Friday 23 October 2015

Newlife 0.3.11

Hello everyone!

Version 0.3.11 of Newlife is finished and I've released it on Patreon. Early-access Patrons can find it in the creations section here. The changelog is below.
That also means that the 0.3.10 release has been made public. I've updated the links here on the blog, so you can download it now from here. The 0.3.10 changelog is here.

As usual, saved files & templates from older versions probably won't work with newer ones. 


For new players - just use one of the links to the right to get either the jar or the exe version. You only need one or the other - not both. I recommend trying the jar first.

For either version you'll need to have Java installed. A lot of programs use Java so you might well already have it. If the jar shows up as an unrecognised file type, then you probably don't. In that case you can get it from http://www.java.com/
The exe should tell you if you don't have the right version on your computer, but you'll still need to install java to run the game.
There's a guide for new players here which includes some troubleshooting tips for installation & downloading.

0.3.11 adds custom npc creation, which means you can define your own npcs to appear in the game. There's a new section in the in-game help with instructions, and you can also look here.
Edit: 0.3.11 has a bug where blank race fields are being treated as custom ones. This means that you can only leave skin, hair or eye colour blank if you've specified a default race (e.g. "black", "white" etc). This will be fixed in the next version, but for now the workaround is to make sure to populate either the race (with a default value) or all three of skin, eye & hair colours.

Here's the full changelog:

  • Fixes to text issues. Thanks to John, Cubano, Centerflag, Plundernoob & Death25 for reporting problems they found.
  • Fixed an issue with the striptease action reported by death25. This will now be available as long as your character isn't completely naked.
  • Fixed npc descriptions to use “an” where their race string starts with a vowel.
  • Fixed an issue reported on Patreon where the second impregnator friend event can lead to an odd sex scene with the player's legs open even though she has shorts or jeans around her thighs.
  • Fixed a bug with assigning the BAD_DANCER trait to npcs. This should now be much more common among normal npcs (although still rare), and GOOD_DANCER should be a bit rarer.
  • Fixed another situation where impregnators would be shocked to discover that they'd successfully impregnated the pc.
  • Men will sometimes be more willing to stay the night if they haven't already had sex with you that evening.
  • Added a rare alternative description for “move your hips” during the missionary scene. The conditions for this are very specific, so most characters won't see it.
  • Added a new “rough” male orgasm to the missionary scene.
  • Added a new trait for npcs, an equivalent to the player's Clever Hands one. It has a fairly limited effect in game – mostly it just modifies certain makeout actions.
  • Custom npcs can now be added to the game
  • Added a new cheat option, as requested in a comment on Patreon.
  • Slightly reduced the chance of men initiating oral, as this was happening a bit too much in testing.
  • One new random event.



Enjoy the new version, and let me know if you find any bugs!

109 comments:

  1. Can we have a sortable list for the clothing? By quality or at least price? And some kind of filter that says only show me clothes that are better than the ones I have?

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    1. Would be cool if you could sort clothes by cute, casual, naughty etc now that I think about it.

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    2. There isn't really a set difference in quality for most clothing categories, and it isn't really possible to define "better" for most Newlife clothing.

      I do have a few notes on improving the shop list, based on some suggestions made a while ago by a particularly skilled patron. I think the top of that list is putting the item prices directly in the list, which'll mean changing the underlying type of object used for it. That might let me put in sorting better, but we'll see. UI work isn't exactly my strong point, as you've probably noticed.

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  2. Patreon supporter here, but I can't figure out how to post there. Oh well, I've got a sorta request, though more of an idea/suggestion. When you ask a guy to be mean to you, or have already asked to be his bitch, and you're on your knees/pleasuring him, wouldn't it sorta make sense if he had a chance to just start fucking your mouth if he wanted to? Particularly if he's mean already? Or, if they're big enough, start fucking your tits? Just makes sense he'd take actual control if you're going too slow. Oh, and this is more of a general question, aside from the gym thing, I've had the option to call Horse as a partner in the dance competition, and I was wondering if A) that's supposed to happen, and B) if it's possible to actually date him.

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    1. The facefucking can already happen while you're using your mouth. Even if you haven't asked him to be mean - certain guys will do it anyway.

