Hello! This is the very first SOUL NINE devlog, and will cover the progress made over the last 3 months, as I began this project on April 3rd, 2024. It'll be less wordy than future devlogs, most likely.

So far...

• There are around a dozen songs in the soundtrack fully completed, with another 50-60 in progress. I anticipate the full OST being in the 200-400 track range.

• 16 of the 23 regions have received finalized names. Many locations are being created at once.

• The document I'm using to store notes on the game, mostly listing its mechanics, is exactly 70 pages long.

Above is the rough mapping (without any icons or text) of the western-most regions of the Underground.

As for some of the most important story and world details, here are some things I'm absolutely sure of:

• The lore set before the arrival of Frisk is not a 1-to-1 replica of Undertale's. This is a world that experienced a slightly different upbringing to Undertale's. However, it isn't nearly as modified as most Undertale AUs are. All the characters from Undertale are more or less the same (aside from the growth they've experienced since the ending of Undertale.)

• SOUL NINE is set 15 years after a rough equivalent to a Flawed Pacifist Neutral ending, wherein the player shows mercy on every monster and befriends everyone that can be befriended in a Neutral route, without having completed the Pacifist ending.

• The locations have received some modification in layout, not only due to the 15 years in-game that have passed since the events of Undertale, but also for gameplay purposes.

• Much of the lightner cast of Deltarune that isn't carried over from Undertale is present in-game (including Susie, Noelle, Berdly, Dess, etc.). They are modified to reflect their lives having been spent in the Underground. Due to timeline reasons, they are in their 20s during the events of SOUL NINE.

• The game will have multiple endings.

That's all for now, devlogs will have varied amounts of time between them. It's likely there will be 1-2 per month. I wish I could say more about a certain man and a certain location. I cannot at the moment. After all, it's rude to talk about someone who's listening.