Hey Everyone,
All the scenes have been animated and comes to a cosy 4:40 minutes.
This animation was honestly alot more difficult then expected simply because of how technical it was.
Looks like I'll be able to polish and finish everything by next week and aiming to release the week after.
Poll Results:
So the results were kinda close, so I will try and release 2 versions [REDACTED]
What's Left:
Final...
Here's a look at what I've been working on for the past month.
You can view everything in the W.I.P Folder
Roadmap:
Here's a deeper look into what I have planned for Sacred Beasts and beyond.
Roadmap also will be used as a FAQ regarding some things also. I'm hoping to give you guys a clear view on what I've panned and I will be working on.
My life is kinda slow at the moment so I have the time to plan this far forward.
Lara Model Updates...
2023-01-13 21:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey Everyone,
So i was meant to finish the animation but wanted to make it slightly longer.
I think (based on the (audio files) the animation will be roughly be 4-5 minutes.
There's some delay getting all audio due to the VA having her booth updated, however it hasn't really affected production as these are retakes are mainly for the 2nd half of the animation
I've started to take a look at lighting, not sure whether to go for day or night.
I want to try and animate ...
Small update to keep everyone in the loop
Honestly not much to say except everything is going fine.
The next main update will likely be once I've finished the animation which will probably be in a couple weeks.
I also was meant to release a roadmap, I honestly don't have the skills to make a nice looking roadmap, so I'd like to spend time working on it before release.
It'll include both timeline of events and which projects fit into where.
What I'm working o...
Some things I've been working on for future parts
Uterus Model Test
Thinking about including internal shots during the latter parts
Minotaur Model
Honestly struggling to find a good model for the beasts it's not a big problem right now because the ...
2022-12-21 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHey Everyone,
Not much to say apart from Part 2 is in production.
Here's an early glimpse at one of the stills from the animation, it won't be a long animation and it's probably the closes vanilla scene you'll get for the remainding parts so I hope you'll still enjoy it once it's released.
Discord has also been added to your tiers.
Renders:
:)
2022-12-11 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostDiscord:
So I've begun to setup the Discord; I will begin to send out invite links shortly. As mentioned before it'll be a staggered release for a few weeks so I can make sure it works for everyone.
You'll be able to access W.I.Ps and give feedback on them while also having a place to send over ideas with references etc.
The main W.I.Ps and updates will still be released on Patreon so you can still give feedback that way if you prefer too.
Discord w...
2022-12-01 00:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHi Everyone,
Interview Image Set:
In-case you didn't get a notification, the Interview post has been updated with the image sets, alternatively you can access them in the Archive.
I know it's weird that I didn't release the images together but I wanted to release the interview portion before Part 1 as it takes place beforehand and foreshadows events during and after Sacred Beasts.
Sacred Beasts Part Duex:
The feedback and rec...
Discord will help me post quicker updates and keep track of your feedback, suggestions or questions.
All main updates will still be posted to Patreon, if you're patreon only you probably won't see a difference.
I'll open the discord for a few who want to help start it up then open it to the rest.
Hi Everyone,
Just wanted to talk about the experience creating anything for those interested and what it means for other animations.
TLDR: Animations will be shorter, Will upload Roadmap, Lara model updates
Animation Feedback:
To be honest, I'm fairly disappointed with how the animation turned out, alot of it stems from having to cut 4 minutes worth of content out and it really shows.
The catalyst for this is simply the ori...
I've exported the animations in H.265 which has better compression but I'm not sure everything supports it which is why there's 2 of the same.
If anyone cares about space you can use that codec for the full animation in the folder below. You can also access a Alt Cut which removed most of the intro.
Sacred Beasts P1 HQ H.265 (395MB)
Sacred Beasts P1 ALT Cut HQ H.264 (407MB)
Part 1: Synopsis
1 Year after her trip to Eygpt, Lara Croft is back uncovering mysteries of the world.
After a phonecall from an mysterious benefactor during her recovery, Lara travels to an uninhabitated Island hidden away in the middle of the Pacific Ocean under the guise to uncover the lost artifacts that supposedly links a missing link in an extinct civilisation.
Days into her adventure she soon realises that the island is far from abandoned and the creat...
Wanted to make something that foreshadows future events as well as give some background on what type of the character Lara is.
In Sacred Beasts we'll see how the pheromones shape and force Lara to evolve into something different.
Images coming later this week. I will update this post with them, just needed to get this out before the animation.
There's also spelling mistake but we're not here for the actually words to be honest, might fix in the reupload.
Update...
The final update?
Firstly thank you all for your patience, the project is entering it's 3rd and final month and will be seeing a release very shortly.
The VA managed to record all dialogue and retakes within a couple weeks and now I've sent it off for audio.
Hopefully should take a week meaning I can release the project at the end of next week if all goes well.
