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Models look great
If you are interested, make sure to play the first 2 games in the saga, before this one. The List and The Perfect Town should both be played prior to The Journey.
 
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Sorry, I'm late getting this one to you all.

September 2026 Calendar (Connie).jpg
 
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New Status and Teaser

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This week, Charlotte stops by to grace us with her presence and help me share the latest status with you.

I had a good week. However, it was not as VN focused as I hoped, but I'll get to that later. As for numbers, I completed 80 renders and 1 animation. This brings the total count to 463 renders and 6 animations. I also completed a few new songs for chapter 3 and made more progress on the dialog for chapters 4 and 5.

Side projects: Not a lot to report other than I have the September calendar ready for you all tomorrow. Hopefully, you will like the choice.

Personal stuff: Some progress was made, but still the contractor is way behind schedule here. Aunite Loca is not happy about it, which is impacting my development work, but not a lot yet.

New PC update: Well, with some help from a fan on Discord, I was able to complete my new PC build. Still more work is needed to get the PC ready to render, though. This week I hope to finish installing all the programs I need for it. I also have one last item coming for the upgrade, and that will be the new primary asset drive for DAZ Studio. If anyone is interested, I can post the full specs of the new PC here next week. Otherwise, it will be posted on my Discord either this week or next.

I think that is all I have for now. I'll talk to you all next week.
 
If you are interested, make sure to play the first 2 games in the saga, before this one. The List and The Perfect Town should both be played prior to The Journey.
thanks didn't even notice there was 2 other parts luckily I had not started playing yet
 
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thanks didn't even notice there was 2 other parts luckily I had not started playing yet
Yep, there are going to be 4 games total in the saga. The List is game 1, The Perfect Town is game 2, The Journey is game 3.
 
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New status and teaser

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This week, Paige decided to stop by to help with the status update.

Well, I had a really good week with progress. I completed 100 renders and 2 animations. This brings the total count to 563 renders and 8 animations. I hope to continue this progress into next week too.

Side Projects: Nothing really going on at the moment. I will just have the monthly calendar to start later this month, as well as the Ward tier image. Outside of that, I have no other side projects to discuss.

Personal stuff: Still having some issues getting our contractor to finish up at the house. I really hope the end is near so I can get my house back to normal again. Other than this, not much else to talk about.

PC Upgrade: I spent some time and started installing software needed for the new PC. I also got the 4TB m.2 drive for assets and renders. I will be transferring all assets to the new PC after chapter 3 is completed. Now this will impact one other thing, and that is Ren'Py. I need to update to the latest Ren'Py software finally. I am not sure if that will impact much, but I wanted you all to have a heads-up.

The List fantasy football league: The draft was held last week, and the NFL season begins soon. I'm not sure if anyone other than those involved in the league is interested, but I can provide weekly status updates going forward if there is interest.

Well, that is all I have for now. Talk to you all next week unless I see you on the Discord. Bye for now.
 
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New status and teaser

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This week, Ellie decided to pop in to help with the status update. Wait, is she hiding? Naked hide-and-seek? Are the original twins and TKA back?

I had a strong week; the one animation I was working on didn't meet expectations, so I can't count it. Anyways, this week I completed 120 renders and 0 animations. This brings the total count to 683 renders and 8 animations. Chapter 3 is quite large, and I decided to add a major plot point last minute. I think it is a really cool twist and fixes an issue that had been bugging me. I have been trying to figure out how to correct it for a while, and a good idea finally hit. I did have to run it past someone else to make sure it felt right and potentially fixed the issues.

It looks like I have about 14 scenes remaining, most of which are on the larger side. I don't foresee any issues with 13 of the remaining 14 scenes, so that is a good thing. It's just that 1 scene is causing problems. Hopefully I can figure it out this week or next, as this is one of the important scenes and a much larger scene that impacts 8 different characters.

Personal stuff: Still waiting on this contractor to wrap stuff up at the house. It is getting annoying, but the end is almost here; I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. We did add another smaller project, but it is with a different contractor and one that is a 1-day project.

Side Projects: Not much is going on right now; the update is the main focus, but at some point I will need to look at the Ward tier render and the October calendar. I am also taking suggestions for the Halloween render. It will be like the last few years, where I dress up characters of The List Saga as characters from other Visual Novels. I would like to keep it to characters from VN's that I have already promoted, but I am willing to do one from a game that I have not as of yet promoted.

The List Saga Fantasy Football League: Week one is underway and will be wrapping up later tonight. It's a smaller league with only six teams, but the winner gets a custom render from me, so I thought it would be fun to keep you all posted.

