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This page details pre-release information and/or media for Deltarune.

Hmmm...
To do:
  • Add comparisons where appropriate.
  • The version of the game shown in the 6th Anniversary livestream had some differences to the released versions of the game. These were all/mostly Easter eggs or jokes but may still be worth noting.
  • Replace the images with higher-quality versions if possible.
  • There's a new official status update on Deltarune! It has some new media from chapters 4 and 3.

Deltarune began as a small project by Toby Fox, which was worked on simultaneously with Undertale. That game ended up releasing first, leaving Deltarune to end up having to be both its own thing, along with a pseudo-sequel to Undertale. Despite this, work was being done for the game all throughout the development of Undertale from everything but the actual programming aspect. Development has since sped up, thanks to the addition of an entire team, something which would not have been possible during the development of Undertale.

Summarized Development Timeline

Before 2011

  • Unknown; sometime while Toby Fox was in elementary school - Toby's eldest brother develops a RPG Maker game titled "New Genesis". The main character is named Ralse, which Toby would later take the name of and append an I to the end for the name of Ralsei in Deltarune. "New Genesis" is never finished.
(Source: Toby's Secret Base: Volume 5 (English translation))

2011

  • Unknown - During a bout of illness, Toby Fox dreams about an ending to a game that doesn't exist. After waking up, he decides to make that game a reality.
(Source: Interview with Nintendo of Japan (English translation))

2012

  • March 29 - A seemingly regular Tumblr post by Kanotynes depicting a deck of playing cards inspires Toby to develop these designs into actual characters. This post would inspire the characters of Lancer, King, Clover, Rudinn, Hathy, and the other kings seen in the jail.
  • April 26 - Early drafts of an unnamed project by Toby are made.
  • December - Toby starts to learn about basic programming variables in RPG Maker 2000. He begins to develop an RPG, which would later become Undertale.

2013

  • July 17 - Toby adds the final goal to the Undertale kickstarter. If $45000 is reached, he says he will start writing the script to "another game" after development of Undertale is finished. He adds "The "other" game... I can't tell you anything about it. Its very nature is shrouded in darkness. Ha ha ha.".
  • August - Toby starts creating concept art of the characters, a month after the Kickstarter for Undertale ends.

2015

(Source: Christopher Moon on Twitter)

2016

  • July 1 - The first complete snapshot of deltarune.com appears on web.archive.org. The website is completely black, except for a new version of him.png on the left. When brightened, the Wingdings passage reads "THREE HEROES APPEARED (space) AT WORLD'S EDGE". This is a direct quote from the Legend in Deltarune, indicating that the Legend (or at least this part) was finalized at this point.
  • August 17 - deltarune.com is updated to again revise the Wingdings text in him.png, this time reading "THREE HEROES APPEARED (space) TO BANISH THE ANGELS HEAVEN". This too is a reference to the Legend in Deltarune.

2017

  • July - Undertale is released for the PlayStation 4. An Undertale themed PlayStation 4 dynamic menu was release alongside it with a new music titled "Before The Story" plays in the background, which would later be used for the completed file select screen in Chapter 1 of Deltarune.

2018

2019

  • April 18 - Toby states he is making great progress with the design of Chapter 2, and also shows some concept art of a dog tank that never made it into Chapter 2.
  • June 12 - Toby states that 50 songs past Chapter 1 have all been concepted out and are at various stages of completion. Toby also states that he is making pretty steady progress on Chapter 2.
  • July 5 - Toby talks about showing some of the game's main scenes to other members on the team and having them react.
  • September 15 - Undertale turns 4. Toby teases many things from Deltarune Chapter 2.

