Hello again! I'm beyond excited to announce an official date for the second part of the Journeys and Junctions update. As the title states, it will be released on October 28th!
This update will bring 3 more levels for you all to explore among other hidden secrets. Below is a sneak peek of one of the levels, I think you all can guess which one it's going to be :)
As one final note, we just released a new small update for BET that fixes some bugs and brings new features, read more about it here.
BET is also 20% off for the next week! Now is a good time to get the game if you don't already own it and be treated with a new update in just 3 short weeks!
FAQ
There have been many questions lately surrounding this update, so I figured I would answer them all here.
Summer ended x weeks ago, I thought the update was coming out "End of Summer"?
I take full blame for this. I didn't realize many people have a different idea of when Summer ends. Here in the Northern Hemisphere, Summer officially ends on the 22nd of September; Many assumed it would come out when their school's summer vacation ended. We didn't want to give an official date to give us breathing room, but it just caused more confusion. That being said, the update will be one week late as far as the official "End of Summer" goes. This gives us time to fully polish everything and deliver the best update possible.
I thought there were going to be 7+ new levels, it is a "Part 2" after all.
This is another misconception I saw a lot, I should've been more careful with the wording as other Backrooms games call their updates "Parts".
Part 2 refers to the journeys and junctions update, not the game. The update was large, so we decided to split it into 2 updates. Part 1 of the Journeys and Junctions update was released in July of this year.
This game has been out for almost 2 years, why are there only 7 levels!?
All of our levels are procedurally generated, (hopefully) visually lifelike, and unique from a gameplay standpoint. All of these things mean each Level takes around 500 hours to complete. Currently, I am the only full-time dev on this, along with Ethan who is working part-time. We try to prioritize quality over quantity.
That being said, I read every review, comment, and discord message. I hear you all! More content is our highest priority. Every copy sold is going right back into the game. I am working tirelessly to hire and scale up operations to meet demand. Your support directly funds additional levels, and recently it has given us the resources to expand to a full team. I plan to scale up to 5+ developers by the end of the year which should mean lots of new levels will be coming soon!
Is Journeys and Junctions Part II a new game or DLC?
No, it is a completely free content update. We will always stick true to our founding promise that anyone who purchases the game in Early Access will be treated with tons of free content updates. Hopefully meeting our goal of 20-30+ levels. We have no plans for any paid DLC or new titles. All of our resources are being put into BET to make it the best game possible.
Thank you
Lastly, thank you all. Truly. None of this would be possible without everyone's unwavering support. I am fully committed to making this the best multiplayer experience on Steam. We obviously have a long way to go, but I, the current team, and the future team will be working tirelessly to make this reality.
Excited to bring some amazing content to you all,
Blake