hn3-pre-alpha-chat

[coral coral]

There is no point of him being the forest dweller

The Forest dweller is a sociopath killer

Connecting the outfit is not necessary

No and never

That's just a regular UEVR mode

[ivory wedge]

The Forest dweller is actually Trinity, believe

[stone junco]

Well personally i would like having Nicky kick around for a bit longer

[coral coral]

I hate Trinity, the forest dweller is too cool to be her

[stone junco]

I think making him guest would be the suckiest way you can go about it though

[stone junco]

No it's Maritza

[coral coral]

I hate the idea of Nicky being the forest dweller

[stone junco]

Same

[coral coral]

Absolutely no proof

[stone junco]

It's not even about the proof for me

[ivory wedge]

The forest dweller is the Ember

[coral coral]

Imbir*

[ivory wedge]

Oimber*

[stone junco]

Also there's even evidence against it

[coral coral]

The whole thing is just stupid

[coral coral]

Member*

[stone junco]

Because Nicky moves in during either 2015 or 2017, while apparently disappearances in RB started during 2008 according to devlog 4

[ivory wedge]

Plumber*

[coral coral]

Dumber*

[ivory wedge]

Ladder*

[stone junco]

(during the news segment you can see text on screen and it says dissapearances around RB started 20 years prior or so)

[coral coral]

Badder*

[ivory wedge]

Rather*

[coral coral]

Mother*

[ivory wedge]

Earthbound*

Dude that's to much

Gross

Eww

[coral coral]

Oh my bad

[ivory wedge]

/j.

[ivory wedge]

I'm so disappointed

Go to your room

[coral coral]

I'm already in my rooms

Fatuh

[ivory wedge]

Then go to the back rooms

[rocky sentinel]

Neighbor demote into side character

[still nebula]

Does the golden flashlight do anything special?

[light stone]

I think it just lasts longer.

[slate prism]

should it be painted on other paintings In Hello Neighbor 3?

[karmic lake]

as far as i know
no
it's just gold for minor lore reasons i believe

[slate prism]

There's will be Police and police station in Hello Neighbor 3?

[ripe sequoia]

the neighbor never attacked me at mayak

he just kept following me

why

[brittle patrol]

neighbor's ai is kinda broken

[paper creek]

@brittle patrol

(Im too lazy)

[brittle patrol]

he's still broken nontheless

[paper creek]

Every1 should learn this

[ripe sequoia]

I really wish the camera didnt have a health bar

[paper creek]

Its not destroying after break

Just being red and unusble

U can fix it with wrench, screwdriver or duct tape

[ripe sequoia]

oh you can fix it

thats nice

[lethal oyster]

i didnt know u cn do it with a wrench thats cool

[paper creek]

Yea

[ripe sequoia]

wait

theres a wrench in the game?

[paper creek]

Yessss

There is 2 or 3 wrenchs as i know

[ripe sequoia]

where?

[paper creek]

Jacop's house's 3th floor, on the table, same place as quantum knight note

In gaap i dont remember exact place

[unreal jungle]

Hello. Please tell me how to reset all progress to start playing from scratch

[dense remnant]

By this way
#hn3-pre-alpha-chat message

[slate prism]

So, There's will be Police and police station in Hello Neighbor 3?

[short crest]

not likely

[kindred briar]

i personaly think that the fall damage isn't realy optimal when you get kicked out of a buidling. as you just instantly die espacialy in the Museam. i rather have like an animation where you are dropped of at the front door. or few randomized dadicated locations yk

[lethal oyster]

nikita reacted with a shrug so maybe

[brittle patrol]

it would genuinely be cool to have like a local policeman that monitors the town

so if you break into someone's house for example they do something about it

cause rn in hn3 you can literally do anything without consequence

[normal terrace]

historian straight up murdering you in the museum

[still nebula]

What does it mean by helping the npcs in the feedback form?

ok so I broke Janusz

[past elk]

it looks like hes taking a crap on the floor of the bakery

[formal silo]

I THINK HE IS

[balmy badge]

You can give them specific items, that will make them your friends and change some events that happen in relation to them later on.

[still nebula]

Well how am I supposed to figure out what to give them? Or that I could even do this at all

[balmy badge]

I believe some of their locations have notes that give locations of stuff.

I haven’t played the PA in a few weeks so I don’t entirely remember.

[rotund pollen]

The game is open-world and entirely at your disposal

That’s one of the big features of hn3

NPCs have their own stuff to do and you can interact with them to change outcomes

You can befriend them like you can make them your enemies

[warm basin]

i finally beat hn3 prealpha

[paper creek]

Giving their items. Like janusz's wife's cookbook or jacop's movie

They'll help u if u did

Etc etc

[lavish geyser]

It's especially unnerving when he's chasing you through the streets with his rear end pointed at you.

Maybe it's part of the town festival ritual

[lavish geyser]

Do not jump in the cable car

[rotund pollen]

Do not use a handsaw/crowbar on the cable car

[serene coyote]

Do not delete all BP_ForestDwellerPlaceOfReflection_C_Us

[past elk]

wait does it just freeze the cable car or does it make it dissapear

[rotund pollen]

It freezes the thing

[light stone]

I love how the hair for iris is just one big glob

Nikita I beg you when you add iris, give her curly hair.

[balmy badge]

If they do add Iris, it will look something like this most likely.

(This was a test material they made last year)

[light stone]

That would be SICK

[austere garden]

i think nikita have implied that if she will comeback she will have changes both narratively and visually

her design is probably gonna be change if they add her back

[kindred briar]

i realy like the curles in her hair. they look like roses!!

[unreal light]

I would actually be kinda surprised if she doesn't come back, if one of the goals is to have side stories in the town and you already have this character without apparent importance to the direct story, almost like a... side character.. with a... side story

[mellow mantle]

I think the name will remain the same

[paper creek]

They want make iris important character like others alr

[fresh grove]

what game is this? (yes i know its roblox)

did you make this?

[light stone]

Its a hn3 fangame! I did make it! (The ai, the model of iris and the model of signed and their animations and the materials and meshes arent mine ofc)

So I pretty much just slapped stuff together

Oh and I also setup the ability to play as iris

[fresh grove]

i have a suggestion, you should post this in #fangame-discussion and #mods-and-fangames-links and if you dont have access go to id:customize and you can get access

[light stone]

I do have access lol! Thanks though.