2020

  • May - After failed trials of non-Game Maker engines, proper development on Chapter 2 starts.
(Source: DELTARUNE Status Update Sept 2020)

2021

  • January 19 - Toby states that Chapter 2's development is going well and feels positive about the direction it's headed.
  • April 17 - Toby says that Chapter 2's development is going well. He also states that one of his friends tried out a late beta of Chapter 2, giving positive feedback while also stating that Berdly was her favorite character across both chapters, subtly hinting at an increased presence of Berdly in the upcoming chapter.
  • July 20 - Toby states once again that Chapter 2's development is going well, and that another friend tried out a beta version. They really liked it, but missed the giant toilet Easter egg and apparently had to reset the game as a result.
  • September 8 - The teaser for the Undertale 6th Anniversary livestream plays the first 15 seconds of "It's Pronounced Rules" from Chapter 2's soundtrack.
  • September 15 - Undertale turns 6. Toby, along with a few people from Fangamer, stream Deltarune Chapter 1 "for no reason". Deltarune Chapter 2 is teased and revealed.
  • September 17 - The Deltarune Chapter 1&2 demo is released. Gaster(?) briefly returns on Twitter a few minutes before the new demo releases. Toby also posts another status update of Deltarune, that mainly focuses on future planning. The soundtrack is released simultaneously with this chapter.

2022

  • May 16 - Toby states that "the game development is going well" and that he's brought even more people on-board to assist with development, reinforcing his positivity about the game's direction.
  • September 15 - Toby posts a status update confirming that no new releases are planned for the rest of the year, while also noting that development of Chapters 3-5 are progressing at a more efficient pace compared to 1 and 2. Toby states that Chapters 3 and 4 have had the most work done on them at the moment, and shows off various pictures, videos, and audio clips from what the development team has completed so far.
  • September 17-18 - Fangamer runs a 24-hour Spamton-themed sweepstakes to raise money in support of flooding victims in Pakistan. The site for the sweepstakes features a number of hidden pages attached to it that reveal a LOT of content and hints related to future chapters, including the characters Shadowguy, Elnina, and Lanino (though their names wouldn't be revealed until a couple years later).

2023

  • April 1 - The spring issue of the Undertale/Deltarune newsletter is released, in it Toby provides an update to Chapter 3, stating that the main focus is finishing it and it will soon begin translation to Japanese. He also states in higher tier versions of the newsletter to avoid exploring the files and going into a room full of "four thousand little tree objects" and then writes that a brief segment involving cowboys teased in the sweepstakes "is in danger of being cancelled."
  • June 30 - The summer issue of the Undertale/Deltarune newsletter is now out! Toby gives another progress update on Chapter 3 stating that the final overworld area is now being worked on. Toby mentions that he focused on "unusual gameplay elements" for the chapter. He ends off by saying that Chapter 4 will be a more "standard" chapter.
  • September 14 - The autumn issue of the Undertale/Deltarune newsletter arrives, celebrating the eight anniversary of Undertale. Toby states that Chapter 3 is now "playable from beginning to end" and that the amount of stuff left to do is now considerably less than what's already been completed. Toby also reveals that a planned stealth section was scrapped from the chapter because "a mechanic which basically just makes you move slower isn't necessarily fun," providing fans with an MP3 file of the segment's theme (which consequently will go unused).
  • October 31 - The Halloween issue of the Undertale/Deltarune newsletter arrives, celebrating the fifth anniversary of Deltarune's first chapter. Toby reveals that Chapter 3 is "pretty much content complete" and that development is now shifting focus to Chapter 4, with a new producer being hired to help the team out. Toby also states that the next release will consist only of Chapters 3 and 4, with Chapter 5 being held off until a later date; in light of this, he also states that future newsletters will avoid information on the state of development unless development is close enough to completion or something amusing occurs. To commemorate five years since the release of Chapter 1, Toby conducts an interview with the Chapter 2 development team, revealing various early sprites and test animations.

