Chapter 1 Development Update

Happy November everyone!

It's been an eventful month for Kentyrr and I as we drive forward on delivering Chapter 1.  This has been a very different experience for us since when we were developing the Prologue, we were doing so without a deadline.

On that front, we've had a series of setbacks and victories which have kind of balanced each other out.

• Lack of certain assets:  Commissioned customs
• Issues with synchronized DAZ settings after update to beta:  Fixed
• Long render times in one environment:   Added additional lighting

Additionally, I'm now rendering on a 3090 + 2080ti, which has tripled render speed, and Kent has a 3090 expected to arrive next week, which should help him accelerate posing significantly.

We plan to supplement these with an additional RTX 3090 each as they become available, but even one has had a huge impact on our ability to cook scenes.

Without further ado, this here is a snapshot of our current progress in Chapter 1:

Our current focus is on getting art caught up with the script and dialogue so we can get a beta version out to our testers.

For those of you didn't make our Livestream, the focus of this chapter is on the events following the news about James and Sarah that our MC received at the end of the prologue.    This chapter will also really begin laying the groundwork for the plot that ties the entire game together as well as introducing some new characters, some of whom will be with us  for the rest of the game.

We'll try to make sure we hold ourselves to a formal dev update once a week until we drop the Chapter 1 release.   

I'm also locking these updates down to Patrons Only since they get cut/pasted onto pirate sites the same night I make them otherwise.

Now that we're starting to develop a rhythm, Kent and I are also looking at what benefits we can offer the higher patron tiers to say thank you for your additional support.   More on that soon.

Additionally, we have sorted out our SubscribeStar issues if you prefer to support us on that medium, feel free to do so!

Thanks as always for your patience while we work to meet the standards we set for ourselves in the prologue with the next chapter.   We might not always be super chatty in the Discord, but rest assured we're working around the clock to try to get this update out as quickly as possible.

Chapter 1 is shaping up nicely and we can't wait to share it with all of you!