Well, that is all for now. I'll talk to you all next week here or on Discord. Bye for now.
 
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Is there a link to the video I can share on my Discord? I have been talking about it there and would like to share it.
I only posted it here, I don't mind if you download to post there though. (y)
 
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Sorry, I am a little delayed on this one.

New Status and Teaser

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This week, Omalora returns to assist with the status. She is preparing to portal you back to The Journey, but not quite yet; there is still work to be done.

Let's talk numbers. This week I completed 98 renders and 0 animations; well, it should have been 1 animation, but the power was knocked out during the rendering. Anyways, the total count is now 781 renders and 8 animations. I am getting closer to wrapping up chapter 3, I have 7 scenes remaining, more like 6 and 1/2. The good news is I finally got the problem fixed on the scene I am working on now. It has been an issue for weeks.

Side Projects: I will be working on the Ward tier render this week. I am still deciding on the calendar girl, but I want to sneak that in this week too.

Personal stuff: There is an end in sight for the contracting work. They have one smaller part to finish, which should hopefully be done this week, and then also some minor touch-ups. Painters can hopefully come back soon, and then my house can go back to normal.

Fantasy Football league: I lost last week and am 0-1 for the season. I'm sitting in fourth place at the moment. Current standings: I'm Already Dead, Madison's Marauders, Alexis's Red Zone Security, Kelly's Ball Busters (that's me), Cassie's Skull Crushers, and D's Daring Team round it out. The winner of the league gets a custom render from me.

Well, that is all for now. I'll talk to you here next week or on the Discord in the meantime.
 
Good luck with the development, Uncle Loco! The concept looks promising, and I'm looking forward to seeing where this journey goes.
 
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Good luck with the development, Uncle Loco! The concept looks promising, and I'm looking forward to seeing where this journey goes.
Make sure you play The List and The Perfect Town first they are game 1 and 2 in the 4 game saga. The Journey is game 3
 
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New status and teaser

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This week I asked our shifter friend Freya to stop by and help me provide you all with a status update.

I'm going to jump right into the numbers. This week I completed 95 renders and 1 animation. This brings the total counts to 876 renders and 9 animations. Another solid week in the books.

We are coming to the final stretch. I have three scenes remaining. They are a little larger scenes, but I think I might be able to finish them up this week. I will start coding this week and continue to work on the remaining songs needed for chapter 3.

Side Projects: The Ward tier render was completed and posted this week. I didn't finish the monthly calendar image yet, but I should have it ready in time for October 1st.

Personal stuff: Well, the main projects at the house have finally wrapped up after going almost 2 months behind schedule. It is nice to have the house back to normal again. I have an outing with my kids planned for October 3rd, but I don't expect that to be more than a few hours.

Fantasy Football league update: Another loss for me. I'm 0-2 at the moment, but I think I should secure a win tonight. Current standings as of Monday morning are: Alexis's Red Zone Security, I'm Already Dead, Madison's Marauders, Cassie's Skull Crushers, D's Daring Team, and Kelly's Ball Busters (That's my team). The winner of the league gets a custom render from me.

I think that is all I have for now. If I don't see you on Discord, I'll check in with you next week. Bye for now.
 
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Going to post this a day early because I expect the new update to be ready tomorrow or Friday. Testing feedback has been positive. Prepare yourself for a wild ride.

New Status and Teaser.

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This will be the last teaser before chapter 3 is ready to be released, so I asked an old friend to stop by to help me this week. Rowen, wanted to say hello.

Well, as I stated above, this is the final teaser for chapter 3. This week I completed the final renders. I made 88 renders and 1 animation, which brings the total count to 964 renders and 10 animations. This is a pretty large chapter due to the scene I decided to add at the last minute. I'm pretty excited to get it out to you all as well.

So what's left to do? I have quite a bit of coding left to do, which I hope to finish by Thursday at the latest. I may have a song or two I still need to create as well, but again, if needed, those will be done by Thursday too. I have a few minor things to create for the credits, but nothing that should take me more than an hour tops. Then I have to package the test copy to get it to the proofreading/testing teams. Correct any errors they find and then release it to you all.

Side projects: Nothing to report, as I am waiting to get chapter 3 out before I start the Halloween render work. AS I have done the last 3 years, I will be dressing up characters from The List Saga as characters from other AVNs. Right now I have 4 games/characters picked and 1 to 2 more to plan.

Personal stuff: Construction is all done, so life is getting back to normal at my home again. Once chapter 3 is released, I will be moving all my data from my current PC to my new PC. I can't wait to start rendering with the RTX 5070ti.

Well, I'm going to keep it short, as I need some rest. Bye for now.
 
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