hn3-discussion

[gleaming acorn]

you can break anything via throwing and crowbar

[civic totem]

HN3 protagonist will be called John HN3

[gentle pebble]

Would bicycles be added

[nimble walrus]

Source?

[gleaming acorn]

A beautiful name for a beautiful person

[hoary heath]

BTW was isaac story change after prototype 1 and 2

[civic totem]

A dream I had

[hoary heath]

Because he was old man but then he became child

[near hawk]

When was Isaac an old man.

Did I miss some lore?

[hoary heath]

Him missing poster

[near meadow]

Nikita please vro 😭

[civic totem]

Nikita is... missing?

[near hawk]

You're never getting them sound files.

Give up

/j

[woven lodge]

Even worse... Nikita is simming!

[obsidian ermine]

what should I do in this case?

[woven lodge]

New Hello Neighbor 3 update? 😮

[eager glade]

Dude you can still do it

what kind of questions are these bruh

we don't need hn1 breaking windows easier its more real for the window to have a health bar cuz you can't break windows so easily

[tawny tendon]

Your SN will now explode (Wrong channel)

[obsidian ermine]

and what should I do to fix it?

[haughty tide]

so hn3 is more like a choice game instead?

[severe merlin]

Not sure what you mean by "choice game"

[unborn fox]

I think they mean that you're dependent on the choices you make during the game

[neon kayak]

source 2

[unborn fox]

But we're dependent on the goal that the game gives us right

[haughty tide]

yes. that's what i meant.

[severe merlin]

Well, you make some sort of choice in most games, really.
Maybe you have specific game as a reference in mind?

[signal geyser]

How's the old man from the voting?

[unborn fox]

I guess hn3 also is sort of choice game too because you're choices lead to consequences

Wait we had a voting?

[haughty tide]

yeah that's what i was thinking.

[severe merlin]

Is Witcher 3 a "choice game"?

[restive oxide]

maybe like
as dusk falls or road 96

[haughty tide]

idk, i never heard of that game before.

[agile kelp]

pack it up mathewgod

[tawny tendon]

It is im pretty sure 👀

Since the options you pick shape the story from what I remember

[unborn fox]

I have played that game

[near hawk]

Wait why would HN3 even be a survival game

[restive oxide]

gest

[unborn fox]

It really shouldn't be

[tawny tendon]

Im sure Frigid is asking why people feel like it should be that

[unborn fox]

Oh

[civic totem]

Idk

[haughty tide]

well the things i have heard about hn3. is that you makes choices in the game that would like effect to the game and it's goal.

[woven lodge]

Hunger and thirst bar when?

[near hawk]

I don't think that's unique enough to count as it's own genre, a choice game.

Because most games have choices to be made.

[sand flare]

Would there be like "laws" in the game like if you have something ur not supposed to or go somewhere or talk to someone your not supposed to would they like tell the authorities or their friends and then they will beat u up

[near hawk]

With HN3 the thing is that choices impact more than in usual games

And there's more choices to make

[unborn fox]

I think you'll just get caught be an npc and get reset

[sand flare]

It would be fun if they beat u up lol

And throw u into a dumpster or smth

[haughty tide]

then what's hn3 really about?

if it's not really like a choice game like some other choice games.

[near hawk]

Nikita didn't say it's not a choice game. He was confused on what exactly is meant by choice game.

[restive oxide]

explore
atm at least

[haughty tide]

right.

so it's like a different kind of choice game.

[severe merlin]

It's a system-based sandbox open world game.
Where core elements are exploring, sneaking, figuring out how to reach certain story-goals while NPCs trying to reach theirs.
All that introduced in a form of time-frame that you learn and return to to progress, similar to Groundhog day.

[haughty tide]

ah got it. thank you for the explanation. 👍

[keen hemlock]

i really want more sneaking into peoples houses at night type gameplay. it felt missing in p3 and its the most hello neighbor thing i can think about

[royal pebble]

When release?

[timid berry]

all 3 questions? if yes' it's ok

[woven lodge]

Will there be guns in Hello Neighbor 3?

[severe merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/disappointed-disappointed-fan-seriously-what-are-you-doing-judging-you-gif-17485289

[haughty tide]

I take that as a no.

[stone elk]

Nikita already said there will not be any guns in interview

[timid berry]

kill everyone, so guest wont take down them

[near hawk]

#hn3-discussion message

[stone elk]

"Already too much violance in the real world" -Nikita

[empty shell]

This question is kinda dumb but will the Guest still be able to kidnap people in pre alpha?

[woven lodge]

Well to be fair the way I finished Prototype 3 was by knocking out the guest and the vandals and trapping them under the hotel's stairs, so violence is always the answer.

[restive oxide]

what else would he do

[timid berry]

i think of course, it's his goal of the game, and probably in release too

[woven lodge]

The guest gets a job.

[haughty tide]

You trapped the guest under the hotels stars?

[woven lodge]

You can pick up the guest in Prototype 3.

[severe merlin]

Cartoon violence is one thing.
Shooting people to kill - is completely different.

[bronze steppe]

what about a slingshot

[near hawk]

Nikita is gonna leave us again 🥺

[haughty tide]

What about a different weapon that doesn't like kill people but like stuns them. You know like the rifle from hn1

[timid berry]

agree

[timid berry]

to similar to kids toy, not very sirious i think

[civic totem]

Why would HN3 have guns though? It wouldn't make sense

[haughty tide]

Well that's odd. The way I got rid of the guest is by dropping oil and make the guest slip on it and he doesn't move anymore and instead hes idle stuck in there.

[near hawk]

I'm pretty sure they were just rage baiting in the discord chat.

[narrow gust]

If possible hn3 could add Euphoria physics

[meager walrus]

prototype 3 focused more on building the maps layout

im gonna guess pre alpha is gonna focus on thoose stealth parts

[nimble walrus]

Or maybe at least similar "gun" that we had in HN1

That was able to slow down Mr. Peterson when he was chasing the player

[low gate]

What about the toy gun though from HN1 or the net gun from RBO?

[woven lodge]

I shouldn't have mentioned guns...

[restive oxide]

i prefer the brick wall by the street

[trim trout]

There is

[trim trout]

https://tenor.com/view/tyler-hynes-hynies-deadly-double-cross-i-mean-kinda-i-mean-kind-of-gif-19655115

[stone elk]

Did you even play the prototype?

[finite carbon]

I really hope that HN3 doesn’t fall victim to the HN cycle 😭🙏

[stone elk]

I mean I think hn3 will make it cus the team is much more experianced now and it seems like the team is not being asked to change things just for the sake of mass appeal

[lavish ravine]

Yea Im Just saying what of the 2 options

[meager walrus]

i dont think it will

since its trying to be more focused on story from what im getting

and less on the whole puzzles thing

[stone elk]

Both? 🤔

[finite carbon]

I’m curious if Hello Neighbor can now be classified as mascot horror now since the Guest is now practically an in universe mascot.

It would be cool for HN3 to include some horror elements at the least, Not like out right horror.

A good line is only horror elements for Forest sections and Stealth sections.

[thick ferry]

i dont think hello neighbor is supposed to be mascot horror

[finite carbon]

The early HN1 alphas surely felt like a horror game.

[thick ferry]

It felt like one

But not mascot

[high brook]

i just realized signed and neighbor are same color skin, could signed be aaron?

[thick ferry]

Mascot horror is like

[finite carbon]

The Guest is now canonically a mascot

The Guest is now marketed throughout the town as a mascot

And HN3 is leaning towards a darker tone this time around

Allowing for the potential of HN3 being a mascot horror game

If Eerie Guest somehow by some miracle manage to replicate the dread and horror that the earlier HN1 alphas evoked within HN3 whilst having the Guest as an in universe canonical mascot.
Hello Neighbor would then be literally classified as a mascot horror game.

As of now it’s a borderline mascot horror game, They have a mascot but they haven’t evoked that creepy and eerie vibe that they’re aiming for yet.
P1 and P2 were nearing it with the banger ost, But P3 sort of lost a bit of tha eerie aspect and leans more towards the comfy and cozy side of HN3 rather than balancing the mix of both Eerie and Cozy.

[broken galleon]

dread is a strong word for the hn1 alphas

[finite carbon]

The reason why I use the word dread is because of how the many intricacies within the game tie in together to evoke that feeling.

Traps scattered throughout the house, Soundtrack, Presentation, AI.
It all stacks upon each other to evoke a feeling of dread where one wrong move could make everything go wrong.

[trim trout]

wait do u know how much your gonna sell it for?

hn3

[woven lodge]

It has to be at least $79.99.

The game is just that good.

