Hello again... been a few months since the last devlog, I know, but I'll try and get these out close to monthly from now on.

What's Going On?

After a long period of time where nothing was really happening other than spriting map rooms, we're finally at a point where we can get some serious progress done. We've decided that it would benefit the game the most if the overall bulk of the game was prioritized. And now it is!

However, there are some limits to our current team. Sprites are a very large obstacle for us at the moment, and we would love to get some experienced Undertale spriters working on this project with us. In addition to this, there are other vacant spots in our team that really need to be filled for this project to be successful. Because of all this, we are going to start hiring new members!

Speaking Personally,

I would love for the quality of this game to reach that of Undertale Yellow, Last Breath and Last Genocide, and so many other fantastic Undertale fangames. There are certain feelings of joy I get from playing a truly well-made Undertale game, and I want to recreate that.

Setbacks

One major problem our team is facing at the moment (two problems, actually) is that we need spriters and coders, desperately. Currently, we are working with a single coder and two spriters. We wish to increase these numbers, as well as spread our current responsibilities among a larger group, so that no one person feels too much stress.

As of right now, development is not as fast as we would like it be. Since spriting is very slow for us, every time we get to an event in which sprites are needed, we hit a roadblock.

Similarly, we have one coder. This is a big problem, as this is currently the most important position. Although we have considered that communication between programmers might be tricky, especially since we are using Scratch/Turbowarp as our engine, we believe that development would increase if we had more hands on deck. Obviously, finding experienced scratch coders who are willing to provide assistance AND who are able to jump into a massive project partway through without a thorough understanding of the pre-existing code are rare. Again, even with all this in mind though, we have decided that the best course of action would be to expand the size of our team.

Story Nonsense :)

Sooo... Ok. Time to get this out or whatever. Even though we're going to avoid this fangame turning into your average, edgy sans fight simulator at all costs, this is a darker Undertale fangame, as the title suggests (but like, tbh, based on everything we've posted so far, who would've expected the name to actually mean anything? ). And yes, controversial as this character is, Gaster will be part of the story. However, we are going to avoid resemblance to typical Mystery Man interpretations, and aim more towards a lore accurate version. With a little creative deviation, of course.

Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!

Everyone on our team wishes you all both a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We will try a lot harder to get one of these out at least every two months, if not monthly. You can expect an application form soon, and we hope some of you are eager to help!