      As far as the Horse thing, no, that's not intentional. And he's not *supposed* to be available for dating yet, but if you get him as a dance partner it's possible to wind up giving him your number as part of the victory scene

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    2. Yup. It is possible for him to initiate facefucking, although only in certain circumstances.
      As for Horse, I plan to make him dateable, but he isn't in the current version. The dance contest thing is a bug but a lot of people seem to be enjoying it, so I'll leave it in until Horse's romance scene is released,

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  3. Ooh, I got an idea, though I suppose this may fall more into event category. Maybe if the guy is an asshole, selfish, or just a sleazy guy that was mercilessly aroused by a tease of a player that day. and you let them stay the night without getting it on, you wake up in the middle of the night to them molesting you. There you could either stop them and kick them out, go with it, or pretend to be asleep and let them have their way with you.

    On the other hand, I personally think the game would benefit from more non-sexual interactions. So far the only places you can go are a gym, a club, and dance class, and only the club really lets you interact with people. On top of that, dates are boring. You don't really have much control of what happens, and end up just following some nub around doing fuck-all with his only intentions being getting in your pants on the first date. There needs to be more variety in the non-sexual acts so that platonic relationships can be a possibility. Even sexual or romantic relationships shouldn't have the guy constantly trying to fuck his lady friend. Assholes and sleaze-balls I understand, but with there being nothing else to do even the caring and romantic people are only ever thinking with their dicks.

    But I understand, one step at a time. I can't reasonably expect all of this to be added or fixed in one swift update, so I humbly hope that my suggestions help in some way.

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    1. I agree that it would make the game a lot better if there was more social interaction without the intent of sex. The dates themselves are super limited but like you already said it's all stuff that will probably be added in later on. this isn't even v0.4 of the game yet.

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    2. I'm not sure that whole molestation thing would work.

      1. Weakwilled characters will get raped because they can't do the willpower check to kick them out/push them off/whatever. If it doesn't matter what you're willpower will be at and you'll always be able to push them off, it makes both the willpower mechanic and the scene pointless.

      2. Don't quote me on this because my memory is fuzzy, but SO said he wasn't comfortable with rape being added ( it was in response to the mugger raping the PC ), so I don't think he'd be anymore okay with molestation.

      My suggestion would be that the PC wakes up to find the guy sneaked out during the night, leaving them all alone.

      Or maybe a scene where the guy wants to stick around and mooch for a bit, but you got to go to work so you tell him not to stay long and lock up after you leave. When you come back from work, there's a chance the house is a mess and something stolen? This would be harder to implement I imagine, but it's just an idea. It would be easier to have the guy gone when you wake up and you pissed ( or okay with it if you're a bitch type and it was a one night stand! ).

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    3. Mostly I think more non-sexual actions would be the best course of action right now. It would really help to flesh things out.

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  4. One small question, with the way some men will say during oral that they'd like to have sex with you, or cum inside you rather than in your mouth, etc. is there going to be a possibility for them to draw you back out of the pleasure/knees state so that they can pursue that? As I've found it... Odd? Interesting? Dunno? That even utterly weak willed, drunk as hell characters can easily sidestep basically any and all unwanted sex by getting on their knees, making things very simple to make consequence free even if actively trying to put your character into situations where they lose their ability to decline certain actions.

    Also also: Will it ever be possible to get Horse's number, or expand the conversation options with him? I've always found it odd that you can be pregnant with his child, be standing right in front of him, talk to him, and never bring it up, even in private in the showers.

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    1. Splendid has said that Horse will be date-able, but isn't really done yet. He has a trait that still needs to be fully implemented before he is ready to truly take part in the game.

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    2. Yeah, my characters always end up blowing tons of guys to improve my relationships with them, because is never a risk of pregnancy or any downside to it. A bit silly.

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    3. Why shouldn't the game allow you to do that?

      Plenty of dudes in the real world would be eager to hang out with a girl who fellates them at every opportunity. They might *ask* for vaginal sex (as characters in Newlife do!) but they can't force the issue without turning the scenario into a rape scene (which is out-of-scope for Newlife).

      The player character will tend to incur a mechanical disadvantage (increased stress, slower relationship gain) if she abstains entirely from vaginal intercourse. Think of it as the "low-risk but low-reward" option.

      The player might decide to abstain for roleplaying reasons (e.g. a reluctant/resistant feminization scenario, in which the character is willing to suck off the boss for a promotion but remains deeply embarassed about her new vagina).

