After a whole year in the making, embark in the biggest update of Daring Academy as of now: Alpha 0.0.2!

Complete with a whole rewrite of Day 1, new menus, optimizations, this update will arrive on the Daring Academy Itch.io page  on January 1st, 2022. Steam release will come one the game will be in a demo phase.

Full Changelog

• Added animations between scenes and characters
• Added non-binary support for the main character
• Added default names for the main character (Lee, Layla and Lenny)
• Added default nicknames for the main character (Lee, Lay and Len)
• Added the question in choice menus (NVL mode for important questions, AVL for normal questions)
• Added Discord rich presence
• Added 5 new achievements
• Added new characters: Lily Cortez, Rose Wheatley, Elizabeth Robinson, Clementine Neonica, Helen (Luna Sweet), Bernard Sweet, Ruby Sweet, Alain Nadeau, Young Amelia
• Added an inappropriate action (Bullying, blood, etc.) selector before the main menu (Will be used later)
• Added a swears selector before the main menu (Will be used more later)
• Added a gallery screen (Thanks to I_Am_Boredom on Discord for coding it)
• Added name references
• Added a character bio screen (Thanks to I_Am_Boredom on Discord for coding it)
• Changed so the main character's name input is limited to 16 character instead of infinity
• Changed the start of the game to include a daydream
• Changed Amelia's sprites to remove wrinkles on her shirt and fixed her proportion
• Changed all humanoid characters to use layered images instead of using image composition, thus opening tons of new possibility for clothes combos
• Changed the main menu to add parallax and a animated background to the main menu
• Changed the "Day One - Moving Day" achievement's description from "Complete your first day in Olis." to "Complete your first day in Olis with going out and visit the city."
• Changed the words "Boy" and "Girl" to "Male" and "Female" (Taken from Daring Terror)
• Rewrote Day 1
• Fixed the cursor's size
• Fixed Amelia not being on the left or right when two or more character was present on screen at once
• Fixed Day 1's code to use image compositions instead of showing images after showing images
• Fixed the achievement screen (Thanks to I_Am_Boredom on Discord for coding it)
• Updated the icons for the achievements
• Updated backgrounds
• Expanded the non-binary support to allow your look between male and female (Taken from Daring Terror)
• Removed all Day 1 stats increases (Love and Trust)
• Removed Cashier Frank, Receptionist Dave and Waitress Amora from normal gameplay
• Condensed all images from PNG to WEBP images

Before wrapping up, I just want to say thank you to everyone who helped make this whole thing possible, from the Ren'Py Discord server to the Ori Discord server (Oricord) to friends, coworkers, everyone! Alpha 0.0.2 wouldn't be possible without you guys!

I'll see you on the other side!