News Update: Cyberia Progress and Part 3

So far reception to Part 2 has been really great! We've really appreciated all the feedback as of late, and wanted to go into a bit of detail on what's still left to be done for Part 2 and also what we have planned in the future. Playing through this version you may have felt like some of the steps towards romance with Elsie felt a wee bit too fast. This was actually due to us lacking the initial NSFW scene art. Due to this we ended up removing the writing we had initially to fill in the gaps. We'll be adding a whole new conversation with Elsie with this scene, as well as a few other key dialogue moments to cap off Part 2.

Everie's new winter jacket! This wasn't fully setup for her character yet so we weren't able to include it in current build

Here's what's still missing from the build writing wise:
-Elsie NSFW scene in the cabin
-Elsie going inside the Syndicate facility and the aftermath
-Elsie NSFW scene with Fae
-Everie gets warmed up
-Conclusion to Part 2 and prelude to Part 3

Here's what still missing from the build art wise:
-Finished Fae sprite built with new system
-Everie in Jacket for her sprite
-Elsie NSFW scene
-Elsie and Fae NSFW scene
-Everie NSFW scene
-Background outside of Syndicate Facility

We showed this on the last update post, but we're aiming to eventually include alternative outfits that can be purchased through the shop for each character! Won't be in Part 2 but we're aiming for some in Part 3!

With these additional pieces of writing we have several pieces of art that were not fully finished, and we wanted to make sure they hit our quality bar before putting them in the build. Since the build was such a big difference compared to the old version we wanted to really spend the time bugfixing and refining based on feedback. Luckily this time around the game is a hell of a lot more stable compared to older iterations, and we're actually really ahead progress wise. Our plan is to fully finish the build by the end of this month and release a new public build for our pages as well as Newgrounds. We'll also be changing the name of the build to simply be "Cyber Rift Chapter 1 Part 2" and releasing Part 1 to the public. In terms of art though we're also missing a few things that will be finished before the end of the month. One last thing is we wanted to update our old roadmap and give it a fresh coat of paint.

From now one we'll be updating the roadmap with brand new Chibis for each new character introduced into the game. We'll also be adding them as emojis/stickers to the server, and we're planning on doing a second round of stickers once Part 2 is fully finished.

Now onto the fun stuff: Part 3! Finishing Part 2 off, the next update will pretty much immediately start off with exploring the new facility location and solving a bunch of minigame puzzles. We're also aiming to add new outfits along with a new background and a few more NSFW scenes. Dialogue wise will also be similar length to Part 2, but our aim is to get the build off the ground earlier than later. Unlike previous versions, our new dialogue tool allows for implementation of new script into the game a hell of a lot faster. What we got out of the way these past few months was creating a much better foundation to move forward with, and we're hoping to really demonstrate this with a much quicker update. We'll keep you guys well posted in advance, but wanted to give an idea of what to expect for Part 3. We still have a lot of work to do on Part 2 but we wanted to give a picture of where we're heading once it's done.

We'll be posting more updates with new art once it's ready, but we hope you guys are excited for all the new developments with Cyber Rift!