I guess leaving you wither, waiting for the next update, was too heartbreaking ^^
I usually try to come back to you every time I have something interesting to show you, and that's why I'm here today.
For those who remember, a couple of month ago I bought a brand new machine in order to up the quality of my pictures, and hopefully make the rendering a bit faster, all of that thanks to the
new 3D engine that goes with it.
I've also promised you that I would not use this new engine on the first part of the Fallen Star, as this new technology was requiring me to learn lighting, shading and texturing from scratch, and that would most likely cause even greater delay rendering TFS...
But you know, boy and their... It was itching me to at least play a little bit with my new toy ^^
So I've chosen some lab rats for my experiments and decided to rework Smashaaaa!
Remember the She-Hulk-like superhero from Legion. Green skin (actually all unnatural skin color) are quite hard to render and make it look like realistic. So if I could make this one right, I knew I could quickly improve my skills. I gave it a try and... let me introduce you the brand new Smasha!
Check the old version against the new one and let me know what you think. As far as I'm concerned, I love it!
I was really excited by the results, and started thinking "that looks good but... it's only a character on its own... I wonder what it would look like in a real scene!"
And if I had to start rendering some scene, better not waste time on random pics but rather invest this time in one of my other projects...
Legion 2's script not being ready, I needed another guinea pigs...
And what else was ready to roll... HC chapter 3!
So here's a sneak peek at the very first few pics of Harriet Cooper Chapter 3 in Full HD res and entirely made with my new machine! Look at the wood fire lights, the texture of the coach,...
What... You're only here for boobs and dicks?! Ah.. Ah... Sorry...
Just imagine Penny and Gellina naked then ;P
Then, as promised, I went back to The Fallen Star, putting my new rig aside T_T
and it looked like this...
Since the release of the second chapter of HC, I was quite frustrated with the quality of my pics, not being able to go further and make them look even better. But then the summum of frustration hit me when I had to go back producing pictures as here above >_<
All of that when I just had experience Magic!
So I've said "screw my promises and let's start producing some real 3D here"
And the Magic happened again... There were sparkles in my eyes, blinded by realistic looking...boobs! Who asked for boobs?!
Let's hope you'll appreciate the quality as much as the quantity, and that these few pics will help you wait till the release.
PS: Bad news the new machine spits good looking pics, but does not do it faster >_<
It's definitely faster with the old 3Delight engine, but still takes between 20 to 60 minutes with the new engine. I'm already quite happy it does not take 1-2h as a few persons were telling me \o_o/
Christmas Update ---------------------------------
Ahh i suppose, that random white haired girl is the half corruption you spoke of in this chapter? Oh boy that devils final form looks badass, i see now Leto was not exactly a traitor but went to challenge him and lost. Unfortunately no Letos corrupted form teaser, hopefully only a month now till we can see Letos corrupted form!
ReplyDeleteThe half corruption has probably already been shown, literally half, only half of her body is corrupted. That's probably Leto in the past and her first seeds of corruption.
DeleteUnfortunately no boobs for HC : (, but that model looks crisp, cant wait to see some succubus action with the new engine.
ReplyDeleteI've literally only rendered 5 pics for HC 3, so there was very little chance to see some boobs. But don't worry... it will come ^^
DeleteThe differences between the new two machines are... ¡¡Awesooooome!! Shinra-kun, good for your new machine.
ReplyDeleteThank you Darth Xander, I'm myself impress by the results of what can be achieve right now in terms of quality :D
DeleteShinra will we see any of the sisters in this chapter? Or will more cannon fodder be lost this chapter xD or even turned to decorations again.
ReplyDeleteThere's barely any cannon fodder in this chapter as most of the scene will be focussed on character that we already know. Of course there will be some cameos to allow the story to be told properly. It would be hard to tell if it was only revolving around the same characters again and again ^^
DeleteAs for the Sisters of the Dark, We'll definitely see Sister Justine back on Moyira Island. Most of the Sisters are also accompanying Starlight in Heaven, so we should see them fighting. (Minus the two ones that have been turned into stone in the previous chapter ^^)
Nice stuff. The new Smasha looks really good. The new engine looks really good. But Fallen Star still looks great as well. I'm excited. Happy to see some progress. Was/am kinda hopin for an upload of the first 1/3 before the end of the year if it is all possible. That's just the hype talking.
