It's that time of year, and what do we find in our stockings? Another update for Zone! Thanks to several crucial bug reports, I've managed to fix a lot of persistent issues that really needed squashing, in amongst the new stuff. Work continues on the new environment, the Greenery, as we're in the process of finding a new artist to handle this. An early sneak preview of the work in progress:
Writing-wise, I'm on the cusp of starting the explosive main event of Chapter 3, which will feature a serious crisis for you and all the survivors of Esper... Stay tuned for partial excitement! Changelog:

• Fixed softlock in Special Request quest
• Fixed potential crashes in Discretion Required quest
• Fixed card Drain targeting issues
• Fixed end-of-turn buffs not triggering properly
• Buff/debuff readouts now update correctly
• Added missing Chapter 2 story trigger
• Fixed crash when fleeing side job combats
• Accessing inventory during side jobs no longer boots the player back to Esper
• Fixed wrong Stamina assignment in side jobs
• Fixed several other side job issues
• Duplicate story events should no longer happen
• Fixed unintended music/ambient audio resets during story segments
• Fixed rain particle positioning in Wharf
• Added missing brittle star stunned pose
• Added missing Wharf loot stash
• Updated, corrected and expanded several quick ref/tutorials
• New boss encounter in Hospital
• Improved lighting in Hospital
• Added more radiation spots
• Saved games now track radiation buildup
• Expanded some dialogue options
• New battle backgrounds
• Reworked battle background loading
• Improved load times between stage transitions
• Added visual readout for Stamina above 100
• Tweaked other combat readouts for clarity
• Increased controller cursor speed