Undertale creator Toby Fox has rolled out his "holiday newsletter" for 2024 and it's got some "progress updates" in it about Deltarune Chapter 3, 4, and 5.
Chapter 3 has recently been tested by a "professional team on PC" and it's "pretty solid now". According to Fox, "only console-related aspects remain". He's even got some impressions from the team who playtested it:
"it was a lot of work trying to test all the subtle details and text differences in the game...
on the other hand, it was enjoyable to find these things on your own.
as a single criticism, it's a bit inconvenient not being able to save during certain longer portions...
... but, those portions were totally fun, and made you excited to see what was going to happen next."
As for Chapter 4, "the first translation pass" has just been placed into the game - and when it nears completion, the PC testing of this chapter will begin. This will then apparently be followed by "console testing" for Chapter 3 and 4.
Toby also provided an update on Chapter 5 - revealing how "more recent hires" have been focused on the fifth chapter - with progress "steady". Here are his overall thoughts about Deltarune's development:
"The rate of creation is quite solid this time! Many things are in development at once!"
So, that's the final newsletter from Toby Fox for 2024! He's previously mentioned how Chapter 3 & 4 "will 100% come out" next year - so hopefully we won't have to wait much longer.
You can sign up to Toby Fox's mailing list on the Undertale website.
Are you looking forward to the next Deltarune chapters? Let us know in the comments.
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Slow and steady wins the race. If the previous installments are to go by he's basically finishing up 3 seperate anthological stories/games and a giant overarching story here!
Give him the time he needs. It's difficult to program with fluffy paws.
I tried Deltarune 1&2 and was a bit underwhelmed. Might have to give it another shot before this surfaces
@Erigen it's hard to make games when you're too busy making roast chicken
I love this game so very much. So happy with this news.
@garfreek A lot of people tend to forget this. That each chapter is effectively a game of it's own. The two we have so far are around the same length as Undertale, and we're getting around 5 more chapters.
Yep, have just read the mail myself, always appreciate these updates by Toby and looking forward to Chapter 3 & 4 first and then the following ones whenever they're ready!
@garfreek I wonder if he should have done a Live-a-Live and have had co-directors for each chapter even if he was the overall director.
Probably could have got 3, 4 and 5 done simultaneously in the same time as Chapter 2 with 3 co-directors/teams and him having the final word. Then 6, 7 and 8 afterwards.
@Dr_Lugae yhea, but this project basically hinges on his personal wacky taste and humor. It's so specific I wonder if others could make that without a lot of direction.
That's cool. Glad he found some extra help.
@VoidofLight Tell me about it! They're big.
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