A Town Called Tool

Devlog

• Chapter 11 - Dev Note 7
  November 07, 2024 by Notretsam

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  ##devnote, ##chpater11

  I have finished the final chapter and I finished it a couple of weeks ago. However, I have been looking through the novel and sad to say, there are fixes needed, specifically in chapters 6,7 and 8. So... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 11 - Dev Note 6
  October 10, 2024 by Notretsam

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  ##devnote, ##chapter11

  I'm frustrated with how long it takes to do this final chapter, but I need to remind myself that this is a double chapter I'm developing. Chapter 10 was released on March 29th and it is now October 10... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 11 - Dev Note 5
  September 06, 2024 by Notretsam##devnote, ##chapter11

  First, I'm aiming for a November release but I'm certainly OK with releasing in October if possible. I'm not going hide from this but I'm utterly desperate to finish this novel and be done with it. I... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 11 - Dev Note 4
  July 26, 2024 by Notretsam##chapter11, ##devnote

  Not a whole lot to say in this developer note, it's more a case of just getting this done, we're now over halfway to finishing this. 190 images out of 342 have been rendered so far. I'm on scene 16 wh... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 11 - Dev Note 3
  July 11, 2024 by Notretsam

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  ##chapter11, ##devnote

  There are now 341 images in this chapter, it's essentially a double chapter which is why it will take the longest to develop, unfortunately. 141 out of 341 images have been rendered, and 163 images ha... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 11 - Dev Note 2
  June 08, 2024 by Notretsam##chapter11, #devnote

  Added a new stage below, Photoshop fixes which there is always something to do in Photoshop. Like, for example, in scene 4 which is an outside scene, I rendered the location and models separately and... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 11 - Dev Note 1
  May 09, 2024 by Notretsam##devnote, ##chapter11, ##finalchapter

  There has been quite a bit going on around me in the last few months, so I haven't got as far along as I would like. Also, I haven't finished the first-time setup stage but I will have that finished t... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 10 Release
  March 29, 2024 by Notretsam##chapter10, #devnote

  April 20th 2023 is when Chapter 9 was released, it sucks it took me 11 months to get Chapter 10 out but the novel is better for redoing the first 5 chapters. We're now in the home stretch as there is... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 10 DevNote 3
  February 09, 2024 by Notretsam##devnote, ##chapter10

  There is 268 images being created in chapter 10, I've setup 201 of them in total and rendered 182 images in total. There is a kitchen scene which has a spotlight in it for shining more light through t... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 10 - DevNote 2
  January 12, 2024 by Notretsam##chapter10, ##devnote

  Sorry for the delay on the chapter's 2nd dev note. I always take time off around Christmas, New Year's and my birthday (8th Jan). We have been working on chapter 10, and we now have a more accurate gu... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 10 - DevNote 1
  November 30, 2023 by Notretsam##chapter10, ##devnote, ##erotica, ##visualnovel

  When I first posted about chapter 9, I said that it was a massive chapter as it was, but I meant story-wise. Chapter 10 will be a massive chapter story-wise and size-wise as well. There will be 269 im... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 9.3 Release
  November 02, 2023 by Notretsam#chapter9.3, #chapter5

  We finally finished redoing the first 5 chapters, the visual novel is much better for it but that was frustrating having to redo all the images. Now we can resume adding new content to this novel and... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 9.3 - Dev Note 2
  October 09, 2023 by Notretsam##chapter9.3, ##devnote

  I will most likely check Chapter 4 and fix what I need this week. Chapter 4 looks fantastic and so much better. Chapter 5 doesn't actually look that bad but does use old ghost lighting rigs, I was tem... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 9.3 - Dev Note 1
  September 15, 2023 by Notretsam##devnote, #chapter9.3

  Chapter 9.3 is another fixed version and will be the last one before producing chapter 10. It's been frustrating rerendering the first 5 chapters but the novel is much better for it. I will be really... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 9.2 Release
  September 02, 2023 by Notretsam##chapter9.2, ##devnote, #chapter2-3redo

  We're changing the version number and going with this being the 9.2 release, which means chapter 9 and the second bug fix release. A lot has been done in this version and it is all listed below. I did... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 2-3 Redo - Dev Note 3
  August 11, 2023 by Notretsam#chapter2, #chapter3, #devnote

  Close to finishing but still 24 images to render. Also, I have changed the GUI in ATCT, the navigation is now at the bottom, which now means you can see the main menu image more. Also, I have rendered... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 2-3 Redo - Dev Note 2
  July 21, 2023 by Notretsam#chapter2, #chapter3, ##devnote

