Hello, and welcome to the third progress update of Baldi's Fun New School Plus Ultimate Edition! In these updates, I share what progress I have made during each month while working on this project. I hope you'll enjoy hearing what I have to say, and now it's progress update time!

Playtime Bossfight Updates

During this month, some changes were made to the playtime bossfight. As the conveyor belt in the bossfight was buggy during testing and didn't always work the way it should have, it has been replaced with arrow pads that show you what direction the jumpropes are currently coming from. Note that the design of the arrow pads is currently just a placeholder. Also, playtime can now recover from being stunned if you wait too long before attacking her. And the dialogue portion at the beginning of the fight has also received some changes.

Existing Characters

Some progress on implementing the AI for existing characters has been completed. Currently, only Baldi, Principal of the Thing, and Gotta Sweep have been added. But the rest of the characters (like It's a Bully) should be added soon. As for new characters...

2 New Characters!

Yes, that's right. A few new characters have been added. One was an existing character idea I first revealed in this post and the other was a character idea I received from someone who's been helping me come up with ideas for new content in this project. The first one (which was teased here) is Vincent the Venter. Vincent likes to hide in vents that are around the schoolhouse, and if you walk in front of one, he'll come out and stun you for a few seconds. To avoid him, just look at each vent closely to see if he's in it or not, and if you do see him, avoid walking in front of that vent and wait until he leaves it and goes to another one. The second new character is Artiste le Mal. This character is inside of a painting, and when you are near that painting while holding an item, he'll try to suck you into it. To escape his grasp, repeatedly press the button shown on screen. These 2 are just the first of what is likely to be many new characters that will be added in the future.

Paintings

A new type of decoration have been added to the schoolhouse in the form of paintings. They can be found on the walls, and you can view the name of a painting by interacting with it. Paintings are also randomized every time you play, meaning you'll get to see a different one each time you are exploring the schoolhouse. There's also a NULL painting that can appear as well. Now, before I conclude this progress update, there's one more thing I wanted to mention.

April Test Build

In April, I will be releasing a new demo for anyone to try out on this page, called the April Test Build. It will contain a total of 4 floors, as well as everything that was revealed in this progress update (the new characters, paintings, and more).

Well, I hope you enjoyed this progress update, and thanks to everyone who has contributed, given suggestions, and has helped me out with the development of Baldi's Fun New School Plus Ultimate Edition. See you in the next one, which I'll be posting at the end of April!

Also, happy 5 year anniversary of Baldi's Basics! (March 31, 2018 to March 31, 2023)