[restive oxide]

prob like
30-40 bucks

same as every other hn game

[trim trout]

ok not a bad price

pretty cheap

[restive oxide]

i mean
i wouldn't call that cheap

but it's not super expensive at least

[high brook]

wasnt hn2 like 60 at one point

[restive oxide]

no
that's the deluxe version

since it comes with the dlc's which are 20 dollars

hn2 itself was 40

[wary kite]

HEY EVERY !!!

[gentle carbon]

oh god

oh

wow

oh

I dont

Im going to run away now

[restive oxide]

what have you done

[trim trout]

bro

[finite carbon]

[night vigil]

New character design just got leaked

[opaque summit]

woah!

deltarune x hn crossover?!

[mortal crater]

[restive oxide]

we play as Kris!

[opaque summit]

no way!

[restive oxide]

(i haven't played deltarune so excuse my lack of knowledge)

[mortal crater]

[gentle carbon]

it is technically possible that a crossover would be cannon to Deltarune in a meta way

[stone elk]

[celest wasp]

Hello Neighbor

In 20

[mellow garden]

will in hello neighbor 3 be a heart pounding effect?

[mighty orchid]

I like to call it the kidney pound effect

Actually that one isn’t as funny now never mind sorry

[winged jungle]

I hope it does but probably not

It made hn2 way more fun and scary

[mellow garden]

it's on nikita's choice

[native nexus]

Dw I giggled so it is

[spiral spear]

Does anyone know the name of the brush Nikita uses to draw concept art?

[severe merlin]

Just bunch or standard procreate brushes

[spiral spear]

Thank you

[trim trout]

Is there a specific one you use?

[empty shell]

Is there a reason why Neighbor's hair color got changed from brown to black?

[severe merlin]

I wonder, why you asking? 🙂

[trim trout]

bc I like your brushes you use for characters

[spiral spear]

I personally really like your style and I want to learn how to draw in it.

[trim trout]

same

[severe merlin]

It’s not about specific brushes. Sometimes I even tweak standard brushes a bit, pick certain brushes for a specific situation.
Rather than trying to figure out brush, figuring out approach is more useful.
I usually go for a grimey, pastel, dry-paint kinda feel. I do not use brushes that blend color, or a smudge tool. I usually layer color, rather than mixing.
I use clear and vivid colors. Avoid grey, black or “dirty” looking spectrum.
Shadows are always done with color (never grey or darker version of the shadowed color).

It’s a very basic touch on how I do this. It would take an hour, to explain everything.

[trim trout]

ok thanks

[empty shell]

or is it just a design change without anything behind it?

[spiral spear]

When I watched your old streams, I kind of imagined this, but it was hard to fully understand how you do it.

[severe merlin]

It's what's made desired feel from the character

[empty shell]

oh okay!! honestly i love his design in hn3. he finally looks eerie and scary.

[peak solar]

The town's boundaries make me wonder what lies outside it

not like it's that important, but it makes the world feel bigger

[high brook]

i hope we get a teaser soon

or just an update on development in general

[peak solar]

last teaser we got was of the RC Car

[wild girder]

Do you think you could maybe give us a small little teaser of our character's design?

[wary kite]

Hasn't he already said no to that?

[trim trout]

I want it to be a surprise plus

[lavish ravine]

Would you like to add a character related to the weather station or a relative of another character?

[lavish ravine]

Me to

[wild girder]

I honestly can't remember.

[rotund plaza]

Mr Nikita, will you add my inner skibidi toilet sigma alpha wolf in hn3

(sarcasm)

[severe merlin]

My friend, ping me only for actual conversation.

[opaque summit]

bruh you actually pinged him lmao

[rotund plaza]

I was being sarcastic 🥲 btw will you add Nicholas to hn3?

(Nicky)

[severe merlin]

I’m going to time-out you

[blissful shuttle]

💀

[spiral spear]

Hey everyone, I have a theory about the H3 pre-alpha: it's coming out in the spring. 1. They closed the P3 playtest. 2. After a long silence, a teaser for WTRB was released. 3. P2 came out on May 27th, and in one of the relatively recent posts, he wrote that they're rushing to make the main character. If the pre-alpha is still a long time coming, I don't think they'd have any reason to rush.

[blissful shuttle]

Intresting theory

[spiral spear]

I also have a theory that the pre-alpha will be released on February 27th since 1p was released on that date, but that's less likely.

[blissful shuttle]

We would have gotten more sneak peaks if it was going to come out soon

But maybe

[spiral spear]

Yes, so the chance is very small, but it is not zero.

[woven lodge]

We better get three pre-alphas to fit with the theme of threes.

We already have three prototypes.

[blissful shuttle]

Then 3 alphas,3 betas,3 pre releases,3 full releases

[mellow garden]

Nikita,will there be police in hn3(it was in hn1/hn2)

[tawny tendon]

Hn1..?

[mellow garden]

ye but like a backround building

[tawny tendon]

I mean the word police usually refers to living people, not buildings

I was confused because of that

[lucid crescent]

Nikita will we see the Farmer

[winged jungle]

Nvm

[loud karma]

Nikita gonna snap one day because of these stupid questions

[near hawk]

He's gonna have a whole monologue

[stray isle]

Will you add Nicky to HN3 or flashbacks of things from HN1/HN2 and will the shadow guy return???

[opaque summit]

hasnt it been confirmed that nicky wont be in hn3?

[stray isle]

LET.

NIKITA.

ANSWER.

[opaque summit]

i wasnt even talking to you

[stray isle]

PLEASE.

SORRY.

[opaque summit]

and im pretty sure nikita has said that nicky wont be in hn3 but im not sure

[stray isle]

OKAY.

[lavish ravine]

Morning guys

Wsp

[stray isle]

HELLO.

[near hawk]

#hn3-discussion message

[stray isle]

NEIGHBOUR.

[near hawk]

I don't think so.

[opaque summit]

alr

[near hawk]

He did instead say his stance on returning characters

[severe merlin]

I don’t reply to story questions, my friend

[oblique parcel]

I just wanted to say i think we should probably be a bit more thoughtful with our questions when it comes to hn3 myself included

[lavish ravine]

First of all morning nikita , second : Will there be anything similar to Quentin's house or any small reference to it?

[oblique parcel]

I think that’s probably considered a story question

[lavish ravine]

Really ?

[thin portal]

instead of asking story questions or something related to pure fanservice, how about we ask Nikita if he has some more footage of the pre-alpha to share, or some screenshots...

[lavish ravine]

Yea

[near meadow]

4th time asking, but man Im desperate to hear it atp, do you still have the individual sounds for this?

The full audio of the creature chasing you in devlog one..

[oblique parcel]

I think that’s probably meant to be the guest

[near meadow]

Aight this is the last time I ask

[lavish ravine]

I think he don’t wanna share that , Idk

[near meadow]

Thing is we already got decided sounds for the guest so, might as well hear the old version….

[calm radish]

These are like moose sounds but okay

[severe merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/nope-no-im-afraid-not-serious-sarcastic-gif-14432061

[empty shell]

Is there any chance we could get Neighbor's birthday date?

[calm radish]

Hey Nikita I was wondering if you could read this message? I'd love to hear your opinion, I know it's a lot but it goes over most of my concerns with it and I would love to hear back from you since you made the game and all #hn3-discussion message

[severe merlin]

I advise you to return to this topic after playing pre-Alpha.
A lot of thing has changed and many points now just inapplicable. 🙂

[idle narwhal]

So if I get this overworked gameplay concept right, basically there is a core story and you will get specific tasks.
How you solve the tasks is up to you and all lead up to the core story ending but at the same time you can also reach alternative endings, depending on what exactly you did.

Did I get this right?

[calm radish]

Oh okay thank you! Were there some points I brought up that are still of conversation? Again, thanks for the response!

I do look forward to looking at the environment updates because level design is one of the features I liked most in HN3

[near meadow]

Huh? You’re saying that is if its coming soon. Is it releasing this month? Or some time between this month or April?

[near hawk]

I don't really think he is but I am curious on when it's coming.

[hoary heath]

It soon

[near meadow]

Someone check steam db

[chrome sun]

When's it coming out

[urban badge]

didn't want to ping you but you should try and get more mainstream hype for hn3 so history doesn't repeat itself like hn 2

[empty shell]

<@&1162799252192379000>

thanks

[near meadow]

Nikita

Wants to make a good game

He doesn’t care about popularity

[urban badge]

I know that but his hard work needs to pay off

[restive oxide]

hn2 had a ton of a hype

[restive oxide]

the community is helping with that

ppl making tons of videos

[mortal crater]

I hope that after hn3 we get pach 10 to hn2

[restive oxide]

we won't

the game is cancelled

[untold grotto]

not "cancelled" patch 10 was never a thing

[blissful river]

He means HN2 is cancelled.

“Officially”

[mortal crater]

I Found this out side

[civic totem]

Looks familar to me

[near hawk]

No way

[lavish ravine]

We are gonna have a screenshot , video or a new audio ( soundtrack ) soon ?