2024

  • February 13 - The Valentine's Day issue of the Undertale/Deltarune newsletter is released. Toby reveals that the Japanese localization of Chapter 3 is currently in the works, and that it will be followed by final porting and bugfixing. The primary focus for the developers at the moment is Chapter 4, which is being developed with an internal deadline in mind; some minor work is also being done on Chapter 5. Toby credits the anonymous producer with helping improve the team's efficiency and expresses confidence in the amount of work that'll be done in 2024. As part of the newsletter, Toby also conducts an interview with concept artist Gigi DG, revealing previously unseen concept art from Chapter 2 and upcoming chapters.
  • May 16 - The Spring issue of the Undertale/Deltarune newsletter is released. Toby states that "Chapter 4 development is going better than ever" thanks to the producer and an expanded development team. Chapter 4 is mostly finished, with only a handful of cutscenes, maps, and iterations of an unspecified "gimmick" (in the vein of Chapter 2's spinning teacups) left to work on, plus additional polish for enemy attacks and boss fights. However, Toby states that "the release is still quite far" due to the need to anticipate possible "surprise factors."
  • July 12 - Toby would make a thread on Twitter, sharing in a tweet that a couple of his friends had been able to play through Chapter 4. Toby notes that they enjoyed it.
  • July 30 - In the Summer issue of the Undertale/Deltarune newsletter, Toby states that their team's goal is to simultaneously release Chapters 3&4 on PC and Console in both English and Japanese, which will take a considerable amount of time to do. As part of the newsletter, Toby includes a link to an overview about the "release quests," featuring snippets of English and Japanese text from Chapters 3&4; these excerpts reveal the names of Elnina, Lanino, and Shadowguy, who were previously shown off in the hidden content in the Spamton Sweepstakes. Said release quests involve public testing for the "game_change" function (which allows for multiple games to be launched in GameMaker), completing the English PC version of Chapter 4, general bugtesting prior to release and many other factors. Toby encourages the reader to keep an eye on the UNDERTALE Twitter account for more updates regarding the new function. He also mentions that a few people are starting map drafts and bullet patterns on Chapter 5.
  • September 15 - The Fall issue of the Undertale/Deltarune newsletter is released, celebrating the 9th anniversary of Undertale. Toby reveals that the main content in Chapters 3&4 is all finished. What remains are the following tasks: finishing the Japanese localization (Chapter 3's is mostly complete, with 8-4 now checking the game to see if all the text displays properly, while preliminary work has just started on Chapter 4), finishing bugtesting, and testing the "game_change" function (which is currently on hold until the GameMaker team can step in to assist them). Toby also provides links to two pages detailing previously unreleased concept art and scrapped music.
  • October 31 - In a tweet celebrating Deltarune's 6th anniversary, Toby says that Chapters 3 and 4 will "100% come out in 2025". He also adds that the specific time is still relying on localization and console porting.

Sub-Pages

Deltarune dialogue 1.png
 Early Development
2011-2018. Before Undertale, there was Deltarune.
DeltaruneCh2 QueenPunchMockup.gif
 Later Development
2018-Present. The story so far...
Deltarune ralsei concept 2.png
 Concept Art

Undertale 6th Anniversary Livestream Build

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The "UNDERTALE 6th Anniversary So We Play DELTARUNE Chapter 1 For Some Reason" livestream featured a version of Chapter 1 modified in various ways. These changes were all/mostly Easter eggs or jokes.

  • 35:42 - In the Goner Maker, when asked what the Vessel's favorite flavor is, "Pain" is replaced with "Nacho Flamin' Cheese".
  • - All mentions of button prompts are modified for the XBOX controller used to play.
  • - Berdly's dialogue repeatedly references game streaming and speedruns.

This dialogue is used for the first interaction:

Original dialogue Stream dialigue 
* Hmm? You need a partner?
 
* Ahh, Kris. Sorry, I
  already asked Noelle.
* Sorry, I'm already
  partners with the 2nd
  smartest student.
 
* If only you'd come a
  little earlier, and
  asked me first.
* Though... wait!
* Kris, now that I think
  about it...
 
* Maybe we could have been
  partners.
* Your unique skillset
  might help a LOT on this
  assignment!
 
