WIP Train #37 - New Software Update #01
Added 2020-05-06 15:20:13 +0000 UTCHey everyone, Alice here.
Today I am sharing some screenshots of our new software baby with you - more specifically, the future software version of Miro's movie Bloodlust: Cerene - Royal Descent.
It's been a while since we last talked about the software app but it's an active project, so I wanted to fill you in on what's been going on.
Long story short - we began working with a developer to build a new software application to replace the Adobe Flash Player, found out along the way that he couldn't deliver what we needed, and then we had to start over again from scratch.
It took us a while to find someone reliable, but I think we've found the one now. We've been working together on the Windows and Mac apps since April and he's been making nice progress, so let's check out what the app looks like so far.
Windows & Mac Unity Applications - Screenshots
Attached you can find some screenshots of each section within the Unity app.
The app is still a work-in-progress, though this is mostly to do with internal testing and technical tweaking. The design is close to final. Not much has changed aside from some layout stuff to make it look a little cooler. The structure of each section has stayed mostly the same, and stuff will work in the same way you're used to.
The biggest change is in the programming itself because the app is being made with the Unity game engine.
What to expect when this app is done
Our Adobe Flash Player has been around since 2007-ish. It's given us its all, but the coding is too old to continue patching up, so we're putting it to rest.
At the moment Miro's movies Bloodlust: Cerene - Royal Descent and Girlfriends 4 Ever are still using the Adobe Flash apps. We'll replace those with the new Unity apps once they're ready, in this order:
- first Bloodlust: Cerene - Royal Descent
- second Girlfriends 4 Ever
And that's enough chatter for today. If you've got questions or feedback, drop us a line in the comments section below. :)
I'm thinking I'll post another software update with a short tour of clicking around and pressing buttons when it's ready for a video recording.
Comments
That looks really good. I never thought of the possibilities of using Unity for movies. I look forward to this. Ill be sure to get a copy 👌
XXXBATTERY
2020-06-07 12:43:08 +0000 UTCyeah, we'll consider doing that after those are done
Affect3D - miro
2020-05-10 22:13:40 +0000 UTCHope that once you get those 2 on the new app, the original Bloodlust:Cerene will be next :P
Mickey23
2020-05-10 16:11:15 +0000 UTCOo sounds fun, I look forward to hearing Tara slowly moaning when sucking sayakos epic dong..
Sourcefan
2020-05-10 10:38:49 +0000 UTCthat's the long-term plan, but initially to setup individual releases
Affect3D - miro
2020-05-10 10:21:35 +0000 UTCre-rendering is not on the cards, but if there's a tool to turn 30fps into 60fps with a quality result, that's feasible, will look into it
Affect3D - miro
2020-05-10 10:19:46 +0000 UTCthe animation preview of lady of the tower deep throat is up next
Affect3D - miro
2020-05-10 10:16:45 +0000 UTCaltering speed now also keeps the audio in sync and on pitch, which is nice
Affect3D - miro
2020-05-10 10:15:39 +0000 UTCLooking forward to more super sexy videos, I love the Blood lust animations!
jt
2020-05-08 16:09:40 +0000 UTCGlad to see this, the flash player never ran smoothly for me especially when altering the speed.
Sourcefan
2020-05-08 12:51:26 +0000 UTCFor now it's just internal testing with staff, but when we're ready we'll look into letting external testers join in as well
Affect3D - miro
2020-05-08 09:15:11 +0000 UTCBlood Crown and the Unity software are both high priority, and they're being worked on simultaneously by different staff. The production team is working on Bloodlust: Lanessa - Blood Crown only, they're not involved with producing the Unity software app. The software developer is building the software using video clips from Royal Descent as stand-in files to make sure the app can play a high-quality full movie, fun stuff clips, custom playlists, etc. smoothly. The Unity app will be used for future releases as well, but we do need a proper replacement for Royal Descent's app, so it's the ideal test candidate atm
Affect3D - miro
2020-05-08 09:06:02 +0000 UTCyes, media player controls will fade into the background if you haven't moved the mouse around for a few seconds
Affect3D - miro
2020-05-08 08:43:46 +0000 UTCRight now first priority is to rebuild the Windows and Mac apps on Unity for desktop users because that's the platform we've been working with for years, so want to make sure that's all up to date and working nicely. We're thinking about android, though that'd be its own separate project
Affect3D - miro
2020-05-08 08:41:56 +0000 UTCMain screen (home screen) will have a still image as a background. "Make Movie" section will allow you to create playlists mixing clips from main scenes and fun stuff, yes :)
Affect3D - miro
2020-05-08 08:35:08 +0000 UTCActually I think prioritizing this is only a good thing. Additionally, the people working on coding software aren't the same people animating. We know that right? Right? 😋 The Royal Decent release really showed the software platform wasn't working. The sound being out of sync in several scenes made it borderline unwatchable. Fixes were promised but because of what's mentioned in this post, it's been over a year without any mention of progress. I can't imagine the software isn't going to be used for Blood Crown as well. It's probably going to be their vehicle for all releases going forward. It's probably super important for them on the piracy front, since releasing a single movie file at release can hurt their initial sales. So yeah, these are clearly parallel efforts and they can only help Blood Crown be a better release.