[finite carbon]

Nikita, Could we get some new teasers for the pre-alpha?

[lucid crescent]

I don't think we will

[finite carbon]

Yeah

[orchid gazelle]

hi nikita! as a studying concept artist i am a really big fan of your artstyle & im wondering if we will get to see more concept art for hn3 especially for the environment design, & maybe even some original art

[loud karma]

Question regarding the prototype 3 map (aka the forever map)
What was the first building to be added/designed

[finite carbon]

I have a theory for why Theodore has lived for so long and is in such great shape for someone in their 80s. There may be some supernatural force keeping him alive and well, Maybe he roams the earth with some unfinished business and won’t stop until his soul is pleased. Or maybe he’s being held alive against his will with the supernatural force toying around with him and his life. Maybe Theodore has been cursed and roams the earth as a shell of the man he once was.

(Or maybe he’s just literally built different and devoured protein everyday of his life.)

[trim reef]

I really like the concept for Hello Neighbor 3, I just want to know how it’s gonna tie into Hello Neighbor 1 & 2—unless it’s its own thing entirely.

[finite carbon]

I’m curious if MITH will finally get his chance to be an explored character in HN3.

[trim reef]

Sorry I’m not really familiar with newer characters names, who’s MITH?

[glad narwhal]

Jk?

[finite carbon]

Man in the Hat

The guy from the ending of Hello Guest

[glad narwhal]

Erm actually he’s from SN and tech elaborated on from HN1 🤓☝️ (but yea)

[finite carbon]

lol

[trim reef]

Ahhh

Yeah that was a bit of a cliffhanger so prior to the HN3 Prototypes i thought it was gonna be a continuation

I wish HN3 touched on Quentin’s story more but I still love the lore for HN3 so far.

[glad narwhal]

His role is kinda more, confirmed in first section which is more of a sandbox and open map. And his idea was elaborated from HN1 house (seems to be a spy house), and even in SN it adds directly onto HN2 with even other characters too that are related. He even appears in the background of AS at one point, and AS has many hints to stuff and details that are in each game that tie together a ton. Just the portrayal of stuff wasn’t the way it was intended, so they are clearing stuff up in terms of lore and the game and universe itself in AS and HN3. But stuff and answer’s is in our faces all across media, we just gotta look.

[glad narwhal]

All we technically need to know is if he is dead or not. And if he is fully dead in HN2, because we kinda know he is partially near death.

[trim reef]

Yeah

Don’t judge but ive only followed up on Hello Neighbor 1&2 + Hide and Seek so I don’t know the SN lore or the rest of the games

[glad narwhal]

HN2 has way more lore than many believe tbh. It makes stuff in games like SN HE and S&R make more sense, even AS stuff. Eve HN1 has a ton more stuff that is elaborated on later, and especially H&S.

[trim reef]

Is it bad to say I preferred the Alpha 1.5 version of HN2?

[glad narwhal]

No its not bad, thats your view, I honestly like full game better imo cause there more story, it’s polished better, and Guest map enhances Guest and the game way more. But in terms of other characters, I understand with some of their task, AI isn’t bad it’s just kinda easy to get by mostly, except Guest and boss Theo is a little harder (especially Guest).

[trim reef]

I kinda wish they were like.. a mix? I just feel like all of the alphas prior to release didn’t add up to what we got. I love the open town and quests I just wish we got more of what we were anticipating while still maintaining the exploratory aspect of HN2

Like to this point we only see the crow dude once in HN2, when he was one of the main antagonists leading up to HN2’s full release (including Hello Guest)

Also I wish it dove into the investigation of Mr. Peterson more at the start because it’s kind of leaves a gap on how and when authorities discovered the kidnappings after the barn crash.

[trim reef]

Yeah I get that, I do like what we got but it just seems like it was left unfinished and now HN3 doesn’t pick that up (as of prototype 3) The most we’ve gotten is stuff from SN and other spinoffs so yeah

[glad narwhal]

HN3 while having anemones can still pick up on stuff even unintentionally. But yea, HN2 wasn’t finished the was it was supposed too, and we all know why but it’s unfortunate.

[glad narwhal]

It still kinda does but I see wym definitely, we get in sight in details in game that can tie to other media if you wanted too but still.

[glad narwhal]

We tech see the symbol multiple time (Raven statue in museum as one) but THE Guest actual appearance only appeared once at one point. I’m glad we got updates to clear stuff up but its release is unfortunate.

[trim reef]

I am glad that the guest is getting more lore in HN3

I feel like HN2 & 3 could be the same timeline just later on after something devastating turns Raven Brooks into ruins.

[glad narwhal]

Everything is canon

[trim reef]

Also the neighbors like really old now

[trim reef]

See I just personally see HN2 as an advanced HN1, I don’t see a connection between the two.

[glad narwhal]

Alphas betas and pilot material can be used as ideas, but aren’t canon per se. Even meta stuff like error world and guide book can be used to tie to many stuff.

[glad narwhal]

Well there is actually a ton, like Nicky’s treehouse as one.

I won’t send them here, but in lore discussion I can send stuff.

[trim reef]

Okay!

I’ll keep an eye out

[glad narwhal]

You low key can just look and see rn the amount of text there is at the moment.

Idk if I will send links rn tho

[glad narwhal]

EYE

Jk

[trim reef]

is this the only HN3 emoji?

[glad narwhal]

No there’s Jacob too

You know what

Ima drop the ball

[trim reef]

JACOB!

[glad narwhal]

Read these links in order #lore-discussion message , and these too #lore-discussion message , keep reading down till you see the sentence, “Because the clock is ticking.” #lore-discussion message , read these too until you see the sentence, “I’ll be smarter lol.” #lore-discussion message

This is a bomb of text, I can drop others but this ties mostly to HN2 since it brought up a lot. I won’t send too much unless we’re on lore discussion because this is HN3 discussion still, but here is a few of some long, long text.

[trim reef]

K thanks

[glad narwhal]

No problem

[spiral spear]

add paint drips

[stone elk]

Is Hello Neighbor 3 about the neighbor messing with time trying to get his family back🤔 gonna read what yall said soon but that sounds like a cool storyline🥂

[glad narwhal]

He is done trying to return what he once had, he is now on a path of destruction.

[urban badge]

I stole the neighbors milk

[blissful shuttle]

Do not drink it

I put sleeping pills

[glad narwhal]

What was your goal in his neighbors house exactly hmm?

[spiral atlas]

I wonder what EGS has been cooking

[blissful shuttle]

To drug him with sleeping pills

Then ask him to do smth for me

[lavish ravine]

Me waiting for a new teaser :

[hoary heath]

Can we get some update

[urban badge]

That's why the toilet got clogged

[winged jungle]

I think today would be the perfect day to show us the new Protagonist

[spiral atlas]

True 👀

[urban badge]

I think the hn 3 protagonist is gonna be a wayron croobs signboard

[civic totem]

@Neketa

[hoary heath]

This maybe?

[oblique parcel]

egs dont work on AS

[hoary heath]

They work

[near hawk]

Eerie Guest Studios does not work at Animated Series.

[nimble walrus]

They don't. It's actually animation studio called: Animasia Studio

Anyways. Cannot wait for HN3 Pre-Alpha

[high brook]

same

i hope its really soon

[inner bramble]

Hey everyone, how's it going? Do you think Imbir, Quentin, and Beatrix will be in Hello Neighbor 3?

[wicked sable]

sorry im having issues trying to get hn3 proto3 can someone help?

[night vigil]

The playtest has been closed for now

[stone elk]

we will get pre alpha next

[sand flare]

I wonder when the pre alpha comes out 🤔

[empty topaz]

next month probably

[stone elk]

would be awsome

[finite carbon]

Nikita said that Eerie Guest has no plans to bring back previous characters just for sake of fan service.

[low gate]

Still entirely possible though if it works

[severe merlin]

Correct

[idle narwhal]

Imbir would be dead at the time of HN3.

[tawny tendon]

based ngl

[finite carbon]

Ikr, Eerie Guest is actually putting characters in for a purpose and reason

[safe raft]

Nikita do you have consept art of what the crows would look like in HN3? or nah I've been curious to see there design

[high brook]

they probably just look like stylized crows

like the ones in hn2 but more rugged i guess?

[lavish ravine]

Hi guys good afternoon

[loud karma]

Hello

[safe raft]

But wasn't the HN2 crows more like elenas style then Nikita?

[fluid portal]

On the topic of bringing back old features, In hn1, you integrated the steam workshop for mod support. Do you think you could see hn3 doing something like that?

[severe merlin]

We REALLY want for HN3 to have a mod kit. System-based nature of the game is perfect for modding.
But we don’t have anything to promise as now our focus is the core of the game itself. Without it there will be nothing to mod

[keen hemlock]

boy cant wait for the pre alpha

though if the game now has a number of tasks the player will need to complete wouldn't that make it not that sandbox-y anymore

[spiral atlas]

Do you have any sneak peeks we could see of the Pre-Alpha?

