I found Kthulian's website and it has links to discord and F95zone, I hope this helps.
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I'm afraid I've only played these games on PC and I don't know anything about these games on android. I do hope you are successful starting Act 2.
Also story wise in Act 1; when I was given the option to become a college elite, I refused it every time. I've never tried accepting the offer before, I might start a new game just to see what happens. (Edit: refusing is required to play Act 2)