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Falling Undercover: Nox Syndicate - [Episode 08] Status Update
🕑 Added 2025-12-19 19:49:16 +0000 UTCHello everyone! 😌
Hope you are having a great December, and those of you that celebrate are easing into the holiday season! We’re back again today with a progress update for all of you:
Writing: 40%
CGs: 3/6
Animations: 3/8
Additional Art: 1/3
Coding: 40%
Music and SFX: 30%
Proofreading: 0%
QA Testing: 0%
So, as you can see, we have a pretty full update planned, including the formal introduction of a new major character, complete with a new sprite. Since she's going to have more impact on the story than other newer characters, she’ll have a wider selection of expressions, and we need to structure the file to make future additions easier.
That being said, there is something important we want to address today.
Earlier this year, we realized that releasing an update every 30 days was simply not realistic for a project like FUNS. Because of that, we communicated an updated estimate of roughly 35 to 40 days per release, with the intention of keeping everyone informed and warning you in advance if we expected to go beyond that window.
What ended up happening, however, is that during the development of the last episode, the 40-day estimate started to feel like a hard deadline, both for the community and for us internally. This created a kind of pressure that has not been great for the project. We have found ourselves asking questions like whether a CG should be animated or kept as a still, or whether certain ideas should be cut entirely, not because they were bad, but simply to avoid extending development time too much.
In order to stay within the estimated 40-day window, we ended up working nonstop during the final two weeks. That approach not only took a toll on us, but also resulted in an update that required a follow-up fix to version 0.7.1. Furthermore, during that time, some members of our team received constant messages asking for the update as we got closer to release, so much so that it started impeding work.
Overall, we feel that working under constant pressure is not good for the game, and it is also not good for us. We want to be able to deliver the best NTR VN we can, ideally without feeling constrained by deadlines that push us to rush or compromise on quality or quantity, however we also don’t want to go too far in the other direction where the time between episodes extends too much.
As always, we would really appreciate hearing your thoughts on this, and thank you for your continued support and understanding.
Until next time, please take care,
Azienda
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Comments
Topfry1
1 preview. I don't want too many spoilers
Megadroide
Don't worry, take the time you need for the next episode. In my case, I'd rather it be done well and without pressure than rush it and put pressure on the workers. If we have to wait a few more days for you to release the chapter, that's fine. But please keep the animations, as I think they add a much better touch to the story.
MrTwister
Hey guys, does anyone experience high CPU load on the latest Mac OS X?🤔 Although, just started to play a build that I have had around since August.
Saurtacus
If you guys need more time to work on it then take all the time you need. I don’t mind waiting for the next update no matter how long it takes. As long as the whole team is in tiptop shape. Don’t feel pressured to deliver just take your time n get rest don’t over do it. Love everyone
Mellow Cow
Avoid burnout. Your work is top notch. I willing to wait for a quality update.
alexis a
Work at your own pace, because the quality is there; true fans will be patient and happy holidays!
johndo69696969
take the time and more previews
sevenkev
definitely better to take time to deliver the best product, putting status updates out about them as a way to keep abreast is fine so that you can put your all into polishing this gem of a story
Kevin
Hello, I think the most important thing is please do not give up on dynamic CG, as it is an essential part of the game’s core experience. I have no objections to extending the development schedule. Wishing you a happy holiday season.
KingKaliam
I love a deadline to expect it, but totally take your time because in the end the last thing any of us want is yall to feel burdened. Happy holiday’s😁
L
I trust Azienda.
