Chapter 5 - Dev Log #6
Hello,
So, where are we...
60 seconds of the 1:30 min intro cinematic are done. (Bellchen intro).
The render queue has around 190 renders in it, and I kinda fucked up by not disabling the Windows update in the past two days.
Whenever I woke up, I saw that the SG Workstation had restarted & did render like two images a night. (Or half an animation).
And because yesterday was WiAB day, I put on the SG animations and then went to WiAB and again forgot to disable the auto update...
Anyways, it just takes forever to render the scene. Even if everything's working as intended, I can only render 14-17 renders in 24h due to Daz's shitty "I-have-to-load-in-all-morphs-for-all-characters-every-damn-time."
I'd say Chapter 5 is now 75%-80% done if we consider the 190 queued-up boys rendered.
Previews (4k attached)
As everyone probably knows, I LOVE dark ambient renders... Especially with some good old Bellchen.

Wollust's best roll connoisseur

C(bum)

I don't have much more to show, as there's a strict "No spoiler" rule for the important parts.
Almost 80% done... We're getting there, lads.
- Ocean

Progress Update - Episode 11
Quick update:
My assets folder is finally back up to date. It's quite messy due to copying stuff from an older installation and adding new ones, but it works. I'll get used to it.
I'm almost finished with the beach day, just a few renders left. But then I'll have to do the whole day one more time because of the different relationship statuses. It will go quicker though since it should be shorter and I can reuse the scenes and make some adjustments.
I also changed the image sizes of previous episodes. I think the total size of the game was 13GB, now it's 6GB. I don't think you'll notice any quality difference.

Artemis DevLog - CH5
Hey everyone!
Sending this DevLog a day early (в воскресенье). A few weeks ago, I mentioned seeing a keratoconus specialist. This Tuesday I'll be taking a day trip with a buddy of mine to see them and to do a proper pentacam scan on my eyeballs. And the requirement is I have to not wear my contacts 48 hours prior. Fret not, that doesn't mean I won't be sitting around doing nothing (that would bore me to death). Instead, I'll be working on code. Typos are easy to fix but if I work on any renders without my contacts, it'll be a pain to load up the scene(s), correct any that had issues and throw it back in the oven.

I apologize for the font size change. I'm still working on a method to adjust the font in-game via the options. Why it's taking me some time is because there are several things to consider when implementing this. The font size changes when a character either raises or lowers their voice. Additionally, I have to keep in mind the amount of text that fits in the text box. So, I'll need to review the font sizes and make sure the dialogue fits within text box regardless of the size. So lots of variables to consider on this feature to ensure it is implemented correctly. For now, you can (when the game is running) press "a" and that will bring up the accessibility menu. From there one of the options is to adjust the font size. Keep in mind this might skew some of the UI due to the enlarged text.

Lastly, I understand some would like an estimated timeframe of the release. When working on CH5, I did my best to try to make it a short chapter due to getting things setup for Steam and re-coding some of the game for this release. I even considered trimming more fat by removing some LI content which I ultimately decided not to. Though future titles I'll be limiting romance options to about 4-5 (there are currently 9 in Artemis). This way I can give more depth to the characters and their personal stories. But I digress. The reason I haven't given a timeframe is because it just leads to disappointment. Things can happen and deadlines can be missed and that will only upset some people, including myself. Even on release day, I was a few hours late and there were comments piling up and this only distracted me instead of keeping focus on the release. And release days are always stressful for any developer.

That said though, only 5 scenes remain to be posed and rendered. Two of these scenes require custom locations that I hadn't gotten to importing yet. Fortunately, I'm surrounded by great friends in this community. Puggy, co-dev of Hellcat Lounge, has offered to help with this and of course I gladly accepted to help keep momentum going. Thanks Puggy!
That's all for this week!
Be safe and be well.
- digi.B

Chapter 3 - Dev Log #11
Hello,
Sorry, I fucked up the time as my sleep schedule is actually absolute dogshit again.
I actually thought the Dev Log was today. (Not yesterday.)
So, how's it going?
Pretty good, I had to use the WiAB PC for a few SG renders last week, but well, I'm going at a pretty good pace now.
I'm almost done with another scene and then there's only one medium scene plus the big one left.
But the second I settle in, the big one should be quite fun to create.
I created tons of new environments & characters in the past few days, too.
Regarding the Daphne Treats from the last time... I have them here but I just can't bring myself to release them as I don't view them as worthy enough.
I just didn't feel it when I made them... I will redo the Treats at some point in the future, but the treats were always just meant as an unconditional extra with no obligations.
I do them when I feel them & lately, I'm just completely immersed in Chapter 3.
Previews (4k Attached)
Miru is love, Miru is life.

