It's official, the new release is up:

V0.4.51

Released 2023-09-23

• New storyline and backstory
• New feature: holding down z (or x or c) rapidly advances through dialogues and anims
• 6 new H anims - 3 in level 1 , 3 in level 2
• 2 new trap deaths - impaled chest decap, and impaled mouth decap
• 2 new CGIs for new trap deaths
• New background soldiers
• New background anims
• Gameplay made easier
  • Val starts with 2 grenades instead of 1
  • Grenade range increased by 100%
  • Pistol rate of fire increased by 50% (from 2/sec to 3/sec)
• All levels
  • More background items (grass, bushes, artifacts, etc)
  • Dialogue rewritten or adjusted
• Level 1
  • New layout with missions to complete
  • New characters
  • Easier gameplay
  • All Zombie H anims enabled from the start
  • 3 new anims
• Level 2
  • New rooms
  • New character
  • 3 new anims
• Levels 3 and 4 – adjusted per new storyline
• Cheat codes: typing the name of the level in the title screen still unlocks the level, but does not unlock anims/cgis for the previous levels.