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Skyrim Status Update #1

Alright let's kick off this status update series.  I started the Skyrim project in November, and as of a week ago concluded the playthroughs.  This totaled 173 hours, or 1.13 terabytes (there was some mild redundancy).  My thought process was to do three characters, one for each play style in Skyrim (warrior, stealth, magic).  Since then I've gotten some basic markers down so I know what primary content happens when, so now I'm set up to begin the script writing process. 2021-12-06 18:44:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Red Dead Redemption 2 Video

General Status Update

Hey Patrons.  We're two days away from when people get charged so I thought, for transparency, that I would state out my general plan.  October is going to be a month of side projects, generally smaller videos on games I've wanted to cover for some time.  I plan on starting work on the Skyrim video on November 1st, which will take the form of research streams and recordings.

Questions for the Oblivion Followup

I'm going to start working on the Oblivion followup soon.  If there is anyone who wants to ask a question or has a comment related to the video you should do so in the comments here as I'll be more likely to see it.  You should also indicate if you don't want your Patreon name shown in the followup, I can easily crop names out.

Where to now?

Following the Oblivion video's release we've had a large influx of new patrons, some of you are temporary and that's fine, some of you may stick around and that's fine too.   

WILL THERE BE A SKYRIM VIDEO?

Probably, however I have yet to start the project.  I have a character planned, but given how close we are to the new version of Skyrim, which actually rather well lines up with my project, I've decided I won't actually start playing/recording until November. &nbs...

Oblivion Video Early Access

Greetings Patrons, new and old.  The day is finally upon us.  

Unfortunately, YT is still processing the HD version so as of posting it'll be limited to 360p.  I watched the entire thing at that resolution and, while scuffed, the audio is mostly fine for listening purposes.  YT does not give me a time for when HD will be available.

I ended up having to re-export anyways for another issue, so this is the Patron Version.  I've enabled light (read: non-intrus...

Oblivion Video Poll

Hey patrons.  The Oblivion video is effectively done, exported, and uploaded.  Just waiting on YouTube to finalize processing now.  However I have an important poll to do in making a decision about the publication of this video.

I forgot to do the credits in the conclusion of the video, and only realized once the video was almost done exporting.  I'm thankful if that's the only thing I've forgotten, but obviously some of you may be paying to have your name included. ...

Oblivion Status Update #11

Hello, Patrons!  I contemplated doing this as a video but the 31st snuck up on me and I felt, this month, it was important to get an update out before August starts.  The attached progress picture is actually before I started work yesterday, as I've begun the next phase of the project.  

Since the last update, I completed the primary visuals pass for the entire project (note the red line).  I then did a pass where I began working on providing more specific visuals, a...

Oblivion Status Update #10

Hello, Patrons!  I have finished the bulk of vocal recording; towards the end of editing I'll be recording the conclusion section and there is at least one re-record session left.  I am happy to say we are on track to 11 hours 30 minutes.  Keeping track the old way has become difficult as Premiere doesn't like having so many edits in a single sequence (each section has it's own sequence for editing).  

The red line at the top indicates what parts have footage.  ...

Metal Gear Survive | Zombie Slam Poetry

Our next video is out, thanks to Tetramorre for helping with the project.  And June isn't over yet so who knows what we can accomplish.

Also, there was an alternate outro that I decided against using you can see here https://youtu.be/zZX8YcA27oU

Oblivion Status Update #9

Hello, Patrons!  It's been two weeks and we've made some big progress, as you can see in the attached image.   We're coming up on 8 hours with roughly 70% of the vocal recording done.  You can see the vocal track, A3, starting to turn black from how far we are zoomed out.  In this one you can see what I alluded to in the previous update with vocal sections that are, effectively, untouched.  They've been engineered but they aren't properly timed and there are stil...

Oblivion Status Update #8

Hello, Patrons.  Another month, and more progress.  We're about 4 hours into the process, and 45% of the way through vocal recordings.   It's a battle to reconcile reality with ambition, but I think we're winning.   I've attached an image of the timeline, and will provide an explanation for what each of those sections represents.

1: This has been scored with music, one of the final steps of the editing process.  There are very few big changes left to b...

First Three Harry Potter Games

Made this in a couple days as a break from the Oblivion video, it'll be going public tomorrow

Oblivion Status Update #7

Had a minor panic attack when I exported the TTS and it ended up being 12~ hours.  Actual length is probably closer to 9-10 hours as the TTS seems to consistently be about 20% slower than my normal cadence.  I have about 2 hours of the vocals recorded already, and have laid out the "first draft" footage for the sequence, which is generic footage for sections that don't need specific clips.  

