https://youtu.be/FXWKY0Av52c

Hello!  

I'm sure you will be pleased to hear I am feeling better this week. As promised, I have the first part of the dforce tutorial ready for those interested.

I had initially intended to release Chapter Three in its entirety. However, given that the script currently stands at almost 25000 words, I will need to split this up into two parts.
Chapter Three: Part One will be the larger of the two. Although smaller, Part Two will contain resolutions to a number of the story elements of the previous chapters.

For any Kimiko fans, the next update will have a lot of content focused on her, and the characters of Cassie and Melissa will be fleshed out some more.

Now that the writing for Part One has been completed, all focus is on scene creation and rendering, where it's all down to the speed of my computer.

Next Friday will be the release of the Jacob Story 'A Woof in the Night' to $5 supporters.

Next week I will also be showing some preview images from Chapter Three for supporters.

Stay safe,

Cenc

https://youtu.be/SyIM7QcmMJU

Hello,

To round off the first month of 2021 I have a let's render video. This one is a speed time-lapse of me creating a small scene for chapter three.

I have two more videos that require editing and will be uploaded during February, one of which is a tutorial about Dforce.

Dreams of Reality: Chapter Three is progressing, it's currently around 260 static images completed, with many more to go. The script is still expanding and as of today stands at 20137 words. I've still a lot of story I want to fit into this part of the chapter - so as usual chapter three is shaping up to be the biggest chapter yet.

Next Friday I will be going into some detail about what you can expect from the next instalment, This will be for supporters only. I will also be uploading the two bonus renders.

I have finally created a twitter account: @Dev_Cenc. 
I will be posting images and the occasional rambling in 240 characters.

That's it for this week.

Cenc

I need a better way titling these.

Hello everyone! We're almost to the end of January already! I'm sure the holidays were only last week!

Today I will be (just after this post) releasing the first chapter of the side story (involving Jacob). Titled "A Woof in the Night", it's intended as a more light-hearted story compared to Dreams of Reality.

It will be releasing to the £10 + support tier first, before it will drop to the £5 tier in a month's time. It will not be going lower than that. It's intended as a little something extra, but it will be updated every two months. I hope you enjoy and I am always open to feedback (on both my projects.)

If you are worried that I will be splitting my time between Dreams of Reality and the story I can assure you that DoR is the priority project for me.

In other news I have completed both renders for February. Louise and Cassie were the winners of the poll. I think Louise might say it was a ...torturous event.

Development of DoR continues apace, I'm approaching the 250 static images completed but there's still a lot more to go! I also have two videos recorded that just need editing, the first is a recording of me creating an image that I have submitted to a render review on youtube (I'm a glutton for punishment). This video I will release sometime in the future.

The other video will be a time lapse of me creating an environment from scratch that will be used in the game.

That's it for this week. Have a good weekend, if you haven't already come join me and several others on discord to discuss the game.

Cenc

https://youtu.be/H90A-HlN0PM

So I went ahead with the ghost / Mesh / Emissive light tutorial. If you like to hear me ramble on about the difference between a ghost light or emissive surface go ahead and watch :)

Have spent the last week putting the finishing touches to the Jacob story, it's title is "A Woof in the Night" I'm sure from this title you can gauge that it's intended as a very light hearted story.

The poll for the Feb render is still active, as of right now Cassie and Louise are winning, but that may change.

If there is a topic you would like me to cover in forthcoming videos, or perhaps a scene you would like to see me make (via time-lapse) feel free to comment, or DM me on discord.

Speaking of discord, it's become quite busy recently. its open to all so if your not yet a member, here's the link: https://discord.gg/GuyJQjM

Till next week.

Cenc

Happy new year! I hope everyone is well rested. I tried to take a break from Dreams of Reality over the holiday period, although as it turns out I still continued writing and scene creation. But nothing like the insane crunch leading up to the ch2:p2 release.

I'll give you a breakdown of where I am with the development of Chapter 3 in a moment. First I want to touch on a new series I will be running along side Dreams of Reality. This is a non-canonical story featuring Jacob (our friendly neighbourhood police officer). It will not be a playable visual novel rather it will be a story with some picture elements added to it.

The story is intended to be short and is very much a back seat to the main Dreams of Reality development. The short story will be available to $10 supporters first, then a month later will be for £5. It will not go below that level of support, and it will not be made public - at least not by me. I want this to be a reward for those that pledge a little more to my development, some of you continue to support at higher tiers every month and I'm really thankful for that. This is just a little something to say thanks.