ReplyDeleteSame here Hype is so real!. Shinra once again you go beyond my expectations. Well done Sir!
DeleteLets trust shinra that he wont delay our christmas present!
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ReplyDeleteWhat tool are you using now? Those pics are very good!
ReplyDeleteAmazing quality!
ReplyDeleteOMG marvelous! so happy but this infinite waiting is killing me!!
ReplyDeleteT_T
Smasha looks great. Before, her skin didn't look right.The green was too strong, she looked like a wax doll.
ReplyDeleteNow, I think it looks like realistic looking green skin (if such a thing is possible).
What's sure is that she is much sexier now. That's a lady I'd like to know in a more intimate manner (even if she would probably crush me).
Thanks!
DeleteI'm actually very proud of her new "form"
Can't wait to be able to work with her and put her up to "task" :P
Shinra,
ReplyDeleteAs a suggestion I would like to ask that you add a sex scene with foot fetish.
You do a great job remains so.
Sorry for my english but i'm spanish and not speak or write good english. Sorry
Please if you add a foot fetish (and you really don't have to) don't do it too blatantly.
ReplyDeleteJust make one character lick a foot to tease the girl among other teasing caresses. It's commonly done in bed and isn't too weird.
The guy excites the girl a bit, and then in the next picture move on to other stimulations.
That's exactly what I asked, is that as I have not mastered much English and I can hardly express myself, but thanks!
DeleteArachnea seems like a good candidate.
DeleteYes, Yes, Yes.
DeletePlease, foot fetish.
Talking Serious, your work is amazing, fantastic. This is the first time that i write here, but I read your comics since 2012 and I'm really glad with your work. I'm brazilian, so I've been practicing a lot with your comics.
Thanks for this excellent work, looking forward to the TFS 9.
Signature: H. M.
If we are taking request I'd say give Miss T some screen time. She's great. I want to see Miss T vs either Carla or Mariah.
DeleteMiss T is the best.
Shinra did say Miss T will have a scene, perhaps maybe even further corrupted, with whom well thats for us to find out in part 2 or maybe during part 2 leaks.
DeleteFoot fetish?
DeleteThen I want ear fetish, and little toe fetish and nose fetish...
It's not the supermarket, nobody wants to see someone worship a foot for 3 pages and take from more interesting sex scenes.
Oh yeah.
DeleteThe anonymous got a little worked up. I think he thought I asked for foot fetish. I don't want it at all.
I just wrote this to tell Shinra that, if he wants to put a foot fetish scene somewhere (as I know he likes to please people), he shouldn't make it too obvious.
I don't mind it if it can be on one picture. But it shouldn't deviate from a more interesting transformations or sex scene.
In short: I can do without
I'll try to slip in a pic or two without making it too obvious, but no promises ^^
DeleteIt's true that you're not at the supermarket, I won't deviate from the story to insert some fan service, or worse, trying to insert something that I don't like just to please. But from time to time, when it's feasible, I can try to make a few of you happy and foot fetish is not something that I "dislike"
In short, we'll see what I can do.
And thinking about it...I concur with MpGrey, Arachnea would make the perfect girl to introduce us to this fetish
DeleteHey Shinra, have you considered getting a Patreon? I've seen a couple fans who claim they'd support you monetarily. Patreon might enable that and help you out. I don't know if you need the money but I figure it doesn't hurt to put the suggestion out.
ReplyDeleteA Patreon sounds like a great idea.
DeleteYes, I've already considered getting a Patreon and it's most likely what I will be heading to soon.
DeleteProducing these comics are costing me and more, but in the meantime, I want to keep my art free, so I guess Patreon is a good option in between.
All I need is some free time to see how it works exactly, and also, I want to be in a position where I can deliver stuff on a more regular basis. That the downside of Patreon, you have to provide something more than the usual to your good Patrons ;)
Good job Shinra, the transition is looking perfect!
ReplyDeleteAnd those hours of rendering are with my biiiiig scenes on an average computer, not the usual stuff. I just clocked 17 hours rendertime on a promoshot for a scene that contains more lights, reflective surfaces and fully lit glasswatertanks than a JJ Abrams movie. That stuff just murders your rendertime :-D :-D
Vengerberk
Stuck at 42% T_T
DeleteNot surprising, all you can do now is hope in two weeks time you will have a christmas release.
