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Shader Test Build 0.29

Since the last update I have been finalizing the new shader based visual system and it's finally in a good enough shape for testing. Other similar technical improvements that make my life easier in the future are also in this release. This is a beta test build (as "BETA TEST BUILD" in big, red letters in the main menu hints) so it's not for the general public (at least not yet). Try them out if you are interested.

2019-04-27 19:44:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Monthly update: A happy cat edition

Finally! All content for 0.3 is finally ready! I originally planned the release at the end of this month but I'll use a few more days to re-render some of the graphics, check the script and finalize the new visual shader system. It shouldn't take much more than a week or so as this remaining stuff is "nice to have" but not critical. Still, as I previously mentioned I planned to release 0.3 this month but as that didn't happen I'll be skipping this month's Patron payments once again. Trying to...

Extracurricular Activities

Just don't get caught by Melissa.

My current real-world job project finally ended this week, so I can now fully focus on finishing 0.3 now that I don't have to be traveling all the time. Home, sweet home.

Not so fast!

Despite having weak stats in sports in general, Amy can handle the balls just fine on the basketball court.

Come on, that joke just had to be made.

Monthly update - Awkward headpats edition

This month's progress has been good for a change and it should get even better once my current project at my real day job ends next week. Getting rid of that project makes my life easier as I don't have to keep traveling all the time and I can model and render at home on weekdays too without having to melt my work laptop. The project wasn't bad overall, but man, traveling due to work gets old fast.

I have also been using this extra time to add some more content and scenes to the script,...

A Happy Morning

Perseverance Is the Key to Success (tm). Especially with Amy.

More renders incoming, also some good news on the next monthly update.

Room service

Order anything you want.

More renders incoming this/next week including specials and more explicit ones.

Amy's toy store

Nothing wrong with playing with some toys every now and then.

News & Art

Final stretch, the 0.3 is now finally in sight and the only things on the TODO-list are some remaining art and a bit of scripting. Thanks to everyone for their patience, my real work has kept me busy traveling this month which has made it difficult to render any art as my work laptop is not that powerful and most of the resources are on my home desktop computer anyway. I can write and script pretty much anywhere, but I can do rendering and modeling mostly on weekends or on days when I'm at ho...

New Years Update

Monthly update and new years update in one! As I mentioned in my previous update, I'm currently on vacation so I have been able to fully focus on finalizing the next 0.3 release. I should have more news once my vacation ends next week, but at the moment things are progressing nicely. Still, I'll skip the Patreon payment again this month. Maybe it will push me to make updates and content a bit faster. If I made any new years promises this year, I would probably promise to produce content more ...

Christmas update

Time flies, and so do deadlines. End of the year has been a busy time for me at work, so my free time has been much more limited. Fortunately, I now have a two-week vacation and a much more relaxed looking next year so I should be able to finally squeeze out some content and release 0.3. The only things still unfinished are scripting and some CG creation and rendering so my current release estimate would be around January 6th. I'll probably skip this month's Patreon payments again too. No res...

Monthly progress report

Plenty of news this time! The first one: I will be skipping this month's Patreon payments, so you should not be billed for this month. Mostly because I have been tinkering with all kinds of interesting but not strictly all that Offcuts-related stuff, so I don't feel it would be fair when I haven't even provided that much content for you to see. More information below.

The script for Amy's route is now mostly ready but some of the new visuals and scenes I have been working on h...

Monthly (and Halloween) update

This month I have been mostly busy writing the script for Amy's route and the work has progressed nicely. I have also started to render some of the images now that I know better which plot parts are important. To speed things up, I have also written several scripts that make content management and rendering much more pleasant and less manual. So, once I get the first images ready using my new tools I'll start posting the results (hopefully soon). Enjoy the witch-Amy as a quick test render.

Jud...

Monthly update

After the last update, I have been mostly writing Amy's route. The script is progressing nicely and I'll probably start to post some renders once I'm sure that the plot is stable enough so that I don't waste time on stuff that might be cut or changed. I also have some images that never made it to 1.5 or 2.0, I'll probably give them a final render and post them once I get some other stuff out of the way.

* The attached video shows some interactions (eye, mouth and cloth "movement") that can be ...

