ImpiousMonk

Developer's Journal 5:22

Hey guys.

It's been a very busy week and I haven't had a lot of time to work on the game. Family keeps visiting for extended trips, which means I usually go to my job during the day and spend time with them at night. I thought I finally had a weekend to myself but today another sibling's family showed up unexpectedly after forgetting to ...

Developer's Journal 5:21

Hey guys.

Slow progress this week. On one hand, I did get part of this scene written that I've been having horrible writer's block for. On the other hand, the .duf (Daz file) is really awful to work with. This is the one I custom ordered and it's massive (700 to 800 MB) so everything is slow and Daz stops working for about ten minutes w...

Poll for June Special Render

With Malena getting a turn last month and Jamie the month before that, this month we are voting on a special render for Emmeline!

Special Render: Aghavni

Developer's Journal 5:20

Hey guys.

Working on the update. Really interesting things. Astonishing things, in fact. You will be astonished. When I was a boy, mother always said, "Son, go out there and astonish them." And when I'm dead and gone, they will indeed say about the Impious Monk: He did some astonishing things. Bad, trash tier, but astonishing.

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Developer's Journal 5:19

Hello everyone.  I know I keep saying no previews but here's another preview where you really can't tell what's going on so therefore it's not a spoiler.  Not a particularly helpful preview since you can't tell what's going on, but that's okay, right? I will tell you this: Emmeline is not wearing pants.  There you go, something t...

Special Render: Secretary Erin (Supporter Exclusive)

"Sir, is there anything else you need from me this evening?"

Developer's Journal 5:18

Hello friends.

This week I realized that I needed an additional, unplanned scene--a phone call which can be made to any of the four LI's. Scenes like this may contribute to a "short but wide" final experience for Episode Five. Although I've been focused on Emmeline's route for the last few months, for some reason I wrote and rendered Jam...

Special Render: Ancient Egyptian Malena

Ancient Egyptian Malena was the runaway winning theme this month!

Developer's Journal 5:17

Hey everybody.

I am still working on the update. I finished a short scene this week, previews for which must remain hidden. I have family in town this weekend (it's a U.S. holiday Monday) but by Monday night I'll be bearing down on the next scene.

So far Episode Five has about 900 renders postworked. For sure a slower pace than my...

Special Render: Jessa

Developer's Journal 5:16

Hello friends.

I know I said I wouldn't share any previews for the next couple of scenes I'm working on, but I don't have anything else to talk about this week so here's a preview that tells you absolutely nothing about what's going on.

I do think my lighting has improved since Episode One, don't you? I'm not Ocean level but I think...

Poll for May Special Render

Hey guys. After giving Jamie a month all to herself, we'll do the same thing this month with Malena.

Developer's Journal 5:15

Hello friends.

I finished renders on the bar scene overnight and just started working on the next scene today. However, I did have family in town the last couple of days so I didn't get much work done today. Fortunately the new scene features an environment I'm reusing and I've already written the (short) scene so if God loves me I'll fi...

Special Render: Dely

Developer's Journal 5:14

Hello friends.

Still chugging along working on Episode Five. Thank you for your support.

--Monk

Special Render: Nightclub Jamie

Nightclub Jamie won this month's special render contest!

Developer's Journal 5:13

Hey everybody.

I will be sending this journal entry via email simultaneously. If you receive the email, you are good to go and will receive the email updates until Leaving DNA is complete even if you contribute no more money. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, 2025-04-26 22:50:17 +0000 UTC View Post

Poll: April Special Render

Alright guys, we've cycled through all the LI's which means that Jamie is back in the voting options for this month. And since we know that Jamie always wins any poll she's in, I figured I'd make it a little bit interesting this time and just make a Jamie only poll. We'll get back to the other three LI's next month.

Developer's Journal 5:12

Hey everyone. I worked on another small scene this week.

Half of the this scene takes place at night in the MC's office. The MC's office was the first scene I made when I started to work on the game, and our introduction to the MC takes place at night in his office.

Those early renders were really awkwardly arranged. I did some od...

Developer's Journal 5:11

Hey everybody.

This week I worked on a small scene with one of my four favorite LI's.

Short and sweet today.

Thank you for your support!

--Monk

Special Render: Vega

Developer's Journal 5:10

Hey everybody.

This week I had family in town for my dad's birthday, but I did get through a smaller scene. I had to redo the scene three times because I really struggled getting the lighting right in this parking garage. After three years in Daz I would really like to be better at lighting, but I admit I don't have a particular talent f...

Poll: What did you choose?

Hey guys, let me know what you chose for the biggest moral dilemma of the game so far. Feel free to leave additional comments about your choice or discuss it more on my Discord!

Special Render: Dungeon Fighter Malena

Dungeon Fighter Malena is the co-winner of this month's render poll! 4K attached.

Special Render: College Cheerleader Emmeline

This month, after accounting for Biggest Supporter weighted voting, we had a tie for the monthly special render! So, I decided to do both of the winners. Here's College Cheerleader Emmeline. The other winner is rendering overnight. 4K files are attached.

Developer's Journal 5:9

Hey everybody.

I had a busy work week including late nights and an all-day conference today. Did some work on renders, re-renders, writing, and post-work where I could. Waking up early to go hard on it tomorrow.

Thank you for your support.

--Monk

Poll: March Special Render

Here are the options for this month's special render. No Jamie or Aghavni because they won the last two months. Bigger Supporter votes are worth one, Biggest Supporter votes are worth two.

Developer's Journal 5:8

Hello everyone. I am working on the update. Still don't want to share previews/spoilers of the scene I'm working on. Still coming a bit slow. But I am working on it.

As for the email system, the holdup is that I haven't figured out yet how to implement an unsubscribe button. I want to use Google rather than having to use an entirely n...

Developer's Journal 5:7

Hello everyone.

I don't have anything intelligent to say this week. Have I ever?

I am working on Emmeline's path. Usually I approach each episode by handling all variations/pathing of a scene at the same time. This time I'm just starting on Emmeline's path and telling myself the story from the beginning until the end. Then I'll c...