hn3-discussion

[near hawk]

Except that If Aaron is the Guest that might need to be somehow explained in there

[celest plank]

well of course the lore wont be served on a silver platter

[near hawk]

And Theodore's background

[lone tangle]

obvs that the whole point of lore

[celest plank]

if they rly get upset about that its lowkey their own fault

[lone tangle]

thats what im trying to say im just bad at expalining lol

[lone tangle]

ye i know

[near hawk]

Idk, the golden Apple and mayak for example are pretty much crystal clear with just HN3 imo

For just HN3

[lone tangle]

bad example but do u get what im trying to say?

[near hawk]

Sure

But i think that it IS pretty clear with HN3

[lone tangle]

its realy not the devs faults at all

[near hawk]

Like everything

Except again If Aaron is the Guest and Theodore's background

[celest plank]

i mean tbf you know it anyway so we cant know how its gonna feel like for a newcomer

[bold siren]

I mean, for what I've seen, most players will ignore it.
That's shouldn't ne much of a problem though if you're trying to make the game self explanatory

[lone tangle]

exactly

[near hawk]

When i theorise about HN3 i do just think of what is shown there though since it tells its own story

Except for again the Guest and Peterson

Those do need to get explained to some extent

[lone tangle]

well same but lostys of people dont whant to have think (anoyingly so ITS THE BEST PART in my opinion) about it poeples attention spam is pathetic theses days

i think im just other thinking it the devs know what they are doing i have full faith in them

could u tell me what u think @near hawk

[spiral spear]

Oh, hi Nikita, I've been wanting to ask you this for a while, but you've rarely been online, so I'll ask now if Hello Neighbor 2 Alpha 1 was a full-fledged version that was supposed to be released like Hello Guest and HN Alpha 2. When I played it, I saw a lot of facts that confirmed this and those that refute it.

[near hawk]

It looks pretty awesome

[lone tangle]

thx

[celest plank]

ye

[lone tangle]

thx x

2

[lone tangle]

im trying to learn how to 3d animate

[celest plank]

i 3d animate

[lone tangle]

nice!

[near hawk]

The shot of I think Forest dweller hand go over the family painting i especially like.

[lone tangle]

thx

[celest plank]

aaron looking at his child self

[near hawk]

Place of reflection vibes...

[celest plank]

yeah

[near hawk]

(place of reflection is an animation the Dweller does when he sees some placeholder blocks around the map for context)

[lone tangle]

oh actualy didnt know that lol

[near hawk]

I wonder what those blocks could be in the future...

They feel very eerie

[lone tangle]

how can i see this

[near hawk]

And like you know the whole reflection thing

Give me a sec

[celest plank]

didnt even know ts

[lone tangle]

lol

[near hawk]

Ughh can't find it here

[lone tangle]

thats fine

I found this old prototype/inpiration of the animation

[sleek moat]

yo guys can you see this message

[near hawk]

No

[lone tangle]

yep

[celest plank]

i cant believe its been like almost a month

since hn3pa

[sleek moat]

im on a school chromebook thats why

anyway

[near hawk]

Almost a month eh...

[lone tangle]

lol

[lone tangle]

time flies

[near hawk]

Hopefully we get a shot of the new character soon...

[celest plank]

i lowkey wanna see one of the images for a new ui

[lone tangle]

same

[celest plank]

speaking of which what do yall think itll look like

[ionic bay]

Will you be explaining the game in more detail for players later?

[celest plank]

i think itll more resemble a hn1 alphas ui

[sleek moat]

wait what new character i havent been on in a while

[lone tangle]

my only theory is the throwing circle will be a golden apple

[celest plank]

theres a new character confirmed

but we dont know who it is

and havent seen it

[near hawk]

Nikita said they're adding a new one

He was part of core narrative

[civic totem]

Maybe

[near hawk]

Right here

[untold grotto]

are they confirmed to be "he"

[sleek moat]

so guys is he like replacing iris

[pine marlin]

When is the expected date of Devlog 5

[untold grotto]

when ever the next build releases

not anytime soon

[lone tangle]

atleats a couple of months

[near hawk]

It was a Mandela effect actually.

[sleek moat]

[lone tangle]

tbh theres no female character it could be any way

[severe merlin]

I can share a bit of a concept art I did for UI. Now I’m trying to assemble it in the engine.

[celest plank]

that's actually crazy

[lone tangle]

👀

[lunar trail]

ooh

[ionic bay]

Yees

[near hawk]

[severe merlin]

Here’s the plan how “notes” section more or less going to look like.
It’s going to be like a big board which you can pan around, zoom in/out.
This is just an image and target/reference.

[celest plank]

YES

that's exactly how i wanted it to be!! 😭

[untold grotto]

guest and "guest?"

[pine marlin]

Hey Nikita when is the devlog 5 ?

[untold grotto]

another 2 guest confirmation

[lone tangle]

its funny how slip the comunity is on it lol

[severe merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/morinho-shh-gif-10913512

[celest plank]

im excited beyond comprehension 🥹

[lone tangle]

i love how u can view all the notes like that!!!

[near hawk]

I'm curious what that "folklore" bit means

[celest plank]

theres gonna be a gossip mechanic?

whats gossip

[ionic bay]

I couldn't quite understand how it worked

[lunar trail]

still could relate to the Folklore Guest and the actual existing Forest Dweller Guest though folklore exist as a different category so im not so sure actually

interesting

[near hawk]

Nothing would be better than gossiping Jacob and ruining his reputation...

[lone tangle]

couldnt of said it better my self

[untold grotto]

well the guest objectives might be like

doing the festival

or something

[celest plank]

i think its more of the townfolk gossiping about you

[untold grotto]

and guest? ones is just about forest dweller

[celest plank]

spreading information about you and what you do

[severe merlin]

Basically imagine something like GTA’s map, but instead of the top down view of the city, you have bunch of notes, grouped by themes

[lunar trail]

well this is notes, not quests

[untold grotto]

oh yeah

i thought they wouldnt be seperate like pre alpha one

[pine marlin]

Nikita When is the 5th Devlog ??

[gleaming acorn]

quit asking big guy

[lone tangle]

how would you entre it?

[celest plank]

this is so similar 😭

[crude ravine]

wth, thats great!!!

[lunar trail]

huh wait, what do you mean by direct speech of the character

[untold grotto]

it might be like the notes they write

[ionic bay]

Are there special notes for each character?

[lunar trail]

quotes from the characters themselves maybe

[celest plank]

bro allis is like so huge

[lunar trail]

even though they dont actually speak ingame

[eager glade]

2 guests the mystery..

[untold grotto]

like "i wish i could be as brave as quantum rider" is a direct speech i think

[severe merlin]

This is how objectives going to look like (more or less).

[lunar trail]

True true

[near hawk]

Hmm and folklore is a different thing from any Guests too

[lunar trail]

this looks really good actually

[eager glade]

and citizens?!

[lunar trail]

i like it

[celest plank]

i love how the color palette stays

[lone tangle]

am i in heaven

[eager glade]

this looks alot like conspiracy very nice

[lone tangle]

this solves my worries is on about eariler remember

with the lore and new players

[celest plank]

it looks like a bulletin board this is so insanely cool

[ionic bay]

Nikita, can you tell me the name of the next version, or is it not for now?

[civic totem]

It looks good

[untold grotto]

also its like the first time nikita used "Peterson"

[winged jungle]

This looks nice

[lone tangle]

wrong its perfect!!!!

