Status Update #17
Added 2025-01-04 16:47:59 +0000 UTCHello, everyone!
New year, new status update. The holidays have flown by and so has our render queue! During the holidays we've tried rendering with two computers, and we're even thinking about adding a third one to the mix, specifically one dedicated to animations.
This would be the next big project in upgrades and should be a nice boost to production. Currently we're alternating rendering sessions on the rendering rig between normal renders and animations, which works, but the potential for separate queues is pretty tempting.
Next week we'll start the work on a new branching scene with Eve and some side girls. We'll be going through the planned routes properly this weekend and polishing the script to make sure it all flows before we start posing and rendering.
Mia also received an additional hairstyle, which you might've already spotted in the New Year's render.
Weekly summary:
109 renders
Coding & SFX
Custom props
Asset hunting
New wig for Helen
Rockets pew pew
Other news
There have been a couple of render posts since the last status update. You can find them all below in case you missed them:
December Special Render - Ms. Hill
We have a couple of ideas for the next RRs, but suggestions are welcome! We were thinking of making one of Sophie next.
With the arrival of the new year, we'd like to thank you all for being there and supporting the Summer Heat development. And we mean everyoneβthe fans, the lurkers, and the occasional haters too. Special thanks to all the nice comments, DMs and survey responses.
Hope your new year is off to a great start!
Cheers and have a good one,
Robison & Npx
Comments
Wow, the turnaround time for this series is going to kill the love for this game
casanova258
2025-01-08 19:40:37 +0000 UTCHow long does it take for the next chapter to arrive
Dante Espinoza
2025-01-08 00:27:59 +0000 UTCFindland? I found out I'm part Danish and plan to get to the region and hit Sweden, Finland, Denmark and maybe Norway. I watch the movie "Troll" and I don't want some Norwegian troll to eat me. The 5090's are gonna be $2k each. Ouch! I just got a 9950x, so if you want a mobo with a 5900x, 64GB and 2GB nvme, I could send that to you. I'm looking at switching back to Nvidia, probably get the 5080 from the 7900 xtx, but I love how good the open source drivers are on Linux (not a ms windows user). Think about a new rig special donation. I'm new to VN's and yours is at the top 1 or 2. Though being a DiK is pretty awesome. Looking forward to the next chapters. (P.S. how to you enter a new line on this terrible Patreon comment section?)
Jimmie.Cricket
2025-01-07 16:15:39 +0000 UTC50xx's. Are they the 5090's that I've heard mentioned? Hark me trying to sound like I have any clue what I'm talking about, I just heard another dev saying they were getting a pair when they come out π€·πΎββοΈπ
Vincent Vega
2025-01-07 15:18:53 +0000 UTCYeah tbf, Bree is far too hot for the cold to affect her anyway lol. You say "just a can lid" like it's nothing but I'm still impressed with the Good For You juice, π flavoured of course, and I remember letting out an audible "wow" when I saw the crinkles in the bendy straw! π§
Vincent Vega
2025-01-07 15:11:48 +0000 UTC1min ago?
xxx
2025-01-07 12:26:20 +0000 UTCThe update is under development, no estimations yet. :)
Npx
2025-01-07 12:24:34 +0000 UTCBree's doing fine, don't worry about her! I have picture evidence that she is indeed warm. https://www.patreon.com/posts/97567615 There's not much magic to rendering, Nvidia GPU with as much VRAM as you can handle and you're good to go. I got cloud and NAS now to keep backups tidy. Haven't had any problems yet! There will be some sidegirls, not all but most. Some time for Ember as well. :)
Npx
2025-01-07 12:23:13 +0000 UTCHelen likes to switch things up.
Npx
2025-01-07 12:16:06 +0000 UTCBree was actually a little bit warm after her dip in the tub! She'll be fine. :D https://www.patreon.com/posts/97567615 The custom assets weren't anything that exciting, just some small things we need. A custom can lid for example. :)
Npx
2025-01-07 12:13:14 +0000 UTCTeam AMD as well! RTX 4090 paired with 5800x3d on the rendering rig. The rendering works on Nvidia Iray, so Nvidias GPU's are the way to go for us. And with the 50xx's coming soon, we'll start planning the new rig for animations. We're in Finland. :)
Npx
2025-01-07 12:02:45 +0000 UTCThe update is under development, no estimations yet. :)
Npx
2025-01-07 11:47:32 +0000 UTCWhen is the new update coming out?????
cwellington
2025-01-06 13:13:50 +0000 UTCI hope the holiday would give you more inspiration.
Ed F
2025-01-05 03:49:44 +0000 UTCCanβt wait to see RR of Sophie
Claudio Pallimulle
2025-01-05 01:26:14 +0000 UTCWould be cool if you guys got an animations PC. I'm sure that could make a big difference! I Love Mia's current hairdo, but it would be fun seeing her in other hairdos in game also. That's AWESOME to hear Eve's getting a big scene with some Side Girls! π₯³π I have no idea what it could be about unless that evil Jogger Girl has summoned a posse of Big Boobed Mean Girls to hunt Eve down and try to take their revenge. If so, they better watch out! I'm sure Eve can dish out some punishment even if she's out numbered. We haven't seen Nina in a long time. I'd LOVE to see a RR of Nina Topless! π₯°π₯° Have a great start to the New year, everyone! β€οΈ
Summer Sun
2025-01-05 00:11:59 +0000 UTCCool news. I'm ready for more ππ»
SlySithLord74
2025-01-04 21:04:25 +0000 UTCGood evening Rob and Npx, what do my tired eyes see...our hot and beautiful red fox in the header. I could melt away at the look on her face. But isn't the poor thing a little cold? I'd better take her into my warm house right away π I'm really happy about your first DevLog for this year. What better way to start the year? I hope you were able to relax a little over the holidays and recharge your batteries. Another computer sounds great. Of course, the hardware costs are high, but in the end the purchase will pay off because you will be able to render much faster. You can tell us a bit about what hardware you are currently using. There are many people who are interested in this. And how do you actually back up your data? Cloud, NAS? Another branch with Eve... sounds more than interesting. Is Eve opening up to us a little more...and does she perhaps want a little more βphysical involvementβ? We are curious π₯° And more of the sidegirls is exactly what I wanted to hear. Will all the ladies be included in the next update? Cassandra, Hannah, Jenni, Officer Lainey, Livia, Rainbow, Becca, Blair, Lynnx and Nina? I wanted to mention it before you're done with the script. Feel free to spoil a little π And no matter what you're planning, RRs, Branch, Renders...the main thing is Sophie ππ₯° Wishing you and everyone else a great weekend, a fantastic start to the new year and stay healthy.
