Development Update - 27.04.2026
Hey everyone!
This past month has been absolutely crazy for me. My only brother got married, and I was his best man, so there was a lot of stress, a lot of responsibility, and a lot going on in general. Thankfully, everything went well, and honestly, despite all the stress, I even managed to have a pretty good time. Still... I’m very glad it’s over now. 😅
April as a whole has been a tough month, but honestly, it’s like that every year. A big part of my family has birthdays around this time, then there’s Easter, and this year we also had the wedding on top of everything else. I’m tired, and I’m definitely happy that May is right around the corner.
But we’re still moving forward!
The first scene should soon be going to the voice actors and sound design, because I’m slowly finishing rendering the animations for it. Once that part is wrapped up, we’ll be able to push it further down the production line.
Episode 4 translations will also be sent to the translators very soon. I’ve been holding off on that for a while because, until recently, you were still reporting typos and small issues here and there. It’s possible that something still slipped through, with this much text, it’s really hard to make everything 100% perfect, but we don’t want to delay it any longer.
As for the dilemma I mentioned to you recently: progress is still being made. Jake, Jasmine, Maggie, and Veronica already have improved textures in Blender. Next, we’ll be working on Natalya, Alexa, Kris, and the others. It takes some time, but I can already see a huge difference, and I honestly can’t wait to hear whether you notice it too.
Also, Race of Life Episode 4 is finally available on Itch.io! So if you prefer buying games there, you can now grab the latest version of Race of Life on itch as well. https://underground-studio.itch.io/race-of-life
And one more reminder: there are literally only a few days left to vote for the Extra Scene, which will be a threesome scene! Right now, Jasmine and Kris are in the lead, with Allison and Camille close behind, and Patricia and Tomi a bit further back. If you haven’t voted yet, this is your last chance! https://www.patreon.com/posts/race-of-life-5-2-154998916?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
Right after that, I’ll post another poll to help narrow down the details of the scene.
We’re working, we’re moving forward, and we’re not giving up!
Here's a few words from Joshua:
The Script is Done.
135,000 words. Quite a few multi-path lewd scenes. A new race style, a few callbacks, and some characters that are taking a new interest in the Professor and his activities.
This is one where things get really interesting. The women in Jake’s life start to develop expectations of him, or of themselves. The stakes in the underground scene get higher, and Jake is about to hit the ‘put up or shut up’ part of his project and PhD.
As the cast of main and side girls sits, it’s tricky to ensure everyone gets screen time. I know fans of each girl, major or minor, want their preferred love interest to get more time, but I also want to minmimise scenes that are too ‘fan-service-y’ where they just jump into bed out of nowhere. Not to say that can’t happen, as I think the surprise scene can be great fun, but I think it’s best used sparingly. Especially in an episode that starts of will lewd content for some paths.
Production now moves to letting our beta team tear me a new one for the mistakes I’ve made. From simple grammar and spelling to continuity and general “Why the fuck would you do that?” they help me turn my story into an adventure.
I’ll let them do their thing for a bit, then jump in and process the changes as necessary. Hopefully it’ll only be minor, unless I seriously fucked up somewhere. After that, I’ll write the bonus scene, so don’t forget to vote for your preferred participants. It’s non-canon, so I can pretty much let loose with those.
Once that’s done, I’ll chill out for a little bit and then start on the conclusion to Act II.
This episode may still take a while to release, as there is a LOT of animation, rendering and coding for Jachu to handle, but we’re moving along at a pretty good pace.
Thank you for being here for all of it. The story would not be what it is without the people paying attention to the details — the relationship paths, the variables, the typos and being willing to let us know when you think we got it wrong.
More soon. Don't miss the poll.
Comments (27)
Aw... Allison and Camille would be so freaking hot!!! Allison and Jasmine would be a little hotter...lol But Allison and Camille is definitely on my bingo board...lol
Maybe one day we’ll get to see both combinations 😄 Though right now the Allison & Camille duo is sitting in 2nd place in the poll, so it looks like it might not happen this time...
I don’t know if you hear me but I really do want only scenes with Camille, I don’t want threesome 🙏
What about allison
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Sorry too tired from work, but whatever you guys posted sounds amazing. Keep it up.
No worries, we have days like that too 😅 Thanks a lot for the support and for always being active here, we really appreciate it! 🙂
Any new content for allison
Allison will definitely appear in Episode 5, but I’m not revealing any details yet!
Wow😱 Camille is included? I always wanted to see intense scenes only with Camille.
