Hello, Neighbors...! Sorry, that was quite cheesy.
A few months ago, we've announced Alphas Relocked was going to receive a huge update, a patch that would've remade cutscenes and added some more mechanics. But then we felt unsatisfied and decided to completely remake it!
And throughout act 1 (alpha 2) development, we thought... Know what? Let's make this a proper Hello Neighbor 1 retelling!
This is how we decided Alphas Relocked 2023 was gonna be a reboot of the original, a slightly different version of the final HN1 lore instead of some random edgy killer neighbor living across the street kidnapping children or whatever.
So, how's going with the reboot? Absolutely amazing.
We've found the way to merge the neighbor's backstory with the old plot of Nicky moving in without getting rid of non-canon bad endings where Theodore basically kills you. We've also improved the entire randomized puzzle concept! Now, instead of having random items scattered around which sometimes you don't even need, The house's rooms layouts change in every run! There are 3 versions of the house per act, and some items still have their location randomized but -- unlike the original mod -- they're placed around properly, so if they are in the house it means you actually do need them.
The limited attempts are still a thing (8 attempts per act), and Theodore learns from your moves!
Missed Neighbor blocking doors with chairs? Welp! It's back in here!
The mod is fully old art this time, and we also revamped completely the secret (definitive) ending to match with the og Theodore lore. We are also doing our best with the animations and cinematics this time, this mod will be fully high effort! (Which is something I've never done to be honest, feels quite strange)
We're excited to finally re-release this mod, and we hope to be done with it soon.
Thank you all for your patience, and here's a little WIP animation!
There's still a bit of work to do with this one, but we decided to show it anyway!
we're 99,999% sure you won't be able to see Ted start running in the cutscene which is why it's a little janky, but hey a few extra frames never hurt!
Welp! That's all for now, see you later neighbors...! I need to stop with these puns
