Straight!? Revamp v15: Before/After Teasers 1

Hey all,

So today we got a slideshow to rock through. Here's our first look at the teasers for the upcoming Revamp v15 that I'm currently working on. Like always, if you want the extended cut of this, you can always check out the video version, which can be found here. I typically record the videos first using a slideshow method and just talk about stuff. You get more details if you're a die hard fan but fair warning, I'd had a pretty nasty cold the last week and I was hyped up on cough syrup to get through the talking part, lol. But here, I'll try to chop it down a bit.

Let's jump in cause we got some stuff I'm excited about-- most of which is about a parking garage.

Following the typical Revamp pattern, I keep trying to turn things up a notch so this update is gonna really focus on more extra detail stuff that I hope you enjoy that wasn't included in the original.

Pic 1: So those of you on my BlueSky feed saw this first. This is a shot from the upcoming update and for you nerds out there, it's a nod to the classic anime Akira. Akira has one of the simplest, yet most recognized covers out there and it's been popping up in some of my recent media and got me motivated to do my own take on it. This update obviously was a good excuse to slip it in. It's just a fun shot that i'm sharing on here and odds are it'll be my official v15 promo image.

Pic 2: Alright, this first pic is the morning after the wankfest that ended v14. Those of you that played the original may recall Braden waking up with his goods slipping out of that pesky jock strap. This original shot had some weird stuff going on including very rigid poses and the clothing around his genitals wasn't adapted very well.

Pic 3: So this Revamp pic is more of a concept. I'm sharing this particular pic because it's a little more edited and i stood a better chance at having it included in the video without getting in trouble. But we're gonna focus more on the event here. In the original, there's about 2 slides of this, the Revamp will have several including where he sits up and we'll even see an animation here. This scene is just a little more detailed and extended from the original and it'll have way better lighting. Obviously, the cringe will be turned up, too-- 'cause... well these two pretty much keep cringe at max most of the time.

The intro scene will still have all the tai chi stuff from before and... the outfit changes we'll be seeing in a minute following the sad death of the Slacker shirt.

Pic 4: Alright, here's our first parking garage pic and this begins the bulk of today's content. Lotta parking garage stuff here. This original shot gives us the entrance into the parking garage where Braden's car is. Originally, the parking garage was one of the worst environments in the game. I wanted something as a transition to make the world feel bigger and something like this felt fairly easy to do. However, the textures were horrible, the lighting is insanely bright, and we have the typical boring stock walking poses. Blah...

Pic 5: These pics are always fun to include. Here we have a direct replacement for the Revamp. Since I've reshot so much of the story, I dont get a lot of direct replacements but here was a really good intro pic to give you an idea of the changes. Insane lighting difference here. New textures, poses are better. And honestly it feels more like an enclosed cement structure.

Pic 6: I've completely forgotten about how little shots we had of the parking garage in the original. Aside from the intro pic, we had this shot and then everything else is close-up pictures of the car or the characters by the car. Reason being is that my computer and game budget, at the time, wasn't able to populate an entire garage. So in these shots, I didn't show the rest of the garage because it was empty and that would've looked horrible. So we got one shot and then I cheated and just cornered the camera. Lazy way to do it but it's all i had at the time.

Pic 7: To be honest, this-- sequentially-- is actually a direct replacement of Pic 6. The Revamp will see a fully populated parking garage, complete with dozens of different cars, trucks, and even a couple motorcycles. The lighting we saw in Pic 5 translates over here with the entire garage being relit. I actually based the lighting on the old parking garage by where I used to work. I parked up there one afternoon and took some pics of the light to try and get some inspiration. I found this to be a pretty good balance of that funky light and dark you get in a parking gage. The far end will be the exit ramp where we can see the daylight creeping in. In the Revamp, we'll have the same dialogue from the original (maybe a couple extra lines) but instead of it taking place in the corner, it will take place as the gradually walk past all the other cars. Suuuuper detailed this time around but it really made the world feel more populated and alive. We see students in the campus so I wanted to show people alive outside the campus as well. Super happy with how this thing turned out and stupidly, this is probably the most fun I've had with an environment since the park.

Pic 8: I'm including this last shot because it's a pretty common shot. In the past, I used it as a promo image and waaaay back when, a lot of earlier supporters really liked this pic and turned it into a wallpaper. In the video log, i sorta described it as a "date" without it actually being one-- it just looks like one and I think people liked seeing that even if it wasn't really the case. But this shot wasn't terrible but it's just super plain (you can also barely see how empty the garage is in the back corner). But the majority of the ridiculous light in here drowns out any shadows in the car. The lighting is just weird here and doesn't really make sense to not have almost any shadows at all anywhere. This was a good idea but just really juvenile execution for me at the time.

Pic 9: Here's our last shot of the day and the replacement. In the Revamp, this scene is extended with dozens of new shots. The shots will show off more mannerisms like what we see here. Zack is obviously nervous about fucking up the nice car but Braden is super chill and relaxed. The added pics should help build more visual chemistry between these two. We also have the dome light which will be on and off depending and some random interior lights inside the car to just give it some texture and realism. It's topped off with the bleached out light at the top from the overhead garage lights reflecting off Braden's sic polish job. This car scene just feels way more fun. There's some light banter and if you like it, i'll thank my irl buddy that posed for one of the Braden leaning shots we'll see in game.

Hoping you enjoy the upgrade here. I know we spent a ton of time on a parking garage today but next time we'll be looking at the shopping stuff so expect the same level of detail here applied to the shopping stuff.

Stay tuned. This update looks way more fun than the original did.