[near hawk]

He used it like twice before or so

[winged jungle]

It's probably alpha 1

[near hawk]

No he used it a bunch actually

[untold grotto]

as in like in game

[near hawk]

Ohh

[night vigil]

That looks so cool

[near hawk]

So cool and lorely

[untold grotto]

how about the ui of inventory

did it or will it changed in the next build

[celest plank]

speaking of which i hope the inventory will be more unique

[civic totem]

Me too

[night vigil]

What's up with the whole "Guest" and "Guest?" thing. That is so interesting

[severe merlin]

Ok, let me share some other elements, then. Here’s intermediate screen that you have before choosing to watch all notes or objectives.
When button is pressed, you’ll get initially this screen and then you can switch to the full notes or objectives view

As for the inventory, it’s going to be something along those lines.

[lone tangle]

ooo fancy

[wet fiber]

woah 7 slots

[celest plank]

bro nikita stop this is so cool

[winged jungle]

This is peakness...

[civic totem]

No he should continue

[severe merlin]

This is just concept, don’t look too much in to amount of slots

[near hawk]

No we love cool stuff

[wary kite]

The idea of the sketchy HN1 styled icons coming back matches pretty well with how the GUI concepts look I like it

[night vigil]

Yeah... but the character should totally have more than 4 slots

[lone tangle]

nah it would be to op

[celest plank]

i think 5 is a solid amount

[lone tangle]

ye

[ionic bay]

So they can't be the same

[night vigil]

Well it doesn't have to be like 7 slots. 5 would be enough

[winged jungle]

I hope the guest is less annoying

[celest plank]

but i also like 4 slots because it forces you to prioritize items over each other and be more strategic

[lone tangle]

agreed

[celest plank]

about what you take

[lone tangle]

hmm ye but then u also have to move junk out the way soem times like in the mayak

[celest plank]

i mean its not that big of a deal

[lone tangle]

either way i think any of those otions are fine not to much bet not to little

[tropic current]

5 is the perfect amount of slots in my opignion

[severe merlin]

The yellow sign in the upper right corner will be showing your current status:

• Friendly/Public area (Blue sign)
• Trespassing (Yellow sign)
• Guest area (Red triangle)

[celest plank]

i really liked the hello guest-hn2 era inventory

[celest plank]

that makes way more sense than illuminated and dark areas

[lone tangle]

i like the adition of the trespassing sign will there be more signs in the future

[celest plank]

i miss the blue signed icon

[wary kite]

I know it’s just a concept but does this imply plans for the characters having some kind of dialogue?
If so, would it only be said in the notes? Or would they have a text bubble near them, or would they be voice acted?

[rocky siren]

I low-key wished they’d continue off 2

[winged jungle]

I doubt this is gonna happen but will the next build be on consoles?

[celest plank]

i think its about the notes the characters write

not that they speak

[severe merlin]

We currently trying to figure this out

[wary kite]

Ohhhh okay

[celest plank]

wait so is there a chance the characters will talk 😭

thats insane

[near hawk]

I wonder if we'll see other folklore outside of Guest, because of the folklore section there

[rotund plaza]

Same

[tropic current]

that would be incredible if the neighbor talks

[lone tangle]

good point

[winged jungle]

Armen Taylor...

[celest plank]

theres so much to theorize about solely out of this

[wet fiber]

imagine they talk and its just the voices nikita set for them in tomodachi life

[wary kite]

I don’t see Armen Taylor working as well for specifically HN3 Neighbor? But that’s personal opinion

[severe merlin]

Chance of them having actual speech are close to zero. But some sort of info pop up with a set of icons or simple text, which then going to be saved in notes, is closer to what actually going to be.

[tropic current]

imagine it gets voice by michael kovach

[rocky siren]

I just realised we gonna get a hello neighbour movie,the 3rd game and the 3rd season of raven brooks within like 3 years

[rotund plaza]

Oh, Aw shucks

[celest plank]

that's definitely better in my opinion, it would feel really weird for characters to just talk in a hello neighbor game

[lone tangle]

peak

[wet fiber]

makes sense

[rotund plaza]

WTRB season 3 will release this year

[gleaming acorn]

i mean
for the mockup of the in-game ui would it really say 'neighbor 😃' next to everyone else's somewhat more nuanced names

[wet fiber]

do wonder what they sound like in tomodachi life though. and their birthdays 🤔

[tropic current]

i mean its good cuz long dialogs wouldnt be that good i imagined more of like some voicelines
tho the pop up thing would be cool

[wary kite]

I can imagine just reusable mumbling speech with a text box and that gets added to your notes after

[gleaming acorn]

Bring the report 13 to your father

[rocky siren]

It should release in at least the end of the year because s2 came out 2 years ago they got only 5 episodes in season 5 and there like 12-14 minutes but they might double if there is only 5

[severe merlin]

Yes, its going to be short pop ups, that will help player better understand what character is going through or trying to achieve.

[rocky siren]

Wrong person

[gleaming acorn]

i think you replied to the wrong fella

[rocky siren]

I did

[quartz canopy]

Hello i have a question.
do i have to bring report 13 to my father

[severe merlin]

Yep, that’s why there is “direct speech” thingy in the notes 🙂

[rocky siren]

Idk how

[tropic current]

i think thats a really cool idea tbh

[near hawk]

That or you starve so like

[celest plank]

bro hello neighbor 3 is so good

[gleaming acorn]

discord just does that from my experience because it's evil and hates you

[lone tangle]

couldnt agree more its haping up to be my fave game

[rocky siren]

How many more alphas is there gonna be

[near hawk]

We need to have all the text replaced by icons

[celest plank]

pre alpha feels so barebones now 😭

[quartz canopy]

oh yeah is the next build going to be called pre alpha 2 or alpha 1

[civic totem]

Yeah lol

[primal wedge]

if there alpha 1 then there will be alpha 2

[lone tangle]

i wont be able to play it the same 🙁

[rocky siren]

Thanks

[crude ravine]

alr it was

[near hawk]

Raven Brooks cypher language 2.0

[lone tangle]

lol

[spiral atlas]

I love how Hello Neighbor 3 is kinda breaking the unspoken rules set in place by the other games, yet maintaining the Hello Neighbor feel

[lone tangle]

couldnt agree more

[primal wedge]

p2 has more HN feeling (cuz escape from town = escape from neighbour house in act 2)

[lone tangle]

i love the potemtial of the comunication

[rocky siren]

You guys defiantly gotta add more to do when you finish the story because I’m stilly finish hello neighbour 1 but when I finished 2 a year ago I just quit because there was nothing to do you should add side quest or diffrent modes to do

[lone tangle]

agreed

[spiral atlas]

Unrelated but it's been a while since Nikita talked about that new character we haven't seen. I wonder when we'll get to see that?

[primal wedge]

btw nikita forget show any teasers of new character

[lone tangle]

could we see the soundtrack any time soon?

[primal wedge]

heck, i also thinked abt new char

[celest plank]

dont you think this implies the second guest is actually a physical character that you can interact with
(unless its just information on the guest festival and stuff)

[rocky siren]

You guys should add Andy’s room from Toy Story if you know ball

[pine marlin]

My brain still grasping two guests.

[severe merlin]

The idea is to eventually have many story-lines around the town, which you can explore in parallel or after the core story

[wet fiber]

as far as i know he doesnt own the rights to it (he didnt to hn1's) so its not up to him when/if it gets posted

[keen hemlock]

this is so awesome

[civic totem]

Will the next build be called alpha 1?

