_Artemis Development Log

Good morning everyone!

Productive week overall. I was doing some research to enhance renders further. In my research, I've picked up some tips on quicker renders while maintaining the same quality. There was an animation cooking this week that was going to take a few days to complete. So, I did a test frame and applied the new settings. And the results were nearly, if not practically identical. I ended up finishing that render in under a day vs the original three days. I still have animations to complete, so this is some good news as I plan to work on longer animations now. I also plan on procuring another asset this week, this one I won't share though. I'm considering it heavy spoiler for one of the characters. It will be a significant change for them, so I'll leave that as a surprise.

Aside from that, my focus was hammering away with the story renders this week. I'm at 2,454 story renders. I also decided to remove another scene. The scene is important, but I felt it is too early to place in CH2. I also felt it undermines the scene that was before it. So, that said only 5 scenes remain to be posed and rendered. Once they're finished, I can focus on other areas I've been chipping away at (UI, remaining animations and updating code/new phone).

Also, I can't recall if I mentioned this already. So I'll mention it again. I had one sandbox planned, but I couldn't find a way to plant it. So CH2 won't have any sandbox events. I moved it to CH3 as this is sort of going to be your second home and I really want to take my time decorating/furnishing. It also fits better in CH3.

We're nearly there, everyone! These last three months since CH1 release have been a joy for me. I learned a lot with this first update and I'm looking to better my workflow for future updates.

Have yourselves a great week!

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