[h3]Hiya, guests of the Fleapit!~[/h3] And welcome back to yet another edition of Fleapit HQ Direct where we show some of the cool stuff we’ve been working on behind the scenes! Strap in and come along for the ride, cuz there’s quite a bit to go through this time. Y’all ready? Then let’s begin! [h2]EXPANDING THE INFERNO[/h2] One of the most often requested feedback we received from our demo was ‘please make longer levels’. And while we’ve already committed to make every Circle of Hell longer with three increasingly difficult levels, we want to make each one of them feel somewhat unique. Thus, we’re working on creating special tiles for each zone that would feel more thematically appropriate and help us convey the storyline of each Circle of Hell! Like, check out one of the deeper rooms of Limbo below (with a brand new enemy teaser haha) [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41646241/4b40e2f80de1856cd1c25feb28c12dfff8247804.gif[/img] And to clarify: it’s not just about the floor, but most of the props, including the posters on the walls (hope you’ve been paying attention to these btw) [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41646241/c5f39ef85e96fb1b04ffd3f88b43d06c385e4d76.png[/img] [i]some of these look oddly familiar . . [/i] [h2]HERE COMES A NEW CHALLENGER![/h2] Last time we introduced our brand new Shopkeeper and today we want to continue the tradition and share the sprite work for yet another character currently in works at the Fleapit HQ. You’ll get to know him closer once the time comes, but for now please enjoy this first look at our Very Imposing Minotaur-man 👀 [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41646241/f26f864588be29540551ecdf35ca6d1ab9e74258.png[/img] [h2]NEW EMOTIONS UNLOCKED![/h2] As the Fleapit script evolves, it requires more specific emotions from our characters than just default ‘sad/happy’ faces, so not unlike Inside Out 2 we’re unlocking new sprites for emotions when the scenes demand so, And there’s one emotion in particular we’d like to share today! [b]WITNESS: RUBY. WITH. PUFFY. CHEEKS.[/b] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41646241/0234215fb0fa6adc235ecc9e06d634e91bd7efa4.png[/img] [i]Was this one heavily inspired by Fern from Frieren? Who knows, you won’t prove anything . . .[/i] Anyway, moving onto the next topic! [h2]NEWWWWW PEEEEERKS[/h2] And of course we won’t leave y’all without any perk concepts that we’ve been working on! Introducing two new perks, code named Dango and Gold Rush respectively: [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41646241/409e80eff0759859f6ee40f01f1f1a4031b51980.jpg[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41646241/2a5258db9f2c3073c3025dcc6a511b6025c52f83.jpg[/img] [h2]FLEAPIT’S QUICK TRIVIA BIT: INFERNO’S GASTRO CULTURE[/h2] Since Inferno is essentially a scorched wasteland (except for Hell City, that is), all food is synthetic and created from processed sin. Therefore, real meat, alcohol, etc. are highly valued in Inferno. So better be grateful for having Bellboy at the Fleapit, ya jerk! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41646241/557def85dc00254c83992efead75533afdd5ab6e.png[/img] And that brings us to the end of our devlog! Thank you for stopping by, and see you in the next Fleapit Direct (as always, available one week earlier for our Patreon supporters, hit us up on Patreon to learn more: http://patreon.com/FinchBird) Until then, don’t forget to follow us on the real Inferno that is Twitter and join the Freaked Fleapit Discord server to stay up to date on all the latest news and other degenerate antics! See ya next month~ Finch Bird Team over and out!