN genre and if flying high works out we'll get to explore other game types as well
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-02 00:40:13 +0000 UTCautofellatio wasn't in the set, lots of bjs though, we'll show off a list of the planned animated sex scenes soon
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-02 00:31:08 +0000 UTCas stated AI is not used to create the flying high content, it's all 3D as usual, well, it will be better I think :) also AI doesn't hurt artists, it helps artists, cause they're the only ones that can use it effectively at least in the short-term, but that's beside the point in this case, since I'm not using it for this release dude, I'm not selling my soul, but I will make every effort to make sure flying high is a lot better than blood lust :)
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-02 00:27:17 +0000 UTCwell visual novels is a much better version of an image set, right? let's complete one and then tell me what you think
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-02 00:18:02 +0000 UTCHopefully there's a forced autofellatio in this.
N
2023-06-01 22:59:03 +0000 UTCSo, I saw the post when it first went up, and I've got to say I was pretty annoyed, there was close to something being shown about two months ago, but now its being put on hiatus? But I've since been outside, had my fill of the day and touched some grass. All I can say is I'm not mad just disappointed. No worse off than I was yesterday. Also a note to anyone on staff, you may need to put up a post for WIP tier patrons regarding the change of direction as they wont be able to access this post, only being accessible to founders tier 1 and above, which I get as there's links to the archives. As it does seem to regard the ending of the main production on Bloodcrown and the start on the Flying high VN. It just seems fair. As for the direction change itself, its not surprising. I'm fairly sure G4E was advertised as a game when it first came out, the movie maker was mostly it I think. It'll allow releases on places like steam too, think that's why other creators have gone this route too, get more normie eyes on some sexy action. After playing a few VN's myself I get the appeal, especially for ones with branching paths and such. Plus you can always skip having to animate dialogue scenes with voice overs which might be a plus, though they were pretty good in the last two blood lust releases IMO. Will AI be helping with the coding at all or with the story / dialogue? I have to clue as to which programs VN's are made in so I don't know how much coding they may require. Will there be some polls or what not for the images and scenes that you want to add, or do you have a good idea of what you want to add. All in all I'm glad Miro is working on something he feels better about, just wish we'd known a bit sooner. Hope to see Bloodcrown come back at some point too.
generic genetics
2023-06-01 22:30:34 +0000 UTCI can't reiterate enough how *not* excited about "AI" that I am. It's just rebranded machine learning, which in itself is only a tool for mass production. Miro, we love your style and particular sense of eroticism. Even as a "tool" I fear that so much about what we love about your style will be stripped away as we've already seen in the AI previews. They look totally different and don't have the soul that made you famous in the first place. I know you're excited about the "potential" it represents, but it really is just a rabbit hole of marketing hype that ultimately hurts artists. I know because I am one myself and I speak from experience. I don't want to poo-poo on something you're excited about, but seeing the Miro we all know and love get further distracted by the latest techbro gimmick is just too painful a thought to not mention my fears. I know what it's like to get overwhelmed by projects and the disappointment that goes along with not meeting your own goals, but selling your soul to machine learning just corrupts your talent. We don't want a "revolution in art," we want the quality and passion from true artisans who care about their work and devote the time it takes to make it right, even if it means they only put out one image set or short video a month. I really think I speak for a lot of us here when we say we don't want mass production, we just want a little of the old Miro back.
D
2023-06-01 22:27:54 +0000 UTCok then. after years of being a Patreon. im officially out. 90 percent of us were here for blood crown and obviously we aren't getting it any time soon, if ever . spending one more dollar on this page would be a crime. and that is only my opinion . take care.
mira
2023-06-01 22:18:47 +0000 UTCWill you still do image set like Flying High or will just going to be working on making games now?
justbob12
2023-06-01 21:13:25 +0000 UTCall my AI work is original? and I just announced Flying High which is all 3D content
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-01 20:22:13 +0000 UTCwe'll post more previews this month, check those out at least
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-01 20:19:47 +0000 UTCnever went away, and if it was just about the money I wouldn't be doing this
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-01 20:18:32 +0000 UTCsomewhat fair, but I think you're wrong about AI, but you'll find that out for yourself
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-01 20:10:18 +0000 UTCyes, decided a while back, but had to make sure the concept had legs first we're going to extend it quite a bit with new content and obviously add the animations
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-01 20:07:37 +0000 UTCyes, we will consider turning other image sets into visual novels if this one works out well, also other game types
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-01 20:05:46 +0000 UTCdid you sort it out?