[novel urchin]

I love how the neighbor doesn't attack you unless you steal his stuff

makes him seem more friendly

[left ruin]

Good afternoon, I just found this clip on YouTube (made by Glitched Bacon 1) and I just felt like it'd be interesting to share it.

https://youtu.be/nFW2vnCKTvI?is=6kom2tDOQD_SYFUV

[violet ridge]

Lightning rod still in game?

[fervent magnet]

Yea

you can use it to power the ferris wheel even

[violet ridge]

And?

This is all?

[fervent magnet]

i think yea

[violet ridge]

This is the only place with old wallpaper if im right

there is red boards on roof like its path

[fresh grove]

i dont think you can anymore

[fervent magnet]

you can

you just put the rod straight onto the ferris wheel rather than a generator

it works

[ripe sequoia]

why does she look old even as a child

[austere garden]

and i think some strange melody starts to play

[ripe sequoia]

where is the lightning rod?

[austere garden]

https://youtu.be/v46cKCFvVcY
different version of this i believe

[fervent magnet]

this one

[fervent magnet]

on top of the historians house

[fresh grove]

this one is worse than the old one imo

i like this one better

[fervent magnet]

both are good

[fresh grove]

what were they even trying to make it sound like though

its like a music box or something

WAIT

guest puppet theme?

[kindred briar]

there is a place just under the tracks in the amusement park where you can get stuck and its pretty iritating.

as you can't get out and you have to restart

[ripe sequoia]

thats true

last time I got stuck there after guest grabbed me and let go

[karmic lake]

there's a hole like this just in front of the entrance to the mayak area

[woeful delta]

Сan you please send me a video in DM of where exactly it is ?

[long axle]

The Pre-Alpha is pretty alright

[ripe sequoia]

well, I would try, but I dont know its exact place, since what happened last time was that the guest caught me and was dragging me, and I flashed the light on him and he dropped me in this place under the tracks, to describe it, the place was like a pit, and I wasnt able to climb out of it, and on top of me was the wooden structure.

[woeful delta]

Got it , thank you

[lethal oyster]

its good i js want coned to leave his house tho but he keeps getting stuck

[long axle]

This is very true

He should most definitely be exploring more and also have more of a purpose.

[lunar moat]

Yea

Right behind the ice cream thing

If u continue walking straight u fall there

I fell into it because I was walking backwards while pointing the flashlight at the guest

[lunar moat]

Just enter in the ice cream booth and continue to walk straight and u will fall in it

[warm basin]

Anyone have the audio files of the forest dweller sounds from prototype 1?

[light stone]

I don't think it's possible to grab those anymore I think?

I can try get you the pre alpha sounds though

[warm basin]

i want the signed noises

the angry sounds of signed

and whilst he is trying to throw the player out

@light stone

[light stone]

Just a sec

[warm basin]

nvm i got them

[mellow mantle]

These 3 sounds were only available on P1 and P2, they're actually good

I hope they come back

[plucky hornet]

Is there any way to install the prototypes?

[lavish geyser]

did you play them when they were out?

[plucky hornet]

No ;((

[mellow mantle]

I think it exists; I was able to download RBO once

a website, but I forgot which one:(

[tawny sentinel]

what if the forest dweller/ice cream coned head is the second mascot costume for the golden apple amusement park from hello neighbor 3?

[snow dune]

It's not an "Animatronic", but it is indeed the mascot for the Golden Apple Park yeah

[tawny sentinel]

the forest dweller don't have face? From hello neighbor 3 pre alpha and hello neighbor prototype 3

[warm basin]

Actually the 3rd one is used in pre alpha

Or smth

[mellow mantle]

Yeah you are right

The first one is my favorite

But this was only on P1

[austere garden]

its the guest

[normal terrace]

i think they're suggesting that the forest dweller is wearing what would've been the GA park mascot's outfit, (akin to the costumes worn by disney characters who wander the streets at disneyland if anyone doesn't know), rather than suggesting that the forest dweller IS the mascot

[slate prism]

There's will be Boss Fight with Guest or Neighbor (Mr. Peterson) in Hello Neighbor 3?

[light stone]

I think the forest dweller in this version actually is the guest? There's a mesh in the files labeled something like "VandalCommunityBoard" and it has writing on it with the vandals talking about if the guest is real, and a sighting at the park or smth.

[barren imp]

I wonder if in Alpha 1 of HN3 we'll see Alma actually holding items, more objects getting textures, etc etc. I'm very excited for the future of this game

[light stone]

Same, along with that I hope the ai gets an improvement and more buildings are explorable.

The ai in the pre alpha rn is very messy and confusing

Like somehow they all know if you stole an item from them even without you holding the item

and jacob just goes ballastic at you if you just carry an item picked up from the environment he dosent even own LOL

[paper creek]

Wather station act is kind of boss fight alr

[barren imp]

Agreed, i was trying to find Coned's house (struggled a bit for a few days) and his/her/their AI was pacing back and forth like an idiot.

I also hope that we get new vandals in the future, i love the concept of them.

[dawn marsh]

Whater station is in game? There sno whater in helneigboer 3 how it coud be?

I thougt jacob is bosfigt btw

[barren imp]

When do you guys think HN3 Alpha 1 will release?

[ripe sequoia]

I wonder what theme HN3 will have

HN1 was trauma, HNHS was loss, HN2 was.....idek

[paper creek]

Nice keyboard

[warm basin]

Hn3 will have tragedy

[mellow mantle]

Mini boss fight

[stable olive]

Hn2 was failure

Quentin failed to save aaron and only made things worse

Like forest protectors probably became more paranoid after the guy nearly destroyed their plans

Neighbor now has health issues

[paper creek]

Failed to save aaron?

We dont know anything after hn2 ending about aaron

[stable olive]

I mean, aaron did choose his dad so...

[normal terrace]

def failed to save himself
quentin dead as hell

[paper creek]

Still we dont know

[stable olive]

But still... quentin is a failure and the main moral of hn2 is that sometimes wandering too much into the rabbit hole can hurt us

[paper creek]

I wont say anything about that till see hn2's full story

[past elk]

atp tinybuild should just like release a google doc detailing what was planned for hn2 because they cant just leave us on that

[light stone]

I hope if they do release a hn3 alpha 1, they make it easier to know what the ai is thinking and improve the ai.

