Brr.... This cold winter breeze is something else, huh?
...What do you mean "It's Summer"?
..........What's a "Hemi Sphere?"

Bah! Whatever. Half the year has already flown by... and now I have to get a devlog out before Deltarune releases!
I'm getting Déjà vu...

Well, hi! Been a while, huh? ...Again. I'm not trying to make a habit of this, I promise!
Life has been rather hectic as of late, so it took a bit until development sped up. Let's catch up!

Firstly, small announcement:

Undertale Red & Yellow 2.1.4 is now available on Linux!

After helping out various Linux users try to set up the mod on that OS, glotch (who you might recognize from the mod credits) took it upon himself to make an installer to make it a whole lot easier!
(Still read the instructions. Please.)

This should also mean it's playable on the Steam Deck, probably? None of us can really... check.
In any case, I hope all 5 Red & Yellow Fans That Use Linux enjoy!

Ok, now onto 3.0 news.

While during the last progress report I put a lot of emphasis on the new areas the update will have (which, granted, is what the bulk of new content and main selling point of the mod will be) it's not all that the update will have! There are two or three new features that should be nice additions during the rest of the game! The one I'd like to highlight today is...

Ghost Hangouts

TALKing is all well and good, but don't you wish you could do a little more with your companions?
Well, wish no longer! Once per area, you'll find an optional hangout spot, where you can see some pretty lengthy special interactions that are sure to scratch your endless itch for more!

Look at them go! Are they drawing something? Writing? Do they get to keep the book? It's a mystery you'll have to see for yourself.
Who knows how long these leisurely days will last... best to take it slow and enjoy the little things, right?

As for the other features, I'll save those for a later time. You're probably more interested in something else instead.

Lower Snowdin

It turned out to be a pretty big challenge to get out of the beginning stages of adding this area to the game. Having to bridge the gap between Undertale's and Undertale Yellow's Snowdin meant having to add 11 brand new rooms, and 5 cutscenes. It's hard to match Undertale Yellow in quality, but we hope these fit in well with the rest of the area and prove interesting enough to experience!

I felt it was pretty important to add something new into the mix. Seeing something entirely new is part of what makes a first playthrough so fun, after all!

While adding the rest of Lower Snowdin will (most likely) take significantly less time, it's not like we intend it to just be a copy and paste job. Rooms will be different, there'll be new places to reach, new monsters to meet, and there will, in fact, be a main plot to resolve. Who knows how this place has evolved? (Me. I do.)

I think you'll find it interesting to see what has changed while you weren't looking.

This also extends to battles! Only one or two enemies per area will be returning from Yellow, and even those will have different attacks, acts, and stats!

I'll have more to show on this for the next devlog, but here's a tiny little peek at one of the returning enemies!

I think it'll be pretty apparent while playing which random UTY NPCs and enemies I have a soft spot for (I think I like most of them more than most people.)
I don't want to overshare, so that's about everything I'll show for this devlog. On another note...

ARTISTS AND SPRITERS WANTED!

Do you like this project? Do you want to be part of it?
We're looking for spriters that can make UTYDR style sprites, whether that be Battle, Overworld , Shop, Tilesets, etc, as well as music composers!
I'm also looking for promo/concept artists! Song thumbnails, Holiday posts, Teasers, they all benefit from having pretty art in the cover! I'm not interested in looking for one specific artstyle, so don't worry about not looking close enough to previous UTRY art.
Fill out THIS form if you're interested!

And finally,

Happy Pride Month!

Yes, yes, it's almost the end of the month, but I firmly believe any month is Pride Month if you will it! You should always be proud of who you are, what you've overcome, and what you'll still achieve. Don't let anyone shackle you for being you!

In any case, sorry for the silence! There's still some stuff I wanna show soon, so I'm hoping to get another devlog out next month as well, as a treat.
Be seeing you!