[fleet sandal]

Quick question: Will the player have parameters like the npcs or will the player be invincible when it comes to health?

[keen hemlock]

gonna come out here and say it

fall damage sucks

i don't care its realistic

i dont care it makes you be careful

if i wanna fast travel from the top of a mountain i wanna do it

[trim reef]

What would be great is a dynamic modding panel that allows mods to be installed easier, and allows for the importation of textures, custom items / puzzles, and rigs+animations for custom characters and personalities. Sort of like this panel:

[trim reef]

I mean, they could bring back the umbrella but besides that it’s a natural game mechanic that you have to be cautious with. They could also implement a toggle for it for players who prefer to not be restricted by fall damage.

[eager glade]

That's pretty cool

[meager walrus]

yay hn3 modkit

sounds fun

watch how the first mod that releases on the hn3 modkit is fast fredbear

im done if that happens

i am done for real

[hoary anchor]

awesome

[timid berry]

bro, sorry if stupid, but any new info nor teasers?

[sleek moat]

If you guys make a mod kit will you have limitations like the first one cause I would not want that

[lucid crescent]

no

[peak solar]

I'm going to be honest

a lot of people in the Hello Neighbor community became full-on game developers because of the original modkit

personal thanks to everyone involved who wanted this to happen

[quartz anchor]

When pre Alpha

[peak solar]

idk, but

modkit is really big news

[quartz anchor]

I'm begging you
Don't change the game's direction, art style, mood etc
It's great now and people love it.
Don't make the same mistake for the third time

[peak solar]

they aren't

the pre-alpha is essentially what they want the "core" of the final game to be

[quartz anchor]

I heard that before

But yeah

We should pray for this game

[winged jungle]

But they had a reason for the 1st game's artstyle change

So they had to change it

[timber bramble]

The same thing happened with the second one

[haughty tide]

Yeah that's true. They changed art styles from 2 games. The first game was understandable but the second game, I have no idea why.

[peak solar]

by the way, I don't know if this is possible, but

in the future, do you think more technical explanations can be given for certain things like how the AI ticks?

the showcases in the devlog are great, I just think it would also be nice for those who would REALLY like to get into specifics

[severe merlin]

I’m not sure about what change are you taking about specifically. If you mean that final release is different to what Alphas looked like
it because at some point project gradually got overtaken and I left.

Here, for example is the latest state I had somewhat of a creative control and as you can see, town in the beginning look very HN3-like.
https://youtu.be/EBwENdTSpXg?si=M6BmV7dJKTk3lOrs

This time, no worries, style and game concept are staying for good.

[dark bison]

Does Janusz have a finalized model, or is he finished?

[severe merlin]

Not yet. We now focusing on the main character.

[peak solar]

After HN3, it would be fun to do a proper Q&A

[haughty tide]

yeah that's sad to see that they had to change the artstyle in the final game for some reason. i'm glad that the artstyle for hn3 is not changing and it's staying in there.

[peak solar]

this is not related to Hello Neighbor 3, but I just wanted to let you know that the community is happy you decided to return.

thank you for sticking around

and also a big thanks to the people who were a part of Hello Neighbor 2 who decided to also stay, and work on Hello Neighbor 3

[novel peak]

Honestly, I’m more of a fan of the pre-alpha and its more “normal” style. I can kind of make peace in my head with the final style of Hello Neighbor 1 and 2. But over my dead body with that twisted language. If they ever bring it back, I just ask that it be optional.

[peak solar]

I do think Hello Neighbor 3 kind of leans into that "normal" style a bit more with a spectrum

[novel peak]

Btw, will we be able to place paint cans or something similar on top of doors? That would be a fun mechanic, and it would be great if they could bring it into the game with the Neighbor like in the trailer.

[peak solar]

the environment is realistic, the objects slightly more stylized, and the characters are mostly stylized

[hoary heath]

Will camera mechanic from hn2 be added to hn3

[raven pond]

1.Is hello neighbor 3 gonna be fun
2.when it will release and ehats the size in steam.
3.whats all the characters for

[atomic forge]

speak for yourself

[peak solar]

?

what?

I'm just saying I'm happy Nikita returned.

[peak solar]

what's wrong with saying that?

[haughty tide]

There is nothing wrong with that. It's actually pretty nice.

[peak solar]

It's just that after a bunch of speculation, I hope HN3's development cycle is free of needless stress

[severe merlin]

Game development never free of needles stress. I’d say anything that requires a lot of resources, people coordination and creation of something - never free of it 🙂

[peak solar]

Definitely understandable

I'm not really sure what the word I'm looking for here is, though

There's always challenges developing something, but I would hope it never goes to unreasonable extremes

[cunning brook]

I’m very interested in HN3 as a game as I feel testing wise it’s gonna be a nightmare with bugs because of the many “paths” you have so I’m a little worried on that front cause it is very ambitious but also invested on the execution of it also the art style I’m very invested in I loved HN2’s style keeping a mixture of realism and HN1’s wacky distorted objects but the more grim tone I’m down for

[severe merlin]

It is pretty hard, indeed. @zenith parrot is doing an awesome job! She is our one and only QA specialist at the moment.

[cunning brook]

Oh dang

[peak solar]

Hello Neighbor 3 leans more towards a laika film to me, style wise

[hoary heath]

Why is there just one tester doesnt it make things more hard

[untold grotto]

theyre looking for more

[peak solar]

I do wonder what the "right" amount of team members would be

Actually, what was the largest amount of people Nikita worked with?

I think I remember EGS originally being almost double the current team's size, but that might have been way later on

[earnest cape]

Nikita I think I asked this before but it never got answered. Is the Pre-Alpha going to lean towards a better sound design as the prototypes as they went on started to lose the eerie ambience and unsettling sounds that gave off the overall atmosphere. A good example is such as this ambience from Prototype 1:

[oblique parcel]

Yeah i felt Prototype 3 lacked a lot of the Eerines of the previous prototype

[severe merlin]

We might have different definitions of eeriness.
When pre-Alpha comes out, tell me what you feel about sounds then.

To be on the same page about “eerie”. I am referring more to something like liminal-space-kind of eerie.
Not actually “scary”

More like, this type of eerie

[urban badge]

Hello Neighbor 3 takes place in nikkitas house confirmed

[urban badge]

I think comforting yet unnerving and dynamic atmosphere will help

[mellow garden]

Nikita,will u show us the main character concept art?

[haughty tide]

Or it's just a random house stairs image that he found from Pinterest.

[empty shell]

Nikita uses pinterest confirmed 😭

[haughty tide]

I'm pretty sure its already been confirmed a while ago but I don't remember when.

[severe merlin]

Eventually 🙂

[bronze phoenix]

oh so next version is pre alpha

[opaque summit]

he said that weeks ago

[tall oyster]

after that will be Alpha 1

[lusty dove]

where are you guys going to make finalized and detailed models like those in HN2? In alpha 1?

[severe merlin]

What models are you talking about?

[late veldt]

i think thats literally what hes been showcasing lol

[wild girder]

Please can you confirm or deny this for me. Does the main character wear gloves?

[pale sparrow]

I am eagerly waiting for the player model, I really want to see it.

[earnest cape]

Well personally what I meant is the sound design like strange noises or the unsettling ambience you used to hear in early prototypes that threw you off such as the one I had given as an example. Without them in the newer prototypes I feel the game has lost a lot of that eeriness and has become too cozy focused. Prototype 3 was lacking a lot of sound design that made the game feel more immersive to the setting like the sounds of pipes in walls of homes and creaky floors and the sound of thumping when being chased were all gone in prototype 3.

I feel it’s just lacking the eerie vibe overall in prototype 3 and feels too cozy focused than eerie.

[earnest cape]

I’ll be sure to try and do that!

[haughty tide]

Are you talking about that when they are going to give the furniture and items finalized and detailed meshes and textures?

[mortal dove]

playing older builds of hn1 had that weird atmosphere of it feeling cozy yet wrong. It felt like I was breaking into my grandma`s old house. This photo gets similar vibes across and if thats what the pre alpha is going for then I am excited to see how it turns out

[lusty dove]

yes

[haughty tide]

i'm pretty sure they will be planning to do that. just not sure when.

[lusty dove]

like this

non-placeholder, finished models

[crystal hare]

such models are called props as i remember

[lusty dove]

I ask because I still don't understand how stylized the furniture art in Hello Neighbor 3 will be. So far, we've only seen placeholder models, which obviously and understandably haven't given me a clear idea. I only understand the artistic direction of the characters and a little bit of the art style.

[lusty dove]

props and everything else

foliage too

because I guess the actual prototype 3 foliage is placeholder

[severe merlin]

It will all happen gradually.