EmEn
2020-05-07 15:59:24 +0000 UTCHeck, you could even frame interpolate it with Davinci Resolve speed warp and it would look good.
Jables
2020-05-07 14:53:57 +0000 UTCWorking on one does not steal resources from doing the other.
IBT
2020-05-07 12:05:46 +0000 UTCI'm glad we are updating software but I hope the main focus is releasing blood Crown then worry about updating royal descent and G4E later.
BigBlue
2020-05-07 10:55:20 +0000 UTCAny chance some of these will be rendered at a higher framerate so the slow mo will look better?
Ryupyroa
2020-05-07 05:24:09 +0000 UTCcool, like the idea of using a the unity game engine.
FoggyKernel
2020-05-06 23:57:18 +0000 UTCAwesome looks clean, are you going to select a few testers again?
Solstice
2020-05-06 21:13:34 +0000 UTCSo long as the UI fades away when PLAYing when the mouse cursor doesn't move for a few seconds, it's looking good.
IBT
2020-05-06 17:43:54 +0000 UTCI'm kind of with Dorio on one important point ... build it as a kind of One Unity To Play Them All™ and then plug in content packages for each of miro's releases into the ONE Unity App to access any and all of them. That way you could mix 'n' match content from different releases via the Make Your Own Movie, because ... really ... at the end of the day you're just plugging in content into the app. Build it as something that can "download to play" where you just need to put the folder tree for that set of content into the right place in the app's directory structure and it'll read in all of the instructions on how to parse all of that data "by default" for movie playback and you're all set.
IBT
2020-05-06 17:40:29 +0000 UTCHe said before that a japanese VO for bloodlust cerene was in the works. Its definitely not top priority though, for better or worse.
nope
2020-05-06 16:56:36 +0000 UTCAWESOME 👌 thanks for the info, can't wait to see more sweet movies!
jt
2020-05-06 16:41:36 +0000 UTCAll except 06 - play pic is not look so different for me. I'm not used to Unity apps but could you make it not necessary to install any other program before playing it or even apps itself? I found US flag in bottom of 06-play, Will you bring back alternative language like Japan in G4E? (Without censorship) Is it possible in include multiple episode of different movies in Select scene? Like Bloodlust Cerene, Royal Descent and Lanessa in just on app so that we could put Tristan-Sophia cuddle shot before she got fucked by Cerene or adding cumshot in BL:RD before Cerene drag Sophia out in the end of first Cerene, for example. Could be any picture/animation of Patreon in next release? In case, someone want Circle of love in Bloodlust Lanessa. Since it will be Unity apps, there are any chance we could play it on mobile phone/tablet? Last, will Bloodlust Cerene(first ep) will be in Unity? cause you just write about Bloodlust: Cerene - Royal Descent and Girlfriends 4 Ever.
Dorio
2020-05-06 15:57:41 +0000 UTCCan we move the view freely after using the new software？
ntdkg
2020-05-06 15:57:21 +0000 UTCIt's good that you have not forgotten about this and flash as a technology is quite dead, but I hope you are making it as lightweight as possible. Unity can be quite a resource hog. Do you plan to use this for the next Bloodlust as well or will that be just a video release like the first Bloodlust?
TheGreatCornholio
2020-05-06 15:52:54 +0000 UTCAny updates for android
John Douglas
2020-05-06 15:39:59 +0000 UTCthanks for the update.
Space Banker
2020-05-06 15:29:03 +0000 UTCQuestions: Is the main screen animated or static? With the "Make a Movie" can you combine the main scenes with the fun stuff?
A Reaver
2020-05-06 15:26:32 +0000 UTC
