Hello Jurors!

This past month has been quite focused around writing. I’m finding that I can blast through rendering quite quickly now so I’m basically writing a ton of content so then I can just go on a render spree.

It was my Birthday this month so had a few days off for that, and last week I was in New York for business, so I lost a bit of time there, but still managed to do some transcription on the plane journey there and back! Overall it’s been a very productive month though for both rendering and writing.

I’ve managed to write a some of the more complex narrative (the trial stuff), and also written far more deeply into the episode now. Normally, I write the scene, then render the scene straight after, but I’ve basically teed up a bunch of scenes to plough though now. You’re certainly getting to see some deeper sides of the characters, and able to progress with them further in relationship terms. Characters like Ivy and Willow, not to mention the 12th Juror (well done for those of you who picked up on that last post) will become more readily available to ‘interact’ with too.

I’ve also been busy in the DAZ store, having purchased another 40 or so assets (There was a great sale this week and I got a bit carried away...), so more clothing and scenes to refresh the look of everything. So far I’ve only had to create a few more scenes, but there is going to be quite a number new rooms and outdoor scenes in Episode 3, so buying in advance of rendering those scenes.

Here’s a couple of teaser shots from some of scenes I’ve rendered…

Please know that I’m not showing you images of all the scenes I’ve worked on, I do want it to be a surprise still.

This month:

- 704 new images rendered (Over 2300 now)

- 114 animations rendered (Honestly, I can’t remember what number I was on last month, but I did a bunch more this month. I’ll use this as the benchmark for next month)

- 19 scenes written (11 transcribed)

I’m unsure if you guys/girls know what I mean when I say ‘transcribed’. For those of you who don’t, see the image below:

Essentially, it's the process of taking a base script, then adding in the image names, and writing the description (in green). If you don't take this step, it can sometimes get really confusing to know what images you need to pose. Often when I'm rendering, I'll realise that a new image is needed to make the scene play correctly, and just add those in on the fly, but I always take this step before starting the renders.

Q&A Session:
I'm not sure if there's any interest in it or not, but I'd love to do a Q&A section to these monthly posts. If you've got any questions about game development, questions about Jury, the characters, or anything really, I'd love to open the floor to you all. No pressure, but please know that the offer is there. If you have questions, please put them in the comments here, and I'll address them in next month's post!

Have a great end to September, and I'll speak to you all soon!

Nickle3DArt