Newlife 0.4.29 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.
This is the PMW release, featuring the porno-shoot content from the last vote (in 2018 - there'll be another this year).
Changelog:
Major
changes & additions:
- Added the porno-shoot scenes that were chosen as the PMW vote. This can start as a random event if you have a partner or male friend who has the sleazy trait.
Minor
changes:
- Custom male NPCs can have the new PORN_ACTOR trait that means they'll be chosen as your co-star if the guy organising the shoot doesn't do it himself.
- Added a large love penalty (for the PC) to the paths where you're discovered cheating and admit that you have stronger feelings for the man you were unfaithful with than for your partner.
- The bar scene will no longer allow double-conversations in one turn if both the PC and the NPC choose their respective “have a conversation” actions. I also blocked the conversation action for taciturn NPCs.
- Improved text-spacing in the bar scene.
- Added a new NPC action to the bar (where a sleazy man eyes up the PC instead of talking).
- Restricted non-custom gym jerk character-creation to make it more likely they find the PC attractive, following a suggestion by Morion that there always be at some men who fancy the PC. Horse already has similar rules, so this means almost any game should have at least one jerk and one good-guy who has the hots for the player-character.
- Added new options for blocked male & female names. This lets you stop NPCs being given a name you don't like or that reminds you uncomfortably of someone you know in real-life. Name lists are set when starting a new game so changes to these options won't affect games in-progress.
Changes
for user-submitted content:
- None this release
Bugfixes:
- Fixes to text issues. Thanks to Lev, Pgiac6 and Saur for reporting some of these.
- Improved the logic for the “guilty about cheating” text in the repairman scene, as suggested by Katie.
- Fixed a bug reported by Katie where love and crush limits weren't being worked out correctly.
- Fixed a bug reported by Morion where the trying-for-baby status wasn't being properly passed into the scene where the PC reacts to discovering a pregnancy.
- Fixed an issue reported by NoName where arousal levels weren't being changed on scene-transition from the cunnilingus scene, potentially leading to your partner immediately having an orgasm.
- Fixed some issues in the town-date scene reported by pgiac6 where certain actions weren't properly handling the situation where the PC has removed some clothing after getting a drink spilled on her.
Enjoy the new version, and let me know if you find any bugs!