[pine marlin]

Is that mean the fake one is Nicky

[tropic current]

that would be awesome if its done correcly

[keen hemlock]

i wanna get my fingernails on the next alpha

[lone tangle]

could we see the soundtrack being published with future builds

[near hawk]

The main idea was:
There is a non-physical urban legend
And there's someone who acts like this legend.
But apparently the 2 guests are there along with a seperate folklore thing

[primal wedge]

PA it's not called a PA1 so 100% alpha 1

[near hawk]

It's not Nicky btw

He has no reason to turn evil

And like

[primal wedge]

he might be aaron

[celest plank]

nicky is wrapped up

[rocky siren]

Thank you so much Thats my biggest issues with 1 and 2 and something I saw in another horror game was different costumes these are just suggestions to keep the hype of the games and not just have YouTubers use mods and die out quickly

[keen hemlock]

i wanna hear more things about the butterfly effect

[celest plank]

nikita are we gonna have new foliage in the next build

[severe merlin]

What if Guest is not evil, though?

[night vigil]

That is fascinating

[celest plank]

https://tenor.com/view/willem-dafoe-looking-up-willem-dafoe-willem-dafoe-blue-willem-dafoe-meme-meme-gif-10294496856248602941

[granite junco]

hello Nikita

[civic totem]

Interesting

[lunar trail]

I mean, he kills people doesnt he

[granite junco]

hello all

[pine marlin]

Okay its Nicky

[rocky siren]

Does the neighbour like Toy Story and have Andy’s room from Toy Story

[celest plank]

GUYS

dont fall for this

[rocky siren]

And dress up as buzz light year

[severe merlin]

Can’t say for sure. But we are pretty close to the whole foliage replacement

[tropic current]

my theory (idk if it as been proven wrong or smth) is that he is just protecting is home or smth

[night vigil]

But... he kills people

[celest plank]

he's sidetracking us

[civic totem]

Fall for what

Oh

[crude ravine]

aaron*

[near hawk]

I did think there's a good one but not the physical one...

[pine marlin]

Just kidding BTW

[celest plank]

wait no yeah the guest prolly isnt evil in the sense he knows and intends to do evil

[near hawk]

Or like not the one that chases us

[primal wedge]

🤯

[celest plank]

assuming its aaron

[rocky siren]

What if the guest is the neighbours woody who didn’t like Toy Story 3

[keen hemlock]

some people still believe aaron is not the guest😮‍💨

[near hawk]

He kills people though

[lone tangle]

hold on what if hese messing with us to make us think the guest isnt evil?

[near hawk]

I doubt that can be not by intention

[celest plank]

well there could be many reasons for that but id say he's evil if he wants to do evil and like is fully aware of what he's doing

[crude ravine]

theyre prolly believing hn2 guest is not aaron

[near hawk]

So like do you mean he's mentally ill

[untold grotto]

the guest that town worshipped is still a good guy

[celest plank]

if its aaron then he's really like mentally absolutely cooked so it would (kind of?) make sense

[pine marlin]

Yeah but he save trinty and her team and he save arron and nicky

[celest plank]

i mean ye no sane person would do allis

[lone tangle]

after aron made the deel

[keen hemlock]

prob. but in hnvr and hnas a guest and aaron connection is heavily hinted at

[severe merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/thats-true-jaleel-white-eric-family-reunion-thats-right-gif-18566280

[lone tangle]

thats what i said

[celest plank]

nikita can you tell us the entire lore of hello neighbor 3

[lunar trail]

i'd say that's kiiinda evil

[night vigil]

Come on people, just because he KILLS people doesn't mean he's a bad person said nobody ever

[keen hemlock]

is devlog 5 gonna release sooner than 5 months? 😦

[celest plank]

charge your phone bro 😭

[near hawk]

Or maybe Nikita's trying to say the urban legend isn't actually evil...

[lone tangle]

This was hours ago I’m on mobile and pc 😉

[severe merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/classified-top-gun-gif-776610220174644076

[near hawk]

If that's the case then that would be evidence towards a theory

[untold grotto]

is the making the festival coming back anytime soon

[rocky siren]

I need to know is the neighbour a fan of Toy Story who has Andy’s room from Toy Story and dress as buzz light year it’s a theory we need to know

[lunar trail]

wasnt the person he replied to talking about the forest dweller

[spiral atlas]

Maybe the Guest is the friends we made along the way

[crude ravine]

it'll be released same time with alpha 1/pre alpha 2 so

[near hawk]

(me)
Yeah but i'm saying he might be screwing with us like that

[keen hemlock]

maybe we can have devlogs in between new builds

and theyre shorter

and not as complex

[crude ravine]

like devlog 1.5

[keen hemlock]

yea

[lunar trail]

mini devlogs

[keen hemlock]

short and compact videos that have small updates

[lone tangle]

Devlog alphas lol

[spiral atlas]

Also Nikita, not sure if you can answer this but is "Forest Dweller" an internal name or is it actually an name for the Guest in universe?

[granite junco]

Nikita r u able to tell us if we will learn a little more about the main character? Or too soon to say?

[rocky siren]

Is hello neighbour 3 gonna continue hello neighbour2

[lone tangle]

True

[keen hemlock]

no

[high brook]

Nikita did say this at one point iirc

[rotund plaza]

No

Definitely not

[celest plank]

i wouldnt want it even if that isnt true cause imo its better to reveal everything at once when its all done

[rotund plaza]

They're separate

[wild girder]

Could you maybe share a small image of how it looks at the current moment?

[quartz canopy]

genuinely curious to know whether the next build is going to be called alpha 1 or pre alpha 2

[rocky siren]

I just need my Toy Story answer

[severe merlin]

I have this idea, to have a devlog to cover main topics, questions and confusions that become evident after pre Alpha.
But currently have barely any time and got to prioritize project itself

[wet fiber]

as (probably) pointless as it is it'd be really cool to eventually see the vandals unmasked. i remember nikita saying once he had an image from pinterest of what he'd imagine covered would look like

[civic totem]

The Pre-Alpha isn't called "Pre-Alpha 1", so...

[near hawk]

I like having absolute cinema rather than regular but more vids

[celest plank]

why is it still a debate

the next build is alpha 1 right

[gleaming acorn]

yeah, i was wondering why it skipped that and we had a pre-alpha 2

[keen hemlock]

maybe Adam can edit some devlogs when the team is busy

[gleaming acorn]

next build is gamma 3

[rocky siren]

I made a drawing of hello neighbour 1 cover of the neighbour dressed as buzz light year holding a shovel in Andy’s room

[keen hemlock]

he did a great job with the other hn videos

[spiral atlas]

I would love this. Or at the very least just like, what Nikita imagines them like unmasked would be cool to see.

[untold grotto]

will you guys "fix" befriending with the forest dweller and the neighbor, was that ever intended because you previously have said you wouldnt be able to befriend wit them

[wild girder]

Do you have any images of what the new foliage looks like at the moment that you can share?

[granite junco]

pretty sure Adam left sadly

[quartz canopy]

hes a freelancer

[near hawk]

He only said that about Theodore iirc

Not the guest

[quartz canopy]

true ive never noticed

[near hawk]

But yeah

[untold grotto]

and both the neighbor and the guest is "monster"

[celest plank]

i think befriending those 2 should stay only if they're going to change the events of things

and maybe help you out

[quartz canopy]

not a debate it is literally just a singular question

[rocky siren]

I rewatched raven brooks today I really like it

[celest plank]

i dont really like the idea of the neighbor constantly being an evil villain without reason

[granite junco]

ohh mb

[slender basin]

Guys please

[celest plank]

https://tenor.com/view/uncanny-emoji-angry-hakayaki-hakayaki-angry-emoji-gif-13101565263917230073

[severe merlin]

We have an internal video production department at tB, but It will take more time to sync with them in term of style, than made the devlog myself.

