I'm now starting work on v1.1, which will include the ability for players to have kids.
Players now get a sleep/rest buff from their marriage/dating partner being at their house
When at the Pawn Shop, there's now some text to indicate which of the player's items are currently placed in their home
The "Books" tab is now visible even when players don't have the required items for their books - it'll warn the player that they require the items on mouse hover
Fixed some text alignment issues
Fixed bug where character previews wouldn't get rendered after closing the Invite window
Reduced tiredness accumulation rate by 20%
Update Notes for v1.03
Fixed memory leaks which caused a variety of game crashes
Optimized texture sizes
Update Notes for v1.02
Added a button to work for your full shift, rather than holding down the mouse button to work
Fixed issue where the player could get stuck without a recruitment card in the LETWare mission
Fixed various crashes
Added some details to the tutorial about top-down navigation, pausing and the in-game manual
Added tips to in-game manual
Fixed bug with "Bootleg Fashion" mission
Little Lives has left Early Access!
And it's out! Little Lives has now officially left Early Access, and version 1.0 is available to download!
Thank you again to everyone who has bought the game and offered feedback or encouragement over the years. Your support is very much appreciated!
Changes in v1.0:
Information is now shown whenever you hover over an action to indicate the efficiency of that action - for example, studying is less efficient when your character is tired
Lot of UI tweaks & upgrades
Characters will now get fat, skinny or muscular over time
Added a gym
Added yoga & weightlifting competitions
Added some more challenge types
Fixed occasional crash when viewing Stock Graphs
Fixed bug with travel time estimation
Added new player traits: Chilled and Workhorse
NPCs now sometimes change jobs
Added new music track for main menu
You can no longer borrow money from the bank if you already have debt
Fixed bug with rainy weather taking too long to fade out
Fixed scaling of some windows at unusual resolutions
Fixed some decoration/placement bugs
Initial objectives are now unlocked when the tutorial is not running
Standardized some recipes & food to be more American and less British
Other characters will now comment on your physique
Fixed bug where food doesn't get properly removed if you eat it from restaurant
Time is now shown on the clock when you hover over a durational action
Fixed bug where lots of NPCs would end up with similar identifying colors
Optimized rain particle effect
Fixed bug where sold items would remain placed in your house
Fixed pathing/navigation in parking lot
Added new vehicle audio
Tweaked & improved vehicle physics and controls
Update Notes for v0.998
Overhauled vehicle physics
Added various weather conditions
Improved shaders
Added dynamic skybox which changes with time of day & weather
Added new vehicles to purchase
Added new vehicle paint system
Added several ramps throughout the town, and a mission sequence to ramp over them for cash
Added "Sale" icons above shops which currently have active sales
Sale discounts are now also shown when the player hovers their mouse over locations
The top-down camera now tilts upwards slightly when zooming in
Added several camera distance settings for manual driving
Edible foods are now ordered correctly, with the most recent items first
Fixed bug with mouse scroll-wheel not working on certain UI elements
Fixed various bugs with saving/loading
Lots of other bug-fixes
Nominate Little Lives for the "Labor of Love" Steam award!
Little Lives hasn't hit v1.0 yet, but I've been releasing regular updates for almost 3 years now. I think that's pretty good considering I'm a solo developer working on it in my spare time. If you agree, then I'd really appreciate if you nominate Little Lives for this award!
Update Notes for v0.997
Added several new mission strands
Added various characters around the town
Question marks will show above locations when there is a character waiting to talk to you
More friend-based missions
Spacebar will now cancel navigation when in top-down mode
Update Notes for v0.995
Players can now view all of their acquired items via the Character Window
Added a win condition - you can now complete Little Lives when you get the maximum score in each category!
Increased the earnings from jobs, particularly at higher ranks
Re-balanced some of the requirements for the "Home" stat
Cooking is now less demanding and more rewarding (ingredients are less expensive, food is more nourishing)
Friends now invite you to different types of events - not just walks in the forest!
Added option for players to try to meet new friends at various different locations
Added dialogue option to "unfriend" a contact (removes them from your contact list)
Added option to give up your pets for adoption
Improved the location names & descriptions
Added particle effects for certain pop-up messages
Various UI improvements
Removed vehicle damage & repairs
Your rented/owned home now has a distinct icon
Old saves which didn't get the correct recipes when finishing certain education should now have those recipes
Added new up-market hotel/restaurant in the Downtown area
Added some new sound effects
Fixed some bugs with vehicle audio
Fixed a bug where the "Home" stat indicator didn't update when placing items in your home
Fixed a bug with rent payments going out at the wrong time
Update Notes for v0.992
NPCs will now change clothes when they go to work
Stock history is now sorted by date, with the most recent transactions appearing at the top
Changed certain ingredients so that they never go off
Changed all food types to last longer before going off
When food goes off, the food item details are now shown in the on-screen message
The amount of rent due is now shown in the finances screen
The player will no longer get thrown out of their apartment on the first time they fail to pay rent - they get one chance to pay it late
Fixed a bug with "rent due tomorrow" warnings sometimes not showing
Rent & mortgage will now only be taken during the daytime, so players don't get kicked out of their apartment in the middle of the night
Limited the clothes that some NPCs wear, so they aren't dressed like firefighters/policemen/etc (this won't affect old saves)
Added option to pay back half your bank loan
Slightly increased starting cash
Fixed a few minor bugs
Update Notes for v0.99
Added cooking: 20 ingredients & 20 recipes to cook
Added crafting: you can combine various components to construct simple objects for your home
Added ability to repair items
Added Hardware shop
Added foraging: search for random items at the park, forest & beach
You can now order takeaway food from the comfort of your home
Mood now goes up if you eat delicious food
Mood now goes down if you eat the same food type too often
Reworked & rebalanced skills
Added "yoga" skill
Improved the book shop interface
Added popup daily events - positive/negative popups that sometimes appear at the start of your day
Added option to take time off work
Increased the cash rewards for completing objectives
Added achievements for cooking, crafting & repairing