Yep, there’s a chance for an extra scene with Camille. But the patrons are the ones deciding whether she’ll be part of it or not 🙂 Right now her "duo" with Allison still holding 2nd place, and there are only about 20 hours left to vote! 🔥
Congrats to your brother and also you guys always give us amazing updates and contents. The Underground Studio is truly the best in terms of Rendering, Animation, and Character Model. You guys worked are absolutely best when it compares to other studio.
GOOD MONDAY MORNING 🌄🌞, JACHU & JOSHUA, AND EVERYONE!!! Congratulations on your brother's wedding 🤵♂️ and on you being the best man 🥳🎉! Lol… April is the GREATEST MONTH 🤣! Today is also my BDay 😅!!! Happy BDay to your family members and to all of us April babies 🥳🎂🎉!!! True… We remain moving forward 🚶🏻♂️. Awesome on the first scene and translation 😁! I caught up on 'Android," but make it perfect for me when I come back on LTop 😋. Nice on the models in Blender 👍🏻! I don't have trained Dev eyes… But I SHOULD be able to tell, right 😂? Probably 🤣… I'll give it a shot and tell you if I can notice it 😅. I only used Itch for rating reviews/buying bundles in support of my Devs. I'll go leave a rating review for ROL there 😁. Noooo 😱!!! Why do people want Jammin and Kris?! LOVED THEM 🥰❤️ (I LOVE ALL LADIES), but choose something different! Jammin is always winning; it gets tiring 😭. Camille and Allie MUST WIN ✊🏻💪🏻🔥! We're "Racing Through Life," and we'll never stop supporting 😉. Alright… Joshua… Hit me 😋! Awesome!!!! Great work 👍🏻! Possibly more LIs 🥰! Uh oh… the women are expecting 😅. "Put up or Shut up 😬." I don't like the sound of that at all 😅. "Time to go BIG!" All good… You're doing an excellent job at balancing everyone and all their scenes 😁. I understand not every girl can be featured and not everyone will be satisfied. Me? I just want more ROL content 😁. Hearing the Beta team "tearing" into you is hilarious 🤣. Tough love helps 😅. But aren't you their boss? Put your foot down 🦶! Can't wait for that bonus scene 😛! Conclusion of Act 2 😋🙌🏻! Take your time working on this masterpiece, guys 😁👍🏻! Like Jachu said, "We’re working, we’re moving forward, and we’re not giving up!" SO KEEP FIGHTING AND KEEP ON KEEPING ON ✊🏻🔥!!! YOU MF GOT THIS 😁! Thank you, Joshua 😘❤️. Wouldn't want to be anywhere else 😁. As always, thanks for the Update, Jachu & Joshua! Both you and Joshua keep on keeping on 😉!!! ALWAYS EXCITED AND EAGERLY WAITING FOR YOUR GAME AND POSTS 🙌🏻🔥!!! Love and appreciate everything! Both of you ❤️, your ladies 😍, your posts 🥰, your renders 😘, and your games ❤️! Always make my days better 🌈! Thank you, everyone, always, for being in my life and being a part of my weekly routine 😉! Stay safe, stay blessed, and stay in PERFECT health, beautiful people! And don't forget to stay hydrated! And you're never alone ❤️🫶🏻!!! OUR AVNS AND OUR DEVS CONNECT US ALL 🤗!!! Have an amazing and beautiful week! I'll catch you all—ON THE NEXT ONE✌🏻😁!!!
Happy Birthday to you, Jonathan!
Any progress in next update for my favourite Allison ?
Allison shows up in every update, and this one will be no exception! 🙂
Fantastic! Congrats to your brother!! Really excited.
Congrats to your brother! That sounds like a lot to deal with, but at least it turned out great 😄
Congratulation to you and your only brother.
Thank you for an amazing update guys! So glad to hear the Blender textures are on track to get even better. Onward and upward! Not fair to already have me chomping at the bit this much for Chapter 5. Haven't been this fired up for an update in years! (So, did the wedding adventures inspire a possible flashback to Jake's bachelor party perhaps...?)
Haha, honestly, a throwback like that could happen someday. It’s not a bad idea at all. Jake’s bachelor party sounds like it could be... interesting, to say the least. 😄
Don't know what happened to the post but it cuts off a lot of words along the right side of the post. For example, the first two lines had this cut out "s his best man, so there". It's there, just not visible as I copy pasted the entire post to a text document and was able to read all of it. Just wanted to let you know. Enjoyed what you've done so far and looking forward to the next Episode.
Hmm, I’m not sure what happened there, everything seems to display correctly on our end! It was probably Patreon acting up for a moment. It might be worth trying to refresh the page, switch browsers, or, if you’re reading it in the app, close and reopen it. Unfortunately, we don’t really have any control over that. :( Thanks for letting me know, though and thank you for the kind words!
Congrats to your brother!
Congratulations to your brother, man!