I'm rendering an image now with SEVEN characters, their hair and clothing, accessories, etc, a crapload of environment and props (full restaurant, surrounding city, cars) and it rendered in only 17 minutes, and I'm only using 2/3 of the memory on the card!
Rendering a scene like this using the old card would probably have taken hours of reducing the size of texture files, turning off hidden geometry, multiple renders and postwork in Photoshop to stitch ...
2022-04-24 16:17:56 +0000 UTC
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I was hoping to get to the end of this final scene in chapter 1 before the update but I couldn't quite make it. In any case I'll certainly get there by the end of today or tomorrow. It's actually not a very interesting scene visually IMO. He's just walking to lunch while talking to Nina on the phone. So I added a couple things to spice it up, some of which are shown in these teaser images.
Last night I had a full-on kidney stone attack, which is what forced me to postpone this update. F...
2022-04-23 14:29:24 +0000 UTC
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I'm unlikely to post an update tonight. Hopefully tomorrow. I started getting kidney pains again and waves of nausea. I took anti0nausea meds and a pain reliever that is already making me light-headed. I'll check back in in the morning.
2022-04-23 03:48:13 +0000 UTC
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Alright, we're into the last scene in chapter 1 now. I spent some time creating "extras" since the last scene has the MC walking on the city streets. Chapter 2 will introduce Kerren and more sex scenes, then end with the MC encountering Olivia all sweaty in workout clothes... and his own thoroughly-embarrassing erection! Don't have too much else to say, but we're flying along!
1: Narrator Intro (15/15 still renders, 1/1 animation) ✅✅
2: MC parking garage (15/15 still renders) ...
2022-04-20 06:35:14 +0000 UTC
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I had hoped to be done with the stills in this scene by today, but I ran into a weird problem that needed solving. Sometimes software can be extraordinarily frustrating. All of a sudden Olivia's eyes were rendering black. Mostly the iris (colored portion) but also to some extent in the sclera (white of the eye). Went through hours of troubleshooting and research to figure out what was going on. Nothing worked until finally I noticed a harmless setting on a light. Kind of setting that normally...
2022-04-16 06:02:38 +0000 UTC
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Okay I've added some images to this scene. As I go I've been realizing it's not a scene to rush, so I've stretched it a bit. The stuff I added does a better job of setting up their relationship. At this point Olivia primarily sees the MC as an obstacle to brush out of the way. Though she does notice his "package" and fucks with his head a bit to see how he reacts. She might steamroll him in a business and professional sense but still see potential in him for other things...
I'd definite...
2022-04-13 05:37:37 +0000 UTC
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So on looking over the first renders from this new scene, I decided I didn't like Olivia's skin color. I've struggled with this in the past. It's been challenging to give her an "olive" skin tone without going too far. I thought I had it licked, but these scenes are intentionally low-light, and it just doesn't look appealing in those conditions it turns out. So I'm re-opening these files, making a couple tweaks, and saving them. I'll render a couple today to double-check. When I go to bed ton...
2022-04-10 21:48:09 +0000 UTC
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My PC is now completely upgraded, overhauled, and very well cooled! This case does an amazing job of cooling, and the new GPU card is a life- (or maybe project-) saver!
So, we're now into the scene that in my opinion really starts things moving! I got the script for it done, and started on the next one too (which is the last scene in chapter 1). This all takes place in Matson's office, and she's really into dark, wood-paneled walls so the images are intentionally dark. This als...
2022-04-09 06:40:18 +0000 UTC
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Alright, big deal coming up: Olivia's intro! This scene is now complete in terms of setting up the still image files. The only reason it doesn't show as complete is that I've still got 14 of them to render. Those renders are flying by quickly, but I'm gonna hold off on doing any more until I've got my new case installed (supposed to arrive tomorrow). It was still getting dangerously hot when I rendered several one after the other. Also, I know I put down that there'd be an animation in this s...
