Я играл с новым модом от Sencho1969 и у меня не было некоторых рендеров к чату в главе 3 (модер сделал патч на этот ляп для чистой версии, но я его еще не ставил). А вот жалобы самого модера о рендерах:
There is one scene that is completely fucked up and I couldn't fix it.
I gave the info to Oceanlab (along with other issues I did resolve) via PM.
It's the scene where the MC meets Bella's aunt Claire. That scene's images/dialogue are a complete mess and don't match up at all.
All other scenes played correctly for me although there were many (literally hundreds) where a character would be speaking via the dialogue box but the image would be with their mouth shut, then someone else would be "talking" and the wrong character's mouth was open.

Настолку я прошел по какому-то новому пути, на ГГ в конце выходит главный монстр + там куча синематиков, которые я раньше прощелкивал. В новой части много хороших сцен. По поводу загадок. Имхо, Ноджи, Саша и Аюя многое знают про ГГ и Нами, чего этой паре знать не следует - Аюя блокирует вопрос Саши про серьгу, Саша все время следит за ГГ и подсылает к нему то Робин, то рыжую подругу. Ноджи и Саша стремятся не допустить ГГ в книжный клуб - там он много чего может узнать (и уже узнал, что Ноджи и Эмбер устроили спектакль незнакомок при первом посещении кабинета Эмбер). Оушен перелопатил все части, модер был в ужасе, в результате в бете много ошибок (инглиш, код, рендеры), даже есть патчи, Оушен в курсе.

Я начал играть 5 бету с самого начала и обнаружил, что в первых двух главах многое переделано - другие диалоги, рендеры, некоторые сцены убраны, некоторые изменены или добавлены. Имхо, стало лучше по сравнению с версией 4.5. Пока дошел до старой части 2-ой главы (граница переделки тоже передвинута, сцена дома с Нами и Аюей теперь совсем другая).

Вопрос фана: I was a fan of Xavster's Calisto, is there gonna be anything different about this one? are we looking at new stories set in the same universe or is this a retelling of the same story? does this one continue where the game by Xavster left off? from the screenshots I like the art style and renders look to be clean. what are the plans for this project? you have my interest, I just want to know more about your plans for the story and characters!
Разраб (ProfessorX): Thank you CptValor and to answer your questions and for the sake of others who might be wondering the same things.

Callisto-X is a retelling of Callisto but with several big "Howevers!! that make it worth the revisit"

I am a big fan of Xavster_gaming and especially Callisto. I was part of the development team that helped create the original. However, upon its release over a year ago, I was honest enough to realize the story/game had a few shortcomings, the most egregious to me and according to some feedback from players, was the way it ended. While an honest and a proper ending for the situation, it felt as 'somewhat of a downer.'

That was my original motive for creating Callisto-X. Originally I just thought I'd create a mod to re-write the ending and Xavster was kind enough to support me with new images for that purpose. I have now completed a completely new ending to the game with some wild twists that a player can choose that leads to a 'happier ending' (it had to be anon-Harem style though, to be consistent with the story's universe) with more about each of the characters.

However, upon completion of that mod, I realized the other 'glitches' that Callisto had that also needed attention. I found myself animating fist fights, space fighter battles, adding voicing and sound effects and as you've already seen, integrating the beginning of the story into the plot as part of the game.

So, what Callisto-X is a re-telling of Callisto, with the addition of parts you've not seen before, filling out of plot holes, added all of the above elements to smooth out and expanding the story and characters as it goes and ending it with a bang.

However, you must understand I am somewhat limited by my tools. I do not have the DAZ 3D models or Xavster's help anymore (he's fully into producing Stellar Crossroads of which I'm also helping develop ) and I do need the support and encouragement of anyone who, like me, enjoyed Callisto and would like to see the expanded 'finished' game it could be. I have access to all the development files from Callisto to work with and, as you've seen, I plan on it being as cleanly rendered as the original.

