Konvel

Almost There (0.7.5)

Added 2023-04-17 15:59:01 +0000 UTC

Hey guys, hope things are going well! Thanks for waiting so patiently, I'm currently working double-time on renders.

At the moment, I'm still chipping away at a beast of a scene that has many odds and ends to work with. It's turned out even bigger than I expected and I've been doing a lot of experimenting to get things right. There's enough elements in play that I've been experiencing some crashing too, so that's been fun.

I hate fight scenes.

Not sure how much longer certain sequences will take before I'm satisfied. It's really difficult to know when to cut corners with creative endeavors. There's no specific benchmarks and simply having something complete isn't typically enough. It usually never is for me.

But I will draw the line somewhere. This development cycle has already taken more time than intended. Hang on a little longer guys, I'll be trying to bring it home soon!

Although fight scenes are a literal pain, they'll always be necessary for the story I'd like to tell, especially with this kind of turbulent setting. With how difficult they are to model, they'll certainly never be gratuitous. The work is tiring, but I'm really happy with how most of the CG have turned out so far.

While my biggest focus is making things comprehensible, no matter the scale, I'm beginning to feel more confident that I can pull off any scene that I can envision with Koikatsu—to a reasonable degree. Before I even started the project, I was worried about what I could actually depict with the engine. But the sky is slowly becoming the limit. The biggest factor will always be time.

As much as I want to give a week's estimate for the release, we're looking at around two weeks before I can put things down. I'll be doing my best to stomp out some prevailing bugs and issues with the game as well, I haven't been doing too hot in that regard.

Damn, this has turned out to be a long one, huh? With all that said, there will no longer be any combat in Demons of the Hearth. Any and all conflict will now be resolved through strip poker and rap battles.

That's all for now, stay safe out there.