Lilatentakel
2025-01-04 20:11:51 +0000 UTC"FIRST POST OF THE NEW YEAR!!!" π₯³ "THE YEAR IS STARTING OFF GREATLY!!!!" π The back-to-back Holiday weeks were excellent and much needed for the mind and body to recover and rejuvenate. I hope everyone had a wonderful time as well! Now, the return to the normal schedule. Normalcy π. The Bree Header is BEAU-TI-FULπ!!! Yes! A third computer, the more the better! "BRANCHING SCENES TIME!!!!!" LET'S GO!!! Would love to see Mia's new hairstyle officially in the game π. New Wig for Helen (scary π). RR with Sophie (oh, I already know Lilatentakel is SUPES for that!). Thank you both for continuing to give us this amazing game! Looking forward to another great year with you guys! As always, keep on having an amazing and awesome week, everyone! See you allβON the next one πβπ»!
Jonathan Hang
2025-01-04 19:40:15 +0000 UTCGood if you guys get a 3rd rig for animations. Could help a lot. Two wigs in one day for Helen? What's going on?? I want a Mia RR most but I'd like a Sophie RR too. Maybe a Sophie by the ocean like TheNative said. And maybe we can have a Lynnx, Joanne, Ms Hill biggest BOOBS battle RR like Lilatentakel thought of that time we were trying to figure out which girl was bustiest. Or at least Lynnx and Joanne and then Ms Hill's later when she can. Maybe Officer Lainey posing topless by or on the hood of her squad car sometime. π I hope your guys new years are off to a great start too!
I Love Mia's BOOBS
2025-01-04 19:37:42 +0000 UTCOk I'm gonna be honest and tell you my first thought "Bree must be fucking freezing!" Moving on, if two heads are better than one, three rendering computers are definitely better than...well, less than three π€·πΎββοΈ So that's great news. Intrigue piqued at the thought of a scene with Eve and side girls because I'm curious who these side girls might be and what she's doing out of camp. I wonder if this has anything to do with blowback from Instafox π€ Also, intrigue also piques whenever I see the words "custom props" cos I do love when you guys are like "Oh, we need a thing, but it doesn't exist [or it's below our standard] so we're gonna make one ourselves!" πππ Any hints as to what these might be??? As for the RR. Of course I have suggestions but when you've already hinted at featuring Sophie next, I'm not brave nor crazy enough to suggest anything else. Her fans will form a lynch mob and string me up! π€£ Ps. If you do wanna drop a hint about your custom props, I promise I won't tell anyone. I can keep a secret better than Bree! π
Vincent Vega
2025-01-04 19:12:49 +0000 UTCA new wig? Good for Helen lmao. Thanks for the update Robison and Npx!
TakeoverRug
2025-01-04 17:33:42 +0000 UTCI didn't mean it to sound rude. I'm just asking what's the time line if there even was one.
Joe Lando
2025-01-04 17:20:38 +0000 UTClmao more "Yak Uzi" renders would be fun
Next Strength
2025-01-04 17:12:22 +0000 UTCIt's ready when it's ready. I'm an embedded and software engineer with over 20+ years and the above has been my go to saying when people start bugging me about when it will be ready. :-)
Jimmie.Cricket
2025-01-04 17:07:15 +0000 UTCThanks for the updates! Extra PCs does sound like a nice upgrade, hope it goes smoothly. Have a nice rest of the weekend π
Next Strength
2025-01-04 17:05:41 +0000 UTCSo what are your set ups for rendering? Maybe we all could make a donation of parts? I've a new 5900x, 64 GB, that I've never used just sitting around. I'm an AMD guy so the extra video card is a 7900 xtx. Are you in the US?
Jimmie.Cricket
2025-01-04 17:04:49 +0000 UTCFor the RR, why not one of Sophie And Bree?
DJScoop17 TM
2025-01-04 16:58:26 +0000 UTCI know this is a hard request since I believe it's harder but it would be great to see Sophie at the sea, maybe with the sunset. Or in the mountains. I also believe you guys would rather do it in the enviroment you already have in the game like the "Yak Uzi" where Bree is standing on the render of this week.
TheNative
2025-01-04 16:57:06 +0000 UTCGOODD
iloveyougame
2025-01-04 16:56:31 +0000 UTCWhen can we be expecting an game update? It's been like 5 months
Joe Lando
2025-01-04 16:55:38 +0000 UTCOh dear I mean kid pg 13 friendly stuff for its a camp after all. Wait a strip mall?
Solaris Fang
2025-01-04 16:54:11 +0000 UTCCan't wait to see what you guys will create in 2025. β€οΈ
TheNative
2025-01-04 16:53:55 +0000 UTCI will do stuff. *does stuff*
Solaris Fang
2025-01-04 16:53:13 +0000 UTC