New character sprites

The attached image shows the old character sprites (left side) paired with the new ones (right side). The old system I used for rendering them was painful to manage and update. The new system I created matches the other visuals better, has more consistent lighting and is much easier to change and update. Another bonus is that some interesting metadata can be generated at the same time. Another post about that later. 

Converting all the characters with their poses (roughly 150 combinations...

The road to the next release

The vote deciding which girl should have their arc done next just closed and the winner is... Amy! (35% of the votes). It was a pretty tight race with Alice coming in as a close second (31%). Kate (22%) and Helen (12%) came after them.

So, what now? I'll start working on the Amy route immediately after I get some maintenance stuff out of the way. This includes new "paper doll sprites" for all characters (more of this soon, already posted one example on Discord) and some smaller visual updates....

Public relese 0.2

Version 0.2 is now available for everyone. This release contains Melissa's full route. Download link:

https://stencilbits.itch.io/offcuts

Other news:

* Vote incoming tomorrow (for 5$+ patrons) about which girl should have their route done next.

* Almost 100 Patrons! Thanks to both old and new supporters! I probably have to start assembling that render farm from the computer parts still have lying arou...

Final teaser

If nothing explodes my next post tomorrow should be a release post for all 10$ patrons.

Soon

All content for 0.2 is now ready and the only remaining tasks are mostly related to scripting and testing. If nothing else comes up the release should be out for 10$ patrons within 48 hours.

Temporary billing pause

As mentioned in my last news update, I will temporarily pause my creator page for a few days, mostly because of tax reasons. As a result, you should not be billed for this month. This page will be resumed in a few days once this month's billing cycle has been skipped.

Bathtime

Watch out for slippery surfaces.

News and updates

I have been super busy with my real job lately, but here are some things that might interest you all.

* Deadlines come and go, but 0.2 should be out next weekend (1.9 - 2.9) when I have enough time to finish all pending tasks and give it a final test run/read.

* I'll temporarily suspend my campaign again near the end of this month, so you should not be billed for this month. Again, mostly for tax reasons but I haven't really posted that much Patreon content either, so I don't feel it wou...

Public 0.15 release

This smaller release finishes Nina's route. The next version (which will contain Melissa's complete route) should also be ready soon. The current estimate is 27.8 (give or take a few days). My biggest problem at the moment is probably my computer overheating during image rendering. I'll probably have to put my machine in a fridge or something if the weather doesn't cool down soon...

Download links for Windows and Mac 2018-08-17 17:55:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Temporary billing pause

As mentioned in my last update, I will temporarily pause my creator page for a few days due to tax reasons. As a result, you should not be billed for this month. This page will be resumed in a few days once this month's billing cycle has been skipped.

News and updates

This month has been a busy one, so here are some of the more important points:

* Discord open! Too see how to access it, here is a link to the Patreon help page. Let me know here if you have any problems, I don't have that much experience with it. And try not to troll too much so I don't have to use the banhammer!

* Due to tax reasons (and to play it safe) I w...

Visual experiments

One thing I have been experimenting with for a some time now is how to support certain improved visual effects in Ren'Py (the engine Offcuts uses). Ren'Py is a great engine, but making dynamic or otherwise custom effects has never been easy. So, I have been working on a custom library that can support all kinds of interesting visual effects. For example basic skeletal deformation animation, image distortion and now simple deferred shading. The demo video shows some basic functionality, but you c...

50 patreons special render

Amy and Melissa won the vote, so here they are relaxing on a boat. Well, at least Melissa is. Thanks to everyone, more posts incoming!

Progress update

It has been a while since the last update, so let's check out what I have been working on since. Writing for Nina's route is now mostly ready. Next comes visuals and scripting. I have also been working on Melissa's route to see how well working on two things works and it has also progressed nicely. The next release (which will contain rest of Nina's route) should be ready in 2-3 weeks and Melissa's route should take a roughly similar amount of time after that. So if things work out there might b...

First goal archieved!

Thanks to all my patrons once again, my first goal (50 patrons) was met faster than I expected. As promised I'll set up a vote and the two most popular girls will be featured in a special render for you to enjoy.

Not just a nerd

Alice appreciation continues, this image was inspired by pin-up art. As you can see, she has a wilder side too.