hn3-discussion

[slow blade]

Hello

[stray abyss]

Hello neighbor

[slow blade]

@stray abyss How are you doing?

[stray abyss]

Good

[celest plank]

does the hn3 logo have a meaning?

im pretty sure it has

theres a butterfly, a rabbit and a snake

[untold grotto]

yep

[lunar trail]

rabbit, butterfly and ouroboros

rbo

[tiny stump]

could the ouroboros be a sort of metaphor of a literal gameplay loop

[urban steppe]

Nikita kind of already explained it in the devlog

It's kind of like a time travel game, but you don't travel back in time, you load your old save file to check what you could've done differently, basically looping things around

which is probably what it represents

[fast mason]

change what happens each time

which you could already kinda do in proto 1

[dreamy leaf]

Хуле так дорага

Никита хуле так дорого

[tiny stump]

i mean i saw that, but that feels more like a methodical "see all outcomes" approach, i guess that works but i kinda hope you can also just play the game like a run-based system where you restart from the beginning each time

and again, since the AIs operate on a bunch of meters and parameters, i kinda hope there's an option to have all of the values of those be random at the start of the game so that it's not just the same events happening in the same order every run (or maybe that would be a separate, true sandbox mode so that it doesnt impact whatever the main story beats are)

[fast mason]

you learn from your past mistakes this time

and the worlds

[tiny stump]

i guess, but this is a perfect opportunity for tomfoolery lol

i dont wanna run out of tomfoolery to do

maybe that wont be an issue

[grim lark]

Is this the undertale server??

[mystic topaz]

maybe

[sturdy field]

Wrong! This is a fnaf server

[dawn sail]

no its the poppy playtime server

[stiff osprey]

It is so exciting and also sad on how old the neighbour will likely be in HN3.

It's exciting to see what happened to Quentin and find out more and most likely end the long journey of the neighbour fighting his fears.

[stiff osprey]

@icy canyon - Speaking in other languages?

[icy canyon]

#russian-chat

[upper glade]

hey guys

i feel they should add hello neighbor swearing again

[zealous prism]

true

[normal terrace]

that would be funny

[frosty dragon]

Is HN3 taking place in HN reset day or no?

[grim lark]

We dunno

Def around that time, but we dunno

Maybe before

[digital linden]

Why in hn3 people live normally if they know theres a storm coming that will kill all of them

[jade night]

It's a prototype.

[earnest cape]

It’s a prototype meant for testing.

Also probably wouldn’t have known.

[pine heron]

Genuinely one of the best prototypes I ever played.

[cyan hamlet]

Same, it’s so advanced but it’s the first prototype. Imagine what the full game would be like

[near meadow]

I don’t know if nikita reads these messages but I do wanna give an idea

Theres a game called “fears to fathom” a realism horror with no supernatural beings, but there are events happening being caused by people.

Maybe it can be used as inspiration for some extra side events happening. In hello neighbor 3.

Going to a forest and hearing a creepy rumor. Something like that. Too

[magic flume]

like an open world esque game?

[near meadow]

Its not open world, but its a horrogame with scenarios caused by PEOPLE rather than supernatural monsters

Multiple game stories in one

One of then was where you are in a forest

And a cultist group is kidnapping people and one of them is stalking you

[magic flume]

oh i know what fears to fathom is but the idea your presenting with extra side quest and stuff like that would need it to be a near-open world game. Unfortunately games that have alot of quest in one area make it really hard to focus on the main story and you may end up doing side story and reach no conclusion

not having a go btw just saying my piece

[gentle pebble]

Yes I know this game it’s interesting to play

[magic flume]

i agree, i love the idea behind a horror game that is just a persons life

reminds me of games such as superliminal where you are scared of a jumpscare around every corner but it is deadass just a normal game

[gentle pebble]

I wonder if HN3 will come on The Triple-i Initiative

[celest plank]

will we be able to get killed in hn3

and if yes will we be able to somehow defend ourselves

[lunar trail]

i think at most you'll just be able to get catched by enemies

[gentle pebble]

Nikita said you will not be able to fight the npc’s

[celest plank]

what about the neighbor

because theres no way we wouldnt be able to do anything when being dragged by an old man

[gentle pebble]

He will not be so old

Mid 50s to 60s

[pine heron]

Imagine what prototype 2 will be like 😭

[pastel basin]

been making a concept house for fun

[celest plank]

is this roblox

[pastel basin]

yup

[celest plank]

nice

[cunning yacht]

I think that you need to add something of your own (like a window frames for example), but looks cool

[buoyant brook]

So Hello Neighbor 3 takes place after Hn2 and before act 3?

[buoyant brook]

This confuses me though, because in act 1 The Neighbor is like 51

How can the town become abandoned so quickly in the span of 9 years?

[daring forge]

It’s way too early to tell when HN3 is taking place right now

[buoyant brook]

I think with the main plot and lore of the town we can deduce that it's SUPPOSED to take place a long time after hn2

Nikita himself said in the devlog that the town is half-abandoned

And removing that aspect of the game in the full release will basically kill the vibe that he wants the game to go for

[daring forge]

That part yes but I’m talking about if it takes place before or after Act 3

[buoyant brook]

Act 3 takes place about 20 years after act 1

In act 1, Mr. Peterson is in his mid-50's

[gentle pebble]

GN 2 does take place before Reset day and in GN2 people do leave because of the flood so it makes sense after

[buoyant brook]

And that's kind of the main part that confuses me with the time setting of Hn3

[buoyant brook]

I haven't read the books so... I wouldn't know, but that sounds accurate

[buoyant brook]

Also what does Gn2 stand for? In its un abbreviated form

[gentle pebble]

Graphic novel 2

[buoyant brook]

Oh, alright

[gentle pebble]

AS is animated series

[buoyant brook]

Do the books take place in the same timeline as the games though?

[gentle pebble]

It is not exactly 100% to the game but it answers most of the questions from the games

[untold grotto]

everything is canon

and no multiverse

[buoyant brook]

Doesn't that completely break the timeline...

[untold grotto]

it sucks

[buoyant brook]

I agree more with this answer

[buoyant brook]

source?