DeleteAfter being here for 3 years, i wont even be surprised if it comes out February next year.
A Christmas release? If you've been here for 3 years, you should know that February would be the earliest release date.
DeleteRealistically speaking, beyond Feb would be a safe bet to minimise disappointment. After being here for 3 years, obviously i know dates are never followed and it would only lead to disappointment over and over , but lets not burst the bubble for others here who were told naughty santa has presents for them.
DeleteHoping for Christmas release. Hope-- Shinra just says "why not? I'll just upload what I have and they can have the first 100 or w/e images, it will make everyone happy." It will make everyone very happy.
DeleteBUT!
As posters have said, we've done this dance before. I think I can speak for most of the anons-- we are all just happy to see progress, to see a great comic for free, and this is a great effort on Shinra's part so again-- thanks. Merry Xmas. If you want to put some stuff up in the next few days-- a part 1-- great, if not, we get it when we do. I'm so hyped.
Rankings-- Miss T>Mariah>succubuses from clothing store (forgot names)> blonde Carla.
The most you will get is a Shinra comment, and everything in your rankings appear in part 2. Sry dude :/
DeleteHello Shinra,
DeleteI don't care about the wait. I know you work hard to do a great comic.
The two I hope the most for:
Valar (great scene she had with Jay the male demon I hope for more)+ Leto (she's very hot. I hope Lucifer converts her good).
I think miss T was hot but her arc seems to be over.
I'm not sure we need to get much more of her. She's already been transformed and all. Maybe she could find a demon master or lover?
Good thing you don't care about the wait cause you may only get the answer to what you hope for next Christmas.
DeleteWho cares?
DeleteIf the comic needs more time to be satisfying, I prefer to wait. I prefer it takes a few more days if it means having great transformation, corruption and sex scenes.
If it gets rushed we will have waited for nothing.
Who cares? The people who come here insulting shinra. Mind you next christmas is not a few days its a year. What anonymous was implying was whatever you asked for comes out only in part 2. And since you did not care about the wait, it should be fine to wait another year. Just dont come back going fck u shinra 1 year and xx% only!
DeleteNobody is talking about next christmas, calm down. And I think there is like only one guy who can't wait. Most fans can handle the wait with no problem.
DeleteAlso who cares about Miss T. She's hot but she hasn't done much in term of corruption. I can't see her getting much farther in her arc.
Well...Maybe she can corrupt Zeliel as they seemed to have some kind of bond and budding relationship before she got transformed.
Shinra did say Miss T has something to do in part 2. Anonymous above mentioned next Christmas as a good estimate as to when part 2 will be released. Any sooner will make everyone happy, but a date too early will just cause people to be disappointed.
DeleteIm sure the problem isnt actually waiting its that recently shinra has been less and less active, 39 comments in and he hasnt replied a single one. The least he could do is to reply to us so we know he is still working on it. When theres feedback people would be less angsty
DeleteI have a feeling that he's either gotten caught up in some RL issue(s) or he couldn't help himself and decided to switch to the new engine and is working furiously to redo the entire thing before releasing it.
DeleteThere is a possibility he might have jumped onto the new engine, but i don't think he will redo all that has already been done, he will just continue from where he left off. I understand hes a very busy man, but damn its not that hard to make a few comments with your phone here and there while you are pooping daily. :/
DeleteLooks like your hero is back! At least we know he is alive now : D
DeleteGnark Gnark Gnark
Delete(yes, Naughty Santa doesn't Ho Ho Ho, he Gnark Gnark Gnark)
Apologies for staying silent this past few weeks, but hopefully it was for the good cause. I've been whipping my chocobos and my pampas (yes, I don't have elves and reindeers) like crazy to do as much as I could to finalise this first part.
Do not get the progress bar as an indication that I was not working on it. I've been working on a long scene, which will see the bar making a big jump as soon as finished.
You will have understood it, despite all my efforts, I'm still a bit short to deliver part1 today. It's a shame but I've done all I could. Sorry guys.
As I was explaining above when I posted the update, I've indeed switched to the new engine on TFS. As you can, hopefully (please do tell you see the difference), see the difference in the pic posted above. I, of course, haven't reworked any scene or re-rendered any pics previously rendered with my old machine, as again I did not want to waste some precious time. I could have done it if were for 20 pics, but here we talking hundreds.
