Hey, thanks for the kind words! And, uh... I'm sorry..? ;P I'm glad you're enjoying the game, and I hope you stick with it and enjoy what I have planned for the future!
To address your comments:
1. Honestly, I stick to a weekly upload schedule for three reasons: A) I'm a new developer (CK being my first game) and I wanted to show players that I'm dedicated and can be relied on for regular updates, B) I like getting immediate feedback, so I can fix bugs and course-correct if something isn't working for people, and C) Because I'm lazy and need to hold myself accountable ;) I do, however, advise most people to wait a month between updates so that they feel there's more to sink their teeth into.
2. Interactive combat will be making an appearance in Act Three! :) The first step is introducing the "War Map", which will be in the next update. Hope you enjoy it!
3. The "Shadow Clone" technique likely won't ever be learned by the MC as I don't want to have to go back over every single h-event and create a clone variation ;)