[untold grotto]

gimme a minute

[untold grotto]

#hn3-discussion message
#hn3-discussion message

[daring forge]

Both Nikita and Alex said that

[untold grotto]

#old-rbo-discussion message

[buoyant brook]

He says "but not in a way you think"

[errant pewter]

In places yes, do keep in mind that "everything" means only finished products

That means alphas betas etc don't count

[untold grotto]

still everything is canon

[buoyant brook]

But not in a way we think

[untold grotto]

its semi-canons

most of hn media is semi-canon

[buoyant brook]

What he meant by that was probably that some ideas and concepts presented in the media and spinoffs can be used as a form of canon concept within the game universe

[untold grotto]

canon is a flexible term

[daring forge]

Some stuff is slightly more canon than others.

[untold grotto]

"semi-canon"

[buoyant brook]

I guess you could say that

[buoyant brook]

Yeah that's what I'm getting at

[restive oxide]

He's like 40-50 in hn2. And in hn3 the town is basically abandoned and kinda decrepit. I'm betting he's about 70

[gentle pebble]

He was 51 in HN1

[gentle pebble]

He would be less than 70 in HN3

[vale hazel]

Where is hello neighbor 4?

[restive oxide]

and in hn2

[atomic forge]

where is hello neighbor 7?

[restive oxide]

where is hello neighbor 29?

[atomic forge]

In my basement...

[restive oxide]

heh....

Then why am I playing it rn?

[atomic forge]

cuz you in my basement

[restive oxide]

[celest plank]

tbh i liked how in the covered timelapse she had an umbrella

[opaque summit]

i liked the tape she had

and the smoke

[brittle hinge]

hey im ruturn

[atomic forge]

Happy

[sonic birch]

#fanart

if you made this

[bleak sierra]

oh my bad

[celest plank]

how deep do yall think the hn3 lore will be

[cyan hamlet]

Isn't it supposed to have like 20 characters

Probably pretty deep tbh

[cunning yacht]

short

[wooden harness]

Keeps going up like the Iphone

[restive oxide]

lol

[wooden harness]

Hey. Just joining the HN3 discussion. Super anxious to see what it is going to be like

I am also a little on edge. I hope it doesn’t get ruined 😕 they say 2025 release 1/4 through the year so hopefully soon

I saw the creator do a YT video. Pretty creative stuff. Like the “forest“ setting

[brave flame]

Well I doubt the full game is coming anytime soon, but there’s probably gonna be at least one more build releasing within that time frame

[wooden harness]

Build? Like patch 9? Or DLC I should say?

[daring forge]

By build he means another prototype

[wooden harness]

Interesting. I wonder what that could be

I have enjoyed everything put out. Ive yet to acquire and play the alpha pc games. I need a good gaming computer.
I really liked Hide and Seek. The back to school dlc is probably my favorite level to play

[peak solar]

HN3 is a very early work in progress

it isn't even in the pre-alpha phase yet

[jade night]

HN3 got me like

[blissful river]

Crazy

[jade night]

shhh

[celest plank]

20 npcs/vandals

nikita wants 15 at the very least

[restive oxide]

I doubt we will get more vandals

Cuz in the devlog he said covered signed and coned, the town's vandals

[celest plank]

well he didnt say theyre the only vandals

[restive oxide]

Looks cool, oh wait, sniff sniff I smell ai

[jade night]

Not ai.

[restive oxide]

The town's vandals kinda implies that they are the only vandals

[jade night]

it's called UV projecting

[restive oxide]

Are the textures just projected or smth

[restive oxide]

Ohhhh

[celest plank]

na i dont think so

[jade night]

it's just a very rough blockout

[celest plank]

im sure there are gonna be more

[restive oxide]

More characters just not vandals

[cyan hamlet]

It’s gonna be sick with so many characters

[mystic topaz]

yeah

[buoyant brook]

Late but he's still 51

[restive oxide]

What

He's 50 in HN1 act 1 and 2, and hes the same age in hn2

In hn3 he's clearly much older

[buoyant brook]

You asked how old he was in Hn2 right?

[restive oxide]

No

[buoyant brook]

I repsonded with "He's still 51"

[restive oxide]

I was saying he would be like 70 or 80 in hn3

And in hn2 he was the same age as acts 1 and 2 in hn1

[buoyant brook]

Yup

[buoyant brook]

Like the other dude said, he'll be younger than 70

Most probably in his late sixties

[restive oxide]

Prolly not actually. Seeing how the town is in basically perfect condition in hn2, and in hn3 it's basically abandoned and very destroyed. It's had to have been like 15 years. And in act 3 his house is destroyed, and nick is like 30. So that means the difference between act 2 and 3 is a out 20 years. Meaning that if the neighbors house is destroyed in hn3, he's about 70

We just have to wait and see ig

[buoyant brook]

No. It's because of the Raven Brooks flood.

It just makes the most sense imo

[restive oxide]

Well if his house is burnt down in hn3 then he's 70

[buoyant brook]

And that also explains why the town became abandoned so quickly

[restive oxide]

We will see

[buoyant brook]

Act 3 takes place after Hn3 I think

[restive oxide]

You think, cuz we don't know yet

[buoyant brook]

💁‍♂️

[restive oxide]

What

[gentle pebble]

I made a mistake

In Act 3 house gets burned down

[buoyant brook]

Where?

[gentle pebble]

I had written something wrong so that’s why

[buoyant brook]

Oh

[gentle pebble]

Reset Day does take place before Act 3 and the house is still intact just abandoned so HN3 would take place right after GN2 and before Act 3

[buoyant brook]

Wait, Mr. Peterson's house appears in Hn3? Is it the Forest Dweller's house or smth?

I mean in the prototype 1

[gentle pebble]

No not Forest dweller’s house

[buoyant brook]

?

But does it appear in the prototype though

[gentle pebble]

That house looks a bit similar but no the same

And forest dweller is the guest

[buoyant brook]

Yeah that's why I thought it may have been his house

I do wonder what happened to the Forest Protectors after the flood...

[gentle pebble]

I hope they come in the game

As proper npc’s

[buoyant brook]

I mean, there ARE going to be at least 15 NPC's so..

There's always a chance that they might appear

[gentle pebble]

Yes

Right now there are 8 characters that we know so far

So 7 are hidden

Quintin and Beatrix got replaced with Jacob or (Yacob) and Iris

[old pawn]

Have they explained why their skin is blue and pink?

