Dating Killmulator 2: First look at Harper, news about Abel and update on José redesign

Unai here. Again. It's kinda nuts that I have to do this announcement before starting a post, but we feel like it's important to say it. A couple of weeks ago, someone leaked the entire Patreon to a discord server (and even more ironically, the person who leaked it didn't even pay for Patreon; a friend was giving screenshots to them).

Please keep in mind this is copyrighted material and thus it's protected by law.

TL;DR: Paying for Patreon supports us a lot, but it does not allow people to give the content for free to others who might leak it just for attention.

Ok back to the funny stuff.

We're going to start all Dating Killmulator 2 posts with this warning:

Anything you view in these posts can and will change. Please don't get attached to any ideas; we're still in pre-production, so stuff is bound to change, that's just how it works.

We also kindly ask everyone not to publicly share any of the content in this post. It will be a secret between you and us.

So, Núria has been cooking a lot. Where’s Florian’s redesign? Honest to God, I have no fucking clue. He might even appear after the beta. But today we’re focusing on another character who gains a ton of spotlight this season: Harper!

Here's Núria with the news.

Florian is ready; we’re just gatekeeping him for now. Stick around to see his sprite!

Regarding Harper's design, not much has changed. I tried a different hairstyle and clothing style. For a long time, I’ve felt that Maya had a sportier style, and while Harper’s looked more boho, I felt she deserved a classier look.

I’ve chosen colours that make her pop and look less like Emily (as they used to share the same palette). Apart from Emily, there’s another long-awaited character coming for whom I want to use similar colours—that’s why they changed slightly.

Her thin red lips stayed the same, as they are a characteristic feature I’ve always loved about her design. I think they will provide a great contrast to Maya.

Hope you like her!

Back to Unai. We heard some complaints about Abel not looking like Abel. Someone said he looked like a jock, and we kinda agreed? We started experimenting a lot to see what made Abel actually approachable. Turns out the only difference was the eyebrows. This made me more excited about his character in general, since he now clearly has a wider range of emotions and isn't just a goofball!

To finish, we updated José's redesign a little. Hope you guys like him more now!