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v0.4 Progress Update - Rendering Continues

Added 2018-04-16 07:32:20 +0000 UTC

A few nights ago I began the rendering process for v0.4 (slowed down slightly by a false start; an incorrect setting ended the rendering an hour in instead of running all night). The process is now 30% complete, with another 5 or 6 days of rendering to go before the entire image library is complete. Once the high quality images are finished I expect I will be able to very quickly get the patron testing version posted. My best guess is that it will be available on the 22nd or 23rd, but this is subject to change.

Meanwhile, I've been working on the rest of the game using the low res test images. v0.4 changes all of the clothing to be recolourable, so I took an evening and completely redesigned the outfit designer page. It now lists the different categories more cleanly and provides you with a choice of colours for every type of clothing. Going forward I'll be adding support for patterns and two colour outfits, but for now all of the clothing items are limited to a single hue.

I had originally hoped to include a few extra clothing items in this update, but due to long render times I've decided to push work on those back until after v0.4.0 is out. During the testing week I will set some new clothing items and positions to be rendered, which will be included in v0.4.1. A lot of work has gone on behind the scenes to support faster content generation from me, so from now on I should be turning out new items as fast as my computer can render them.