Happy Holidays!

Boy, is it good to see you all again. It's been a while, hasn't it? Team Loss has been hard at work crafting the chapter. A lot has been planned, and I’m sure you’re all excited about it. What the Dark World will look like, what kinds of characters you might see, what will happen to the beloved Lightners, the fate of…

Well, let’s not think about that right now. We have a lot of things to show off, both Past, Present and Future.

Ahhh, remember when that initial video was posted? Ooo, how many views did that thing get? Ooo, remember VIEWING it?! How captivating! Quite the feat for a DELTARUNE mod, I must say! OOO, remember DELTARUNE?! My, how old were you when that thing first dropped? OOO, REMEMBER-

(Ahem.)

Aha, well, I must have gotten carried away there… apologies. The point was, that little teaser was uploaded a couple months ago now, when the team only had a handful of members. After the video, there was a casting call for a new team, and BOY, did it deliver! We couldn’t express our gratitude enough for how many ridiculously talented people were wrangled for this one little mod! Ooo, remember APPLYING for TEAM LOSS?! Didya get in? Well? Didya?

I guess you wouldn’t be reading this if you were…

Well, after the initial video, a large meeting was held to discuss the wider plans for the mod, and afterwards, there were continuous tweaks to refine the entire story. Everything before, during and after what you saw was picked through with a fine comb to be at its absolute best! Including the ending… the…

Let’s not think about that right now. Let’s instead think of…

For starters, take a look at what we currently have finished:

Here’s also the OST that plays in the background of that video, made by our incredibly talented musician: AngelVision:

How about we talk about the overworld as well? Yes, yes… the team is extremely hard at work designing and spriting rooms. The overworld is much closer to our chest, as we do not wish to spoil you on what shall take place in this adventure. That might seem cold to you, but I assure you… you will not want to miss out on this.

However, while the team is going along swimmingly, it can always use more manpower. This is why we are reopening team applications! More of this is presented below, but please, take the time to enjoy all we prepare for you. It’s the least we can do. But, enough about the present. What can you look forward to?

I hear for many of you, the future seems frightening. It is nebulous, unknown. We don’t truly know what will happen next. But I assure you, there is much to look forward to.

A majority of work done has been towards the first half of the chapter. Soon, the team will start prioritizing things for the second half of the chapter while also polishing the first. This includes mechanics and cutscenes that will soon be prioritized. All of this shall remain a mystery to you, for your own good. As it might… it might…

Well, let’s not think about that right now. I’m sure many of you will be wondering when you’ll get the chance to play this mighty tale. We currently have no plans for a demo of any kind, and a release date is not set in stone, but a 2027 release date seems entirely feasible based on the current level of progress being made. This could potentially be sped up even more if the right passionate applicants are able to join the project.

We will also address the idea of any kind of continuation of this chapter. It is highly, highly unlikely you will see another chapter from this team after Loss.

“But, what’s the point? A Chapter 6 for a seven chapter game, with no end in sight? Isn’t that vapid? Doesn’t that make the entire chapter meaningless?”

That might be true… from a certain point of view.

The future… the far future, far beyond this little journey. It is scary, is it not?

But there is more to life than that dark cloud of the Will Be.

There's so much to remember!

There's so much do do here, and now.

And no matter what, there are good things to look forward to.

So put that thought behind you, champ!

Just enjoy what we have.

As we have so, so much more to show…

In fact, why don’t we show you some more? These people are starving, are they not?

Ooo, how long have they gone without us?!

How long will they stand to wait?

Let’s do it, let’s give them all we have right here, right n-

Hey, you three, scram!

Whoops!

Gotta go!

See you later!

Ugh… sorry about that.

Well, with all THAT said, let’s put things in a more concise way, in our OWN words… grumble grumble…

Progress has been progressing quite smoothly! Sadly we can’t show too much, as we want to keep our cards a little close to our chest, but we can give a little status update!

Of course, with this project’s increasing scope, we need all the help we can get. If this project interests you and you are willing to be on a really passionate development team, here is what we are currently in most need of:

Lovingly, please only apply if you are willing to stick with the team long term and are passionate about seeing this project through 'till its completion.

For this newsletter, we'd also like to give some time in the spotlight to the wonderful people currently contributing to this project. There are a lot of interviews and a lot of credits to go over, so if you're curious about what's been going on behind the scenes... you should check this out!

With all of that out of the way now, we're all stoked to be taking this next step forward in making our vision for Loss Chapter 6 come to fruition, and we welcome the opportunity for more people to help out on the project again.

Also, we hope you all enjoyed seeing what we have to share this time around. It definitely feels good for us to show stuff off again!

Until next time!