Hello everyone!

It's been three weeks since the last devlog, so here's a new update on the next chapter's development!

What's Been Done?

• 802 renders completed (1028 total)
• 15 animations
• 5 renders from Chapter 3 redone (lighting issue)
• Proofreading (~80%)

Development Notes

Well, these last three weeks were really productive, if I can say so myself!
That's a lot of renders, and some of them needed a lot of work...
I definitely couldn't have done this much in the previous update.

As I previously said, I'm cutting down on animations for this chapter...
Well, not completely, but I'm only making the ones that actually matter.
I'm also experimenting a bit with looping a few renders to simulate movement.
I'll let you see for yourself when the update is out!

Some bad news is that the render count per event has been much higher than expected, and so despite having passed the 1k renders mark I'm still not quite at the finish line yet.

Nothing too worrisome for now, but not being able to widen the gap between what still needs to be done and the deadline doesn't leave much room for error.

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I actually wasn't aware this was a thing, and I stumbled on it by accident...

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Preview Pic

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No fictional animals were harmed during the production of this render. 
Though the two big, appetizing snails might end up on my Christmas table eventually.

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Um, yeah...
So I had my doubts about this scene and had to consult a state-sanctioned fact-checker about it.
Apparently this particular render might not depict a fully realistic situation, and might even propagate some misinformation.

So a disclaimer is in order!

Lava can come in various tints, but this particular red color is totally unrealistic.
That's why I'd like to apologize for it, and also thank the state-sanctioned fact-checker.

I can now rest easy knowing my ever-increasing taxes are well invested!

What's Next

• Rendering, animating
• Proofreading
• Playtesting (the true early release, btw)
• Christmas event

ETA?!!!

Here are the two deadlines I've set for myself:

1. 17th early release - 24th public release (if nothing changes)
2. 24th early release - 31st public release (if something goes wrong)

Finally

A big thank you to everyone following and supporting this project!
I didn't expect to have so many of you still subscribed this late into development...
So thank you for your trust, everyone!

For my subscribers: Takeshi's cultured preview should come next week.

For everyone else: I'll see you for the chapter preview (hopefully).

Thank you for your time.

-Haptales

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