      If the game eventually includes more female characters, then the player character might be *incentivized* to put out (e.g. in order to avoid losing her boyfriend to that slut Vanessa!). In the meantime, let's just allow the player to give out as many blowjobs as they want.

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    4. The point isn't that the player shouldn't be ALLOWED to do it, it's that the other character should have some sort of interaction with it. In a lot of other actions, the other character will do something other than just become utterly passive the moment you start, while the moment you drop to your knees... That's basically it, the NPC basically become a non-entity as you press whatever button you want until it's over.

      Also, drawing you back up to the "makeout" position is not instantly rape, unless all the other times they start sex mid kissing you or whatever is also rape, so I don't think that objection flies.

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    5. The problem with men ending the oral scene is that there'd need to be a mechanism to stop the player just re-initiating it. Otherwise it'd be like the "wrestling" that older versions had with the pc going on top - I had quite a few comments that that was annoying.

      I think I have some notes somewhere about a "hates oral" trait for npcs too, and if that gets added then it'd be more common for impregnator types.

      As for Horse, I do want to make him dateable, but I'm planning for the transition to be a special one - there'd be a particular moment when he'd move from being the shower guy to being someone you could go out with.
      At the moment, I've had a few ideas for how to handle that, but I'm not really happy with either of them, so I probably need to have more of a think.

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    6. I will say, it does seem like, based on your stats, you can sometimes lose the ability to go down into the "pleasuring" position? Not 100% sure what causes that, but maybe guys could be programmed only to try to bring you up if you won't have the choice to go back down because you're too turned on or whatever at that point?

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    7. Hey Splendid, I had a thought, mostly from you calling it "wrestling." How about the the ability to change positions during the actual intercourse? And maybe a little wrestling getting involved for when both participants want to be on top?

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    8. IIRC the only thing that blocks oral currently is being close to orgasm. Hates_oral types will simply refuse oral from the player, when that gets added.

      Changing positions during sex would be very time-consuming to add, as the different positions are stored as different scenes and transitions between sex scenes would probably throw up a lot of issues - scene transitions are one of the things that aren't always handled smoothly at the moment.

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  5. Hahaha, I have a impregnator as a BF, and ive turned him from a a jerk into a kind NPC, this is on 3.10, Now he pulls out everytime i ask maybe Be rough mode should make his Impregnator status stay? I find it rather exciting to see the 'time to get knocked up' or 'babymaking time'

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    1. Ah well, love will do that to a man. The new event I'm working on at the moment will have some sexist behaviour from jerks that'll show up even when they think they're being nice though.

      I added the misanthrope trait because of requests for jerks that would always be jerks - it's technically possible for a misanthrope to fall in love with you, but it'd be very rare. Custom npcs can double up with misanthrope and cold-hearted together too, although that usually won't be necessary.

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  6. Man, 3.11 sounds awesome, I can't wait to play it.

    BTW, you may want to update the link to 3.10's changelog, as it currently says 3.9.

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  7. my computer doesn't recognize the program for the custom npc... can someone point me to where I can read the yaml?

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    1. You can just use a text editor. Assuming you're on windows, then double-click it, choose "select a program from a list of installed programs" and pick Notepad.

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    2. I did that but it keeps saying that I don't have the program for it and keeps saying "would you like to surf the web for a software for it?" and links me to the Microsoft Notepad.
      is that the program I should download to view it?

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    3. You shouldn't need to download notepad - I think it comes as standard with Windows. This is the program I'm referring to:
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notepad_(software)

      On my OS, I get a choice of two options (search the web or pick the program from a lit). Selecting the second gives a list of programs that windows thinks might be relevant, and I just pick Notepad from that list.

      Or, you could just run Notepad from the start menu and open the .yml file from it (use the menu bar: file->open).

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    4. got it to open. had to drag it to the notepad to read it. thank you.

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    5. how do I save in yml file? keeps saying text document when I try to save it.
      ;_; sorry to annoy you.

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    6. nvm got it working.

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    7. Thanks for letting me know :) Have fun with your custom bloke

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  8. It would be fun if some cheat options could be available to public just so they get a little bit of the experience which supporters got - I mean, it's kinda bugging alot that you can play for 40 weeks then you gotta re-do character just because you cannot continue playing after you reach the game end.

