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Dev Diary #1 - "Can't Go Back" Arc
🕑 Added 2025-09-16 05:32:17 +0000 UTCHey everyone!
First dev diary for the new arc.
Arc Progress:
Outline: Complete ✅
Script: Early draft stage (0-15%)
CGs: 0 (intentionally - see workflow changes below)
Workflow:
Last update taught me some lessons. While the outline stayed solid, I was trying to lock down polished writing too early while doing simultaneous writing/CGs. This led to wasted artwork and probably too many revisions.
Now I will try to draft the entire arc before touching visuals and doing the final writing polish pass.
This does present some challenges as I will have less preview material. Might selectively create a few scenes just for previews/marketing/diaries.
Speaking of wasted work: Remember those early remastered CGs? A lot of time went into those, but many simply don't fit any more... Lots of work, but that's development.
Animation:
I've been working on animation tech/workflows in the background, and frame interpolation is finally working! (among some other neat features) This is huge for me.
What this means:
• Consistent details (like Ayumi's moles) that used to disappear - due to how I can now handle covered body parts and details the original frame hasn't seen.
• Better output control over AI-generated animations
• Higher resolution output (reducing the jarring low-quality against 1080p CGs)
Requires prepared keyframes, which is actually a lot of work so possibly expect fewer animations but significantly better quality. I'm also renting very powerful (very expensive) machines to do this.
This sample animation is just a test (lacks additional movement/polish) but while it might seem simple it demonstrates something the previous approach would fail - showing something 'hidden away' on first frame. (ignore GIF artifacts, check attachment for raw high-quality)
Other stuff:
Working on gallery implementation. Due to branching complexity, building something more sophisticated than a simple scene viewer to handle route variations properly.
Still early stage, but this smaller arc should have faster turnaround. Really looking forward to this one - it'll feel very different from the OG with some surprises I don't want to spoil yet.
Next Sunday: More progress details.
Thanks for the support!
Cheers,
Tori
Comments
Aladin01
Animations look great, but I'm waiting for the super-extra-premium-godfather-tier including a talking, lifesize Ayumi-Doll (with moles and all the rest) to cuddle (don't know yet what my wife might say or do)!🤗
NeedHealing
You are awesome! How good it would be if you actually make her talk with a voice haha.