[rocky siren]

I got an idea yesterday and today to make a roller coaster of the hello neighbour act 3 house with the train tracks

[near hawk]

Oh myyy

[slender basin]

We don't use our channels to talk badly about people, please stay on topic

[rocky siren]

Are we gonna see any other characters from others games that arent the neighbour or guest

[celest plank]

i havent seen this channel so active in a while

[keen hemlock]

the new ui concept is awesome though

[severe merlin]

Don’t give comment on story, sorry

[high brook]

We haven’t seen it yet?

[near hawk]

Yes we have

[civic totem]

Scroll up

[near hawk]

Look at Nikita's messages

[celest plank]

#teasers

[wet fiber]

i do really hope hn3 explores deep into each character, even the non-important stuff like birthdays or like... i dunno. stuff like that

[lone tangle]

amen

[bold siren]

I mean, I kinda like being able to do that.
I think it should stay, but it must be harder

[rocky siren]

That’s alright and speaking of characters I love the designs you guys did on the characters making them look cartoony and special this is defiantly gonna be the best hello neighbour instalment

[severe merlin]

Each character already have pretty deep lore (including birthdays), but for now it’s just inside our documentation

[granite junco]

I wondered if the guest would be interactavle more, or whether he is just an antagonist, yet again it is still early days

[wild girder]

Does the new foliage look closer to the overpaints? Or does it look different?

[wet fiber]

oh sweet

[high brook]

Ok that’s cool

It looks nice

[celest plank]

i love how hello neighbor 3 doesnt have like a ton of content but the content that's already there has just so much to it on its own

[bold siren]

Hope one has the same birthday as me (11th March)

[wary kite]

Imagine if you play on the date of their birthday irl they get a party hat ingame

[high brook]

I wonder when we will see new character sneak peek 👀

[rocky siren]

One things you guys should do is give hints and stuff because for hello neighbour 1 and 2 I had to look at tutorials on YouTube from how hard it is

[granite junco]

I saw a face on a poster in pre alpha that was scribbled over

[bold siren]

I dont think so because the game date is 29th February

[near hawk]

Upcoming weeks was said but seems like it changed

[granite junco]

He had a beard and hat so I assumed it was someone new whether important or not idk

[wary kite]

That was Isaac’s old design before he was even a character

[high brook]

Old Isaac design it’s not anything new

[near hawk]

Or well, it was just an idea

[granite junco]

Ohh ok

[wary kite]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/997623695210188900/1499073036719095909/image0.jpg?ex=6a07e74f&is=6a0695cf&hm=35d163cf96b21b286c5b9b08e8c10b1ab43d0a38862af8d4a2943adfe44dddf5&

[high brook]

He’s so happy

[untold grotto]

rip isaac jr isaac sr theory

[slender basin]

Adam has a freelance videomaker role on the server.
Sometimes he comes by and answers questions about previous videos.
You never know if you'll see him making an HN video again 😉

[high brook]

He did the imbir thing for a2 right

[granite junco]

oh cool, good to know he’s still here

[rocky siren]

I was only gonna ask about hn3 because idk to much about devs but why does the neighbours house get demolished in hello neighbour act 3

[near hawk]

Probably a storm

[night vigil]

Adams narrating was peak btw. He was quite literally perfect for the role, so it would be amazing to see or hear him again at some point in the near future

[granite junco]

Or maybe destroyed by townsfolk

The burned like in act 3

[untold grotto]

i mean why

[near hawk]

Aaron?!
/j

[granite junco]

Golden Apple Park and stuff

[untold grotto]

gaap accident is on 1984

why would they randomly get revenge of something happened decades ago

[tropic current]

I hope all the lore is kinda hard to find but not as hidden the minigames in fnaf 3

[granite junco]

In the books they also graffiti it and destroy it

[untold grotto]

seems not the case in the context of hn3 though

[granite junco]

Yeah true

[near hawk]

Wasn't that the cult

[slender basin]

Each character already have pretty deep lore (including birthdays),
Imagine having a channel here with each one's lore

[tropic current]

Would be cool tbh

[night vigil]

Ohhhhhh

[rocky siren]

I low-key feel bad for the neighbour because in raven brooks his damm brother dies and gets incenrated his wife and daughter die within a few days of eachother and also got some random kid breaking in his house

[granite junco]

Yeah but you could argue in the games the townfolk might destroy or burn it but idk for sure

[untold grotto]

or maybe some fanfic like tinyfox did

[keen hemlock]

so basically the butterfly effect is gonna work like this: character needs tape to fix something. tape buble pops up over the characters head. instead of meeting with an npc, you can give a tape to him and you prevent him from meeting that npc, which changes the world and certain outcomes?

[slender basin]

Yeah I would love to make it happen

[wild girder]

I'm really curious about the new foliage because each foliage style we've seen so far has given off completely different feels.
Proto 1 - Similar coming of age feel that RBO had.
Proto 2 - felt kinda dead Which honestly worked really effectively in my opinion.
Proto 3/Pre-Alpha - Definitely had that coziness but not really much eeriness.

[rocky siren]

We should make a petition for them to add a buzz light year costume for the neighbour

[spiral atlas]

I would love to see some sort of like character document thing for each of the characters that goes into the smaller more fun details as opposed to the bigger lore

[near hawk]

Yeah, like hobbies and stuff would be cool to see

[wild girder]

Then the overpaints gave off that "Ghost town" look perfectly!

And finally, my personal favourite, the old steam image foliage, it felt the most spooky and abandoned looking, it genuinely felt like a place that has been completely lost to time and had a massive disaster happen to it.

[rocky siren]

They should make a new villian for hello neighbour 3 because we only get the neighbour or crow face because they are both awsome but Thats the only villians we need a really cool one like them for 3

[granite junco]

I like the details Nikita gave in the devlogs, like Issac’s dream is a mechanic, covered hates being stared at

[pine marlin]

I Have a question, Will we see patch 9 mechanics as it serves the direction of the game in my view

[near hawk]

Crowface is not a thing in HN3

[untold grotto]

isaacs dream is not mechanic from what i recall

[granite junco]

might have gotten it a bit mixed up but it was mechanic related

[near hawk]

Crowface is the cult, not Guest.
And Guest in HN3 isn't even resembling a crow

[untold grotto]

rather it was a description for jacob "the mechanic with a dream"

[rocky siren]

I’m pretty sure he is or the guest idk but there’s defentily something siths a beak

[pine marlin]

The thing is just a hallucinations

[night vigil]

I still have hope that it might actually turn into some sort of Majoras Mask kinda Notebook.

[slender basin]

Like a character sheet

[granite junco]

Ahh that’s right

[untold grotto]

and we finally got to see what was his dream

[rocky siren]

I just watched the series and crowface is what I got used to

[untold grotto]

it was "being brave as much as quantum rider"

[wild girder]

Here's my ranking of each visual style in HN3.