And I can tell you something, I may not have finished part1, and I obviously cannot know if you'll like the story or not, but what I can promise you is that I've rendered some badass quality pictures!
I could not leave you, in this festive period, without at least dropping a few gifts...
Have a look at the pics above, I've uploaded a few more ones.
I'll be off for a week and a half, flying overseas with the family, but I'll make sure to check the blog and reply when I'm on my throne :P
PS: Naughty Santa does not poop... he makes fairy bubbles ^^
The Queen is joining me to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Have some good times with friends and families, eat some good food, make love to each other, in short... indulge in all sorts of pleasure ;)
I asked for boobs!
ReplyDeleteBoobs make life better all around and boobs in Shinra-Kun's comics twice as so!
Thank you. I hope to see more of those!
(I won't mind seeing the faces attached to those boobs too...)
And boobs you will have!
DeleteI specially crafted Leto's boobs with my own hands...
Ok I took advantage of the situation a little bit, but eh who wouldn't have ;P
You'll tell me what you think about it!
How far is naughty Santa away from delivering Christmas presents?, is it still 42% or do you just not have the time to update it?
ReplyDeleteDoes it still count as Santa's presents if it's delivered next year?
DeleteDammit, I knew I should not have traded my reindeers for chocobos!
So wait... Are we getting less pictures now that you have the new engine?
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure I'm too happy about that. I like getting a lot of pictures to detail the transformation and sex scenes...
Who said you were getting less pics? O_o
DeleteThe story does not change wether I'm using the new engine or not. So you'll definitely get the same amount of pics as planned, with better quality as a bonus ^^
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ReplyDeleteHey man, he's doing what he can and for free.
DeleteSo let him breath a little please.
Merry Christmas Shinra-Kun
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Shinra! Hope you have a good one.
ReplyDeleteAww no corrupted Leto teasers again : (, Letos corrupted form better be good! Leto's past seems interesting, looking forward to it in a months time
ReplyDeleteHi Shinra, be what it would be possible to have women with thigh high boots, in the next chapters?
ReplyDeleteCarla's mom has thigh high boots, since shes in heaven she might appear in part 2
DeleteWhile Shinra is taking a well deserved vacation, can someone recommend another good 3d corruption comic? :D
ReplyDeleteIf you haven't already heard about g9, you can head over to his blog. There's also fangs, other than this two there's nothing much unless you don't mind 3d animations you can head over to studios they have corruption in their kunoichi series.
DeleteStudiofow*
DeleteOnly yuri stuff in fang :-(
DeleteAnd almost no real eroticism...
well fangs 2 is in production so you can hope.
DeleteYeah, too bad most decent corruption comics are only yuri...
DeleteWell you get a good one in every 6 months from either Shinra or G9.
Deleteany good corruption comic guys? thanks before.
Deletepart from 9comics maybe the dinaranger series.
Deleteanyone could tell me how to change 2d photos into 3d model , thx !!
ReplyDeleteDoes it even work this way...?
DeleteSure hope so. Then we can all get our own 3d Leto just from the pics in this topic alone!
DeleteThen every time Shinra releases more pics, there would be more Shinras in the world now! And there are now thousands of variations of TFS.
Deletewell it's not what i meant... i have a few photos of geometric figure that i want to scanf and make it into a 3d model, but i can't, maybe someone can help.
DeleteYou can and you can't... terrible answer, I know >_<
DeleteYou can't transform directly a 2D picture into a 3D model (too bad, that would save me so much time T_T)
but you can actually use a 2D pic as a reference.
Many 3D software offers the possibility to display a 2D picture in the background of your viewport to help as a guide when you model your 3D mesh.
ZBrush is even better, as one of its feature called shadowbox, allow you to create a rough 3d model out of a 2D object. But you need to provide a shot from the face, from the side and from the top. It will create the object based on those 3 dimensions, which can be refined later. But it's often used for mechanical part rather than for organic modelling.
Hope it helped a little.
Ok , i guess there isnt an easy way, i will give zbrush a try . Thx shinra
DeleteHappy new year Shinra. I hope that your holidays (vacations) passed well and that you are rested(based) well. Shall we see the sisters Justine and Amelia in this chapter? It has been one moment since we saw Amelia, has she(it) a special mission to be made?