[sturdy field]

Nope

[dapper juniper]

mayak / after flood shit probably

[gentle pebble]

The reason because there appearance is like that is because of the “Unhomely” appearance

[spiral quiver]

I like that particular effect
It looks like plasticine, but yeah.

[muted karma]

is this ai made or hand made?

[untold grotto]

he was 51 in act 1

[daring gyro]

ai

[muted karma]

it looks cool did you know the name of the ai?

because when i use ai the neighbor looks like roblox character

[celest plank]

even tho i doubt its gonna happen i want the weak items like the box or pillows and stuff to NOT be able to break a window for hn3

[nocturne coral]

we have #ai-space for ai generations

[formal sinew]

When is HN3 prototype 2 releasing

[frosty gyro]

We don't know

[gentle pebble]

April or May most likely

[obtuse hornet]

Towards the end of April I think

[untold grotto]

will be dropped at a random time

since nikita wont give time frames

[formal sinew]

Not bad

[frosty summit]

so dry

every time

new devlog stuff

drops

i come back

[cunning yacht]

I think at the beginning of April, after all they had been making this prototype since December (at least that's what I heard)

[celest plank]

chat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcMOIISCxZI

how do i listen to the first song in loop

[atomic forge]

idk

[untold grotto]

https://youtu.be/4dU3hsUh35g?si=JzDuQSKub91b_m_v

[cunning yacht]

I feel the same way except that on the third melody

[celest plank]

omg yayy

did nikita compose the osngs btw

[untold grotto]

no

its siarhei

nikita and siarhei works together but the main composer is siarhei

[cunning yacht]

Is this prototype 2?

[untold grotto]

yes

[celest plank]

this looks like signed kinda

[cunning yacht]

Nikita sent it?

[celest plank]

yh

[frosty gyro]

I assume he meant this specific track

[untold grotto]

he said "songs"

[frosty gyro]

Oh

But for these songs he did irrc

[untold grotto]

well its reused rbo stuff

its obv siarhei

during rbo nikita wasnt composing

#old-rbo-discussion message

yep

[celest plank]

will the songs be used in the future

[untold grotto]

we dont know

but probably they will compose more "hn3-style"

[celest plank]

tbh that one track

feels so hn3

its just too loud

for an eerie game

[untold grotto]

because its probably unfinished

and its a festival music

[cunning yacht]

probably even half of these songs won't be in the game, it's too early to talk about anything

[simple dragon]

All the tracks found in HN3 files was very likely for rbo and is used for placeholder festival music so no they will make new tracks fitting the new direction in the future

[cunning yacht]

you're probably right

[cunning yacht]

I will even go one step further, most likely the ENTIRE GAME (or at least most of it) will be changed

[buoyant brook]

That also means that we haven't really heard the real OST for the game, and it might feature a more nostalgic feel in the full game

Hopefully, if what youre saying is true, then we might get to experience a few of the soundtracks in the next prototype

[untold grotto]

its too early for soundtracks though

[simple dragon]

Nikita sent a playlist of the direction he wanted for hn3 music

It has pretty nostalgic sounding tracks

[buoyant brook]

Yippee

Tbh, I didn't really like tbe Hn2 soundtrack.. it just doesn't feel like... Hello Neighbor. Lol

So far I have high hopes for the music in Hn3

Hopefully it also goes for a more ambient direction because that would work perfectly

[simple dragon]

idk it's probably to early for soundtracks we'll see

[buoyant brook]

That's true... we can only hope for now lmao

[cunning yacht]

Overall the game is supposed to be nostalgic and calm. (at least that's what Nikita said in one of the devlogs)

[simple dragon]

Yeah

[cunning yacht]

the sad thing is that the player won't have his own house... that's always been a hallmark of Hello Neighbor games

[untold grotto]

not exactly

quentin dont have a house

[cunning yacht]

true, Quentin had an office, not a home, but it was always a place where the player could collect items, etc. and now there will be nothing like that

[untold grotto]

you can still use somewhere for

base

[cunning yacht]

I know, but it's not the same. There is no such designed place where no NPC can enter, maybe vandals will steal abandoned items or something like that

[cunning yacht]

unless they add something like a hotel where the player will be able to do something, e.g. (as I said) collect items

[celest plank]

wait fr?

[untold grotto]

not sure

but probably

[opaque summit]

sounds likely

[low gate]

i

[atomic forge]

I have a question. If Nikita tested a prototype 2 on steam deck, doesn't this mean that development of prototype 2 comes to end?

[untold grotto]

its probably almost finished

[atomic forge]

Maybe...

[nimble walrus]

Maybe console will be able to test it out finally. Since Hello Guest was on Xbox and you can still get it and play it on Xbox.

[atomic forge]

Oh, I have another question. How many prototypes we will have before we go to pre-alphas or just alphas?

[untold grotto]

team planing a third prototype

we'll see if there will be a fourth prototype

[atomic forge]

Just don't wanna them make a 32nd prototype

[jade night]

Funny thing, it isn't AI 🙂

oops

[nocturne coral]

@jade night i'm sorry, i am based on what the others have told about your post.
And with what happened this week, i am now unable to differency human-made and ai

i'm sorry if i was rude with your model, now i know it's not ai, i would say it's a very good job

[jade night]

A short explanation, it was a rough blockout model (+ some sculpting) and I UV projected from view the Neighbor concept art image.
typically AI generation models have the entire mesh merged, and it uses it's own textures which don't look close to the original.

[nocturne coral]

i appreciate how you played with the camera angles to make the illusion

i find it awesome

[jade night]

Thanks, also I'm very against AI, in my 5 years of blender experience I don't think I'd every see myself using AI to generate models, textures etc.

[nocturne coral]

i have 7 years on Maya and same as you

[atomic forge]

I think that AI can be useful for concepts

[jade night]

Oh nice.

[jade night]

Sort of

[cunning yacht]

i think ai must be used to just do tralalero tralala tiktoks

[atomic forge]

Absolutely agree

Bombordiro crocodilo

[cunning yacht]

tung tung tung sahur king

[hidden oak]

yeah no

[earnest cape]

What’s up chat.

A lot of tB is online rn.

[untold grotto]

its their working hours

[earnest cape]

True.

[grizzled pecan]

Ai?

