Preview of Upcoming Content
Here's a small preview of some models that will be added to the game in the future!
The portly gentleman above will be featured in Kizana's Befriend/Betray elimination method. If you're familiar with the Characters page of the official Yandere Simulator website, you can probably recognize him. The environment of Kizana's B/B stealth mission is likely to be quite obvious at this point, but I hope you'll still look forward to learning the specifics!
Currently, the "Taro meets Kizana" cutscene takes place in the exact same location as the "Taro meets Amai" cutscene. This is not what I wanted; I would like for all "Taro meets the next rival" cutscenes to take place in unique environments. So, I requested a new environment for the "Taro meets Kizana" cutscene - it's a movie theater. Kizana will encounter Taro and speak to him for the first time outside of this building. The cutscene isn't ready yet, but having the environment helps immensely!
(Don't worry, there will be more than one movie poster in the final version of this environment.)
These assets were not produced by a free volunteer; they were produced by a 3D artist who was paid for his work. Your Patreon donations paid for these assets! Thank you very much for supporting the development of Yandere Simulator!
Comments (56)
Oooh is it going to be like the “returning the lipstick/purse to the lady” type meeting?
Currently, Taro meets Kizana because Kizana sees him moping and looking depressed, and she concludes that he would be the perfect actor to play the role of a tragic character in her next play. Taro thinks it's weird that this girl wants to exploit his sadness for her own benefit, but he eventually agrees to star in her play because he wants something to occupy his mind aside from the recent elimination of Osana/Amai from his life.
Looks cool as hell! :D Can't wait for Kizana's week. Also, are you working on the schemes for Amai's week [like the scheme tutorials from Info-Chan within her app]? I really want to know everything I can do LOLZ! X3
I must admit, I've been focusing on everything *except* the Schemes. I know that reworking the Schemes system will be time-consuming and tedious, so I'm procrastinating and saving it for last. I'll work on that feature once I've done pretty much everything else on my to-do list...
Hey Yandere Dev,I have two questions. The first question is: Are you planning to add any more events to Amai's week? I had lots of fun playing her week, but the lack of events was kind of underwhelming. In my opinion, the most enjoyable part of a rival is the events they have with other students. I think her week is fine with the current events, but a couple more would definitely be a nice addition. The second question, along with the theme of events: Will it ever be possible to make custom events in custom mode? I think it would be really fun to create events between the rival and different characters, or make two completely different characters have an event where they talk about the player’s lore they created, or something like that.
Yeah. I feel like one of the things that makes Amai's week feel "cheap" is the lack of events. This is something that I plan to address. I do want to add more events to her week, and to do it before I begin working on Kizana. I can *consider* giving the player the ability to create custom events for Custom Mode, but it would be a tricky feature to add, so I can't promise that it'll be added in the immediate future.
Question YandereDev, why is Saki Myui always skin texture always getting updated?
Fans send me new textures. I look at the texture, and if I like it, I use it. It's that simple.
Hey YandereDev! I don't know if you've noticed but the lady who owns the ramen shop in the town character is the same in 1980s mode and 202X mode.
Yes! That is correct. It's very intentional and deliberate for her to look identical and like she hasn't aged a day between 1989 and 202X. I'll reveal the reason one day.
Hey YandereDev! I have a question about Info-Chan. Does she have a home to live in? And if she does how does she leave her room and leave school without being noticed?
For the duration of Ayano's story mode, Info-chan lives in the "info Club" at Akademi. She orders food and collects it using a drone that flies out of her window. She only leaves to take a shower in the shower building during the hours when nobody is at school.
Hey YandereDev, I gotta few questions! When developing, is finding volunteers creating animation assets harder for you to get than voiced lines for your characters? Do you plan on getting Amai's voiced lines done *FIRST* before starting on making Ayano be able to join the bullies/school council and releasing Kizana?
There are probably more voice acting volunteers than any other type of volunteer, but the majority of these volunteers do not have professional-quality equipment (or acting ability) so, sadly, I can't accept their help. I plan to add voices to Amai's week before beginning work on Kizana. By the way, "Plan" doesn't mean "It will happen" - it means "That's the current plan, as of right now, which might change."
Did Kimberley Anne Campbell left the project too? Who are the VA left that can voice again in the futur ?
I'm sorry; I'd strongly prefer to avoid commenting on past/present voice actors at this point in time. I can't guarantee when I will be able to provide a meaningful reply to questions like this.
Hey Yanderedev! Will the rest of the basement tapes begin to appear once a week or will more that one tape appear during one week? *AND* if so possible you could tell us... what week will the next basement tape appear in?
I plan to add one basement tape to the game per rival added to the game. However, this will only happen if I can find appropriate voice actors.
Hey YandereDev. You've probably answered this question multiple times but will Megami wear her student council uniform or a regular school uniform?
Probably the student council uniform.
