For anyone wondering where the update post is, it is in a separate post. This post is just so everyone can see the changelog.

I want to reiterate:

• The game has restarted from Episode 1 and will not be the same.

• Full Episodes 2-6 are not implemented.

• Your saves will not transfer from Ren'Py.

We restarted because we felt very limited by our old game engine and that the story needed a redo now that we knew where we wanted it to go. I don't wanna go into too much detail since I've talked about it so much over the past year. You can read all about it.

Changelog

We recommend making a new save file so you can unlock the gallery properly.

New Content

• Episode 2 Starts.

• 13,273 words added. (51,270 total)

• Est. 50 Minutes of Gameplay.

• New Scenes for Max, Charlene, & Dave.

• 2 Animated Lewd Scenes.

• 2 Static CGs.

• New Background.

• New Sprite Variant.

• 2 New Tracks by Lolurio.

  • These are not finalized, so they may not loop right.

New Features

• Screenshot button for keyboard users (‘S’ key). The screenshots are stored in the application's persistent storage directory, which is platform-dependent.

• Gallery Update!

  • 139 Image Unlocks.

  • Replay Lewd Scenes.

  • Watch Animated CGs.

• More save menu slots! We now have 4 additional pages of save slots, for a total of 30 save slots instead of just 6.

Changes

• Added a version check for the Continue button on the save menu. If the latest save isn’t of a valid version, it will not be selectable.

• Slightly changed how we display the disclaimer at the intro. 

• New ‘No AI’ logo in the intro splash.

• Backer mode version checking on launch: if the game version has changed since the last time the supporter code was entered, guided mode is toggled off again.

Fixes

• Fixed a bug where the character creator and name input would get hidden by the H key.

• Fixed issue with gallery unlock codes not being stored correctly; now they do, and you can properly unlock gallery items by playing the game.

• Fixed a bug where the Load menu would check the wrong save slot’s version validity, allowing you to load the sixth slot as long as the fifth slot was valid.

*We are still working on this build at the time of posting this, so it may change a bit.

Contents of the Build

Welcome to the first build of Episode 2! We planned for this one to be a big one so everyone would have a lot to sink their teeth into.

There is a lot to do in this build, as the script is 13k words long, which should take about 50 minutes to read. But not everything is available in the same playthrough! So if you are not getting all the scenes, go back and try different choices with people.

There are big scenes with Max, Charlene, and Dave, with the latter two having lewd scenes.

We also finally implemented the Gallery! So have fun breaking that for us. We added over 130 unlocks, so there is a lot to do while you play. Now with a gallery, it will be easier to see what you might have missed, as most unlocks are tied to dialogue choices.

Hotfix Plans

• Save Menu update: More save naming, and deleting.

• More precise SFW mode slider - toggle between nsfw, warning for lewd scenes, and skip lewd scenes completely (streamer mode).

• Point and click sequence at Cafe Estro!

• Fix arms snapping between the front and back of the body.

• More visible clickable buttons in point-and-click mode.

Known Bugs

• (Fixed) The CGs during the NemTech meeting are not working right now.

• Gallery unlocks tied to the point and click sequence at Cafe Estro are not obtainable.

Where do I report bugs and feedback?

Either in the comments of the update post, on our Discord, or in our Google Form linked in the update post.

Release Schedule

$20 - September 1st, 12 PM Pacific

$10 - September 8th, 8 AM Pacific

$5 - September 15th, 8 AM Pacific

$3 - September 22nd, 8 AM Pacific

Wrap Up

August has been an absolutely insane month! We had so many announcements with the plan for Episode 2, the new Episode Count, and our plan for v1.0. Through it all, we managed to make the largest Unity update so far!

It has been tough, as the Gallery has been giving us a lot of sass, but we are so happy to have this build completed! We'll have a hotfix or two since we couldn't quite do everything we wanted. But this is still one hell of an update.

Thank you all so much for your amazing support! You are the reason we can pay rent and keep making this game. I hope you all enjoy v0.16.0, as we move on to developing v0.16.1!

Stay Rad!