[sleek moat]

Question do you think the characters in hn3 will be able to talk with the player or just make sounds like mumbles

[lucid crescent]

They don't talk

[haughty tide]

why would you think that they would need to talk?

[finite carbon]

Hey Nikita, Could we possibly get any new teasers in February?

[peak solar]

Oh, I think I get it

images that remind you of places you easily could have been years ago

but something about them is "off"

[high brook]

i wonder if that old rbo build will ever release

unless it was just an internal build

[high brook]

hello neighbor 3 will be fully open world right?

[peak solar]

that's the plan so far from what I've seen

In Prototype 3, you can explore pretty much everything in the map

without any artificial barriers

[lucid crescent]

Yeah

[severe merlin]

Yep

[hoary heath]

I think keys should come back

Because its a main hello neighbor element

[haughty tide]

i think so too.

[lucid crescent]

Can we see a cropped image of the main character.

[sand flare]

Yessss plsss nikitaa

[mortal crater]

yees plsss

[sand flare]

He is offline 😭 ✌️ 😭 😭 😭

[lucid crescent]

No he isn't

[sand flare]

He is now.

[severe merlin]

They will, eventually. It’s just pretty complex system, since NPCs got to use it too

[severe merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/nope-shaking-head-i-dont-think-so-gif-25539029

[sand flare]

I have a question like if the guest catches you will the residents of raven brooks help you?

[lucid crescent]

Is it a surprise

[gentle pebble]

After the pre alpha will it be pre-alpha 2 and pre alpha 3 or alpha 1

[lusty dove]

imagine if protagonist is Aaron 11!!111!

jk

[lucid crescent]

He's a stranger

[lusty dove]

bruh I know

but

imagine !!\1\1

ok I stop

it was a joke

[lucid crescent]

I want you to know

not funny

[modest island]

riveting

[fleet sandal]

How open will HN3's map be beyond Raven Brooks and the Golden Apple Amusement Park?

[low gate]

neighboring

[lusty dove]

for you, but It was a harmless joke, and I have the right to do so.

[lucid crescent]

It's not even that funny

[lusty dove]

I don't care

[lucid crescent]

Get some help

[lusty dove]

Sorry, but honestly, I'm free to do so.

[near hawk]

Bruh

[lusty dove]

also what?

[modest island]

youre evil and you are a hator like the neighbor

[lucid crescent]

What no

all over a joke that's not funny

[near hawk]

Let's talk about HN3 instead of complaining over one joke

[lucid crescent]

Yeah

[lusty dove]

English isn't even my language, and in my language that little joke makes sense. Don't resort to insults or that kind of foul language.

[quartz anchor]

I Hope not

[lusty dove]

me too

[quartz anchor]

The steam page says the main protagonist is unrelated to rb

[lucid crescent]

me 3

[lusty dove]

I know

[near hawk]

Yh they know

[high brook]

i have a question, does the player have a name? or are they unnamed currently

[lusty dove]

I know everything I've been a fan since alpha 1 of HN1 or alpha 2 released or smth

I really bless Nikita for continuing this saga

[quartz anchor]

However i Hope hn3 will explain what happened to Quentin, Aaron and Nicky
Maybe Nicky will be one of the characters we'll be able to encounter in the game. (If i hear anyone say Nicky is the guest i swear to God....)

[lucid crescent]

Every protagonist has a name

[severe merlin]

Nope.
We also rework him a bit.
First iteration will be in pre-Alpha. Now, characters taken by the Guest are basically “dead”. Including the player.
We figured the way it worked in P3 is not good and gets very repetitive.
So we decided so if the Guest caught you and carried to one of his areas - you are “dead” and session restarts.
But instead on colossal speed at which he moved around the map, we plan to slow him down and add shortcuts which he can use (player too) reach distant places faster while not running like flash.
While also add more dynamic behavior, so you have chance to hide etc.
If he started to drag you, there is a still option to get free.
So it’s getting more interesting to play, and actually scary.
We currently implementing some of that in to pre-Alpha

[lusty dove]

Well, that's not necessarily true

[severe merlin]

Just like P3 was

[lusty dove]

interesting

[lucid crescent]

What's the Neighbor's role in Pre-Alpha

[quartz anchor]

Well that's nice
The Guest behaved like a wild animal

[quartz anchor]

I Love the fact that p3 is bassically hello guest and hn2 we were promised

[sand flare]

Super cool good luck 👍 🙂

[quartz anchor]

Amazing vibe

[lucid crescent]

https://tenor.com/view/yes-yep-yup-its-is-nod-gif-16786631

[lusty dove]

anything is possible

[severe merlin]

You mean protagonist?
Yes, core story and of course the name are figured out and staying for good.

[lusty dove]

From my point of view, you could create an interesting story for the protagonist and just call him Protagonist. I imagine a game where you define who the protagonist is through his actions and decide what he does in life.

[quartz anchor]

Could you tell us when we can expect the pre Alpha to be released?

[modest island]

hes a neighbor

ho ho ho

[quartz anchor]

Neighbor who at this point
Most likely became the definition of insanity

[high brook]

being able to get free from the guest reminds me of DBD a little bit

[lucid crescent]

Does the guest has a skin tone like the neighbor

[low gate]

It reminds me of early HN2

[severe merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/barackobama-talks-press-con-maybe-classified-gif-11864017

[lusty dove]

yeah he literally lost everything and stayed in pain, loneliness and madness for years

[high brook]

i saw "maybe" in that gif and got excited for a second LOL

[untold grotto]

soo theres a date

[lucid crescent]

Will the Neighbor become completely bonkers.

[quartz anchor]

Bruh

We want chelo nibor

[spiral atlas]

Oh damn that's scary

[high brook]

i hope pre alpha is really soon

[spiral atlas]

I wonder how Peterson will work as a character considering he's still in hiding

[lucid crescent]

We won't see him that much because he's old

[near hawk]

Maybe like, hiding in some place and then maybe he can get out and get aggressive if you or an NPC annoys him?

[winged jungle]

This reminds me of the neighbor from hn1

[haughty tide]

That's true. Back in the hello neighbor 1 devil storyline. Player didn't have a name. He was just called "human" in the files.

Like the devil decided to capture a human and trapped it in its own reality.

[cunning yacht]

Will we go to Alpha 1 after Pre Alpha? Or will we get Pre Alpha 2 and 3?

[signal geyser]

Interesting. Will others catch us the same way now? Where is the butterfly effect:(

[winged jungle]

Pre alpha

[lavish ravine]

3 stars in the back …. 3 months ….

[winged jungle]

Alpha 1

Probably

[signal geyser]

Maybe. No one knows for sure. I think that alpha 1 is waiting for us.

[severe merlin]

No, it’s only for the Guest

[lavish ravine]

I don't know if this question will be ignored, but: how long does the process of making a devlog take, including editing and everything else?

[signal geyser]

. This contradicts the genre of the game. Why only a guest. The vandals, for example, had the same mechanics.

[winged jungle]

Btw, could you summarise the next devlog

[haughty tide]

I don't think he's gonna do that.

[winged jungle]

He did last time

[lavish ravine]

Yea

[civic totem]

Interesting

[high brook]

when the guest catches us will it be instant or will he drag us for a while

[severe merlin]

It’s because Guest kills.

[oblique parcel]

oh so guest is a killer now not just a kidnapper?

[severe merlin]

Drags a little bit, so you have chance to escape

[signal geyser]

. This is a very interesting ent addition. And how will we save the residents?

[severe merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/ron-swanson-ive-said-too-much-gif-13603193

[severe merlin]

No, was a killer

[severe merlin]

Just not in a way you think. You’ll understand this later

[severe merlin]

It depends. Can’t say more now.

[spiral atlas]

Oh man what'd I miss

[lucid crescent]

Spoilers

[haughty tide]

nikita telling us stuff about the pre alpha.

[near hawk]

The afterlife
/j

[haughty tide]

welp at least there's a good reason to be afraid of the guest in the pre alpha.

[signal geyser]

This is the main mechanic. Without the residents, we couldn't pass the 3 prototype to a good ending. So we don't need them now?

[peak solar]

Will the butterfly effect in the future have more intentional, drastic consequences?

[hoary heath]

Wdym

[lucid crescent]

What if the Guest is Nikita

[oblique parcel]

I Think he just means guest being a killer isnt anything new

It was always the case

[finite carbon]

The is fire information

I’m hoping HN3 will be darker this time around compared to the rest of the games within the franchise.

[lavish ravine]

I don't know if this question will be ignored, but: how long does the process of making a devlog take, including editing and everything else?

[severe merlin]

It works a bit differently now. You’ll see.

