Next Chapter

Devlog

• Dev Log #3: Beta
  March 15, 2026 by Rogan#devlog, #nextchapter, #narrative, #dialogue, #beta

  02/19/2026 - 03/18/2026 Okay, so when I had said that the last sprint was hectic, I had no idea what I was talking about. Turns out that was just heavily productive and busy, whereas this Beta phase h... Continue reading

  
• Highlights From Alpha Development
  February 13, 2026 by Nyaki

  Welcome to the Alpha Stage™. At this stage of development, our goal is to reach a "feature complete" version of the game. That is to say, by the end of this stage of development, we should have a fu... Continue reading

  
• Devlog - Alpha Development and Concept Art
  February 12, 2026 by thelocalkilljoy#Game Design, #Art

  Devlog #2: Alpha With our move into alpha production, we have been working to make a functional build that can be tested with those outside our team. Our plan was to end this phase with every required... Continue reading

  
• Dev Log #2: Alpha
  February 11, 2026 by Rogan##devlog, ##nextchapter, ##documentation, ##alpha

  01/19/2026 - 02/11/2026 It has been a pretty hectic few weeks to say the least, but Poorly Translated Raccoons has continued to meet our deadlines and hold ourselves accountable for the work that does... Continue reading

  
• Devlog 2: Alpha Phase
  February 11, 2026 by pet_yawn

  The Alpha phase of production consisted of getting all of the main playable elements into the game and functioning in some capacity. This included a lot of rough draft, first pass art, level design, a... Continue reading

  
• DevLog#2 Alpha
  February 11, 2026 by WillO

  Devlog#2 Alpha Over the past few weeks, we officially started early production. While we are still testing some design decisions. My focus on this phase was on the visuals and their communication with... Continue reading

  
• Preparation for production
  January 22, 2026 by WillO

  Transition into Production Phase During this phase, our team started shifting from the research and prototyping phase into actively making the game. Using the results of my earlier prototype, which co... Continue reading

  
• Devlog - Preparation and Documentation
  January 21, 2026 by thelocalkilljoy#Game Design, #Documentation

  Greenlight Our project, now renamed to Next Chapter, was greenlit after a successful presentation of our plans and current progress. Using the knowledge we gained from this, we have been putting in th... Continue reading

  
• Devlog: Preparation Phase
  January 20, 2026 by pet_yawn

  Devlog: Preparation Phase During the two week prep phase of production for Next Chapter , I worked on a few tasks that would support our work later on in the project. I helped with creating a characte... Continue reading

  
• Dev Log #1: Preparation
  January 20, 2026 by Rogan#devlog, #nextchapter, #documentation

  01/05/2026 - 01/16/2026 As a new addition to the Poorly Translated Raccoons team, a large portion of Weeks 1 & 2 was dedicated to settling me in, and ensuring that I was on the same page with the rest... Continue reading

  
• Creating Modular Systems Using UnityEvents and ScriptableObjects
  January 09, 2026 by Nyaki

  As the end goal for our pre-production stage of Next Chapter (New™ working title btw, to match the changes to the game's setting and design), we wanted to be able to put together a proof of concept... Continue reading

  
• Prototyping Mechanical Representations of Chronic Pain and Addiction
  November 20, 2025 by Nyaki

  Design Context Since helping players build empathy towards people struggling with addiction is one of the core pillars of this game, we wanted to let players experience the memories of characters in t... Continue reading

  
• Dialogue Systems and Writing Styles
  November 16, 2025 by pet_yawn

  Part 1: Testing Yarn Spinner For my prototype, I wanted to investigate a way for us to implement a dialogue system in our game that was simple, could be integrated well with the other features of our... Continue reading

  
• Devlog - UI Prototypes and Writing Samples
  November 15, 2025 by thelocalkilljoy#UI, #UX, #Game Design, #Narrative

  Prototyping Week 1 With our move to the prototyping phase, we need to look at what we have planned and identify the risks and unknowns associated with them. We know we are making a 2D simulation/manag... Continue reading

  
• Testing for Visual Signifiers of Characters Who Need Help
  November 14, 2025 by WillO

  1. Risk / Unknown Investigated Our game is a visual novel about reducing stigma around opioid users. I needed to test if colors and body language alone could communicate which NPCs might need help, wi... Continue reading