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    1. i agree add a endless mode please? basicly where you start in said life instead of starting a new temp life or if you live your new life it wont end.

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    2. That, or you could support Splendid Ostrich and get the cheat options this way.

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    3. To be fair, it is kinda weird that the female-start version still has the one-year end

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    4. I think this was discussed before between Patreon users and the majority of us agreed the cheat menu should be available exclusively to those who pay to support him. It was originally planned that way, however I think we Patreon users were able to meet in the middle and suggest that once the game reached a certain developmental and financial state, we wouldn't mind cheats being available. But ultimately the decision is SO's.

      Still, it's only $5 to get access to cheats and help further the game. I think he deserves it considering how attentive he is to everyone and how hard he works ( several high quality releases a month and non-supporters stay up-to-date with only being one build behind compared to the usual two or three most other game developers do ).

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    5. Technically the cheats are just $1/month, as long as you don't mind not being on the newest version.

      Non-cheat post-ending play will come in time, but only when the game is properly ready for it. There's a lot that needs to be added first. In fact, the cheat only got added because of a particularly heartfelt plea I received over pm on Patreon.

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    6. Well there's your answer xD Pay a dollar and get all the cheats and endless play time you want until SO puts in the actual infinite week cycle.

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  9. So I'm wondering if it's possible to befriend Horse or get his number? Because he doesn't seem to show up even though I keep banging him in the gym. And I wish there was an easy way to get his number (as well as his jerky friend's).

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    1. Not yet sadly. think i saw it mentioned some were that it was going to happen at some point, but not yet

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    2. Not next release, but it'll happen. I'm not sure yet how though - I've had a few ideas for the transition, but I'm not entirely satisfied with any of them.

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    3. I actually got really lucky. Apparently, he can show up during dance competitions, and afterwards you can get his number. That's how I did it.

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    4. Ah, there's that way. That's a bug actually, but I've decided to wait until Horse can be properly dated before I fix it

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    5. I don't know how complicated the code would be, but my suggestion is to have "Exchange Numbers" be an option when kissing someone?

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    6. There'll be a special interaction for making Horse datable - either a special scene or a new section in the changing rooms

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    7. Will there be any updates to the current gym scene with Horse? If female NPCs get added to the gym I wouldn't mind a variation of the scene that doesn't necessarily involve two guys.

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    8. I'm not sure if Horse's nickname would make sense if he was female!

      Well, as for lesbian content, we'll see what gets added when that update goes in. The first priority will be the core content of nightlife/date -> home -> makeout -> sex -> next morning and I'll decide about others once that's in there. I'm sure I'll want to put in some random events as well before drawing a line under that release, and I am planning a "watch the girls" action for the gym so there will be women at the gym.

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    9. I was thinking something along the lines of letting the player be the sleazy gym rat who takes other women into the changing rooms to share with Horse.

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    10. Ah, well, I do want to have a voyeur scene at some point, although it might not allow the pc to get involved personally.

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  10. maybe when a robber mug you,he will take off all your clothes to check if you have something valuable,and you need to walk to home in naked.
    I don't think a criminal will just ignore a sexy girl whom walk alone in the street and mug her just for money

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    1. That's a reach if I ever did see one lol I think that's a little too out there for this game. Also, I think SO mentioned not wanting to head in that direction because it would lead or open the door to rape.

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    2. Well, as for ignoring sexy girls... my original script for the "treasure hunting" event didn't have the female treasure hunter at all.
      Instead you were going to find the mugger stashing his loot, and you'd have a chance to confront him. If you did then there'd be various ways of beating him, mostly through violence or fast-talking. However, if your male companion was charming, then you could get him to seduce the mugger, and you could make off with the ill-gotten loot while they were making out.

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    3. > However, if your male companion was charming, then you could get him to seduce the mugger, and you could make off with the ill-gotten loot while they were making out.

      I accept his greatly.

      But now that I've slept on it, anon's suggestion would work great as an April Fools event. Just get striped butt naked for some coins and then when he finds none he just walks away with your clothes like "i'm gonna sell these."

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    4. Well, the game doesn't support losing clothing. There's some major risks involved with that sort of thing so I'd rather steer clear of it.

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    5. Right, I can see how that could go south quickly and to implement it would be a headache.

