All the boring stuff for the game is finished. Now I get to do the creative stuff and deal with that pain in the ass getting it working in game. But, progress is shmoving. Wanted to do something quick for animation practice before jumping into the game stuff, so enjoy this pissed off Poppy.
I'll be making a post for the animation mega links here since some people are having issues finding the actual w...
The game project is having it's hiccups, but nothing too bad. I'm trying to get some of the pain in the ass stuff out of the way first; such as the dialogue system, animation locomotion and save states. From prior experience, it's best to get these things ironed out first before the creative stuff if you're soloing a project like this. I've been relearning a lot of the Unreal Engine since they changed so much, but they made some things more streamlined.
As of right now, Poppy is nearly ...
2024-04-06 21:38:25 +0000 UTC View PostI didn't want to spend too much time on it but lo and behold UE5 wanted me to suffer. Regardless, here's a bit more Poppy. More Poppy in the future with the game project.
v Butt Angles v
https://mega.nz/file/IGIF2QJY#isKK6fNH0L3M-3PmGLG4JEo83R5CHPDjFUv1YF6_ZZQ
v No angles v
https://mega.nz/file/MfYDGYDT#u542f2zZlSjBIG...
2024-04-02 21:49:12 +0000 UTC View PostAlright, didn't want to spend too much time on it but lo and behold UE5 wanted me to suffer. Regardless, here's a bit more Poppy. More Poppy in the future with the game project.
v Butt Angles v
https://mega.nz/file/cP42HAbZ#EPIuzWXm1jEibHaKKiwBKkQQCa2_7tC3HVrmJlNMYo4
v No Angles v
2024-03-26 12:00:46 +0000 UTC
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Small change of plans. The current game project will be using Poppy rather than goblins. The original characters will be used for something bigger.
Also a small animation with even more Poppy banging will be finished this week. So look out for that.
That's really all I got for updates. Projects are in the works and things are getting smoothed out. I hope everyone is continuing to stay safe and healthy, if you have any questions just let me know. If you want to join the Discord ser...
2024-03-24 19:51:52 +0000 UTC View PostI want to do a quick, tiny, consenting, loop of sorts animation before putting Poppy on the shelf for a bit.
2024-03-20 23:39:24 +0000 UTC View PostAlright, I need a tiny bit of testing. I need to make sure the camera doesn't bug out like it did with my Holiday thing a few years ago.
Left-Click is interact, Right-Click is move in the direction you're facing, Middle Mouse-Click is change from 1st/3rd POV.
Yes, I'm trying to make this game 1 handed as possible. Let me know if anything bugs out too much.
just launch the .exe and you'll be popped into prototype hell
Well, for just a few days of work on the game, I'd say progress is going pretty well. The game is just going to be something small at first just to get my sea-legs going again. But, the overall premise of it will be something greater. Think of it like a dating simulator kind of thing. Not sure how else to describe it. But, I'm hoping some of ya'll will get to do some testing for it. That will come in time.
Hope you are all staying safe and healthy out there. If you have any questi...
2024-03-10 14:39:08 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy
https://mega.nz/file/gCRFlRiD#ggmK0yykqBguGhnNjAbYgyDbATwCVfCZYy_5CDvBHSs
2024-03-03 14:20:50 +0000 UTC View PostSo, the animation is finished. It will be making it's rounds to the tiers soon. Thank you all for the support and patience to finally get this thing done.
After several days I still don't truly feel that it's finally completed, so I'm going to be taking a few more days off and see what happens.
As for the next project; I'm not sure if anyone is aware, but I'm a game developer at the core. All my models, rigs, everything, are built for games. Everything has been rendere...
2024-02-25 22:13:49 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy
EDIT: copy paste the link and it will work now or copy and paste the white text at the end of the URL for the key. Mega links have been acting up.
https://mega.nz/file/gCRFlRiD#ggmK0yykqBguGhnNjAbYgyDbATwCVfCZYy_5CDvBHSs
2024-02-20 19:40:47 +0000 UTC View PostI planned on getting everything done by the end of this week, but I severely under-estimated how much sound I was going to be doing. Along with all the events that went on this week; it definitely didn't speed things up. But, I do know that I'm at a point where it can be finished up this week. I'll take a little extra time to look everything over and make sure I didn't forget anything. Then once it's finished it'll will make it's way through the tiers over several days to ya'll.
I...
2024-02-17 15:37:30 +0000 UTC View PostIn the render process right now. Been running into snags trying to get it done ASAP, but it'll get there eventually. I don't have a WIP since I don't want to bother my PC while it renders. Once all the scene are rendered, all that's left is editing the clips, sound, polish, done. The rendering is just taking longer than anticipated. Stay patient, it's close.
Let me know if you have any questions. I've been keeping things informed more frequently on the Discord server. If you need an inv...
2024-01-21 15:42:46 +0000 UTC View PostJust so people are aware of what the hair simulation will look like so there's no false hope.
