Second Chance news & patch notes

Hello everyone! It's your devs here! The Christmas and New Year season has always been something special. The frost that chills you to the bone, the snow blanketing everything outside and keeping you indoors, and of course, the endless dark nights (a special bonus for those of us living in northern regions, like we do). But this year, most of those magical experiences (except the nights) decided to skip us entirely: it's +4°C outside, the snow forecast has turned into rain, and the holiday vibes are a bit harder to catch. So how do you get into the festive spirit? Well, how about enjoying your favorite game! And to become one of those favorite games, we've prepared an update that’s coming very soon (hopefully before 2025)! And no, it’s not just a Santa hat for Roshan! This update will have text, pictures, and… well, something else we can't quite remember! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (just in case we don't make it in time)! With love, COMAN & ELIANA

Hello everyone! Developers here! After a short break (during which we were actively working), it's time for a fresh update. But what will be inside this update? Let's take a look... So, it seems Lin has spotted a suspicious eggplant in her field of vision. But, for some unknown reason, this eggplant is covered with pixel censorship! Looks suspicious... What do you think? In the latest update, we've added:

• Added an option to use a toy from Jen's shop on Lin in the fifth chapter.
• 1500 lines of dialogues, code, and translations.
• 30 new images for the HCG scene with Lin
• Completed work on Lin's gallery - now all images can be unlocked, including bonus ones (you may need to replay the scene with Lin from the beginning to achieve this)
• New sprite for the toy that can be stolen from Jen's shop (as if there was an old sprite before)
• Added a new achievement related to the toy, Lin, and HCG.
• Changed the icon and description of the "finger" achievement
• Fixed numerous typos in the text and English translation

Hello everyone! It's us again. Yes, we've been away for two years, but now we're back to make up for lost time and overwhelm you with updates and news! In this latest game update, you can expect:

• Around 500 lines of code added, including new content and its English translation.
• Several typos fixed in both the Russian and English versions of the game.
• You can now apply your big mouth skills to Lin!
• You can unlock a few more HCG images for Lin related to the new content!
• Two new achievements have been added.

During the first day, thanks to player feedback, we identified and fixed several bugs.

• Fixed the error "name 'let_go_lux_in_chapter_four' is not defined," which affected some players.
• Fixed the error that prevented starting Chapter 5 in an alternative way (under certain playthrough conditions).
• Corrected several typos.

We have already released patches for all these issues and tested the game's functionality and achievement unlocks. Everything should be working now. Please continue to report any new issues, and we'll fix them as quickly as possible!

Hello everyone! The developers here, and we're excited to announce that the latest game update is ready! We've previously mentioned that the scope of the fifth chapter was too large for us to release all at once. Working on this latest update has only confirmed this. Today, we're finally presenting you with the continuation of Lin's story up to the end of the fifth chapter! What's new:

• Over 20,000 lines of code, dialogues, and translations
• The possibility of starting chapter 5 differently
• New location - First Aid Room
• New location - Basement
• New location - Basement Room
• New location - Dormitory Entrance
• Lux - New exclusive costume
• Lisandra - New character! (FINALLY!)
• Howard - Got his own sprite!
• Ashley - Also got his own sprite!
• Two new characters we won't reveal here!
• One more way to die!
• 19 new musical compositions
• Music now available in all chapters!
• 1 new HCG scene
• 93 new drawings for the new HCG scene
• Second Lin HCG now available in galleries
• Lin's gallery slightly reworked (leave your feedback!)
• Sprites for new items
• 23 new achievements
• Fresh update of credits
• Full English translation of the game

Caution: Using old saves may cause unexpected errors. We strongly recommend starting a new game. With the last major patch, we began adding music to our game to enhance the atmosphere. Several compositions were specially written for the game by Scraps and Andrias Bartlett, but since we aren't composers ourselves, filling the game with music took longer. With this update, we finally close this gap and can confidently say that now all content in the game has musical accompaniment, thanks to music under the Creative Commons license. Now the game's atmosphere will be conveyed more fully than before. More than two years have passed since the last update. Two incredibly difficult years. Not just for us, but for the whole world. Just over two years ago, on January 27, 2022, when releasing the Angel's Flight update, we couldn't even imagine what fate had in store for us. Back then, we hoped to release this update by summer 2022, but its release was delayed for an insanely long two years. Today, releasing this update, just like two and a half years ago, we expect to be able to release the next update very soon (especially considering that most of the content for this update is already prepared). In the near future, we'll be hunting for bugs in the current update, so don't forget to write your bug reports in the discussions - this greatly simplifies our work on errors and speeds up the release of new content! Once again we would like to say thank you very much for staying with us! With love, COMAN and ELIANA