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    6. Just because criminals are a little fantasy of mine, I'd love to see the robber implemented in some sexual way. I realize the issue of consent, so how about either;

      1) If the robber finds you attractive, he could suggest you having sex with him/doing sexual favours for him instead of being robbed. This could range from getting on your knees to being bent over a recycling bin (they're cleaner!), possibly depending on the amount of times it's happened (I always assumed the robber you met was your 'friendly neighbourhood' miscreant). When he comes to rob you after you've already had sex with him he could have lines like, "Get on your knees, slut" or "I think you owe me another favour" or "You'd better use your money on birth control, bitch" if he plans on having full-on sex with you.

      Naturally, the PC could still refuse and have the robbery proceed as normal, possibly with a bit of flavour text just for posterity's sake.

      Or, similarly;

      2) The PC, if particularly randy or of questionable moral integrity, could make the suggestion of having sex/doing sexual favours for the robber if he'd kindly not rob them. The rest could proceed almost directly like the first one, maybe with a smattering of different text.

      It would also be funny, if the robber was a sufficient jerk (no Robin Hoods in this English town, hmm?), in that the robber could still mug the player after having sex, possibly with lines like, "You're a nice fuck, but I still need my fix" or, if the player's particularly unattractive, "Your wallet's still worth more than your body, bitch."

      I realize this would take some serious work, but... I don't know. A girl can dream.

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  11. Hi guys,
    Been a big fan of the project for a while now. I wrote a little app to simplify the process of making custom characters, using the comments and restrictions provided by SO. Sourcecode is posted with my app if you are so inclined.

    https://newlifecc.codeplex.com/

    Please let me know what you think and if I if you find any bugs or can think of any other useful features.

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    1. oh, this is quite nice, Thanks alot Axeon :)

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    2. This is really cool! Unless you're asked to stop, you should keep up with this! It's really helpful.

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    3. Thanks for the support ^.^

      Fixed a problem where custom race attributes weren't validating correctly. Feel free to let me know if there are any other issues :)

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    4. This is great I hope you'll keep updating it!
      One question is it possible to export characters yet?
      I have a bunch already written in .yml and I wasn't able to export them.

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    5. You can Export Characters to yml with the "Export/Save Characters" button.

      If you're asking if you can import Characters you've already written, I haven't added that feature yet but it sounds like the next thing I should work on ^.^

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    6. Thank you so much for this nice little app. I haven't had any problems getting the custom characters working, but this makes creation way easier.
      Keep up the VERY good work

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    7. Export button does nothing for me :/

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  12. Will there be a 'rapist' trait for someone to disobey you when you say stop or force them selves upon you? i know it isnt a joke but, the idea to me is a turn on a bit.

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    1. There will be NO RAPE in the game ever. Splendid Ostrich made that clear on like a hundred of occasions. Stop asking!

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    2. Hey now no need to get so angry, If someone asks then they likely are new or didnt read previous comments.

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  13. Is there a way to tell if your boyfriend is a misanthrope or heartless from your thoughts of him? I know that if you're perceptive and/or get to know him you can tell if he's a jerk, but I can't tell if I've got a misanthrope or someone who's heartless.

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    1. The will show up with a line in the traits section, but you need high knowledge to see it. Cold hearted's requirement is 70, which might be too high to get in the current version.

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    2. I can say it isn't too high. Interestingly enough, though, it IS possible to get a cold hearted character attached enough to you that they decide they're pleased/satisfied with you being the one they've knocked up and getting slightly sweet on you there =P

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    3. Yup. I had a look in the code just in case it was a bug, but in fact it might not even be rare, as the wants_kids traits will make them very positive about your pregnancy and it isn't (currently) opposed to cold_hearted. I wonder if those two should be linked though. Does it make sense for a man who's incapable of love to want to start a family?

      You can also get it if he's really close to you as a person - you need very high liking indeed for that though so it is a bit special.

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    4. I'd imagine it's something like a desire for legacy. He may not care much about other people, but obviously he wants descendants to carry on whatever things he does value, and so ditching the mother and abandoning the opportunity to pass on those values/ideas/w/e isn't in his personal interest, which, after all, is basically all that motivates him since he doesn't care for others.

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    5. It's definitely a common trope in erotic/romance novels - the guy who doesn't give a shit about you but once he realizes you're carrying his baby is suddenly all hearts and flowers. It's actually kinda hot, IMHO.

