Thank you playing The Use of Life! We have updated the game to Ver0.4.04. Here are the bug fixes and changes.
◆ Event Adjustments
Added a dedicated event at the end of the Gargantua fight for when you defeat the boss with a device
Added a dialogue option that allows you to learn about the big boss before the fight
Changed the BGM of the last scene in the Power route
◆ Skill Adjustments
Extended the cooldown time of Overdrive and Master of Magic
Added a 2 CP cost to Master of Magic and raised the MP cost to 400 (from 300)
Adjusted the strength of Master of Magic
Added an effect to Overdrive that halves the cooldown of Skills used in its duration
◆ King Adjustments
Buffed the king ┗Replaced Bowgun Snipe with Toxic Shot ┗Replaced Flash Orb with Paraflash Shot ┗Adjusted the strength of Royal Strike, which can also now be used without a wind-up action ┗Adjusted the strength of various other skills ┗Adjusted his status ailment resistances ┗Tweaked his stats
Changed the final boss BGM to a dedicated BGM track
Changed the background for the fight against the king
◆ Bug Fixes
Added translations for a previously untranslated Skill (Instant Thrust)
Fixed a bug where using Writhing Vines to make a trap during the Gargantua fight didn't use up the item
Fixed an issue where Gargantua had the wrong sprite when it overheats
Thank you playing The Use of Life! We have updated the game to Ver0.4.04. Here are the bug fixes and changes.
◆ Event Adjustments
Added a dedicated event at the end of the Gargantua fight for when you defeat the boss with a device
Added a dialogue option that allows you to learn about the big boss before the fight
Changed the BGM of the last scene in the Power route
◆ Skill Adjustments
Extended the cooldown time of Overdrive and Master of Magic
Added a 2 CP cost to Master of Magic and raised the MP cost to 400 (from 300)
Adjusted the strength of Master of Magic
Added an effect to Overdrive that halves the cooldown of Skills used in its duration
◆ King Adjustments
Buffed the king ┗Replaced Bowgun Snipe with Toxic Shot ┗Replaced Flash Orb with Paraflash Shot ┗Adjusted the strength of Royal Strike, which can also now be used without a wind-up action ┗Adjusted the strength of various other skills ┗Adjusted his status ailment resistances ┗Tweaked his stats
Changed the final boss BGM to a dedicated BGM track
Changed the background for the fight against the king
◆ Bug Fixes
Added translations for a previously untranslated Skill (Instant Thrust)
Fixed a bug where using Writhing Vines to make a trap during the Gargantua fight didn't use up the item
Fixed an issue where Gargantua had the wrong sprite when it overheats
Thank you playing The Use of Life! We have updated the game to Ver0.4.03. Here are the bug fixes and changes.
◆ Balancing Adjustments
Lowered the frequency of Gargantua's "Left Arm Cannon"
Undying Curse will now have a low chance of activating in Hard Mode (25% chance, 10% HP recovery)
◆ Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug where new skill animations had sound effects that could not be adjusted in the settings
Fixed a bug in Chapter 3 where arriving at the oasis map for the first time after defeating the village chief and going through the great desert did not unlock an event
Fixed some typos in English
Fixed a bug that caused some processes based on number of actions to be skipped when Undying Curse activates
Selecting "Beginning of Chapter" upon getting a game over in Chapter 3 will now put you back in the village as intended
Fixed a bug where selecting "Beginning of Chapter" upon getting a game over in Chapter 4 did not work as intended
Fixed an issue where Skill Details from the Get Skills menu displayed enemy Skills with the same name as well
◆ Effects Adjustment
Changed the visual effects for Judgement Blade (and certain related effects for the Skills Fury Attack and All)
Thank you playing The Use of Life! We have updated the game to Ver0.4.03. Here are the bug fixes and changes.
◆ Balancing Adjustments
Lowered the frequency of Gargantua's "Left Arm Cannon"
Undying Curse will now have a low chance of activating in Hard Mode (25% chance, 10% HP recovery)
◆ Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug where new skill animations had sound effects that could not be adjusted in the settings
Fixed a bug in Chapter 3 where arriving at the oasis map for the first time after defeating the village chief and going through the great desert did not unlock an event
Fixed some typos in English
Fixed a bug that caused some processes based on number of actions to be skipped when Undying Curse activates
Selecting "Beginning of Chapter" upon getting a game over in Chapter 3 will now put you back in the village as intended
Fixed a bug where selecting "Beginning of Chapter" upon getting a game over in Chapter 4 did not work as intended
Fixed an issue where Skill Details from the Get Skills menu displayed enemy Skills with the same name as well
◆ Effects Adjustment
Changed the visual effects for Judgement Blade (and certain related effects for the Skills Fury Attack and All)
Thank you playing The Use of Life! We have updated the game to Ver0.4.02. Here are the bug fixes and changes.
