Something's In the Air Redux project 0.5

ALL OLD PICTURES FINALLY CONVERTED!!

Updated all the paths of the game, including Wendy, Bonnie and Paula which were the last paths not updated previously. 

The video game scenes were kept in the old Firefly (raytraced) renderer.  Partly because it was generally easier (though the old renderer is slower, it does not require retexturing everything), but also
because  it gives those sections of the game a different enough look to make it feel distinct from the rest of the game.  Despite using the old renderer they are full 1080p high resolution renders with softer shadows and better lighting than the original renders.

New Material

Focusing mostly on finishing the re-renders, there is not a lot of new material, though some of the three updated paths have been changed in important ways.

There are now two player avatars for the video game sections. You can play as a male Ranger as before, or as a female Thief.  You can choose which one to play when you reach a part of the game where you enter the video game, or if you go through "Character" on the main menu, which is also where you can change .  The gender of the video game avatar is independent of the gender of the player character, so you can mix genders if you want. Your player is named "Ranger (your name)" if you play the male, or "Rogue (your name)" if you play the thief.  Your speaking avatar changes to match.

I also added more cut away pictures when you are talking with Ariane at the diner and ask about her day.  She goes on a long rant that basically includes old cut content that I decided to visualize. You can skip it by talking about your day instead.

Updated scenes

There are only three non-branching paths to render this month, but they are complicated in different ways.  Wendy has a gym part, a crowded beach part, and a volleyball part.

Bonnie has several different funny alternate endings that cycle after each playthrough. The first one wasn't all that funny so I rewrote it.

Paula has the largest video game section, followed by a downtown section (watch for the Ariane and Rachel cameos here), followed by a LAN party, followed by a conversation in her office, followed by a longer scene in her lab. All of these sets required some updating.

Future Goals 

For December, there is one area of old pictures, the epilogues, which won't be updated because they will be removed instead.  They only exist right now as place holders.  I have an ending in mind but it hasn't been written or illustrated yet, and that is my December project as well as integrating Rachel Meets Ariane into the game as the "bonus" reward.  I plan to update RMA in January and February, and add at least one new dating path.  I'd like to have 3 to 5 new dating paths either with new characters or unexplored side characters.  Hopefully finishing by June of 2023.