Dev Log #27 - Slow-going (for now!)

Hi all! I hope everyone is well! Let's get right into the dev log for this week!

Whirlwind of commitments
It has been rather slow in terms of development as my full-time work is starting to pick up in intensity due to some fast-approaching business deadlines. However, I expect this to blow over and things should calm down soon.

During this time, I've mainly been structuring the events that will be shown throughout Days 4 to 7, mainly focusing on key events (that have already been decided) that Cara will encounter as well as fitting in several new scenes that I'm frankly quite excited to get posing/rendering and writing for, so there's that to look forward to!

That aside, I have also been focusing on the custom renders that have been backed up as well as piecing together Day 3, although they are definitely going slower than expected due to a mix of my full-time job commitments as well as a creative slump. However, I will be looking to get back into the swing of things over this weekend and before next week's dev log, where I aim to finish up the custom renders as well as Day 3's events completely, and then set my sights on Day 4!

Current over-arching plan
My current plan as of now is to finish Day 3 before the end of March, as projected above. I am then aiming to finish posing/rendering and piecing together (audio, renders, dialogue) Days 4, 5, and the beginning of Day 6 over the course of April 2023. The remainder of Day 6 and finally Day 7 will be slated for development for the first two/three weeks of May 2023. I will also be doing testing and bug-fixing concurrently as I piece together the scenes in order to polish up the experience.

Of course, this is a projected plan more than anything but it will be something I'll strictly adhere to as much as possible in order to deliver E1P2 at an appropriate timeframe.

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In summary, here's a quick breakdown of progress so far:
Story: 60% done. Key events to occur are finalized and have been arranged. Several new scenes are to be added and are currently being planned. Up 10% from last week.
Dialogue: 7.5% done. Slow-going due to full-time commitments and creative slump. Up 2.5% from last week.
Rendering: 10% done. No change due to the circumstances above. Day 3 in-betweens are still pending. Day 4 planned scenes are being finalized and posing will begin shortly.
Gameplay: 7.5% done. Up 2.5% from last week.

It has definitely been quite a slow week on my end, but I like to believe things will start to look up as this week concludes and the next one is on the horizon. As always, I'm thankful for everyone's support and would like to apologize for the uneventful week. Here's to a more positive and productive dev log next week!

Thank you and stay safe!