ReplyDeleteJustine will be on moyira, the others are in heaven with starlight. You will probably see them
DeleteIt's just like Anonymous said ^^
DeleteJustine vs Rhea...double toys in action :P
ReplyDeleteThat would be nice.
Happy new year to all of you guys!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy new year to you Shinra!
ReplyDeleteShinra when will you be back in business?
ReplyDeleteIf by "back to business" you mean back to rendering, I'm definitely back!
DeleteI'm in the home straight, the last scene, the one you've all been waiting for, Leto's fall!
I can already tell you that the chapter will be around 200-210 pages made of approximately 500 pics O_O
*whistles casually, trying to remind someone of something*
DeleteIf I say tomorrow...
DeleteAre you gonna consider me as the biggest procrastinator ever? ^^
The first part would be 200 ~ 210? or the entire chapter including part 2?
DeleteThe first part.
DeleteWe have progress! Hype meter is building. 4 more percent. Please tell me last 4% is just editing and uploading? In any case, I'm excite.
DeleteNo, there are still pages that need to be made. 129 pages are 100% ready, fixed and edited, but this has already been the case for more than a month.
DeleteNow I'm waiting for a new selection of pages to edit while Shinra is making the last pages.
This way, almost all of the editing will have already been done by the time Shinra has the final page ready, so it seriously reduces the waiting time until it's ready to be uploaded.
How many pages of corrupted Leto do we get in this chapter? as much as the last 3% worth? Hopefully in a weeks time we can finally see the first part
ReplyDeleteWelcome back Shinra..
ReplyDeleteWhile we're waiting...you could tease us with some pics :P
You haven't uploaded any since the last year :))
I am glad that at last, you advanced in your comics, Shinra. Did my Queen see my letter in her page?
ReplyDeleteSo excited for this chapter! Woohoo!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see what happened to Valar, Fay, Tethys or Leto !!!
ReplyDeleteComing soon Dec 2016
DeleteDidn't ask for your opinion.
DeleteI'll be glad to get what I get in part 1.
Now please stop talking to me.
Comments anonymously
Delete-> Can't handle the truth
-> Asks people to stop talking to him
Toppest kek
The anonymous above is just reminding you those characters don't come out till part 2, you don't have to get mad. But its good you will be contented with what you get in part 1 cause it should not bother you then. Just make sure not to come back and harass Shinra : )
how long 1,2,8 weeks?
ReplyDeleteWe aim to have it ready before Shinra has to travel for work again. Doing any sort of predicting is only inviting the risk of disappointing you, so we won't give clear estimates.
DeleteIt IS looking quite hopeful though that the last remaining part of the work can be completed without mishaps or other interference.
Tl;dr Only some 20 or so pages still need to be made. ;P
When you start to appear on a thread on this blog it means we are close to release lol :p
DeleteIn other words, I'd better shut up during all those other months so I won't cause any confusion, right? >_<
DeleteBut you're right. I try to answer questions if I can, but I can only do so if I actually have the answers, and that is usually the case when we're nearing release.
so "mpgrey"
Delete20 pages..2 pages/day..10days minimum? :(
Is that really fair to me when I spent 6 hours yesterday to cover the 51 new pages that were sent to me?
DeleteCould you send me those pages "by mistake"? :D
DeleteAnyway, thanks for what u're doing.
Please guys, could you fully appreciate all the work, effort and help Mpgrey puts into those comics. He's doing this on his own free time, and in order to provide you with an even better experience. He's a machine that can process mountains of text at the speed of light.
DeleteWe have reviewed our process and Mpgrey is correcting the pages by batch as I'm rendering them, so that he does not have to go through hundreds of pages by the time the chapter is finalised. It makes his life easier, and help you get your hands on the chapter quicker ;)
Thanks.
I appreciate both Mpgrey and Shinra-Kun. Good work. Thanks. Looking forward to it.
Deleteare miss t going to evolve like saga did in the last chapter?
ReplyDeleteid love to see arachnea to pass her soul to miss t and that event would trigger miss t last corruption.
That's stupid. Miss T looks perfect already.
DeleteI think Shinra maybe have hinted another corruption in past posts, but lets just trust the good man who has been giving us goodies all these years :D
DeleteGlad to hear the 1st part is making good progress.
