Major Pony Animation Delayed Last Minute

[GXPBlast 597]

There is a very popular animator that makes pony related animations that are very high quality in SFM. He has a patreon which I even donated to in order to get early access. There is an animation that he has been working on since August than was nearly done and was supposed to be released last week. Well as with any major project things are bound to go wrong especially when it seems to happen on the final stretch.

 

I dont understand why artists like this dont make backups especially with such a large project this was and how many people were waiting for it. Well it just so happens he was nearly done rendering when his hardrive crashed and his last major backup was created two months ago. So not only did he lose two months worth of work but any other side projects he has worked on.

 

I feel bad for him, but I and many others anticipation was through the roof and to a point I was checked the patron like every couple hours in hopes to get a early sneak peak as the due date neared. When I noticed nothing was updated in four days past the planned released I knew something was wrong and it had to do with his computer, Sure enough the artist posted a long journal explaining how his hardrive failed and he lost a huge chunk of data which he hopes will be recovered at the shop but is not to optimistic. He bought a new computer and started where he left off, but its going to take another month to finish.

 

Anyone else deal with similar anticipation for pony related work or something else like a move or video game that was almost at the release date, then to get delayed for whatever reason like a hardrive crash. Feel free to share your frustration stories.

 

Edited February 11, 2016 by GXPBlast

[EverEverOn 346]

Well, I had been waiting for The Good Dinosaur to come out for quite a while, and it had been delayed multiple times before it was finally released a few months ago. I think it was because Disney had decided to release some other, bigger films first. Ended up not even liking the movie in the end. :/.

So I guess I know how you're feeling, waiting for something to he released only to learn it'll be even longer. But that happens. Sometimes unexpected things suddenly pop up and there's nothing we can do about it. We all get busy from time to time, especially animators and people with similar professions. Making quality stuff can be a challenge, and sometimes they get obstacles.