So I released the first version which, I might add, was months in the making and represents the first THREE releases and updates of Callisto's story to get started and elicit support and help. I plan on releasing "X" in big chunks depending on the support and suggestions I get.

I hope this answers your questions on what I hope to produce with Callisto-X and I look forward to any help and suggestions if you think this is a worth while project. If you do not, please be polite in your rejections, I have more than a year in development so far and am, I confess, somewhat sensitive about 'my little girl.'

PS: I'm more of a 'mad scientist' than a 'Professor' and Callisto-X is the little girl you see in my crystal ball. Cheers.

NEWS!
Hi.
It's just gone 9am here and I will be working on the update until late evening as I'm not happy with it. So please don't wait around expecting it to drop. And if it arrives late, then I apologize.
I'm going to pause billing for November. Development will continue, but I need to take a break and spend time with my family following my sister's recent cancer diagnosis.
Thanks for your patience,
DB​

Weekly(ish) Teaser - October 18

I am back from my trip, hope you missed me.

It was a great and well-needed holiday and I have a new-found passion for development, however I had a bit of a nasty accident while I was there which injured my right arm among other body parts. I am going to keep developing but I will be taking it slower than usual for the first few days to allow myself time to heal. Thank you for being patient with me.

That's it for now. Stay classy

Фан: Damn, that video... I'm going to have to make a Victoria play-through.
He made a big change to Nojiko.
What do you guys think?
Оушен: I didn't.
The "New" Nojiko is the one we all know and love.
The only change is the hairstyle... Because well, she's a woman and they tend to change their hair quite often. (Especially when going for a run.)
And yes, do a Victoria playthrough, especially because in Season 2, her story actually starts/gains a lot of momentum.

Фан: What I find strange is that it hasn't exploded today with the confirmation that the first season will not have any sexual element.
Which ensures that they only see the images and do not read.
Оушен: I've been saying that the first season is non-adult for months now. They should've known that.
But I'm always surprised with what kind of shit people come up after some news... The reading comprehension, especially in the main thread and on Reddit seems to be below average.

Фан: Read it now again, it looks like it just took a long time for them to process that.
Question of the day: “Why release the first season without porn content if the second season is going to be all lewds?”
Оушен: I had two options...
Sell the game as an Adult game because of one single scene that would force it into said label on Steam. And then accept all the drawbacks that come with the Porn label. (Most Steam users will never see your game, etc.)
On top of that lose a lot of the new music for Chapter 5.
or
Tone down that one scene in order to sell the game as Non-Adult and have access to the entirety of Steam's population. (Including Germany, etc.) And keep all the music I had already gotten through my Enterprise Sub.
Pretty fair trade-off to be honest.
Season 2 won't be sold as a DLC.
It will be sold as its own entity. (Every season is its own game. Like Dragon Age 1 and 2.)
And yes, you will be able to port saves over.

Фан: You all probably saw this in "main" thread but what got me on the edge was that Ocean had to remove yet more music. Curious which songs it will be this time.
Those damn moneygrabbers don't even know how much attention their song gets through this. Heard alot of frikkin good songs playing which I would never heard of otherwise.
Оушен: Elijah Ford's Music. (I announced that in a June Dev Log.) + Late Kids - Every Night song. (Every Night was owned by Elijah.)
I permanently secured Late Kids - Some Days & Run for Season 1, though.
It was his new management and I only had a loose contract with him because I didn't have the money back then to license his music completely.
But yeah, I think he only loses by cutting ties with me.

Chapter 5 - Release Date

Hello,

So, Chapter 5 Beta will be released on October 25th.
As I said in a previous Dev Log, I would preview the new Victoria cinematic which replaces a small array of animations in Chapter 1 & the optional Marla shooting scene.

There will also be a Patreon-only Dev Log in a bit, in which I'll go into more detail + Changelog.

- Ocean

Hello,

So, by now most of you know that the new Chapter comes out on the 25th of October.

Let me post the changelog and I'll talk a little about some thingies...




So, let's talk about the Phone first.