Hello everyone! The Second Chance developers are back in touch! We're here, which means we have some amazing news! Nothing terrible has happened to us since the last announcement (hooray!), so we're happy to tell you a bit more about the upcoming update. And believe us, it was worth the wait! Ready? Hold on tight, because here's what's in store for you: - Over 20,000 lines of new code! Yes, you heard that right. This includes new dialogues and a full translation into English. Our fingers are still smoking! - A new HCG gallery with more than 90 images. Our sole artist has been working tirelessly (with graphics tablets in hand). - Several new locations with their own atmospheric backgrounds. Get ready to explore! - Four new characters with fresh sprites and a few old acquaintances who have finally emerged from the folders of our computers. - And of course, a bunch of new achievements! Because who doesn't love achievements, right? But that's not all! The fresh update will allow you to continue Lin's story right from where it left off earlier. And trust us, the mysteries surrounding her are thickening like never before. Will Lin be able to overcome this seemingly insurmountable force? It depends only on you and your actions! Oh, and we almost forgot! We've hidden some interesting tidbits that will shed light on past events. Get ready to look at some things that previously seemed obvious in a new way... And now for the most important part - the release date! Drum roll... The update will be out on Thursday, August 8, 2024! We can't wait for you to dive into new adventures. Thank you for staying with us!

Hey everyone! It's the Second Chance game developers here! What? You thought we abandoned the game? Pffft! Of course not! Two years ago, when we released a small update, we had no idea how much our lives would change in the near future. Back then, we planned to release the next story update in just a couple of months - summer 2022. But, as you noticed, that didn’t happen. Over these two years, a lot has changed, and many things have happened. We had to leave our home and start from scratch in a new country. These were very challenging times. Nevertheless, the game development never stopped. We kept writing text, fixing code, creating new art, and designing future updates. Unfortunately, the work wasn't as regular as we would have liked, so we couldn’t frequently share news about new content with you. However, we did share some updates about our progress on our Patreon and Boosty. But enough time has passed, and now we're ready to announce that we’ve prepared the update that should have come out two years ago! This time, the story of Lynn will continue. Along the way, we'll meet new characters who might have a big impact on our destiny. Additionally, some old characters will reappear in a slightly different light. But most importantly, we will influence Lynn's fate. We'll tell you more about the upcoming update very soon! A huge thanks to everyone who supports us on Patreon and Boosty. Thanks to you, we can still keep working on the project!

Hello everyone! Today we've added a fresh update to the game that adds some new music, and also brings a lot of music to chapter four! Yeah, I know it's weird that we started adding music at the end of the game instead of the beginning, but there's nothing we can do about that! We also updated the credits to include information about the latest music. List of new songs:

• Aakash Gandhi - Spirit of the Dead
• Sappheiros - Moments
• Wydron - Third Gate

Hi all! In today's update we've added the missing music for chapter five, fixed a few typos, and updated the credits! The list of new songs:

• KR - You'll Never Know
• Doug Maxwell - Cast of Pods
• Quincas Moreira - Marianas
• Emmit Fenn - Wander
• TrackTribe - Longer Distance
• Reed Mathis - Keep Moving On
• TrackTribe - Back To Portland
• Domitori Taranofu - Dreams of Japan

Hello all, the developers are here, and we're happy to tell you that the fresh game update is ready! As mentioned earlier, the size of chapter five was larger than we had planned, and on closer inspection, it was even larger than we had re-planned for. Today we're finally removing the familiar Seraz stub, giving you a full playthrough of this story all the way to the end of chapter five! What's new:

• About 7000 lines of code and dialogs
• New location - Hospital
• New location - The Road
• New location - Asylum Club
• New location - Karaoke room
• Amber - a new character you can meet in the city
• A new set of costumes and a new location to meet Karmala
• 20 new music tracks
• 2 new HCG scenes
• 94 new drawings for new HCG scenes
• Seraz is now available in the galleries
• New sprite for the fang
• Sprites for two new items
• 17 new achievements
• Fresh credits update
• Full English translation

As you can see, we began to fill our game with music to emphasize the atmosphere at certain points. It turned out to be quite a complicated process, especially since we're not musicians ourselves and we're not connected with music and, apart from a few songs written specifically for the game by Scraps and Andrias Bartlett, we used music with a creative commons license. So far, we've only filled in music that is relevant to fresh content. We plan to add music to the entire fifth chapter in the near future. It's been a year since the last update, and it's been a hell of a year for us and for the rest of the world. We really hope that now that things have more or less stabilized, we'll be able to release updates more often. In addition to adding music to the entire fifth chapter, our immediate plans include releasing an update continuing the storyline for at least one more character within chapter five. In the very near future, however, we will focus on fixing possible bugs in the current version of the game. Once again I want to say a big thank you for staying with us! With love, COMAN and ELIANA

It's been a while since the last update. Sometimes it seems as if the world has fallen into chaos... Wait a minute... It did, didn't it? Since the last update we've been working hard on the new content, but at this point we realize that the upcoming volume of chapter 5 is so large that even working on the individual story branches is too time-consuming. But we're trying to keep up the pace despite the challenges. In this update we tried to solve the most pressing issues facing the technical component of the game. This will allow us to release future updates with greater ease in the future. List of changes

• The credits have been updated. They now have January 2021 relevance.
• The technical component of the credits has been changed. This change should solve all the problems with getting the achievement for watching credits.
• New music has been added (special thanks to Jacob "Scraps" Gilbert for it!).
• Three hidden achievements were added.
• Something else is added that allows you to get these achievements.
• Fixed some bugs and typos in Russian and English versions of the game.
• English localization packages were updated

For now, this is something of a starter pack of updates. We're working on introducing a larger update as soon as possible, which will significantly extend the storyline of one of the characters.

In today's update, we continued work on Chapter Five. As we have written before, the fifth chapter will be added in parts. Today we have added another part to Chapter 5, so we have raised the version of the game to 0.05.2.2... For now, that part is only available when you go through Jace's storyline in Chapter Four. So, in today's update:

• Added the option to help Seraz in chapter five
• Added another mini-game with a fight.
• Added English translation for all new content
• Added 5 achievements related to new content.
• Reworked the game launch sequence.
• The content warning and age verification screens have been completely rewritten to prevent rare errors with the inability to start playing on some builds of Unix systems.
• The credits have been updated as of 1 June 2020. If you supported the game on Patreon from January 2020 to June 2020, you can now find your name in the credits.
• Fixed typos in both Russian and English versions.
• Added new errors and typos.

It took us quite a while to create this relatively small update, so it is possible that some details may have been lost in time. That being the case, we can say that this is probably not a complete list of changes. Now that the problems are slowly but surely receding, we hope to be able to release updates more often. Thank you so much for staying with us! With love, COMAN & ELIANA

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33868869/0945b10155fb0f037096c80d4337d9862fc7cee3.png In today's update, we have begun to gradually implement the plan to add a fifth chapter. Chapter five will be added in parts. Therefore, you will be able to see the content for the fifth chapter only with a certain path. In today's update, we added a continuation of Jace's storyline. We've also adjusted the results of some choices to fit what's going on in Chapter Five. So, in today's update:

• We've added a fifth chapter.
• Added English translation of chapter five
• Added several achievements (2 for Chapter 4 and 3 for Chapter 5)
• Recycled in-game achievement system
• The in-game achievements gallery is temporarily disabled
• Added a new character named Oleg
• Added a new character named Jenna
• Completely redesigned Sprite Jenna
• Jenna's icon in the gallery has been changed
• Added new location: Betram's Shop
• Added new location: First aid station
• Added new location: Private room
• Lin's room has been completely redesigned
• The "Skip to next choice" button has been removed (we recommend using the "CTRL" button on your keyboard)
• Added a very cool computer animation in Chapter Five
• Final credits have been updated (Status on January 14)
• Fixed a number of misprints in Russian and English versions
• Fixed a number of bugs that caused the sudden crash of the game

It's very likely that this is not a complete list of changes. This is due to the fact that the current update was originally planned in a slightly different form. However, in the end, it was decided to stop at the type of update that it has now. We plan to release another update in the near future, which will make it much easier to create custom translations. We will publish detailed information about it closer to the release of the update.

