I've honestly been having a really rough time rendering this animation, and that's putting it lightly. Between the constant unexplainable crashes, switching blender versions to fix and other issues popping up which lead me to waste even more time, it's been quite draining.
I've actually considered giving up on this one multiple times already. Hopefully I can pull through, but it's been a very frustrating week for sure. So, if this thing ends up taking a whole two months to finish instead of just one, that's why.