Deltarune Chapter 4 Nearing Completion, But Release Still Far Off

Deltarune Update: Chapter 4 Nearing Completion, but Release Still Awaits

Toby Fox, creator of Undertale, recently shared a development update on Deltarune in his newsletter. While Chapter 4 is nearly finished, a simultaneous release of Chapters 3 and 4 on PC, Switch, and PS4 is still some time away.

Chapter 4 Progress Report:

Fox confirmed that all Chapter 4 maps are complete, and battles are playable. However, the team is currently focusing on polishing the chapter. This includes:

• Minor cutscene improvements (two cutscenes).
• Battle balancing and visual enhancements (one battle).
• Background improvements (one battle).
• Enhanced ending sequences (two battles).

Despite these remaining tasks, Fox considers Chapter 4 essentially playable, and it has received positive feedback from testers.

Challenges and Upcoming Tasks:

The multi-platform and multilingual release presents significant challenges, especially since this will be the first major paid release since Undertale. Fox highlighted the following crucial steps before launch:

• Testing new game functions.
• Finalizing PC and console versions.
• Japanese localization.
• Thorough bug testing.

Chapter 3 and Beyond:

Chapter 3 development is complete (as previously announced). Interestingly, some team members have already begun preliminary work on Chapter 5, including map creation and bullet pattern design.

The newsletter included a sneak peek at Ralsei and Rouxls dialogue, a character description for Elnina, and a new item, GingerGuard. While no release date was given, Fox reassured fans that Chapters 3 and 4 combined will be longer than Chapters 1 and 2, and that future chapter releases should be more streamlined after this initial launch.