The ai in this pre alpha do kinda have a coherent schedule but it's very hard to figure out what that schedule is.

[warm basin]

https://youtu.be/PcKu_4i1hwk?si=yjYyBLUpwZNEBnjn

[barren imp]

Is there a way to play previous prototypes of HN3?

[paper creek]

They can do it with books or games

[stone junco]

For HN2 they said they wanted to make a story about love and greed iirc

But like it doesn't clearly put any message about either

[stone junco]

I think proto 2 was archived somewhere?

Unsure

[barren imp]

yeah i was sent archived games which was the prototypes, now we wait for prototype 3 considering i only played that once and never played it again 😭

(didnt complete it either)

[paper creek]

<@&1162799252192379000>

[past elk]

i headcanon gaap mascot is called pip the pathfinder or smth like that because it'd be kinda weird if he was just called GUEST

[teal citrus]

i wont lie i feel like visitor fits the hn3 guest name more because he visits the town at night and takes someone at repeat

[austere garden]

he is canonically called guest in park too

[past elk]

wait where does it say that?

[austere garden]

theres "Guest Roller Coaster" and "Guest Hotel"

[past elk]

oh

also tysm bro i was actually looking for that asset

[austere garden]

i think its maybe because the town let the creature "enter the town"
like the creature thingy called or welcomed by townspeople

in urban legend

[fervent magnet]

couldnt it be that those are referring to actual guests

like y'know park attendants

[dreamy knoll]

Why would there be a hotel in the middle of an amusement park?

[austere garden]

Guest Hotel maybe, but definitely not guest roller coaster

[light stone]

Im going insane trying to figure out how to control wind speed in the pre alpha using uet

[past elk]

uh a few major amusement parks like disneyland or legoland have small hotels in them

though i dont think GAAP is on the same scale as parks like those

[rotund pollen]

I mean they did say GAC was national-sized corporation
Its also a video game so…

I still think the hotel has nothing to do with the park tho

[warm basin]

why does hn3 crash when i press to raven brooks

[paper creek]

Maybe ur pc not good for run the game

[warm basin]

Maybe its just an error that can be fixed by restarting the pc

[paper creek]

Maybe

[tawny sentinel]

I edit my message

[rotund pollen]

If you look around, you’ll find a vandalized Guest cutout with the head split in half

Hence the crow-like design of Dweller

[austere garden]

i think theres also another vandalized one next to the neighbors house

[open marlin]

new ui looks great

love the digital clock

in the bottom right

[cinder hull]

How much time and patch 10 is in hn2 relesead

[open marlin]

what

[past elk]

cancelled

[cinder hull]

Ok

[ripe sequoia]

can you send a pic

[slate prism]

Will there be firefighters and a fire station in Hello Neighbor 3?

[rotund pollen]

Theres an even better one with the other half angled sideways. At the entrance to the hiking trail i believe

[zinc valley]

so gys

thoughts on the new ui they working

on

like for me it feels modorn

[bitter maple]

This is pre-alpha chat not P3 chat

[barren imp]

oh true, sorry

[foggy tendon]

i doubt it

the town is abandoned mostly

[slate prism]

So, Will there be firefighters and a fire station in Hello Neighbor 3?

And there's will be Chase theme in Hello Neighbor 3?

[ripe sequoia]

the characters barely chase you

they find you, they catch you, they throw you

theres very little chasing involved

[paper creek]

I think he meant chase music

[ripe sequoia]

I KNOW

Im saying it'd be pointless if the characters just catch you in 2 sec

[paper creek]

Ok

[vast bough]

i feel like the houses for the ais are wayyy to small

were basically doing hn1 all over again atp

[teal citrus]

no

[paper creek]

Someone sees future omg

[brazen oar]

Who

[paper creek]

Guess who

[stone junco]

I assume he means the person right above

[silk fjord]

the fire station, probably, but firefighters? no.

[barren imp]

is there any audio files of the guest's sounds?

[paper creek]

https://youtu.be/zufuav1cfQM?is=LfXH-UDvEB25ng3j

[barren imp]

i mean like, actual audio files of the guest noises

[warm basin]

use fmodel

i believe you have to go to marketplace and wwiseaudio for the sounds

idk

but for some reason the playlists is not showing up

[sour pendant]

Bro take a shower in just 3 builds your already dirty?? 😭

[left ruin]

Dude's living in the woods, what do you expect from him? 😭

Also, I know I'm pretty late, but I made a better tutorial video for befriending characters in the Pre-Alpha (I was just unhappy with my previous video and decided to make a new and better one). I hope you're okay with me sharing it here.
https://youtu.be/47jLDfX91TA?si=3JaeFBr1nEi452nA

[long axle]

I somehow managed to blow up the bakery while Janusz was at the supermarket, lol

and survived

Now Janusz is just going idle i guess

[fossil ocean]

the oldest messsage ever

[teal citrus]

rip prototype chat

[ripe sequoia]

it sucked anyway

[past narwhal]

indeed

[sly verge]

How do you blow it up?

[paper creek]

break the oven with sledgehammer

[kindred briar]

so new charaxter just dropped. it seems to be an Artist. but he doesn't realy look like an artist for my feeling!

[trail sluice]

Ernest is his name. He is the owner of the hotel

[kindred briar]

ow. i tought he was an artist

[worn mist]

Nice, we finally have the Raven Brook's Hotel Manager

[paper creek]

Next time, read nikita's messages

[kindred briar]

i did. but i gues i just understood it wrong 🙄

[paper creek]

Ok

[past elk]

ernest looks so peak

[obsidian frigate]

<@&1162799252192379000>

[barren imp]

bro seeing ernest genuinely made my day since i was having a pretty bad day already 🥹 ahhh im so freaking happy we got a new character

it kinda makes sense too since iris and isaac got scrapped im pretty sure

[brittle patrol]

isaac isnt scrapped

and theyre considering bringing iris back

[barren imp]

oh lets goo lol

[worn mist]

I think Alma's design needs a Jacket and a purse

[light stone]

THIS IS A FIRE DESIGNNNN

[upbeat echo]

How much longer will pre alpha still available?