[pastel basin]

nope

[blissful river]

Crazy

[sonic birch]

you sure

[simple dragon]

its uv projecting or smth idk

he said it

[blissful river]

its 100% not ai.

[pastel basin]

some photos of it in blender

[cyan hamlet]

The Neighbor looks like he’s sleep deprived

[blissful river]

probably is lol

[cyan hamlet]

Too tired of annoying kids tryna get into his house lol

[dawn sail]

he started to get sleep deprived in hn2

[blissful river]

yep

[high brook]

egg eyeball

[blissful zinc]

HN3 really reminds me of urbex videos and I'm happy about that.

It's a great vibe

[frozen mauve]

guys is prototype 2 gonna be compactable with lower-end pc

#work-in-progress

[restive oxide]

Ue5

Is not for weak PCs

[limpid pewter]

Hello

[muted karma]

n

[cunning yacht]

played hn2 alpha 1.5 with low graphics i assure not for weak pc.
when looking down and not seeing any house. its render region will trigger and.
it seems to run 15 fps average

5 fps on the middle

[velvet maple]

i have a pretty bad pc and on low quality it runs at like 40 average

[cunning yacht]

cool. yours the best!

40 fps is not a problem. as long as it not drops below 30 fps

[daring gyro]

Alpha 1 Is worse

[cunning yacht]

hn2?

[open plaza]

specs?

[cunning yacht]

i cant.

[open plaza]

cant what

[cunning yacht]

ill use text

[open plaza]

waht

i dont understand

[cunning yacht]

device name: DESKTOP-04S60HK
processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3220 @ 3.00GHz 3.00 GHz
installed ram: 4 gb
system type: 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
i know its not used for game so i do think its a weak Pc.
hn1 alpha 1 low graphics performance was good

[cunning yacht]

if it dont runs better compared from alpha 1 i gotta call my pc a potato

[nocturne coral]

hn2 need 6GB RAM minimal
you don't have enough RAM

[nocturne coral]

do you have a GPU ?

[cunning yacht]

i read those bro. i know it

[cunning yacht]

i dont think so. my bro told me about use cpu because it is a primary hardware component of a computer that executes instructions and performs calculations. but didnt recommend gpu 😦

[nocturne coral]

if it run as 15 fps it's because the CPU seems doing all the work instead of giving the graphic tasks to the GPU

[tight mesa]

dident u tell me thats not the guest whein I pointed it out an said its the guest/new guy

[untold grotto]

its the guest

if I said its not guest, it was probably before prototype 1

[tight mesa]

u agreed with me on it being the guest, then did a 360 and said it isnt

[untold grotto]

cuz prototype 1 files kinda leaked its the guest

[tight mesa]

it was the same week as devlog 2

idk

[untold grotto]

i used to be #1 the guest isnt tall guy defender

but not now

[tight mesa]

ok

i cant send embeds\

😦

[frosty gyro]

true.

[wooden condor]

How to hack steamDB????

[untold grotto]

what

[urban steppe]

gotta hack steamDB and get that HN2 alpha 2...

[oblique parcel]

Oh btw marcy is it okay i ask you something in main chat?

Its about the files of hn2

[urban steppe]

sure

[blissful river]

Real

[tight mesa]

wait untill its a blood moon, then take a cpu from a sega genesis then place it on the tallest peak, after it gets struck by lightining it will super harge and give you ultimate hacking powers

[swift dagger]

Will hn3 be a kids game or only a teen and adult game bc by the looks of it it’s heading to that direction

[tight mesa]

I hope its adult/teen

but hn is really for all ages as most of the "adukt stuff" isnt sein or is hinted at, the bad stuff really only happens the books

[sweet rapids]

are you serious?..

[solid cloud]

Is hn3 like another timeline

Or why do the figures look so

Weird

[untold grotto]

everything is canon

[untold grotto]

stylistic choice

[solid cloud]

mhm

[solid cloud]

Just so weird that it changed so much

[thorny badge]

When will Hello Neighbor 3 be released on PlayStation?

[frosty gyro]

probably when the full game drops

[untold grotto]

its too early for talking about that

[wooden condor]

Y... Yeeah...

[cunning yacht]

Bro

Why?

[brave lark]

pls key for HN 3 please

[sweet rapids]

Basically - the thing you're asking right now is on same level as asking "how do I hack twitter??"

[cunning yacht]

No

Wait until prototype 2

Boykisser for u 🤗

[tender stump]

i mean hacking steamdb wouldnt get you far

its hosted by a fan

valve doesnt host steamdb 😭

it uses publically available info and just puts it all neatly for us

[cunning yacht]

[dawn sail]

read #announcements

[atomic forge]

98

[vagrant notch]

This isn't true.

[untold grotto]

yep it is

[vagrant notch]

No it's not, the devs very clearly don't know what canon actually means.

[untold grotto]

show me whats not "canon"

(canon is a flexible term though)

[vagrant notch]

The devgamm animation, HN2 alphas, the AS.

HN2 (likely)

[untold grotto]

they never said "development builds/stuff canon"

by "everything" nikita meant finished products

[vagrant notch]

The books, games, and AS series can't “coexist.” they might have their own canon, but everything can't be canon collectively.

[untold grotto]

bro just says it's not canon because we don't know how it works as canon

[vagrant notch]

Because it's impossible.

There is no “working.”

[untold grotto]

its why nikita said "everything is canon just not in the way what you guys think"

[torn schooner]

One message removed from a suspended account.

[atomic forge]

You can't. Wait till prototype 2

[untold grotto]

its canon

we just don't know how it works as "canon"

since canon is a flexible term

[torn schooner]

One message removed from a suspended account.

[peak osprey]

how do you get the prototype 1 hn3

[opaque summit]

you can't anymore

[ancient marten]

any release date on p2

[frosty gyro]

no

[blissful zinc]

steamdb cant even download unreleased hn3 builds lmao

it doesnt have a key for hn3

[pastel narwhal]

Seeing as this game is literally in the baby stages give it some time

[high brook]

when is the last time °-Allie~Klor-° talked here?

i havent seen them talk here in a while

[soft gulch]

I'm here

[wooden condor]

Please go to #lore-discussion i think

[untold grotto]

bro

it was literally

9 hours ago

[wooden condor]

Anyway Rules!

