I agree the plot is a bit disjointed atm but the Devs have address this in their latest communication. A series of mini updates will be launched to fix the broken plot. In their words:
In order to properly link the acts we’ll be releasing several intermediate content patches for the current version (0.10B) before we start working on 0.11A, which will focus on completely new Chapter 3 in Act 2. Here’s how it’ll work:
- First content patch for 0.10B will connect the story between the acts by introducing a short prologue to Act 2 Chapter 1, where the events from the ending of Act 1 will slowly start to gain speed, and at the same time something will happen that will lead to the disappearance of the waifu, topped off by an attempt on Marcus’ life via poisoning. This prologue will allow us to both continue the story from Act 1 and at the same time make the events in Act 2 Chapters 1 and 2 make more sense in the current state of the story.
- Second content patch for 0.10B will focus on the first and second chapters of Act 2. The goal here is to 1) make it so that the waifu is found and returns to her duties close to the end of the first chapter, and 2) to shift the events in the second chapter from looking for the missing waifu (who will be back at that point in the latest version of the story) to dealing with the Ministry of Magic and other strange and fairly dangerous events. The result of this patch will be the updated version of the first chapter where waifu disappears and returns within the chapter’s story, and the second chapter where the events are continuing the main plot and establish the foundation for the next chapter.
In addition, there might be a third content patch, but it’ll depend on how big the second patch will actually be after we put everything into tasks and get an estimate on how much time they’ll take.
Overall, the first content patch (prologue for Act 2 Chapter 1) should not take too much time, as its sole purpose is to link the acts and the story without having to rewrite Act 2. In fact, the work on this patch is already in process: the texts are going through final editing stages, and the artists are actively working on their tasks.
The second content patch will most probably be bigger than the first one, and therefore will take more time to finish. As always, we will keep you updated on the status via these regular news posts, as well as answer any questions in Discord.