👻 Fearwoods Development Update – Aveline, Multiplayer & What’s Next

Hey everyone!

Here’s another quick development update on what has been completed recently and what I’m currently working on.

✅ Update

• Aveline AI
  • Aveline has received another important behavior improvement.
  • She should no longer become stuck on objects while chasing players through the forest.
  • Instead, she now smoothly passes through obstacles during a chase, making encounters feel much more natural and relentless.
• Visual & Audio Effects
  • I’m currently working on dedicated VFX and SFX for this mechanic.
  • Instead of simply clipping through objects, Aveline will have a unique visual effect and sound when phasing through obstacles to make the experience much more immersive.

🔨 Planned

🎮 Multiplayer Lobby UX/UI

The multiplayer lobby is getting a usability pass to make it cleaner and easier to navigate before starting a session.

📖 Story Journal

The main menu will be expanded with a Story Journal where you’ll be able to track all collected lore pieces discovered throughout the game.

🎒 Equipment Menu

I’m also preparing an Equipment menu where players will be able to choose cosmetic equipment before starting a match.

The first cosmetic rewards are being prepared for the upcoming Kickstarter campaign.

I’m having a lot of fun designing them, and I hope you’ll enjoy them too!

Current themes include:

• 🎖️ Military
• 🗾 Japanese-inspired
• 🌙 Sailor Moon-inspired (yes… really 😄)

🗺️ Maps

Development of the complete versions of Map 1 and Map 2 is nearing completion.

At the same time, I’ve officially started designing Map 3. For now it’s still on the drawing board while I work through the layout, gameplay flow and major horror events before moving into production.

More updates coming soon!

See you in the forest 🌲

Mike