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I too prefer classic, teeny-tiny Dani. HOWEVER, the thing about the female body is that it's constantly changing. Dani herself is still quite young, and that's not to say she doesn't fill out a lil' bit more as she ages. 32 y/o Dani can be DECIDEDLY more curvier then 22 y/o Dani. So if there's any sort of significant time skips as the CNC Baby progresses you can easily experiment with Dani putting on some "lady weight" as she ages. 

1 hour ago, gobman said:

Still consider uploading this? I'd be so grateful!

I cosign this statement...

1 hour ago, Morius said:

Well, @petrav has some awesome hero retextures (I don't know, are they really just retextures? They are so good!); @WizardWoad, @Allure, @Number251137, @SovietTiger and others also did some really good addons or retextures. 

It's not that hard, really. We just need a good full spandex or catsuit, a big generic cape and generic mask types, from these we can easely craft retextures. 

Oh I'm well aware of their contributions. As I said in the post though...most of that content is for females. I've got no problem doing retextures for females. It's the fellas who are lacking. I can count on 1 hand the number of superhero assets their are for male models throughout the entire catalog of TK17 content.

1st off, happy birthday!!!

2ndly, if you had the power to bring one of your gals into real life...but the trade off is she has to become your wife and you're stuck with her for THE REST OF YOUR LIFE...which one would it be and why?

I can't even get toys to work, so me creating clothing addons ain't happening anytime soon. I am glad that more people are venturing into becoming modders though. Me? I just can't seem to grasp it, no matter how many times I try.

I DEFINITELY can't wait for this release. HERE BE DRAGONS!

All of the other comments have pretty much said it best, take a step back and take care of you first. I just recently had ANOTHER health scare, and my production will likely slow as well because I need to start prioritizing getting proper rest, which means less time to work on projects or any of the other recreational shit I do away from KE. My health condition is still pretty poor, and while my mind is strong, my heart isn't. This is life for me now...heart disease is no joke. Simple stress can literally kill me, and I need to start taking that into perspective.

That being said, handle your business. Get your house in order so you can get back the joy of doing what you enjoy.

Seeing as I have a wedding planned for 4 specifical characters in my comics...this news DEFINITELY pleases me, sir. 

5 hours ago, Trapp said:

Julie: Why didn't she like me, Willoooooow?? 

Willow: Now now, you need to calm down, Julie! It's not that big of a deal!

Julie: BUHSHETOLHMESHEWAHNTINTEREHTEDINWEEMEHEHEHEEEEEN!! 

Harleen: HAHAHAHAHA!! You still on about that, nigga?? You're such a drama queen!! 

Julie: *almost unintelligible squealing that's about Harleen making fun of her or some shit...*

Willow: Stop making fun of Julie, Anika! You're going to make me angry!

Harleen: Not my fault Julie's so upset! Our devotchka isn't at fault here! She just got illusioned without reason!

Willow: You don't know what falling in love is, don't judge my precious Julie like that! There there, baby girl, it's alright~ 

Julie: *deflating like a high-pitched balloon*

Willow: I have an idea! Would motorboating my tiddies make you feel better, hun?

Julie: *still weeping* I don't know, I guess so... 

Willow: Let me get out of this top so you can do it directly, okay~?

Harleen: YO, WHAT ABOUT ME?! I WANNA CUP SUM TIDDY, GURL!!

Willow: Not until you apologize for making fun of Julie's pain!

Harleen: You serious?! Girl can't take a fucking JOKE!

Willow: ANIKA MAEVA SOLOMON! APOLOGIZE THIS INSTANT! 

Harleen: *petrified with fear* Y-yeah, okay... Sorry, Jules...

Julie: *broken voice* It's okay... 

Willow: Theeeere we go~! Now, who wants some goth tiddy!

Harleen: *starts barking like a dog*

Julie: *softly* Yaaaaaaay... 

TO BE FAIR...milky white goth tiddies would make anyone's day better. 

27 minutes ago, Morius said:

Seriously, there was good stuff in MG. “Cmmon! Are you defending MG now?” No, all I’m saying is that you can find bezoars in a pile of shit, and there was good things there. Maybe it was some kind of crossover there we don’t know? 

 I can say with 100% certainty that there were ZERO collaborations back on MG in regards to comics. In fact, regarding ANY form of content. Stealing? Definitely. Collaboration? Nope...not at all, especially in the comics space. A former member here who was removed because they believe they were "above reproach" who made comics was notorious for using other people's resources and giving zero credit. This person happens to be a Patreon creator, and still does the same thing...though he has no access to KE content at all because we nuked his IP. There was definitely quality content on MG, but you had to go digging for it because it got piled over by garbage.

All of the stuff you're seeing materialize here is stuff that's happening here, in open discussion or private conversations. That rarely if EVER happened on MG, and if it did...it certainly didn't produce anything fruitful.