ROUGH DRAFT DONE! Oblivion Status Update #6

Excited to announce that at 6 PM yesterday the rough draft of the Oblivion script was concluded at 105k words.  I'm now going to be going through an editing phase and trying to finalize this script.  There are some topics that have yet to be covered, and there is likely a bunch of synopsis fat that could be trimmed down.  I'm also going to be sending some emails out to Oblivion devs with some questions I have now that I have a general idea of what questions need to be asked. 2021-04-21 16:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Oblivion Status Update #5

It's been a month since the last status update, but the good news is that I'm nearing the end of this rough draft.  At 88k words, it's nearing the length of the Morrowind video.  It should be noted that there are some stylistic differences in my approach this time around, as I'm able to include more quotes from the game itself thanks to voice acting, which are contributing to the wordcount of the script.  

There will also be an editing phase where I cut down and rework so...

Battlefront 2 Review

Pleased to release this one.  A reminder to anyone who didn't see the previous post that this month I want to focus on finishing the rough draft of the Oblivion video, so there may not necessarily be an April video.

April Update (BF2 video done)

Just finished the first edit of the Battlefront 2 video.  31 minutes.  After this I'll sit on it for a day and watch it again and place finishing touches.  Besides that, which is late as is, my goal for April is to finish the rough draft of the Oblivion video.  I'll write up the report on where that is at in another post.  

As for April's video, I have a bunch of Noita footage and a few ideas for scripts.  It's not going to be a typical review, because Noit...

Oblivion Dungeon Overhaul (File)

Updated to 1.1

Changelog: 

Added a merchant after the 10th dungeon

Added plants and deer in the first 10 dungeons for alchemy builds

Extended length by 4 dungeons (totaling 54)

March Video | Oblivion Dungeon Overhaul

This is March's video, made early as usual for patrons.  Please bear in mind that since this is an "April 1st" video, to avoid hinting at the joke early for the plebeians who have to wait 2 days to see this.  You'll find the mod attached to this post, after the video goes live it'll be posted elsewhere publicly.  

Also, a general update.  The Battlefront 2 video got delayed in the streaming mania, I went too far in regards to the number of streams and overestimated m...

Oblivion Status Update #4

Hey patrons.  I just finished the rough draft for the Mages Guild section, putting us at the brink of 100 pages.  It's a long section, at just over the combined length of the Arena and Fighters Guild sections, although I may not be done with the Fighters Guild just yet.  I'll be starting on the Main Quest next, which I think will be done quicker because there was just so much material to cover with the Mages Guild comparatively.  

The Battlefront 2 script is done, an...

Oblivion Status Update #3

Hello Patrons!  I've spent the last week working mostly on the Oblivion script and a little bit on an Oblivion related Aprils Fools video.   It'll make more sense in 3 weeks.  Anyways, I've attached an image which summarizes the amount of work that's in the script so far.  Things have been going faster because I'm currently in a section that doesn't require as much research.

I also recorded a full playthrough of Pandemic's Battlefront 2, and started drafting a s...

Battlefield 4 | An Obligated Inclusion | February's Video

Balance has been restored to the channel as we talk about the singleplayer of Battlfield 4.

https://youtu.be/aNxxoRJ6bfY

Oblivion Status Update #2

Progress is going well, I got some decent research done and am currently working through the Fighters Guild section.  I managed to transfer the 85 hours or 500 GB of footage to my editing rig, imported it into Premiere, and divided it into sections to help ease the writing process.  I also made the attached map template which I'll be able to use for a variety of purposes.  Simply put, there isn't any one good map of Cyrodiil for what I need, so I took the three best and made my...

Oblivion Status Update #1

Hello!  I'm going to be making weekly updates on the Oblivion project on Wednesdays.  As I tend to work on two projects at the same time, it can be easy to feel like progress isn't being made.  However, the Morrowind video was actually made under the same conditions.  There were 9 videos made during it's production.  I believe this is necessary to stay creatively sharp as when I hit a wall with one project I can just switch to the other.  That said, the game I pi...

Dishonored 2 Review

Happy January!  The Dishonored 2 video was a longer one because there was a lot to talk about.  I don't usually cover sequels so quickly but this was the first video post blow-up and I felt I needed to get my bearing.  You should be seeing this video before it's public release on the 30th, please message me if you receive the notification after that point (as in, the date on the message is later).

January Roll Call

We're halfway through January, and that means soon I'll be making the template for the credits at the end of my video.  I have to go by the names on your accounts, however, so if that's a problem for anyone I suggest reaching out before ~1/21/21 and informing me of your preferred name.  Otherwise work is going well on a Dishonored 2 video and recording will likely wrap up soon on Oblivion.