Progress is still steam rolling ahead. The only things left are fluid simulations, hair simulation corrections, some environment polish, rendering, sound and done. Still struggling a bit with the simulations altogether, but I'm hoping to get all that ironed out this week and then some. I've also been tweaking some other things here and there that weren't part of the plan, but add to it overall.
Hey ya'll, progress is still going. Right now the voice lines and such are still in the VA's hands, but should have it soon. I did animate all of the dialogue that was handed to me so far, but there's still a few lines left. Shouldn't take more than a few hours to animate the rest of it once I get it.
While waiting on that I have been doing a bunch of prep work and polishing to make sure all I have to do is hit render, edit it, add sound, done.
If nothing breaks and all goes...
2023-12-24 10:23:44 +0000 UTC View PostThings are moving pretty well, nothing too bumpy other than some simulations. The dialogue is still in the VA's hands but should be done soon. Nothing much to expand on other than things are staying under control for the time being. Should have more to talk about on the next update.
If you have any questions just let me know. I have been making some small updates here and there on the Discord....
2023-12-10 02:22:16 +0000 UTC View PostAlright, had a lot of software issues these past couple weeks. This week I managed to fix it, I had to redo A LOT for scene preparations, but I'm back on track. Got a voice actress for Poppy who is currently doing the dialogue and such right now. Made a bunch of texture tweaks to the model and polished Poppy's ear fluff. Right now, I'm still setting up the environment for the scenes. I still have to animate the lip sync, do some cream simulations, polish, render, edit, audio, done.
... 2023-11-26 01:02:02 +0000 UTC View PostI want to thank everyone again who helped my ass out with getting my PC back. Y'all rock. Since I've gotten it back, progress sky rocketed. Did a whole bunch of polishing and animating and all that's left to animate is 2 more things and we start a whole new process.
The plan is to get the animation part done, create the dialogue, make a casting call for a voice actress, let that go on for about a week. While that is being done I'll be making texture fixes and improvements on Poppy...
2023-11-05 15:32:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe files are safe. Just need to reinstall everything and get the PC back to normal.
2023-10-24 21:54:05 +0000 UTC View PostAs you all may or may not have seen, my PC drives have failed and the data is seemingly lost. I brought it to a tech guy in town and he has been working on the issues for the past week. Some data is gone and some is not. But, the big problem is that my dumbass hasn’t made a backup in a good 6-8 months. I’m still hoping the guy is able to recover my project files. There has been good news and bad news back and forth. So it’s been quite a rollercoaster. The guy says I should be able to pi...
2023-10-22 21:56:04 +0000 UTC View PostSo, this may be the last update that will show a preview of the animation to prevent anymore spoilers of sorts. I am very sorry that I did not manage to meet my goal of getting the animation part done by Sunday, but the last thing I want to do is rush anything being this deep into the project. There are just a few more scenes I want to add before doing any of the other jobs.
I know this i...
2023-10-08 09:14:53 +0000 UTC View PostWe are close. I am going to try my best to get the animation part of this thing done by next Sunday. There's still a lot more to do to get this fully done, but the rest of the processes won't take NEAR as long.
Let me know if you have any questions. I hope you are all staying safe and healthy. I deeply appreciate your continued support and unwavering patience. If you want to join the Discord se...
2023-09-24 17:27:11 +0000 UTC View PostHad a bit of a big scare this week. A constraint in the project broke which caused the wiener to not go into the hole anymore. I did manage to find a work around but now the project is remaining in a fragile state and will still need polishing to get it as accurate as before the break. On the upside, we're in the butt stuff now.
It's going to be more butt stuff, cool other poses, wrap up, then ...
2023-09-10 14:43:39 +0000 UTC View PostThese 2 weeks kind of kicked my ass. Been going back and forth on this particular part of the animation, but I've settled on a direction. She's going to be a bit in your face, but I think it's fine.
I don't have much else for show and tell. Just hit some speed bumps and cruising over em. I hope everyone is staying healthy and safe out there. If you have any questions please feel free to ask. If...
2023-08-27 18:15:47 +0000 UTC View PostUnfortunately, Poppy still wants her fill. So, she's going to be taking a ride, maybe try something new and see where it goes from there.
This animation will officially be longer than GYYO2. The finish line is approaching quickly with the animation. There's still plenty that needs to get done before its actually done. But shouldn't anywhere near as long as the animation part.
That's all I go...
A pretty damn weird two weeks on my end. Was quite busy but unfortunately it pulled me away from my desk a lot. But, on the plus side, the animation is pretty much all laid out. Just need to get er' done.
It's close to the 19 minute mark. So, expect this to be about on par with GYYO2 in length. If you have any questions please feel free to ask. If you want to join the Discord server or have joi...
2023-07-30 13:20:46 +0000 UTC View PostLast week was a bit slow with 4th of July shenanigans. This week had a lot of distractions as well. But, we are past the 18 minute mark. The goal is in sight for the animation part of things.
My two month prediction may be a bit off since I made a bunch of additions and such. But at least know that it will be completely done this year. If you have any questions please feel free to ask. If you wa...