[signal geyser]

An interesting change in mechanics. Interesting

[lavish ravine]

Good theory

[night vigil]

Good Theory

[signal geyser]

The guest is the neighbor's brother

[severe merlin]

It really depends as it’s not a continuous work. I do this in-between other HN3 tasks.

[hoary heath]

Is pre alpha come out with New devlog

[signal geyser]

Not all versions will receive a devlog

[lucid crescent]

Yeah

[lavish ravine]

50/50

[hoary heath]

But it still take long time between devlogs

And there like so many changes in pre alpha

In both story and gameplay

[finite carbon]

I’m excited for the Pre-Alpha

[woeful loom]

Nikita, If a guest kills can NPC, can he somehow "kill" all the characters and, for example, make game impossible to complete?

[lucid crescent]

Will The Neighbor create robots

[haughty tide]

why would you think that?

[patent yew]

why hello neighbor 3 playtest arent available anymore?

[lucid crescent]

Pre-Alpha

[finite carbon]

Pre-Alpha is about to be so peak! 🔥🔥🔥

[mortal crater]

Is it coming out this month

[near meadow]

But wont it be more annoying to try to save them all?

[high brook]

i hope it doesnt require all characters for ending this time

[raven pilot]

i think it will be on march

[peak solar]

may/june is my guess

[earnest cape]

I like that concept though I hope he still has that animalistic behavior. And by places to hide do you mean there will be available hiding spots around town?

[oblique parcel]

i hope he has it but still feels like a character yk

in prototype 3 he felt very like animalistic i would like a more mix

[celest plank]

i love just sitting there sometimes and reading nikita’s answers

and its 2:30 am btw 😭

[severe merlin]

Game played in cycles. If everyone gets killed in one session, everyone would be back alive in the next one. While your story progress does not resets.

[severe merlin]

You don’t need to

[high brook]

so the new ending doesnt require all citizens this time?

[severe merlin]

Short answer is - no.
Long answer is - it’s more interesting than that.

[finite carbon]

Will NPC’s have better awareness about the Guest in the Pre-Alpha? Will they run away if they see it or will they continue to go about their business?

[severe merlin]

I think they ran away in P3 already

[celest plank]

well speaking of the guest will the npcs be able to learn about him and for example take safer paths to destinations to try and avoid him

or is it just a matter of time they inevitably get caught

[oblique parcel]

Btw i just wanted to say Slowing him down is defenitly the right choice

I just hope it Feels more fun in the pre alpha

In Prototype 3 guest felt more of an annoyance

His design was amazing but his gameplay was just too aggressive

So im glad your doing reworks and showing him down a little

[delicate sigil]

I have a question, is the current (P3) speed of the AI's staying? Because personally it always felt to me that they were running around a bit too fast, it was sometimes hard to catch what they were even doing, only made more confusing by the fact that they run trough doors. I get its a big map but often I feel I dont even know where the AI's are and what they're doing (Maybe im confusing with other prototypes but I think they were still really fast when running)

[finite carbon]

I also agree that the Guest can get pretty annoying In P3, Especially with the flashlight mechanic. I feel like there should be some downtime between the moments the Guest chases the player, Like maybe after flashing the light at the Guest it will leave the player alone for a little bit so the player can conserve flashlight battery and also build up tension for the next Guest encounters (Creating a feeling of the Guest returning anytime).

[delicate sigil]

I felt like when I played he was pretty random aswell (might be intentional) but I think I barely saw the guest in my P3 playtime, because I'd often somehow just get away with running trough the woods without a light or anything. But sometimes the guest just immediately shows up and I stand no chance

[oblique parcel]

I hope in pre alpha guest will feel more Interesting as a Character as well

I LOVED guest personality in the hn2 alpha’s

Not saying i want it to be the exact same for hn3 but you get the idea

I don’t want him to feel goofy though just more personality

[delicate sigil]

Same I liked that he had a sort of routine he went trough

wasnt just a creature that just attacks and does nothing else

[oblique parcel]

Guest in Prototype 3 feels more like simply big foot

Which is cool but i hope for more personality in the future

[lucid crescent]

So the Guest kills what does he use

[earnest cape]

The Guest being fast was great it was that he’s too fast and quick for the player to react most of time. Slowing him down is good but he should still be quick to feel like a threat.

[oblique parcel]

Yes but not patch 9 level fast still but still fast

Patch 9 guest is just annoying to me not scary

[earnest cape]

Nah I think a little different, what I meant more is he should still be a very hard to tackle threat but he should have counters to be able to oppress him.

[finite carbon]

I’d say it’s best to have it be off screen deaths

[celest plank]

i personally feel like you should sometimes want the guest to be part of ur gameplay cause rn we just avoid him for the sake of him not being around to annoy

like

i mean in hn2 alphas the guest was pretty fun to mess around for me

[celest plank]

i was there for the guest

[lucid crescent]

https://tenor.com/view/zoolander-cough-coughing-sick-black-lung-gif-17651971503262436424

[celest plank]

cause he was fun

[oblique parcel]

Yeah you Shouldn’t wanna like avoid him because hes an annoyance

You should wanna avoid him because hes scary

[peak solar]

"While your story progress does not reset"

[celest plank]

it’s understandable for ts to not be the same for hn3 cause hes giant now and its different

[peak solar]

this implies that the main story is the only thing in HN3 that seems to be fixed

[earnest cape]

What I’m glad about is he’s now actually a huge threat because all it takes is for him to catch you and your run is over. I’m glad they are tuning to that concept because The Guest deserves that scary threat role that you have to always look out for.

[woeful loom]

this makes it clear, thanks for answer

[oblique parcel]

Yeah while i like his personality in the hn2 alpha’s

The hn2 alpha’s made him so unserious

When he used to be a scary presence in hg

[celest plank]

well isnt that the only thing that needs to be saved

everything other than that can be done over and over a million times and im pretty sure along with the story progress everything else will be saved too anyway

[earnest cape]

Him having this major jump from just a kidnapper to a full blown killer is honestly terrifying, really sets the vibe for his character being an actual terrifying foe.

[raven pilot]

i like how when you stun the guest, he just wait there a bit complaining and move on and when you kill him, he ragdolls meaning that he is way stronger than the other characters

[oblique parcel]

I Wonder if Theodore is like a lot more evil now as well by hn3 time period

[earnest cape]

Who knows till we get a look.

[oblique parcel]

I hope They make him a proper antagonist

Im so sad how hes been handled in the games

Hes Always been so much cooler in external media to me

[celest plank]

i think we’ll be able to befriend the neighbor too just like the other characters but im not sure so dont want to give false info

[delicate sigil]

Well it does seem like he is the main threat of the game now besides "the end of the loop" since he seems to kill off the characters which seems to be our goal to prevent

[earnest cape]

I’m just so glad The Guest is getting major antagonists treatment. Ted has had the spotlight far too long but that doesn’t mean he shouldn’t be a major character still in HN3.

[oblique parcel]

Agreed

Im happy guest is finally getting a biggest spotlighr

That’s what i Think most of us if not all of us have wanted

Guest is honestly a scarier antagonist to me

[delicate sigil]

I like ted but the guest is just more mysterious since we know less about him, we know teds backstory

[celest plank]

man got a massive buildup from hg to the hn2 alphas to then be nearly eradicated

im glad hes back

and i like the concept of the guest in hn3 but it just needs some balancing rn

im sure theyll make it good eventually

[oblique parcel]

Like yeah i know this is reset day guest but its still a version of guest

This is such a cool moment

[earnest cape]

He’s gotten worse treatment than any character I’ve seen in a game. Was meant to have such a huge focus and grew so big in popularity as a character for HN2 to get side lined in his OWN game. Thankfully he’s finally getting that spotlight as a focus in HN3 and is taking on that more serious and threatening role.

[oblique parcel]

Guest role being so reduced for hn2 is what pissed me off the most

Tbh

[earnest cape]

He went from getting worse than Vanny treatment to getting Ink demon level treatment with a crazy redesign so quick and I’m glad they did that.

[oblique parcel]

At least he got his side area but still not the same

[earnest cape]

100% agree.

[celest plank]

honestly i dont even know why the guest was pushed aside

[earnest cape]

To fit the story since he didn’t make sense anywhere in the plot they had for HN2.

[celest plank]

idk i could see him being a nice fit in the final hn2

[delicate sigil]

Kinda hope crowman shelter will make a comeback in HN3, even if small

The guest having a house hidden in the woods like in P2 (I think) would be pretty cool

[earnest cape]

Won’t his little house be considered a new shelter if it’s still going to be in HN3.

[celest plank]

ye but like i wonder why the story was changed for him to not be able to fit at all

[oblique parcel]

Apperantly his lore made no sense

At one point

But like they apperantly did write a story for him eventually so like???