I didn't want to show the previews I'm gonna show now, but I'm gonna do it anyways.
As mentioned a billion times before, WiAB finally has some story & plot structure... This means shit doesn't just happen randomly like in the old one, but follows a thought-out plan.
With this Chapter, we're going to reach a depth, the old WiAB wouldn't have reached with an additional 5 Chapters. (In some storylines.)
"It was at this moment that he knew, he fucked up."

"Build me an army worthy of Wollust."

I'll see you in two weeks, then I should be working on the last scene & I will slowly enter the post-work territory.
- Ocean

Finally some positive news.
Got my pc back at the end of last week and everything seems to work alright. I pretty much installed everything I need again except for all the assets. But there's also some good news concerning those. I still have my old pc and on one of the hard drives I still had my Daz installation. So I copied all those assets to the new installation and it seems to work. Now I have already over 80% of the assets and can start creating scenes again while downloading the newer ones in the meantime or when needed. Made some test renders already to check everything and it works fine. Rewrote parts of the script which I lost and also added a little more.
Working on the scenes for the episode will start again today!
Even with all of the setbacks, I'm at 1800 numbered renders for this episode now. For reference, episode 9 had 1300+ numbered in total and episode 8 (the biggest as of now) had 2300+. This episode will probably come close or surpass it.

Check In 06/02/2023
Howdy all, not title screen but I wanted to give you a little something to look at, so here's a custom I did last month. Those around the Discord or Twitter have already seen it, but I figure a few folks hadn't seen it yet.
Renders are 3363 finished of the 3433 posed. At the current moment it's pretty slow going the batch of renders I'm attempting to finish are on average taking 3 hours and 14 minutes to complete per, which obviously is what's eating up my time. Even with two PCs cooking renders it's taking it's time. But such is the joy of Daz sometimes.
Using the render time to work on my lighting and such for animations, now that most of those renders are finished its easier going. Pretty happy with them.
Beyond that there's really not much that can be done, coding in images and waiting for renders to cook.
That's it for me today, thank you as always for the support and I hope you all have a lovely rest of your week.
Sláinte!
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Sneak Peek 06/05/2023
An extra one today, with disgusting lewd filth included. My GPU almost died rendering something so horrifying.

(Version 0.2.2)
Chapter 1:
[*]Fixed internal code variables;
[*]Fixed an issue that was preventing Julia to ignore the conversation between the MC and Keyla within a specific requirement;
[*]Fixed an issue that was preventing earning a relationship point with Julia at the park hangout scene. (This was only affecting those who were not already in Julia’s route and chose to kiss her, if you were already in her route no problems here).

Vanessa: main LI (sub and dom routes), not compatible with Zara for a throuple
Zara: main LI, solo route only, threesomes possible but no throuple ending, "will never lose LI status"
Maja: formerly main LI, currently not planned anymore but under consideration though unlikely. Lewdable at least
Для Маи Оушен даже причину назвал - сиськи маловаты

Here's an update on the situation.
I called support to explain the issue with the computer. They asked me to make a video of the start-up process so they can listen to the beep sounds and look at the lights on the mainboard. I'd sent it to them but didn't hear anything for 2 days. I called again for an update and they said they didn't have time yet to look at it and it would take at least a week or two. I told them that it was unacceptable and asked if I could bring the computer to a local expert to have it checked. As long as the mainboard and processor wouldn't be touched, the warranty would be still intact. So I did that.
They analysed everything and it was the SSD which was broken. I asked if any data could be saved. They tried to clone it first, but that failed and also all attempts to copy data failed. At the end I lost all data on that disk.
That data included the latest scenes and renders I was working on, but also the latest script. Which isn't that big of an issue, I'll just have to redo some things.
But it also included my Daz program with all the assets. Now I'll need to reinstall and redownload everything and that will take some time. My guess is a week or 2. After that, working on the episode will continue as usual.