* Maybe we could have
  streamed our study
  sessions...
* Pfft, NOT!
* I actually want to get
  an "A!"
 
* NOT! Me and Noelle are
  the ultimate
  combination.
* We have grinded our INT
  to, ahem, the 9th
  percentile.
* Now get out of here,
  you're making me lose
  subscribers!

This dialogue is used for the second interaction:

Original dialogue Stream dialigue 
* Ask elsewhere, Kris! I
  actually want to get an
  "A!"
 
* Kris, I've seen your
  4-hour marathon streams.
* If you can't get anyone,
  maybe your mom will be
  your partner again!
 
* Pitiful. Just pitiful,
  the whole way through.
* Ah, Kris... Sometimes I
  feel like my brain is so
  full...
* The cracks have all
  filled in.
* What do you call that?
  Haha... smooth brain?
  That's me.
  • 1:10:07 - Top Chef spontaneously explodes when one is leaving the screen he first appears in. Returning to the screen simply repeats his explosion.
  • - Seam's shop has a modified background which includes a 6th anniversary cake and a party hat on the doll of Yoki.
Original Chapter 1 asset Recreated Stream Version
DeltaCH1 Seam Shop Interior.png
DeltaCH1Stream Seam Shop Interior.png
  • 1:54:00, 3:11:41 - Nubert, an NPC introduced in Chapter 2 has two appearances. First at the Bake Sale in the Forest and then among the various characters after King is defeated in Card Castle. When interacted with, he produces the following dialogue:
NUBERT: 
* I'm Nubert.
* Everybody loves me.
RALSEI (Bake Sale) / SUSIE (Card Castle): 
* My man!
  • 2:49:10 - The key to Jevil's cell is fully assembled, hidden in a corner of the top of the stairs with a unique sprite, in order to save time. It claims that the key is "caked in dog fur and frosting" due to Toby Fox himself putting the key in the game.
* There's a key here. It's caked
  in dog fur and frosting.
* You picked up the fully formed prison key.

Recreated sprite from the UNDERTALE 6th Anniversary stream.

DeltaCH1Stream DoorKeyItem.png
  • 2:50:20 - The Jevil boss fight is sped up by 20%, including the music.
  • - The King boss fight arena has extra stray pixels on one of the windows, near King, and near the rightmost post.
Original Chapter 1 asset Recreated Stream Version
DeltaCH1 KingFight.png
DeltaCH1Stream KingFight.png
  • - The dancing kid named Rainy appears dancing behind the right school fence.
  • - Berdly's dialogue in the Librarby is further modified:

This dialogue is used for the first interaction:

Original dialogue Stream dialigue 
* Kris!
* You survived Susie!
* I was getting worried!
 
* Kris!? You survived
  Susie!?
* Now you can finally pay
  off your family debt.
 
* Heh...
* How to Draw Dragons is
  2583 days overdue.
 
* You missed my Smashing
  Fighters moss-percent
  speedrun.
* However, Kris.
* I am a benevolent
  volunteer assistant.
 
* What? You're still above
  me on the leaderboards?
* If you turn it in this
  week, I'll reduce your
  fine to...
 
* Please... Kris. Soon
  everyone will know your
  secret.
* A mere $64.23!
* Consider it, Kris!
 
* I've been working on a
  forty-minute
  documentary...
* Proving that you spliced
  your run.
* Soon you'll have no
  choice but to bow at my
  crispy golden feet...

This dialogue is used for the second interaction:

Original dialogue Stream dialigue 
* Ah, did you forget what
  it looks like?
 
* Ah, Kris. Still
  streaming your visage to
  my eyes?
* The front is, perhaps...
  a mauve dragon wearing
  lipstick.
 
* I wish I could
  unsubscribe from your
  presence.
* And as for her clothes,
  I believe they are,
  well...
 
* You know, Kris, I think
  you'll know it when you
  see it!
  • - The Annoying Dog appears shaking maracas on the balcony of Sans and Papyrus' house.

References

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