Why wasn’t he in the game than lol

(At first)

[celest plank]

atleast hn3 guest

[oblique parcel]

Im just happy hes getting the spotlight cause like guest is like the Main force of evil in hn3 it seems like

Hes the one kidnapping and killing the residenta

[earnest cape]

He went from getting benched in HN2 to being the star player in HN3 he’s finally getting that comeback.

[celest plank]

i hope he’s gonna be doing stuff other than just waiting in the forest for you to come in

[earnest cape]

I think he’s still gonna have his own goals and tasks in the story just going to be that one central threat the player will need to worry about at all times.

[celest plank]

like i mean for example at nights he could enter the actual town since apparently hes vulnerable to light and theres not much light at that time

[oblique parcel]

in hn2 he didnt even really feel like a proper part of the story like i know he was but it was told pretty poorly in the game

[earnest cape]

Though please still keep him animalistic this running animation is HORRIFIC:

[earnest cape]

True.

[celest plank]

him wearing jeans just pisses me off

[oblique parcel]

like remember when we thought he was a summoned demon by the cult?

[delicate sigil]

Now that you mention it I cant unsee it

[earnest cape]

I like how he’s clearly meant to look human having human attire but behaves like an animal and frowns like one despite sounding human. It’s just a really cool change of concept.

[celest plank]

was he really tho
from what i remember he was only relevant in that side quest thing

[earnest cape]

I don’t mind it. Looks way better than what he used to wear.

[celest plank]

mate i like the weird orange pants he wore

was it orange

[earnest cape]

Also him wearing the exact same sweater from HN2 just torn up and covered in branches is such a nice nod. Really well made redesign.

[oblique parcel]

but yeah while i dont think guest was ever meant to be the main main antagonist of hn2 it was still meant to be kinda HIS game sadly it wasnt

so it seems like hn3 will be his game

[earnest cape]

Exactly.

[oblique parcel]

like guest was so hyped up in both alphas and books

[wild girder]

So let me get this straight. Let's say over the course of one loop, I do about 50% of the story. When it resets, I don't need to worry about doing all that work again? If so, that will be amazing!

[delicate sigil]

Yeah. I preferred those too, his old outfit is iconic, but I think the new one will grow on me too

[celest plank]

i dont mind him as a whole but those tight jeans is just 😭

and where did he find such massive jeans

[earnest cape]

That’s an interesting concept. I wonder how that would work in story sense to everything you did still being relevant despite going back to the beginning.

[oblique parcel]

Honestly guest was a major reason i was excited for the story for hn2

[earnest cape]

Same.

[oblique parcel]

like without him its just not as mysterious not even close

[celest plank]

wait so if nikita stayed around would it still take the hn2 alphas type of direction instead of the game being repurposed

[earnest cape]

Him choosing not to find a new sweater and just wearing the same one despite it not fitting him well is more funny to me. The sleeves are literally torn because of that.

[celest plank]

although i shouldnt ask ts in this chat its irrelevant

[delicate sigil]

Probably, but it also seems he was overtaken before leaving, not sure tho

[oblique parcel]

yes

i think so or well closer at least

[celest plank]

wasnt that what he said

like

ye

[delicate sigil]

Not sure myself I dont remember everything nikita says, I just come around here sometimes

[celest plank]

cause i just read his answers

[lucid crescent]

Run Rabbit Run Rabbit Run Run Run (singing)

Will the Neighbor be able to walk for 20 seconds

[wild girder]

What were some of y'all Hello Neighbor 3 theories that have now been proven incorrect?

For instance. One of my theories was regarding the character designs, I used to think a massive mayak storm happened which mutated the townsfolk into the weirdly shaped beings we see in the game but it's been fully proven that the character designs are purely just for the style so that's no longer possible.

[earnest cape]

I had a thought that the whole concept of HN3 being about new sessions was relating back to Reset Day with time loops but that’s not the case.

[mighty orchid]

I joked about it being a reactor or nuclear meltdown once but I don’t know if anyone actually thought that.

[wicked sable]

do any of you guys know when the pre alpha will be out

[thin thunder]

how do I play proto 1?

[wicked sable]

you cant rn

[thin thunder]

oh

why?

[wicked sable]

the protos are closed until pre alpha

pre alpha is coming out

[thin thunder]

I see

[thin thunder]

so next build is pre alpha and not another proto?

[wicked sable]

yes no more protos

[thin thunder]

Ok thx for the info

[wicked sable]

just alphas and demos

ok bye

[regal holly]

Nikita, when will pre-alpha Hello Neighbor 3 and the game itself be released?

[stone elk]

He can't tell you its suppost to be a suprize... For full game they wouldnt even know

[stone elk]

Since the guest now kills Neighbor should too cus then he is more scary

[tawny tendon]

What does that even mean lol

[stone elk]

👨‍🦯my typing

I meant since guest = death. They could have Neighbor also be hostile and put you into a grave ending your run

[tawny tendon]

I doubt Theodore is gonna be that hostile

I mean, that's an old man 😭

[celest plank]

wait let me get tuss straight

can guest kill us now

i thought the game was like

uninterrupted or something

[tawny tendon]

Im sure it'll be easy to get free

[severe merlin]

It is still. Yet there are some events that will restart the session.
Got to be added to make game not only more interesting, but narratively coherent.
In P3, Guest behavior and constant “prison” escaping was no fun and brought just frustration.
We now trying to make gameplay with the Guest more interesting.
Session now also restarts if players falls from great heights, for example.

[thin portal]

Finally we get fall damage 😄

[celest plank]

oh yeah that makes sense

[haughty tide]

oh so fall damage will be added in the pre alpha?

[near hawk]

I'm okay with the Guest and storm resetting session but falling Is a little bit too much imo. I guess I'll see when pre-alpha is released.

[haughty tide]

well at least we won't be jumping out of the cable cars when we want to get back the town fast.

[severe merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/yes-that-is-correct-kenan-thompson-saturday-night-live-thats-correct-thats-true-gif-23508514

[meager walrus]

coincidence that in alpha 4 of hn1 fall damage was also added

and this is the 4th version

coming

[hoary heath]

Alpha 4 is no 4 version of hn1 bro @meager walrus

[meager walrus]

not hn1

hn3

4th version of hn3

[severe merlin]

It’s for the player’s sake. This way player got to actually play against NPCs and environment, have some sort of stakes and have to make decisions accordingly.
Before that players just jump from the mountain for example. That’s also no fun. It’s like invincibility in the shooter game, drastically less fun if there are no stakes.

[hoary heath]

You just forced it

[tawny tendon]

I mean, if you jump off a moutain I don't think you'll be okay 😭

[haughty tide]

welp guys i guess we better be careful with not falling from big heights. no more jumping off from cable cars or mountains.

[tawny tendon]

If you survive it's a high hospital bill

[hoary heath]

I was not talk to nikita in this mesage

[tawny tendon]

you should reply to people, honestly 😭

it's hard to know who you're talking to

[stone elk]

I totally agree on this one, it was pretty annoying how the guest worked in p3

[hoary heath]

Will we see player in game

[keen hemlock]

im glad you guys seem to have a clear direction with the pre alpha and development is going smoothly

[obtuse hornet]

Will falling from heights not great enough to kill the player will slow it?

[cunning cosmos]

Not sure if this fits in this channel but heres the guest! Idk if Nikita will actually ever see this buuttt why not try🤷‍♀️

[oblique parcel]

I am so happy that your reworking the guest behavior while his design was amazing

Like i Said yesterday it wasn’t Really fun to play against in prototype 3

[night vigil]

The guest was just a very aggressive beast it felt like. But yeah, very nice to know that he will be reworked 🔥

[gentle carbon]

guest lowkey made me not finish the game

wouldn't even call it playing against him, more like running and praying he doesn't happen to be nearby

[cunning cosmos]

Honestly i just kept using the tunnel

[gentle carbon]

tunnel?

[cunning cosmos]

Worked pretty good but it can feel a little bit like a cheat

[gentle carbon]

oh

[cunning cosmos]

But he's sooo fast omg

[gentle carbon]

the one in the cinema?

[cunning cosmos]

Yeppp

[gentle carbon]

yeah I was too scared to use that

I got jumped first time I went there

[night vigil]

I just kept using the cable cars tbh. They were just 100% safe

[cunning cosmos]

Trueee

I keep forgetting about them

[gentle carbon]

its mainly just getting to the museum for me, banana and a prayer

[cunning cosmos]

Yeah fair

Did you not figure out the bridge?

[night vigil]

Do not even get me started with the horrifying noises that thing makes. Ew

[cunning cosmos]

The crank is pretty tough to find

I just stumbled across it while exploring all the houses lol

[cunning cosmos]

I love them, they're so weird

[gentle carbon]

the what?

[night vigil]

When I found it first I was just confused because I didn’t know what it was.

