Sup. Yeah it's ya boi. Vi-

Okay I can't keep that up. You know what you signed up for, and I know what you wanna know. So here's the info!

0.2.3.0 is now out for T5 Supporters and above for $75 on Patreonand $50 on SubscribeStar! This is a testing period, and there may be some unforseen bugs. Multiple versions may replace this one as we weed out issues and improve the build. Release schedule is below:

• 3/20/24 - T4 Supporters, $25
• 3/27/24 - T3 Supporters, $10
• 4/3/24 - T2 Supporters, $5
• 4/7/24 - T1 Supporters, $2
• 4/10/24 - PUBLIC RELEASE - FREE at victorseven.itch.io/wca2

So what did these past few months go into?

Well, about 30% of the dev time was spent on backend systems and building out the rest of existing features. Now, there are two sides to this coin. The bad side is, this means there are new variables. THAT MEANS YOU WILL NEED TO START A NEW SAVE OR YOU WILL ENCOUNTER ERRORS. The good side is, this should be the last time you have to do this for Season 2 content until Season 1 is rewritten and combined into one game with Season 2. I hope.

Speaking of the S1 rewrite, that took up about 30% of this period's dev time as well. I wanted to make some real headway on it because frankly, I've been holding off on advertising the series while it's still in a state that has a high chance to turn away new players due to the overwhelming negativity the story starts of with. It was a huge mistake to try to write it as a novel, and it'll take a lot of work to undo. But there has been significant progress. I've detailed a bunch of what's been done and what's still to do in the #updates channel of the WCA Discord server.

The other 40% of dev time went directly to Season 2 content. As stated in earlier updates, this update focused more on Side Stories than Main Story content. That being said, this build contains:

• 4 new Main Story scenes and the end of Season 2 Episode 2.
• 15 new Side Story scenes if my count is correct (I may be wrong)
• New Time of Day system and display on the map screen
• FINALLY, the unlock for the first secret character works, and she currently has one scene, which you must view at night.
• A reorganization of the character roster. Cecilia and River have been moved to the Secret category, and other characters have been moved into the Core category for you to look forward to.
• A system that now compares the quest variable for each character to a "maxquest" variable (how many total scenes the character has) and if they match (meaning if you've seen all their scenes) the character's portrait will be GREYED OUT AND UNSELECTABLE. That means no more having to read that you've seen all their scenes!
• Access to 2 more Core characters than last build

2 scenes for a second secret unlockable character were written and shot, but we failed to find a good place in the story to place her unlock condition, so we're saving her for potentially next build. I know there's more I did in this damn build but I can't seem to recall it. Next build will be heavily Main Story focused and contain fewer Side Story scenes. I'm estimating a release in June for the game's 3 year anniversary, hopefully.

More to come soon!  The build will be updated as the high tier supporters deliver their feedback, and as we make our way through the release schedule, the build will be more and more fine-tuned. Excited to bring you more WCA!

-Vic