1. Old steam images

2. Overpaints

3. Prototype 1

4. Prototype 3/Pre Alpha

5. Prototype 2

[rocky siren]

But we still do need a new villian

[near hawk]

I'm not talking about the thing.
And it's not exactly a hallucination either unless for wtrb

[untold grotto]

a new villain when they still didnt explain the previous one

i dont see thats happening

[pine marlin]

I think he is the embodiment of fear

[granite junco]

and then ends with the bang

[limpid pewter]

nickys personification of fear

[pine marlin]

Agree

[near hawk]

Yeah, but it's not as much a hallucination as it is a metaphorical representation of it that characters don't see

[rocky siren]

Yeah Thats the thing we need a proper one not just one that appears as a shadow for 5 seconds and never see again but then we do just as a useless cameo or gag

Turn the act 3 house into a transformer Thats the new villian

Where did everyone go after I said that

[pine marlin]

I really hope they use patch 9 mechanisms

[limpid pewter]

what are they

havent really went to forest that much in patch 9

[rocky siren]

They should make a mode Thats a sceincetolgy run but in the neighbours house

[night vigil]

Hiding in Bushes, Hammer to put boards down (basically anywhere) That's pretty much it

[pine marlin]

Yes that's what I mean

[night vigil]

The whole "Hiding in the bushes" part I agree with, that would be pretty cool. Idk about the Hammer tho

[pine marlin]

The hammer is pretty cool for me

[limpid pewter]

2 guests ? starting to think the god guest could be real

or another guest

[celest plank]

no

absolutely not

[granite junco]

I assumed the god guest was just the guest but the town worshipped it without knowing what it really was

or maybe they were tricked into worshipping it

[night vigil]

The "God" Guest

[granite junco]

Final boss

[night vigil]

The "Fake" Guest

The "God" Guest is just a legend. A legend the townsfolk basically believe in. The "Fake" Guest is just an impersonator. No idea who it could be, but Aaron seems to be the most thrown around theory

[pine marlin]

Just wondering is HN3 The Finel Game or we are gonna have a backwards to The past again

[wild girder]

The fact that there are two different objective options called Guest is making believe that there are going to be two guests roaming around.

[limpid pewter]

probably final mainline game

[limpid pewter]

yes

i doubt its god guest but maybe another real 'guest'

[granite junco]

It could be why they are wearing the guest costume because it’s a disguise but just a theory

[limpid pewter]

so in future builds we should maybe expect 2 'guests'

[granite junco]

I think gameplay wise that would be so hard lol two guests running after the player

[spring grove]

this reminds me of alan wake 2

[limpid pewter]

unless other 'guest' is chill

[high brook]

I feel like hn3 should get a rewind animation for the reset button to make it more seamless

[granite junco]

reminds me of another tinybuild game, pathologic 2, with all of the connecting nodes, (a similar game actually)

in the thoughts section

[blissful river]

That would be cool

[limpid pewter]

when i first seen new ui concept art for a sec instead of restart day i saw reset day

[thin portal]

Oh, this is just like the system in KCD2. I love it!

[granite junco]

Would be cool if that one ran away like in hello guest but didn’t hunt u after

[bold siren]

Ok, so my theory here is that "Guest" is the statue, the original thing, whereas "Guest?" is the evil one who kills people.

[tawny yoke]

THIS IS SO PEAK

Section buttons this is so awesome

[exotic pewter]

hi

[tropic current]

Hi

[exotic pewter]

I mean, he literally kills ppl, thats literally the textbook definition of evil 😭

[tawny yoke]

It's probably more like

You gather information about supposed god

I doubt its like second physical guest

[untold grotto]

though why its not in folklore

[tawny yoke]

Its like you collect info about the guest who kills ij the woods and the one he tries to mimic

[untold grotto]

or then if guest is seperate what even is in folklore

[tawny yoke]

Yeah thats a good point but maybe he deserves a separate page

Like in folklore it would be something else

Maybe something more about the traditions

And not the guest itself

Like the things surrounding the guest

But not him

If that makes sense

[tall sorrel]

could involve town history maybe?
like the Lucy Yi stuff or the disappearances?

[tawny yoke]

Could that count as folklore

[untold grotto]

i mean isnt the term "folklore" something completely different

[tawny yoke]

I am not sure how much of the anomalous storm thingy storyline is left in this game

But I think it could count as folklore perhaps

[tall sorrel]

like rumors relating to the incidents I mean

[tawny yoke]

Oh yeah Lucy Yi could be that then I suppose

[untold grotto]

its storm aftermath i believe

[tall sorrel]

myths about the GAAP
beliefs about who's behind the disappearances

[near hawk]

I'm interested for more folklore If we do get more

[tawny yoke]

Then the folklore section could maybe tell us more about the storm in new colors perhaps

[near hawk]

What kind of legends there can be

[tawny yoke]

Like maybe people expected ir

[untold grotto]

oh like they believe 'the guest killed lucy yi'

[tawny yoke]

Like it was their own end of the workd of some kind

[untold grotto]

though that would still go as in guest section wouldnt it

[tawny yoke]

I wonder if there will be more mythical characters

Even though that kinda drifts off the main course

[tall sorrel]

look at how the image itself shows it
these aren't neat divided areas like the tab buttons suggest
omething could easily go in multiple categories

and pressing one of those side things just sends you to that one label

[tawny yoke]

Oh thats true it could be like

A note belongs to two sections

What are those red markings

Probably like new notes

[tawny yoke]

Theres gossips section also

Not seen in the tab

[tall sorrel]

so the Gossips/Folklore Tab could be right next to the Guest Tabs

[untold grotto]

oh well i thought gossips and folklore was seperate

[untold grotto]

i think that was like an alternate name for folklore

[tall sorrel]

I think they might be the same because of the lack of a proper section

[tawny yoke]

Yeahh that makes sense

[tall sorrel]

also
more proof something can be in multiple categories
the CITIZENS tab

[tall sorrel]

why would citizens have a unique tab when one exists for each person and Raven Brooks itself

[night vigil]

Really hyped for the "Tools" section. I really hope it will actually be useful

[pine marlin]

is The Map Going to be Bigger And the places of the houses are gonna change?

Or will it stay the same?

[severe merlin]

More or less the same-ish.

[civic totem]

Nikita, are there any other renders of the HN3 characters that you can share with us? Asking this because you sent a render of Mr. Peterson last month

[untold grotto]

theres a lot

in this artists instagram

tB account have reposted them

[pine marlin]

Well that is better for not repeating the errors like changing the map in Alpha

[civic totem]

Link?

I don't have Instagram

Welp...

[untold grotto]

https://www.instagram.com/peter3d.art

[civic totem]

Huh...

[lunar trail]

oh theres a lot of renders

only if we got the png versions of them without the background

[civic totem]

Yeah that's what I want

[wild girder]

I kinda wanna know more behind the scenes related stuff like the process of making the models, planning and building the map, etc.

[tropic current]

is the art style gonna be the same or will it get some changes ?

[crystal hare]

https://tenor.com/view/here-we-go-again-gta-gif-20483040

[wild girder]

Maybe after the game is fully done. They could make a full documentary about the making of the game.

[tropic current]

dude im just wondering im not hating on it

[crystal hare]

It's gonna stay the same

[tropic current]

its a good art style

[severe merlin]

Art style stays 🙂

[exotic pewter]

but it will get better right?

right now it looks so unfinished

[celest plank]

i want this to be gone too

like this weird effect

[tropic current]

i like it its a good art style so its good that it stays in my opignion

[tropic current]

i think its gonna be more polished cuz it unfinished rn

[limpid pewter]

i mean its still early in devlopment

[restive oxide]

can't imagine why

[deft summit]

I figured honestly since most of the characters already got finished models and the object models are looking pretty close to finalized (if they aren't already)

it also just matches the story we're slowly getting as well

pretty much the game's visuals are looking more and more like a coherent style and it wouldn't make sense to change it drastically

[severe merlin]

What you mean by “better”? What you think needs to be improved?

