Act 2 Development Update - What's Next?
Hey everyone!
It's been a little while, so we figured it's time for another progress update on Act 2!
As you probably already know, Act 2 consists of three episodes: 4, 5, and 6. Episode 4 is already completely finished, and we're now making good progress on Episode 5.
If you haven't played Act 1, which includes Episodes 1, 2, and 3, you can find it here on Steam! As we've mentioned before, though, you don't need to play Act 1 to jump into Act 2. A choice simulator will let you make key decisions from the previous act, set up your story path, and establish your relationships with your love interests.
[/dynamiclink]Back to the progress update on Act 2! I've already completed a good portion of the renders, and I'm currently wrapping up the last few animations for Episode 5. I'm confident that all Episode 5 animations will be finished by the end of this month!
Here's a little overview of where things currently stand with Act 2:
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Animations, Voices & Sounds
Once I'm done with the remaining animations, I'll finally be able to start sending them over to our voice actors and sound designer.
As we've mentioned before, the new sounds and voices will be completely optional. So if you prefer playing without them, don't worry, you won't have to listen to anything you don't want to. But for those of you who enjoy that kind of thing, we think it'll make quite a difference compared to Act 1 and bring the scenes to life in a whole new way.
We're really looking forward to seeing (and hearing!) how it all comes together.
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Racing & Other Fun Stuff
The racing animations for Episode 5 are already finished as well!
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I'm going for a slightly different theme this time around, so expect something a little different from what you've seen in previous races. I don't want to spoil too much just yet, though!
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Please excuse the GIF quality! We had to compress it quite a bit to make it fit here.
And for those of you more interested in the other kind of action... Act 2 will have significantly more sex scenes than Act 1. I've been putting a lot of work into them, and I'm pretty happy with how they're turning out so far.
Of course, there's still plenty of story, character development, and other content to look forward to as well.
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Act 2 Demo
One more thing we wanted to share: we're planning to make an Act 2 demo available for a limited time during the first quarter of 2027!
This will give you a chance to jump back into the game, check out some of the new content, and see what we've been working on before the full Act 2 release.
We'll share more details about that when the time comes.
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What's Next?
For now, our main focus is finishing those last Episode 5 animations and moving forward with the remaining renders. There's still quite a bit of work ahead of us, especially with Episode 6 still to come, but we're making steady progress.
We're not slowing down, and we're doing our best to make Act 2 worth the wait.
As always, thank you all for sticking around, supporting the game, and being patient with us. We really appreciate it!
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See you in the next development update!
– Underground Studio