Undercover Pop Games

Dev Update 17 (Patreon)

Published:

2026-09-01 17:05:01

Imported:

2026-09

Content

Hello everyone!

Another month of work has gone into the game and we're excited to share our progress!

Spoiler Warning!
This post contains screenshots from the new Trent Update that some may consider spoilers! Continue reading at your own risk!

1. Character Update Poll Winner - Quinn

This past month we held our third official Character Update Poll where you got to decide which main character would receive an exclusive update after Trent and our upcoming feature update. After a very close race where Victoria took second and Peter took third, you all voted for Quinn! You can check out the final results here!

With the vote decided, we've already settled the outline for the Quinn Update and Dr. Bird has begun writing those scenes! We know you'll enjoy finally being able to buy that skateboard!

2. Poses

Most of our time this past month was dedicated to creating a ton of new poses for the Trent Update. Both Trent and our main character are getting tons of fun new art to bring these new scenes to life. Here is a quick sneak peek at a few!

3. Small Changes to the Grading App

We made some slight adjustments to the look of the Grades App and have gotten Professor Taylor's grading mechanic fully implemented into the game!

4. Screenshots

Since finishing all of the poses, we've moved on to Scene Assembly! With the help of Dr. Bird, what used to be our most time consuming process is now flying by faster than ever. Here are a few screenshots from the upcoming Trent Update!

5. Introducing A New Visual Element

One thing we know Edgefield needs is more natural build up leading into our romance scenes and animations. Grounding these moments makes the interactions feel much more realistic, and longer intimate build ups make the payoffs that much more rewarding.

To achieve this, we are introducing a brand new visual element we are calling post card images. These give you close up, more detailed snapshots of intimate moments leading up to our romantic scenes, complete with new internal dialogue and descriptive narration text. Following the Trent Update, as part of the next Feature Update, we'll also go back and add these intimate moments to all previous romantic scenes in the game.

6. Simplifying the Dark Room

We took a close look at the Dark Room and decided to give the interactions a complete overhaul. We have replaced the somewhat confusing minigame with a streamlined montage showing our main character completing the actual photo development process. This change removes an unnecessarily tedious gameplay loop that a ton of players have had trouble with. Expect a first look at this soon!

7. Feature Update Reminder

As a quick reminder of what is coming down the pipeline, our next major milestone after the Trent Update will be a new Feature Update. This will be an update where we add new mechanics, tweak existing ones and just prepare the game to continue scaling in an efficient and enjoyable way.

While we're not ready to share any details yet, just know that we are incredibly excited about it and know that it will be one of our most impactful updates yet as well as a huge improvement to the game.

8. Upcoming Playtesting

As we enter the final stretches of development for the Trent Update, we are gearing up for an extended playtesting phase. Our goal is to run multiple rounds of testing to ensure our supporters receive the most polished, stable version of the game possible.

As a quick logistical note, please do not message us directly on Discord to ask about joining the playtest. We will drop a formal announcement as soon as we are ready to open recruitment for new testers!
Those interested in testing will be accepted in order of Patreon Membership Tier status until the spots are filled.