Wow dev, I'm so proud of you, you've been working for 10 years and 3 months at the same game, despite the insults, despite the controversies, despite everything that happened, and you never ever gave up, no one despite all these problems would have succeeded to remain strong and determined and I am sure of this. You have never disappointed us, you have always satisfied our desires and reached our expectations, you have always given your best, despite this it has sometimes proved almost impossible given the lack of resources to create a game rich in detail. I respect you a lot, really a lot, I really see you as an idol, I'm sure that when the game is over no one will have anything to say, in fact everyone will regret what they said, because you made a fucking masterpiece! You managed to write such a complex story, full of details, full of twists and connections that surprises me more every day, and which probably would have certainly won an Oscar in the cinematographic field. Thank you for everything you have done and will do for us, thank you for the beautiful game you gave me, which allowed me to distract myself from the difficult school days, and which has now accompanied me since I was only 7 years old. There is no need to wait for the future, just see what has already been done to understand that you are a fucking master!
Wow, that is one of the most uplifting and heartwarming messages I have ever received! Thank you so much for taking the time to write such an encouraging comment! I appreciate your support very much!
Hi dev! Since, as I understand, you really love making videos on YouTube, but unfortunately due to the development of the game you can't reconcile the two things, why don't you make some short 4/5 minute videos on Tik Tok? Where you briefly explain your ideas about the near future of the game, where you explain what you have introduced, or where you update us on the future of development! It could be not only an opportunity to do what you like, but also an opportunity to make the game gain popularity, given that the pages on Tik Tok featuring Yandere Simulator get a lot of likes, a lot of views, and have a lot of followers! Then at least for me it would be a real pleasure to go back and watch your videos which are edited and structured very well, knowing that this isn't taking development time away from the game!
I understand the suggestion, but I really dislike "short form content" - I don't like the format or feeling or "vibe" of TikTok videos. Maybe it's because I'm an old man who has lost touch with what is hip and trendy, but I just can't imagine myself ever making TikTok videos. Maybe as an absolute last resort. I feel like a short video on TikTok showing new content (like the new Kizana/Senpai environment) would be underwhelming. But if I make a 20-minute video showing off 50 new additions to the game (including the Kizana/Senpai environment) then the video will be impressive. Get what I mean?
Hey Yanderedev! I have another question, won't the guidance councillor find it extremely suspicious how Ayano is the *ONLY* one reporting and finding the current rival breaking the school rules everyday?
Yeah...I suppose that, realistically, if *one student* kept on reporting girls and getting them expelled, the counselor should, logically, begin to suspend that this one student is framing the other students. Sometimes, I consider the idea that Ayano should be required to report her rivals anonymously. However, then we wouldn't see Ayano sitting in the counselor's room and interacting with her directly, and I feel like this would lower the game's production values. So, I feel like this is one of those situations where game design is more important than realism, and something unrealistic will be allowed to remain the game so that a game mechanic can remain the way it is.
Hey Yanderedev, I have a few more questions. If you had someone make animation for amai's week & her B/B scene made for you and it didn't have a VC would you still implement it into the game? Since you're currently making the cutscene of when Kizana and Taro meet outside the movie theatre, will the scene just have text appear with the characters standing there or will there be a static animation? Are Museme and Kizana friends or foes to one another? Do they acknowledge one another or do they completely distance themselves? (I love that you are staying strong and continuing with Yandere Simulator's development you should be really proud of yourself!)
I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean by "VC." Are you referring to voice acting? I feel like animations can only be created *after* voice acting is done, because the animations would have to be synchronized to the voice acting. You couldn't do the animations first and the voice acting second. It doesn't work that way. The Kizana/Taro scene being released in the next build will be simple. It won't have new, unique animations - just a new environment. Musume and Kizana both aspire to be "the most popular girl in school" so they dislike one another. They rarely interact, and when they do, they are passive aggressive to one another. Thanks for your kind words, I appreciate it!
Hey Yanderedev! If so possible could you come back to youtube and give us those side stories of the game that you used to do before an example being the delinquent backstories etc. and one that we haven't had yet "The Megami and Aoi situation" Or a development refresher/update about yandere simulator or a new big feature you'd like to add. I really miss you doing that as I always go back to re-watch your old development videos.
Although I'd love to do that, it would take time away from development. A storyboard has been created for the Aoi/Megami video, but it can't be published without final artwork.
Hey YandereDev! Will every rival have a conversation with senpai at the beginning of the day by the bushes? It'll be pretty nice if there was a specific area where the current rival and senpai meet at the beginning of the day.
I strongly believe that Senpai and the rival should always have a conversation very close to the entrance to the school. This is because, for gameplay reasons, the player needs immediate access to the information of what the rival and Senpai plan to do later that day. I think that Senpai and the current rival will always talk in the current location, or a location extremely close by it.
Hey Yandev! I was just wondering if you are still willing to do the crowdfunding campaign later in the future for the game!
I'm sorry...at this point in time, I find it very difficult to predict whether or not a crowdfunding campaign would have a successful outcome. I won't be ready to reach a meaningful decision about the topic until several months from now.
