I can't shake the feeling that I'm missing something, but aside from not having the time to add in any optional content, I also can't find anything important that's actually missing.

So let's get this release out in the world and one of you will tell me what's missing and I'll be mortified about it.

(and for posterity; it's not the cult segment - the story for this update is meant to happen inside of a day (not counting travel time) so not enough time has passed for a cult segment to be here)

Edit: It's not this either, but a game-breaking bug has been reported when attempting to have an audience with Evdokia. To fix this issue, apply this patch by extracting it into the data folder and overwriting when prompted. If you aren't prompted to overwrite, it was extracted to the wrong folder.
This only applies to going to an audience with Evdokia through The Gate. The bug does not occur when exploring her Estate otherwise.

Anyway, here's the change log.

v0.17 Added the next story segment - the South Desert. Including:
- Three new Estates to explore: The Fairweather, Emmerich, and Wickham Estates.
- Five new desert Wilds maps, each with secrets to find and featuring 8 new enemy types.
- A new trophy to earn, awarded for clearing the optional stealth mission without being found.
- A shop selling Contracts for the final two tiers of equipment, as well as Emily’s Contract.
Added the missing Estate Info entry for Iris.
Added a bugfix feature to add Iris’ Estate Info entry on talking to her in the kitchen.
Added an event to put you back in the Ambrose Estate Grounds if you left prematurely.
Fixed a bug that prevents progress if repairs are skipped in the second half of Repairs Part 1.
Fixed a bug where transfer events wouldn’t respond correctly during parts of Repairs Part 1.
Fixed a bug that caused the throne style plinth in the customization room to not loop choices.
Fixed a bug that caused a bugfix message to appear in the wilds leading to the mountains.
Fixed a bug in the Big Dick’s Barn Attic event that prevented it from registering as complete.
Fixed a Trophy Codex bug that displayed the “unknown entry” message for newer trophies.
Updated the position of the title screen window to not overlap with the game logo.
Updated Reckless Blow to resolve the guaranteed critical not applying to damage correctly.
Updated Contract Selling to include the missing items from recent updates.
Updated some conversations with Vicky to acknowledge the Opaque Monocle.
Various other minor event, map, and dialogue updates.