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*DOUBLE RELEASE* "SlowDown" + "SlowDown Spin-Off" *IMPORTANT INFO*
🕑 Added 2021-11-15 13:45:47 +0000 UTCDear Patreons,
some very important information ahead according the future of our productions! It is a bit of a longer post but we want you to know everything we actually do/decide/plan since we have always been a pro-active community creator!
So we took some days off plus the whole weekend for testing, editing, fine tuning and most of all thinking about what we are actually doing and if it´s possibe to increase our overall MoCap quality + concept?
So first things first.
1.) What happened to the S&D series? There wasn´t a single release in the past few months?
To answer this question we need to clarify what we actually are. We define ourself as crative eroticshow & danceshow studio. We love creating magical moments with unique atmospheres paired with a passionated eye for details and a bit technical know-how.
But We became fed up with the whole S&D series. Although it is erotic, unique and technically miles ahead of stereotypical XXX scenes it was always the same thing.... It simply doesn´t felt right anymore. There was no "connection" to C&G like we want to have it or better said like we define ourself.
Those S&D events were cool but always had the feeling like "yeah...okay...let´s do a S&D event to have some sexual interactions". In fact those event´s were like a unloved stepdad besides our shiny main productions. So what to do? We´re running an erotic studio and we noticed all our erotic falls behind We had serveral atempts to create more erotic and XXX. Remember? To name some "Lucid Dreams", different "JOIs" and of course the S&D series. It all doesn´t felt right although they were good or ok.....What now?
After damn long thinking, debates and a ton of different ideas we are REALLY freaking proud to reveal our new studio concept which from now on is going to bea very important and fixed part in C&G. We call it "Spin-Off"!
"Spin-Off" is the missing link we´ve be looking for a long time now. It finally connects dancing & modelling shows with XXX content in a way we totally agree with and think this suits our vision of eroticshows + danceshows the best way possible.
Let´s have an example what we mean with this release today.
"SlowDown" is a bit of an emotional MoCap Dance/Show which almost get´s in the direction to be a musical (dang wansn´t even intended) . It´s not the best dance but the overall performance was great. It produces a particular feeling you get only in this particular show. This is cool...but. Where is the sexual interaction besides of her clothing drop? What now?
Should we just cut here, leave it and quickly release an other stepdad independend show called "S&D-XY"? No! The Spin-Off production catches exactly this feeling, the atmosphere, the setup and the spirit of the show and delivers a meaningful unit of MoCap/Dance + Spin-Off Show.
Technically a Spin-Off is a complete new crossover record so it has nothing to do with any recorded paths of the show before.
Last things to state clear about the Spin-Off shows.....
-> Spin-Off shows are from now on a fix part of the studio! we target a 60/40 rate of MoCap shows with (60) and without (40) a spin off.
*This increases the studios XXX interaction about 80% AND delivers a meaningful AddOn
-> The S&D series is NOT abandoned! S&D event´s are still something unique and will come from time to time (maybe even with a Spin-Off :P )
2.) Animation techniques
Besides of our new studio concept we took some time experimenting A LOT with different technical setups. We though it HAS to be possible to gain more movement freedom and to increase the overall mocap performance. Here just a few notes what we were experimenting with....
-> Index hardware: Lighthouse stations different positions
-> Index hardware: Tracker optimization & positioning
-> VaM pre record: Joint control & behaviour adjustments
-> VaM post record: Joint control & behaviour adjustment
This might sound like four little things to test but we can tell you this whole process took around three days!
Now we got a setup we can definitely work with for the moment until external recording is possible within VaM 2.0 maybe.
According the recording setup this release is spitted. While the "SlowDown" Show was recorded with our old configuration the "SlowDown Spin-Off" was already recorded with the new setup. So there are A LOT of records we´ve done with the new setup now and movements which are finally possible! Stay tuned for that!
Thank you for reading. It´s time to PIMP this studio!
Love
Chrizzy + Gato
PLEASE NOTE: THE DEPENDECIES ARE FOR BOTH SCENES!
****HOW TO GET ****
Don´t get confused in how you get this MoCap. Its simple & protective!
The only thing you have to do is to be an active member. You´ve already recieved a message with the link to our file archive and the specific PW to extract the RAR file for this show ( Check your Patreon inbox ). So basically just download the file from our file archive and use the key to unrar the files like described below. If you are missing the key or the link to the download archive please write us a short PM and we will check it as fast as possible for you!
You can also always join our discord server here!
https://discord.gg/bjAmgAd
******INSTALLATION******
1.) Download / Unzip & Drop the C&G-Studio folder inside your AddonPackages folder. Drop the custom and AddonPackages folder into your VaM Root directoy.
2.) Download all relevant .var files from the list below and drop them into your AddonPackages folder ( only if you don´t already have the var files below! )
3.) Inside VaM just open up the .var file located in the C&G-STUDIO folder (stored in AddonPackages)
4.) Ready to go!
ATTENTION
-> In order to get the full experience it is strongly recommended to have all the var files listed below. Missing var files might cause broken functionality and/or strange looks.
******LINKS TO RELEVANT VAR FILES*******
HAIR
Oronan - Hair Pack 6
CLOTHING
Hunting-Succubus - Enhanced Eyes 2
Mr.CadillacV8 - Jeans Shorts
YameteOuji - BootsA (External DL!)
GeeMan55 - Ruffle top
VaMChan - Headband hairstyles addition 02
Molmark - Drip'n'Drops: Chest LITE
PLUGINS / ASSETS
Acid Bubbles - Glance: Realistic head-driven eye motion
Acid Bubbles - Timeline
everlaster - TittyMagic
hazmhox - VAMMoan
hazmhox - Fluids 101
ToumeiHitsuji - DiviningRod
VamTastic - Diorama Eco Scene
Technical information & limitations
* Make sure to have at least 30 FPS in order to view the scene enjoyable
* Disable soft body physics if you notice big FPS drops or crashes
CAMRIDE instruction
Basically there are two working ways to watch the CAMRIDE version
1.) Desktop
2.) VR
1.) Desktop-Version
Position the camera short distanced front facing the "head front" sign and enjoy.