[mellow mantle]

It's only been a month, there's still time

[barren imp]

i wonder if there will be a new vandal at some point 👀 it would be cool to get the traffic squad

[paper creek]

Nikita said there will be no more vandals as i remember

[upbeat echo]

Nah, he say he doesn't think they'll add more vandals, but you never know. Or smt like that

[worn mist]

I hope Iris and Isaac will come back in the Alphas versions

[paper creek]

Nikita said isaac def returns but iris is unknown

[barren imp]

i wonder if in alpha 1 we get to see alma actually HOLDING the crowbars and the other items

[austere garden]

we will

[leaden pollen]

Well look at that. Surreal too see items being actually held

[past elk]

YAYYYYY

[pseudo hawk]

big ahh flashlight

[past elk]

i mean it has to accomodate for turbo mode somehow

[fervent magnet]

ohh finally

[primal steppe]

Heyy

Btw is this the new version your making?

[paper creek]

So alma has an animation to click flashlight button?

Or she will?

[leaden pollen]

Not right now. Hopefully in the future 🙂

[sly verge]

Is any of this the new foliage? Or is this still the placeholder foliage?

[night pond]

Finally

[leaden pollen]

Its still the same old foliage for now.

[reef field]

Let's go!

[sly verge]

Are you able to give any sort of estimation on how close the new foliage is to being done? (Like a percentage or something)

[leaden pollen]

https://tenor.com/view/lisa-swain-samanthalovettx-lisa-no-gif-259262511226897087

[reef field]

What has been the biggest challenge so far in development?

[leaden pollen]

https://tenor.com/view/all-of-it-jean-luc-picard-star-trek-the-next-generation-everything-gif-23455350

[reef field]

That's fair! LOL.

[night pond]

Sorry if this is off-topic, but I just wanted to ask how much were you actually involved with the Hello Neighbor books? and how much lore did you write for the books?

[leaden pollen]

We had few small discussions in the beginning before the first book, but generally it's fully Carly and Alex's work.

[night pond]

I see

[reef field]

In devlog 1.5 you stated that some ideas from your prototype games, (which I think are pretty neat!), will be used in HN3. Can you elaborate on what ideas were carried over? :).

[leaden pollen]

The prototype about time travel.
It has similar essence: fixed time frame, bunch of dynamic characters trying to reach their goals as a part of system-based sandbox, while player learns how things work and apply this knowledge to achieve desired outcome.
The difference is that in time travel game, player could travel to any point in time withing given time frame and past versions of the player are still present on a map (just like in time travel films) and if you meet with yourself -> game over.

[thorn hollow]

i appreciate you clarifying this ive had a lot of convos with others about how connected the books were to the story stuff in hn3 (the golden apple company specifically since they play a big role in the books)

[reef field]

I see! It's an very interesting concept and I think it's great!

[primal steppe]

Can i get a hi from Nikita before sleep

[stone junco]

You said about five years over on reddit that you read every outline, and talked about the book story often, could you clarify if it was specifically/mostly about the graphic novels?

[thorn hollow]

out of curiosity if you can answer this in the books the company was run by the tavish family and i was curious if the hoffmans in hn3 are kinda like the equivalent to them for hn3

maybe thats too lore-heavy to ask but still

[fervent magnet]

thats a story question, he wouldnt answer that

[leaden pollen]

I don't remember my exact phrasing and to which questions I replied and what I said exactly. If you find my exact answer I will gladly comment on that 🙂

[stone junco]

I can't send screenshots here unfortunately

[fervent magnet]

I think it was this

[thorn hollow]

oh god we're gonna have to unearth the reddit thread lol

[stone junco]

Yes thank you mr apple

[thorn hollow]

oh nvm good job apple

[barren imp]

YOOO THIS IS AWESOME

[fervent magnet]

the reddit qna during the times of the graphic novels

iirc

[leaden pollen]

Yes, this was for the first book mostly and few graphic novels, then eventually everything carried without my input.

[rotund walrus]

welp that explains why later stuff like reset day had stuff like time loops

since you said the stories you write are grounded

[thorn hollow]

nikita out of curiosity if they ever asked you to would you do art for another hn graphic novel?

your style would work well in one i think

also i just miss hn books lol

[vast bough]

how big are thoose flashlights my god

[fervent magnet]

They're still canon in some way though

so that's confusing still

[rotund walrus]

yeah ig we will see someday

hopefully

[thorn hollow]

ted just has all the lore sealed up in the mayak (that explains everything)

[barren imp]

ahhh man im so excited for hello neighbor 3 alpha 1

ive never been so excited for something before

[reef field]

I'm hyped too! It's gonna be peak..

[barren imp]

i believe people are speculating that alpha 1 will release around september or october? i also agree with this speculation

[thorn hollow]

probably isnt the greatest idea to speculate on release dates whn nikitas literally right here and probably doesnt even know himself yet lol

[leaden pollen]

Probably not. I'm not good at creating graphic novels (it require certain skills that I do not have)

[barren imp]

true

man this is awesome, ive been such a huge fan of hello neighbor and/or hello neighbor 3 for a long time LOL

[thorn hollow]

thats very fair your arts just really cool to me lol

in general i just think books are a good medium to do more with hn

mabe im a bit biased considering i like writing but idk

[reef field]

May I ask about a strange occurence which I do not know if it is intentional. Sometimes, despite being in a well lit area, the Guest tries to attack me. Is this intentional?

Oh and he also sometimes lingers around, walking back into the forest slowly.

[thorn hollow]

from what ive played if he gets far enough into the map he can attack in lit areas if youre close enough to him

[reef field]

Yeah.

[thorn hollow]

you kinda have to stand around for a while in an unlit area and then leave at the last second for this to happen tho

[leaden pollen]

It's a bug

[reef field]

Thank you for the clarifcation 😄

[fresh sinew]

hmm will there be picking up / throwing animations?

[leaden pollen]

Yes

[fresh sinew]

nice!

This game is coming together really well

[thorn hollow]

actually if i can ask another question will the mayak/weather stations final design take inspiration from the versions of it we've seen in older stuff (the animated series and hello guest specifically) or will its design be entirely new for hn3?

[ripe sequoia]

Nikita, have you watched the HN cartoon? whats your opinions on it?

[leaden pollen]

Entirely new. (Sphere with the eye is still there of course)

[lethal oyster]

He answered this but I really wanna hear his opinions even tho it wasn't taken into consideration

[leaden pollen]

I did. It has a nice atmosphere 🙂

[thorn hollow]

thats good to know the eye is integral to the vibe lol

[lethal oyster]

are you hyped for the 3rd season or have you already seen it?