Weekly Report 26/05/23
Hi, guys.
First of all, I want to let you know that I will be going away on holiday from 3rd to the 10th of June. I didn't manage to get away anywhere last year, so I'm looking forward to a change of scenery. As a result, I won't be posting a weekly report during that week , but I will try to post a wallpaper or something instead so you don't forget about me while I'm gone.
On to this week, I completed the three teaser images for v0.14, and I have also written the story for it. However, I won't be focusing on creating new content for v0.14 for some time now as I concentrate on fixing existing issues and reworking a few things.
One of those issues is the lack of choices in recent updates. Over time, the number of player choices has gradually decreased, transforming the experience into more of a kinetic novel. Therefore, for the remainder of this week, I've been working to add more choices where they are lacking and to make them meaningful.
Thanks for your support,
DB​

Фан: On alternate runs how the heck do I get the redhead into bed?? Do I have to reject all the Lloyds?
DB: In order to have a relationship with Hannah, you will definitely have to reject Charlotte and Lucy.
I'm just finalizing the details, and there is a possibility that something may happen with Hannah before Emma's path starts. But, if it doesn't, then you would need to reject Emma too.
So you will most likely need to be on Suzi's path, or none of them (reject all Lloyds).

CH05 Status Update #27
Hello!
This week we've done some of the extra work surrounding the update. Little changes, edits and additions here and there. Club Freya's characters received plenty of attention and a whole bunch of render fixes were performed in the process. One of the largest scenes has almost finished rendering as well, topping out at over 500 renders. That's almost the size of the release of CH01!
Posing and animation work has also continued. The render queue has been slowly building up in the background and we've found ourselves bottle-necked by rendering speeds. Kind of good, kind of bad... a little bit of both, really. But rendering clog aside, the update is starting to look great and we're getting excited to get it out there for everyone to play!

Development
We try to be really careful with hype and expectations since we're just a couple of beginners from Finland with no previous experience. But the support, reception and feedback regarding Summer Heat this past year has been unreal—and we're even more excited to show you what we can do with full-time development.
Huge thank you to everyone out there supporting us, and thank you for reading.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Robison & Npx

Here are the first teasers for v0.14.
- Agent Fox races to the house, but it looks like the intruder got away?
- All eyes are on Charlotte at the photoshoot
- The FBI make a move​

Chapter 3 - Dev Log #10
Hello,
Soo... Where are we...
I have two and a half more scenes to set up and render. The first two are decent in size, the last one is a big chunky boy, though.
But I have already built the environment a few months ago, so starting with it won't be an issue.
It will be a pain in the ass to render, but not nearly as bad as the farm scenes.
Treats & Blender
I will release the Daphne NSFW Treats tomorrow! They haven't finished rendering yet, and I really want to go to bed and not wait on them.
I actually wanted to do this set in Blender, but of course, Daphne is the only character that gives me trouble in terms of porting.
I fixed a few of the issues, but I still haven't yet found a good solution for the clothing.
It's all just a matter of time.
I'm also "training" the girlfriend of a friend to model stuff in Blender... So I might hire her when I make the final switch to Blender.
Having someone to model my environments and unique items would be amazing. (Maybe even characters at some point.)
And with training, I mean I send her YT Blender tutorials. (She will help me with the upcoming Blender short stories. That way we both will gain a lot of experience.)
Previews High Res attached.
Only two previews that don't show too much, but still a little.
I actually absolutely love Katie's look in the last scene... I will preview it in a future Dev Log.
Wet Katie has to do for now.
I'll see you in the next Development log!
The finish line is in sight.
- Ocean

Right after I created the previous post, my pc became really slow. I couldn't do anything. I reset the pc, it made some weird noises and I got an error that a HD failure is imminent. I guess my HD crashed or something.
...
Luckily, most of the data is on my 2nd HD except for the newest script. But I hope I can save everything somehow.
I'll contact support tomorrow and hopefully, it's a quicker fix than the problems with the GFX.
I'll keep you up to date once I know more. Sorry about this.

Preparing for the Future
It has now been several weeks since the 0.7 release and reception has been overwhelmingly positive, I'm so glad you all enjoyed it so much!
As many here already know I've been doing this on the side of my studies until now, however I've recently made the decision to cancel my studies and focus fully on game development.
This means I'll be spending a lot of time in the near future on starting a company, which includes boring stuff like meeting with accountants and bank people and shit. Along with making final preparations for the Steam release I won't have much time over for working on the game for a little while.
I hope it's understandable that I take a bit of time to get everything in order, because this is pretty much my guarantee to my community that I'm in this for the long run.
With that said, the next couple of updates might also be a little unstable when it comes to release time as I figure out a healthy schedule to work with so that I can get things out in good time and still have free time over so that I don't burn myself out completely.
Thank you for being understanding and for choosing to be part of my community, I hope you're as excited for the future as I am.