Methods: The Canada Files News

Time to reset the progress graph.



With the Hangouts finally released, this week I am starting production on File 02. As you can tell from File 01, there was a ton of new UI that I had to design and implement. With File 02, I don't need to design new UI, which will be a huge help in speeding up development time.

What you may not know about Methods is that I really completed all the extras fairly late into production, and I'm taking the same approach this time. With each File's release, I will gradually add more extras to the game, and my main focus is getting the actual chapter content done.

As I previously teased, File 02 takes place in Montreal! This file is a bit more lighthearted and should be fun to work on. I have mapped out an outline for the mystery already — it was actually the first mystery I worked on since I thought it would be the hardest to come up with.

My task now is to begin writing!

Until next time!

— LockedOn.

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Viu's Hangout had a bug, which should now be fixed

Conver's age was incorrect, the info has been updated

Bios screen was not loading

For the past month I have been working on an exciting new feature. As of today, you can now play it in English and Chinese!



This feature is called "Hangouts", a way to chat with your teammates and find out more about them. Make the right choices and you'll boost their morale — improving the mood of Team Tads! Make the wrong choices, and you'll damage their morale.

Hangouts are available in the Extras menu, which will unlock after you complete Chapter 5.

The Hangouts are affected by who you voted for in Chapter 4. However, because the game is in early access and new builds may interfere with old ones, you might need to cast the vote again to see how it affects the Hangouts.

Have fun discovering this new feature!



There are also many other small improvements and features. In addition to the Hangouts, we've added the Bios menu to the game too, which is a big upgrade from the bios in the first game. You can now see character's age, height, and more information.

You can also find it in the extras menu.

The other extras will be added to the game in the coming months.

Enjoy!

— LockedOn.