I'll continue to add some more 'let's render' videos, however I will be producing a few 'tutorial' guides, these will be shorter in length and focused on one particular topic. The first will be on ghost lighting.

Nvidia's worst kept secret is that the 3080TI is reportedly due to release soon. This would be a massive step up in my rendering production. For now it's just a pipe dream, but I'm working towards it. There's also some animation assets I've seen that I'm considering purchasing. These will (after some tweaking I'm sure) add a more interesting edge to the lewd scenes In Dreams of Reality.

The next rendered image will be up to supporters. I'll be adding a poll with each character, the top two will be in the scene together that I create. Sorry TD, Sebastian will NOT be an option! Remember those who support at £20 or more will see a more lewd version of the scene.

Current Development breakdown:
Script: 13836 words
Rendered Images: 104
Scenes to render: 37
Animations: 2
Code written: 437 lines

Jacob's story should be available in the next couple of weeks, and the poll for the special render will be up during next week.

Stay safe,

Cenc

Last post of 2020! Short video I did of a portrait render for Cassie. Happy new year everyone - Let's hope 2021 is better!

https://youtu.be/RZyHETGykME

Couple of days early as I think we all will be doing other things on Friday. The latest update to Dreams of Reality was released, seems It divided opinion on Louise even further.

I managed about 2 days of rest before I started tinkering again. We all knew I wouldn't be able to stay away for long. However I do plan to be a little more relaxed than I have been in the last month or so.

Chapter Three is firmly underway. I have several scenes setup for render in Daz and around 20 pages of script written ready to be edited down and put into

2020 has been an interesting year, releasing Dreams of Reality and getting two large updates out is more than I ever thought I would be able to do. The fact I'm supported by members in messages and monthly donations is both awesome and humbling.

One hundred percent of the money you guys pledge goes back into the game - Either through the purchasing of assets from the Daz store, or in upgrading the hardware I use for making the game.

Looking towards next year, obviously there will be further updates to Dreams of reality. However, I will also be releasing more 'Let's Render' videos. I doubt I will ever be in a position to monetise the Youtube channel, but that's not the intention. I know there's some that like to see under-the-hood and are interested in watching me set-build.

I'm always looking for ideas, and feedback is always welcome - If there's a topic you would like me to cover, or a suggestion for video content - If it's within my abilities I will consider it.

Additionally I plan to start looking into getting my game released onto the Steam platform. In terms of audience reach, Steam is unrivalled. But, this is a massive undertaking and might be beyond my current abilities. Steam are very particular about the quality and content of games they host. But trying and failing is better than having never tried at all.

Lastly, If you have supported me from my very first Demo release, or have just found me recently - Thank you. It's cliche, but when I see the positivity towards something I created, well there's no feeling like it.

You guys are awesome, stay safe and have a happy, relaxing Holiday season!


 

Cenc

It's been 3 months, but the second part of chapter two is now released. The links will be provided below. There were a few last minute bugs I had to resolve so I do not have as many download mirrors as I usually would. I will increase this for the public release on Friday.

This part rounds off the end of Chapter Two, next update will be the start of chapter three. I will be taking a much needed couple of weeks break before development begins again. With that said, I commend to you:

Dreams of Reality:Ch2 part two:

Full download (2.8Gb): PC / MAC / ANDROID
Alternative Mirror1: PC / MAC
Alternative Mirror2: PC/ MAC / ANDROID

Compressed (335Mb): PC
Alternative Mirror1: PC

AB's WT Mod: ANDROID

ZoeyRaven's PDF Walkthrough: LINK

Android and compressed versions provided by Darkassasin.

CHANGE LOG:
- Completion of Chapter 2 (game updated to version 2.5)
- Additional warning for flashing images
- Chapter end screens updated and renamed more appropriately
- Bonus gallery is now persistent and accessible outside of the game
- Some missing bonus images will now actually show up
- Final scenes in ch2:p1 with Cindy were not progressing, this has been fixed, those on a 'Cindy' path should roll back to the start of the conversation and play through again.
- Corrections to text

https://youtu.be/iBTZKxoETHo

Slightly different format for the second part of the Xmas render video. I actually do a little bit of talking! apologies for the quality of the mic but its a headset, maybe one day I'll invest in a better setup (but right now, the focus is on the game!)

So, all images, animations and script have been completed for Chapter Two. I am currently going through play testing before it's let out to beta test,

Providing no major issues arise, The VN is on track to be released on the 18th. members will get access four days before the public release.

