Christmas themed Panel from Hell planned so we won't get patch 9 for a couple of weeks. Game is still on track for 2023 release.
The focus of the update is on mocap, which I hope indicate that cutscenes are being constantly improved upon (though video seems to capture monster animation). The further they can push those, the more I will be appreciative, that's for use, considering how big of a role they play.
See you in December then, or more likely January as I will be away from PC for the latter half of the month.