What a difference just a little bit of foliage makes. It's coming along excellently, sir.

All I can say is...this is gonna be FUCKIN' awesome. I'm truly looking forward to seeing all of these projects unfold.

I'll always support folks expressing their creativity through the art of storytelling. The more the merrier.

4 hours ago, CreampieManiac said:

What would be great and very appreciated if you could get rid of that coffee table in front of the sofa in the livingroom, or, if possible, make it movable. That sofa is a great place for action but that coffee table is often blocking camera angles and poses in front of the sofa.

Thanks for making a great room even better!

AGREED!!! That table pretty much makes any and all chair poses useless because it's so damned close to the couches. Moving it out at least a foot would be awesome.

• Bench in the middle of the bathroom: Scrap it.
• The bench/sofa in the corner of the room: Scrap it. That's what the living room is for...LOL.
• The chair in the grass: Move it near the pole and make is so it can rotate.
• The fruits and veggies: Scrap 'em. H5M applied by the user is the better option as it allows variety to be added.
• There is a pantry next to the oven/stove: Make the shelves usable for deco.

Just now, nandosuave86 said:

The Severing is the name of the event that Vozanath destroys the veil am I right?

Correct. It's pretty much the biggest event that's happened within the OzVerse as far as the magic/fantasy side. The ramifications of it will be explained in due time. Human's connection to Mana is actually only 1 of SEVERAL byproducts of The Severing. Again...all to be explained as the WoF and B&V stories advance. I've got some CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZY plans for both stories. 

8 minutes ago, Trapp said:

Dani is definitely my most important character right now, and the fact that you've accepted her is more than I can even begin to be grateful for!

Honestly, the fact that we've got so many common points of view in terms of writing and character portrayal is jawdropping in the best possible way. Hopefully this character profile helped you paint a much clearer picture of what to do, as the blog you made mentioning her also inspired me to do something for her near the end of the CNC Baby story.

Also, I CAN'T WAIT to see this son of a bitch get his comeuppance. I actually haven't planned on it myself, but the seeds have been planted for a while now. I definitely want to see it happen. "He who sheds man's blood, by man will his blood be shed". Hmu so we can plan along this little justice thingy happen. I will also need to create a model for Aura as well!

In my head, it would happen around when Dani's reaches the US, so her mother's death would still be fresh. It would also be only ONE of the reasons the shit bag is marked for death, and also be tied to a character in Stiel Maiden. No...not Lori. I don't wanna spoil it, but there's a character this fits PERFECTLY for, and since this scenario would take place in the past, he'd be the PERFECT character to do so. I was thinking an Aura model wouldn't be needed, but as I put the concept in my head...it'd definitely be a fine touch to add her into this scenario for effect, and how I'd close it out. I'm sending you a PM with the details of what I'm concocting.

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One night, he showed up at Aura's door with a few of his henchmen, who surrounded the neighborhood and watched if anyone tried going in. Dani had gotten back from a school party that night and when she went to her room, she heard the grunts of a man and the muffled moans of a woman. As she peeked through the door, she saw the one thing that would mark her for life, and it goes without saying, it wasn't pretty.

This part right here actually just filled my heart with contempt for this mystery piece of shit to the point where my brain just started concocting a story to personally get back at him. So much so...that I'm actually going to retcon my original plans for the OzVerse Dani. I'm going to actually keep Dani's history accurate up to that pivotal point in her life, but rather than her ending up in California, she ends up in Empire City. My sense of justice triggered me, that mofo needs to die...and I know EXACTLY who's gonna pull the trigger.

That being said lol...reading through all of this gives me a far better perspective of the character. The fact that she's tech savvy is an actual game changer...ESPECIALLY since a certain main character of mine JUST started a software analytics company. Yea...I think I know exactly where OzVerse Dani is going to be doing her internship at. You have a gem of a character on your hands, my friend...and it honors me that I could in any way inspire any portion of the creative process you apply to her. You equally inspire me as well...as evident by my interest in introducing her into my universe...and the fact that my universe's version of her mother's killer is gonna get FUCKED UP. 

1 hour ago, nandosuave86 said:

Vigo Helwig? I'm guessing there's clear connection to a certain Mathias Vincent Helwig?

Indeed there is a connection. Vigo is Mathias' ancient ancestor. The Helwig family in fact becomes one of the most influential and wealthiest families in the world due in part to Vigo Helwig's effort before AND after "The Severing".

7 minutes ago, Rob_Rebel89 said:

Now this is certainly some exciting news. This kick of your involving community characters into your work is a stroke of genius, and as is evident by the amount of feedback you've gotten in this blog post well received. Makes me wish my models weren't fantasy based and look like ass. I'm not as talented a model maker as most of you guys, which is why I've not shared really anything in terms of images or content. I'm still learning the craft. Regardless, I'm happy to see that comic community of KE is so tight knit.

