Sigh. Development was supposed to be completed today. We’re so close, but not quite there. The issue is that the most extended scene in the chapter takes place mostly outdoors, at night. Low-light renders are notoriously tricky to do well in Daz Studio. We’ve tried various techniques to decrease render times, with little (satisfactory) effect. So a render that might take 30-40 minutes can take over 3 hours or more to complete. This past Wednesday only yielded two renders. Luckily, we’re near the end of the scene, but there is still one scene to complete. Luckily that scene takes place indoors, in bright lights, with few props, and is relatively short. So it should be finished this weekend, ready for testing on Halloween day as initially planned.

On the plus side, coding is complete, and the long render times have allowed plenty of time for some early testing. So beta testing should begin on Monday as initially planned.

Regarding beta testing, links should be posted sometime Monday for our Patreon and SubscribeStar upper-tier supporters. Other supporters will be able to download Chapter 4 on 7 Nov, with general release here on 14 Nov.