[tropic current]

i think he means more polished but im not sure tho

[rigid jasper]

i think he means that some assets look unfinished because they are

[near meadow]

Is the "Guest?" crowlike (Because its more like a beak)

And GUEST isn't a crow? Is this what you meant nikita? By saying he isn't a crow? Or were you talking about both of these things Guest and "guest?"

[untold grotto]

will there be some kind of ui that shows our relationship with npcs

[near meadow]

I suspect what nikita meant by saying the guest isn't a crow, I think he was talking about the guest.

But "GUEST?" is crow-like actually

[untold grotto]

i think its just the guest being GUEST and forest dweller being GUEST?

[near meadow]

There's still an unused guest model

[untold grotto]

fits with guest and "guest"

[near meadow]

That we cannot seein game

I swear nikita is doing that on purpose

[untold grotto]

that folder is not in pre alpha though

like they removed it from the project

[near meadow]

Oh so ig the guest is just the myth

[untold grotto]

i assume that Guest folder was meant to have old FD meshes

[rigid jasper]

guys alpha 1 tommorow /j

[near meadow]

I just wanna know if nikita was talking about the guest as in the pictures of him around town not being crow-like

And maybe the one that is "Guest?" actaully is crow-like

[untold grotto]

i think its both being not crow like

[near meadow]

"Dont mind expanded inventory" no we NEED an expanded inventory lol

[fluid wigeon]

new ui tuff 🔥

[ionic bay]

Hey Nikita, why is the current atmosphere and testing grounds so different? To be honest, the old atmosphere was a bit better

[untold grotto]

since like if guest is not crow like someone who is acting like him wouldnt be crow like too

[ripe coral]

Ooh works in progress look interesting

[near meadow]

I suspected the meaning of him changed over time and thats why hes not a crow but no its more like a retcon

[celest plank]

@echo hull man

[winter lark]

the UI concept is looking really good tbh

[near meadow]

but also not a retcon

[gilded glen]

the notes thing is cool, reminds me of alan wake 2 and outer wilds

[near meadow]

Would you consider hnvr canon as part of nikita's timeline?

[sand flare]

2 guests?

[near meadow]

Part of nikita's story?

[untold grotto]

everything is its own thing for me

[untold grotto]

yep

the guest
forest dweller

[peak solar]

What did he mean by this?

[near meadow]

Forest dweller is imitating a twisted version of what the guest is supposed to be (A being thats all good and protects the town)

[winter lark]

one suggestion I would make for the board UI is to maybe make it look a bit more like a chalkboard perhaps

[near meadow]

This guest is VERY different from the ones we seen in the other games

[peak solar]

I guess he DID outright say distinctions between the Guest and "The Guest" is important

so I guess it isn't much of a spoiler

since we don't know who either of them are

[winter lark]

but he acts exactly the same, the neighbor also looks very different

[untold grotto]

forest dweller aka guest? or "guest" is presumably someone acting like the urban legend, the guest

[sand flare]

the other one like kidnaps this one kills

[peak solar]

Fake Guest was right.

I was right.

I wasn't insane

[near meadow]

Except that hes not imitating it, this "Guest" is a twisted and corrupted version of what its supposed to be

[winter lark]

being right doesn't make someone sane

lmao

[sand flare]

what if the real guest is the one from hn2 and hello guest and is the bird and the one in hn3 is a fake and they fight in the ending

[near meadow]

Well in nikita's story fake guest has always been fake guest there was never a real one

[untold grotto]

this is actually how the guest concept works in different medias too,

they are guest, but not like the urban legend one

[peak solar]

I still think it's interesting how even though we now definitely know there are Two Guests, it doesn't change anything because we don't know who EITHER of them are

[peak solar]

and we don't know which one we have

[near meadow]

NOt really becauses the guest being worshipped in town is more like a diety of all good saving others

[winter lark]

or maybe the one from Hn2 is the fake, since its a "lesser" version, a bit more toned down

[peak solar]

is the one ingame the "real" one?

[near meadow]

its ravenbrooks religion

[lunar trail]

Aaron the Forest Dweller truly

[untold grotto]

probably not

like 90%

[sand flare]

what if the real guest is the one from hn2 and hello guest and is the bird and the one in hn3 is a fake and they fight in the ending??? coulkd this happpen

[thin portal]

I thought the work in progress ping was going to be the new character Nikita talked about a few weeks ago, not this that we already saw like 4 hours ago :(

[untold grotto]

since the in game one didnt appeared until 2008

[tacit breach]

Its obviously the visitor

[untold grotto]

and the guest in urban legends is has been around 1800s

[peak solar]

Oh wait, Nikita could totally use The Visitor as the name for the Fake Guest...

[near meadow]

We're not seeing the real one either because well the guest is a god that protects the town and is worshipped.

Whoever "guest?" is? Is a crazy person and its probably aaron because its that obvious

[peak solar]

he's had that name in storage since it didn't fit

but since the Guest we know of ingame came into town LATER...

[lunar trail]

as much as i would love that, i dont think the HN2 Guest will appear in HN3

[near meadow]

we still don't know what happened to aaron

[peak solar]

he would technically just be an unwanted visitor

and not an important guest

[meager walrus]

iont like it

[mortal dove]

honestly nice seeing the expanded inventory being considered

[lunar trail]

Guest and Guest? probably refers to the urban legend guest and the forest dweller that dressed up as Guest

[mortal dove]

4 feels like not enough

[winter lark]

Nikita is absolutely just sitting back and watching this conversation unfold

[tacit breach]

Thankfully 😭 ✌️
Book/hnvr guest is way cooler

[peak solar]

"oh god why did I say there were two of them"

[winter lark]

lmao

[mortal dove]

I do wonder if the inventory is too small and like if the items are recognizable enough

[rigid jasper]

i for one really like the design of the notes and objectives board, idk why but it fits with alma and especially the ornate chalk on the edges

[winter lark]

"now im too scared to tell them it was an accidental copy paste..."

[peak solar]

This sketchy style reminds me of the HN1 Inventory Icons.

and also the ones from HGP, back when they were 2d

[tacit breach]

It would be cool if it was like hello guest/hn2 inventory system, or if there was some kind of inventory to store items and you can only have 4 in your hotbar

[winter lark]

2nd item, no clue... it kind of looks like a potato masher?? but the rest are pretty identifiable imo

[rigid jasper]

i mean one of them had a question mark at the end so its most likely not.a coincidence

[rigid jasper]

flashlight

[mortal dove]

im more reminded of like the item icons from the lockers that were still 2d

[winter lark]

yeah i was joking

[rigid jasper]

oh

[mortal dove]

think its a flashlight

[winter lark]

I think I would add a slight flashlight glow to make it more easily identifiable? but tbh thats just me, since most flashlights in games as icons dont have a gap in the top

[peak solar]

"Direct speech of the character" is interesting

[winter lark]

you know like the beam

[peak solar]

I guess that means in our notes, we'll get actual dialog instead of ingame

which is fine, since it's an excuse to write things the characters would actually say

[untold grotto]

hello the guest and the guest?

[winter lark]

guys I found it out... I think, we need to deliver this report to our dad

just a hunch

[rigid jasper]

im still somewhat bummed the caution tape didnt make it onto hn3 final design

[peak solar]

I think Nikita would need to confirm this.

Hey Nikita, do we need to Bring The Report #13 To Your Father?

I think this image is a bit too vague about that

[winter lark]

these objectives just aren't clear enough

jokes aside for a sec, the "Close" and "All Notes" buttons really remind me of psychonauts???

