Update: Some Bad News and Some Good News
Added 2024-06-12 07:25:44 +0000 UTCThe Bad News
It's always best to start with the bad news and I'll always strive to be honest and transparent with everyone here who contributes to my work, so here goes...
We suffered a fairly catastrophic system failure that resulted in the loss of all of our in-progress sets, including the Olympus set and a nearly completed sequel in the Machines series. Needless to say, I'm gutted over this.
I normally back everything up, but these were saved on a local SSD and the chance of recovery appear to be slim. That said, if anyone has any suggestion on how to extract data from an SSD, I'm all ears.
The Good News
We already have a new render machine that is roughly 400% faster! The set released just prior to this post was rendered on the new machine and each image rendered WAY faster than in a similar scene I built in the previous machine, so this thing is an MF'n rocket, even with the water effects, which tend to bounce virtual light all over the place.
Also, the entire roster of Taz models was backed up, along with all of the hair styles, clothes, etc., so big sigh of relief there.
We're basically starting over with all of our in-progress sets, but we already have a few in the works, including a new version of Olympus with the same cast in what I consider to be a much better setting.
We're still learning some of the intricacies of the new machine, but things should be even more productive once a newer, faster workflow is settled.
In closing, sorry for being such a bonehead and not backing up the in-progress work. Lesson learned. Feel free to post any questions you may have in the comments.
Comments
Sorry for the progress setback as your work is awesome! Not sure how much storage you have on these SSD's or how much data is needed. Is some low cost automatic backup such as OneDrive or similar low cost options a way to constantly backup in progress work? I know my personal use account has 5 TB worth of storage. Might not be a viable solution but anything to help prevent in the future!
Megan Bangerter
2024-06-13 17:49:43 +0000 UTCIt Will be the 3rd Stripper expirience?
leloutre3
2024-06-13 13:07:48 +0000 UTCYeah, seems to be the case.
Taziota
2024-06-13 11:20:01 +0000 UTCNot the ones we originally had planned but there will be at least one more set by the end of the month.
Taziota
2024-06-13 11:17:33 +0000 UTCSSDs, unfortunately, aren't as easy to get data from as old-school HDDs, after a crash or other issue.
TJ
2024-06-12 23:31:08 +0000 UTCVery sorry to hear about the system failure. I feel your pain. But also, congratulations on the new super fast rendering machine! :)
Eric Bullhorn
2024-06-12 19:17:44 +0000 UTCSad to hear the bad part
vanB
2024-06-12 10:05:07 +0000 UTCSo sorry for the work you lost, we just wait until you can amaze us with a new story. Keep the creative juices flowing! (pun intended)
wpw
2024-06-12 09:24:36 +0000 UTCSo the set programmed for this month are postponed all for indetermined time?
leloutre3
2024-06-12 07:53:34 +0000 UTC
