Progress Update, 4KWP, & Delay of DemoV4 Release

Hi, patrons!

I apologize for the delay in sharing the update. The reason for the delay is that while much work was completed, there wasn't much I could share. I appreciate your understanding.

Progress Update

I'll share the update details for Demo V4 with you.

Font Replacement

The primary work done in Demo V4 was font replacement. While the existing fonts were acceptable, they weren't optimized for multilingual support, so I replaced them with a font specifically optimized for multilingual use. The replacement font, Noto, offers advantages for multilingual use. I won't be implementing multilingual support right away, but preparing for it early in development would be the better choice.

Added image and text effects

Added text animations as shown in the image above. Text animations will be used where appropriate.

Dialogue Writing

Hundreds of new lines of dialogue have been written, mostly for Karen's part. Writing for Suzi's part is also in progress.

Making Images and Delay of Demo V4 Release

The decision to delay distribution was made because the images did not align with the dialogue. Numerous images need to be added, but they are not yet complete. Displaying only dialogue on a black screen, like in Demo V3, would not be ideal. Demo V4 will be delivered to you on November 8th. Demo V5 will be delivered on November 30th, as per the original schedule.

Outfit Work

This month, I invested quite a bit of time into outfit work.

I don't know if this interests you, but I'd like to explain the outfit work in more detail. So far, I've shown you quite a few outfits, including those already in the game and those planned for inclusion. However, during the development process, I test and review many more outfits. Including those revealed to you via 4KWP and previews, I've tested around 30 to 40 or more outfits. I plan to use only the best ones in the game.

Outfit Workflow

I don't create clothing myself. While I understand the general process of clothing making, I still lack the relevant knowledge and skills. Even if I possessed sufficient knowledge and skills, creating clothing myself would be inefficient. Therefore, I purchase and use outfits created by other talented artists.

Some of you may know that I use Daz3D's Genesis character. Outfits are designed to fit the Genesis character's base body type and major characters. However, body types with large busts and hips, such as Karen's and Suzi's, are often not considered. Karen and Suzi deviate significantly from the Genesis character's base body type, so most outfits don't fit them. The image below shows Karen wearing this 4KWP outfit without any modifications.

Therefore, the work of making the outfit fit the character precisely is necessary. Utilizing clothing simulation can complete this task relatively simply. However, if I'm unlucky, I have to run the simulation dozens of times, and in such cases, it takes much longer.

Once this step is complete, I revisit and refine the details. At this stage, directly editing the clothing's 3D mesh is preferable.

Additionally, I'm often unsatisfied with the textures included with the clothing, and its shaders aren't optimized for the render engine I use. Hence, I need to modify these as well.

By this point, most of the work is finished. I try the outfit on Karen, pose her, and check for any issues. Then, I repeat the above process to fit the outfit to Suzi's body type. I start with Karen because her body type has more variations than Suzi's. If the outfit fits Karen well, it usually means it will fit Suzi well too. Occasionally, an outfit that fits Suzi perfectly doesn't fit Karen.

Outfits Worked On

This month, I revisited one of the previously previewed costumes and tested several new ones.

The outfit below took about two to three days to work on. Still, I was unable to resolve issues that arose during the posing process. Unfortunately, I have decided not to use this outfit in FLTG.

The outfit below is one previously released (I didn't save the rendered image during the review process, so I'm using the original image). I really like this outfit, but I felt the bikini top and skirt didn't quite match perfectly, so I looked for a replacement top. I plan to create a 4KWP with this outfit next month.

The outfit below shares a similar concept to the one released in this 4KWP. It has minor quality issues and shares a similar concept to the 4KWP release, so it will not be included in the final FLTG.

I sincerely apologize once again for not delivering Demo V4 to you by the promised date. However, I will work on Demo V4 with my utmost effort and deliver it to you with significantly more content than the previous release. Demo V4 will be delivered to you on November 8th. Demo V5 will be delivered on November 30th, as per the original schedule.

I sincerely appreciate your support.🥰

Thanks!

The attached file contains many more images.

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