There will not be a poll for this month (for obvious reasons) and I will be taking a break over Christmas, but I already have the structure of chapter 3 mapped out. I just need to add flesh to the bones.

There is one more Christmas image that I have completed, this will be posted later this month.

Take care

Cenc

Let's Render 3

This is a speed time-lapse of me creating the background for the xmas render. The render is complete but I will not be showing it until both parts of the video are live (sorry, you will have to wait!)

https://youtu.be/Nz2LXFw02qU

The next update to Dreams of Reality (v 0.2.5) AKA, Ch2: Part 2 will be releasing to the public on Friday 18th December 2020.

There still a few additional scenes left to render, but I'm about 95% complete, the last 5% is play testing, bug fixing and editing. The update will then go forwards to have the walkthrough updated ahead of time. 

subscribe star members will have access to the update before it is publicly released. I also intend to have another 'let's render' video go live between now and release.

Will be a busy couple of weeks for me, as such my Discord activity will probably be reduced. those that talk to me directly may not receive an immediate response.

Normal service will resume.

Stay safe all

Cenc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNNzejhbgQQ
Thought I'd share another render creation video. Another time-lapse shows me creating the image below (there was a little bit of post work).

 Comments always welcome, the Youtube page isn't monetised but I do intend to post other videos going forwards - so Subscribe if you want to be notified.

Take care all,

Cenc

Many of you following this project may be wondering when the next update to Dreams of Reality will be coming out. I will give an indication of this at the end of this article, but for now some details:

Chapter One had a total of:
775 static images;
141 seconds of animation (8460 rendered frames);
10 bonus images;
5694 lines of code;
26957 script (word count).

Chapter Two: Part one had a total of:
529 static images;
79 seconds of animation (4740 rendered frames);
11 bonus images;
4532 lines of code;
21170 script (word count).

Chapter Two: Part Two has a current total of:
354 static images;
51 seconds of animation (3060 rendered frames);
12 bonus images;
2029 lines of code;
~9000 script (word count).

As you can see, when you add the entirety of Ch2 together, it is going to be a much larger chapter than the first. I still have many scenes to make and render. I would say that I am past 60% completion now; however, there are some story elements I am in the process of adding and refining.

With all that said, I am hoping for a release  mid- to late December. However, I will not rush to meet a deadline if the quality I want to achieve will suffer.

I know many want to get their hands on the game sooner, some may think I'm procrastinating the development. But this is not the case. The biggest limiting factor is rendering. This is something I am looking to improve some time in the future and it's the supporters from this site that are  directly helping towards this.

I will be scaling back on the animations. I know many like to see them but the production time and rendering time for those take a large part of the available time I have. As such, I feel most would prefer more content in the game itself. Animations are a stretch goal and I would want to revisit previous chapters and add animations as required in future.

Hopefully this gives some insight into where I am in the production of the next update. I am excited to see the feedback from players once you get your hands on it. A big shout out to all those who support me financially, no matter how big or small - know that your support is directly working towards improving Dreams of Reality.

For those who support via Discord, or other forums - I appreciate the constrictive feedback and dialogue. Finally, for those that have held off supporting due to being burned in the past by developers who abandon their games, I hope that these frequent updates show I am committed to this project.

Finally finally, the bonus scene poll has concluded, looks like Louise is in for some (consenting) rough treatment....

Take care all.

Cenc

Just a short mid month update on progress this week. Currently working through creating and rendering scenes.

Stats for nerds:
Chapter Two: Part Two stands at 262 static renders and 52 seconds of animations (3120 animation renders).

1403 lines of code written.

Probably around 30% completed for what I intend to include in this update. I should have a poll for those higher tier supports up next week.

Also spent time fixing the save game naming system. I'm actually quite pleased with the implementation. As always a big thank you to those that support and continue to do so each month.

Stay safe

Cenc

September was a busy month! Current stats for the second part of chapter two stand at:

Static renders: 149
Animation frames: 2880
Animations: 5 (total of 48 seconds)
Script written to game: 685 lines
Story Text: 14k (ish)

As you can see, progress is underway - but there's a lot more to go. so much so I'm thinking ch2 will need a 3rd part.

Both members only renders will be posted shortly and I will be including a link for you to download them. The $20 render took over 12 hours, though mainly due to the inclusion of god rays. I actually recorded me doing this so there could well be a video on this soon.

I will also be posting a poll that will shape the bonus scene that will be included in the next update. no further info for now - but what this space!

The next developer log will focus on the music choices I use in game. 

As always, stay safe.

Cenc