Happy Valentine’s Day from the raccoon den!
Two gentlemen have been waiting in the wings all this time, and now they have the opportunity to take centre stage. Steam, meet Francesco and Oleander! Francesco is a ray of sunshine in the underground marketplace, so sweet and sincere it almost seems unbelievable. Or, maybe you don’t believe it after all? The great merchant Oleander, on the other hand, is open about the kind of man he is: a hedonist, a flirt, and a gadfly, and in need of a new assistant. He’s capable of opening a lot of doors, but he might not tell you where he ultimately wants to go.
Both of them can now be met in the Chapter One demo, bringing the total word count of the demo to about 70k words. The update also features tweaked sprite transitions, general bug fixes and typo cleanup, and one small bonus feature that’s been in high demand on our Tumblr account (if you know, you know!).
This update is fairly substantial, so there is a risk of bugs or visual glitches occurring if you load old saves. If you load an old save and are experiencing problems, we recommend starting a new save.
Whether it’s your first or fifth or fiftieth trip to the marketplace, we hope you get to turn down the lights, put on some headphones, and enjoy your stay. We’ll be hard at work getting Chapter 2 ready for you all. If you want to follow our progress, you can join our Discord (18+), follow us on Twitter/X, or join us having a silly good time on Tumblr.
See you under the mountain soon,
Rotten Raccoons 💙🦝