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The Final Step

Summary: This is an enormous update that puts the game in a different league in terms of quality, not much has been added in terms of new features, but a lot has been added in terms of game experience and quality of lif

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addedSummary:This is an enormous update that puts the game in a different league in terms of quality, not much has been added in terms of new features, but a lot has been added in terms of game experience and quality of life, and it opens the doors for amazing things in the future.
addedSummary:Added user "Officer Accounts"
changedSummary:Big perfomance improvements
changedSummary:UI and graphics upgrade
addedUser AccoutsYou can set a name for your character and register using an email and password, you will be required to confirm your email, if you lose your password, you can tell me and I will let you set a new one, I plan on setting an automated password recovery system however.
addedDifferences between Mobile and PCThe reasons for this are two, making the game's operation simple and reworking the bridge into a new community area, the plan is to give it a new look and use it for Kickstarter NPCs, I didn't have any room left for them before, but now I am working to accomodate the area so I can add more of them.

Vindictive Drive 2: Maidbot Archive changes

addedThis is an enormous update that puts the game in a different league in terms of quality, not much has been added in terms of new features, but a lot has been added in terms of game experience and quality of life, and it opens the doors for amazing things in the future.
addedAdded user "Officer Accounts"
changedBig perfomance improvements
changedUI and graphics upgrade
addedYou can set a name for your character and register using an email and password, you will be required to confirm your email, if you lose your password, you can tell me and I will let you set a new one, I plan on setting an automated password recovery system however.

Summary:

This is an enormous update that puts the game in a different league in terms of quality, not much has been added in terms of new features, but a lot has been added in terms of game experience and quality of life, and it opens the doors for amazing things in the future.

  • Android Version live

  • Leaving Early Access

  • Added user "Officer Accounts"

  • Changes to progression

  • The player as an Officer in the Auriga

  • Arris buffs

  • Official Art gallery

  • Big perfomance improvements

  • UI and graphics upgrade

  • Menus simplified

  • Auto Save

Android Version

Now you can download the Android version in the official website, it is being sent to appstores right now, but so far the game is available to download in TapTap and as a standalone APK. The save files that you generate with your registered account will be usable in all versions of the game, so you can play it on PC and Mobile under the same account.

Thanks to Vicky Spade for showing the mobile game!

The Mobile game plays exactly like any twin stick shooter, controls very easily and it's very straightforward.

User Accouts

You can set a name for your character and register using an email and password, you will be required to confirm your email, if you lose your password, you can tell me and I will let you set a new one, I plan on setting an automated password recovery system however.

Differences between Mobile and PC

As it stands VD2MA is at 1.0, so both versions are very similar except for the player having access to the bridge in the Steam version, the bridge is not necessary for the game as its uses have all been transferred to Hex's dialogue screen, the game saves automatically, which is something players have been asking me for ages, and Maidbots are crafted automatically as their requirements are met.

The reasons for this are two, making the game's operation simple and reworking the bridge into a new community area, the plan is to give it a new look and use it for Kickstarter NPCs, I didn't have any room left for them before, but now I am working to accomodate the area so I can add more of them.

The Mobile version is FREE TO PLAY, and probably will only have ads to support itself, as of right now it doesn't have ads, but don't worry, I promise to not make them invasive, I will probably make them just optional for specific rewards that don't impact balance. I am a gamer like you, I know what bothers you so, I won't go to those places.

HOWEVER, we have to be fair, altough both versions will be updated simultaneously, the PC version costing money means that PC players will have certain additional perks, I've been thinking about things like skins for a long time, and I think this is the best time for those, cosmetics exclusive for the PC version that won't interfere with how the mobile players play.

Right now this is primarily a sandbox game, but the reworked story will be PC exclusive.

Progression, future competitions and Arris' Buffs

Canon events have changed, now the game introduces Arris as a pilot already on the Auriga, waiting for the new Officer, a character the player will name, Arris and Hex will be assisting you now.

Once the story rework comes, it will still focus Arris, but the player will have some impact as a character as well.

As I mentioned

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Steam News / 2 April 2025

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