Molly does the splits
One of my Discord regulars shared this little picture, mentioning it was almost identical to Molly. Plugging it into Google Reverse image gets 2020-05-15 06:49:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Droid Productions activity
New Public Build (0.4.11b)
This was an interesting update; it's very detail focused, with a full typo-pass through a 294 page google document, lots of little bug fixes and polish steps. Videos got a major overhaul, after I noticed how they were being used in Act IV, cleaning up how they're played and fixing audio i...
May Poll
As I do the rendering for Divine Coffee (going into Act IV+'s content, though probably not into 0.4.10, which I'm hoping to get out today), this month's poll asks about an optional side-event in Act V (likely V+).
Our options:
Chloe Cosplay. I enjoyed writing the cat-girl scene, an...
More animation fun
I'm now more or less happy with the actual animation workflow; now i just need to experiment and get better at using and integrating it.
Part of that test is improving the animations I use. Daz has multiple animation systems; you can animate entirely out of keyframes (which is what I did f...
Katie scene Mk II
Okay, I learned a lot from the first example. The first thing I learned was not to move the camera around like that ;) At least not in a clip meant for looping.
This test-case tries something different; using camera-pans to hide looping. I start off with 3 base clips. Each uses the same ba...
DAZ Animation tests
I'm not a big fan of looping 5 second animations, but since everyone else is doing them I figured I'd see if it was workflow I could work within. I started with creating a 5 second animation and rendering it out at 15 FPS. I also used a very low iteration count (so the number of times it gets to ...
2020-05-07 08:38:08 +0000 UTC View PostRelooking Sarah
Sarah was one of the first characters I did, and as I continue to re-touch Act I, to bring it up quality wise, she got a fresh coat of paint. I'd already done her dancer uniform earlier, so th...
2020-05-04 10:03:19 +0000 UTC View PostChloe Transformation video
I had some people ask about the video work, so I decided to put together a shot breakdown of the transformation.
The final shot contains a couple of key elements:
- All the layers are 3D, so I can use a custom camera. It's something I'm still learning/experimenting with....
2020-05-03 07:49:03 +0000 UTC View PostAct IV Release
After a rather hectic week of testing, editing, bug fixing and a last minute emergency surgery that rewrote the video engine and downsized the Android build from 2.02gb to 1.1gb, Act IV is finally done. Version 0.4.5b is our final version.
I had the end scene of this one in my head back wh...
Cat Girl Transform
I'm going through and improving the golden minutes of Act I; these are the minutes where initial impressions are formed, and those are hard to shift.
“How people see you first is what they hold hardest in their minds. It is the way of the w...
0.4.1
And with last night's build, the counter ticks from 0.3.39 to 0.4.1, with Act IV's timeline complete.
So what's left before the public build?
- I've got 3 more 'floating' events to do (not tied to the timeline)
- I'm using quite a lot of video in the final day; I need to ...
2020-04-27 04:28:24 +0000 UTC View PostOne more event to go
This little animation was orginally supposed to be a static image for the ending of Act IV. But the recent work I've been doing on AE inspired me to go further. As usual the workflow for this was DAZ -> Spine -> AfterEffects. For effects, the big element here is 2020-04-23 09:12:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Act IV opening (contains Act III spoilers)
(If you haven't completed Act III yet, you probably want to avoid playing this).
I'm marching on towards Act IV ending, and one of the things I'm doing is adding videos at the beginning and end of the act. This sequence from the beginning of Act IV is meant to set the mood of the scene.
Act IV updates
With Molly's big date complete, I'm approaching the end of Act IV. I've got another 4 timeline events, and then the final act ending, after which the build counter ticks over from 0.3.xx to 0.4.xx. It doesn't mean the build is going public just yet, since I still want to add in the various side-e...
2020-04-19 07:32:58 +0000 UTC View PostVideo work
With the work done to integrate videos cleanly in the game now hopefully over, 0.3.34 gets an overhaul with some new videos.
I'm still tweaking this opening video; some of you may recognize Emily's first appearance in Act I. In my mind the portal should really be blue-ish, and I think it ...
