EPTThis is a production cycle. A time without time. The cycle meets its end only when the work is complete. No sooner, no later. The work must be completed. It is now my quest most sacred. I shall... finish the fight.
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The entire Anahn race is finished. Sounds, particles, models. Any additions now will only be extra.
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The Undead, too, near completion. With their pointy bodies and pure black appearance, they are often mistaken for Shivans or Shadows from B5. Such is the price I pay for using such a shitty engine for my project (sins of a solar empire). You take what you can get... and move on.
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Sights are set on the Xy`Kranasha. Revisions have been completed for many of their old ships, and now I struggle to conjure designs for new ones. The exhaustion of all these months has crippled my ability to function. The CTS in my hands like a thousand searing knifes tearing into my muscles. Yet there can be no rest, no rest for the wicked.
All compositing work save CGI, that I can't make, has been completed for part 1 of Black Sun's Episode 1. All voice acting, all recordings. 20 hours+ of avi files reduced to around 8-10 minutes of ingame footage worth using. A lot of it laggy; Sins isn't multithreaded. In fact, it's rather poorly programmed. Performance loss is an expected outcome, especially when recording. To address the CGI needs of this project I have consulted the local Mexican, Lavarinth, in hopes his meager understanding of After Effects will suffice in bringing the last pieces together.
Forward I stride to part 2, and all the anguishing work that comes with it. The Xy`Kranasha, and other races if I choose to represent them, will not be as easy to create as the Anahn were. With their aggressive, bladed bodies, their design standards are far more strict.
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Black Sun represents the first and last drops of energy I have ever placed into custom content. Eleven years... almost half of my lifetime has been invested into this work. Soon it shall be over. Soon I shall be granted but a moment to rest. Soon, the fight will be won.
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But, only for a moment. The fight will never truly end. So long as I dream I will dream to create... and all else in life is meaningless. My time of modding, however, is over. I am tired of bending to the will of terrible game designers and CS students who think they can program an engine. Black Sun... is an exercise in futility and masochism. One I wish I could have never attempted. I am too deep now, though. Too deep to turn back.
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It is likely this will be the last progression update I post before Black Sun is completed. I take this moment to gather my courage, and stride forward once more.
Best regards.