[wheat apex]

Did Nikita said anything?

About the video

[opaque summit]

what video?

[atomic forge]

no

[atomic forge]

question

the screenshots from steam page is actual game render or just concepts?

[frosty gyro]

concepts

[untold grotto]

its from a in-engine test map

but made for promo

[atomic forge]

ok

[muted karma]

s

[atomic forge]

intelegent

[high brook]

i had a dream about prototype 2

im trying to remember what it was about tho

[digital linden]

ok

[digital linden]

ok

[atomic forge]

ok

[limpid pewter]

ok

[opaque summit]

ok

[grim lark]

ok

[raven pilot]

not ok

[restive oxide]

ok

[dapper juniper]

ok

[swift dagger]

Hn3 cooking with this style

[atomic forge]

The "ok" chain is discontinued...

[opaque summit]

ok 2

[thorn escarp]

ok 2

[mystic topaz]

ok

[tranquil ice]

The 'ok 2' chain is discontinued...

[celest plank]

haha yeah

[limpid pewter]

haha yeah

[foggy plaza]

haha yeah

[sturdy field]

haha yeah

[cerulean prawn]

how is this game going? was the first prototype feeling great?

[high brook]

okay

[cunning yacht]

it was perfect. its actually asandbox. i was thinking if i can break the door and it was real

you actually can break the doors. (accidentally predicted it)

[cunning yacht]

is this a real photo? or game

if its a game. it looks realistic than real life

[digital linden]

Why jacob from hn3 looks different from the one of RBO or his body parts are just bad proportionated?

[verbal flint]

It’s a placeholder model

[mystic topaz]

run

[ruby burrow]

how do u get the prototype?

[restive oxide]

You can't anymore

[ruby burrow]

heartbroken

[mystic topaz]

there'll be another prototype soon though

[ruby burrow]

aight

[ruby burrow]

any idea on a date? or its not announced or anything likethat

[stuck lynx]

We don’t know yet but it’s probably not gonna be long

[ruby burrow]

aight, thanks for the info

[untold grotto]

the left one is old model

right one is New models concept art

[cunning yacht]

oh wow

[cunning yacht]

is this real?

[cunning yacht]

is this from prototype too?.
also im very confused on every single thing so thats why i question everything.

[untold grotto]

no

[cunning yacht]

ok thanks

what about the other questions i left here. arent they real too?

[untold grotto]

the other one is just probably edited jacob model

not sure

[simple dragon]

It is

[celest plank]

i hope the repairing in hn3 will make sense

by that i mean just using a tape on an object to fix it wouldnt make sense and i hope we're gonna need multiple items to use together to fix something

[untold grotto]

its a game

[celest plank]

yes but still i hate that kind of stuff

[cunning yacht]

You're right, they could have done it a bit more realistically, and not like you're fixing a billboard with a screwdriver

But I think they will probably do it better in future prototypes or alphas

[celest plank]

no i get it cause its just a prototype but yeah its just a suggestion

[frosty summit]

man

im being optimistic for this game

hopefully

hopefully

its good

i believe in nikita

fear is a bad compass

[frosty gyro]

Follow your dream

[frosty summit]

exactly

[untold grotto]

devlog 3 soon

i can feel it

[cunning yacht]

Devlogs typically appear every 2 months. The next one will likely be in 2 month as Devlog 2.5. If not, it will be released in 4 months as Devlog 3. If some assets from Prototype 1 are reused in Prototype 2, there's a chance that they can move forward quickly with Prototype 2 development. devlog 3 will release quicker too.
so i could feel it too. it's on a week maybe.

[untold grotto]

it wont be devlog 2.5

[cunning yacht]

yeah i know that

[untold grotto]

also prototype 2 is in development since december

[cunning yacht]

they 2 of it where developing both prototype 1 and prototype 2 at the same time before?.
never realized that.
i feel that prototype 2 and devlog 3 would be quicker.

[untold grotto]

no

prototype 1 literally finished in november or smth like

[cunning yacht]

ok.

[untold grotto]

also what is this "4 months" thing lmao

[cunning yacht]

those where my calculations. ever realized they are releasing devlogs in 2 months?

[untold grotto]

so it would be 2 months

not 4

[cunning yacht]

well that is 2.5 for it

[untold grotto]

(btw nikita said if everything goes well there will be new devlog every 5-8 weeks)

[untold grotto]

bro

[cunning yacht]

every whole number devlog is for 4 yk

[untold grotto]

devlog 1.5 was for emergency

there will be no ".5" devlog unless there is an unexpected situation

it will go like

[cunning yacht]

i see. i was calculating the "1.5/2month" thing

[untold grotto]

3-4-5

[restive oxide]

its been about 4 weeks so soon then

[cunning yacht]

aight

[untold grotto]

probably

but we dont have any guesses though

since nikita wont give any time frames

[restive oxide]

ye

[untold grotto]

cuz devlog 2 accident

[restive oxide]

man i'm so hyped for proto 2

[cunning yacht]

me true

[royal solar]

same

i cannot wait for that to drop

i heard proto 1 will just update to proto 2 so im happy about that

wont have to fight my way to get a code this time 🫣

[untold grotto]

even if there was no update, I'm pretty sure the code system wouldn't exist

[celest plank]

bro 😭😭

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ogjq1s1Fe4

this was hn2 alpha 2?

[untold grotto]

they would do time-limited playtest

[celest plank]

im gonna cry rn i want this so bad now

[untold grotto]

not exactly

hn2 alpha 2 isnt like that

[celest plank]

i hope hn3 will be similar

to that

[royal solar]

how about no time limitation and just let me play without having to worry that would be great 💜 thank you divas

[untold grotto]

just open the .exe file brah

[royal solar]

😭 still all the alphas before HN 3 did not need to be timed neither do these prototypes need it

wait or am i getting you wrong

explain timed to me please

because i think im getting you wrong

[untold grotto]

time-limited playtests is playtests like rbo prototype and hn3 prototype 1

you can play it for a period of time

but even if its over, if you haven't deleted the game, you can play it by just opening the .exe file

[royal solar]

ahh i get you now

even so i dont really see a circumstance in which they should do that

i feel like its more work then just keeping it available

[frosty gyro]

Am I overthinking or does each devlog represent something of hn3 (devlog 1 focused on how Nikita made multiple attempts to make a sandbox and how every action is the right one,devlog 1,5 represents a rabbit hole aka the diving into the development history of hn2,devlog 2 has the ouroboros which leads into the whole time travel esque mechanic of loading into your old save file to see how actions play out and how the devlog starts and ends at the same location) I think I am reading too much into this..