Love the models ! I have a question, are you planning to change the students routine like the amai challenge ? This would make the school more alive than just reading. I Love your work so far!
Yeah, I don't like the idea of the whole school performing one shared activity - reading - and I want to try to make all "living security camera" students perform different actions if possible.
dev, is there even a super tiny chance of Kizana coming out in 2024?
That's my goal. But it kinda depends on how many bugs get reported. If so many bugs get reported that 90% of my development time has to be spent fixing bugs, I won't be able to spend much time making progress towards Kizana. But if almost no bugs get reported, then I can spend most of my time finishing the things that need to get done before Kizana, and working on Kizana. It also depends on a few other things that are kinda outside of my control.
Hey Yanderedev I have a question! Is there a "main canon method" to eliminate Amai? As the one currently is similar to Osana. And I was also wondering if you had a complete different method for us to eliminate Amai.
Yes, there is a method, it consists of exploding Amai on Thursday using the oven in the home economics room, to understand better while waiting for the addition of the schemes you can watch a video on YouTube
Will there be any musume cameos like her photos, items or even self musume in kizana befriend betray elimination
I'm sorry; I want to avoid spoiling my plans for Kizana's week, including which characters will be relevant. I apologize if this is a disappointment!
dev while I was playing I had an idea that in my opinion suits Amai very well, to discover her tastes/secrets it could be nice to introduce a drawer inside the cooking club where she keeps her personal effects, diary/magazines and more regarding her tastes in order to replace the handbag
That's an interesting thought. I'll consider that, along with a few other ideas, as well.
I have some off topic questions, just out of curiosity. If Ayano was normal, who would she possibly end up with? Is there any rivals that you planned on adding but replaced them, if yes why and who? Does Ryoba know about Sumire's soul? Wouldn't headmaster using taser on Ayano would be a crime if she wasn't carrying any weapons and showed no violent behavior just because he was paranoid? Lastly, how is Ryoba's sister like in appearance and personality? Is she a good mum?
I'm sorry...I don't spend any time contemplating alternate versions of the characters who are fundamentally different. It would be like inventing a completely new character and new story. In 2014, I considered the idea that one of the rivals would be another yandere girl. I dropped this idea because it would be too weird to have one rival that operates completely differently from all other rivals. Like playing a racing game, except one track is suddenly a WW2 airplane battle instead of a car race. For 1980s Mode, I considered the idea of a rival named Gurumi who was studying to become a meteorologist. It would rain during her week, and her unique elimination method would be dying due to a lightning strike. This idea was scrapped for being too drastically different from everything else in 1980s Mode. Ryoba doesn't know that Sumire's ghost is still present at Akademi. The headmaster believes that Ryoba was most likely a serial killer, and fears that Ayano has inherited her mother's personality traits. He fears her enough to taze her if she approaches him. He wouldn't care about the consequences of doing so, since in his mind, it's necessary to preserve his life. He also believes that Mr. Saikou would find a way to help him escape legal consequences. Most Aishi are given the same traits (black hair, some type of ponytail) but I picture Ryoba's sister looking very different from the rest of the Aishi family, like she got more of her father's genes than her mother's genes. I'm not ready to reveal what she looks like, though. She is determined not to be a crappy mother (like her own mother was) so she'd try to be a good mom to her child.
Hey! I have a question. Whats the next feature you plan on adding from the survey for the next build?
In many cases, my tasks are dependent on assets from volunteers. If a volunteer sends me an asset that I need (like the 3D renders for Ryoba's monologues), I will be super excited to get that asset into the game right away, and it will become the new top priority instantly. So, things will probably get done in order of whatever assets get delivered to me first. Otherwise, I will probably go in order of "quickest and easiest to implement" to "hardest and most time-consuming to implement."
If that 3D artist is still working with you when all 10 of the B/B Stealth Missions are finished will there be a chance that you could add in 9 new B/B missions for 1980s mode🤔 I could see the Evil Photographer Mission getting a very cool update. Maybe we actually start from the outside from the asylum and its almost like Amai’s mission, we have to find a way in and the place outside is surrounded by the drugged up guys.
Adding 9 new B/B missions would be a tremendous amount of new content. It's unlikely that this will happen.
Kizana's task will be the same as always?
I don't like the idea of Kizana hating a student's hairstyle and forcing them to change it. I'd like to put a better task into Kizana's week.
Oh my God, TITANIC, my favorite game and my favorite movie together, a dream😍
Every in my dream I see you I feeel you~ near, far, whereeeeever you are~ Funny thing Titanic aired on TV recently and I cried like a baby as always. So Taro decided to go to the cinema and maybe watch Titanic when he was already feeling down ? Man, no wonder he looks so depressed in the cutscene haha I remember you said that his personality would unravel each week, so far he looks quite like a sensitive dude 🤔 I respect that. Hmm is Taro a melancholic person by nature. I wonder
wow, dev, these look super cool! i love the new environment and i'm glad you're taking plenty of care in making each rival feel as unique as possible!!
HELL YEA SO EXCITED