Ahoy there! 
Mr. MegaloDEV here!

With the next iteration of combat ready for release tomorrow we wanted to take a step back and take a look our upcoming releases. We talked it over a hearty breakfast and decided that the following is how the next few releases will roll out:

Now you might have some questions! I don't blame you. This will of course be our first s-2 release which denotes "snapshots" or insider preview builds. The reason we decided to take this course rather than a "RC" release which would later go public in two weeks is simple. I've personally spent a lot of time testing out different combat systems of varying complexity since the last combat "draft". Most of it was unfortunately scrapped before arriving at our current system, but I did learn a lot. So we wanted to get some additional testing and feedback from our snorkeler tier supporters prior to making it available to all.

Additionally, the next H-CG set will be done this week which mean we can also include that in 0.0.19 RC by going this route. That brings us to two H-CGs alongside a bunch of mini-cgs. Both H-CGs contain s*x stuff too!
Basically, this will all make the 0.0.19 RC release stand out a bit more.

And that will be important as we are gearing up to allow "purchasing" the game on Itch. Currently the game is pay-what-you-want which for most people just means FREE since there is zero benefit at the moment to giving us money on itch. With 0.0.19 RC we plan to change that.

Purchasing the game on itch at the minimum level will give you access to all RC releases day and date of their release rather than having to wait with the rest of the public. This is par for course with how a few other devs approach the platform.

This isn't meant as a replacement for monthly supporting at any tier. Those have and will remain the best way to help fund development and get various rewards and benefits in return. Purchasing the game on itch will be an alternate way for people who don't want to subscribe but would still like to support development in a tangible way.

Monthly supporters will also get a full copy of the game for 1.0's eventual release provided they meet a specific lifetime $ support amount. This will be around the game's MSRP which is still undecided but you can expect it to be the same realm as other similar games.

Yup! the release after 0.0.19 RC we will finally call 0.1! Emma will be very happy. 
We'll have more on that later!