I will (most likely) not implement it in Season 1.

I had pretty much everything done, but there was one issue I just couldn't look past.

How I would simulate Chats, the phone, and its interactions, while also allowing the player to interact with the phone at the same time and not leaving behind useability.

What I had just didn't feel natural.

And as simple as that -> I need more time.

But I won't do this part myself. After the Steam release of Season 1, I will again find a freelance coder to help me with it.

The fourth time is the charm...

But I think it's okay if Season 1 ends without a phone.

A lot of new things will be added with Season 2, but more about that when the official development for Season 2 starts.

The reason why I'm not releasing tomorrow but in a week is that I want to give myself and the phone another week. If I manage to do it... The phone will be in Chapter 5.

If not, you'll see it in Season 2 - Chapter 1.

Jacuzzi

I had to adjust the Jacuzzi Cheeto scene in order to not lose 40% of the music for Season 1 and still be able to release the game as non-porn on Steam.

It sucks but, Season 2 Cheeto will make up for it. (Season 2 is fully adult.)

_____________

Cheers!!

So, back in 2020 when I created Chapter 3... I switched the Nojiko model mid-update and always said I'd fix the old Noji... Now it's 2023 and I did.

The old old Nojiko in Chapter 3.





And the Noji we all know, but with a different hairstyle that makes her look 20 years younger and super cute.






She just came back from a run and is uhhh... a little sweaty.

In an earlier Dev Log, I said I did redo the scene with Claire and Bella. I previewed it before. With the new Chapter 2, Claire got an updated model.

Old Claire and Bellchen






I previewed the Claire & Bellchen scenes in a previous Dev Log.

Those two scenes are the new 122 renders for Chapter 3.

I guess that was all regarding Chapter 5.

So, a lot of stuff happens in the background behind the actual game development...

I do language courses to improve my English and learn Catalan... I learn new techniques in Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere, After Effects & Substance Painter... And my biggest priority -> I'm learning Blender.

And I've been doing 2 hours of Blender for quite a while now... I'm learning every single aspect, be it modeling, sculpting, lighting, animations, simulations, and all that other crap.

And I have reached a point, where my Blender art gets close or even surpasses my Daz art.




I have more renders of this set, but I will show them with my first Blender Log.

The plan is to switch to Blender at the end of Season 2... Go above and beyond and set a new level of quality for my games. (Especially in terms of animations. Lewd and non-lewd.)

In the future, I'll make separate Dev Logs about my Blender achievements, experiments, failures, and frustrations.

The reason why I choose Miru to be my main Blender experiment model is because she's actually the only character in both games that you've fully seen nude.

She also has good-sized tiddies to really see some simulations, and she features piercings. All of these things need to be in the back of my head when I animate, etc.

It's not my plan to get excellent at everything in Blender, I only do the modeling, weight painting, and other stuff because I want to at least understand it.

Especially if I hire Blender modeling boys down the line, I want to understand what they are doing and know if what they have done is correct, or could be done better.

Anyways... I'm getting a serious foothold in Blender and I will slowly start working on the first Blender Short story after the WiAB release in November. (And will do Blender Logs to keep you guys updated.)

If we make the jump to Blender at the end of Season 2... And I'll make it happen...

We're gonna be eating good.

Ocean

Hello, Patrons

I just wanted to post a quick update. I was trying to wait until we were in the testing/proofreading phase to make a post, but people keep asking about the update, so here it is. I'll make this a public post so everyone can see it.

Maybe 90% done with the Art on the last progress update wasn't the best estimation. I might have been 90% done with all the images and animation (and at the last 10% of the script), but most of the scene is jam-packed with animations and posing heavy images. So, it's been taking me longer than expected. Since the last progress update, I've done around 30 animations and 200 images. So, I've been working in top gear for the past few weeks!

Anyway, I wanted to make this short and get to the point. I'll have a more detailed progress update when I post the release dates. I have about 4-5 unique animations and maybe 20 renders left to do. So, I'm towards the end of the scene. Currently, there are about 1400 images, 161 animations, and 9500 lines of code done. We're almost there, guys.

