Lots of stuff to talk about: 

New Computer
Patreon
Octane Renderer
Next Vore Pack
Other Big Ideas



New Computer: 
I am finally able to get a new computer! I'm super excited, and I'll be getting all the pieces over the next week. I've ordered a beast of a machine with the hopes of furthering my art and gaming potential. Once I get it and have it all together, I'll post a picture of it and its specs. 

With the new computer I'll be able to make more high quality renders at a more stable pace. Right now, I still only have a laptop which I need to use for school. When I wanted to make a nice render, I had to wait for a day/night when I wasn't doing anything major. Considering I have only had 2 of those days over the past month, the opportunity to make quality renders was slim. Now I'll have 2 computers, so I can work on homework on one and render on the other. That'll help me out considerably. 



Patreon: 
Once again I am revisiting my patreon page to try and make it better.

I know that my patreon page is a little lack luster. My rewards aren't that great, and I don't post a lot of content there. This is because I don't have sketches or massive PSD files that I can share for others to see. I don't make a lot of extra stuff when I create a scene. To try and make up for this, I began to explain tips with each post that should help new and veteran artists with their own 3D scenes. Still, I feel like I need more to it.

I have thought about early access recently and wondered if that would help my page. Right now all my images are pay to view, so you have to be a patreon to see anything. I thought the exclusive part would be a good thing. 

Now I wonder if early access was the better way to go, as it would bring more eyes to my patreon page. I could also try both, where one image is early access and the other is an exclusive, but that's a lot of work to accomplish, especially on my tight schedule.

What do you think? Patreon exclusives, early access, or some sort of mixture of both? What sort of rewards would you like to see? Those on Patreon will always have access to any vore packs, no matter what amount donated.

Are there any other rewards you can think of? 



Octane Renderer: 
With the new computer, I can now run Octane to get some incredibly realistic renders. There are a few options, like VRay, Indego Renderer, and LuxRenderer, but I chose Octane for its speed and compatibility. For the next few months all Patreon donations will go toward Octane. So if you want to see some incredible renders, please consider donating :meow:



Next Vore Pack:
I have several ideas floating around for a vore pack. Here is what I have:

Dravec and Vavira enjoying two humans together
Yalli finding an attractive male to bring home for fun and dinner
A convoy with a VIP is attacked by a monster
Something with Harvock and CV (1 to 2 preys)

Which would you like to see the most? I do not have a set image length for any of them, and I believe most would have some sort of mature aspect to it (nudity most likely). I would probably start on it once my current commission list is finished and my summer class is over.



Other Big Ideas:
Since I'm going into game design I figure the next best step is to make a vore game. It would be a lot of fun, and I have a some knowledge on Unity now that I have been through some classes. The only thing holding me up is scope. I want to make a super cool game, but if it gets too big, it will never be finished. I also need help with a few things, like creature models and animations, sounds, and coding. I can do the environment easy, but I'm no creature modeler. I'm okay with coding simple objects, but AI is just crazy.

My ideas were:
1: A simple arena style game in a small, randomly arranged map of buildings within the confines of a large castle wall. The walls have not helped the city this time, as a predator (dragon or rex), is inside the walls with all the people. You need to find your way out of the city's main gates to escape before being nabbed and nommed. It would be a game of running and hiding to escape being caught. Overall its simple, but the predator AI is holding me back on this one. It would need to be very complicated to feel realistic.

2: a turn based, 3D, survival RPG game. I know its a weird combo, but I think it can work out. You are on a 3D 'board' with controls similar to the text adventure games. There would be areas where predators reside at all times, while random encounters would pop up on occasion. You can interact with other characters in the game, including predators. While it sounds big, Unity would make this simple. The problem here would again be AI as well as creatures. I figure the large modeling community on both DA and FA could help me get models, and I would be very open to artists adding models, including original characters, to the game. This game is considerably bigger than the first option though, but if I had the support it could still be possible.

I want a game to be the next step. Currently I cannot start on one because of my college schedule, but I want it to happen in the future. If anyone has an interest in helping me with this, comment or note me.