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The Journey to Chapter 05 Continues
🕑 Added 2026-01-15 21:32:20 +0000 UTCHey everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. ✨
I’m bringing you another update on the progress of Chapter 05.
These first weeks of the year have been very productive, and I have to admit I’m quite happy with how the chapter is shaping up, even though there’s still a lot left to do.
The images in this chapter are significantly more difficult to create, and they’re taking a lot more time. Many of them involve multiple characters, small and complex environments, or settings where the AI has little (or no) proper training. All of this makes coherence and consistency much harder to achieve.
Because of that, I’ve had to edit, draw, and use other techniques much more frequently, which ends up heavily impacting the time spent on each image.
That said, the results are absolutely worth it. Anyone who saw the teasers I posted this week knows exactly what I mean. 🔥
Regarding the release window, it’s still hard to predict an exact date. In the roadmap post, I mentioned that I’d be giving it my all this month to try to finish the chapter in January, but being completely realistic, that’s no longer possible.
One of the strategies I’m using this year to improve productivity is writing down exactly what I need to do each day and setting very specific goals. It’s an excellent method, but it also reveals a harsh reality sometimes.
For example, today I technically still need to finish two more images. The problem is that the two images I completed today took around five hours, and I’ll stop working in about three hours…
And I still had this post to write, which was actually supposed to go up yesterday. Haha! 😅
Anyway, sorry for the little vent. But you know I like to be honest with you. The message I want to convey is simple: I’m rowing hard, and the journey is long. But we will get there.
Thank you all so much for your patience and support. ❤️
If you have any suggestions, feel free to leave them in the comments!
Big hug to everyone, and see you soon!
Comments
DTZ Games
Hehehe I'm friends with a dev who basically only sleeps and works on the game, and from the outside it looks like it's bad for him, even though he produces a lot. I try to be careful with these things, but at the same time, having a high pace is rewarding in this kind of market, so it's complicated But I definitely won't get to the point of burning out or anything like that. I also know that's the last thing you want
DTZ Games
Thank you so much ❤️ I'm glad I can count on you
DTZ Games
That's... actually true, LOL 😅 I think I'm putting too much pressure on myself to release it as soon as possible
DTZ Games
Lately, I've been trying to improve a lot in several aspects of my life, and that's definitely something that makes all the difference Besides work, I also write down goals for exercise, reading, and nutrition. It's really great, honestly, I think everyone should do this
Yamamoto
Thanks for the update! I have a similar sort of work flow for my own life, where I write down what I need to get down and it works well for me, so it’s cool to know other people do the same.
𝕮𝖚𝖗𝖙 𝕽𝖊𝖎𝖓𝖍𝖔𝖑𝖉
The roadmap says Feb/Mar, so you're still ahead of schedule as far as I'm concerned. Keep it up, and don't wear yourself down!
MulleDullen
To be honest, if it helps, vent all you must. You are doing amazing work anyway.
RAAAGGHH
glad to hear you're working hard, try to pace yourself id cry if you burnt out we need you big dawg glhf
