No, we're not dead! Read on to see what the team and I have accomplished in the past month...

Sprites

Over the month of August, spriting has been the main priority for me.

We now have a full sprite sheet for Flowey;

A WIP tileset for the Ruins;

And much more that will be revealed soon!

Sprite Comic Progress

While no panels have actually been completed for Chapter 2, progress has been made. As seen above, Flowey's sprites are all prepared and ready to be put into the comic, and both writing and story progress are going smoothly.

"Welcome back to the Underground, Chara!"

"I've been waiting."

New Concepts

To switch things up from the original Undertale, I've come up with a few new ideas!

For starters, I'm thinking of adding a weather system in some areas, adding environmental changes and unique dialogue depending on the climate.

Another idea is a Deltarune-style party system (unique to the Pacifist route), which lets certain characters that you have spared join you in battle!

The last major idea is a Side Quest system that allows for new experiences to spice up gameplay.

To end off this dev update, I'd like to address a couple of things.

Sprite Style

One of the major critiques of this game is the sprite style. Something that I have heard a lot now is that I am incapable of making "Undertale" or "Toby Fox" style sprites. This is not entirely accurate, as the sprite style of Fallen Dreams is deliberately different to distinguish it from Undertale.

Game Progress

As I'm sure some people are worrying about the game, with the sprite comic overshadowing it recently, I would like to put those fears to rest. The sprite comic is actually comprised of screenshots from the game! This is also why, unfortunately, the time between chapters may be longer than I would like, as the Undertale engine used for the game is being made from the ground up. But don't worry, as progress is actively being made.

Team Applications

Applications are still open using this link:

https://forms.gle/Pju8kpMMUvzY7oe3A

Please leave your thoughts in the comments, as feedback is always appreciated!

Thank you for reading our devlog, we'll see you next time!