The last things I've been doing are finalising fluid sims, I'm fairly happy with the results, you can view one of...
What I'm Working On
Animation (90%) - Animating and Polishing the last scenes; Checking for any issues.
Fluid Simulation (25%) - I've started to work on the Fluid sims (you can view in W.I.Ps)
VA (N/A) - Restart from scratch with new dialogue. (details below)
What Im Working On Next
Rendering
FX
Bad News:
The VA has basically disappeared, I don't know if she's even going to get back to me...
Didn't want to release the updated archive without a new Image set to go with. So here's a small Witcher set while you wait for the next Sacred Beasts Part to be finished.
I want to do more pinups/posters, especially since the animations I'm working can't be finished monthly.
>Link<
I've been meaning to sort out the Board Member folder for a while.
You'll beable to access W.I.Ps, Images and Additional Content all at once.
Released Animations are still uploaded to the Animation Folder.
You can find both folders with the TAG "Archive"
Board Members Archive
Progress is going well, I've spent sometime redoing parts of the intro.
The Voice Actress is currently recording the 2nd draft of the script I expect it to be done before the end of the month, if she's able to do it within the timeframe I will beable to finish animating the intro within 2 weeks of recieving the voicefiles.
Secondly, thank you for all your input; I've been going over some of your DMs to make sure the overall story and Laras' character is going into the right dire...
Lara Croft: Saga of The Sacred Beasts is in production.
We'll be seeing Lara Croft as she travels to a remote island not known to many people to seek out 4 symbols tied to it's forgotten history.
However, Lara isn't the only one on the Island and what's worse, is something, or someone has their own set of plans for her...
Project Details:
It's going to be a progression based series where Lara goes through more and more complex, extreme circumstance...
Concept ideas for the upcoming project.
I've been planning and working on the story for the past week and have gotten something im fairly happy with. It's ambious but doable within a decent timeframe.
Project Outline:
The project will be a planned 4 animation saga with a possible 5th and 6th animation.
It follows Lara after she is offered an opputunity from the unknown caller which lands her on a forgotten tropical island to retrieve a relic from the is...
Who do you like the most?
There will be more polls on Resident Evil so don't worry if a character doesn't win.
2022-08-14 20:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostWith the delay in audio I was able to make a few changes and edits.
Re-rendered some scenes and reanimated a few angles.
I kinda want to do more Lara so... I've decided to continue working on a sequel project with Lara. It'll be a heavier focus on plot and It's going to be amibtious so it's not the next animation.
2022-08-13 19:01:01 +0000 UTC
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I wanted to release the animation with sound but the VA has run off with my money (JK of course) but I've no idea what the VA is currently doing.
The sound engineer has already done their part so everything is being held up by the VA.
So there isn't much I can currently do.
Here's the full animation without sound. I expect the VA to comeback to me sometime in the next few days... but I've said that before.
The full release will have 2 cuts. The first will be the full a...
I've decided to delay the animation a bit.
Originally I was planning to release it last week without sound but I decided to add a couple additional scenes.
So what's left to do is to render out the additional 2 scenes and finish animating the last one.
The the new shots are wide shots so you'll be able to see all or most of Lara
The base animation is complete so it's just these additional parts that need to be finished.
[Additonal W.I.P Scenes]
W.I.P Folder
2022-07-07 23:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for the delay, had to re render and wait for Audio.
>Download<
Probably will be last tame animation I do for a while.
Next animation will be the Lara Tentacle Animation
2022-06-28 17:01:03 +0000 UTC
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Wanted to try something with Lara so here's a short animation.
There are 2 more animations I will be releasing later in the week a longer animation which is a prequel (if the sound is complete in time) and another short animation with Katarina.
TBA Animation Update:
You can view a short Playblast of the intro sequence >here< still a W.I.P so things might change.
Rope physics keep rendering out incorrectly so my focus has mainly been on correcting them this past week.
Baking the Physics is what's really left, once they are all baked and I'm happy with the result I'll post a final playblast before sending it away for sound then release.
Animation 2 Update:
Rende...
Animations are almost complete.
Planning to release 3 animations in June, will update more later this week.
Lighting Update
2022-05-30 19:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostLara Animation:
So I originally planned for this animation to be simple but ended up adding bits and pieces and trying different things.
Long story short it's now a prequel to the sequel of the Anubis animation I made last year, though i don't have plans to make said sequel right now.
Most of it is animated but not complete. I just need to add physics, saliva and effects then go over lighting.
You can view some of the W.I.Ps below and view a couple playbla...
Small project that I'll be working on along side a few other animations. Decide the look of Lara; Anything else you think should be added comment below.
hmm what's that behind her...
Ritual
Dirty
Mascara
2022-04-23 23:00:03 +0000 UTC
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