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-01 20:04:30 +0000 UTCI get that a visual novel doesn't sound as sexy as other game types, but if done right I think it's as good as or better than a movie, as you still get the animated sex scenes but a more elaborate story, immersion with interactions and different outcomes well I never actually committed to a deadline with Bloodcrown, just some wild guesses... so the fact that I have now means something and yes we have every intention of not making this a run of the mill visual novel
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-01 20:03:43 +0000 UTCthe post was scheduled to be published on May 31st, was ready US May30th, but then I really wanted to render the nude version over night and things got messed up with the post, that was shitty though I don't think the number of animations, etc matter too much, it's more about how everything is put together and whether it's fun to play... and I want to be conservative with the numbers and stick to what I know we can achieve at the time we released the demo it was meant as a nice addon, but now we're treating it as a proper release and are putting effort behind it, adding animations, etc I'll post what I said above: the bloodcrown animations only really come to live with the final layer of camera work, final polish and attention to detail, most of the animations were completed but in their current state they're not watchable so I don't see how it's useful looking at draft animations I'm not bored with Bloodcrown, I just found a better potential outcome and that perfect workflow achieved the quality I wanted, but it wouldn't have guaranteed a release this year, tbh, that was another reason I decided on the vn
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-01 19:45:49 +0000 UTCthe animations only really come to life with the final layer of camera work, final polish and attention to detail, most of the animations were completed but in their current state they're not watchable
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-01 19:25:19 +0000 UTCwe've gone over this many times, the support was for current content not bloodcrown Flying High is one of my favs, you have to go with what you love working on, but I get that not everyone's going to like it as much as I do had to decide between CyPunk and Flying High, but Cypunk was made with the old maya workflow, which we had moved away from
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-01 19:23:31 +0000 UTCa lot of work was done on bloodcrown, we had a lot of the animations done, etc, but I wasn't happy with the results but I also was too distracted to nail things down properly, so I'm not blaming anyone else we've already studied UE5, but I've specifically decided to go with a visual novel I like big games like mmorpgs, fantasy rpgs, etc, but we have to be realistic in our first attempt at a game, I don't want it to drag on production for too long again, we'll move on to UE5 in due course and I think we're all underestimating what a visual novel can look like, I know I did we've tried various approaches to team dev, but artists are difficult to work with and I at the time wasn't focused enough to rein things in apparently, but Bloodcrown isn't going away I just think it's best to tackle it after we're back on track with releasing
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-01 19:17:59 +0000 UTCwe were going to work with nothingmore on fan service, but he went mia, so we're going to focus on current productions now
Affect3D - miro
2023-06-01 19:00:00 +0000 UTCIt’s crazy to wait for the billing cycle, get the money then say all this rn. It’s pretty crazy to switch up and probably ban people for saying what they are saying in these comments. I really wish the old more passionate artist we all sub to was here and not this corporate mongol who needs to expend as much money as possible.
N
2023-06-01 18:28:42 +0000 UTCYep... just a shame. I hope we can get sets and images like we used to, but i guess that's all gone. Maybe if conent is actually made on time in December Ill return.
Grayve
2023-06-01 17:55:48 +0000 UTCAh, the time has come to "vote with the wallet". I don't want to be here when you'll inevitably post about "making games is hard, we need more time" and then enter the next period of endless delays until finally you post another on-hold notice. Enjoy turning your formerly amazing, original creations into generic AI. ChatGPT will help with the story too. Sorry if this post of mine comes off as rude, it quite frankly is, but as someone who's been around since the earliest days, modern miro/Affect3d has become unjustifiable to support anymore. Bye everyone!
CyCaDeLiC
2023-06-01 17:37:32 +0000 UTCSuper not into AI content, or visual novels. You can't focus man, you're all over the place. Adding more and more and more while finishing virtually nothing. I was really into blood crown since it has been literal years. I understand it's just you, that must be difficult. At this point, all the fun is gone, the content I was drawn to is an after thought, it's all so disappointing. Your, frankly, pathetic attitude towards AI tells me all I need to know about you.
Soup Hands
2023-06-01 15:36:25 +0000 UTCI could write paragraphs about how much of a rip off this patreon is anymore. But what's the point, obviously no one cares and will keep collecting money without releasing any actual promised content. I am officially out. Wanted to leave a long time ago but figured I'd stick it out cause something would eventual come. None of these new animations even look good compared to the original bloodcrown content. I hope other patrons take there money elsewhere as well to other creators who deserve it.
