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Hope Afterall

Zuko — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 18:46:24 +0000

Something very big may be happening for the Chemist. I won't say what.
He won't be making it into TF2. All I will say is the project isn't dead. It simply changed.

Addressing the Elephant in the Room

Zuko — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 22:32:19 +0000

Haven't really talked about this here, just with Bri in private. There is a problem we need to address.

The numbers on Steam are not accurate. TF2 isn't actually in the top 10 most played games. Not by a long shot.

There is a site that tracks the actual numbers. Most of the people in there right now are people trying to farm items for money. There are actually only about 5,000 active players now who are actually playing the game.

That said, TF2 really is pretty much dead. There's not enough of a community for TF2 that we're ever going to be able to get someone with coding knowledge to ever make the mod a reality.

We are still very interested in the Chemist's story though, and there are plans for a big animated short film telling his back story. I've just not had much time these days to work on it because of work taking over my life. There is a script that's about 60-65% done. And we have some new models and textures and shit.

The mod is dead, but the story will still live on without it.

Current Plans

Zuko — Sat, 09 Mar 2019 06:28:25 +0000

I meant to make this announcement when I posted this art earlier this week, but I've had a lot on my mind lately so I guess it just kind of slipped.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1674406169

As I've stated here before, we're in the process of making a new short. It will probably be about 10 minutes long and it's still in the script stages, so it won't be for a while. When it does come out though, it's bringing a lot of new stuff to the workshop with it.

•New textures for the Chemist. He is no longer the glowing yellow man with flat textures. He now blends in with the other mercs.
I have plans on fixing the clipping issues with his chest.

•2 brand new variations of the Chemist model based on his past. There is also a 3rd model that was made for the short, which you can find here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1665889164

•1 Brand new character: Xander Brown. The mann who created the Chemist's robotic skeleton after his original was stolen by the insane Dr. Ludwig.

•We were also going to make a Guard Dog for this project, but Maxxi unknowingly stole our thunder and beat us to it lol.

Meet the new Chemist...

Zuko — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 02:38:31 +0000

I couldn't contain myself. I wanted it to be a surprise, but I'm too excited. Once Million Dollar Mann comes out, an update will be released for the Chemist. Here's the new look.

Major props to Bri for her excellent texture work fixing this guy up. No more glowing yellow man. Now he fits in a lot more with the rest of the cast.

These are rendered as 1920x1080 wallpapers.

Without logo:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/iz1bf5aeyvuswkj/Wallpaper%20without%20logo.png?dl=0

With logo:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9kamoj16dv6regv/Wallpaper%20with%20logo.png?dl=0

A Chemist model update is on the horizon.

Zuko — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 17:48:04 +0000

Bri and I sat back and took a good look at the Chemist and thought, "What can we do to better make him fit in with the rest of the classes?" As he is right now, he stands out like a sore thumb when put next to the other mercs. We're well aware of this and we're working on a big update to his textures.

We've already finished revamping his red textures. His clothes have better shading on them, and his head textures are completely redone.

The next time you see the Chemist, he's going to look very different from how you remember him, so be prepared for that. We can guarentee you however that he fits in with the other mercs perfectly now. Bri did some shading work on his face, and I did a little bit of work on his skin color.

And just a little update on Million Dollar Mann: The script is maybe about 1/4 of the way done. This short is going to be a bit lengthy. Possibly 10 minutes? A lot of time and love is going into writing this story. We want this to be as amazing as we can make it and I'm very excited to start working on this.

When the short is done, Xander's model will be released to the Public and the Chemist's new textures will be updated into SFM. To those who like his legacy textures, they will be available for download on the workshop page on the day of the update.

Maxxi beat us to it. :(

Zuko — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 05:07:35 +0000

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1669546355

Dr. Ludwig - An Origin Within an Origin

Zuko — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 00:37:53 +0000

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1665889164

Bri has put together a little something for the Million Dollar Mann short. It's Medic, back before he lost his Medical license.The Medic and the Chemist's rivalry stems from an interweaving origin story. Show the model some love. She did a damn good job as always.

Xander Brown Lives!

Zuko — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 08:51:56 +0000

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1632034614&fileuploadsuccess=1

After many unforseen road blocks getting this guy ported to SFM, Bri was able to make it happen. We're back in business!

This month has been a bit rough for me. I've got to come up with a lot of money by the end of the month, so I've been having to work my♥♥♥♥♥off to make that money and haven't had much free time.

I should be good to start working on the Chemist's back story short by the next month. The short could end up being around 10 minutes long, so it's unlikely that it will be releasing any time soon.

Xander will release to the workshop after the short is completed.

Meet the Baby Bee

Zuko — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 01:14:57 +0000

Bri just posted her first SFM entry, the Babybee, which will be making an appearance in Million Dollar Mann, the Chemist's backstory short film. Check it out, it's pretty neat!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1430774315

Chemist Backstory Short Coming This Summer

Zuko — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 07:39:20 +0000

Meet Mr. Xander Brown, the man responsible for rebuilding the Chemist.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1418376191

Bri has put a lot of hard work into this model and it shows.

With this character model put together, I'm now ready to start making the Million Dollar Mann, which we've decided will be an SFM short film instead of a comic. It will probably run about 10 to 15 minutes long and tell the Chemist's backstory.

Xander will be released on the workshop when the short comes out.

We also have another surprise character that will appear at the end of the short. That character will get a 2 minute short of their own before releasing to the workshop as well.