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Status Update Episode 8
🕑 Added 2018-11-23 21:30:53 +0000 UTC This week I had to redo one animation that I wasn't happy with and I also rendered 2 more animations. The animation count is 32 in total, 24 of which are unique.I can't say for sure that I'm finished with animations yet, but for the time being I'm only rendering static images.
This week I managed to get the total up to 533 and I wrote a lot more of the script, too, as well as other work that goes with wrapping this project up.
I've completed a lot of smaller tasks with code, credits, sound/music, polishing, writing an ending walkthrough and general management that doesn't show as progress in this report.
When I play the episode, as it is right now, one major branch is almost complete. That branch lacks about 20 renders and some dialogue.
The other major branches are about 40% completed. There are areas I haven't started working on yet, but also a lot of scenes that are fully completed.
With the progress so far, I'm certain that Episode 8 is more than 50% completed.
I don't think I will be able to get a grasp of how close I am to a release date until I'm making the final renders, but my gut feeling is telling me that a December release is possible.
I'm not promising anything yet, though.
Even if I don't know a specific date, I know that the release will be on a Friday/Saturday or on a day during the Holidays that I'm able to celebrate the end of this special journey.
The deadline of pledging +$30 to be in the ending credits of Acting Lessons, will be December 7. If you already have pledged +$30 but haven't DMed me the name you want in the credits, or if you want to change your name one final time, please do so before this date.
In December, I will release information on the new Patreon tiers for BADIK. The changes to the tiers will happen starting January 1st 2019.
I need to redesign my entire Patreon page, so please bare with me during that transition period. It's a one time thing.
A further note on AL. If I release AL in December, I will do it as usual. But after switching development to BADIK in January, Acting Lessons with Extras (Animations and Special renders) will be available for all patrons in the +$10 tier and I will remove the +$5 and +$1 versions without animations altogether.
I made this decision as I want the complete version to eventually be with Extras only. The +$5 version will still be available upon Episode 8 release, but will be removed on January 1st.
The crunched Extras version will still be available and released in the +$10 tier as well.
Have a nice weekend!
Dr PinkCake
