EDIT: “Did you mean to say May, not March?” Yes, I meant to say “May.” I make the same typo every year. Please just auto-translate “March” into “May” whenever you’re reading one of my blog posts.
Hello!
As I stated in a recent blog post, I am currently going down a “checklist” of improvements that I want to make to Yandere Simulator. There are 5 specific checklist items that are all tied to one another, and I knew that would have to do them all at once and include them all in the same update. I could tell that it was going to be a massive pain, so I postponed it for as long as possible…but at this point in time, there is almost nothing left for me to work on. So, on April 17th, I officially began working on the 5 checklist items that are tied to one another.
I didn’t want to miss a “1st or 15th of the month” deadline, so I worked super hard to complete all 5 tasks by May 1st. I came really close – 4/5 tasks completed, and the remaining task at 80% completion – but I just wasn’t able to finish that last task in time to release a build on May 1st. Darn it! I’m really disappointed! …but, at least the end is in sight, and I know that I’m only one or two days away from completing the update.
So, what are you getting in the next update? I’d love to tell you, but I feel like it would be more fun if it’s a surprise. All I’ll say for now is that a lot of different aspects of the game are going to change. However, since I don’t want to leave you empty-handed, I’ll do this: For every day that passes without me releasing the update, I will release a short video teasing some of the upcoming content.
One of the new features in the next build required a new animation. While I was waiting for the animation to be delivered, I implemented the feature with placeholder animation, which can be seen below:
Poor kitty! Don’t worry, the animation that you’ll be seeing in the upcoming update will be a lot more humane than the one seen above.
What’s that? You still want to know more about the next update? Okay, I’ll give you a few details, but I’m going to be as vague as possible to avoid spoiling it too much. In the next update…
- 1980s Mode rivals are going to be much harder to eliminate.
- Many new types of “Challenge Runs” are going to be possible.
- Various parts of the school environment are going to look a lot different.
- You won’t be able to abuse the game’s most broken and imbalanced mechanic anymore.
- If you love it when the game gets updated with new Tasks, you’re really going to love the next update.
- One of the additions in the next build required me to request and add a completely new music track to the game!
- One mechanic changed so drastically that I had to update the 1980s Mode tutorial to reflect the new way it works.
Thinking about it now, this might be the most meaningful update released so far this year, matching or perhaps even surpassing the 202X Tutorial in significance. Additionally, I think that this update will add a lot of replayability to the game. What kind of addition adds “replayability”? Heh, heh…give it some thought. If you think about it enough, you might be able to figure out what’s coming in the next update! One of the additions, at least…
Sorry for the delay, but thank you for following the development of Yandere Simulator!
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the cat needs a remodel but can’t wait for the update!
wow this new update will be so exciting!
Oh gosh no, I really hope the cat thing isn’t part of the update I can barley stand seeing cats getting hurt in cruel ways and I have some of my own lmao
Ok, so here’s what the 5 additions I think they’ll be:
1) Rival tasks – which was kind of obvious=))
2) Friendless mode – Yan Dev talked about it in the past
3) Knife only mode – He also mentioned this mode
4) Mission Mode – This is a stretch so I could be wrong lol
5) New routines for the rivals – Or not really “new routines”, but they’ll definitely have witness around them all the time. Yan Dev teased us in the past with an update in which they won’t be so easily to run up to and eliminate without doing much work.
Anyway, what does anybody else thinks?=))
For number 4 and 7 I feel like hes talking about the garbage bag system because hands down its just soo broken, plus for the tutorial part I dont understand why the mop or bucket would need any rework so its probably the garbage bags. For number 3 , Yandere dev has mentioned a school environment mod which really captures the idea of how Iconic the school should look since it is one of the most prestigious and belongs to the richest man in the world. I think hes gonna add some scenery make the school look more beatiful and perhaps also add more secret areas since yandere dev mentioned in one youtube video how certain areas of the school may open up as you defeat the 202X rivals.
For number 4 and 7 I feel like hes talking about the garbage bag system because hands down its just soo broken, plus for the tutorial part I dont understand why the mop or bucket would need any rework so its probably the garbage bags. For number 3 , Yandere dev has mentioned a school environment mod which really captures the idea of how Iconic the school should look since it is one of the most prestigious and belongs to the richest man in the world. I think hes gonna add some scenery make the school look more beatiful and perhaps also add more secret areas since yandere dev mentioned in one youtube video how certain areas of the school may open up as you defeat the 202X rivals.
I think the mechanic he’s talking about is the garbage bag one. It’s probably ‘the game’s most broken and imbalanced mechanic’ YanDev mentioned too. So we’ll have to craft bodybags now.
Oh yeahh I completely forgot about that
Oops haha
wow!waiting····
sounds like a big update!
Yandere Dev. I have had a lot of task ideas for other characters with the placeholder task in the Main Story Mode. I’d hope to show you these concepts and add them to the game instead of 5 generic tasks from students. Also, have you listened to Cameronf305’s new EP?
I think it’s a super elaborated task that envolves choking a kitty
I don’t think so, it must be a mini-game of catching the cat and bringing it to kaguya.
I think the cat may be a step to get away with murder. Let me explain: A while ago YandereDev said that in order to get away with burring a body in the gardening club, you may have to kill a cat and bury it above the body, so when the police arrive and and a police dog smells the body, upon digging it up they would find the dead cat, while the body would be deeper underground. The police would conclude that the dog made a mistake. I don’t remember when Yandev said this, but I think this will come in the next update.
