๐ŸŽ‰ Trueclash โ€“ Version 0.3 Patch Notes

Hey! Zak here!

Next week (if everything goes well) version 0.3 of the game is scheduled for release! ๐ŸŽ‰
Iโ€™ll be giving you a short summary of everything thatโ€™s coming in 0.3 so you have a good idea of whatโ€™s ahead.

Also, there will be no devlog next week since itโ€™s release time. Iโ€™ll be focusing on the patch notes and making sure everything is good to go.

Release Date: August 18th, 2025 

Patreon Tier: Senior Board Members (Tier 3)

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โœ๏ธSummary

• +15,000 words of new content (more than an hour of gameplay for the average reader)

• More focus on scene presentation

• 80+ new music/ambient/sound effects

• 32 new scenes/CGs (+ variations)

• New animations for more immersive moments

• New GUI (already in v0.2.5)

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๐Ÿ“–New content for version 0.3

So far, Iโ€™ve added 15,000 words to the game, which is right on track with my goal per version!
It will probably feel bigger than 0.2. Why? Because this versionโ€™s content is more linear and doesnโ€™t branch into as many scene variations as 0.2. But donโ€™t worry, your choices are just as important if not even more heheh.

But why the slight drop in word count?
Presentation and writing quality got a lot more attention this time. That means I spent more time polishing and refining scenes, which naturally produces less content than if I focused only on quantity but the trade-off is worth it.

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โš ๏ธContent itself (Mini Spoiler โ€“ especially if you havenโ€™t finished v0.2 yet)

• The Adrian conflict at the end of beer pong, which can be resolved (or not) in multiple ways.

• The end of the night segment.

• Multiple โ€œend of nightโ€ outcomes. For now, you can spend the last moments with Harry, Matt, or Diego (the top-voted picks).

I had so much fun writing these scenes, and both Viv and Alex seemed to really love them as well.

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๐ŸŽตMusic & Sounds

• 11 new music tracks from various artists and studios (only 1 hasnโ€™t been used yet ๐Ÿ˜›).

• 66 new sound effects (yep, you read that right).

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๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธImages

This version was intense in terms of image creation and editing.

• 32 total images, with at least 14 variations (day/night versions, different arrangements, lighting changes, etc.).

• These variations take a lot of time as I manually paint light and filters in Photoshop to achieve the effect I want. Itโ€™s a lot of work, but Iโ€™m really happy with the results.

• New expressions for Matt (by Alex).

• A new expression for Diego.
  

(The images I posted as an example is the basic bedroom in the Trueclash Admission Contest dorms. There are a total of 10 images of bedrooms like this, why are there so many?... Not for that you perverts <.<)

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๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธGUI

Still a work in progress, but lots has been added (most of it already available in the free v0.2.5 release):

• Dynamic textbox that changes color depending on whoโ€™s speaking. Prettier and easier to read.

• Choice menu update: choice bars now match the default color scheme, and Decision Echo choices are highlighted in gold.

• Small updates to the main menu.

Updated credits and end screen.