[stark patrol]

Nikita, Is Isaac definetly in the next build?

[stone junco]

The of course there feels like a diss to GN2

[ripe sequoia]

I mean, hes not involved, so, its safe to assume hes not seen it

[leaden pollen]

For now all my energy focused on HN3 🙂

[stone junco]

H doesn't get behind the scenes bits on it from what i got

[barren imp]

i personally like the head anatomy that some characters have. Like with the Guest, whenever he looks with his head positioned normally, his beak faces upwards. And with Signed, when he looks downwards his sign face faces towards you. I find it really cool how some of the enemies' heads work in HN3

[lethal oyster]

Makes sense

[rotund pollen]

Any anecdote of fun glitches that occured during development?

[lethal oyster]

Yeah

[lethal oyster]

Aw

[barren imp]

my favorite character in HN3 is probably the guest. I also like the vandals

[ripe sequoia]

glad to know you liked it, when the first two episodes came out, there was so much backlash and hate and everyone saying it ruined HN story, but gradually as more episodes came out, ppl started liking it

[stone junco]

Even If it sucked it wouldn't ruin the story lol

[reef field]

With the butterfly effect, will anything that you do have an effect on next sessions. So say for example, I befriended a character, will said character have a strange recognition of me despite never seeing me before after I die or the storm happens etc.

[stone junco]

Little did people know though

[ripe sequoia]

you have no idea how ppl acted when eps1 and 2 dropped

[stone junco]

I know, the whole old lore/new lore thing

[snow dune]

What an interesting time that was

[stone junco]

Anyway this is a HN3 channel

[lethal oyster]

The new teaser doesn't have a build name on top of it hmmm

My guess is

It's alpha 1

[stone junco]

It's because they didn't decide it i think

[austere garden]

its because they also not sure about what to call it

[lethal oyster]

I see

[leaden pollen]

No, that the whole point of the "goundhog day" approach. If each new "loop" changes after each play - you'll not be able to learn how things work and apply it.

[reef field]

Yeah that's fair, makes sense 🙂

[ripe sequoia]

Ernest wont be chasing us out of the hotel right?

[lethal oyster]

Unless he also Hates us while we are about to be raven brooks president

[stark patrol]

Also, I wanted to ask: Is Jacob's car crash going to change in next build? Because, I prefered how it worked in p1 and p2. Also, is the guest going to be more involed in the scripted "Death" events? (I.e, Guest catches Jacob as he is stunned from car crash)

[ripe sequoia]

I want the hotel to be like our base of operations, like how Nicky's house in HN1 and Raven Brooks Banner office in HN2

[stone junco]

Ernest's name does mean honest, and dependable i think.

[rotund pollen]

Considering the hotel had been the first step in exploration, I doubt he would immediately attack the player

[stone junco]

Which are traits you'd expect from a hotel owner

[lethal oyster]

Its always good when a new characters name has meaning

[stone junco]

We don't yet know If in has a meaning

[stark patrol]

Also, what do you think of feedback:

[austere garden]

why wouldnt it

since the names are not random

nothing is random

[lethal oyster]

Boy u js said means honest

[stark patrol]

Nikita, what do you think of this feedback?

[leaden pollen]

This is sound interesting, but it's not applicable. 🙂
You'll get why after you learn story

[stark patrol]

Thanks for responding!

[barren imp]

nikita, will we learn about who the guest is in a future hn3 version? or somewhere else in the future?

[stone junco]

We will

[austere garden]

he said we will

[misty rune]

will the arms clipping through stuff while holding item bug be fixed in the final release?

[stone junco]

Both Nikita said and Aleksandr said we will leaen his identity

[lethal oyster]

Huh I remember they had problems with guest kidnapping thing now its for the story

[stark patrol]

One other thing I wanted to ask: If it's not too early to say, what would you say is biggest difference between the next build and the pre alpha?

[snow dune]

There's gonna be an FOV slider at some point right?

[fervent magnet]

this screenshot is zoomed in

you can see that the hud is cut off

[snow dune]

I know I know, I'm just asking

[fervent magnet]

ah okay then

[brittle patrol]

finally bro we love you guys 😭

[lethal oyster]

Youuu did this to meee

[brittle patrol]

i hope so, ive been asking for it too lol

[paper creek]

🤦‍♂️ 😭

[upbeat echo]

https://tenor.com/view/shrek-that-explains-a-lot-that-explains-everything-that-explains-gif-23841556

[rose cosmos]

Comically large flashlight 😭

[shut siren]

It really is

Although tons of large flashlights exist irl.
I think it just ends up looking kinda awkward holding one that big with only one hand.

[leaden pollen]

Hehe it is indeed pretty huge

[ripe sequoia]

why did yall scrap the vaulting/climbing in HN3? it was actually extremely useful in HN2, I hope yall add it back

[sly verge]

Wait for it!

[snow dune]

Ohhhhh true, these kinda flashlights are that huge in real life too. They usually also have these "Turbo Modes". But from what I've seen, they are actually pretty dangerous for multiple reasons 🤣

[shut siren]

https://tenor.com/view/fleshlight-gif-25214863

[snow dune]

Foliage!

[snow dune]

Exactly that

And they're loud

[night pond]

They should bring it back

[snow dune]

Actually running a fan so they don't explode

[ripe sequoia]

where can I get this

[patent valve]

is it known if future ai will be able to see you in the dark

it would be really cool to have more stealth mechanics

[paper creek]

Thats not suitble for hn3 nikita said

[ripe sequoia]

damn, no activity for 10 HOURS

[buoyant night]

Yes , it was Really Good

And Patch 9 Mechanic

[mellow mantle]

Aaaand turbo mode!

[slate prism]

Will there be a lake with fish swimming in it in Hello Neighbor 3? tho there's no Fish in lake

[ripe sequoia]

can you go to the park using the hiking trail in pre alpha?

[austere garden]

you actually can

you need to eat food though

because the bridge is broken you need to do a reaally long jump

[ripe sequoia]

wait, you can jump higher if you eat?

[mild zephyr]

he said there will picking up animations but he dident say in alpha 1

[paper creek]

Almost in every game, when ur speed increased, ur jump will be increased too

[sly verge]

There should definitely be an easier method to get there so people won't need to get the lever or try to take that confusing trail every single session.

