Progress 25.11.2024 and Changelog for ToaM 0.28.0

Hello all!

So a release day, a shock there. I’ll probably be a bit on and off today as there are some weather issues and my power and net is unstable at the moment, annoyingly.

But beyond that, it mostly affects rendering, but that’s a day hopefully as it should be over by tomorrow. But can always write in mean time. Also writing the update 33 already, so a bit ahead in that department. Sitting idly isn’t for me... Anyway, without much more rambling, a couple of pictures, one not related to ToaM and one somewhat related...

One of the concept renders.... One of the joys and frustrations as a creator is going through the character library. So many options are available so it can become difficult to choose what you use. And one of the things to consider is usable the characters are. Let’s take this harpy, for example. It’s not that flexible to use. Because of how the wing sections and legs are made, they require specifically made textures. So you are limited to two that came with the character. Luckily, the shape can be altered. Now the lack of texture options might seem a minor annoyance, but it limits the usability. And you all know by now how much I like doing slight twists to things. Will there be a harpy? I don’t know. If I can make them fit, maybe, but at the moment seems unlikely as is. But luckily... Sirens were originally harpy like creatures instead of mermaids in mythology...

And then something completely different. I’ve said it before, I’m slowly updating and upgrading the models if need be for Sorcerer 2. I did the same for TRS2 as well while doing Sorcerer. Some don’t require anything other than checking that they are using 4k textures. Others might require small tweaks here and there. Maybe change of hairstyle. Susan I already did earlier, Oriana I checked yesterday. Neither of them required anything major as is. Maybe a slight wardrobe upgrade for both, but that’s normal.

Anyway, the changelog:

Changelog: ToaM 0.28.0

• 230 renders

• Implemented the next part of the story

• Added things to the codex

• 1 hidden image

• A bunch of fixes to things.

• Special thanks to for finding stuff that needed fixing: Adry, Shaddy, BryonSmothers3DX, Bread, Oaiki, OBE, Draco, DocWhoJ, Lt_Walke, MG, DavidCF, Orion, Abs, Anon1234, Doovel, dogswithguns.

Release schedule:

•     $15 Tier: As soon as the post has had its final touches and links been verified.

•     $10 Tier: 27th of November

•     $5 Tier: 28th of November

•     $3 Tier: 29th of November

•     Public: 9th of December

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