2.) VR-Version
-> Load scene up STANDING
-> Look around if you see the model
-> Audjust on the Platform and make sure to feel confortable
-> The head is supposed to be front facing the "head front sign" in short distance!
-> Enjoy
BE AWARE OF MOTION SICKNESS DUE SOMETIME RAPID CAMERA MOVEMENT!
DO NOT PLAY THIS CAMRIDE VERSION STANDING IF YOU SUFFER FROM MOTION SICKNESS EASILY
Comments
Alan Shenk
Cool....thanks for the assistance...took me 7 weeks since I signed up to even get to the archives. Love the Dance work!
KamiGato
No worries. Remember - as long as you are a patron you will receive a direct message with the updated links immediatly after the archives have been updated :) Just check your DMs if you notice you can't connect to the archive anymore.
Alan Shenk
OK...that I did just fine & DL some stuff, but eventually that link will be no good anymore like from the original Welcome Letter so I'll be bugging you again. I am only DL a few file at a time to absorb them individually. Have to appreciate good art SLOWLY.
KamiGato
Once you click on the link to our archive you will be redirected to mega and end up in our archive. From there our .var files are just one folder away. Since mega is an external site you actually can't go in a circle unless you click "back" on your browser. C&G-ARCHIVE -> C&G-STUDIO VAR FILES is the path.
Alan Shenk
Just tried to get to the Archive through the Patreon C&G website & I just end up in a circle back at post....LOL.....can you give me the specific path: eg C&GStudio/archive or whatever cause I am missing something...this is because I know the links will be changed I only will DL a few VAR at a time...THANKS!
KamiGato
Okay - don't worry. I am glad this is solved now ;)
Alan Shenk
Ok..got the links & they are fine......none is your fault...chalk it up to senior moment on my part.....
KamiGato
Okay so I just checked again the folders + our message history with you. The folders are still working. If you refer to the american date typing MM/DD/YYYY the link you try to open is obsolte since we exchange the links to our archive on a monthly basis and sent out the updated links to all our patrons. I can't say anything else that all links are directly in our conversation with you. I mean not like hidden or something or like between wall of other texts. They are directly there if you just open up our mail history directly here on patreon. However I sent you a DM with the links again in the hope this case might be closed now ;)
Alan Shenk
Dug up the original email (1/2/23) and there are two links & neither one works. Both say "The folder link you are trying to access is no longer available. & reasons why".....So, can you send me whatever the current link is....that should fix it. Sorry for the trouble......have spent enormous # of hours learning VAM basics (joined up via Steam)....getting the stuff organized is a challenge. BTW: Latest release was what I personally like....never can have enough dancing girls....LOL...
KamiGato
Did you check our archive? All content being released from previous months is stored within our archive to keep things clean. Content released in the ongoing month has a individial links which are sent to you after release. You can find the archive content using the link you received within your welcome note. C&G-ARCHIVE -> C&G-STUDIO VAR FILES is the path. Hope this helps. I just double checked it and everything is there - including this release ;)
Alan Shenk
OK...Guys...I am on the$8 tier & have finally gotten time to DL some stuff from the archive here. Been getting all the new stuff for couple of months. So here I have DL the dependencies just fine but where is the MAIN file of "Slow Down" the scene...can't find it here...so how do I locate it? Thanks!
KamiGato
Thanks a lot! Technically this transition was more easy to archive than I thought before. Anyway it was a bit "show cheating" like in a musical for example to archive this transition :P
Chris
This was really good! Like a dramatic music video but with more tits haha I loved the transitions from night to day. That's the best one ive seen on vam and super creative. That's why im here...to be inspired :-D
Fire
This one is amazing! I love the environment.
KamiGato
Hi there. I contacted MacGruber about this issue since this is the first time ever someone mentioned a bug like that. I will keep you on the loop if there is anything technical we can do. So to answer your question about the possibility of loading up without PM on default I fear this time I have to refuse it. Here is why. Setting up the possibility to turn on/off post magic by default demands a button and a forced animation stop in the beginning of the scene. Technically this wouldn´t be a big deal but in the end its breaking the immersion / playability stopping the show just for it. What I could imagine with a bit pain in my stomach ( because its an other button again) is to implement a button to turn on/off Post magic while the show is running. Anyway in every scene running with post magic you can find a small cube called "PM Cube". This is where post magic is stored and really easy just to open the plugins tab and deactivate it. Since the post magic is not forced o be active on scene load you could deactivate it and save the scene afterwards. Next time you load up the scene post magic is not activated. Hope this helps you out! Gato
Marco Luker
Is it possible to have the scenes load with post magic off by default? Post magic frequently causes the basic UI menus not to be visible when in VR mode. I haven't been able to figure out what causes it because it will show back up in certain sections of the environment and it isn't a problem specific to C&G scenes.
KamiGato
Thank you! We do our best and think the new concept is going to reveal many many great moments of joy in future releases too :) Yes, one thing we care a lot is the usability to exchange characters. Sure it has it´s technical limits and it might be hard to exchange our character with a female goblin for example or a giant muscular death by snu snu girl but overall the usability increased a lot also thanks to plugins and a mindful use of it.
Simplex X
Wow, blown away by the quality on this. You guys are pushing the limits of interactive mocaps. Not only incredibly well coordinated, but the links and animations allow for switching models of similar sizes and robust/consistent play quality. Way to keep leveling up C&G Wizards. :)
