- Added 13 new breeds of dogs
- Pet breeds now have ratings for energy & appetite
- Contacts who like/dislike pets will be charmed/offended by your pets
- More expensive pets will impress friends more
- Replaced gift system - characters no longer want specific items. Instead you can buy gifts and give them to whoever you choose.
- Added a bunch of gifts, including a Love Potion
- Added a gift shop
- Added a hairdresser
- Items now have "tags" to indicate what they're for
- Shops will now occasionally have discounted sales
- Fixed bug with partner not moving in with you after marriage
- Fixed bug with multiple characters rendering on top of each other
- Fixed some jitteriness in the driving simulation
- Added a more expensive laptop type which increases study efficiency even more
- Some items have differing effects based on quality (eg. more expensive fridge stores food for longer)
- Added a toggle to disable wall-hiding when viewing your apartment
Little Lives
Update Notes for v0.982
Update Notes for v0.98
- Added in-game stock market & crypto trading
- The stock market can be accessed at the bank
- If you have a computer, both the stock market & crypto trading can be accessed at home
- When you buy a newspaper, occasionally you'll get an investment tip
- Your friends will occasionally give you investment tips (they're not always right!)
- Fixed occasional bug with vehicle rotations
- Fixed bug with color gradients in text
- Fixed bug with resolution detection
Update Notes for v0.974
- Updated the user interface to be more consistent
- New game logo!
- Replaced most of the old music with new tracks
- Made some of the new activities less lucrative (playing gigs & playing in chess tournaments) - they were paying far too much!
- Fixed bug where the effect of playing with or feeding your pets wasn't visible until you'd done it twice
- Playing with your pet now also reduces loneliness
- Fixed various mission-related text messages
- Missions involving an NPC will no longer trigger if you've got an upcoming social event with that character
- Fixed bug with duplicate items when the player failed to pay rent
- Fixed some level-of-detail issues with the trees
Update Notes for v0.973
- You can now play a gig at the bar or play in a chess tournament at the bookshop, and earn money based on your skills.
- You can now do odd-jobs like stack shelves at the Grocery Store or walk dogs at the park/beach/forest
- Fixed an issue with auto-detecting resolution (resulted in blurry image for some players)
- You can now cancel sleeping/resting by pressing Escape
- Sleeping is now more effective
- Your home's Entertainment & Lighting scores now contribute towards your mood regeneration
- There are now costs for organising various social events - more expensive restaurants have higher cost
- Hunger is now reduced if you go to a "dinner" social event
- Guests now complain about or compliment the appearance, entertainment & lighting of your apartment. This affects your relationship with them.
- Added Materialistic trait, which makes NPCs care more about the Appearance of your home
- Outside of home events, guests will now complain about or compliment social event venues if you're the organiser
- Feeding your pet now takes 30 minutes
- Showering now takes 20 minutes
- Playing with your pet now improves your mood
- Friends will no longer invite you out directly before or after a shift at work
- Slightly reduced work times for the initial ranks of careers
- Fixed bug with "matching cards" challenge
- Added Grocery Store in the downtown area
Update Notes for v0.971
- Fixed bug where characters sometimes appear on top of each other
- Fixed bug where ordering challenges were sometimes broken
- Chairs are now accessible from all sides
- Fixed bug where the location wasn't accessible when going to meet a friend at the forest, park or beach
- Fixed bug where pressing escape from the Invite window would sometimes hang the game
- Fixed bug where driving too far along the beach would cause the game to crash
- Added Color Blind option to settings
Update Notes for v0.97
- Added hundreds of new items: tables, chairs, decor, mirrors, art, lighting, electronics, etc
- Added several new shops
- Expanded the game map to include a new area
- Many items also have color variations
- Occupants of a home are now shown inside it
- Some items can be placed on tables/surfaces
- Ceiling lights are now available to buy
- Icons are now shown instead of text for buyable items
- Optimization of world geometry
- Improved water rendering
- Statistics are now tracked for home furnishings & decorations
- Reduced invite frequency from friends
- Fixed bug where the "Pay off mortgage" achievement was not granted if you paid in cash for a property
- Added button to delete save games
Update Notes for v0.963
- Fixed various bugs
- Added camera option to disable zooming into buildings
- Added camera option to disable swaying
Update Notes for v0.961
- Fixed several hangs & crashes
- Added "Clock Display" options (12hr or 24hr time)
- Pets are now less needy
- Friends are now slightly less strict about arriving on time to their events
Update Notes for v0.96
- Added new area to the map
- Players can now purchase various properties
- Added Pawn Shop, where you can buy & sell assorted used goods
- Fixed up various UI elements
- Beds are no longer comically oversized
- Added several new achievements
- Fixed shadow ranges in overhead view
- Added pet shop, where players can purchase cats & dogs
- Doing overtime at your workplace will now always increase your Job Performance
- Added orange outlines to clothing stats to indicate work requirements
- Various bug fixes
Update Notes for v0.951
This is mostly a small bugfix patch while I continue working on the next set of features.
- Added "Cleanliness" state. Players need to shower regularly, otherwise they won't be able to work and their relationships will suffer.
- Fixed a bug where players couldn't go to the beach location.
- Fixed issue where a player's contacts were all the same gender.
- Fixed a few serialization issues.