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Status Update

Hey folks! Been a little while since the last update, and I've still got a few big things I wanna get done before the next build, so I wanted to give a quick status report.

As always, one of the best ways to see what I'm working on at any given time is to follow my streams over on Picarto. You can also sometimes get a general sense of what I'm working on by checking out my Trello, although I don't always keep it up to date.

Anyway, the big features I'm focusing on for 0.2.3 are:

Improving the embellishment system. I've completely overhauled the embellishment system to make it more powerful and easier to mod. Embellishments are now loaded from .dae files in game's appdata folder, which means modders can very easily create embellishments, import them into the game, and apply them to characters. Embellishments can also be rigged to bones, allowing for "floppy" embellishments. Animation support might be added later.

Redoing the hair system. I've been tinkering with some 3rd party hair systems and tweaking them to play nicely with the rest of R2CK's framework/shaders. Like the new embellishment system, the new hair system loads its data from external .dae files that are generated using Blender's particle hair system. This means that anyone with a little bit of experience in Blender can easily design their own hairstyle, import it into the game, and apply it to characters.

Gender-specific traits in species definitions. For instance, only male lions should have manes, only male bulls should have horns, etc.

In addition to these big goals, I will probably try to include a couple of new interactions with this update, because I know that's what folks are looking forward to right now.

Comments

So when will MAC users get any kind of support?

JM

Fek has mentioned this before, you need to go to your "Fek" folder in folder (C:\Users\[user]\AppData\LocalLow\Fek) and delete everything and then reboot the newest version of the game. This will replace old and existing texture in the folder and help the game launch.

RedRumRabbit

I can't get any of the previous build versions or this build version to work. they all start up fine then no menu and there is a bunch of buttons from character customization on screen and none of them work. Halp me T~T

Icey_Knight

just watched feks stream and he hopefully plans to release a new build sometime tomorrow

When one makes 25k a month despite not putting out any work, One couldn't give any less of a shit about what's going on.

mrpandragon

someone really needs to bring to his attention how many patrons he's been losing, pretty sure he was making like 32k or something a month, and that's nearly gone down ten grand. all because we aren't being kept up to date.

Malice Martyrwolf

I disagree on pushing too hard. I see many creators with far less Patrons that do keep us informed at least on a weekly basis. I don't expect to see new releases at that interval, far from it. I like the game, its direction and overall style very much. But I do feel that at least a weekly progress update is a valid claim to make for the money thats involved.

I kind of feel the same way, but I'm also afraid of pushing him too hard to get this project done. I think he overcomitted when he said he wanted to make his hobby his full time job. When you have expectations and money on the line, you can very quickly burn out and not feel any love for the project anymore. I agree that he does have a responsibility when it comes to keeping his fans up to date and making regular progress as it is a very lucrative full time job, but at the same time, I don't want him dropping it all together or making something bland and samey. I hope there'll be a middle ground.

RedRumRabbit

I've had the same thoughts as Felix. It's been more than two months with almost no communication and very little posted on Trello or in Pixiv. At the beginning of the project, Fek was on Pixiv fairly regularly and there were (fairly) regular posts on Trello. Now on the rare occasions I do see him on Pixiv, he's working on other artwork (don't get me wrong, I do love side projects) and I've stopped checking Trello all together. I really like the game and want to see it succeed, but I can't support when there is hardly any communication. Some kind of remark, some kind of posting, some sort of status update (more than once a couple of months) isn't just appreciated, it's kind of necessary.

StraightStack

I don't know if it's a lack of communication, or a lack or work, but Picarto and Trello seem to indicate that Fek works only a few days a month. I really like Rack 2 and want to support it, but I find it hard to justify patronizing someone who makes 10x what I do for what appears to be 1/10th as many hours. Supposedly since we are paying Fek $25,000/month then this is his "day job", which to me means 9-5 or the equivalent thereof. Maybe I'm mistaken. I'd like to believe that I am, that all of the money I've given so far is going somewhere.

Let's put this in perspective. It is nearly $20,000 give or take some depending on the actual processed payments per post he has made in the last six months. He really should give more regular status updates, even if it's just a small message with links to his tracker etc. Fek asked people to wake him up if that happens. He has made it clear he is one person, however a single update for the month when being supported on the level he is does raise eyebrows. There is nothing wrong with Felix's civil message there. Slow progress for a single person working on such a large project is expected. He needs to more regularly keep his patrons up to date, because saying anything is better than total silence for weeks on end.

ZR

nigguh just unpledge and plege when he posts again

Ok fek, I've been a supporter for a few months now but the last few months the amount of content you pushed out was not anywhere near 10$ / month. I will just let you know that if you dont step it up again and do a cash grab many others will stop their pledge aswell. This is the last flag from somebody that was very patient with you.

Felix

Same problem here. For a second I thought the download was corrupted, but NOPE.

I just downloaded the game, but it freezes when it says, "Loading Assets". It will not do anything after that. I figured I should give it a bit to load, but this is way too long. Any tips? I used both 32 and 64.

i noticed that as well

Also win 32 and 64 versions just skip to genitals of character creation screen and does nothing from there. Will this be fixed? The game build as it is now is unplayable

bomberfox

Will this update give more avium? I was trying to get it earlier but not even avian subjects would give it :\

bomberfox

A somewhat minor note, but, um.... Manes aren't unique to male lions. ^.^ It's not super common, but females develop them too.

i have no idea wrere to ask this so ill use this space to be dumb and stupid... but is there a way to recover racknet password ?

Will there be inflation any time soon?

Gaymer646

PS . I used a translator

Azazel

Welcome. I couldn't find a place where you can ask a question, so I ask here : Are you going to add any Easter eggs to the game?

Azazel

Does the game have any VR support as of now?

Would also love an update on Mac support. It’s been a while since we’ve gotten a working build.

Mike T.

Have you finished work on that fur-shader you had in the last update? I ask because it was causing some issues with redering (characters turn purple at a certain distance) and my scalie chars were covered in fur ;_;

Vandorbelt

In randomly generated characters, gender-specific adornments will usually be selected based on the masculinity or femininity of the torso. So, for instance, most futa characters would have feminine characteristics, despite the presence of male genitals, while most gynomorphic male characters would have masculine characteristics, despite the presence of female genitals. Player characters can be customized and tweaked as much as the player wishes - they are not restricted to what the game randomly generates.

Fek

While I do understand what you mean, I can't help but clarify a few things. Bulls are male bovines, Cows being the term for Female Bovines, and Lions are the term for males (as well as the name of the species), Lionesses being the term for the females. Also, Cows can have horns as well. I do apologize if this came across as rude. However, I did feel as though I should voice this and have others help refine my statement. I also wanted to be helpful and informative as well. I hope I succeeded on that front at least. Anyway, time to read up on what 'Embellishments' are. Anyway, have a good night and a good day.

RagnaBlade

But if you limit the creation with gender specifics...what about Futa and co?

soundz great fek cant wait! :D

Any chance it will be playable on Mac this time?

Velux

Good work, looking forward to update!

TerribleTesticle


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