Hey ya'll!

Hope everyone is doing alright! Did you guys have a nice Halloween?

[gif id: 6 lit up jack o lanterns are aligned beside each other. id end.]

I've talked about this on other media, but I've been going through a lot -a big move, a stressful new workplace, among other things... I'll be more active come January/Febuary when things settle down. Please be nice to retail employees, we're really going through it.

Personal stuff aside, we've been making some steady progress. The story has a proper outline now, and while there's still a ton still left to do, I'm happy with how things are going.

So happy in fact, I feel more confident revealing what the cast looks like!

[img id: The Nightfell cast are drawn in silhouette while Jackie and Flowey are drawn in warm purples. The art is based on an artwork Temmie Chang did to promote Undertale. id end.]

...at least partly!

Sans, Papyrus, and Alphys' designs are final. But Undyne and Mettaon are still works in progress, so apologies as I will be holding off on fully showing them.

[img id: the new banner shows the cast in more detail and in action poses. A new set of characters are revealed on the right. id end.]

I think now is a good time to reveal the designs of two new characters.

[img id: A humanoid pumpkin that's dressed like a cowboy and a motorcycle-unicorn horse (visually reminiscent of a carousel horse). They're named Pumpkin and Rider. Pumpkin says: "Hey ya'll! I'm Pumpkin! and don't ya forget it!" id end.]

Pumpkin was an OC i made years ago but repurposed for Spookytale. When that was canceled, I was heartbroken for a year as I didn't know what to do with her. Thankfully, with Jevil's permission, I was able to reuse a lot of concepts for NightFell which allowed me to bring back Pumpkin in all her glory!

I'll refrain from actually discussing their personalities. I'll let them speak for themselves when the game's demo releases. Just know that I very very much love them, and I'm excited to share them to the world and hope you can love them too!

[img id: Night Fell Papyrus is shown off. He has a super villain outfit with long boots and gloves. He's spikey and edgy. He wears multiple skulls. id end.]

Here's the final design of NightFell Papyrus! I'm ecstatic to reveal his cool outfit!

You might have also noticed Jackie got a slight design change!

[img id: Jackie is shown off in their slightly revamped design. Text reads: "Jackie. Human, teenager, they/them. Jackie is the human protagonist of Nightfell. At the dawn of Halloween, Jackie fell onto Mt. Crown. Maybe climbing up this dangerous mountain will allow them to reach home? Likes: Flowers! Hates: dirt." id end.]

Jackie now has a mask and a brown jacket. Visually, the jacket helps Flowey stand out more when he wraps around their arm. The mask to help tie the game to Halloween, which the story now takes place on!

[img id: Jackie, in sprite form, dances erratically while Flowey bounces along, looking unfazed. id end.]

I've updated the Gamejolt quite a bit too!

Thank you all for your patience! I'll show some more progress when I'm able to, after the holidays. Take care and stay safe!