Alrighty.

    So, I was looking through projects the other day and eyeballed Black Cat Cafe once more; a project that has been on hold for a long time. I'd talked about rendering it as is, and honestly "as is" is pretty good. It's at least 8+ minutes in length and of the same kind of quality as that Metal Gear Eva animation not long ago. The reason it stalled was it was meant to be really long; a slow wearing down over time. I lost interest after so long, so it lingered. So, it's not gonna be what I was shooting for, but it's a good animation, I think, all the same. It's being rendered for next Saturday release. It's going to be a Supporter+ Tier release.

    I really enjoyed making the Discord Streamed animation with the Sister of Battle, so Raven, who was a very close 2nd place for who to use, will be next. Still sorting what happens, so it might not start get a start on the stream tomorrow. Couple of nice suggestions for it so far though.

    Christmas 2026. Streamed the initial start of it last Sunday and worked on it most of this week. Gonna be a fun one, I think. I'll try to sort a preview or some kinda trailer poster later on. Christmas is still a ways off.

    Sancus Program 3 is a bit slow. It started off so rough that my enthusiasm for it was stomped pretty fast, even if it'll have my Original Character in it. I'm thinking of doing a separate project with Zjai, the OC, before it. Sorta like a mini preview or something. I dunno, we'll see where things go.

    Anyone recall Edi Maintenance? It's been a while since I'd started and mentioned it and I bet you all thought I'd forgot about it; you'd be 100% right. I did. I randomly came across it, and it'd been so long since I opened the file, I honestly didn't even recognize part of it. So, I set to it with renewed vigor and got it finished. Stayed up late as hell rendering Edi Maintenance, and now I just need to sort the sounds for it. Should be ready for release next Saturday (preview below). Probably won't have music, just some ambience and sound effects. It'll be a freebie. Also, gonna release a loop of the 'good' section.

    Sancus Program 3 is continuing apace, which is nice since it got stuck so early. Once I get the machine setup made things do tend to fly. I kinda wanna do a little Zjai intro animation before it though.

    A couple other ideas for Mass Effect themed animations are bouncing around in my head. Might start a few of them and see if any click. Ashely Williams, the Geth, Varren (Krogan pet lizard things), Liara T'Soni, The Mirage #2? Seems like The Mirage is overdue for a sequel, right?

    Lastly for this Weekly WIP; Fallout. Yeah I know; I just released Protect and Service, but I still have an itch for it (I've started a new Fallout 4 character as well), so I might make some kind of loop or a couple posters or something just to let it run its course.

    Another week gone. Time flies when your SFMing?

    So Sancus Program 3 is off to a rocky start, and by that I mean it's still not going. For some reason I can't get the machine idea sorted to work with the position I want to use. The original idea was a sort of chair themed one, but I scrapped that quickly for a better viewing position, but 4 attempts to sort how it'll function have failed. Not giving up on the position though. I might have to fine tune it some, like where the arms will be.
    Miranda Lawson is gonna find herself with some company in Sancus Program 3 as well, incase some people have missed that piece of info. I had an Original Character created as a sort of "mascot" character. It's not the one I was going for at first, but long story on that later maybe. This one is amazing and I can't wait to start having her in projects. Yes, I'm keeping most info, especially a view of her, secret til Sancus 3 gets released. The most I will give away is her name is Zjai and she'll have the means to bounce around universes/genres/themes when I want to use her in things outside of Mass Effect.

    Protect and Service - Fallout - Lucy MacLean took a slight break this week. Sancus Program 3 setup, testing the OC Zjai, and creating a small loop with a new Dragon Age - Morrigan model (animation posted yesterday here and on X free for all with a Supporter+ Tier alt) ended up the focus. With a small loop and lots of pranking with Zjai out of the way, Lucy can get back to it soon. Taking a bit longer to finish that one that I had thought it would, but finish it will.

    So, I did a small reaction poll on Discord about who to use for a streamed animation. The idea is, since so many people seem to enjoy streams of my creations, to fully make a small loop type animation only on streams. Well, the results are in and Warhammer 40k Sister of Battle won the poll (model shown below). Teen Titans - Raven was a very close second place. I already have the scene figured out for the good Sister, just have to get it going; which that starts later tonight. FYI Discord access granted to all tiers.

    Alas, only 6 tags allowed on posts here.

    First: Sancus Program 2.5
    An in-between for actual Sancus Program releases. Miranda is being moved from room to room, so maybe the guards get a little frisky along the way? After all, they often have to stand there and watch her sessions; both a blessing and a curse. Why the socks, you might ask? Ever walked across a wood/tile floor in socks? You can't get traction for shit. Cerberus soldiers use these socks during transfers so the transferee can't resist. Details.
    Hope you enjoy it and let me know what you think about Sancus .5 types. I like the idea of small ones between large and as a continuing story.

    Second: Lucy MacLean
    My favorite model porter released her a few days ago and I've had Fallout themed ideas for a long time, just no models. So I've been hammering away at a project with her. Also, I'm making it per angle, like I keep saying I will, and it's already a shit ton better than most things I've made. Pan cameras are fine for some things, just not everything.
    ETA on this? No idea. Just started yesterday on a stream, but it already has a lot to it. I'm enjoying SFMing again. It's back to a fun thing as well as a "job".

    Last: 2 days of Metal Gear - Eva Alt Angle rendering wasted. She had this giant gap in her hair that wasn't noticeable in the free release angle. I've fixed it for the Alt, just have to redo a chunk soon. That will be posted ASAP for Supporter+ Tiers.