[royal solar]

https://tenor.com/view/adele-reaction-adele-confused-jiminjimin-adele-funny-gif-24314933

how you got me rn

ykkkk i wouldnt be surprised

[restive oxide]

I was lucky and got a code pretty fast. But yeah, i'm glad it's just updating

[near meadow]

Guest design reveal

[high brook]

ITS ALREADY BEEN 4? IT ONLY FELT LIKE 1

[high brook]

https://tenor.com/view/fake-news-fraud-fake-gif-22592905

[untold grotto]

peak

[atomic forge]

Cool, but 99% fake

[grim lark]

I still think the man in the doorway ISNT the guest

Simply because Nikita said we never got to see his model

And from the sound of it, im pretty sure he meant that the Guest’s model was never shown to us whatsoever

[untold grotto]

what?

[untold grotto]

bro he never said its real

its his art

😭

[grim lark]

When Megam asked abt characters we havent seen yet

[atomic forge]

He said that it's the concept reveal

[untold grotto]

you cant post your art in HNG anymore

[untold grotto]

no

design probably will like that

not concept art

its same as saying "tall guy is the guest"

[atomic forge]

Ok, but meaning not chanched

So he just passed this off as it is official design

[untold grotto]

well can you gimme the time stamp of it

[untold grotto]

no

like you can freaking say its fanmade with just look

[atomic forge]

He didn't even said that it's his own design

[grim lark]

Dont have time now, maybe later. Its at some point in the hn3 section where Nikita said he showed us all the characters who had a design ready besides the Guest

[untold grotto]

its his

[untold grotto]

not exactly

#hn3-discussion message

[atomic forge]

So I can understand that like he shows me an official design

[untold grotto]

and that was a way before

[grim lark]

Like i said. The design is there, he never said he showed any part of it

[untold grotto]

well

we all know concept art WONT be like the model

the tall guy model is just edited signed

and some other npcs things

even if the design is the same, I'm sure the concept art will be much different

like i still believe tall guy IS the guest

[atomic forge]

Anyway, I'm excited for guest concept art

[untold grotto]

the model is smth like that

but concept art will be better

[restive oxide]

ikr???

[untold grotto]

it was one month ago

though

lil bit more than one month

[atomic forge]

Maybe, but I haven't seen an official confirmation of it

[untold grotto]

98%

and why would they confirm the SECRET

well basically they cant

NDAs

but i dont think they would confirm

[atomic forge]

But is not 100%, so it still have 2% that it's not the guest

[untold grotto]

until a new info

[restive oxide]

32 days exactly

[untold grotto]

we can confirm its guest

or we can assume

assume is better word

for it

[atomic forge]

I just don't wanna raise the expectations so as not to be disappointed

[untold grotto]

well

the concept art definetly

will be better than

that placeholder thingy

[atomic forge]

I hope so

[untold grotto]

they dont have any character modeler rn

like for example

compare the concept art of signed and

his model

as for now nikita do character modelling

which is not his job and

as he said "he's not good at modelling"

and the model is basically edited signed and mix of other characters things

[atomic forge]

Is he did the prototype 1 models?

[untold grotto]

no

jacob and iris > Elena (ex character modeler)

signed > nikita

and probably tall guy too

[atomic forge]

But I like the signed model tbh

[untold grotto]

well yeah but its placeholder now

they will do better model

[atomic forge]

😦

[untold grotto]

(jacob and iris's too)

[high brook]

i REALLY dont understand do they not wanna release the guest design bc they want it to be a suprise OR have they not drawn it yet

[atomic forge]

I hope that the final model will be better

[untold grotto]

bro

they alr designed it

and guest probably have a placeholder model (tall guy model)

like

why reveal the one of most important thing now?

[jade night]

concept art is already made

[silent vault]

what is endurance for the neighbors?

do they have health?

[mental summit]

will it still be an option to break into the neighbor's basement?

[earnest cape]

No, HN3 is a open world game, we don’t know anything about the objectives in the game other than it’s up to you.

[foggy plaza]

basically, a open world sandbox where whatever in about a ingame day or two is where you can set ur own objective of what to do in Raven Brooks, like escape the town, or making sure the vandals dont ruin it, that kinda stuff

[swift dagger]

Will it be on console or only pc?

[restive oxide]

At full release it'll definitely be on consoles aswell as PC, idk about switch tho

[swift dagger]

R.i.p switch ig

[woeful notch]

70

[molten trout]

what

[restive oxide]

140

[vague folio]

It's confirmed hn3 prototype 2 will be released in September

[untold grotto]

but remember new game not build

[untold grotto]

nope

[vague folio]

It is

They are gonna add more stuff

Like alot

More content not stuff

[untold grotto]

and dont use plugins, its against discord TOS

[untold grotto]

prototype 2 is in development since december

[vague folio]

No

The file got stolen

[native marsh]

I forwarded it from another person

[vague folio]

So they're restarting today

The neighbors house will be half abandoned

[vague folio]

Nah fully

[vague folio]

I aint

Its real

[native marsh]

https://tenor.com/view/april-fool-april-april-squidward-spongebob-april1-gif-20986557

[untold grotto]

ok buddy

[vague folio]

April fools

[untold grotto]

whateva you say

[lunar trail]

Will Hello Neighbor 3 be cancelled for Hello Neighbor 4 Augmented Reality game in this day

[green quail]

no cancelled

[molten trout]

no way mr pear

[celest plank]

lies lies lies

whats true tho is that they confirmed that hn3 is releasing in 2029

[obtuse hornet]

Nah This tall guy is 100% adult Aaron
I'm joking XD

[wooden condor]

Did you know, that hello neighbor 3 has prototype -1, that was 3 signeds, and one rick Astley?

[novel blade]

HUH??

No way

2029?

[untold grotto]

not 2029

[novel blade]

Why he said it

[untold grotto]

april fools

[novel blade]

Oh thanks god

And it will be closer than 2029?

