Vindictive Drive 2 News

Just small fixes in preparation for the next update.
Thank you for reading though!

[p]First of all, I'm sorry that I come to you with bad news, we all play games to take a break from stressful things and just have fun or kill some time, and I get that, I'm not gonna do this again, but I want to put this out there in case anyone can give me a hand.[/p][p][/p][h3]The problem[/h3][p]My Director got scammed at his work and needs to cover legal costs and pay employees.[/p][p]He has a construction company and the one contract he has active has pulled out all funding, claiming the goals have not been met which is simply not true, he doesn't have enough money to pay for salaries that the workers families need as much as anyone.[/p][p][/p][p]We have one week to figure this out, if by next weekend we cannot cover the costs, he will have to step down from the project.[/p][p]i'm already at my limit in terms of workload, the original song's MV, the volume 2 of the manga, and the very needed update to *monetization and release on Google Play and all of this happening at once, if I also have to do the administrative part of the job production will slow down and making a stable income will not be possible.[/p][p][/p][h3]How you can help and what I offer in return[/h3][p][/p][p]I added some ways in which you can help in the website, even for free by sharing a post and you'll get something from it.[/p]

• [p]Everyone helping out (even those with no money) will be credited in the game and in the next volume of the physical manga.[/p]
• [p]From all of you, one will be chosen to create a Maidbot that I will design following your instructions 100% free and she will become a playable character just like the others.[/p]
• [p]The New Maidbot will be featured in the back cover of the next volume of the physical manga with a special thanks to the person who designed it.[/p]

[p]You can enter this campaign by checking the details in my website here: Support[/p][p][/p][h2]Other news[/h2][p]For those who don't follow me on Twitter/X, you may not know this but work is getting done:[/p][p][/p]

• [p]The first Maidbot to go live designed by a player will be J.J. and she already has a voice.[/p]
• [p]The volume 2 of the manga is in production.[/p]
• [p]The original song is finished! and the MV is almost done, release is imminent, the shong will be tied to the new Maidbot, Illuzoha, who of course, is voiced by the singer.[/p]
• [p]A new surprise Maidbot to come, Shotgun Wizard, already has a voice also and its in late stage of production, this character will be released with home screen interactions available.[/p]

[p][/p][p]*Future monetization changes: Due to many reasons, mainly because I don't like giving different versions uneven treatment, I think I should make this game free to play, ad free on Steam of course, but have some ads on the Play Store on mobile, it's too early to tell if its the right choice or not but I am open to hear your opinion on the matter and I will always decide putting what players want first.[/p][p](The game is already f2p on android but with slower updates than PC)[/p][p][/p][p]Thank you for reading, sorry that it wasn't such a happy post, I hope you have a good day.[/p][p][/p][p]-Bal[/p]

1. Ark Royal soft rework
   
2. First Home screen maidbot
   
3. Some FAZZ dialogues here and there
   
4. UI changes
   
5. Sound adjustments to prepare for a sound design remake
   

The home screen feature let's you choose a Guardian Maidbot for the home screen, while in the home screen you can interact with her and you get a special buff, so setting your Guardian Maidbot could pootentially help you in different situations once this feature has a few maids in it, for now we only got Ark Royal taking advantage of the fact she's been needing a rework for a while to actually feel like an Ultra.

This is a trial feature so let me know what you think and also which Maidbot(s) you want to see come first and which alternate outfits you would like them to use, they will be wearing different clothes yeah.

• Fixed XingYun in-city kit guide
  
• Minor UI adjustments in title screen, Hex's hud and login screen, login screen shows a character that will appear soon among the new maidbots.
  
• Fixed bug where the loading tips appear inconsistently. Now every time you log in or load you get the tips normally.
  

Ty for reading and playing!

A quiet and clumsy sniper Maidbot with a very strong attack, the gun takes most of her processor capacity which leaves little room for most of her cognitive functions, be patient with her!

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

XingYun is voiced by Beth Pierce



The Tomboy Mine will work a little different than the other districts, here's some info about it:

1. Your mech will be hacked, messing with some of your systems, you cannot see your HP or use the map!
   
2. Enemies will spawn in random waves, similar to the Stygian Traverse
   
3. There are gates that will stop you from breaking in, you will have to destroy them while you protect yourself from the heavy fire of enemies
   
4. Of course, a new boss! Beating this boss will unlock XingYun and also give you 3000 alfajores! Good luck figuring this one out!
   

Specialized raccoons will now take you to a new location, Tomboy Mine West, right where the boss spawns, provided you've reached the area once already, it will cost you 100 alfajores to travel, but as I mentioned earlier, beating the boss will give you 3000, this gives you more chances with FAZZ!

Thank you for playing

love

-bal