DeleteMiss T? I think she looks great already. Great corruption, great character development. Does she need another corruption? I like what we have, but do I trust Shinra's skills? Yes. So I'd say go ahead and surprise me with another corruption since he does good work.
I think she could use a lifepartner :-P
DeleteThere are a few male characters but not nearly enough corrupted couples beside Starlight and the Devil.
I thought she would corrupt Zeliel for a time...
Also I think I'd prefer to see othe characters being corrupted instead of Miss T right now.
but if miss t does not evolve the idea of arachnea to transform or change her soul to another female player would be awesome
ReplyDeleteNews from Shinra...?anyone..
ReplyDeleteShinra is working his ass off on the chapter >_<
Delete48%! 1 more % & checks left to go!Thanks for the hard work Shinra : )
ReplyDelete49%
ReplyDelete49%
49%
Damn...still 48% :(
Maybe..another 4days.
Thank you for your hard work Shinra and Mpgrey!!
ReplyDeleteHi Shinra. How much do you spend of hours by page depiction? For example, for the part(party) 1 it shod how many hours?
ReplyDeleteI know it probably doesn't get said enough but thanks Shinra and MPGrey for all the work you put into these comics. I know everyone is getting pretty antsy as we get close to this new release but that's only because they are looking forward to the superb work you two constantly put out.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more.
DeleteThat's right. This is some good stuff. It's cool watching Shinra's art and creativity improve over time, but the story itself is actually interesting and shows some thought was put into how the story would evolve.
DeleteThe story is so good that animation companies / source filmmaker peeps should just collaborate with Shinra. With his 3d models, his patreon page would be flooded when its out.I actually cant wait to see what Shinra offers for his patreon.
DeleteHe's doing a patreon? Could you link me?
DeleteIts not out yet, Shinra did say he will be making one in the future
DeleteRight on. I'm assuming he'll post a link on this site then?
DeleteMost probably.
DeleteHopefully a weekend release?
ReplyDeleteI'm almost scared. 1 more % and then I'm gonna end up constantly refreshing the website. Its almost better at 48% lol.
DeleteIt's a little too early to get too excited. I'm also still waiting for the final batch of pages, although the percentage bar seems to indicate that I may receive them later today (as was the original plan).
DeleteWe won't manage to get it online this weekend though.
Thats cool, at least now we know to postpone our f5 spam to next week. When does shinra peave for his trip?
DeleteIt will be hard to wait for Shinra-Kun's new comic.
ReplyDeleteIn the meantime, benchleyfan had (finally!) posted a new chapter:
http://imgur.com/a/nPcDr
I believe it can help us handle the wait more than adequately. I really like this one. Longer than usual and more focus on the mental and physical transformation than usual.
Shit! I said "usual" twice.
Deletepegasus <3
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Deleteany chance of a midweek release or will we haveto wait till next weekend?
ReplyDeleteI would say that next weekend is more likely than a midweek release because Shinra is travelling for work most of the upcoming week.
DeleteNote that I'm not downright promising that there'll be a release next weekend (the last pages still aren't ready), but it's at least more likely than a midweek release.
Hi guys, I'm travelling for work at the moment, will be back on the 22th. And I concur with Mpgrey, we are not really far away from a release now. Can't do anything while I'm away, but I'll get back to it straight away on Friday.
ReplyDeleteDon't you have your trusty laptop with you? Just kidding, thanks for notifying us :)
DeleteJust wondering, Shinra can you include a side by side comparison of renders using the old and new software in the gallery when you upload the chapter?
DeleteI'm pretty sure you will notice straight away the difference when the quality switch from one pic to another. Little clue, it happens at the beginning of Leto's big scene ^^
DeleteAre you back shinra? This week has probably been the longest week of our lives
ReplyDeleteYeah..almost 1 year...for 220 pages
ReplyDeleteWell, nothing new. Were almost at part 1, just waiting for Shinra or MP to give us an update. If they don't reply by sunday, then it will be another week.
DeleteYeah the wait sucks, but this isn't Shinra's job, this is a hobby and RL doesn't always go the way we want, and that's just assuming that Shinra didn't go through any burn out that he's not telling us about.
DeleteI mean, you make it sound like he's not putting in any effort, but assuming that those 220 pages are done in the older style then that's 2-4 pics per page (avg it out and call it 3), which means that in order to make those 220 pages, he has to create 660 renders, to say nothing about creating and implementing the story to be up to the normal quality.