Just a small update! I mean it! Really small!

• English localization fixed for part of 3rd chapter
• Fixed typos in Russian version
• Credit updated

That's all. There are absolutely no secrets included. Nothing suspicious. At all.

So, ok. It's time to set beta release live. To get access to beta release in Steam: 1. Right click on Second Chance in steam lib 2. Settings 3. Beta-release 4. Choose "testing_new_content" in list 5. Game will be updated. We can play it. 6. To revert changes, just make the same, but in 4th choose "Decline" Game starts at chapter 5 - it's ok When game ends, game will be closed - it's ok Don't forget to report all bugs in game discussions. It's not yet finished chapter. It's just public beta.

Hello everyone! In today's update, we took a few steps towards unifying the game client and prepared it for porting to android. Yes, you heard right! We've been working on the game port for a long time, and at the moment we've solved all (we hope) the problems that confronted us. The game will soon be ported to android, so that you can enjoy it anywhere! Among other things, in today's update:

• Fixed a bug due to which during the fight, Sam's right hand was perceived by the game as the left.
• Fixed many typos in the Russian version of the game
• Fixed some mistakes in the English version of the game
• Credits reworked. Now we are using a new, more convenient and less resource-intensive way to display 'em on the screen.
• Fixed freezing titles error, now it should disappear completely.
• Reduced the size of the game client.
• This update began to do long ago, so that something could not get on the list.

Hello! We are back from our small, impromptu vacation, and have already begun our work! In today's update, we added:

• Fixed a bug that did not allow to see Karmala win scene
• Credits corrected and updated on both Russian and English
• Fixed a few narration errors in the Lin storyline.
• Fixed several typos and errors in Russian and English versions.
• Added some new sounds and animations.
• There was something else, but I can't remember what exactly...

Changelog:

• Added Karmala fight mini-game
• Some russian strings in english version changed into english
• Few typos and errors fixed in english and russian versions
• Added new achievement

ATTENTION! If at the time you receive a new achievement you may see an error message. This error is caused by the features of the engine and arises from the fact that we have added one more achievement. To prevent the error from appearing again, use the "Reset progress" button in settings menu (Steam achievements will not be lost after pressing it). We are sorry for that, and we are currently looking for a way to make sure this won't happened again. Report any errors here - https://steamcommunity.com/app/958720/discussions/1/1750106661701090120/

In today's update we've finally fixed names typos (sorry for not solving this earlier) and fixed few critical bugs our community helped us to find!

• Fixed all typos Neni -> Neny
• Fixed all typos Leslie -> Lesley
• Fixed bug leads to game crush when entering Jace's password without typing anything in.
• Fixed a lot of typos in English version (thanks to our community)
• Fixed a lot of typos in Russian version (thanks to our community)
• Something else what I can't remember...

Good day, friends! To be honest, we did not expect such a result. We thought that, at best, in the first couple of months we would be able to overcome the 1000-player milestone. But it turned out that we have already reached 8,000 players in just 5 days! This is an incredible result! Thank You for that! Since there were significantly more players than we expected, we receive significantly more feedback and comments. We are actively working to correct the current errors in the game, which you report in Steam discussions. If you saw the error and did not report it - you can do it right now here https://steamcommunity.com/app/958720/discussions/ Thank You for being with us! You are the best! Also, some update

• Fixed some typos
• Fixed the colors of the names of some primary and secondary characters. Now they match the overall color scheme of the character.

Hello! So release day has finally come! We ourself can't believe it, but here it is, the Game! Hooray! =) In today's update, we have corrected some issues so as not to spoil the impression of the release.

