Poll: Shower Scene Textures (NSFW; light spoilers)
Added 2023-11-13 19:36:40 +0000 UTC
Hi all! I'm working on the first of two sex scenes for the next update and would welcome your thoughts. Putting a wet sheen on textures is an imperfect process in this software, and hair requires an entirely different hair that I just have to hope is "close enough". As I'm working through it, I thought I'd share some different renders I've been working on.
What do you think? You can cast multiple votes, with one for Skin and another for Hair. (I realize the water droplets are a bit dense in the "top down" view. I'll probably adjust that for the final release.)
Alex with Dry Skin and Dry Hair; Seth with Wet Skin and Dry Hair
Alex with Wet Skin and Wet Hair; Seth with Wet Skin and Dry Hair
Comments
Guys, I can understand your excitement for wet hairs, but Alex hair is MUCH SHORTER than that on the render. It is like he is wearing a wet WIG! :-)
Pilgrim
2023-11-14 22:08:10 +0000 UTCWet hair tends to go flat on the top of the head and on the sides as well. I think Alex hair is way too fluffy if it is suppose to be *wet*. I do NOT think it should look like his natural, standard dry cut — if his hair is soaking wet. **
Tom Swift Sr.
2023-11-14 02:19:47 +0000 UTCI think the problem with Alex's wet hair is not so much the wet hair, but that his skin tone and hair color are a lot *darker* than in the images above and in the images of him previously in the game. **
Tom Swift Sr.
2023-11-14 02:15:33 +0000 UTCSo far, that's an emphatic endorsement of the wet skin (no surprise there, I think) but remarkably split on the hair. I've been trying various solutions to get Alex's hair to look more like his natural cut, but so far have not had much luck, and I need to get to prepping these scenes. Hopefully the end result will please most folks.
Bound By Night
2023-11-14 00:23:10 +0000 UTCNor I am able to do it, but if you think it would be theoretically possible, I would recommend to ask here or in Discord. Many guys could be very pleased to have privilage access to these renders and help you :-)
Pilgrim
2023-11-13 22:03:32 +0000 UTCNo more than I already have. Someone better with photoshop might be able to do it, but alas, I haven't the skill for that degree of editing.
Bound By Night
2023-11-13 20:53:18 +0000 UTCAbsolutely. After these opening shots, I'm moving them "out of the spray"... Definitely distracting long-term but I think helps set the start of the scene. Even in these opening shots, I'm also going to make the water more transparent in the top-down camera angle where it is SUPER dense and obstructing the view.
Bound By Night
2023-11-13 20:52:39 +0000 UTCHmm, so you say you can't reduce it easily? Even a little? That's a pity. But I understand...
Pilgrim
2023-11-13 20:45:07 +0000 UTCI like wet but the water itself is distracting. Let them get wet and then have sex.
C.K.
2023-11-13 20:39:38 +0000 UTCYeah, I've actually noticed the dark eyes since the retexture. I had forgotten but was just reminded while going through my files, I spent some time editing this way back then (multiple Photoshop projects for his face retexture). After a certain point, it just started looking wrong. As the total package was a huge improvement, I felt it was worth the trade off but I agree, in a perfect world, the area around his eyes wouldn't look so dark.
Bound By Night
2023-11-13 20:27:14 +0000 UTCThe problem is, Alex wet hair is completely different. Like there is another person instead of Alex.
Pilgrim
2023-11-13 20:09:22 +0000 UTCHi, concerning the hair, better to keep the original = dry. The wet is terrible :-) In case of the skin both versions seem to be OK, to me. And another thing, if I may :-) Both pictures and even more the "Alex solo" post from 1st November show too much shadow around Alex's eyes. I am aware it is not a new thing, however I forgot to mention it sooner. I think it would be good to reduce it, if possible. In some angles it gives quite strange look.
Pilgrim
2023-11-13 20:03:23 +0000 UTCWet hair looks different in real life, so I don't see an issue with it looking different here. If it gets too difficult, then yeah, don't do it, we'll cope! But otherwise, I think the wet look enriches the visual aspect of a VN.
donut bus
2023-11-13 19:49:29 +0000 UTC