Have a nice day, everyone!
-Jestur

Callisto-X is a new unofficial fan game based on Callisto by Xavster_Gaming
Solidly based on the original but with new challenges, enhancements and story changes.
Once again you play the role of a former military officer, now trying to make a living by trading and scavenging in the vastness of space.
Your ship is the Callisto, your crew a group of exotic & talented women from across the Galaxy who will intimately aid you in your quest.
Will you save the Galaxy? Or will you DIE in the attempt? Will you be a Hero? …or just another dead body floating in space?​

1. SG Chapter 5 Beta - October
2. WiAB Chapter 3 Beta - November
3. WiAB Chapter 3 Full - November/December (2 weeks after the Beta.)
4. SG Chapter 5 Full & Steam release- December/January (It completes the last part of the rework.)
5. WiAB Chapter 3.5 - No ETA yet.
6. SG Season 2 - Chapter 1 - No ETA yet.

Chapter 3 - Dev Log #20
Just now
Hello,
This log was supposed to be out yesterday... Sorry!
There are sometimes days when I enter a hyperfocus state during work and time becomes a blur... Sorry, that happened yesterday.

The current numbers are:
Chapter 3: 1680
Chapter 3x5: (560) -> 635

My current focus is primarily on SG, as it's releasing this month.
The work during a release week can't really be split into parts, so the more effective way is to set up WiAB renders, and while those are being rendered over several days, I work on the technical aspects of SG.
After the SG Beta releases, WIAB will enter the technical phase and be my main focus until its release.
And because WiAB's next Chapter is already quite advanced, I shouldn't have a double release again.
So the release timetable looks as follows:

1. SG Chapter 5 Beta - October
2. WiAB Chapter 3 Beta - November
3. WiAB Chapter 3 Full - November/December (2 weeks after the Beta.)
4. SG Chapter 5 Full & Steam release- December/January (It completes the last part of the rework.)
5. WiAB Chapter 3.5 - No ETA yet.
6. SG Season 2 - Chapter 1 - No ETA yet.
The good part about me spacing out and missing the log yesterday was... I felt inspired to do a treat today...
So I created a five-picture set with Monica.

As always with the treats, the rest can be found (на Патреоне)

The preview block is active again. I don't want to spoil any more stuff.
SG CH 5 is almost out and WiAB CH 3 will follow soon.

- Ocean

The update is almost done. I'm on the last scene and 2/3rds of the way done with it.
I wanted to make these intimate scenes really good in this update, so they're longer than usual, and the last h-scene is a two-parter. More sexy time for everyone.
There are already like 160 animations and almost 1400 renders done.
Let me cook.

I'm not a dev that puts out an update with 300 renders and a couple of animations every 3 months, which is totally fine. It's just not what I do. I like longer updates. Don't worry, it's coming, and it's a fire update.

Artemis DevLog - CH5

Happy new week!
This week I'll be laying down the new tracks and sound effects into the code. The way things are looking, I want to say that CH5 will be released on Oct 30th. The week leading up to the 30th is more of a buffer to address anything that may have popped up, so should things look good before the 30th, I'll release sooner.

ALSO, I keep forgetting to mention this and almost forgot as I was about to hit the post button.
If you had signed up for the tiers that places your names in the credits, please do so ASAP. Deadline for this will be OCT 20th. Either send me a message here or in the Patreon channel in the discord. I will still sift through the history as I've done before, but dropping your names for me will speed things up for me on that front.

Following this release, I'll be doing another Q&A here on Patreon. So if you have questions about Artemis, future projects, myself. Feel free to ask and I'll start jotting the questions down and post answers next month.

Back into the basement I go! Have yourselves a safe week!

- digi.B

Hi, guys.
Just a quick update to let you know that things are going okay, and I will post a release date in a few days.
Thanks for your support,
DB