Newlife 0.4.19

Hello everyone!

Newlife 0.4.19 has been released. Early-access Patrons can find it in the creations section here. The changelog is below.

The previous version is now public. You can download it using the links on the right-hand side of the blog. The public version's 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 a zipfile containing Newlife. Once unzipped, you'll see a folder containing .jar and .exe files. Either one of these will run the game. 
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.

I'm still afflicted with my back injury, so progress has been painfully slow this month. I'm feeling much better than I was in April though, thankfully.
I'm looking into commissioning a writer so players will get a bit more content to compensate for me being part-time lately. This release though is mostly Eulexia's work. The main new scene I'm working on isn't ready yet, but they submitted their extraordinary Shyness Cure scene for you all to enjoy. To copy from my post on patreon:

To access it:
- Be shy
- Have a party-girl friend
- The event is for weekends so don't choose actions there that have fixed events (like the gym or shopping)
- Wear a skirt-type garment (skirt or dress) on the weekend.

The scene is a spectacular one - an enormous amount of content with three different paths, plus some choices that can lead to really interesting outcomes - try lying to your friend sometime. Kudos to Eulexia for a great piece of writing.



Changelog:

Major changes & additions:

• Added Eulexia's massive Shyness Cure scene.

Minor changes:

• As suggested by Saur, added a new, more-enthusiastic response to the “late for work” scene for baby-crazy PCs who are trying to get pregnant.
• As suggested by Katie, changed the text when the PC is cheating and has a photo of her bf in the room to reflect relationships where the bf likes the pc sleeping around. Also added some lines where the PC isn't guilty if she dislikes her partner.
• Some small improvements to the text for when an NPC refuses to wear a condom during a makeout.
• Updated the yamlbeans version as suggested by Rigel and made some internal changes to how custom scenes process follow-up actions. This should now mean that the actions presented to the player for custom scenes will be in the same order as they were in the yaml file.
• As suggested by Katie, toned down some of the large arousal increases in the concert makeout section and also blocked the pc from having an orgasm on consecutive turns.

Changes for user-submitted content:

• Fixed a bug where the testingInfo location section used isOutside but the location section in scene transitions would error unless just “outside” was used. It's now isOutside on both.
• Added the getExposeRemoves method to clothing items. This may be relevant when writing undressing text.

Bugfixes:

• Fixes to text issues. Thanks to OrangeJuice, Saint Destiny, Ammut, Madcat and Saur for reporting some of these.
• The baby-crazy text when you flirt on dates will no longer appear if the PC is pregnant. Thanks to Saint Destiny for reporting this.
• Fixed a bug reported by Allen J. E. with some extra info from Saur where the “anal doesn't count” action wasn't working in the standing makeout.
• Fixed a bug reported by Saur where one of the standing makeout NPC actions to initiate sex wasn't checking if the NPC was barred from starting PIV sex.
• Added variant text to the conversation with your sister-in-law for the special weddings so she isn't mentioning your dress when you get married naked. Thanks to MadCat for reporting this.
• Fixed a bug reported by Katie where the PC giving a man oral sex in the blackjack scene wasn't setting him as having had an orgasm.

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