I'm at work so I haven't had a chance to download the update... but I subbed for this cycle and here is the update text:
Hey Everyone,
The version 0.16.1 Beta is now available. This is, by some margin, our biggest ever update with a whopping 68,000 words, over 1000 images and 53 looping video animations. Samantha and Liz are the two main stars with two new interconnected quest lines. I have added the next stage of the group medicals plus we take a big step towards introducing the new cafeteria uniforms (as decided in a Mykock's Manor poll). Lucy gets a short but sweet scene in the headmaster’s office where she offers a new service. Literally every single student, including all the extras, get forcibly exposed to some extent during this update. There are lots of twists and turns and a dramatic cliffhanger at the very end.
A big thank you to everyone who helped put this together; Gegecucu for his help with several of the animations; Kthunda for his help improving the code; my anonymous software manager for his help with basically everything (I honestly have no idea how I used to do this without him), Phil5K for his exceptional work alpha testing (he is an absolute legend), and last but no means least my wife, Herdone, for laughing at all my jokes and for generally keeping me alive and sane.
Now, this is a beta version and it is a little rough in places. The main issue is that I have yet to make repeatable versions of several new scenes. For example, the new medical scene can be seen weekly but currently it is the same dialogue every time. The repeatable versions of the new scenes are always the last thing that I make and I ran out of time for them. I will sort that out for the main release next week. However, you won’t be missing much by not seeing them, as there won’t be any new images or videos.
I was working on content for this update right up until the last minute, so there are bound to be a few issues here and there. There seems to be a slight issue with the autosave feature with the latest version of the Renpy engine, so I would advise creating manual saves regularly. Please head over to the Teachers Lounge area of the Discord and post bug reports in the beta bug channel, or add them to the shared google doc which is posted there. Be sure to link your Patreon and discord accounts in your Patreon settings to access the exclusive areas. Please do not post bugs relating to the beta in the publicly accessible bug channel.
A quick reminder to everyone that I have decided to use Maxine’s fundraiser as a chapter break for the end of Chapter 2. Samantha and Liz’s storylines both start near the beginning of Chapter 2, therefore, all of this content is meant to be seen before the fundraiser. So, please no reports about the lack of continuity (e.g. Maxine having her pubic hair back, Lucy not having sucked the headmaster’s dick before etc). While I have no regrets about the fundraiser storyline, I admit that it came too soon. This update will go a long way to filling in some major gaps.
Content Changelog
New Staff Quest for Samantha (including scenes in the office, cafeteria and Samantha’s house/garden)
New Student Quest for Liz (including scenes in the dorms, the courtyard, the classroom and the headmasters office)
Added the first level of Liz’s punishment system
Expanded Liz’s first naked classroom punishment
Expanded Liz’s first naked public punishment
One new scene at Sally’s Apartment
You can now summon Lucy to your office for a blow job
New Staff Quest for the nurse.
The first group medical has been updated with new images
The second (and much longer) group medical has been added
A new scene for the twins in the cafeteria
A new uniform rule (Cafeteria Uniform)
A new construction upgrade for the cafeteria
One new scene for Arabella in the new cafeteria uniform
One new scene for Emily and Maxine in the new cafeteria uniform
Coding Changelog
There were far too many changes to list here. A full list of the coding changes can be seen in this document. The highlights include:
Complete re-coding of the character logs, cheat menu and the replay menu/event log
Quest log improvements to make certain steps more clear
Quest log steps that reference other quests will now include cross-quest links
Set caps for horniness and influence points to the current maximum available
Numerous bug-fixes