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InvAsion

August 26th 2022

TRACHI – InvAsion has a date.

And so do we.

The DLC will be an addendum for AUTONOMY, though technically fully stand-alone. A bridge between the old and new. Made in Unity.

Take a look at this: Same people, different times.

A technical prototype

InvAsion tries to recreate AUTONOMY's look and atmosphere as closely as possible, while utilizing Unity's strengths at scalability.

As you can see, the RPGMaker-esque blurriness on higher resolutions is gone. This means that everything looks a lot sharper and clean. In most cases for the better, for worse in a few. But that's where polishing comes in. Same people, same times.

A narrative appendix

Of course, it's not just about showing off new tricks. Because the technical side is just a vessel to tell a story.

For that matter, the chief goal of this DLC is to answer some of the questions left over from the main game. This includes a lot of things. Whether it's narrative gaps or emotional send-offs – InvAsion's got it all.

And obviously – this means that a good bunch of established characters will take the stage again. Same people, same place.

An interactive play

As of today, InvAsion is fully playable, barring two scenes. A first build has also been released as an internal Alpha.

It's still kinda hard to gauge how long it's going to be runtime-wise, but I'm aiming for around 45 minutes to an hour, give or take. And yeah! It's going to be chock-full of dialogue, essentially scrapping the exploration bits to fully focus on the narrative.

In other words, this is me trying to play into the strengths of AUTONOMY, without the filler in-between. For that reason, I'm taking great care for every single line to be meaningful in some shape or form.

But of course, that's not all. Same people, different place.

A one-way trip

There's a storm coming. And we want to have all our bases covered when it hits. Which brings us to the final – and probably most important – reason for InvAsion to exist. It's role as a bridging element.

Simultaneously to putting the finishing touches on AUTONOMY and creating InvAsion, I've spent a lot of time trying to conceptualise the future of TRACHI. I won't go to deep into this, as we don't want to get ahead with ourselves, right?

So let me just say the following: Take a good look at these faces. And think about a world without them. With that, I'll come to a close.

There's around 2 1/2 weeks left on AUTONOMY's clock before it stops. After that, I'll put my full attention on InvAsion until August 26th.

Accompanied by regular updates along the way. So if you'd like to keep track of where we're at, feel free to have a look at the DLC's store page.

And if you'd like to actively participate in development yourself, you are more than welcome to join the official discord and/or shoot me a message either there, here or through any of the other channels.

In the meantime, I wish you the best of days and weeks to come. And remain – as always – a deep admirer of yours.

Much love nory

APATHY: ENTHUSIASM

**Dr. Iosef Andreos Facility 18-π **

Intermediary Report

Concerning Subject #811313

As expected, the arrival of Prof. Dimitris Antonis led to a range of groundbreaking results. The subject did not only respond positively to several of the substances the Professor proposed, but managed to recollect his episodes with outstanding accuracy. As unorthodox as Antonis' methods initially appeared, the results simply cannot be argued with. It is thus my recommendation to prolong the Professor's stay in this facility, at the very least until the staff has fully internalized the recent procedures.

Nostalgia

Hey party peeps, friends - and potential future roommates!

As you've probably noticed, the beta branch has been updated. So let's take a quick look at some of the things that changed.

Black & White

The build includes a whole bunch of bugfixes, qol improvements and - most importantly - revised credits scenes for Act 1-3.

I'm slowly crawling my way through all the scenes from start and finish, so expect most of the current changes in the earlier half of the game. Which is kinda fitting, since we're a bit more than halfway there.

In other words, we've got about 48 days until June 20th. Until then, I'll primarily focus on Act 2 & 3, while trying to hunt the last few bugs remaining. So if there's anything you noticed, both in terms of gameplay and performance, please do feel free to let me know.

As for everything else: I kinda forget what I've already announced, lol. So please don't be too hard on me if I repeat myself.

In any case, I think I might as well just drop it here.

Loose Ends

That's right, ladies and gentlemen We're in for some DLC.

Releasing on August 28th 2022, InvAsion will serve as wrap-up for AUTONOMY, with a dedicated focus on clearing up a lot of questions in regards to what the fuck happened before, during and after operation arteria. For that matter, it'll fully forego the exploration parts and instead present you the story as is. Think of it more like a play than interactive fiction.

And of course, you'll get to see some of your favourite characters again.

The idea is to fill in a bunch of the blanks and touch upon the deeper intricacies that dominate both the narrative of AUTONOMY and TRACHI as a whole. In that sense, it's both the conclusion to AUTONOMY, but also the bridge to what comes afterwards.

I'll give you more details - especially in terms of technical features - shortly after the release of AUTONOMY's last build on June 20th. From that point onwards, I'll fully focus on InvAsion and its aftermath.

Although some things never change... Nothing will ever be the same again.

So before I rant on, let me thank you once again for giving this game a chance. I appreciate it tremendously and regard it as one of the biggest reasons to keep pushing TRACHI beyond what it already is.

If there is ever anything you'd like to share with me or want to become involved in the project, please feel free to drop me a DM either here or through Discord.

Anyways, I hope you have a great time. See you on June 20th, at the latest.

Much love nory