[untold grotto]

we dont know a date for it

probably devs dont know too

its only a prototype

[untold grotto]

i would say 2027

[novel blade]

Okay thats realistic

Almost 2028

[daring gyro]

implying hn3 comes out

[gentle pebble]

They released HN1 on 8th December 2017, H&S on 6th December 2018, and HN2 on 1st and 6st December 2022 so it should come on 6th to 8th December 2027

[novel blade]

Or it will be in august

[gentle pebble]

Why August

[nocturne coral]

apple is gone, pear is there

[celest plank]

how many devlogs do yall think there will be before the release of hn3

[untold grotto]

well if everything goes well in every 5-8 weeks there will be new episode

[celest plank]

so we might get it next week?

[untold grotto]

yep

emphasis on might

though

[swift dagger]

Bro they just canceled hello neighbor 3 to update hello neighbor 2 beta!! Nikita just confirmed this

[cunning yacht]

april fools?

[celest plank]

imagine if they release prototype 2 right at this exact moment

[novel blade]

My tip

I dont know

[pastel narwhal]

The whole game be produced in two years?

We’re still on the prototype stages

[tender stump]

hn1 was also still in prototype in 2015, yet released in 2017

[urban steppe]

HN1 was a much less complex game though (even if the team wasn't as experienced)
HN2 took 4+ years from the first prototpye (and yes, there were development issues, but still)

I can see HN3 releasing late 2027 if development goes extremely well but I doubt it, and I would rather they get time to polish it

[tender stump]

i mean hn2 only really fully started in 2020, by that logic you could say hn3 has already been in development for 2 years, since in 2023 it was RBO

[urban steppe]

Meh, kind of, but HN2 was already much more developed by that point, since it reused a lot from the HG prototypes

• the team grew a ton in the middle of development, and we don't know if that will be the case for HN3, especially considering tinyBuild's not high budget

[gentle pebble]

It started in 2019

[tender stump]

you aren't getting my point

and it started in 2018

[tender stump]

i guess

but i would say the only boost they got from that is having assets ready

but 2027 still seems like a feasible release, especially if they get to pre alpha / alpha stage by the end of this year

then they still have all of 2026 and 2027 to work on the game

[urban steppe]

Again, I can see it happening but that's only if they don't run into any (or much) issues which can always happen, but if they do, I'd rather they take more time to get past them rather than remove content or have to redo certain parts of the game like with HN2.

I just want a polished game for once, and if that means waiting more I'll be happy to.

[tender stump]

i mean everyone is willing to wait for a polished game, its just kind of weird to think about seeing HN3 so far into the 2020s

ive been properly in this community since 2019, and having to wait till im in my 20s to finally see a good game is crazyyy

if i'll even still be interested in HN by the time this game comes out

[west crag]

Personally I think HN3 is tomorrow

[urban steppe]

Well, I pretty much only came back here to see how this game develops, because after HN2 I was pretty done with this franchise, but this looks promising so I hope they deliver this time around.

[urban steppe]

thank you datmodderboi

[tender stump]

i wasnt around for the rollout of HN2's full release, which im not sure i should be thankful for or regret

[urban steppe]

I was really disappointed with HN2's launch but they promised to keep updating the game so I stuck around, and well, they barely added anything and then the patch 10 incident happened so y'know

[tender stump]

i was always keeping my expectations low thankfully

[tender stump]

in fact.. 😭

[urban steppe]

I mean, I knew damn well it wasn't coming long before they actually announced the cancellation but it's still a shame

[cloud sky]

i hope hello neighbor 3 comes out

april fools

i hope it never comes out, actually

[restive oxide]

What's wrong with you

[high brook]

rbo 2

[vital dirge]

huh

[high brook]

its another joke on top of a joke

how do you not get that

[restive oxide]

chuckles

[outer radish]

Guys when i can play whit the hello neighbor 3 playtest 2?

[fast mason]

i hope you dont die

april fools

[grim lark]

When its ready

[outer radish]

Idk when

[grim lark]

When it’s ready

[dire night]

made a jacob concept art inspired version of him

based it off of this

[dire night]

is that yours or smth

looks nice

[jade night]

yup

[blissful river]

Oh cool !

[high brook]

u know this concept art has a model

its the old rbo one

[dire night]

tell me

did rbo release

i cant rip something that doesnt exist

so i made my own

[jade night]

There is no RBO.

[jade night]

No it isn't.

[dire night]

EXACTLY

opps caps

how will i rip a model that doesnt exist

yet

it doesnt exist yet

[jade night]

The model they used in RBO is the same in HN3, except they updated the textures.

[dire night]

really?

huh

it looks kinda cursed

[jade night]

Yeah

[brave flame]

If I’m not mistaken, there’s some model differences in the clothing too

[jade night]

if it's like folds and stuff, it would have probably been done for optimization.

[brave flame]

Yea probably

[oblique parcel]

I Wonder if devlog 3 is in progress

[untold grotto]

probably

but it will drop randomly i guess

since nikita wont give time frames

cuz devlog 2 "accident"

[oblique parcel]

Prototype 2 i feel is close to being done if not done

[untold grotto]

its probably almost done or smth like you know

nikita literally played it on steam deck

wouldn't be surprised if they said they are currently working on prototype 3

[nimble walrus]

#hn-memes

[keen hemlock]

Asa imi place oltenia

[limpid pewter]

idk why i thought this was real https://youtu.be/yGx-mIq7qHI?si=3JmRE0ZZbdT-uZTk

[celest plank]

will we be able to barricade doors or windows in hello neighbor 3

[restive oxide]

hope so

[celest plank]

for example like if an enemy is chasing us we can barricade a door so they're gonna have to do something to get it which gives us time to escape

[restive oxide]

totally 100% real

[nimble walrus]

I mean sliding is real I think

Since there is one game screenshot of player sliding

[fast mason]

bye ears

nikita watching this video wondering what has happened to his beautiful music

[restive oxide]

it is but the teasers in the vid aren't

hopefully it returns from RBO

[untold grotto]

its still on files

just like other rbo leftovers

[restive oxide]

yeah but the mechanic itself doesn't work

[atomic forge]

WE NEED A HOLY SCREWDRIVER STATUE IN HN3

[nimble walrus]

It's disabled until future update probably then

[celest plank]

im gonna explode right now i cant wait for the next prototype

[high brook]

ITS A DIFFERENT MODEL TOOO

ITS DIFRER4ENT AND YOU CANT CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE

[blissful river]

It’s the same model, just different textures, which somehow look worse, in some places.

