Raycast +Updates +Project Dream

Hello everyone.

Recently I started to learn how to get Raycast with bubblegum. I have been experimenting for a few months to get it to work right, which is one of the reasons why I haven't used it before.

Okay this is important... Raycast is a bit time consuming. After I've used the model before, it does get a bit easier as I can attempt to find a way to save settings as a template for future use.

Also, this is also important. I cannot use Raycast on everything.

Numero uno... I don't know if I can use it on Project Dream, yet. For starters, the good dream part, is huge, over 6 minutes (and I have a bit extra to add on once I get the extra dialogue in), and I haven't split a project before. I am  pretty sure I can, with using a  cutaway or something somewhere, but I don't know where to fit it in. Also there's the issue with Giantess Lindsey growing taller. I'm using Scale.fx and it doesn't work at all with Raycast. That could bring up something where I could split it into two videos, do the part after she becomes Giant (with the bubble cutaway to hide it) and the first part without Raycast . It's just those two parts would be super drastically different looking. I'm thinking about what to do with it, but I'm not sure yet. I'm usually pretty clever at coming up with things to make something work. I still got some time here.

(Edit: To note, I did have an idea where the video starts as regular shade, and then over time, it turns to raycast shading... kinda like a "hey this improved" sort of thing... not sure though...)

So... I'm going to put Project Dream (I need a name for the video once done...) as a regular shaded video, and if I can somehow fit in Raycast, I will try.

I think I got it right, now. Over the last two days, I put Project Dream on a quick two day hold, to figure out dialogue adjustments for Lindsey. I recently started adding it, and I need to get some voices fixed for her.

During this time, I've been learning a lot about the editor, model adjustments, fixes, and even building simple things.

I've posted a bunch of things to my Discord and Twtitter, so I'm going to update them here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18w61m1GMcU3wp8dtrXjr_wwHxoO886fm?usp=sharing

Please note: this link may expire in the future. For now this is fine.

This is a bunch of Azur Lane ship girls blowing bubblegum in short casual ideas. I want to do more of these as  they are interesting to do.

So each of these videos I made in a short time, an hour or two. I did this to test Raycast on models, learn effects, fix problems, and such. I mean look at what I "could" do for the Gum Lindsey clones for Project Dream.

Also I made a "Balloon Torpedo". This is a literal balloon, it inflates like a long GL balloon, and can expand and burst. I once saw an idea many years ago of a girl blowing up a torpedo and it's an "oxygen torpedo", so it was a balloon. It gave me the idea to make one. The model also has a spinning motor blade (it's currently hidden below a plate) and can be used or made invisible. I also am thinking about making a bubblegum version of this... for... reasons. haha. Balloon and bubblegum warfare on Azur Lane girls! Also once I fully finish everything, I will release the Torpedo once all is done. It's mostly done, I just want to mess with it some more first to see if it needs more adjustments.

So Project Dream. Oh it's still on. I was working on it last week, and on Saturday I spent a few hours getting the dialogue in and making small adjustments to the good dream sequence. Then I needed to figure out some dialogue adjustments to send to Mooni, her VA.

I have a video I shared, but it's just the same as last time, but with voice added to a few parts. It's not different enough to share here, however if you want to, comment to "show the vid" and I'll post the ilnk.

So while thinking, I did some quick videos with the Raycast over two days, and this morning I finished the dialogue adjustments. So it'll be some time before that comes in. So this week my goal is to get scene 4 done.

Scene 5, the nightmare, I've got too many ideas for, ahaha,... so I'm cutting back a couple and saving some for other video ideas.

Middle of the month I'll get to Patreon videos, and some art commissions.

I don't want to keep pushing Project Dream back, but this is still a huge project XD... if I get close to finishing by the middle of the month, I will ask my Patrons to give me some time to finish it before their vids. (Patreon art and a comission or two is fine, I'll do those as they don't take as long as videos to make)

However I will not rush this giant project. I want it good. And if I have to postpone the release date for quality, I'm doing that.

Okay that's it for this update. Thank you for being a part of my Patreon and supporting my works! I have big plans for the future if all goes well.