If you happened to miss me announcing RIBBIT 2.0 and the new redesign for "YOU the Frog" that comes with it, you can read the primary details over at this link:
RIBBIT 2.0 Reveal - The one where we redesign a frog - RIBBIT - The Deltarune Mod by TheMaxine (gamejolt.com)

I've also posted a preview clip on Twitter a while back, showcasing a reimagining of the Susie locker scene, in order to take advantage of the freedom that the new art allows us.

Now, I may have overestimated when I said I'd be previewing more of YOU's redesign in a "handful of hours". Because following me making that statement, I looked at the time and realized it's pretty fuckin' late. So we're doing this now!

As of currently, Devilredd, the main sprite artist behind the redesign, is working their way through the battle sprites. This is after we settled on what kind of weapon will YOU use. I went against the use of the sword, as part of the redesign's goal to end the confusion that YOU is Kris.

At first I was thinking, some type of water sword, then a yo-yo, then a saxophone, then a big ol' plank of wood with nails in it... then I thought that YOU's coat could transform into a sword during battle, and that's when I realized things were getting too silly.

What we wound up going with, was going back to the instrument idea, and settling on...

A wonderwall-player.

She's currently called "Vee", although the guitar name may still be subject to change.

A couple reasons behind this choice:
1) Fits YOU's casual nature.
2) When not casual, YOU can be fairly anxious, may play guitar to soothe nerves
3) Fits homeless theme, potentially plays guitar for passing street-goers to earn tips
4) I just really wanted to give the character a hobby
5) Pretty effective as a blunt weapon. May give us a chance to make some new sound effects for when YOU hits stuff...?
6) Allows for some fairly creative animations for the battle, like having them play notes for the ACTing animation.
7) May be an effective way to setup some bonus scenes where they play guitar...?

That last point is still up for debate, we're not sure if we'll actually have the time to do that. It would probably require original songs too, which might be a lot of work. But, it's pretty fun to think about the possibilities.

I'll have more battle sprites for you when we make enough progress to consider most of them done. Until then, I should probably mention that we've settled on a rough deadline for getting this update complete.

If all goes right, the update will be released between February-March, and hopefully no later. After all, me and Devilredd do have other projects we'd like to move on to, so we wouldn't want to spend too long getting this together. That being said, we're using the time we have to put some real proper effort in. That's a bit vaguely-worded, but you'll just have to trust me, the complete stranger on the internet.

But seriously.

Look forward to more updates later on.