![]() * NEW Ability: Sleeping (currently you can only pass time at the bed on the starting pier, more bed related functions will be added later on). ![]() * NEW Island - Bigger, better, eventually more filled with content too. New Patreon build! Patreon build: r4.19 Public build: r4.15 PATREON BUILD CHANGELIST: * NEW Conversation System - Tag based system mixed with character based opinion and global renown values. ![]() New Patreon build! Full release of r4.14! Patreon build: Public preview build: Bug form: Sneaking guide: Feedback form: Changelist: * NEW Faelain (kitty) heads * NEW Bodies with added fidelity and smoothness, and hind leg claws * NEW Set of 6 breasts ranging from none and tiny to huge * NEW Penis * NEW Body details (like nose color) dependant on pattern * NEW Movement system with better motion captured animations (Note: Climbing is not yet in) * NEW Eyes (color customization and pupil type will come soon) * NEW Character shader (faster, less complex, prettier) * NEW Fur shader on characters (primarily on tails, ears and cheeks) * NEW Bushy tail * Improved collar fur level of detail (more close up, less further up) * Improved ghost skin fidelity * Improved physical bone performance by reducing number of checks per frame * Added fur to tail icons * Added two more Mythic skin palette colors (Very rare color palette) * Changed naming of Pattern categories (natural, original (characters), and special (unique skins that break the common pattern rules)) * Player names are finally saved Known issues: * Fur appears on act position indicators * Fur on tails is sometimes “left behind” when tail is rotated to extremities * Act position indicators on island block movement * You can drop off the island, and get stuck * NPCs can’t hear you, so they only escape if they spot you * Extra set of claws are sometimes left on island acts xD * Some animations that appear on Island are not fully polished (leg positions, and expressions might not be correct) * Selection of patterns are limited for now, as we had to redo all patterns for new bodies and heads Give a kitty a backrub and a nug for me :3 ~ Ruffleneck Ruffleneck Joined: Fri 9:31 am This basically marks the first year of Hunt and Snare, not the first year it's been available for public, but first year I've been working on it! :3 Ruffleneck Joined: Fri 9:31 am The preview is mostly a Showroom with couple of animations and skins, but more will come soon (including island exploration, which is available in older builds with old heads) :3 Windows / Linux / OSX downloads: Current version: r4.14 SHOWROOM PREVIEW (for Windows, Linux, and Mac) Bug form: Feedback form: Changelist: * NEW: Faelain furry heads * NEW: Improved bodies * NEW: More breast shapes * Small set of skins and animations * Full changelist will come with the full release of r4.14 Known issues * POV cameras do not work * Tail fur partially exposes mesh below and sometimes faces wrong directions * Sometimes tongues are left in odd positions I hope you enjoy it! :3 p.s. Not sure yet! I want to do the core related things first (player is a hunter), and then explore other paths ^^įurry heads showroom preview! In the newest preview build I've finally replaced the heads and improved the bodies of the characters. Effectively, there won't be any story line related stuff in terms of getting captured (at least most likely not, though I'd like to put player through a tribe that just alternates between tribe members and everyone uses the player for their own thing), but they're "lose conditions" as such, you'll get dragged back to the ship by your crew afterwards, or tossed to some "safe" location to continue from ^^ Edit: Whoop! I just realized you asked if player would basically play a prey and there would be npcs that hunt you. you walk wander too close to a wine plant, and it will wrap around you and that's it). bigger prey that can catch and use you instead, and environment hazards (e.g. I want the initial island to be sort of an "easy hunting zone", where you have no dangers, no risks, just stuff to capture, but I want the other islands to have "enemies", e.g. Hunter, or hunted! That is something I'd definitely like to explore at some point. ![]() If I am, excuse me! Will there be player capture/slavery? It would be amazing to have two seperate paths you can take upon starting the game. Kittenzoe Wrote:So I read through the thread briefly and didn't see anything about this.
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What’s a couple hundred ours of studying just to be able to say I finished what I started? Not a lot. In fact, I would like to walk away, if I did I’d still be a winner (at least no more of a loser for it). Nobody really gives a shit about my CFA charter as they are far more concerned with me being an expert in the type of assets that I work with. I have all the requisite expertise I’ll ever need. Now I’ve been in my job for nearly six years. The next spring, I still didn’t have the time or energy. ![]() DIdn’t find much of the curriculum that useful but sort of enjoyed it. I didn’t really have the time or energy to do what was needed. The following spring I took CFA Level 3 and faile, band 5. The following Spring I took CFA Level 2 and passed. I loved learning all the new shit, which was totally new to me. Here I was with this new job and I needed the fundamental skills to really do it properly. It seems to do that for most everybody who doesn’t get it done quickly in 18 months. My enthusiasm for the CFA has waned in a big way. As long as it gives them satisfaction, why bother whether they fail or pass!īut we could term those folks as idiots, who dont clear the exam and claim that its CFAI’s fault and not his or hers You know what I mean mate So I probably wont blame those who want to clear it even though they are extremely weak in algebra or have no affiliation to this industry like me. Thankfully I havent failed yet, and even if I do, I think I will still get this cleared. I am 34 now and have a 7 year old son! I dont think I will ever derive complete benefits of this certification, nor do I think I will ever become a charter holder as I dont have the required work exp. But my family members do think so… They ask me why are you so adamant on doing a 21? Do 10K multiple times is their question! Cant blame them, because they cant see me in pain!Īnd I work in IT and am trying to clear the three levels of this exam because it kind of pacifies me for not having done MBA when I needed to do it. I agree they are not completely parallels mate. I think that I could have probably put in almost no study at all and gotten score band 4 on Level 2. So I think that score band 10 was okay, given the circumstances.Īnd if a person scores in the bottom half of all test takers, I wonder how serious they really are about the test. All of this between taking Level 1 in December and taking Level 2 in June. Then I left that job and started another new job. And I started a new job in a new industry. But I had a new house in a new city in a new state, with a newly pregnant wife. You can just buy used textbooks on Amazon and learn. But you don’t have to pay thousands of dollars to learn. That being said, I understand that everybody learns something new during their study. (The CFA exam is like being pregnant–you either are, or you aren’t. And if you don’t pass, then you’ve essentially wasted your time and money. The CFA exam, however, is a “Pass” or “Fail” test. Whatever your motivation, I dont think your wasting your time by running. Some people run for health, some run for enjoyment. Sooraj–I think that running and the CFA exam are not good parallels. So, those of us who are past the real hurdle, but are still in the thick of the battle, who agrees with me? Who agrees with Howard? Thankfully, I aced it the second time around. But I told myself that if I didn’t pass it the second time, I was going to hang up my hat, because I just couldn’t do it. I had a great many extenuating circumstances (as we all do), so I tried again the next year. I, for one, failed Level 2, with a score band of 10. The sooner you realize that and move on, the sooner you get your life back. If you can’t pass (for whatever reason), then you can’t pass. Some have the time and the brains, but lack the fortitude to put in the 1000+ hours (on top of your job and family time and other time). Some lack the 1000+ hours of time that it takes to study. But those who never win, AND never quit are idiots. Winners never quit, and quitters never win. |
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