[cunning cosmos]

There's a huge the you can lower to get a save path straight to the museum for both you and the historian (i think)

[cunning cosmos]

Lmao yeah

[gentle carbon]

Ohhh, that's where she's trying to go, no wonder her slow ahhh is getting got

[cunning cosmos]

Yeeaaaa

But also the guest could probably out run a car in proto 3

He's so fast

[severe merlin]

This looks fantastic!

[cunning cosmos]

Thank you!! Hes not ment to be as tall as the power lines i swear

[stone elk]

I like him tall, like in steam header image when you could only spot hes lanky arms and legs in the door frame

[cunning cosmos]

Agreed but like.. the standard height of a utility pole in most residential or urban areas is around 10 ish meters

9-12 meters apparently

He'd have to be a big fella to be 10 meters tall

I love powerlines in drawings

They remind me of some parts of rural nz lol

[oblique parcel]

Btw Nikita I wanted to ask yesterday you said you want Guest to be scary to play against which I’m very happy about cause I love scary stuff but I thought hn3 wasn’t meant to be a scary game? Has plans changed or is it only for guest specifically

Personally I would love for other stuff like the neighbor sections of the game to be scary as well

Since that’s something many people seem to love from the hn1 pre alpha and alpha 1 the creepy and tense atmosphere they had

[gentle carbon]

I mean you can have a scary element without it being a scary game

and I think it fits for the main town to I guess have that cozy but kinda eerie feeling, but be surrounded by forest with more scary elements

[oblique parcel]

true i just hope the neighbor will also be scary just like the Guest i feel like hes felt a bit tame in recent games

in media like the books and AS he feels far more brutal than in his recent games

[gentle carbon]

he's very threatening in the books

[oblique parcel]

yes and i would love for it to be carried over into the games

[near hawk]

By recent games which ones do you mean

[oblique parcel]

hn2 altough tbf he do litteraly strangle you when you try to take Aaron BUT it feels so idk unserious? hes just a yelling guy

[gentle carbon]

I was not threatened by that man when throwing nacho cheese at him

[oblique parcel]

yeah and in gameplay he felt so unserious

[oblique parcel]

in stuff like the books he feels genuinely like an unerving and creepy antagonist

[gentle carbon]

also helps in the perspectives of kids, makes it hit more

especially when with Arron at home

[near hawk]

In the perspective of kids he's like

[near hawk]

Most aggressive

In act 1 which was reality at least at one point and HN2 which is the perspective of an adult he is more ordinary

[oblique parcel]

I wouldnt say more hes chill in hn2

i would say the opposite personally

[gentle carbon]

I think it was good when he was scaring not only the kids but Diane also tensed up, adds something extra, especially with how closer she ultimately is with him than the kids

I think it was amplified by him being also so like calm, in the games you kinda have to have him always aggressive

[civic totem]

This is probably a dumb question, but I'll ask it anyway. Why will the next HN3 build be called Pre-Alpha and not just Alpha 1? I'm asking because I'm pretty sure the consensus among most game developers is that a pre-alpha isn't a unique, individual build, but rather a stage of development that comes prior to the Alpha phase, which already includes prototypes. Essentially, what I'm saying is that it feels a bit redundant to call the next build a pre-alpha when the prototypes could already be considered pre-alphas.

[stone elk]

I think its mainly a nostalgia bait thing, trying to get youtubers back

[civic totem]

Are you Nikita?

[stone elk]

nope🥺 I wish

[near hawk]

There's no reason they can't give their thoughts on the question, though

[civic totem]

Yeah but I'm asking Nikita, not him, so I'd prefer that my question be answered by Nikita

[near hawk]

Okay? And until then they can give their thoughts on the matter. What's the point of asking if he is Nikita?

[civic totem]

Because I'm asking Nikita and not him

[near hawk]

Sure whatever.

[lunar trail]

build names are choosen because... they want youtubers back?

yea sure...

[opaque summit]

that sure is an opinion...?

[stone elk]

[meager walrus]

ok bro

[stone elk]

Markiplier please come back🥺 -My wish btw

[meager walrus]

🤦

markiplier will never return to hn dude

he dropped the series because of how bad in quality HN dropped around alpha 4

according to him

[stone elk]

but Neighbor 3 will be good👁️👁️

[meager walrus]

its barely reaching pre alpha phase i dont think theres any way to decide if its good atm

[stone elk]

Well I like the idea, the style and basically everything about it

[meager walrus]

👍

[loud karma]

markiplier has said he MIGHT give hn another chance in the future

[meager walrus]

i don kno

i only watched like a little bit of why he stopped

on like some podcast he did

[lucid crescent]

No it's the art sytle

[haughty tide]

has he said that?

[wild girder]

I know it is. My whole point was that that was a theory I had before it was fully confirmed that it was just for the style.

[oblique parcel]

Where did he say that?

[wild girder]

It's probably just standard game development procedure. Each prototype was built mainly to build the game's foundation, adding all these systems, parameters, the town, etc. now that the game has that foundation and groundwork, they can move past the prototype stage and move it to Pre-Alpha where they'll begin adding more content to turn it into a full game.

I might be wrong entirely though. I'm not a game developer

[civic totem]

Oh I also meant to attach this image but forgot lol

[stone elk]

is that true?

[unborn fox]

I think people are forgetting that discussions are public

[civic totem]

But I was asking Nikita a question

And honestly? Frigid's response made no sense

[near hawk]

How so?

[civic totem]

Ah yes, they chose that specific name for the build to... nostalgiabait... YouTubers.. into playing it..

Makes 0 sense

[near hawk]

What in the-

That's not my response though

[civic totem]

Bruh

[near hawk]

I don't agree with that response

[civic totem]

Got names mixed up

Lmao

[near hawk]

It's okay

Yeah I don't think it made sense tbf either

But still.

Anyway I love Hello Neighbor 3 is the best game eveer

[unborn fox]

But it doesn't automatically means that people can't share their opinions matter how much it doesn't answer your question. It's an honest thought it may not make sense but at least the person is sharing what they think in a public space. And you're allowed to disagree without being rude.

[severe merlin]

In development, naming convention for the development stages of the project is pretty vague.
There are no rules, but general approach:

• Prototype (it’s where you not sure about the game and want to try and see if it works at all) Could be multiple stages.
• pre-Alpha (pretty rough stage, when game barely represents whole thing but shaping up)
• Alpha (basically whole game is playable with all core features, but it’s very rough)
• Beta (game is fully ready, but polish and some fixes required)

Currently we are following more or less this ☝️, but in reality it’s not as structured. What we called prototypes was actually half-pre-alpha-half-preproduction. Due to time constraints that we have it’s not as straightforward.
We call next stage pre-Alpha because we finally landed on something that we feel would work (thus, it’s no longer a prototype). But it’s at a very rough stage to call it Alpha.

[civic totem]

Makes sense 👍

[tender mulch]

Is pre alpha gonna release in the future?

[opaque summit]

yes?

lol

[trim reef]

So what was your take on the execution of Prototype 3 and what would you do differently with/for the Pre-Alpha?

That is if you feel comfortable sharing that ofc

[severe merlin]

I shared this here. Would take too much time to type it again 🙂
basically now it will be comfortable to progress the game.

[severe merlin]

Search by my name in this chat, you’ll find bunch of messages.

[trim reef]

Kk

[untold grotto]

how is pre-alpha development going?

[trim reef]

My main question is—will we see more of Mr. Peterson gameplay/cutscene wise or do you guys intend to keep his screen-time short?

[meager walrus]

i think so

or not i think so

no

he will play a big role in hn3s story im pretty sure

[meager walrus]

main*

[tender mulch]

Is Hello Neighbor 3 gonna have 3rd person cutscenes?

[meager walrus]

what are theese questions lol?

if litereally every other hn game has atleast 2 3rd person cutscenes then that answers it for you

[meager walrus]

the other main 2 i mean specifically

[delicate sigil]

To be fair Hello Neighbor 3 works very differently than Hello Neighbor 1 or 2

[severe merlin]

You will

[meager walrus]

true

[trim reef]

No, I think it’s a pretty good question because going forward they could make changes. HN3 has a very unique style that might not be “cut out” for third person cutscenes (in the developers perspectives).

We currently don’t really know WHO we are in HN3 (I might be wrong—new to this server) and possibly I think we COULD see some third person cutscenes added to give us a better understanding of ourselves.

[meager walrus]

no we dont know who the new player guy is

yknow fair point

[high brook]

well obv because its hello neighbor

cant have hn without the neighbor am i right

[trim reef]

What was the inspiration for unique character styles in HN3? Also what happened to Raven Brooks between HN2 & HN3 that caused alternate skin tones?

[near hawk]

Alternate skin tones are just a style choice

[tall sorrel]

Nikita has already answered half of this

[near hawk]

No in-universe explanation

[tall sorrel]

the Skin tones have no lore reason

[thin portal]

Nikita already explained that the skin tones are a stylistic choice.