Happy Easter!
Someone in Discord requested an Easter themed wallpaper. Enjoy the bunnies :D
2020-04-12 16:35:44 +0000 UTC View PostProgress and Wallpapers
With Date 7 now complete I'm now ~ halfway through Act IV's central arc. I'm packing the first week reasonably tightly, setting up the tasks and the premise that will carry the rest of the act forward, but once that's done the goal is to let the player tackle the various lessons in any orde...
2020-04-10 07:05:58 +0000 UTC View PostApril poll
I'm late. Again. I've been deep in Act IV's story, and that's taken all my focus. So far I'm almost done with the first week of content. One more story-based event, and I'll finally have some time for with Emily on the first date of the Act.
Most of the erotic events in Act IV are already ...
Interview with NSFI
I like to support people doing good work in the adult games industry, and I've enjoyed NSFI's work . It's nice to have someone working to highlight the devs behind the games. When he asked if I wanted to do an int...
2020-04-01 04:30:25 +0000 UTC View PostRoadmap
It's not pretty, but I thought I'd share it for those of you who are interested.
I've traditionally looked at the external builds as the main milestones of the project. I've mentioned before that I do the big story pushes (Act I, II, III, IV, etc), interspersed by 'content updates...
Coming Soon to Steam
Love of Magic's finally approved for Steam. I'm myself primarily a Steam gamer, so that's a fun milestone to hit. What does that mean for the current platforms, patreon, or those of you who discovered the game in the 'wild'?
Absolutely nothing. The game will be 100% free on Steam, and will...
Ingame Music Player
I often get asked about various tracks. They're all listed and credited in-game (and I subscribe as a Patreon to several of them myself), but I figured I might as well take it a step further and hook it up as juke box. You can now use the Credits/Audio screen to play the various tunes, as well as...
2020-03-25 03:18:52 +0000 UTC View PostAchievements
So, with Act IV writing started, I've got a little time to start building a new system. First on the stack is finishing up the Memories section (making sure all the data is set up correctly, tie in the Scene replay functionality and fix any bugs associated with it.
The second new functiona...
New public release (0.3.24b)
And we're finally up. It's been a busy few days, and huge thanks to the Discord team for testing, streaming and finding bugs.
The Changelog's attached, but the basic overview:
- Crowley can now be upgraded (using special ingredients), bringing in new customers and new ... 2020-03-21 23:57:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Game+
A long-standing request has been to set up a proper "end of content, but I want to keep exploring". I was puzzling with how to do it without breaking the world; I think this is likely the cleanest solution. Emily keeps hanging out after end of Act III's savegame; just load it up and she'll point ...
2020-03-20 05:11:27 +0000 UTC View PostLighting & Camera work
MC was one of the first characters I rendered for Love of Magic, and it kinda shows. When placed next to newer characters he looks quite flat. So, without taking away his tacky leather pants or basic T-shirt he'll be getting a lighting pass done, maybe some more emotions.
2020-03-19 03:01:05 +0000 UTC View PostLady Aoife
I'm going to see if I can turn this poll around a little faster than last time :)
Lady Aoife is a Fae Power, visiting Edinburgh on official business she decides to slum it for a night at this new pub someone at the Embassy mentioned. She provides some lore, interacts with some of the other...
Crowley Upgrade Project poll
https://www.patreon.com/posts/34532123
Poll closing tomorrow, so just a reminder to go vote for your favourite option. The Crowley Upgrade project is now under full steam, with the first night time encounters in...
Wallpapers ingame
Fun little side-project. I've done a few wallpapers over the months of development. One of the guys on Discord (JLucci) asked if I could allow the user to set it up as wallpapers ingame as well.
I figured I'd try to go a little further; you also have the option to set it as desktop for you...
Night time
I've gotten a lot of feedback that nights are under-utilized.
I'm working on fixing that; some things are already in the latest public build, others are being rolled out now:
- Use the shower at night for a possible CHR bonus (30% prob)
- Call mom on the new Facial video-conferencin...