2022-04-06 04:03:55 +0000 UTC
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Unfortunately, replacing all my fans (and adding one) did not improve the cooling. Same results. So I just ordered the best PC case for airflow optimization and 5 additional fans. All that is supposed to be here Wednesday.
I'll probably do something wacky like blow air into the current case with my electric fans across a tray of ice cubes to pound out a few renders so I have something to show you guys Tuesday.
But as far as work getting done, I'm pounding them out very fast - much...
2022-04-04 03:54:00 +0000 UTC
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This card is so great! At this rate I might be done with the end of the scene by tonight! Still have to render them once my cooling issues are solved as I mentioned before, but this is Fantastic!
I had also ordered a PC RAM upgrade to 64GB but either FedEx or the seller dropped the ball! FedEx told me it was delivered today but it's not there, and now they say the tracking number the seller gave me does not match my name or address. Someone screwed up, but hope...
2022-04-02 22:03:09 +0000 UTC
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Okay, so I've got my new graphics card, and it's every bit as awesome as I hoped! Received it yesterday and immediately installed and started working with it. Sooo much faster! Much faster to create scenes (still images, not scenes like how I use that word normally), and probably even better: but even faster to render them. This will greatly speed up production, and that makes me very happy.
This changeover isn't without hiccups, as I found out how crazy <...
2022-04-02 04:52:31 +0000 UTC
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Ah, the lovely "Cynthia from Accounting"! Used to be considered one of the dumber girls in the office. But it's all relative isn't it? One day she's the girl who never gets the joke, then >poof< Mother Nature steps in and now she looks at you like the "slow child"!
As you all know these renders are going very slowly. Fortunately help is on the way! By the end of this week my new graphics card should be installed and I oughta be popping through them pretty quickly.
A...
2022-03-30 02:50:27 +0000 UTC
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2022-03-28 17:22:35 +0000 UTC
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Current render: just reached 60% complete after 11 hours!
EBay! UPS! Just GET IT HERE!
Since I can't do anything on the computer until it's done, I might as well go change the brake pads on my wife's car.
2022-03-27 17:29:02 +0000 UTC
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Just made a minor change to Olivia's character profile sheet, adding to her education section to better match the story.
2022-03-27 15:12:30 +0000 UTC
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These slow renders have been killing me. Plus, I reasoned that I'd eventually end up with this GPU card anyway, so why not get it now (I found one for a halfway-reasonable price). And I can re-sell my existing card as used and get a good chunk of this cost back. Should be here in about a week to a week and a half. Over $2400. I can justify that, can't I? Can't I?
Get ready for an increase in productivity!
2022-03-26 23:18:35 +0000 UTC
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Here are two renders from this new scene. I'm a bit frustrated right now with how slow these latest renders have been. When an image (actually called a scene in 3D world, though that's confusing since I've been using "scene" the same way it's used in a play or movie) is too large, your graphics card can't fit it all in it's memory. In that case, your computer has to fall back and render it the only way it can: using your CPU instead of your graphics card. CPU rendering is S-L-O-W bey...
2022-03-26 06:36:59 +0000 UTC
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Some of you have let me know that it can be difficult to find things on Patreon. I have to agree. To make it easier (and inspired by one of our newest Patrons), I'm now loading the PDFs of my comics, and all files for TAG into Google Drive. You should all have received an email today explaining this. If you have any difficulty accessing or downloading the files you want please let me know so I can help.
I will maintain this - meaning that whenever I add a new file (picture, PDF, video, ...
2022-03-25 03:18:34 +0000 UTC
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An uncomfortable elevator ride up to his office floor for our hero. Are they wondering how his face got so mangled, or simply evaluating him as a piece of meat?
I'm happy to finally be working on the scene that introduces Olivia! First still is done and rendering now. There's been a huge amount of behind-the-scenes work required in the last week or so. Creating the entire office floor of a skyscraper (well, 46 floors counts as a skyscraper in LA anyway) is not ...