Don't sell yourself short. All of us where at that point once upon a time. I know back in the day my models look like dog shit. Wasn't until at LEAST 2 years into me being involved in the community that I shared my 1st model Brandi...of which I ACTUALLY STILL HAVE the original .rar archive for, which is dated 3/24/14...so this wasn't long after I'd gotten out of the military. Come to think of it, seeing as March will be 10 years since I made her...I think it's high time I gave her an update. This is why our little comic community means so much to me, you guys are always giving me fresh ideas.

27 minutes ago, Quarz said:

I just finished adding pose positions. Got a bit confused on how to use the tool. But got figured out now.
So tested it out in the pose editor, 3some and 4some poses; so far no noticeable fps drops on my own machine.
So I assume it should be good for adding some extras. I might swap out all the cliffs for more simple meshes/geometry.

They add a lot polygons to the scene. IIRC from my export to obj. file, was around 89.000 triangles
Got the feeling I can really do the same with less for just the backdrop. 

Anyhow, I'll dress up the scene some more see how things go.

 

Yea, those vertices are a bitch. If you can drop them to at least half that's good...seeing as it's just background objects. Don't really need heavy details on those.

Just looking at it I already have a battle scene going I could stage there. That's fuckin' AWESOME! If I may make a suggestion, definitely add some foliage. Not a ton of it, but like lil' patches of grass scattered over the area.

12 minutes ago, Trapp said:

Ho boy this is going to be brutal... I can't wait to see them duking it out!

Lori and Rassia won't be fighting each other. When they come together they'll be reluctant (at first) allies. No no no, Rassia's opponent will be someone else. Someone who's already appeared in the story. I can't give away who...but when you see who it is you'll completely understand the context.

22 minutes ago, SovietTiger said:

I'm sure you'll do. As a matter of fact, Rassía was born as a character of a therapeutic work. Some years back I felt real bad and the situations kept getting worse in my mind. I kept afloat thanks to my then little child and my wife, but to get better someone recommended to start writing. I love women, I admire them and I have always put a lot of attention to them. I've got some great women near me and Rassía is kinda a mash up of all the great women I've known, plus a very lewd personality because of reasons. She's a project to my real life and I hope someday get something from her. For obvious reasons, what I share here has something to do with my main project, but not as is. The core "lore" isn't in here. Just a small part of her story. But I can let her "sexy" side set free in here. And she's deranged, as most of us that are here, let me tell you.

What if found amazing, is that I gave Rassía a face and a body in the TK17. I've known the game since SexVi||a2 and this was also therapeutic for me. Maybe my RL economy hasn't improved a lot, but my mind is a lot better now.

So, she's complicated, she's got a lot of adventures, issues and versions. That's why I decided to share her in here, bc I love to see other people's interpretations of her, bc the multiverse is "in" these days. I'm literal Rassía's father (no I'm not named Miguel but I'm a crazy commie) and as every father, I want my kids to grow and shine in other lands.

So, I'm very convinced that any version of her, enriches her. And I'm really looking forward to watch it.

I couldn't agree more, especially in the statement of how seeing others use your characters enriches your own vision for them. The only reason I haven't shared any of my major characters is twofold: 

1. I want to wait until their respective stories are done before doing so.

2. Most of my characters are so specialized in terms of content used that it'd just be a complete pain in the ass to put everything together to share them. 

I'll use my male character Holden A. Gunn who I shared in 2021 for example. The sheer amount of content needed to get him to look as he does in my game in the game of someone else is staggering, and he relies heavily on mods a lot of people either don't have or don't use. I shared him regardless because of the lacking selection of male models regardless...but to get him to work you need ALL of the content I provided in the archive, as well as the content from the related links. And he's "light" compared to other characters. Like...if I were to ever share for example...Lori Stiel...you'd need to set aside at LEAST a GB of space for all of the addons and textures used to pull her off. And on lower end PCs she'd make your set-up choke. I could always create a "lite" version of my characters...but that would take away from the mythos of them. Her skindef files alone are nearly 300mb. My characters aren't cheap when it comes too the amount of content needed to make them what they are.

9 hours ago, Morius said:

Oh man, action scenes got too ambitious on the sketchboard and I slacked it of! If I ever got a computer again I'll surely try!

6 hours ago, Trapp said:

We don't need to go overboard with the action. It's the "other" type of action that's important here!

I've got a few things in the oven still as far as my "Warriors Of Fate" series myself. This here is from a "sparring match" between Zyziel and Kuvah. This is an unedited pic of course...as the finished product will have the appropriate motion blur added to Zy dodging and Kuvah swinging her axe.