By the end of June 2023, Race of Life Episode 2 had grown far beyond the scale of the first episode. More than 3,100 renders and over 100 animations were already complete, with the final total expected to approach 4,000 renders.
A major racing sequence was the next big production hurdle. Because the scene included many player choices, it required a large number of car animations and alternate outcomes. Beta testers and proofreaders had already tested seven scenes, while a very large eighth scene and the final scenes were being prepared for testing.
The update also covered an important code change: two mutually exclusive personality variables were merged into a single system. The fix was important for future episodes, but it meant existing saves would not remain fully compatible and players would need to replay from Episode 1.
On the writing side, work on Episode 3 had already begun. The team was deliberately holding back many preview images so that major story moments would still have visual impact when players encountered them in the game.