First of all, I'd like to thank everyone for ... A THOUSAND DOWNLOADS?!

I'm so happy that an entire large village has decided my game is worth a try! I can't express my gratitude enough.
An entire community of people. Wow.

That said, the game was always incomplete, despite the love!
Annnd I wanted to write a short story. No Odyssey for sure, but I like writing and endgame goals. So that's what this 2.0 update is about. Specifically a short story mode for Gina.

Now, on a more difficult note, I would like to make gamedev my full time job. I'm burnt out looking for AAA QA jobs in gaming, and the sheer amount of scam job postings,and fake positions to please stockholders. So. I'm kind of scared, but I'd like to make 2.0 paid. I believe that if you already added the game to your library, you will keep it.
So do that now!

Furthermore, I will keep the free version and update it with QoL and Gameplay improvements.
I will add QOL and gameplay to the free version. I'm a big fan of letting people try before they buy, after all.

Thanks and tough news aside,
Here's a preview of what's coming in 2.0!
(Also all images aren't 100% final, some sprites are placeholder and some may change.)

CHARACTERS:

Gina, Wisteria, and Fern all change the stats of their cards; buffing certain elements (Sword/Shield/Spell), and while weakening another.  Furthermore, Wisteria has a new 'body type', that will give her certain cards that are unique to her and a secret new character!
(i.e. those shorts in the screenshot above)

Secret new character!




Better UI!
FINALLY being able to Click on those cards to chose them! Visual/Audio feedback, and a more interesting Hub/Shop area.

Some UI images are placeholder, though the mechanics are complete.


Better/Varied AI to keep you on your toes!
No way to screenshot this so enjoy these sprites.
Gina, Wisteria, Fern, and a secret New Character all prefer different card stats or types.
A chance of Pure Random or Preset Enemy Outfits will spice up your Random Battles!

Story mode!
 Gina's Story mode in specific. I will specify at release if other characters have a Story Mode ready.


TONS of NEW cards! Now over 50 Cards!
At LEAST 19 New cards as of writing. That's almost TWICE as many.
Cards with higher stats are made into the higher rarities, and some common cards have lower stats.
Rarity has changed from 'Common Vs Rare' into a 5-tiers rarity system.
The chance of common cards is lower overall.
Some cards have become more rare, some cards have become common. Yes you will still keep them in the update.

ETA:
August 11th (2024 ofc)


A very important last note:
Because of naming convention changes, gameplay changes, and other things, you may have to unequip everything from your main/equipped character and save.
Then update the game/import your save file into the new version of the game. This will prevent a missing file error.

This may change when 2.0 Releases. I will keep you all posted!

I think that's all? Love and peace! See you in a few weeks!