Powerman
2023-06-01 14:49:28 +0000 UTCI am out. This is not what I signed up for, and is just another reason for me to despise AI than I already had. Sorry...none of what is written here is appealing. Good luck with you future endeavors, but I cannot support this after this month is over. Especially after waiting YEARS for BloodCrown, which I was deeply invested in.
ForeShadow
2023-06-01 14:35:25 +0000 UTCVery disappointing. Also flying high? It was an alright image set but does any more have to be done with it? This does seem like you had your mind made up months ago and are only now letting people know.
Justin
2023-06-01 14:15:53 +0000 UTCHe won’t be posting anything , it will just be AI or work from other creators. I just subscribed to some of the colab work, now I at least get some stuff for the money I pay and sponsor creators who want to work for my money
Bas Groenendijk
2023-06-01 14:00:05 +0000 UTCWill u be making any of your past image sets in to movies like CIRCLE OF LOVE and cyberpunk or laby of the tower
John Douglas
2023-06-01 13:51:35 +0000 UTCThe links don't works ...
EscapeMan
2023-06-01 13:39:53 +0000 UTCEverybody should cancel his subscription, Miro will never deliver any thing again. I’ve been a subscriber for years now but this is the end.
Bas Groenendijk
2023-06-01 13:21:47 +0000 UTCThis is one of those moments where you knew something was coming, you figured it was coming but when it eventually arrived, you were still disappointed regardless. It's a shame it's come down to this that Bloodcrown is being pretty much scrapped from what it originally was Recently Blizzard scrapped Overwatch PVE. Sure, they will argue PVE is still coming in some form throughout upcoming seasons as you have here with future content with Cerene AI for Bloodcrown etc but the reason why people held on to hope with Overwatch was that eventual PVE expansion release which is no longer going to see the light of day. It doesn't matter if the content coming in the seasons is good, what was promised was not delivered by Blizzard and people were not playing 'Overwatch 2' for seasonal PVE updates. People weren't here to support a visual novel I will of course admit that people did enjoy the prospect of visual novels to accompany IMAGE set productions like the first WIPs of The Flying High when it was tested. People liked the idea of visual novels for image sets but never one to replace a movie production. We've pretty much come full circle with it because it's nearly 2 years to the day (June 9th 2021) that Flying High was tested as a Visual novel. People did like it back then so it was quite odd it's taking 2 years to even consider it again but just disappointing that it's now here instead of movie production which is what people didn't want to replace. ''...just as I thought I had finally settled on the perfect production workflow'' Not something you want to hear as a supporter knowing the movie had a production workflow nearly ready to go but yet again, a side track occurred. It's just disappointing that even Bloodcrown can't even make the Visual Novel you are making but Flying High can unless Bloodcrown is still not even in a state in which an image set (which essentially is what a Visual novel is at its core) can be made. Setting another date for Christmas is probably going to trigger people again All in all, it's very disappointing that the original vision of Bloodcrown will never see the light of day. But at the end of the day, it is what it is. If this is truly what you want to do fine. Don't fuck around. Just be honest and commit to it. You say Visual Novels will help with a faster production cycle and I hope that's true. Flying High from Part 1 to Final took 11 months. Granted it was over 300 images excluding outtakes and wouldn't have the sounds, animations etc with it, but I don't think people would enjoy waiting for even just half that for a visual novel. I long accepted what this Patreon was and I do not mind image sets and visual novels. I just hope you are fully committed to making the Visual Novel the highest quality possible and look to make it more unique and not your copy and paste Visual Novel that we see. There are so many visual novels that are the same and only usually stand out if the content is different from your more mainstream stuff. I hope voice lines aren't just resigned to animations as they could add more to the dialogue portions of the set.
