July 2025 Development Update

Hey folks,

Hope you're all surviving the heat! I'm still a little surrounded by cardboard boxes and plans to get better lighting after my recent move, but I'm happy to report that development has proceeded smoothly. So, let's get right into where things are at and what you can expect in the near future:

Implementation on chapter 3 is essentially finished barring a few last-mile steps. At the moment it's just waiting on some CGs, a background, and possibly a music track. Disc patrons have already seen some of the CGs that have been finished, and the total for this build is coming in somewhere from 3-10 depending on how much of a 'variant' you'd count as a new full CG.

Chapter 3 will also include just a little bit of polish to existing chapters. The new background is a view of Julian's neighborhood beyond the house itself and will probably be backported to existing chapters where appropriate. There's also some very minor touch-ups to an existing CG, plus either in chapter 3 or 4 if it doesn't make the cut we're hoping to add a custom mouse cursor.

With all that being said, chapter 3 is likely to hit beta somewhere in the latter half of July. Depending on interest, we may do a patron stream of the new chapter in the Discord. We did a stream of the public build last month, and it was a good time, so we'll probably keep doing those going forward. After the public release of chapter 3, I'll also be hosting a Q&A session on the discord! Exact format is yet to be determined, though I'll probably want to set up some kind of archival channel for future reference.

Last, but not least, I'll be releasing the third behind the scenes article for Disc-tier patrons within the next couple days. Now that you've met him properly, this one will talk about Ash's design and how it changed over the course of development.

By the end of chapter 3, I think you'll have a much clearer feel for what UNDER | HEAVEN is really about, what it'll be dealing with, and where it's going. I'm excited to have it in your hands soon.

See you around,

Faintly