I’ve picked back up the Vergilius elbow cuffs and finished the low-poly, unwrapping and the LOD models. Other than scripting, they are as good as done.

I think I’m going to hold off a little bit on releasing these because the Halloween release is currently using the “new product” spot at the KDC Main Store. So I guess I’m going to start working on the thigh straps now.

Thing are a bit slow.

I’ve been dealing with some computer issues (home server & laptop failing me one after the other). But on the bright side, my desktop finally managed to complete an update it was failing for the past year and a half 😅.

I’ve added one of my live (web) terminals near the little table of the Cell block D-5. It does two functions at the moment:

• Visitors are listed next to their permanent serial number (if you want to role-play with those)
• It indicates uniform compliance (NONE/PARTIAL/FULL), this only works with the KDC Prisoner Uniform “regulation” version (from the box of extras).
• If the regulation uniform is detected it will automatically be configured: Serial numbers & a blue color scheme.
• The uniform color will have a random amount of wear & discoloration. For… realism? It was fun to add.

This uses the facility script system that is included in the Prisoner’s Uniform package, so this is really just an example of the kind of things you can do with it.

Someone suggested that there should also be a uniquely shaped hex key on the table, one that wouldn’t be available anywhere else. But is that a good idea?

No can remember exactly when this wide-brimmed hat came into our possession, it has clearly seen better days but it must have served its owner well. One of our clerks vaguely remembers of a tall and pale lady who came in on a cloudy October night and to whom he offered coffee as she browsed some of our more peculiar products, she must have been a little too distracted that night.

As with every year, I’m making a little “special” project for Halloween. And as every year, this is only for a limited time, from October 15 to November 15.

Every other Halloween special is back at the store too! Check them out if a witch hat is not your kind of thing. And as usual, Patreon supporters can get this as part of their rewards~

I managed to finish the low-poly and unwrapping today so I had to give it a quick in-world test!

The hat material isn’t that interesting yet, but even at this stage, it really pops once you add the emission map. I’m probably going to spend a few days refining the material and getting my final texture exports the way I want them. Felt or leather… undecided for now.

Someone mentioned that it reminded them of Bloodborne, I never played this game ^_^.

I finally decided on something to do for Halloween, the “Witch Huntress Hat”.

This project idea comes from a very dear friend who mentioned the large brimmed hat with a slit above one eye that a manga character wears (Akabane Kuroudo from GetBackers), and that maybe I could do something cool with that. I was initially unconvinced, until the idea of a glowing magical seal drawn on the surface of the brim popped into my head.

In my head, this would be a piece of armor meant to protect the wearer against the supernatural creatures they fight… something like that. I would have used a pentagram but the space in the center of it would have been too small to accommodate that part of the hat. I’ve also hemmed the edges of the cut, to imply that the slit comes from battle damage and has been repaired.

Did not decide yet how distressed the surface should be, or whether the seal should be etched into the felt, but I also don’t really have a ton of time left to complete this project so I’m already working on the low-polygon version. Gotta keep this moving fast!

Have fun over there~

Some code improvement on the VRC map: I’m trying to wrap it up feature-wise with a basic lock system and respawn-cheat prevention. Once I’m done with that, I think I’ll consider this version more or less complete.

I’ve been struggling to come up with a simple metal table & chair design that would fit the theme, yet clearly look more like office/police station furniture: You can see what I came up with, both the VR and SL variant.

The table I more or less the way I want it (could maybe use some more surface details). The chairs? Not so much. I’m trying to get them to look like they are part of the same set as the table but it looks… goofy.

These are background props, I really shouldn’t overthink it, and yet…

I got some of the low poly modeling work done on the Vergilius elbow cuffs, not much happening on this project other than having to do some weird forced-triangulation in some spots that are shading a bit strangely (since this set doesn’t use normal maps on the rubber parts). I might have to temporarily put this project on ice soon since October is almost upon us, and I always use the first two weeks of October on the limited edition Halloween project.

Speaking of Halloween… I still have no idea of what to do this year, I’m open to any suggestion so long as it is original/unusual (no pumpkins or bats… please), and something I can wrap up in two weeks.

I started making the Vergilius elbow cuffs. The ring spacing is much larger than on the collar and cuffs but I don’t think I can insert an extra ring in without getting the opposite problem (too tight).

I also attempted to make a modempunk-ish keypad to use as a “secure” elevator call button on the cell block floor in dead realm but it doesn’t really “vibe” with me so far. It has the chunky keyboard keys I was picturing in my mind but the rest lacks style. Maybe I need to come up with something a bit more futuristic.

I’ve pushed 2-3 updates to the VRChat cell block: specular lightmaps (something it really lacked compared to the SL version), toned down lighting and emission (which felt a little too bright), and I also fixed some normal mapping issues. I want to make a few more additions before calling it good enough: a table and a couple chairs to act as a guard post, spawn control, and a way for the instance owner to secure the doors shut.

I was sick yesterday and slept all afternoon, (you can imagine what it did to my sleep cycle) motivation is pretty low.

This update brings the padded cells & the pipework additions that I did for Second Life, to the Prison Cell Block D-5 in VRChat. Enjoy~