General Update #19

Hello agents! Another week, another development update on Silent Echo. This time though, we're about to get real spicy :o

Friend or Foe

In this new chapter, you will have the opportunity to meet some new people. One of them is Dr. Sylvia, a scientist that like Victoria suffered a lab incident a while back and was left changed by the xenomaterial.

While she still seems human all around, large sections of her skin have now transformed into hardened xenomaterial exoskeleton, but most of all, has significantly altered her inner biology. While she does not suffer from hunger or thirst anymore, the xenomaterial cursed her with a different kind of craving: sexual fluids, now her only possible source of nutrition.

It will be up to you to choose if you are willing to risk making a deal with a creature that may very well be impossible to control. Things may take a turn for the worst, but perhaps the rewards will outweigh the risk.

Poll Results

The results of the two patron item polls have been checked. For the exclusive weapon, the elite officers had the choice between a "Plasma Katana", or a "Xeno Whip".

The Plasma Katana has won, and in the next update, you will be able to claim this weapon from Gwen and slay your enemies with this powerful super-heated blade.

Now, the outfit poll turned out to be interesting. After adjusting the votes with voting power, it turns out that the "Cyberpunk Assassin" and "Void Operative" outfits have the exact same amount of points. Therefore, it is a tie.

It didn't feel quite right to choose the winner via randomness, so instead what we decided to do is add both outfits to the game. The "Cyberpunk Assassin" outfit will be added in the next patch along with the blade, while the "Void Operative" will be added later in a minor patch.

Overall Progress

We have implemented both wings of the new area and we are in the process of adding the final rooms needed for the release. Overall we expect that we need between two to three more weeks maximum to complete the patch and put it in early access.

We've made many changes to the game's code to speed up our development process, which is in part why Chapter 2's development had a bit of a slow start, but it solves many of our growing pains and we'll be able to deliver the next updates at a quicker pace, including Chapter 3, which is a win in my book.

That's it for this week!

Have fun!