[slate prism]

So, Will there be a lake with fish swimming in it in Hello Neighbor 3? tho there's no Fish in lake.

[night pond]

No, the lake has dried up

[primal steppe]

So do we can jump higher after eating banana in hn3?

I had to note this new lore 📝

[past elk]

i hope nikita gives the banana item its own story arc

||/j obviously||

[primal steppe]

This mean joking right?

🧐

[past elk]

yes

[past elk]

also im having some trouble crossing the gap, are there any specific food items that boost you more?

[austere garden]

i think you also need a box to place under you

[misty rune]

you can just do a double jump by putting box under you

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1436024529540485326/1466070229523370066/caption.gif

[austere garden]

yeah

[misty rune]

and it doesn't require food if you do it twice

[past elk]

oooh

[sly verge]

I can't even find the gap. Are there any videos that show where it is?

[ripe sequoia]

guys

UE6 has been revealed.....

[barren imp]

i wonder if we'll see what bob novak looks like in the future

maybe he's just a side character

[buoyant night]

nikita I have a question: Why didn't you all work on patch 10 first? Not because I'm upset, on the contrary, I'm happy with hn3, but just wondering, that's because Your view of the game doesn't match with hn2?

[austere garden]

because it was not nikita wanted to do

he never wanted to make hn2

[buoyant night]

Oh , make sense

[primal steppe]

Then why he make hn3?

If hn2 he skip

Also what gonna look like if he did hn2

[buoyant night]

Probably because when he burned out from the game, he hated this part, so he no longer wanted to complete it.

Well it is better to forget the past, learn from its mistakes, and focus on the future

[austere garden]

he never wanted to start to project

he was "scared" to say no to tinybuild

now he is doing what he is wanting in hn3

[buoyant night]

I have a question will we get in Alpha 1 the characters capture and throw us or a capture animation will be added ?

[leaden pollen]

Check this devlog episode, I answer this question there

[fleet prairie]

Is the current location of the Neighbor's house in HN3 permanent?

[teal citrus]

not sure but the mayak will def become bigger

so maybe not

[buoyant night]

Oh okay thanks for replying me

[sly verge]

I have a small bit of feedback which isn't really major, it might not be an issue at all in the future but I think it would be better if some of the buildings were hidden deeper into the woods because I really liked how in Prototype 1 and 2 there were more paths that led into the dark which I think the game would benefit from because it would add more Guest gameplay. But that's just a small bit of feedback, it's not really anything that major.

[sly verge]

If I had to give a more specific example. I would say how in Prototype 1 and 2 there was a secret path that led to the Forest Dweller's den. I would love for there to be more stuff like that.

[neat jungle]

It's a shame hn2 didn't end up the way nikita imagined.

And I keep wondering if the alpha 2 project files still exist somewhere, because that map was so interesting even though it was incomplete

[buoyant night]

Yeah It had a strange, wonderful, mysterious feeling

[delicate jolt]

Hey nikita will we ever get an awnswer to hello neighbor 2s end and patch 9s end?

[night pond]

He didn't work on the release version of Hello Neighbor 2 and he didn't work on any of the patches

[delicate jolt]

but like a lore ending. He would still know if stuff gets awnsered in new games

[night pond]

He doesn't know the story of Hello Neighbor 2 bro

[stable olive]

I don't think anyone does

[night pond]

Yeah lol

[delicate jolt]

he 100% does. Completely ignoring a game in the series would be ridiculous. Maybe he doesn’t know all of it but he definitely knows the gist.

[stone junco]

#hn3-discussion message

[barren imp]

hello nikita! just wanted to say i am inlove with HN3 and i have been ever since prototype 3 released. every time a new version releases i get the biggest obsession with the game. i love the artstyle, the atmosphere and the overall unhomely feel of the game. When ernest was announced as a character, i honestly became really happy for a few hours and it brightened my day up. I will continue to support the game no matter what goes on. 🙂

[delicate jolt]

so is it just gonna be ignored from now on?

[stone junco]

Maybe.
But it's possible they'll make something that follows its continuity too.

[delicate jolt]

well that sucks

already feel scammed with the “nural network” Now there acting like it dosnt exist

[stone junco]

Neural network sounds kind of lame on retrospect

[delicate jolt]

It was cool though

but the issue is they acted like it was gonna be a thing right until launch

I already paid by then and refunding on xbox is not easy

There were so many broken promises with that game.

[rotund pollen]

Like… why?

[fervent magnet]

In a perfect world HN2 story continuation and HN3 would exist at the same time

[rotund pollen]

In retrospect, what could a neural network be possibly useful for?

[delicate jolt]

it was just cool. The neighbor being a genius would have been so fun. Also ive been subscribed to u freeze zane for so long lol

and the issue is they lied

i love hello neighbor but low-key feel scammed to this day

[stone junco]

Truth

[night pond]

This

[rotund pollen]

We honestly dont need an ai that learns from every player

[stone junco]

But since the world could never be that great

[night pond]

True

[delicate jolt]

we don’t need it, but they literally lied to us.

[stone junco]

I'll just hate on HN2

[delicate jolt]

that’s why i’m upset

[night pond]

I don't think the neural network would've worked tbh

[fervent magnet]

anyway isnt this chat about HN3 pre-alpha

[delicate jolt]

i agree

[stone junco]

More truth

[night pond]

Yep

[fervent magnet]

time loop

[delicate jolt]

I just hope they eventually address the NN.

[delicate jolt]

is the time loop cannon? Like reset day?

[rotund pollen]

Yeah

[delicate jolt]

peak. I was hoping so

[night pond]

No

Uh

[delicate jolt]

oh fr? Thats disappointing

[night pond]

I mean

[stone junco]

Nah

It is kind of story related

[night pond]

Reset Day is canon since everything is canon, but time doesn't literally reset in HN3 in the story

[stone junco]

But it's not actually time looping for the player or anyone

[delicate jolt]

oh really?

i get it

it’s a mechanic not part of the story

[night pond]

Correct!

[sly verge]

What's NN?

[fervent magnet]

Neural Network

[sly verge]

In that case. They won't address it. It wouldn't fit the idea of the game.

[delicate jolt]

i just mean address why they lied abt it being in hello neighbor two right up until launch

[warm basin]

https://tenor.com/view/hello-neighbor-gif-22677627

[primal steppe]

Nikita hii

How you doing

[primal steppe]

So at first he wanna quit hn project?

