Vindictive Drive 2 News

Implemented a series of changes part of the transition into the Mecha Maidbot sandbox style that I started the last update, mostly changes that will help new players get used to the game quicker, these include:

1. All story chapters now require a minimum number of Maidbots owned
   
2. Stealth missions removed entirely until I can figure out a more polished system for them
   
3. Minor changes to UI and map, small clues on how to do things here and there
   
4. Some of the G2 Maidbots' skills can be checked in Wagie's store, they are coming soon along with a map expansion
   

The game has had too punishing of a learning curve for new players, especially those not used to the genre, old players have been waiting for new content for a while, the Kickstarter campaign is being too time consuming and I'm still working on bug fixes, but if the campaign succeeds I can accelerate the proccess massively just like I did at the beginning.


Development has slowed down because the budget is dead and sales have been bad, on top of that, the Kickstarter campaign is not doing too good.

Even if you cannot contribute to the campaign, you can be of great help if you share it and there are some benefits for you if you do it, there's an art raffle and a Steam giftcard giveaway:

Art raffle: https://twitter.com/boukensha_bal/status/1785368369958379715

Steam Giftcard giveaway: https://twitter.com/JustPeachxo/status/1786080897130758202

Kickstarter page:
http://kck.st/4aweK1G

Big thank you to Peach for hosting the giveaway, please give her a follow if you're on Twitter X.
Sharing on other social media is fine too, just let me know and I'll count you on it.
It's being a very hard time for the project, but, I will do my best to push through, thank you all for your support.

It's no mystery that this project lacks the necessary reach to grow to its full potential, in all honesty I know absolutely nothing about Marketing, so I'm following the advice of someone who does, a talented VA and the first confirmed voice of Generation 2: Savvi Lee



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[h2]Rewards are very affordable and include:[/h2]

• Becoming a NPC in the Auriga
  
• Getting the lorebook, which includes illustrations, interviews with VAs and a code for an unique Maidbot in game
  
• Becoming a NPC in the Auriga
  
• Designing your own Maidbot for the game and participating in the selection of its Voice Talent
  

[h2]Our stretch goals include:[/h2]

• Manga Book
  
• Original Soundtrack
  
• Original song by Tanja Tjong, the VA of Memorimo we know and love!
  
• A new game with the Maidbots, 100% free to play for mobile, similar in size to this game but of lower budget, what type of game this will be will be decided by player vote from a list of possible genres.
  

LINK: http://kck.st/4aweK1G

Also, in the middle of the Kickstarter campaign the new update will drop here, it will include:

• Preview of Generation 2 "Battleship Maiden", with the second Ultra Maidbot voiced by Savvi Lee, Ark Royal, it will showcase the new playstyle of the next generation.
  
• New Stygian Traverse boss!
  
• Bug fixes
  
• Anything else I can include.
  

The lorebook will contain:

• Full story
  
• Character design and illustrations
  
• VA interviews
  
• Exclusive Maidbot to activate in game
  

[h2]To my players[/h2]
Now, this is not like posting in any of my social media accounts, this is Steam, and you're my players, so I have to be more open with you than with anyone else, you all literally built this, without you I wouldn't be here, I tried to make the rewards as tempting and cost efficient as possible, but in the end of the day, I know all too well that it boils down to me selling something for money, so let me tell you all of the reasons in a bit more detail.
I never tried harder at anything in my life, and due to my inexperience with marketing, it is simply not working, my first game on Steam had the support of a publisher, and I see now that they exist for a reason, the costs of doing this and the hours a day it takes, it's giving me a beating and I see no return.
My associate isn't exactly happy with the results either, development has slowed down because I try to figure out marketing and how to reach to youtubers and press efficiently, it is just not as simple as buying ads, which as you all know, I tried too.

The Kickstarter doesn't offer to just save the game, but to help me make it bigger, I'm not gonna ask you to put money into it, but please help me share it, I promise that I will improve on what you like, and fix what you think isn't good.

Twitter announcement: https://twitter.com/boukensha_bal/status/1778121707179376998

• Some minor fixes and adjustments like the wrong checkpoint sortie thing
  
• That's all lmao, ty for reading though you're the real ones
  

[h2]The new Generation will feature a new class, Battleship. A strategy based class.[/h2]

They generally have weaker stats than the regular Melee, Ranged and Support Maidbots, but they have special abilities that alter the flow of the game and maps, some can target a specific block for bombardment or artillery, some coordinate special attacks with aircraft, some will call in aircraft that drops healing items, some have special bonuses when you travel to faraway locations, you will have to configure your Battleship girl while in the Sortie screen and have precise timing for your travels.

You have a small time window to use their special effects, so plan your coordinated efforts and exercise good timing and they will reward you greatly.



You can visit our company website at https://www.bokensha.org/, here you can find some cool stuff like the Official Maidbot card list and Auditions info.

I've been talking to lots of talented VAs, there is a lot of wonderful artists excited to provide their voices for the project!
Some of them have amazingly noteworthy backgrounds, others, are underdogs of outstanding skill and rising stars, they will all get a fair shot at voicing the Battleship girls!

As always, check out my Twitter/X if you wanna learn more.

Thank you for your support, it means the world to me, if you enjoy the game, please share it and talk about it, all comments help, I always enjoy interacting with players, we need some coverage from Youtubers/Streamers, so every bit of noise we can get helps!
Most of the money I make from sales will go to production so, the game will get bigger the better it does.

With love

-Bal

• Fixed some walking animation errors.
  
• Small changes to story chapter stages
  

I'm working hard and I will have some exciting news soon, thank you so much everyone for playing, make sure to check out my Twitter/X to take a peek.
New Maidbot class and major system fixes are coming soon.