Maybe you need to go back and reread my post then. I never complained about it being too short. My complaints were regarding the progress feeling overly grindy, unrewarded for its length, or perhaps unintentionally broken. Yes I was frustrated, and that certainly came out in my questions, but all my feedback was aimed at improvements, not merely making complaints. Maybe others come here merely for the "free stuff" and to whine, but that's not my goal (free until I find something worth supporting anyway). There is so much potential on this site, I want to be a part of making something of it. I'm not a Dev however. Did some modding in my day, but I suck at coding. Been gaming as long as there has been such a thing though, and have beta tested numerous titles. I could have worded my feedback better, I'll accept that, but I'm not going to stop giving it because someone is rubbed the wrong way by it.
I imagine this will be a mirror of the conversation we'll have on Patreon, so I suppose I'll just save it for there.
EDIT: UltraBabes clarified on Patreon that the doors are not meant to open yet, that content is coming in a later update. Not knowing this, I tried for way too long trying to get them too... as I imagine others did as well. Regardless, for now it is probably best to adjust expectations accordingly.
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Thanks so much for actually becoming a Patreon and your feedback. I'm sorry it sparked such a conversation here, you're only trying to give honest feedback and improve the game and you have a valid point.
So please everyone calm down for a bit
drifter139 is spot on, with 2 aspects (thank you):
1) This is still an early WIP game and in Chapter 1 that wasn't much of a problem because it was pretty linear, but now I'm adding more and more systems that are like little puzzle pieces to form the complete experience. As long as the game is in development, some of those "pieces" probably will be more enjoyable than others, or need a couple more updates before they really flourish.
2) In my head it was enough to have the "Developer Note" in there, that states that the doors can't be open more in this update, but it turns out this was a bit short-sighted, I apologize for that. Mea culpa.
I will add clearer info and hints in the next update.
I did not only join F95 to promote the game, I want to improve it together with you. "Testers" is maybe not the correct word, but if you are stuck or feel something is off, let me know and I will improve. Please stay constructive.
That being said, before there are better hints or an actual walkthrough, here's the gist of how to get all content out of Ch2 0.2 and where the limit is:
1) explore the dungeon to find the backpack; this will unlock sleeping/passing days
2) explore the dungeon some more until you find berries (could happen there are none, then try next day)
3) give those berries to Clara as a gift
4) this will ease her up a bit and you can successfully trigger the "Dance" interaction
5) give more berries or do more "dances" to increase her corruption level a couple of times, then she will also agree to do the handjob
... in parallel, after day 5 when you go to sleep, a new scene with Volta is triggered
Limitations:
- "Donating" at the altar isn't relevant yet and won't be for some time, until we near the end of Chapter 2 and transition to Chapter 3. It will be one of the triggers to go to the Chapter 3 endings. But before that, there is a lot more content with Clara and dungeon events planned. So opening the doors fully right now would break the flow of the story.
- Affection: The bar that you see when Clara likes or dislikes something doesn't really affect the events in this update in particular (it did in earlier ones), but will be much more relevant again in the upcoming updates
I hope this clarifies stuff so you can have some fun with the current update and - even more important - are looking forward to the next ones because it will only become better.