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  14. Hey there,

    I've stumbled upon this game recently, and so far I'm quite impressed with the quality of writing and content.
    While I can't personally become a Patreon even if I wanted (and after such a good time with the free version I really wanted to support the game in SOME way), I do intend to spread the word to a bunch of people who are quite interested in this or roughly similar type of content (man to female aspect, daily life stuff etc.), with a fairly high chance that they'll end up donating, so hopefully I can still help the game that way.

    Personal question though - what type of content is within the game's scope?
    I've seen mentions that any sort of rape content is a no-no, but what about other things like anal, group or furry?
    If there's non oral/vaginal/Mr. Handy stuff currently in game I must've missed it. The group stuff was sort of hinted at by the gym event, but in the end it's still just 2 times 1v1.
    There was/is a game called Cursed, which is quite similar to NewLife in many aspects, but ended up having quite a bit of furry content thanks to donators. If this game's going the same way I straight up refuse to support it in any way, shape or form, so I just gotta know before I send those memo's to people.

    Cheers,
    Archmage Bob of Single Color

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    1. Anal might happen as part of patreon requests, but isn't in the core development plan as it isn't something I'm especially into.

      Group will always be fairly limited, just because of the issues involved with having multiple npcs all interacting together. The complexity gets exponentially larger and even a 3p scene would need to be exceptionally limited to work.

      Furry, well, I have nothing against furries, but anthro characters wouldn't really fit well with Newlife's real worldish setting. It'd be like adding elves or succubi or something - not really appropriate. People can use custom races to have sort-of fantasy characters if they really want though - for example setting their character's race as "catgirl" or something.

      Now, I do have the "prove me wrong" patreon reward. I guess if furry content won one of those votes then I'd have to consider it, although it'd need to be gated behind some sort of character creation choice. I don't think that's likely though, as there were something like 50+ suggestions for voting last time and none of them involved furry content.

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    2. Well, I'm fairly neutral when it comes to stuff like that, it's just the furry that I'm tired of (well, non-human stuff in general and some extreme themes like scat), it starts out innocent and then spreads out like a disease.

      Good to know what to expect from the game in the long run, so far it all looks pretty promising quite honestly.

      I can imagine how group stuff could be problematic, especially with so many variables and npc's that are not static. I can get behind the idea of it being limited - you seem to be going for quality rather than quantity.

      Well, thanks for clarifying. Hope to see more content from you in the future.

      Cheers,
      Archmage Bob of Single Color

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  15. Anal has been the runner up the last 2 time patreon users have voted for the next big update so definitely in the works.

    As for group content SO has said that writing scenes involving multiple npcs is extremely complex and so is unlikely to be included any time soon.

    I haven't seen furry content specifically mentioned but it just doesn't seem like the sort of thing that would ever be added to the game.

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    2. Thanks for the answer,

      Some of those people will be glad to know that anal's a popular topic within the voting society.

      I know the game's not remotely finished, so not having difficult mechanics implemented yet is not a big issue. I dunno what's SO's coding method, so I just hope he doesn't run into the same issue as AMan, where it got to the point where adding any mechanic or content into the game ended up requiring redoing tons of stuff that was already done, 'cause it just didn't want to work together. Prolly' not, 'cause from what I've seen so far, SO seems to be more committed and aware of what he's doing. Quite commendable, actually.

      Yeah, the furry thing is a big one for me personally (and a couple of friends too, actually), I'm just tired of this shi*t being in almost every adult game, there's barely anything for - you know - normal people.

      Cool, that means I can send those PM's with a clear conscience. I'd send them anyways, but I'd be honest to tell 'em that it's going to be yet another furry c*rap - but that doesn't seem to be the case, quite pleased with that.

      Once again, thanks for the swift reply.

      Cheers,
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  16. Try as I might I seem unable to get my custom character into the game. I have saved him as both a .txt and then again as a .yml (which my computer is recognizing as a "file", not specifically labeled a .yml) Does anyone have any suggestions?

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    1. I'm guessing conflicting traits or something misspelled read the guide and try the "bit more simple way" Axion posted earlier here :)

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    2. I know this is silly, but do you have him checked as enabled? 30 minutes of banging my head against my keyboard and I realized he wasn't checked as enabled...