[lunar trail]

oh my god i just realized that, i just saw one and my subconscious completed the others as to what the quests were in pre-alpha

theyre all the same quests lmao

[winter lark]

lmao yeah

[severe merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/dwight-schrute-perhaps-gif-25872304

[peak solar]

Wow thanks for the important lore

I wouldn't have figured it out without that confirmation

👍

[winter lark]

unless there's a hidden meaning in his response......

[untold grotto]

will we see more of DadHoffman in game or will he just be as like unseen character for a while

[peak solar]

I feel like if we ever see him, he would be in drawings

or some kind of photo

[untold grotto]

yeah

[thin portal]

I mean... if the game is still centered around report 13 and trying to find novak, he is an important character since he is the motive why Alma is in Raven Brooks

[winter lark]

I want more of this guy

[untold grotto]

its the jesus himself

[thin portal]

so we'll probably see more of him

[winter lark]

can anyone give me a tldr of the hn3 storyline? I haven't been paying attention to HN since Hello Neighbor 2

[near meadow]

Can the guest ai be fixed when you have to explore the golden apple? I think in such a cramped area its a bit annoying when hes being violently aggressive and its a common complaint.

Like make the guest more like the hello guest ai only specifically in GAAP?

[winter lark]

I mean I was in this server when HN2 was in mid development (literally around the same stage as HN3 is now, different account though)

[lilac plaza]

maybe I’m just too crazy about that game but this feels SO Alan Wake 2 to me, it reminds me of Saga’s mind place so much

[meager walrus]

i know this is still being worked on but

i dont like it

its just a no from me

[winter lark]

oh I read that, I just thought there was more to it

[frosty gyro]

i see it

[ionic bay]

Will we see the alma's father, for example, when we finish the game or by sending report 13?

[lilac plaza]

I really enjoy it but also alan wake 2 is my favorite game so take that with a grain of salt

[lilac plaza]

yessss

[winter lark]

guys, John doesnt like the game... we have to cancel it

[meager walrus]

ah ok

[lunar trail]

well there's some bits here and there with the characters, but the general main story is that, at least what we know of so far

[winter lark]

jk, John is allowed to dislike

I halted the chat with my john comments

[untold grotto]

its a crowded one, so i would say there wouldnt be a "tldr explanation"

[winter lark]

all powerful john has cancelled Hello Neighbor 3

[winter lark]

would not say there wouldn't?

ah

but thats the whole point of a tldr

[meager walrus]

my plan worked!/j

[winter lark]

something thats too long and complex to read, so you shorten it down

[untold grotto]

the one mr apple posted is a tldr i would say

[blissful zinc]

i wouldnt be surprised if it is

[lilac plaza]

raven brooks is bright falls

[severe merlin]

Raven Falls, Bright Brooks

[ionic bay]

[unkempt quarry]

Nikita, great job for the UI

[oblique sigil]

hey turismo you sent it twice

[fluid wigeon]

ui so good bro had to post it again

[wary kite]

https://tenor.com/view/dear-god-two-of-them-twins-alike-twinning-gif-15473066

[velvet fable]

bro sent the same thing

[civic totem]

Huh

[west crag]

Nikita is just really proud of the UI guys dont worry

[hoary heath]

Bro it a raids

[slow ruin]

low-term memory loss

[ionic bay]

Just a concept

[plucky yew]

huh??😭

[tender stump]

lets do it again

[fluid wigeon]

third times the charm

[unkempt quarry]

I know, but it's pretty good

[civic totem]

Nikita are you ok?

[plucky yew]

Why did they send it twice lol

[tall oyster]

mabye a bug?

[tall lintel]

dementia arc?

[jade pollen]

UI was so good they had to send it twice

[civic totem]

No lol

[celest plank]

nikita we want more

[lilac plaza]

send it one more time I think we need to see it one more time just to make sure

[winter lark]

bro really reposted

[jade pollen]

give us more update on UI

[ionic bay]

So it can change but its very good

[smoky nymph]

got sent twice

[broken island]

does this mean we might get two hello neighbour 3's, cuz they'll make the game twice

[winter lark]

we need a third repost

[jade pollen]

i wanna see that ui yeea

[oak egret]

honestly this might be the first case of a hello neighbor game actually getting better with each alpha released

[blissful zinc]

honestly bright falls is a great reference when designing small towns imo

it's a REALLY gorgeous looking town

[jade pollen]

give us another repost so its 3 cus hn3

[winter lark]

he's gonna post 4 of them

everyone freaks out

[severe merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/giggle-chuckle-hahaha-holding-laughter-gif-15462551

[blissful zinc]

hes really proud of it

[oak egret]

everyone knows about the hello neighbor one alphas and the hello neighbor 2 alphas are all over the place but when i play each version of this i see it kinda coming together

[wary kite]

UI so nice it was sent twice

[unkempt quarry]

Nikita, thanks for making HN3

[fluid wigeon]

broski spittin rhymes

[tacit junco]

ui so damn awesome it had to be posted more than once

[plucky yew]

ngl the music in hn3 and hn 2 is so fire

[tall oyster]

He deleted it

[oak egret]

music has always been easily the best part of this franchise

[celest plank]

i can bet the game will let you drive out of raven brooks back to the ga company which would be a separate "act"

[tall lintel]

who up reworking they UI rn?

[oak egret]

IM NOT SAYING THSI TO BE MEAN ITHE MUSIC IS JUST THAT GOOD

[winter lark]

What does it mean!!!

[plucky yew]

I know lol

[winter lark]

hidden meanings! LORE!!!!

[tall oyster]

the "guest" did it lol

[hoary heath]

Hello Nikita

[blissful zinc]

this is one of my favorite tropes in games

[hoary heath]

Bro nikita

[blissful zinc]

where you get an anticlimactic ending by just leaving

[frosty gyro]

who wouldnt wanna live there theres enough coffee for everyone

[unkempt quarry]

Hi Nikita the GOAT

[winter lark]

Nikita is a human

[tall lintel]

true love that in fnaf into the pit

[winter lark]

afaik

do we need confirmation on that?

[hoary heath]

Bro this indigo man just ragebait

[unkempt quarry]

NIKITA THE BEST DEV ON PLANET

[winter lark]

Nikita a human theory?

[ionic bay]

My life wouldn't be so good without HN3

[fluid wigeon]

nikita be like: hello neighbor

[celest plank]

i mean thats probably gonna be just 1 of the many endings

[rigid jasper]

same bro

[tall oyster]

The Neighbor's Goat

[lilac plaza]

coffee world vs golden apple amusement park

[winter lark]

ty for reading all my messages, it means a lot to me

[rigid jasper]

oh hey we both have our pfps as hn3 guest

[lilac plaza]

maybe they’re competitors

[ionic bay]

Sneak peak is so much fun!

[tall lintel]

yall think hello neighbor 3 can beat gta 6 for goty at the game awards

[blissful zinc]

https://tenor.com/view/sam-lake-coffee-drinking-relax-alan-wake-2-gif-17011478197546079036

[untold grotto]

though i think nikita have confirmed that there would not be an ending like just leaving the town

[blissful zinc]

i wouldn't expect it

i'm just saying it's a trope i love

[unkempt quarry]

Too bad, it would be funny

[untold grotto]

yeah i agree

[unkempt quarry]

Yeah

[untold grotto]

i think prototype 2 or 1 had a ending like that

[broken island]

so aura, credits to @slender sonnet

[unkempt quarry]

Great art!

