Weekly Update - July 6, 2026
Hey!
Last week I did a major overhaul of Chapter 3's story and scenes.
Since Jodi has some special tricks up her sleeve, there'll be a few hidden spots to discover. The map is big, but it's well laid out — no wasted space. And I'm keeping most paths centered around two main hubs so you don't get totally lost. Might throw in some optional side quests later too.
We basically finished a new zombie type last week: "Chark." They're low on health but kind of a pain to deal with. You'll only find them in the morgue and crematorium areas. Hope they give you a nice little jump scare 😊
Naux upgraded his workflow. He's now using AI video motion capture — just films himself doing zombie moves on his phone, lets AI turn that into skeleton data, then cleans it up in Blender. Way faster than suiting up the old mocap gear. Not as precise for sure, but surprisingly handy — sometimes even more convenient than modifying purchased assets. We still need the real mocap suit for cutscenes though.
My design goals for Chapter 3:
Clear zones (office, lab, living quarters) so you know where you're going
Fewer enemies, less non-stop fighting
Less loot lying around — make you think twice before wasting stuff (though I know you guys are hoarders by now)
Shorter treks between tasks
Darker vibes, slower pace, more creepy
I know Chapter 2 was a bit too fight-heavy based on feedback. Seems like most people preferred Chapter 1's tight, tense feel. But I'm not gonna redo Chapter 2 completely — I'd rather each chapter feel different. Same thing over and over gets boring. Of course, we gotta balance ambition with actual work hours, so... painful cuts as usual.
What's cooking this week:
Naux is animating the mini-boss
SHJIEJIE keeps making cool outfits
I'm dropping in spawn points and events in story order
That's it for now! Back to work 👨💻
Comments (15)
Hopefully ch3 will be bigger than ch2. Ch2 was soooo short :(
I love this game. the story so far is amazing. I think it would be awesome if the game has some resident evil style game over scenes and grabs, Zombies don't smack people then stand there. This game would honestly be on par with resident evil games with some new animations and grabs!
Так держать! Меня восхищает чтобы такой ограниченной командой создать великолепную игру, которая не надоедает даже при повторном прохождении!
The tension of chapter 1 was great. But the non-humanoid enemies were a highlight for me especially. The design of the devourer with the tentacle-like tongue was great, seeing Jody have to deal with weirder and creepier mutations.
places elements to hide from enemies
Love chapter 1 and chapter two (now) the gas area is still my least favorite part but now that I have extra gas masks, so not so bad. Super excited for chapter 3 I know there are places to post this else where but the more eyes that see it. the more likely it could happen. =) but I'd like some integration of zombies, gear, and guns into chapter one and two and eventually into three when it does release. What I mean exactly is why is there suddenly no certain types of zombies that were in chapter one but not two IE the crying ones, cant remember if the spitters are in two anymore and as well as the "hunter" I think is its name. Unless you can explain it somehow of their absence (ie that part of the lab was sealed, but by extension then I don't want any unique chapter two zombies in one or three ) Id like the chapter two weapons to be able to be bought in chapter one at the vending machines right away along with their respective ammo along with the weapon attachments the scopes silencer and grips and paint jobs maybe stick it in the hyper box room after you've beaten the story once. ( you can add them if you have extras in your stash but at certain cut scenes they disappear forever.) as an extra I'd love a mega mirror immediently after the shower chase scene to re-apply tattoos, piercings, nail color and hair styles. It breaks some of the immersion when I suddenly don't have the arm sleeve i've been rocking and my partly shaved head for several parts of the game up to that point. alternatively maybe you could "LOCK" cosmetic items so they don't disappear after setting your back pack down right before the chase scene. It would also help with magic bow and arrows as well as the magic assault rifle just spawning in your hand when switching weapons or holstering them when running (maybe add the back holster /bow quiver to the save room where you get the bow so during cut scenes and fire fights its present and not imaginary. ) I keep up with the workshop and nexus so if some makes those mods Let me know lol
would be nice if you guys added some kind of a map to the game, so that your phone will be somewhat useful, you know.
Chapter 2 still needs a heavy rework for the last 1/3 of it, when it became obvious it was being rushed, with wide empty areas with no detail, just constants fights back to back, etc. I've only completed it once since it came out, despite playing chapter 1 a dozen times, and I have no desire to revisit it because of how bad the last part of it is. If it stays as-is and you call it "completed" I'll be severely disappointed. I'm not saying gut the entire thing. But those last few areas where you find the girls in, all behind little doors in a wide open brick warehouse type place, is awful. Please rework that entire section, it's to the detriment of your game.
Can't wait the new update👆👆
Yeah need some addicting stuff but not too over compensate😻
Do we have any information about Jason if he’s alive or not?
I love this game. I'm waiting for the new teaser for Chapter 3.
I absolutely love this game, thank you for all these updates you rock!
Keep working 💪🏻 👷♀️ 💯 nice. I think i like chark, we make friend with each other.
Honestly, both Chapter 1 and 2 were bangers for me. Chapter 2 really kept me on my toes, as well as Chapter 1. Found myself drying my entire ammo pool just freaking out alone. Then when came down to the NPC homies, I had to spread the wealth! This game is literally the only one of it's kind, irreplaceable. What you have done so far has been absolutely stellar! I thank you so very much for the experience and what's to come in the future. Thank you, THANK you!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