[untold grotto]

no

its retextured

[high brook]

OMG

do i really gotta compare it

theres literally some different parts of the model

if u say these are the same model ur actually blind

[jade night]

Different perspectives and lighting

[restive oxide]

they have different uv maps which alters depth and stuff

[untold grotto]

left one textured by a character artist

and right one we dont know

[high brook]

are we even ever gonna see this model again

[untold grotto]

probably not

[restive oxide]

no

[untold grotto]

they need a character modeler though

[high brook]

did they get rid of rbo bc theres already hn multiplayter game

(secret neighbor)

[untold grotto]

no

they dont know how to make a online game at all

they thought they wouldn't be able to finish the game on time

and online devs literally said them "dont do it"

[sour moat]

Hi

[high brook]

do u guys think the neighbor will be in prototype 2

[restive oxide]

its the same ppl as proto 1

[untold grotto]

no

[limpid pewter]

no its been confirmed that there will only be 3 npcs like proto 1

[untold grotto]

prototype 2 is better version of prototype 1 basically

same npcs with better ai

and dont expect the neighbor or another character anytime soon

cuz they dont have a

[high brook]

and better level design right?

RIGHT?

[untold grotto]

character modeler

[untold grotto]

yep its more about "invading houses"

First prototype is first playable iteration of simplest AI, with little to no direct interactions. Next iteration is scaled up AI and ability to actually sneak in to AI’s locations. Also, test for an art style.

its what nikita said basically

physics-based doors are back
breaking windows and doors is back

[high brook]

the thing i want the most is good ost

hn music was allways a vibe

[untold grotto]

well 2 peak artist/composer is working together

siarhei and nikita

and you can find some rbo leftover OSTs in files, but hn3 OSTs will be different

[gaunt sparrow]

h

[fast mason]

textures

changed nothing else

imo old is better

[untold grotto]

yep

[sturdy field]

damn.. last teaser released 12 days ago

We need news

[untold grotto]

developers usually go quiet around devlog dates

hmmmm

devlog 3 soon

[sturdy field]

I hope

[high brook]

didnt we just get devlog 2

like last week

[untold grotto]

no

it was one month ago

[high brook]

https://tenor.com/view/shock-shocker-shocked-black-guy-gif-27526370

no way

[sturdy field]

Yes way

[pastel basin]

nikita hasnt talked in more than a week

no egs dev have so far

[high brook]

egg dev

[peak solar]

yeah, they're just working on stuff

Devlog 3 is probably next month

[earnest cape]

They are probably really busy in development and focused.

[mystic topaz]

yeah

[high brook]

i hope hn3 prototype doessnt end up like hn1 prototype

[swift dagger]

Hn1 prototype?

The one shown in the announcement trailer?

[swift dagger]

Tbh what’s the main purpose of the neighbor in hn3 we Alr saved the kid is he even the main antagonist?

[jade night]

Free/save the town

[restive oxide]

I mean, did we really save Aaron in HN2?

[swift dagger]

Wdym?

[stuck lynx]

Wdym

[gentle pebble]

He means that we will in the full game have to save people, the town and solve mysteries. Nikita has said this in Devlog 2

[cunning yacht]

do you think the game will have pig physics

[gentle pebble]

Pig physics? What is that

[swift dagger]

He probably meant bad physics

[gentle pebble]

Okay

[cunning yacht]

pig physics

[bronze steppe]

lmao

[gentle pebble]

What is pig physics

[nimble walrus]

Probably zaJay means physics that are unrealistic, exaggerated or silly

For example: In HN1 we got flying trashcan, climbing on a box, flying with umbrella and other stuff

In HN3 we sort of have it too, where you can climb on a electric thingy

[untold grotto]

its a prototype bud

[nimble walrus]

Yeah, that's why I said as example

So that's what ZaJay means by Pig Physics

[gentle pebble]

Okay

[atomic forge]

pig physics

[high brook]

i hope the rbo models get actual textures in proto 2

(so it isnt just the color picker texture)

[simple dragon]

its a prototype that is not a big focus atp

[high brook]

they could ATLEAST texture the car tho

[simple dragon]

its a placeholder model there isnt a point

its just gonna get replaced anyway

[blissful river]

it already looks good though lol

i like the solid colors.

[fast mason]

you sure have opinions alright

i think it looks good for a prototype

[untold grotto]

no character modeler

[errant pewter]

I hope we'll get a new wardrobes that aren't those blinds/see-thru nonsense

[jade night]

wdym

[high brook]

like hn2 right?

the closets are like wide open and they still cant see you

[errant pewter]

yuh

[high brook]

yea they be like "huh where is he? i could of sworn he was right here!"

[honest jungle]

I'm hoping that they will kind of be like in SN where you can look through a keyhole and have a limited POV, but you're actually hiding

[verbal crown]

GUYS !!!

Hottake

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It looks 👍🏿

[sonic birch]

it dosent really matter as long as it works

id rather have a see through closet that is easier to see through than have one that blocks your vision, even if it would make more sense

[simple dragon]

yeah the hn2 beta closet sucked

[cunning yacht]

I hope the closets aren't that visible and you have to rely mostly on audio to see if their gone

like listening for how close their footsteps are, and recognizing the noise they make when they lose interest

[sonic birch]

no

[frank rover]

i want hn3

[sturdy field]

[reef basin]

I want McFarlane hn collection figures

[blazing cloud]

i want key to hn3

[high brook]

ur like a month late lol

get a time machine lil bro

[high brook]

really really stupid idea but what if hn3 had voicechat and u can talk to the npcs with it LOL

[stiff osprey]

I hope a new devlog or protoype releases soon this is very exciting.

Hopefully the final game of HN3 is more realistic but also keps that Hn vibe yk

[stuck lynx]

HN3 isn’t really realistic

It’s the most realistic but it’s still cartoony enough to where you can tell it’s HN

[high brook]

has anyone modded hn3 proto 1 yet

[restive oxide]

yeah

uet plus some texture mods

and later i'm going to make a play as quentin mod for it