The Episode 05 QoL Release comes in a very particular period. Rooster Teeth, the parent company of RWBY, is shutting down after twenty-one years.

I have been critical in the past of the company, in the way they handled their properties and workers, and in the writing of the series but: without RoosterTeeth, there's no RWBY; without RWBY, there's no JPDE; without JPDE, there's no current developer me. The company, its creators and creations have been an important part of many people's lives for more than two decades so all I can say is: thank you, Rooster Teeth. For the good, the bad and the RWBY alike.

That said, Episode 05 brings a slew of improvements! There's a lot of small fixes everywhere (one in particular at the very beginning of the game when talking to Roman Torchwick, it should FINALLY be fixed) but the most important additions are to the Battle System. Sadly they will necessitate, FOR THE LAST TIME EVER, a New Save File.

For the last time ever because I've found a way to apply updates without doing it, but it starts working only from Episode 06 (which is currently out on Patreon and KoFi). Please make sure to report any bugs or crashes on the Community Discord Server...

And with that said: enjoy. Episode 05 goes deep into worldbuilding and... Well, let's just say I've found a creative way of keeping track of your choices from JPDE1 >:).

- Meinos Kaen