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Happy Halloween, and Happy 2nd Anniversary to DELTARUNE! We had recently celebrated UNDERTALE's 5th Anniversary, which you can check out in our previous devlog.
While today's devlog is quite small, we have some very important and exciting news regarding development of the TS!UNDERSWAP Demo!
So make sure to sit back, get nice and comfy, practice safe social distancing, and have fun reading our progress report for the month!
Journal Collectibles!
In the demo, there are two in-game collectibles which can be acquired and added to the JOURNAL. Here, you can see the first of various Crossbones comic collectibles! Wow, try saying that 10 times fast!
If everything goes well with future development, you'll be able to get more of these in-game (hopefully), in addition to a planned online comic, which will both include the winning characters from our 2019 Supervillain OC Contest!
General Progress
We have reached a 95% completion goal for the demo's overall progress. All major writing has been finished, and we are currently focusing on the polish phase. As a recap:
The City of Old: All NPCs have been added (artwork, dialogue, and other functionality.) We've also successfully added in all sidequests (5) with various rewards for completion.
The Greasers: We're nearing completion with the final few unique attacks for these guys, and plan on polishing up their existing ones quite soon!
Asgore Fight: Asgore's fight has been added in its entirety. You may recognize some of his attacks, with an original spin on them!
Post-Asgore's House: All dialogue and scenes, including the final Temmie encounter, have been successfully added in-game with per-route variations.
Trophies: All 15 in-game trophies (with GameJolt compatibility) have been successfully added in-game, with all being achievable through various means.
We have now begun the beta testing / polishing phase. By getting helpful feedback from our dedicated playtesters (don't ask to be one!!), we can make whatever adjustments necessary before considering the demo to be completely done.
Fortunately, it's going quite well thus far! We've only had 2 major crashes (both of which, among other issues, have been fixed by now), including some... odd ones.
Sprite Updates!
Since we've finally completed all major content additions, we're now able to go back and revise existing content to meet our standards and goals.
As you see above, we've decided to go back and give Temmie's overworld sprites some much-needed small tweaks, in order to be more... Temmie!
We've also decided to make some updates to our Golden Flower tiles! Not only do they look much fluffier, but by giving them a colored outline, there's much less visual clutter in overworld environments.
This one's a much more recent change! We've gotten some complaints here and there regarding Chara's sprites, which haven't seen too many changes over the years. After taking these into account, and getting some feedback from our dedicated testers and spoiler-trusted individuals, we've finally made some slight improvements to bring Chara into our 2020 style.
Rest assured, we haven't ignored your feedback! (As long as it was nice and constructive, that is...)
There's some other sprites we've polished up, though these are the most significant ones. As we proceed with the polish phase, we'll continue making improvements to any existing sprites as-needed.
Final Demo Teaser
This brings us to the moment you've all been waiting for.
Without giving any release dates...
We've now reached a major point in development, where we can confidently upgrade our "When Demo" status from the years-long "When Demo Finished" to "Soon(TM)."
Hopefully, this will finally appease the slew of commenters asking "when is the demo?" and "where is the download link?" (Hopefully...)
Inverted Fate: Battle of the Ages
(Artwork by Pearl)
As part of our not-so-regular "obligatory shill section," we're including two brand-new playable adaptations from the Inverted Fate comic by philiplol! These include:
"Battle of the Ages!" - a fully playable adaptation of Chapters 33A/33B, including a fighting tournament with multiple opponents, brand new endings and routes, and a chase sequence afterwards.
"Broadcast of Madness" - an animated version of Interlude 2.
As always, these playable adaptations of the comic include additional content written by the AU's creator, Dorked! If you're a fan of Inverted Fate, definitely check both of these out--a great deal of work went into them.
Inverted Fate: Undyne Mecha Battle Animation!
EDIT: This is a little late, but since we're already on the topic of Inverted Fate--make sure to go and check out their brand new Undyne Mecha Battle animation!
It's been in the works for a good two years now, and while the team has suffered a lot of setbacks, they've finally been able to release something they've put so much hard work into.
Almost like us, huh...?
I guess Inverted Fate and TS!Underswap really are copies, after all...
Introducing: UnderEvent!
(Logo designed and made by @Kasssm 
, @Smash_Creeper 
, and @Beethovenus 
; event organized by @jevilhumor 
, @Benathen, and @TheRustySFM 
)
One last thing before we go!
Thanks to a letter which miraculously appeared in the mailbox we don't have, we recently got wind of something called "UnderEvent!" As described by its website:
Welcome to "UnderEvent!" This huge project will be a presentation of UNDERTALE fangames, both large and small, and maybe even some never-before-seen ones...? Each fangame will have their own time to shine! The developers behind each project will not only give a basic rundown of their games, but also talk about their development side, as well as showing off teasers and trailers! This could also help out other fan projects, and even your own! We cannot wait to show you all what we have in store. Get ready, Undertale Community! Something big is happening...
While there isn't a set release date, the team currently plans on having this event take place in February 2021!
We can't give anything else away... but in the meantime, make sure to set your calendars, and follow the official website for UnderEvent!
With that all being said... We're really looking forward to the eventual release of the TS!UNDERSWAP Demo, which is getting closer and closer! When the time comes, we hope to see you all then.
In the meantime, make sure to check out our various social media pages, including our new GameJolt Community page.
Happy Halloween...!
- Beethovenus and Team Switched
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