Yeah waiting sucks, but I dare you to create over 600 renders for your hobby while listening to your "fans" bitch and moan about how long it's taking you.
To be fair, bitching after a year isn't inappropriate. Cause honestly, breaking down your numbers, even if he did a page a day, he had 100 over days to spare. Just because you are a little more patient than other people here, it does not make you any more of a "fan" than they are.
DeleteKeep it real, people here are aware of the fact its a hobby and he has a life too. But if they weren't a fan, they wouldn't be here bitching about the release cause who would bitch about something they don't care about?
Don't forget that Harriet Cooper chapter 2 has also been made during this year.
DeleteOh right, he started in May didn't he? That brings it down to 8 months. Still he completed 510+ pages in 1 year for the previous chapter so clearly life got in the way.
DeleteA "new" life, to be precise.
DeleteYep, this "new" life will be one years old next week already, and demands a lot of attention ^^
DeleteWow, didn't know you had a baby, congrats dude!
DeleteHopefully they are hard at work then! I don't think they will let us down. But it will be done when it is done and I'm sure it will be good. But yeah, definitely hoping for this weekend...
ReplyDeleteI'm sure they are but looks like this weekend is not possible. Looks like real life caught up again.
DeleteWish I could claim that I'm working, but I'm still waiting just like all of you.
DeleteSo it won't be this weekend indeed, but there is always monday. Or tuesday. Or wednesday. Or...
Feb it is then, appreciate the good work.
DeleteIt is just a matter of a few more days, I can see the end of the tunnel ;)
DeleteAh the 49% has arrived, time to get ready the F5 script. Hopefully tomorrow : )
DeleteWill Part 1 purely be the history part, and the Leto part? Will we see some other characters in Action? Or does everyone else appear in part 2
DeleteIt is as you guessed: part 1 consists of these two (lengthy) scenes. The dynamic storytelling with many scene switches will likely return in part 2.
DeleteWell, you havent released it yet, but congrats on the great effort of more than 8 months put into this!
ReplyDeleteboobies...................
ReplyDelete49% equals to pages render done and left with checking and uploading or are there still pages left to be made?
ReplyDeleteWill there be any main character corruption in this chapter or only fodder character corruption?
ReplyDeletePart 1 only Leto which is a main char, Part 2 is where all the good stuff happens, Tethys and many more transformations which is a surprise.
DeleteSo one year wasted for nothing; glad I was looking forward to it.
DeleteI'm so waiting for Leto to be corrupted it's not even funny 0_0
DeleteIt looks like it might be the first male on female corruption in way too long (Valar and Tethys don't count cuz Valar's wasn't finished and Tethys' happened in a dream). I'm so very hyped!
Getting a corruption will be good. I'm excited to see that. Very hyped. One day soon we will go the site and see the post and everyone will be satisfied for a few minutes and then hungry for me!
DeleteI'm looking forward to it. Fun story. It is amazing to see how much Shinra has progressed over time.
@Anonymous #3, isn't Leto one of the main characters? Unless you are not fond of Leto but at this point i think any corruption is better than none, the chapter was meant to be a whole, i understand Part 1 is not as appealing as Part 2, but hey you could always wait longer for Part 2, then when you read it as a whole like it was meant to be.
DeleteI'm already at 27 x F5, and you? :D
ReplyDeleteNot so soon, only when as soon as you see a blog post about it.
DeleteMeant to say more. Hungry for more!
ReplyDeleteIt's okay. We're also hungry for you.
DeleteNo need to be shy about it.
So how much longer??
ReplyDeleteHopefully a few days, just left compilation and checking to go
DeleteIs tonight the night?
DeleteHope so
DeleteProbably tomorrow though, normally by now we should at least have a blog post if its uploading.
DeleteI can't say anything about a specific day but I can give an update about the current situation.
DeleteAll the story pages have been made and are with me. Shinra only needs to make the cover and possible additional pages like a preface or bonus material at the end.
I have just re-reviewed the first 180 pages and sent my notes back to Shinra. (Still a few tidbits that only take a few seconds to correct.)
I'll now start with the 35 brand new pages. They'll obviously take longer and will lead to more correcting work for Shinra.
