Escape from Blackwood Manor Mid Week Update 09/09/2026 (Patreon)

Hey all, here's a quick update for everyone about development, currently working on some of the missing cutscenes so that they can be included in the demo, which should hopefully be only a few weeks away now, here's a screenshot from one of the animation frames that I've censored because I don't want to show everything off just yet and I've also had to put it in the Paid access tier because of Patreon's rules (apparently I have to do this I'm not sure why exactly)

it's been a pretty busy week for me and as soon as i finish writing this I'm getting straight back to work on the scene at hand but I thought I would talk about honestly how much fun I've had developing this demo and all the neat little Easter eggs and alternate dialogue I've included, I want the game to feel like it's a living breathing place and that even the smallest action you take can have drastic consequences down the line, and other things which and to it's authenticity, as such I'll be giving a quick overview to a somewhat hidden mechanic I've dubbed "Insight"

The easiest way I can explain this is that interacting with the world and finding out things will impact some of the dialogue later in the game, If a character is trying to explain something to you and you already learned about this earlier the MC will interrupt them and the dialogue will change accordingly so some scenes can play out completely differently depending on what you've done prior, there's a lot of other small things scattered in, your character might find some tyre tracks and not understand why they are even there, but when they do interacting on the same thing will bring up different dialogue because now they know why they're there

Some people might think these small details are unnecessary but I think they can be one of the most important things when it comes to game design and I plan to fill Blackwood Manor with these small details, and on that note I've been working on something recently that I've really enjoyed, something most people wont experience in the demo because it might not cross their mind to do it and is technically impossible without some prior knowledge of something (no spillers you'll have to figure out what I mean later), but I love to sow seeds, in fact i've actually been sowing seeds for quite a while, with the hopes that this all eventually pays off one day

That's all for now, there will be a post on Sunday for the weekly Update and I might do another pinup series for Patrons and Sponsors, i'm not sure if people even want them be honest i've just wanted some way of saying thanks for all the support so might do one if people request them