Rikyla
2023-06-01 13:17:27 +0000 UTCFirst of all let me just note how incredibly scummy is to post this on the 1st of June, when some people will probably be billed before seeing it. You've first promised a production update in March to mid April and now it's June. Even if you were waiting on some art from Flying High, the idea of abandoning Bloodlust was probably firmly in your head months ago, so you pretty much just squeezed a good couple of months up to half an year ouf of the patrons that were mostly interested in Bloodlust. Did your deluded mind tell you that people waiting for 5 years for an animation would have the blow lessend by the announcement of an addendum to an older work, most people consider just side stuff? I think not. Oh, gaming is your favorite production medium? Wow! Must have missed that the past 10 years or so I've been following your content. I really must be stupid, since I haven't seen it in any of your posts or comments on your site, your old forums or this patreon. The only attempts at VN demos were almost immediately forgotten. Please, this attempt at tugging at our heart strings and portraying yourself as a poor creator that can finally spread his wings is pathetic. Holy crap! 10 sex animations and 100 images in 7 months?!11!1! Is such speed possible? I mean it's possible for tons of artists that release updates to their VNs every 3-4 months with close to 1000 new images and tens of animations. But for Miro? Who knows. I suspect in November we'll get another "ow wait I've just discovered some other new tech and now have to refocus on that" post. So I've been a patron since the start. If I quit now do I get Flying High for free? I mean the last set you actually released was back in December 2021. I now have 1.5 years of pledges with absolutely no proper content received. It was only tryout animations, other people's work, collabs (which means 100% not your style) and AI generated attempts. For the mass of us that are here for Bloodlust and your animatations are you going to release any of your almost 5 years worth of WIP content? Are you just gonna lock them away? I say this without malice or without wanting to insult for the sake of insulting, but you are pretty trash as human being. It's good to work on what you like, and evolve, but a real person pays his debts before moving on. And the debt in this case has been dragged around for 5 years with multiple teases and estimates to string the crowd along. Now you come here to cry how you really wanted to make games all along and how focusing on that debt is not possible, even though you now have your perfect workflow, because ...(checks notes)... AI exists... aha... and you are abandoning that work to do something without AI... aha.... Why couldn't you spend the rest of the year working on your perfect workflow and doing Bloodlust, and paying at least part of your debt, instead of working on a new venture, that itself doesn't include AI? Surely you could have gotten a couple of scenes done. This is what I mean by trash. You would have been better served if you would have just said "I'm bored of it and eff my patrons who don't like it".
TheGreatCornholio
2023-06-01 12:58:46 +0000 UTCBeen waiting for 4 years for BC and we will get nothing? Shameless ... at least give us the stuff you made even if it not 100% finished. Glad to hear that we will finaly get some new stuff other than boring collab but well see how it goes.
Jack
2023-06-01 12:27:08 +0000 UTCYour supporters haven't been paying you to produce a game for years. You shouldn't move on to new projects until your current obligations have been met. People supported you with the expectations that you'd produce Blood Crown as a movie. I don't think anyone cares about a Flying High Movie at this point. Why is that even an option you considered? Make the Blood Crown movie, then do the game if you want. You can still finish with your pre-ai "Perfect" production method.
Flaingal
2023-06-01 12:10:10 +0000 UTC"Production never found stable footing though because I got sidetracked by various other projects and would never completely focus on production." + "Bloodcrown is on hold for the foreseeable future but I will pick up where Bloodlust left off when I have an existing, proven production workflow and know I can meet a deadline. It is likely going to be turned into a game at that point since I am no longer planning on producing anything other than games" I knew this was what happened but to see you actually say it... and to announce Bloodcrown is flat out cancelled and nothing was even done... I'm so disappointed I'm actually speechless. A glorified image set with a few animations would make years of waiting a colossal waste of time. The worst part is knowing this Flying High distraction will likely take closer to 3 years. If you want to do video games learn UE5, import your models directly into it, and throw the sex animations in there and make it interactive. Then it could at least be some semblance of what people waited for and they could actually be called games. But hell at this point just get quotes from animation studios for a 30 minute Bloodcrown video then make a gofundme or kickstarter then pass the studio the assets & storyboard and you effectively have to do nothing and we could probably get it before Christmas.
Futa Lord
2023-06-01 10:39:07 +0000 UTCFor Bloodcrown if it passed fifth years you should find someone to make it for you instead drops everything off and making everyone who wait many years hopelessly wait. Or release the Model to the public like some artists that can't do their job anymore.
Dorio
2023-06-01 10:22:24 +0000 UTCWoot! Can’t wait for this.
Calista
2023-06-01 10:18:17 +0000 UTCFor av01a3 preview 01, you forget to simulate ball collision making Lanessa's ball just pass through Cerene's breast. (Around frame 0330 actually on every preview in this post) For av01a3 preview 03 nekkid, why do you shrink Cerene's boobs in Frame 088 camera cam3?
Dorio
2023-06-01 10:18:06 +0000 UTCWell glad to see that you are back, kind of a let down about Blood Crown tho... still I am curious to see what you will do with Flying High. Does this mean Fan Service is also on hold or scrapped?
Mickey23
2023-06-01 10:12:43 +0000 UTCI'm glad you're working on things you enjoy :)
phildippus
2023-06-01 10:10:58 +0000 UTCsame
phildippus
2023-06-01 10:07:27 +0000 UTCDropbox link isn't working for me, it's saying the file isn't found.
Mongo Slade
2023-06-01 10:04:32 +0000 UTC
