February 13, 2024: ECA 0.8 Changelog & Release Dates (Patreon)

I'm finally at a point I can reliably set out the changelog and release dates for the 0.8 ECA. While I'm just short of having 50% of it put together, my schedule and the remaining content should, theoretically, make it easier to assemble and compile. There's no major code/GUI/etc. being added to 0.8. It's pretty much all story.

And, boy, what a story. It's different from my side. I know what is going on and what is going to happen. This may not be on the "Luke, I am your father," "Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered," or even Andy Dufrense's crawl through a sewage pipe to freedom type of update, but I assure you, answers will be given and more questions will arise.

In all honesty, I don't want to hype it too much because it might just fall flat, too. Anyway, on to the changelog.

*** 22 story scenes.

*** Esbat VN event with another 20+ scenes of content.

*** Over 2600 new images and sprites.

*** Over 30 new animations.

** Total size approximately 620 MB.

+ Experimental name-plate outlines for higher visibility.

I don't know exactly how long the update will take to experience. Conservatively, counting one second per image only, it comes out to around 35 minutes or so. Seems like it should be more than that, but everyone goes through content at a different pace.

Now, for the release dates:

Testers (Alpha): February 21, 2024

Lord/Denizens (Beta): February 28/29, 2024

Public Release: March 9, 2024

These dates are subject to change, but should be fairly close to their real scheduled releases. Please be aware the Android version will likely take a longer time to collate effectively. Dates for Android release are not provided at this time.