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Progress 15.08.2025
🕑 Added 2025-08-15 17:18:08 +0000 UTCHello all!
So what's up? Rendering is done, so send the thing to be tested, fixed some reported issues and sent it back out. But overall, things should be fine regarding it to do builds tomorrow. Now there is a severe weather warning for tomorrow, again, so depending on how that goes I might be a day or two late for release than usual and indented. Or not; if it is like the rest of the warnings this summer, it's nothing, but that is something you can't count on. Thus, it is better to live as there would be severe weather. But luckily, it is just uploading and writing to do for most parts, and I have my tablet and laptop charged so I can write, regardless. Anyway, I ran out of stuff that I can show, so... some random musings, or rambling if you wish.
Titled: "Who the f... gave vampires assault rifles?" Urban areas can be challenging when it comes to "urban fantasy" and action. You either hide it indoors or use more conventional methods. Sure, Alexander is casting a spell, hinting that Aya had to use her "block electronic surveillance from working"-spell. There are some witnesses around but usually gunfire does scare them into hiding. Vampires and other supernatural beings, they need to adopt modern way of doing things. Or should I say, keep up with the times, and avoid using magic unless you absolutely need to when in the open, and since most likely they will at least initially face humans? Why waste your powers when more simple things are as effective. But that adaptation goes for most supernatural beings. Truthfully this image came from some musings about why X character met and might be important to the plot. I have several characters prepared for the story, some are easier to add via existing characters, some not so much. So need to think how things play out in advance. Anyway, I'll take a break, write some stuff and so on basically taking it easier tonight and getting some extra sleep.
Truthfully, "the end of projects"-time is kind of frustrating. You've used so much time creating a good story and have so many ideas still, but you know they aren't feasible to add anymore simply because you would just be stretching the story. Sure, there are several sections that didn't need to be there as is, but they allow to flesh out the world and characters in it. So it is a damned if you do and damned if you don't kind of situation. But just have to funnel those ideas somewhere else, and mark down the most promising ones to a potential sequel... like things in the hidden image of 0.47.0... Anyway, you all have a great weekend!
Comments
Talothral
Truthfully it would be a fairly logical place in large urban environments. Same with a lot of warehouse districts and docks. And... in the end, you use what you have and can do. I could use some squares in middle of the city but those aren't smart place to fight, especially not with magic if you want to keep things in secret.
Gingko Biloba
A skate park as the setting for a shootout? I love the idea, it's brilliant and original. If you're looking for ideas: the shootout seen from above in John Wick 4. Speaking of which, in the second film, whose plot is forgettable, the shootout in the mirror museum was brilliantly staged.
Talothral
"Runs away screaming thinking of the increased render time with smoke." Joking aside, while it is a neat and useful trick, it doesn't necessarily work, depending mostly on the color and density of the smoke. If it is white/grayish smoke, any colored light (such as the Alexander's spell) circle will reflect from the smoke particles, giving it a blue glow. That and in urban environment it is a good way to get the fire department to show up as quickly as possible. >.>
JB
He should start using the outcasts trick of smoke to hide the spells
Talothral
It is planned after ToaM
Raktz
Is sorcerer 2 Happening ?