• Added missing descriptions for some achievements and their localization
• If you can't get achievements in Steam, it means that you got them in the game earlier. In order to get them on Steam, use the "Reset progress" function in the settings menu. After this achievement will begin to synchronize with Steam while playing.
• Russian credits updated
• English credits added
• If you supported the development of the game on the patreon.com/sc website, but your name is not in the credits, then the title rendering was launched before the name list was synchronized. Don't worry - credits will be updated regularly.

With today's update, we are very close to the version that will be available to all players at the time of release (November 22)

• Added finished artworks for first HCG with Jace (now it's up to 25 artworks with Jace, some of theam are 'bonus')
• 'Load' button added to quick menu (Now you can load game without calling settings menu)
• Few bugs and typos are fixed for English version
• Jace's icon in gallery is now clickable
• Added Jace's gallery
• Sidestreet background updated (it's a bit brighter now)

Full english translations added (some of them still may be rough)

• Added Jace's root translation for chapter 3
• Added Jace's root translation for chapter 4
• Added Karmala's root translation for chapter 4

As many know, the release of our Steam game was scheduled for November 16th. It is now November 16th, but still it’s impossible to install the game in Steam, and you’re probably tormented by the question - what the hell? Perhaps, in order not to torment you with expectations, we will give an answer to it. Initially, we planned that the release of the game will take place on November 16th. This date was not chosen by chance, since some of the content was not ready at the time of the announcement. We expected that before this date we would have time to bring all the missing content into the game and correct errors during beta testing. However, we did not take into account some factors that may affect the release date. It was the Steam factor. The fact is that before publishing the game has to pass some testing from Steam (we are talking directly about the game's client). Normally, this check takes 2-3 days, but in some cases the check can take up to 5 days. Since our client was fully operational, there were no microtransactions and external servers in the game, we expected that the game check would not be delayed. When the 5th day of testing went, it became obvious that everything would not be so simple. After 5 days we received a response and a list of errors that need to be corrected. The peculiarity of the check lies in the fact that the estimated release date also shifted by another 5 days. When checking a client, there are common and critical errors. Common errors, which are optional to fix and do not affect the possibility of release. Critical errors are errors that do not allow the game to appear in Steam until they are fixed. The common mistakes were, in particular, the fact that the client was universal for Linux, Windows and MacOS, and not separately. In addition, incomplete English localization was noted and the absence of a pause when calling the Steam overlay. There were only two critical errors. The first is the presence of the Patreon button in the game, which leads to our page on the Patreon. The second is the inaccuracy in the description of early access, made when translating into English. Realizing that the re-test will last another 5 days, we focused on correcting critical errors as soon as possible. And even if we had to shed some tears to remove the patreon button, since Patreon is the only source of funding for the development of this game, we did manage. After that, the client was sent for re-verification. This time the result of the check did not make us wait and came only on the third day. It would seem - we fixed two critical errors and did not create a single new one! After all, this should mean that the game is allowed to release, right? Wrong. The error associated with incomplete English localization, suddenly from the common became into critical. And, as follows from what was described earlier, this postpones the release of the game for another 5 days. Now the nearest possible date is listed as November 21, 2018. However, it is worth bearing in mind that the translation is not yet complete, and, therefore, we cannot promise that the game will be released by this date. So far, we have changed the release date to November 22. But this date may not be final, if Steam suddenly finds any more errors, or translates olded errors from common into the critical section.

In today's update, we added a lot of things. Getting ready for release.

• Added colored versions for the first HCG with Karmala (3 more artworks, 4 in total)
• Added colored versions of the first HCG with Ginger (21 artworks)
• Ginger icon in the gallery is now clickable.
• Ginger gallery added
• Karmala gallery updated
• 41 and 42 achievements were added to the achievements gallery.
• Added final credits (in Russian)

Today a new patch has been released for the game. List of changes:

• Fixed a number of typos in the fourth chapter
• English translation of the main branch of the fourth chapter has been added (Ginger's storyline)
• Added colored artworks for the second HCG scene with Karmala (15 artworks)
• Karmala icon in the gallery is now clickable
• Karmala gallery added