[sly verge]

I'll try and break it down. He made Hello Neighbor, because it was the first project for the team with a lot of passion despite its flaws, all the people who worked on it were worn out after the release.

Without a break, they began work on HN2 (Hello Guest at the time) which was probably not his call from what I gather from the devlog and over the course of development, more ideas and other sorts of things got in the mix which made development even harder. Eventually, Nikita fully burnt out and made the hard decision to step down and Eerie Guest went on without him.

It took over a year for him to recover from the burn out and he spawned the idea of HN3 which he feels really passionate about so he reunited with Eerie Guest to begin the online portion of it (RBO) however, none of them have worked on a multiplayer game before which caused development to be really slow (as in, literally unacceptably slow) so they canned the online idea and stuck purely to the single player and focus on this system based open world sandbox idea and the rest is history.

[primal steppe]

i will read it after my class finish

[night pond]

It's from the Steam page for HN3

Yes https://store.steampowered.com/app/2789680/Hello_Neighbor_3/

Steam

Hello Neighbor 3

Features:

• Living town residents - Each character is simulated in real-time, independently of the player. Citizens try to reach their own goals even if the player is not around.
• …

Release Date

To be announced

...It was added when the Pre-Alpha came out

[neon ledge]

i love how fascinating this game's ai works (spoilered as it shows how to get probably one of the most useful items progressing normally in under a minute)

[fervent magnet]

You might not see that exact text if your steam is Turkish, instead of translating the stylized text images, they just remove it for other languages aswell i assume

[misty rune]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1436024529540485326/1438934838206926980/caption.gif

[drowsy geyser]

Yup, They also removed the text in the French version (Yes, I am)

[drowsy geyser]

https://tenor.com/lZK09qU4KtU.gif

[fervent magnet]

It's probably like that in any non-english version

[drowsy geyser]

Yeah maybe

[paper creek]

You did very good thing well done

[primal steppe]

Where's the Mayak

I can't find it

[primal steppe]

I'm going to lose my mind

I can't find amusement park and mayak

I never get a chance to see the neighbor

I need banana so forest dweller could not catch me

[past elk]

read bob novak's notes

[primal steppe]

Where

Oh wait

I don't understand

Why just to get to the place

Is so far

😭

[sly verge]

I'm gonna give you some advice to have a better time playing the game and figuring out what to do.

Don't rush, if you rush you're going to end up missing certain clues or hints that may be important.

Make sure to check the objective tab, this will allow you to know what places you may need to go to find one of Bob's notes and find other important items that you may need.

Don't try to break every single locked door and window, if there's a locked door, try to find another way in and to save your crowbars for when you will actually need them.

Make sure to be sneaky, if you just run around the houses the NPCs will find you easier and immediately attack you so be sneaky instead.

[primal steppe]

Thanks man

[primal steppe]

@grim pewter

[grim pewter]

Yo

[primal steppe]

Yoo

[sly verge]

In case people here don't know. We got the Ernest model.

[buoyant night]

He just need glasses

And they should change the main character

I want something similar to Quentin and Jacob

[paper creek]

Ragebaiter

[fossil ocean]

ernest is the weirdest character in HN franchise

[barren imp]

holy crap this looks awesome

[primal steppe]

?

[primal steppe]

I don't want to see Alma as the main character

[primal steppe]

He must appear in Hn3 alpha1?

Am i correct that after prealpha is alpha1

[primal steppe]

He look like Mr otto his age?

[past elk]

thats how it usually works yeah

[primal steppe]

Do you think Alpha1 is coming September

Random guess

[grim pewter]

nah

i think hn3 alpha 1 is coming out in august 2nd 2026??

that sounds like a good date

bc its summer and its 1 and half month school holiday

and so i could play longer ye

[paper creek]

Too early

[grim pewter]

ok then

[primal steppe]

Is impossible

Sorry

But

The project is big

And you can see their graphics is so Insanely good

And they are doing on many stuff

[amber breach]

okay but still

is a good date

[primal steppe]

Good date but what come after hn3

What we gonna play next

Hn remake should come please

[amber breach]

btw he means the alpha 1 of hn3 not the actual full release

[primal steppe]

Oh thanks for telling me

[primal steppe]

why do the flashlight is not in Alma hands ?

or is just a quicky game they made

[teal citrus]

its not been implemented yet

but it will be in alpha 1

[primal steppe]

i don't want to be playing as Alma in alpha1

[teal citrus]

well too bad she will be the only player

[sly verge]

Why? What's wrong with her?

[grim pewter]

why playing as Almira Hoffman in hn3 is ok

her running animation is better than jacob

but its ur opinion ig

[rotund pollen]

I have an idea of why he doesnt want, but im not gonna say it here

[sly verge]

I disagree. I like Jacob's more.

Personally. I prefer Jacob but I'm fine either way.

[teal citrus]

because shes a woman ?

[buoyant night]

From my perspective, I want something similar to Jacob and Quentin

Nikita if see this message can you change the main character or give us another one with the same lore? I want something similar to Jacob and Quentin .

[stone junco]

Okay now if you want the character to still have the same lore what's the problem with Almira staying

[buoyant night]

Bec its not good , Her design, her clothes, her appearance, everything. . And if you said you will not able to see it in gameplay, I will in cutsecne

[crystal torrent]

You post ai generated nonsense every day, I'm not surprised you don't have interest in the art of the game

[paper creek]

Hating for nothing ahh

[buoyant night]

Nope

[paper creek]

I hate her,
Why?
Bc i hate her appearance
Why?

Why @buoyant night

[crystal torrent]

It's very shamelessly because she's a woman that isn't hyper attractive

[buoyant night]

.

[paper creek]

Why @buoyant night

[misty stump]

I think we should have a second player character.

...that's also a woman

[paper creek]

https://tenor.com/view/arriba-gif-12324188786972117417

[buoyant night]

[misty stump]

I mean you wanted a second option, right?

[buoyant night]

Yeah something similar to Jacob and Quentin

[shut siren]

Okay a woman can be similar to Jacob and Quentin

[misty stump]

Wish granted.

Beatrix is back from the dead.

[paper creek]

Play hn2 then if u wanna quentin

[crystal torrent]

Jacob is just a dude

[buoyant night]

I finished it twice

[paper creek]

keep finishing

[buoyant night]

[paper creek]

Atleast dont bother nikita

[buoyant night]

okay

[fresh sinew]

Yeah maybe a female character that has more design elements?

is that what you're suggesting?

