Hey guys, BenyiC03 here, bringing you our first progress update! We aim to do these monthly, as well as in the event of a major development milestone. It's exciting to bring you all some positive, non-drama related news! Anyway, let's get right into it.

First up, the demo. We promised you a demo a few weeks ago, and we intend to keep that promise. I am proud to report that the demo is finally complete! That's right, Dusttrust will soon have its first public build. It is in its final stages of testing, and will be released once the trailer, which recently began production, is ready. We are aiming to release it this Saturday, May 23. The demo will consist of the first portion of the game, right up to the end of phase 1. We are grateful for your patience thus far, and we hope it'll be worth the wait!

Now, with that out of the way, let's move on to the other phases, as considerable progress has been made on those as well.

Phase 2 - Production on phase 2 began very recently. The sprite has been made, and progress on the battle is going smoothly. The battle will feature a new track by Nickolas, which will be made public once the phase is complete. We expect to have it complete soon, thanks to the diligent work of our talented programmers. A GIF of phase 2 is pasted for you down below:

Phase 3 - Phase 3 has been in production for quite a long time, and production is going very well. We have made significant progress on it, though recently slowed down production in order to focus our efforts on the demo. We expect to pick up again soon, following the demo's release. The battle features a new track made by yours truly, which will be made public once the phase is complete, as with phase 2. Phase 3 is unique in the sense that it differs greatly from Disbelief phase 3, and we think you're going to have a great time playing it. A screenshot showing the intro to phase 3 is pasted below (we don't want to spoil too much):

Phase 4 - Until recently, we left phase 4 on the back burner in order to focus on the other phases. We recently began planning it out, which is going well thus far. We are currently designing its sprite, and a new battle track for it is in production as well. We look forward to bringing you updates on this in the near future.

That'll be all for today. This format will be the base for progress updates in the future, which we hope to be frequent. There's lots of Dusttrust content to look forward to in the near future, so stay tuned! We recommend joining our Discord server, where you can chat with members and fans, receive more frequent updates, and hang out! The link is right here: https://discord.gg/qZv2b3S