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  17. Hello,

    Will there be any content regarding the following:

    1. Cheating fetishes.... cuckold impregnators?
    2. Dying old man's last wish.... keep the family going (just a thought)
    3. In-laws in the future?
    4. Maid fetish?

    Perhaps these are too specific but these are a few things I think would be worthwhile. Thanks!

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    1. 1 might be a possibility once SO gets to the relationship content updates... not sure if he's specifically planning it though. He's definitely going to do more with cheating, but I dunno if he's going to do any cheating *fetish* content.

      I sure hope so though :)

      Hope to see 2 also, or at least something like it. The old guy you can talk to occasionally via work events already has children, so that doesn't quite apply to him (plus having him be dying would be kinda depressing, from the PC's point of view if nothing else). I do want some option or another to hook up with him though

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    2. The player could always prolong the old man's life by sticking him in Ivy's machine, giving him the gift of youth (and boobs). Newlife hasn't really explored the ethical implications of having a machine that can reverse aging and prevent death, and I believe a sober deliberation concerning mortality is something players would welcome.

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    3. There'll certainly be more cheating content, although it's hard to answer without knowing what really constitutes cheating 'fetish'. Certainly your partner will be able to find out, be angry, dump you and your character might feel ashamed or guilty while hooking up with someone else.
      Stuff like mocking your partner for being a loser when informing him you're carrying someone else's child - maybe. That sort of thing is the obvious way to go for bitchy characters.

      Death might be tricky. I appreciate that your suggestion isn't snuff porn or anything like that, but I could see some bugs coming out of removing npcs from the game. I guess a scene where a "dying" old man makes the request of the player but then never ends up actually dying during the game's timeframe would work, but I've a bit of a backlog atm, so it isn't too likely to make the list anytime soon unless a lottery winner asks for it.

      In-laws - I assume you're thinking of something like a pervy father-in-law wanting to get freaky with his son's new wife? Maybe. I haven't really thought too much about that, but it might be an idea to consider when weddings are added.

      Maids, well, not a high priority at the moment. I assume you mean as an actual job, not just the costume to dress up in for sex. The first three careers are all planned (sales, office, waitressing), so any after that are a long way in the future.

      I prefer not to explore the social consequences of Ivy's machine - some of the story choices were specifically chosen to avoid doing that! Putting people into the machine, well, no specific plans there but I suppose once female NPCs are in the game I'll see how easy it'd be to switch npc genders.

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    4. Well if ethics are a non-starter, what about the scientific consequences? Evidenced by the fact that big fat men can be transmuted into dainty young females, and vice versa, Ivy's experiment actually disproves the principle of mass conservation, which is a huge discovery! Who knows what the implications will be now that there's a machine that can turn the universe's basic physical laws on their head.

      (Obviously I realize it could be that no physical laws are violated, and the player's lost mass is collected and stored by Ivy. But if she's holding on to what is basically a significant amount of medical waste, I'd think the game would make that clear in the prologue. Either that or have "bags o' fat" added to the player's inventory in the character screen.)

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    5. New employment option: soap magnate

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  18. I posted a while back about a swimming pool in the gym. wondering if its an option. also these.
    1.beach (sun tan for more femininity), park (jog so you dont have to pay for gym, relax on benches or if you have kids you can take them there)
    2. different option for work, eg work in a pub/club or a fashion shop
    3. the ability to have collars around your neck to show that you are some ones bitch
    4. chockers and stockings to by from cloth shop
    5. when going to work you take public transport, like trains (if you do you might be molested etc)
    6. and i agree with the person above ;)

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  19. Since I find the rough sex a turn-off, would there be a way to disable it?
    Can an option to tell a guy to never put on a condom be added?

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    1. Another idea, how about house security items (alarms, better locks, guard dog etc) and a chance of burglary attempts? Have no/low security increase stress ('I don't feel safe here'), and high security decrease it ('No-one would be stupid enough to try rob me'). Also having low security both increasing the chance of a robbery attempt and it's chances of success, vice versa for high security.

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    2. Hi there,

      I'll make a note for a no-rough-stuff option.
      For now, as a rule of thumb, you usually won't see rough content if you avoid dating jerks or men who dislike you.
      To avoid the second situation you can start with traits that increase your charm skill, or simply be nice to the npcs.
      For jerks, the easy way is to use the patron version's cheat options to stop jerk npcs appearing, although there are a few special npcs with bad personalities that would still be in the game. With 0.3.11 you'll be able to get a similar effect using custom npcs.
      Alternatively, you can try to identify and avoid jerks before sexy things start happening - although this is probably not possible if you want to have one-night-stands with strangers.

