Hello and welcome to this week's RELEASE UPDATE! Albeit... not quite in the way we had hoped.

The scope of this update finally caught up with us, making us realize just how foolish it was to call the previous Progress Report the "final" one. Once again, we overestimated the speed at which we could produce content, and for that, we sincerely apologize.

As things currently stand, this is not the final version of Update 1.12. We weren't able to complete everything we had promised. This release primarily focuses on the addition of our beloved femme fatale Kafka, alongside her Celestial Contract Clause System, which turned out to be a much larger undertaking than we originally anticipated.

Red Hood and Kafka are almost finished, but their scenes still need a little more time in the oven than we'd hoped. Rather than delay the entire update yet again, we've decided to release what is ready now and follow up with the remaining content as soon as possible. 

Our plan going forward is as follows:

This release will be considered Version 1.12, containing the first half of the planned content. During the following days, we’ll be releasing a series of updates that contain the missing content, such as Red Hood’s and Kafka's scenes and an updated story mode! The full release will be labelled as 1.12.1. Then, one week after that, we'll publish the Public Release Update, accompanied by a new community poll to determine the direction of the following update .

Our hope is that this extra time will let us finish future updates without accumulating technical debt or cutting promised content.

We deeply apologize for the inconvenience and sincerely thank you for bearing with us through these delays. We hope you'll enjoy what this update has to offer, and we can't wait to share the rest of Version 1.12 with you very soon.

Now then... onto the patch notes!

New Content

Story Continuation

• The adventure continues! Return from Clawhaven and report your victory over the Beastman King to your beloved Angel as the Beastman Kingdom storyline finally reaches its conclusion.

2 New S-Rank Guests

• Two new S-Rank Guests join the roster! Kafka can finally become your ally, provided you're willing to accept everything that comes with binding the Demon Lord's Envoy to your service. Red Hood also makes her long-awaited debut, finally reuniting with Snow White! Both Guests also have an Alt outfit that you'll unlock as you complete their stories!

Kafka's Contract

• Unlike every other Guest, Kafka comes with her own progression system centered around the Celestial Contract. Modify your relationship by adding legal Clauses that grant unique benefits, alter gameplay, unlock new interactions, and even change Kafka herself. But beware! For every Clause that benefits you, you'll also have to accept one that benefits Kafka.

1 New Generic Non-Combat Transformation

• A brand-new non-combat related Generic Transformation has been added, courtesy of Kafka. We'll let you discover this one for yourselves!

9 New Quest Scenes

• The Celestial Contract introduces nine new quest-based scenes featuring newly reworked artwork. Some of these scenes can even influence gameplay depending on the Clauses you choose.

4 New Animated Scenes + 1 Interactive Scene

• Four brand-new animated scenes have been added, with two scenes for each of the new S-Rank Guests. Kafka also receives a unique interactive scene capable of changing her appearance.

Gameplay Changes

NEW SYSTEM: Salvaging

• Unused equipment can now be salvaged into Fragments, each preserving one of the item's stats for future use.

Blacksmith Upgrade: Reforge Expansion

• One of the most requested features is finally here! Upgrade your Blacksmith to unlock the ability to replace explicit equipment stats using Fragments obtained through salvaging, giving you far greater control over your gear.

Corruption Expanded to the Great Forest

• With Clawhaven complete, Corrupt Stones can now be used throughout the Great Forest regions. Three new enemy variants have been added to support the increased difficulty.

New Items

• Two new Trinkets and one new Relic have been added to the game.

Misc Changes

Shop Rework

• The shop has been split into six separate categories, offering a larger selection of items each refresh. New Great Forest items have also been added to the shop pool. Make sure to read Koyanskaya's letters to unlock them!

New Damage Type: TRUE

• A brand-new damage type has been introduced. True Damage ignores both shields and damage reduction effects.

Balance Changes

Past Battles Adjustments

• The final Clawhaven encounter has been nerfed, while rewards obtained throughout the adventure have been improved.

Eula Ultimate Buff

• Eula's Ultimate no longer blocks Mana regeneration. Instead, casting another Ultimate while a previous one is active will immediately detonate the existing effect.

Bleed Buffed

• Applying additional Bleed stacks no longer replaces existing ones. Instead, previous Bleed effects are consumed, instantly dealing all of their remaining damage.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the Hot Water Kettle could incorrectly debuff allies.

• Fixed an issue where Evidence did not properly function with Pets.

• Clarified the Luminosité Eternelle skill description to better reflect its intended behavior. Functionality remains unchanged.

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