Corporate Development Memo (11/5/2023)
Added 2023-11-05 20:20:57 +0000 UTCHi everyone!
This one has a bit of detail and I wanted to share something else, so bear with me if I ramble a bit!
But first, let me get out the way that I am now at about 1,775 renders and I am kind of rolling towards 2,000 soon! I actually did extra renders beyond my count for the week, but they were "screens" for renders within renders -- a few examples are in these images above. (Katsumi ones I had to render separately first and then insert them in overall scene and render the overall image)
I played the dom path extensively and decided to add one earlier scene to kind of balance out how I felt it played. A few of those images are there with Raven, and I will finish that scene this week.
I would say basically the dom path after this scene feels mostly done except for tweaks, edits, and music, etc. So now I am truly shifting hard to the sub side as it's more behind for needing content. (this is normal for me and how I usually write each episode, it's hard for me to constantly jump back and forth although I do try at times.)
I also wanted to share that last night I found out our company (joint with some other companies too like an overall group) did in fact win our bid for the presentation! This will be a big job (requires us hiring people specific for this work) but we're probably going to give a lot of office time off in December (which is good for trying to finish Episode 8, Part I as well!) I'm really excited about it!
A few more thoughts since I am kind of rambling -- I have considered the idea of tweaking the haircut of Kane on the dom/sub paths. (meaning different haircut for each path) I would be curious what people think of this idea! And also what hair might be cool! I have some conceptual ideas but I've been considering it for a few weeks now. I will NOT consider changing Olivia's hair ever since the tiny thought I floated about it caused an uproar, hehe.
Last thought on Part I - it has some split branches but Part II will tend to narrow down more to a longer and straight path with a bit few sides but I'm not sure yet. Part II will likely almost all take place in the show with a few side scenes, so it won't likely go crazy with splitting.
Anyway, I will keep grinding hard on everything! Please have a great week everyone!
Comments
Congrats on your success in your "vanilla" job! Hope I have time to complete some of the timelines in part 1 I've been curious to explore, should hopefully have more time myself before too long! Take care, and as always, loving the amount of thought You put in to ever detail of this novel/game.
EmergentLime
2023-11-11 15:26:43 +0000 UTCBut how much attention will this take - to make every picture match. Tess isn't an AI. And how time much will it take out of a new update? And actually, how much heft will it give to storytelling? Is it necessary? Will it tell that much in the story that could not be told otherwise, through words? You have your opinion and I have mine but this seems to needlessly complicate things.
Retromancer
2023-11-08 03:22:41 +0000 UTCI join the opinion of pauljp13. All what you're doing, Mistress Tess, is cool and great. Even though I don't really care about Kane's hair I think to have a haircut like a prisoner would be fitting in his current situation (as sub). But I wouldn't like that Olivia's appearance is changing. You're so used to the way she looks and acts in the previous episodes. To change that would be in effect almost like if an actor got another voice-over. You don't even recognize him then anymore. Congratulations on your big business success, Mistress Tess!
Frank Kuschmann
2023-11-06 08:35:49 +0000 UTCAs a dom only player I'd love to see a poll with some rough ideas for the new hair style. Could be interesting/fun to further distinguish the dom side from the subby side. Perhaps even change the subby side to something more demeaning.
Kaelandros
2023-11-06 00:26:49 +0000 UTCJust repeating another note below, given how I have to work, it would at most be two haircuts in that I would just save a new "default" Kane for one path and just load him so it doesn't involve much time, etc.
Grym Gudinna Games
2023-11-05 23:21:11 +0000 UTCJust so I'm pretty clear, given the reality of game dev work, I would have to pick likely one for say dom only (all dom paths) and save a default Kane for that, etc. This way, the workload doesn't really change other than one new default "Kane" to use.
Grym Gudinna Games
2023-11-05 23:19:59 +0000 UTCI dunno much about giving Kane a haircut because I find Kane's hair to be sleek and working well for both the dom and sub routes. It really depends on what other haircuts there are available. A punishment haircut could be amusing though. I think with other charachters this kind of thing could work better. As david said, haircuts can symbolise charachter developments(the monogatari anime series uses them effectively for example). Maybe if their alignment changes then they decide to change their style.
noname
2023-11-05 21:34:10 +0000 UTCYea but what is changing the hairstyle like barely single digit of megabytes. This game will be more that 10 GB in the next update. Seems a bit penny wise pound foolish.
David Hacselhoff
2023-11-05 21:24:32 +0000 UTCLOVE LOVE LOVE the idea of changing characters hairstyles. Personally would love to see a more military hairstyle for sub Kane, and a longer slicked back look for dom Kane. I also would like to advocate for changing Olivia's hair too. Characters grow in stories. Their personality changes through their experience and the way they choose to present themselves changes with it. What better way to show character growth than by showing them so visually distinct from the person we met at the start.
David Hacselhoff
2023-11-05 21:22:01 +0000 UTCIts all looking good.Sorry to say but i could'nt care less about Kane's hair,anything you like to do is cool.
Pauljp13
2023-11-05 21:09:58 +0000 UTCI do not like the idea of changing Kane's hair. The more complexity from a visual standpoint, the slower updates become. So no on that Good to hear about your company! Hope all is going well.
Retromancer
2023-11-05 20:45:47 +0000 UTCGreat to hear you won that bid. All your hard work last week paid off. Writing one path at a time makes sense, context-switching all the time can be hard. I like the idea of giving Kane a haircut. Sending him to get his hair done as a reward - or punishment depending on what path gets the new 'do. Have a great week!
Niels Friis Nielsen
2023-11-05 20:31:53 +0000 UTC