[rigid jasper]

wowza

[tall oyster]

wow

[celest plank]

isnt the entire point to leave the town

and bring report 13

[lilac plaza]

I think like

[untold grotto]

no i mean like

[lilac plaza]

They mean like the trope of just leaving right away

[untold grotto]

not doing anything and

just leaving

[celest plank]

oh yeah

[unkempt quarry]

Cool trope

[lilac plaza]

It’s funny I like when games just let you say no and leave

[oak egret]

honestly that trope would be really funny with the previous storyline

[winter lark]

outlast should have done that

[slender sonnet]

yes i did draw that!!

[oak egret]

actually what was that about. was the game's plot actually going to be that the player just goes to raven brooks just for fun or was that a placeholder

[untold grotto]

it was a placeholder

[oak egret]

oh okay

ive always found it funny

[untold grotto]

they previously had the idea of player might be being blank state

but then came up with the Almira

[oak egret]

id like to imagine the 100 things to do before you die book was written by the neighbor to lure the player in

[hoary heath]

😫 🍴 😫 🍴 😫 😫

[civic totem]

?

[deft summit]

honestly I much prefer that since I always like player characters more when they have a set personality

[oak egret]

you must be really hungry!

[winter lark]

thing no. 1: visit ravenbrook

[deft summit]

I don't care about blank slate player characters

[pine marlin]

Nikita when is devlog 5

[civic totem]

He doesn't know

And he doesn't give release dates

[random shell]

Probably in months

[pine marlin]

I hope its soon

[oak egret]

idk if you've played prototype 3 but that's literally what happens

the player just reads a book that tells them to go to a ghost town so they visit ravenbrooks

[lilac plaza]

love the bigass DONE box idk why it’s funny to me

[winter lark]

lmao

[deft summit]

the #27 being massive is funny too

[tawny yoke]

hones

tly

I hope the sections in that info tab is going to be slowly unlocked

Like instead of jacob, janusz, peterson, guest etc it would be "????"

[crude ravine]

[tawny yoke]

and then the player would slowly unlock it by learning about the characters

[lilac plaza]

I’d assume so yeah

[tawny yoke]

also I wonder if characters are going to talk in some way

because there are notes named "direct speech from the character"

[lilac plaza]

YES yeah I was so curious about that

Probably just text boxes if they do cuz I doubt they would get fully voiced dialogue

[tawny yoke]

yeah that's for sure

maybe like

idk if that would fit

[lilac plaza]

i think I’d prefer if it was just boxes too

[tawny yoke]

but like mumbling sfx

and just subtitles?

[lilac plaza]

yes I was about to say

that would be fire I think

[tawny yoke]

yeah that would be probably the most fitting thing to do

It would be fun if some of those notes would be misleading

[lilac plaza]

I think it’s kinda like that in outer wilds but it’s been a while since I’ve tried to play that game so it’s not super fresh in my mind so idk

[tawny yoke]

like if one of the characters mentions location of a certain object

and then its wrong because the said character thought the object was there

but it was moved

[tawny yoke]

dude man I loved outer wilds so much

I am so glad they are taking inspiration from it

the session mechanic is really nice

[lilac plaza]

I need to sit down one of these days and actually beat it I’ve tried a few times but I haven’t really committed to it yet

idk how it would be implemented without full voice acting but overhearing two characters having a conversation and using that as evidence could be cool

Could jsut be speech bubbles above their heads or smth

[tawny yoke]

oh hell yeah

there's really a lot of fun stuff they could do to make it seem lively

[lilac plaza]

yes yes

[tawny yoke]

I am so glad with how this game is coming out

literally brought back faith into this franchise

[lilac plaza]

I was a little mixed on the addition of the objectives in the pre alpha originally but the page of notes and quotes is so sick to me I really really love that concept whenever games do that

[rigid jasper]

lwk thank the lord nikita decided to make another hn game

its so peak

[tawny yoke]

when I saw the objective I found it kind of really useful in a sense like

it's a nice little kickstart

just to get the player going

and I think in the future tasks will be less of

"enter this certain room to find certain something"

and more worded in a way to encourage exploring

[lilac plaza]

no it was a good idea but the implementation rubbed me the wrong way but seeing the new UI it’s clear to me it was jsut kinda a placeholder thing

[celest plank]

golden apple logo being tiny is frying me

[tawny yoke]

oh yeah that's true for me too

like it wasn't that bad for me

but I imagined they would maybe replace it with some kind of notebook?

but this is honestly better what they are doing

[lilac plaza]

basing where you have to go on random notes and dialogue is so much more interesting than “list of 4 locations go now” LOL, the reason I was put off by it was cuz I really liked exploring in prototype 3. the system in the concept art is the best possible outcome for me tho it looks so fun

[tawny yoke]

I really hope the little notes are movable

[tawny yoke]

exactly man

like I still explore sometimes in this game

like not so long ago I just found the thingy that says about undelivered package for janusz

[lilac plaza]

nikita play alan wake 2 and my life is yours

https://tenor.com/view/kratos-ares-destroy-my-enemies-and-my-life-is-yours-gif-7965707800203237625

[tawny yoke]

YES

or lowkey

its giving me shadows of doubt

it's like a detective sim and there was a big board too

you had to like establish connections between notes it's really nice

[lilac plaza]

I need to peep this

[tawny yoke]

it was like this

[lilac plaza]

that’s how the mind place worked in Alan wake 2 it was one of my fav parts abt that game

Hell yes

[tawny yoke]

I'm gonna be honest I played the original Alan Wake and that game kind of seemed like disney movie the game for me 😭

I need to try second part

[lilac plaza]

Alan wake 1 has some fun concepts with kinda iffy execution imo but I love 2 sm

[frosty gyro]

i definitely think he has given the amount of similarities of hn3 with alan wake

[lilac plaza]

i do too lowkey I jsut wanted an excuse to use the gif

[frosty gyro]

thats fair

[tawny yoke]

man I really hope gathering information will be really fun in this game

like little sneaking eavesdropping etc

[lilac plaza]

Given the amount of unfinished houses in comparison to the little amount of residents I think it would be cool to be able to enter homes and read notes from people who used to live in raven brooks and almost be able to craft a story between the notes, photos maybe, and the look of the homes

It would add a lot to the feeling that there used to be a whole bustling town here that’s just gone now

[tawny yoke]

god man hell yeah

like diaries for an example

is this some kind of nicky's diary..

[lilac plaza]

https://tenor.com/view/say-that-again-gif-968943876633031890

games like this give way for tons of side plots and personal stories for each character and I think it would be cool to follow storylines for people who aren’t even there anymore through text and environmental storytelling

[tawny yoke]

that's for sure man like just to hear the backstory of the town

like maybe how neighbor's house burnt down

becaues I don't think it's said anywhere

[near hawk]

Probably storm

There were theories of it being Aaron based on a statement i never actually saw

[untold grotto]

in hn2, it was storm

[tawny yoke]

oh alright

[untold grotto]

hn3 is probably going to have some reason

[winter lark]

a storm

[untold grotto]

but the storms in question is probably different storms

[winter lark]

there's a storm coming

skylar storm

[celest plank]

it’s almost like

[near hawk]

Is the continuation soon-ish

[celest plank]

no its on april 10

[winter lark]

telekinesis confirmed

[lilac plaza]

next build drops and they added a tears of the kingdom ability wheel

[near meadow]

This sign in particular really supports the aaron guest theory just noticed

[untold grotto]

yeah i noticed that too

just a second i thought might be forest dweller used that cutouts beaks when he created his mask or hat whatever

but they are seemingly different materials i think

[stone elk]

Yay we are gonna have more inventory slots in Alpha 1🎉

[untold grotto]

actually that might be the one historian stole

[celest plank]

we dont know for sure

[near meadow]

But wait

Its specifically