Hey guys!
I’m currently working on Violet’s sequence, and this week’s devlog is basically a story about how everything went against the plan, lol.
For the upcoming scenes, I needed to expand the massage parlor with a new massage room, corridor, and reception area. The massage room wasn’t much of a problem, but finding a suitable reception turned into a surprisingly big headache.
I went through my asset library, checked every store I could think of, and even tried combining parts of existing locations, but nothing really worked. Most of the available sets were either heavily overused in other games, didn’t fit the style, or simply looked nothing like the place I had in mind.
So, in the end, I decided to build it myself from scratch.
I’m definitely not a professional modeler, so it took quite a while to get everything looking right. Luckily, I could use existing Daz assets for most of the furniture and smaller props, while I focused on the walls, lighting, reception desk, partitions, and other structural elements.
I think it turned out pretty decent for a noob like me, heh. More importantly, the location now looks the way I wanted it to and will be used multiple times throughout both Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, so the extra work should definitely pay off.
And I hope you didn’t think I’d leave you with just the interior pics, right?
Here’s how our lovely mob lady is going to look in the upcoming sequence.
Because of what happens in the scene, I needed something a bit more conservative for Violet while still keeping it sexy enough to suit her. So, no dangerously low-cut dresses this time, which is a bit of a bummer...
But she’s going to undress anyway, so I guess that’s a pretty fair trade. ;-p
I actually like this look on her quite a lot. It feels more restrained and business-like than what she usually wears, while still looking unmistakably Violet. And knowing her, I doubt the “conservative” part is going to last very long, heh.
As for the scene itself, the introduction is already done and I’m gradually moving toward the more interesting part. My original plan was to finish the whole parlor scene last week, but building the new location had other ideas. So yeah, that plan can officially be marked as failed and has now become this week’s plan instead. ;-p
Stay tuned, I’ll talk to you soon!