2022-03-23 05:37:48 +0000 UTC
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I hardly ever do renders of images that are "outside", or rather not enclosed by 4 walls and a ceiling, and when I do it's typically been a nighttime image, but with this scene I'm finally getting to do that. These images required a long setup time, but man when I rendered them, they were done in just 3-4 minutes, almost just seconds for a couple! So many of my images take a very long time to render, shortest usually being around an hour, but some more like 10 hours! Anytime an image...
2022-03-19 06:18:18 +0000 UTC
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The image above is the last still in scene 5. I completed the scripts for scenes 6 and 7. Didn't get any actual renders done, since these scenes require creating whole new environments, which takes time. You probably saw my last post, showing the Doppler Financial building. Since scene 6 includes the MC driving past a crowd of protestors (men protesting the Change... what else?) there's a lot of background work to set that up. Adding many human figures to scenes is very hard ...
2022-03-16 07:18:28 +0000 UTC
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Just figured you might like to see MC's work place. The company he works for is not just an irrelevant factoid - it will become relevant later on. He has always worked for a commercial bank, but embarrassingly I never came up with a name for it, since it was always easy enough to write around it. But I gave it some thought and came up with this name, then created the logo and building. The whole area around the bank is fleshed out now. Building environments always takes a lot of work, but I t...
2022-03-15 07:56:16 +0000 UTC
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Alright! Thank god this scene is DONE. I think it's the most interesting one so far (first decision-branch... and sex!), but I like it when I can move things forward and fill in more of the story. The next scene is pretty boring for the most part, but short. Though it will have some interesting images in it that I look forward to showing you. Those images (2-3?) are going to take some extra work, since they require many more people in a shot than I've ever done before. So man...
2022-03-12 06:31:12 +0000 UTC
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2022-03-09 07:06:54 +0000 UTC
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This might be my favorite still image so far in this scene! I have to say I really love being done with all the hair-replacement stuff for Nina, and am finally back into rendering images that move the story forward. It needed to be done, but dang it was a slog. Before this scene is done I'll hit the first branching decision point in the VN. I've got to come up with a reasonable way to manage the multiple paths, so it's time for me ...
2022-03-09 06:51:27 +0000 UTC
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This guy does some great F/M animations. If you like bearhugs, overhead lifts and images with muscular and strong women, check this guy's Patreon and DeviantArt pages out!
https://www.patreon.com/FranksPatreon
https://www.deviantart.com/powergirlsofstrength
2022-03-09 02:01:45 +0000 UTC
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Decided to include 2 completed renders instead of 1 tonight because why not? I'm just finishing up replacing all the Nina renders with improved hair. All work is done on those, just have the last 4 images to render tonight while I sleep, then a small amount of Photoshop work in the morning. Then I can get back to finishing up this scene!
I've been thinking about the scene where MC goes up to the hotel gym and sees Olivia working out in there through the big glass windows and gets that g...
2022-03-05 07:28:18 +0000 UTC
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The events take place in Los Angeles, California about the year 2030.
The MC is male. His name is your name (entered at the beginning of the game) but if you choose not to, his name is Brian Bannister. You're 29, 5'9 1/2" and 180 pounds. You have a BS in finance from Columbia University and work in the commercial loan department of a bank. You're due for a big promotion. You're really not happy with your job. You'd rather be in construction, like your dad. But this pays well, and it's w...
2022-03-02 06:06:01 +0000 UTC
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No new renders since Friday, but a crapload of "Nina hair fix" renders done. Got a batch of 4 rendering now, and when they're done I'll have completed 21 of them, which is half of the 42 that need to be re-done. The image above is one of the ones with replaced hair.
Also instituted a couple things to improve efficiency:
1) Using a product called "Scene Optimizer" that helps me improve each image so it renders in less time. Some renders have taken as long ...
2022-03-02 04:57:11 +0000 UTC
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