Dev update #187
Added 2025-09-27 09:01:35 +0000 UTCHi!
Good news only today! The work is progressing very smoothly! No crashes and no setbacks! Just a steady cycle of posing, rendering, and color grading, all day, every day.
There’s still plenty of work ahead. I’ve gone through most of the easier scenes, and now I’m moving into the most challenging part: the action-heavy sequences. These take much more effort—piecing together characters and complex setups that don’t always play nicely with my 24 GB GPU can be a real challenge. But it’s worth the trouble. The results look great, and the episode is already packed with action with even more still to come.
Speaking of “easy” scenes—there’s one where the posing was incredibly straightforward, but the writing is another story. I knew going in it was going to be tough. Usually, it’s the opposite: I’m experimenting with fluid sims, explosions, or other complex techniques that I need to figure out in the DCC and render software. But this time, the technical part was easy—the writing has been the challenge. I’ve already rewritten the scene twice and I’m still tweaking it. It’s probably the most important scene in the game so far, and easily the most difficult I’ve ever written.
That said, it’s not frustrating. I enjoy the process, even when it means going back and reworking scenes until they feel right.
There’s still plenty to do—animations, music, sound effects, gallery, and of course, more static renders. But the pace is solid, and I’m confident that Episode 8.1 will be ready for release in November.
As always, thank you for your continued support.
Take care!