[buoyant night]

No

[stone junco]

Or maybe add more design elements instead of changing the character how's that

[buoyant night]

That's very good

Guys, I'm not a racist and gay for information.

[fresh sinew]

so you're suggesting they keep alma but add more design elements to her?

[buoyant night]

Yep

[fresh sinew]

thanks for letting us know

[buoyant night]

Welcome

[worn mist]

Alma needs a Jacket

and a Purse, maybe

[misty stump]

honestly I think she could use red hair

oh wait, even better

what if she drove a van?

[paper creek]

[buoyant night]

That reminds me of someone

[misty stump]

I'm not gonna lie, if Nikita was playing 4D chess

he could totally bring Beatrix back from the dead by making her related to Almira

but he's usually the type to do more original ideas instead of just bringing back previous ones for fan service

[buoyant night]

Guys, I just wonder if when the characters catch me hiding in a box is a bug , or its one of the game mechanics?

[leaden pollen]

Bug. Box suppose to hide you, but unfortunately in pre-Alpha they not always do.

[buoyant night]

Thanks for replying me. Keep great work

[mellow mantle]

I hope you'll fix it

[warm basin]

would isaac return in alpha 1?

[keen pivot]

What will be next build called Nikita - Pre alpha 2 or Alpha 1 ?

[stark patrol]

Nikita, has the map changed in the pre alpha? Also do you plan to add any more locations, such as the hospital and the police station?

Or maybe the school?

[karmic lake]

alpha 1

[stone junco]

He said he doesn't know i believe

[karmic lake]

alpha 1 is just what comes after a pre alpha
that's not a Hello Neighbor thing

[stone junco]

Yep
#hn3-discussion message

[karmic lake]

I'm just saying alpha 1 is typically what follows pre alpha

[barren imp]

personally i sometimes wonder what versions of HN3 will exist, like will there be a beta 4? a pre release? maybe even a pre beta, who knows

maybe an alpha 1.5?

again, who knows

[thorn hollow]

pre beta isnt a thing afaik lol

the build structure from what i understand is prototype pre alpha alpha beta prerelease

and all of these can have numbered builds except for pre alphas

[sly verge]

Yeah... No. Her design is perfectly fine. There's literally nothing wrong with it. Personally, I would rather Jacob as the protagonist but that's entirely just a personal preference thing. I'm more than fine with Almira.

[grim pewter]

ok

almira hoffman is the best playable character LOL

[delicate jolt]

nikita, will the stealth gameplay be improved? Like the neighbors chasing and catching you?

[buoyant night]

I agree with you

Eventually you won’t be able to see her all the time but it bothers me a little bit

After reviewing myself a little bit her design is kinda acceptable

[buoyant night]

LOL

[rotund pollen]

We? Whos we?

[austere garden]

there is no we, jesse

[rotund pollen]

HOW DID YOU KNOW

What i was thinkingg

[buoyant night]

Just forget about it

Ok ?

I don't wanna be hated here

[primal steppe]

i wanna play as jacob

the charachter suddenly get change

this character walk slow

[primal steppe]

okay my bad

[primal steppe]

If u eat 3 cakes you will run so fast 🍰

[leaden pollen]

Any food, actually

[primal steppe]

Yoooooo my man

[long axle]

Hey Nikita, quick question.

How many npc’s are expected for HN3 alpha 1? I’m not asking for character names, designs, or anything else. Just a number for how many can be expected.

But if there is no expected number of npc’s for alpha 1 then that is perfectly fine!

[primal steppe]

Btw does more food make it run more faster?

[fossil ocean]

Any womans, actually

[primal steppe]

What woman?

We talking about food

🍌

🍰

[fossil ocean]

btw add yourself into game as food and you can eat every your body part and it's regenerates
||/j||

[primal steppe]

Did Nikita read this yet hmm

If he read react with the mayak eye emoji

[stark patrol]

Btw, is the historian quest going to be finished in the next build? I'd love to know

[stone junco]

I mean Nikita just said they have one planned npc and that's Ernest but also he said he's unsure whether Ernest even would be in next build

[past elk]

i really hope that HN3's mystery is like this crazy folklore rabbit hole because i feel like that would tie in great to board mechanic

because imo we havent really had a good mystery in this franchise for a while (hn1 was more about nicky himself than what was in the neighbors basement and hn2 was uhhhhhhhh theres a cult)

[buoyant night]

I have a note regarding the balancing of Forest dweller difficulty and also the road to the park is unclear I hope this issue is resolved in future release

[leaden pollen]

We generally updating Guest’s behavior little by little. Many improvements to go.
But what about park? What difficulty are you having?

[buoyant night]

Reaching it is confusing, especially with the guest and bushes

The path is also unclear.

[leaden pollen]

Have you collected all Bob’s papers? It gives you direct explanation on how to get to the park

[buoyant night]

Yes I have

but after that I only read the title so I might have rushed : )

[mellow mantle]

And here's a thing, when I try to give Guest food, he suddenly disappears.

[simple bramble]

why does coned keep attacking me

genuinely possesed

also is iris in the game?

or is she just really isolated

[buoyant night]

Yeah there is a bug or its one of the game mechanics Idk , When I try to give forest dweller the cake he doesnt catch it is this bug?

[simple bramble]

im pretty sure forest dweller isnt friendable

[buoyant night]

He is

[simple bramble]

what

no way

[buoyant night]

https://youtu.be/4GJ7BzxGYMw?si=nSlJar3THOSlSSqR

I don’t think this is a mod

and this is Guest Not The Guest

[simple bramble]

im gonna try it out

uh oh

i think i found a bug

i jumped from a roof now im stuck in a falling animation unable to pick anything up

oh wow it works

[austere garden]

he will not be friendable in future but yet since all of the ais is based on the prototype 1 AIs both him and the neighbor is friendable

[mellow mantle]

Who knows, maybe he was going to do something there but got lost This wasn't in P3

[buoyant night]

I tried to do it but it didn't work

I don't know if it's a bug or not

[mellow mantle]

Was it the same as in the video?

[austere garden]

it was

[mellow mantle]

In P3?

[austere garden]

yes but it was just harder to do

[buoyant night]

I tried in pre-alpha