It's been a while, huh?

Alright, so to quickly explain the gap between posts here:

A few months ago progress on the game was set to go pretty great. Sprites were being worked on at a pretty fast rate.

That changed shortly after Mania's computer broke. Many assets were lost, which set us back a lot.

So to deal with our frustration and burnout from working on the game, we took a break.

Luckily there's been a great spark of motivation in the team this month. Development is finally going somewhere again.

HOHOHO!!!

Yep. Check it out. Our first little battle showcase in 2 YEARS!

80% of the work this month has been PROGRAMMING. A lot of effort was put into altering the game's systems.

Lancer is not just a sprite swap of Ralsei. He's a real new party member with his own spells, stats, and equipment.

And of course, Susie now has a dedicated ACT menu accessible from her MAGIC menu!

What does this mean for Kris? Well, Kris will ALSO have their own ACT menu, with entirely separate ACTs!

Special Thanks to @CyberStar for spriting these wonderful battle animations.

Look forward to more fun surprises when the DEMO drops!

DEMO coming soon...?

Eh, probably not. It looks like we'll have to delay things again due to stuff out of our control.

Progress might be able to pick back up again around November, then we'll see how things go.

It's super irritating, but we're still determined to get this dumb thing out eventually.

On the bright side, it's given us some time to reflect on earlier decisions made in the game's history.

I think it's painfully obvious to everyone that the project was always a bit too ambitious for its own good.

And while we aren't planning to REMOVE anything, we have decided to pull back on a few changes we were planning to add, such as updated face portraits.

We're looking for a more consistent direction here, so we need to simplify a few things.

That's why from now on, we will NOT be giving the entire game an in-depth graphical overhaul.

CONCLUSION

Happy birthday to DELTARUNE Chapter 2, an important release that shaped the future of TFG!

Planning-wise, we're pretty much done with every major aspect of the game. Development is gonna be odd for a bit, but hopefully it gets better soon.

Next time you hear from us, we want to give you a special look at the DEMO. I believe we can prepare something like that in a few months.

Oh, and we're almost at 1000 followers on Game Jolt! Thank you so much for your support, everyone! (We'll have to add something cool to the end of the demo, hmm...)

See you around.

• Team Fun Gang