  In Chapter 1 we saved a lot of subsets of scenes which contained lighting rigs for varied rooms where scenes are located, this meant doing Chapters 2 and 3 have been noticeably faster to do than we an... Continue reading

  
• Chapter2-3 Redo - Dev Note 1
  July 07, 2023 by Notretsam#chapter2, #chapter3, ##devnote

  We're doing both chapter 2 and 3 together, then chapter 4 and 5 together, this will complete the re-render production of the novel. There is small work in Photoshop as well but most of the time, it's... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 1 Redo - Release
  June 16, 2023 by Notretsam##chapter1, ##rerenders

  Chapter 1 has had 126 images re-rendered. They have been rendered for as long as they needed or for double the time they originally were rendered. New lighting rigs added A missing Ceiling bug was fix... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 1 Redo - Devnote 2
  May 29, 2023 by Notretsam##chapter1, ##rerender, ##devnote

  Great news, I figured out what was significantly increasing render times, it was how I turned planes into ghost lights. Without doing this process, the render times are significantly less. Just means... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 1 Redo - Devnote 1
  May 19, 2023 by Notretsam##devnote, ##chapter1, ##chapter1redo

  As I announced in the past, I'm going to re-render the first 5 chapters of this novel, this will delay things for much longer, it's very regrettable but A Town Called Tool will be better for it. Sadly... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 9 Release
  April 20, 2023 by Notretsam

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  ##chapter9, ##releasenote

  We pick up in the morning with Tiffany and her friends as they reminisce over the night before and plan for today. Everything we've seen so far has built to today. In a Town called Tool, we find stran... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 9 - Dev Note 3
  March 28, 2023 by Notretsam

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  ##chapter9, ##devnote

  In the past, I had to render outdoor scenes in layers as Daz would crash on my PC when trying to load too many assets to render, not the case anymore as I can render outdoor scenes in one render now... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 9 - Dev Note 2
  March 03, 2023 by Notretsam

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  ##chapter9, #devnote, #chapter1-5redo

  We're ticking along and doing this as fast as I can, I certainly have quicker render times as getting 4 images rendered each time I sleep and leave the render queue going. Scene Planning: 100% Setup S... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 9 - Dev Note 1
  February 07, 2023 by Notretsam

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  ##chapter9, ##devnote

  A lot to update people on, so long post. Sorry for the delay, 23rd of December to the 8th of January is usually a slow time for me due to Christmas, New Year, and my birthday on the 8th. Usually takes... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 8 Release
  December 18, 2022 by Notretsam

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  ##chapter8, ##release, ##newcontent

  After the surprising request from his father, Simon deals with the position he has been put in by seeking advice and then taking out his anger on those that he feels are responsible. 129 new images 20... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 8 Dev Note 4
  December 13, 2022 by Notretsam

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  ##chapter8, ##devnote

  Getting closer to being done, sadly, I made mistakes in some scenes and had to re-render a bunch of images. I've got all the code in the script done, just need to go threw and change all the image num... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 8 Dev Note 3
  November 01, 2022 by Notretsam

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  ##chapter8, #season1, #devnote

  I've been seeing how long it takes to do an update when I render 2 images when I sleep (4 hours per image). Well, the results are not positive but quite frankly with the computer I'm using, it always... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 8 Dev Note 2
  September 14, 2022 by Notretsam

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  ##chapter8, #devnote

  Always the same story now when it comes to the development of this, as I do a lot of other work on top of developing this, last time saying this but important for people to remember that. Still feel l... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 8 Dev Note 1
  August 22, 2022 by Notretsam

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  ##devnote, ##chapter8

  Sorry folks, I really should've posted something by now but been caught up in life and other work. Chapter 8 will have 126 images in total, 20 scenes with 3 sex scenes. The story picks up from the mor... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 7 Release
  July 29, 2022 by Notretsam

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  ##chapter7, ##season1

  Emma confides in Sally and they both visit Logan as Sally has more than one need, Emma very much enjoys watching one of Sally's needs, but even she gets distracted by a bombshell from Logan, little do... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 7 - Dev Note 3
  July 08, 2022 by Notretsam

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  #devnote, #chapter7

  We working away on the update and still wish our render time was quicker :) We are starting to explore ideas for our next project after ATCT, we will finish ATCT first but we hope to have finished wri... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 7 - Dev Note 2
  June 24, 2022 by Notretsam

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  ##devnote, #chapter7

  Got a lot done the last two weeks, I'm finding the setup stages are going much faster as I still have the setup files from the previous chapters and poses saved. I had 75 files in my render queue at b... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 7 - Dev Note 1
  June 11, 2022 by Notretsam