      Not using condoms is something I'll look into more with the relationship update. That'll include relationships where you specifically try to get pregnant.

      Burglary... it's a reasonable request, but I don't really want to do much more with crime until I work on neighborhoods. Increased safety is going to be one of the big advantages to moving to a better area. I'll make a note about the alarm ideas for then - it's a nice idea for some late-game purchasable content to reward players who make lots of money.

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    3. So I guess the event where the player comes home to find a ransacked apartment and a ransom note for Mr Snuggles is still a ways off.

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    4. If I have time next year I might involve Mr Snuggles in a special event chain for Halloween.

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    5. It's something I've come across several times with guys at the club pulling my character into the bathroom, and the first indication of them being a jerk is them roughly pulling down the bra. Or a guy being invited home after a successful date and being rough.

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    6. I've encountered situations where a guy starts being rough but it is past the point where my character (with normal willpower) can get options to end the makeout or otherwise stop, even though the text is clear she isn't enjoying it (and as the player, I'm not enjoying it).

      I like that this game doesn't and won't include rape, but this situation was pretty rape-y and across the line.

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    7. I've added the option to disable rough/abusive content for the next version (0.3.13). This currently just stops npcs autonomously taking actions that were added in the PMW release and I'm not sure where people want me to draw the line. Once it's out it'll be easy to update it to also block other actions if people report them though.

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  20. Has anybody discovered how to get the new “move your hips” description yet?

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    1. Check out the comments on the release thread on patreon - I listed the conditions there.

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  21. Oh, right, I don't know if it's mentioned/something'd somewhere, but are there any circumstances where a guy you aren't currently dating will ask you to be his girlfriend even if you're already seeing another guy? The text on the accept/refuse page noting that it'll cut off other relationships, which suggests it's possible to be in a relationship and on that page, but even if my character is desperately in love with someone else, I don't seem to have a good way to get out of relationship without getting knocked up and my current BF getting sufficiently upset about it or something.

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    1. Oh, also, speaking of weird anomalies... "You got me pregnant." "Meh, I don't care, it's not going to be my problem." Later that very same evening "Do you want to be my girlfriend?"

      It's weird because, so far as I can tell, if that had happened in a different order he would've immediately abandoned me, but instead...? Kind of an interesting programming quirk.

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    2. If you ask a guy to be your friend, he may ask to be your boyfriend instead. If you accept, you dump your current boyfriend.

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    3. I've had a few other times trigger outside of that. Once out of nowhere a guy suggested ditching my boyfriend and making him my new one (I suspect he was some form of boastful jerk). Another time I was having some guy's second kid and he suggested we start a proper family and ditch my current boyfriend. I think there was another but can't recall the specifics. So it does happen. Just not often.

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  22. I admit that my preference for slutty characters is responsible for me still not having seen the bakery model scene while being cute, but now I can't seem to get it to fire at all. Are there any requirements for it happening? Do I have to see the mugging scene first? I'm sick of strutting my cute butt back and forth past that place waiting to be noticed!

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    1. You need at least 50 stress. It's also on the weekend timeslot, so it won't trigger on weeks where you choose an activity that triggers a specific event for that timeslot, like shopping or going to the gym.

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  23. Hey, any news on the 3.12 update coming out any time soon? Or is it going to be a 4.0 release?
    Also, happy belated 1-year anniversary on the blog, S.O.!

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    1. Thanks. I'll put a post up with a progress update before I go to bed.
      In short - it'll be tomorrow. The planned changes are done apart from optional extras and I've done a fair bit of testing, but the new scene is quite complicated so I'll want to give it another round of tests after I've slept and cleared my head.

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  24. Greetings! I recently came across your game and was pleasantly surprised. For a long time I did not get so much pleasure from reading the content. I would like to inform you that I have a very interesting proposals for the development of the content of your game. Unfortunately I could not find the feedback from you, that would send you a text with the proposals. You could get acquainted with it and maybe some of the things you would be interested! I could clearly build their sentence in the text, and send it to you. Can I ask you for an email?

    I apologize for my English is not the native language.

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