I’m sorry for that though it has been explained in progress reports that have continuously been posted on itch and Patreon and are free for everyone to read.
There was also a poll on patreon asking about this very question on releases and people voted to wait for all content to be completed first. Typically a public release is when all the main girls have new story content added but because these last two have taken more time because they are longer and heavy in story along with issues, Stawer in the last report stated he will make 0.8.3 public once 0.8.4 is given to patrons.
Your last statement I’m confused about what you mean with the text as it is a game telling a story. There are characters and a world to experience with relationships you build and grow. It’s an actual world with a real story to follow so I don’t understand what you mean.