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  ##chapter7, ##devnote

  In the next release, we have a new location which is Logan's living room and we hadn't filled his living room with furniture. As you can see from the attached image, we have done that now but we had t... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 6 Release
  May 17, 2022 by Notretsam

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  ##chapter6

  Tiffany starts to see the Forrest for the trees in regards to Brenda and how little she can trust her, the night before and this realization has Tiffany on the warpath, as she fills her friends in on... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 6 - Dev Note 5
  May 05, 2022 by Notretsam##chapter6, #devnote

  Just waiting for my computer to render images, PC has been on for 3 days straight rendering and still got 21 images to do. I don't think they're actually is a lot of photoshop editing needed now, cons... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 6 - Dev Note 4
  April 26, 2022 by Notretsam##chapter6, #devnote

  Was meant to post this on Friday but got distracted by the multitude of work that I do and obviously didn't. Since the last update, I feel like I have done a tonne of work, actually, so much that I'm... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 6 - Dev Note 3
  April 15, 2022 by Notretsam##devnote, #chapter6

  what is this? another update 9 days after another? it can't be true but I assure you it is. Trying to get through this as fast as my wee computer can, I wish I had more memory as that would speed up s... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 6 - Dev Note 2
  April 05, 2022 by Notretsam##devnote, #chapter6

  There are a lot of outdoor images in this chapter which is a good thing, as they don't take as long to render. The great news is that not all indoor scenes take 5 hours, as some took much less but one... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 6 - Dev Note 1
  March 22, 2022 by Notretsam##chapter6, ##devnote, ##season1

  You might be aware that Daz Studio released a big update to their program, I updated after finishing chapter 5 and to my complete shock, I found the ghost lights and lighting rigs I set up in each roo... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 5 Release
  February 24, 2022 by Notretsam

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  #chapter5

  After everything that has been done to him, Simon finally takes his revenge on Brenda and Tiffany, an act of revenge that surprises Jimmy and utterly shocks Tiffany, so much so, that she begins to que... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 5 - Dev Note 4
  February 07, 2022 by Notretsam

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  #devnote, #chapter5

  Finished creating the images but do have a new step to do now, I explain more about it below. Scene Planning: 100% Setup Scenes Stage 1: 100% Setup Scenes Stage 2: 100% Rendered Scenes: 100% Photoshop... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 5 - Dev Note 3
  January 28, 2022 by Notretsam

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  ##devnote, ##chapter5

  Finished setting up scenes today, as long as there is nothing wrong with the remaining renders, then should be finished render scenes stage next week, then comes the programming part. Scene Planning:... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 5 - Dev Note 2
  January 04, 2022 by Notretsam

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  #chapter5, #devnote, #season1

  BIG ANNOUNCEMENT at the bottom but first............ Chapter 5 is progressing and hope to have it finished before the end of January, we see how things go, as have a tonne of work and things going on... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 5 - Dev Note 1
  November 28, 2021 by Notretsam

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  ##devnote, ##chapter5

  First, an apology, I have not done much of anything since the last release in June, I'm very sorry for that but other priorities have taken over my life and I just had no time to work on this. I can't... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 4 Release
  July 22, 2021 by Notretsam

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  #Chapter4, #Season1

  After a big decision made by Simon the night before, an act by Tiffany and her friends has him quickly changing his mind. This leads Simon to Brenda and crossing that line once again. Unknowingly Simo... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 4 - Dev Note 3
  June 28, 2021 by Notretsam

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  ##chapter4, #devnote, #season1

  Setup Scenes Stage 1: 100% Setup Scenes Stage 2: 100% Rendered Scenes: 100% Last Check + Programming : 50% Getting closer to release but still updating some images from earlier chapters. If you haven'... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 4 - Dev Note 2
  May 07, 2021 by Notretsam

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  #chapter4, #devnote, #season1

  Really sorry for the lack of news regarding the next update, just noticed it been 49 days since I posted. I had a lot going on personally since the last update and I been trying to find ways to speed... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 4 - Dev Note 1
  March 18, 2021 by Notretsam

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  ##devnote, #chapter4, ##season1

  Hello everyone, here is a breakdown if what you can expect in chapter 4. This chapter is a bit smaller compared to others but a big reveal happens in this chapter. I finished scene planning on Monday... Continue reading
• Chapter 3 Release
  March 05, 2021 by Notretsam

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  ##season1, #chapter3, ##release, ##visualnovel, ##erotic