◆Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue that occurred during the Elmaise encounter in the Forest (Route B) that prevented players from advancing.
The other issues we've received reports for are still under investigation. We will update the game and make another Steam News announcement once they have been addressed. Thank you for your patience.
Thank you playing The Use of Life! We have updated the game to Ver0.4.01. Here are the bug fixes and changes.
◆Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where the branching event on Dawn Hill prevented progression.
Fixed a bug in the Test difficulty level that caused all enemies to have 0 HP.
The other issues we've received reports for are still under investigation. We will update the game and make another Steam News announcement once they have been addressed. Thank you for your patience.
The Use of Life - Misha Route Chapter 4 Update Out Now!
Dear all,
Thank you so much for waiting! In this update, Goshe's journey with Misha continues in Chapter 4!
The chapter after this will be the final chapter of this route. The choices you've made up to this point will decide Goshe's ultimate fate. As the begininng of the end, Chapter 4 pits Goshe against even bigger and badder foes, and battles are more fierce than ever. On top of that, all of the advanced classes are now fully unlockable. Make use of the new and incredibly strong Skills to beat these new opponents!
We're planning on announcing the update schedule for the Final Chapter of the Misha Route after the Chapter 4 update has settled down. Please look forward to future announcements. Lastly, if you encounter any bugs or other problems in this update, please tell us in the bug reports thread. That's all for now! We hope you enjoy Chapter 4 of The Use of Life!
The Use of Life Major Update Announcement: Chapter ４ (Misha Route)
Dear all Thank you for playing The Use of Life.
We are pleased to finally announce the release date of Chapter 4 (Misha Route)! To learn more, please enjoy this message from the developer, Daraneko.
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It's already November. And with that, let me share some details about the update and its release date.
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First off, sincere apologies for the delay of Chapter 4. Thank you very much to those who have been patiently waiting. After coordinating with PLAYISM, I am happy to report that we've decided on a release date!
Drum roll please...We are releasing Chapter 4 on---
November 30
But wait there's more! We are also currently in the process of raising skill levels, balancing, and looking into further bugs/issues so please bear with us. Again, we appreciate everyone's patience and we can't wait to share what we have in store at the end of this month!
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And that's all for this status update. Development is still going strong, so please continue to support us!
We've received another status update from Daraneko. Please give it a read.
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Here's the status update for October.
We're finally nearing the end of development for Chapter 4. And I've gotten all the artwork commissioned too, which is a huge relief. I'm about to work on the skills for advanced classes, and I'm putting a lot of work into balancing and related aspects of the game. Once that's done, Chapter 4 will be more or less finished!
So what's next? I think we should be able to release Chapter 4 sometime in mid-November. I originally wanted to release Chapter 4 and the final chapter together, but it's been quite some time since the last update. I'll continue to discuss with PLAYISM to decide on a definite release date.
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And here's a sneak peek of some new artwork! This is the last mid-boss out of the 3 you'll meet in Chapter 4.
I'm going to make this guy's battle just a little more unique. You won't be able to defeat it in one battle, and will instead have to fight it multiple times while using certain mechanics to deal with it.
What else should I do... That hole in its chest really looks like it should be shooting lasers, doesn't it?
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That's all for this month's update. I'll keep working hard to prepare the game for release. Bye for now~
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And that's all for this status update. Development is still going strong, so please continue to support us!
We've received another status update from Daraneko. Please give it a read.
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It's September. Here's a status update.
As you may know, I've been feeling kind of sickly in July and August, but lately I'm finally starting to feel better. I've felt sick for so long that it had almost become my new normal, but now that I'm getting better, I can look back and realize... That I was NOT doing great at all. I couldn't focus because of how tired I always was...
And since that was going on, well, uh... y'know. My progress is... not great. I still haven't finished writing the events for Chapter 4. I'm wailing in misery. I've said this over and over for a few months now, so I bet some of you are starting to doubt if I'm even doing anything at all.
But I am!! I'm making the game! I've made so much progress and I'm moving forward!! Trust me!!! Look! I even have new art to show you...!
Here's a new battle background, and the portrait of a mid-boss. He looks sooo cool. I like him a lot. I'm making several unique mid-bosses for Chapter 4, so I'm putting a lot of hard work into the battles.
------------------- Since I'm recovering now, I've gotta work even harder to make up for the time I've lost. At the very least, I plan to finish writing all the text for Chapter 4 by mid-September, so that I can pass it on to the translators!
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And that's all for this status update. Development is still going strong, so please continue to support us!