Due to hopelessly conflicting timezones, it's always difficult to pinpoint an exact day that it'll all be ready. It primarily depends on when Shinra has time to do the fixes and make the cover.
We won't rush this last part of the job just to get it that one day earlier to you: that would be a waste.
Wednesday may be possible but I think thursday or even friday are far more likely (again: timezones).
An update about the current situation is all we needed. This weekend it is then!
DeleteVery excited to hear. Wow. I feel like we are coming into the final stretch. Runners are rounding the bend and then they are going to sprint the last mile because they want that victory.
Deletenice to hear! haters will be wasted :P
ReplyDeleteI think how majority of the haters come about is the lack of updates, sure the wait is long, but if Shinra occasionally made simple text blog updates, no pictures leaked upon the current status of renders etc etc. People would be more tolerant. And there aren't haters here, haters would say Shinras art is shit, but they are here for his art, just people who are less tolerant.
DeleteEdit* simple updates like MPs post about the current situation.
DeleteAnd that is exactly the reason why I'm trying to give those updates. The only problem that can occur (the build-up to the three parts of TFS8 proved this) is that there is a high chance of making false promises that only lead to disappointment (and annoyance). I can honestly and truly think that I'll receive the pages, and tell you about that here, only to have it turn out that for whatever reason, something came in between and Shinra was unable to do so. That immediately means a whole extra day (at least) of waiting, and it can get frustrating quickly if I have to rectify my own promises to you too often.
DeleteI can easily pinpoint a release date based on my own available time, but I'm (of course) unable to guess what unexpected delays the other party (Shinra in this case) gets to deal with.
This is why I'm trying not to give too many situation updates. The high anticipation causes massive F5 smashing much earlier than what is reasonable. It will be done when it will be done, and we aren't needlessly wasting any day to get it done.
As for the current situation, I managed to polish all the pages yesterday and gave Shinra his homework. He is now working on the fixes and I should get the fixed pages later today.
But as written above: "should" is not the same as "will". No guarantees can ever be given.
Thanks for reply Mpgrey. I'm very excited. I know y'all are working hard. Thanks.
DeleteAre we getting preview pages/snips for the next part in this upcoming batch? Like "Next time on Fallen Star:" And if so, can we get a sneak peak at Ms T's corruption? I really wanna see that.
DeleteI don't think there will be any sneak peeks because Shinra hasn't set up those scenes (backgrounds, models) yet. As it is now, the last page simply has a "to be continued in part 2" box.
DeleteAnd Miss T corruption? Isn't she already a proud member of "team monsters"?
Can't blame a guy for asking. I thought I read rumors she had another form or something. In any case, I like her as she is currently really. I wouldn't be against seeing her get another corruption cause Shinra's so creative with that stuff. As long as she gets some screen time I'll be happy.
DeleteThen you're in luck because she has screen time in part 1.
DeleteWent back to dig, shinra did say Miss T would suffer some kind of corruption, but for such a major character like her you probably only get snippets when part 2 updates arrive
DeleteIt all sounds very exciting. Looking forwawrd to see what's cooking. Hopefully the time zones work out that Shinra will be working on it while I'm asleep or something...
DeleteJust a day or two now, looking forward to that Miss T appearance.
Delete@Mp, Either way people would be disappointed with the long release times, but an update allows those people who appreciate it know that their favorite adult comic is still in production. I think its hard on you guys because there's not much alternatives to the content you guys are creating.
DeleteWhich means, Shinra you got to milk that corruption money fast :P
Well... keep waiting I guess. Lucky for me I get to start up the new Tomb Raider, and realistically speaking, I guess I have other work today.
DeleteI'll come back and check later... I guess in like five more minutes... right? ;)
@MP: Miss-T screen time in part 1... It's mean ahahah
DeleteIt sounds like you guys are expecting more update from my side, and I hear you. mpgrey has been doing a great job so far in terms of providing you with updates, so let me bring my contribution.
All the pages, cover and editorial are done. I've included all of Mpgrey corrections for the entire part 1. The final package will be sent tonight my time for final check by his bionic eyes. Release should then follow quickly Saturday night for me, most likely Saturday during the day for most of you, and maybe still on Friday for the lucky ones who live in the US ^^
Please upload today!
ReplyDeletePorfavor upload today!
ReplyDeletetonight?
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