  Chapter 3 is released. Simon fully believes the magic book is the best thing to ever happen to him, but he must be sure the spells are working first. While Simon does this, Emma seeks help from her fr... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 3 - Dev Note 5
  February 16, 2021 by Notretsam

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  #chapter3, #season1, #devnote

  Setup Scenes Stage 1: 91% (+17%) Setup Scenes Stage 2: 91% (+17%) Rendered Scenes: 83% (+9%) Last Check + Programming : 38% (+4%) Finished setting up scene 13 today and it did come in at 26 scene ima... Continue reading

  
• Chapter3 - Dev Note 4
  February 08, 2021 by Notretsam##chapter3, #season1, #devnote

  Setup Scenes Stage 1: 74% (+13%) Setup Scenes Stage 2: 74% (+13%) Rendered Scenes: 74% (+24%) Last Check + Programming : 34% (+34%) Mostly been rendering images since the last dev note. Last check +... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 3 - Dev Note 2
  January 29, 2021 by Notretsam

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  ##devnote, ##chapter3, ##season1, ##visualnovel

  Can see the progress below in the last week, quite a bit has been done in last week, lets hope next week is just as productive. Setup Scenes Stage 1: 61% (+34%) Setup Scenes Stage 2: 61% (+34%) Rende... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 3 - Dev Note 1
  January 20, 2021 by Notretsam##Chapter3, ##Season1, ##devnote

  Really should've posted by now, has been 2 months, however, I didn't have anything really to post till now. Between the middle of December and until after my birthday on 8th January, it's always a ver... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 2 Release
  November 16, 2020 by Notretsam##release, #chapter2, ##season1

  Chapter 2 has been released Simon is on a quest to find out more about the magic book, which leads him to Emma, who will face many surprises she didn't see coming from Simon and Tiffany. Tiffany gets... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 2 - Dev Note 7
  November 11, 2020 by Notretsam##devnote, #chapter2, ##season1

  This will be the last dev note for chapter 2, as I'm close to finishing the actual update. 100% finished Setup Scenes Stage 2 100% finished rendering images 75% Last Check & Programming I've finishe... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 2 - Dev Note 6
  October 13, 2020 by Notretsam##chapter2, #season2, ##devnote

  Feel like I've got a lot done since the last dev note 42% setup scenes stage 2 (essentially a double/triple check and fixing anything wrong or slight/big adjustments before rendering image) 25% Rende... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 2 - Dev Note 5
  October 03, 2020 by Notretsam##devnote, ##chapter2, ##season1

  Something I have come to realize that development is always going be slower than I would like, really would prefer to have released chapter 2 by now but I have to accept this is not an easy or quick t... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 2 - Dev Note 4
  September 03, 2020 by Notretsam##chapter2, ##devnote, ##season1

  If anyone is interested in progress for next chapter release, you can see progress on my website here I don't have any official plans regarding the frequency of updates, it's basically when I get it... Continue reading
• Chapter 1 - Redone Finished
  August 21, 2020 by Notretsam##season1, #chapter1

  I've finished redoing Chapter 1, which is now available for download, below is a list of what has been done. 1) Setup and redone all renders 2) Added new paint to all walls 3) Added new floor covering... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 2 - Dev Note 3
  July 25, 2020 by Notretsam##erotic, ##seconddemo, ##demo, ##chapter1

  First off, an apology for the poor quality of the first demo, while I been working away the last month, have come to realise how poor the first demo was. I am now working towards a "second demo" of ch... Continue reading

  
• Chapter 2 - Dev Note 2
  June 24, 2020 by Notretsam##chapter2, ##devnote, ##season1

  Since I posted the last dev note, I spent most of the time "learning" and I not specifically go into full details, as there was a lot I looked into. It's obvious what the attended result of learning i... Continue reading
• Chapter 2: Dev Note 1
  June 05, 2020 by Notretsam#chapter2, #chapter1, ##bugfix, ##devnote

  There is a reason why demo's are released, we get feedback that lets us know what is good but also, what is bad. I received some criticism for the state of the demo, some I disagree with but some I ag... Continue reading
• Chapter 1 Bug Fix 0.1
  May 31, 2020 by Notretsam

  Reuploaded all version zip files Fixed a floating monitor/keyboard/mouse in a few images. thanks to those that reported it :)... Continue reading
• First Chapter Release
  May 30, 2020 by Notretsam

  25 pages of screenplay (1 page = 1 minute) 132 rendered images 27 scenes Chapter 1 is the first part of season 1 and plan is to start chapter 2 next week. Chapter 1 will build into a Chapter 1-3 rele... Continue reading