Social-Light, that idea was discarded years ago as too brutal. I don’t think the game will add things like that since the high school was changed to a institute
Oh I didn’t know that 😅
Im so excited, this game just gets better and better
the new grab kitten seems exciting.
I’m very excited about this, can’t waittt
IM SO EXCITED !!!!
Nice! I’m really excited to see what’ll change and what’ll get added in the next update. And the kitty is so cute!
cool！
Oh I absolutely love this! I was actually thinking a lot about how I wanted to ask you to make 1980s mode a bit more challenging with unique different stuff but I really didn’t want you to have to deal with yet another persons high expectations.😭 though It seems you’re already doing It and that’s really cool because I feel like 1980s mode has potential to be more than just something to satisfy angry/disappointed fans yk? It doesn’t necessarily need new animations and too many new things added but I think just making the whole vibe and characters a bit more memorable and fun would be amazing! I mean It Is 1980 and It makes sense that ryobas journey won’t be as unique and detailed as ayanos since ayano lives In the future and has more opportunities and stuff and yeah that’s what I think Is the best part and It makes sense!! as I said the only thing bothering me was the fact that the rivals were soooo easy to get rid of and they almost feel like robots If yk what I mean? It’s just my suggestion and Its totally up to you and from what I have seen so far with everything you have done with the game I can’t help but admire your creativity and desire to make a game this fun and unique. It Is actually really uncommon these days for game devs to put this much effort and love and yk consider everything the way you do and I personally am very grateful for It all.
Oh my god, the kitten update is finally coming. I thought after all the backlash when he first added the kitten had made him not want to do it at all! I’M SO FUCKING EXCITED
waiting for you yandere dev！
i can’t wait it！omg
Dev if you had to give the checklist a percentage of completion what would it be at this moment in time?
Past 90%.
i think kot’ means animal droppings. Maybe something to do with animal poo?
Nah, kot means Cat in Polish
Isn’t that a feature that you wanted to add in order to mislead a police dog from finding a corpse in the gardening club?
Finally !!! I was so looking forward to the update where the cat will have to be buried above a dead body so that the police think that the police dog is deceived but infact deeper it is a dead body and the cat does not is just a cover!!!!!!
Oh yes I forgot!!! Can you pleeease add the complement option back?? Lol I’m only asking so I can complement hazu every single day
Compliment* omfg I rely too much on autocorrect that It’s actually a problem
I DON’T WANT TO HAVE TO KILL THE KITTEN 😭
but if it means getting senpai…
Now it’s your turn Morgana. It’s your turn to go to sleep.
FOREVER!
I predict that this cat carrying feature will add hours of playtime to the game just from people putting the kitty in different places and taking pictures.
I’d love that the mechanic you are talking about is the reputation, is just simply so op, you can get +100 in a few days, and it’s so easy to get rid of a student in a few days just making friends and gossiping, sure it’s kinda tedious but still the payoff is just too big
i think i know what he means by a “lot of replayability” but I’m not gonna say anything
omg are you adding the dead cat to confuse the police dogs like you said ~4 years ago?
NOOOOO! PLS NOOOOO!
We are definitely killing that cat
We are definitely killing that poor cat
We are defo killing that poor cat
For me, a game with good replayability has one of the following features:
A multiple-choice scenario, where the ending depends on the player’s choices.
➡ We know that Yandere Simulator is supposed to have this type of scenario, but does the 1980 mode include it? I don’t think so, as there is only one canonical ending for this mode, and it is unlikely that the 20XX mode will have this addition in the next update.
Multiple playable characters.
➡ We know that Yandere Simulator will allow players to play as Yandere Kun in addition to Yandere Chan, but will the 1980 mode offer this possibility? I don’t think so, as Ryoba is the only canon Yandere character in this mode, and I doubt that Yandere Kun will be included in the 20XX mode in the next update.
A trophy/achievement system.
➡ Yandere Simulator already has a large number of achievements to unlock, and I believe it is more likely that there will be others coming soon. And in my opinion, they will mainly focus on “Challenge Runs.”
Thanks Yanderedev !
Yes! The cat thing is finally coming!
hey yandere dev i want to give you a suggestion for 1980 mode:
as you know… the rivals are going to give a gift to Jokichi on Wednesday on the roof of the school, but why exactly do they all have to be in the same place? that’s strange.
Besides, it would bore the players who want to eliminate all of them with poisoning.
I suggest you better do it like this:
Teiko will ask Jokichi to meet her near the faculty room.
Honami will ask him to meet her in the library.
and so on.
and depending on the place, Jokichi and the rival will eat there together…
For example: if Honami asked her to meet in the library, they will eat together near the library.
additionally they would open witnesses around them adding a certain difficulty for each other.
I think that would add a more unique touch to the rivals and make them more challenging
but i don’t know if you like the idea.
It’s a fair suggestion, honestly.
Wow fantastic! are you thinking of making osana harder too?
I really don’t like seeing cats getting hurt but I do have a suggestion for a cat elimination option what if you can use the cat to distract your rival while she’s eating her lunch or something and then the rival will be too distracted petting and loving the cat then either Ryoba or Ayano can use that opportunity to put any poison into their rival’s bento while the rival is distracted with petting the cat
pls do not the car ryoba 😦