Newlife 0.5.2 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 release adds a scene commissioned from Elizabeth King, as well as scene submissions from the excellent Secondarian and Lost Trouting.
Changelog:
Major
changes & additions:
- Added a new random event, commissioned from Elizabeth King. This is a once-per-game scene that can happen on the weekend timeslot if you aren't wearing a bra.
- Added the datingApp scene submitted by Secondarian. This can appear if the PC has the personal-computer item and is single. It's an event in the date-night timeslot so will only show up if that isn't taken up by a guaranteed event like the nightclub or a date. This event creates a new NPC and gives you the chance to date them. If you do, they're permanently added to the NPCs in your game. Otherwise, they're removed.
- Added Lost Trouting's minidate scenes that can appear randomly at the weekend timeslot when you're in a relationship.
Minor
changes:
- Slightly increased knowledge gain from dating, as requested by Morion.
- Reworded the creepily-vague start to the date scene when going to a bar and skipping preparation where your date just takes you to “a place nearby”. Thanks to ChaosBlade for pointing this out.
- Updated shyness cure and lowlives alley scenes with new versions provided by Rigel that use newer methods for setting arousal.
Changes
for user-submitted content:
- Adjusted the conditions for letting your partner name children to match the text a bit better.
- Added a haveOrgasmFromPc method to male NPCs. This is the same as haveOrgasm but also increases their enjoyment based on their attraction to the PC.
- A scene can now be defined with no actions by completely removing the actions: section in the yml. This will need to either finish the scene or transition elsewhere in the intro section. It usually isn't ideal to have no actions though, because it generally means that the scene has almost no content.
Bugfixes:
- Fixes to text issues. Thanks to OrangeJuice, NoName, Saur, ChaosBlade and ArsenalJacob for reporting some of these.
- Fixed an issue reported by NoName where the “be contrite” option in the newer pregnancy announcement scene was missing text.
- Added text to the “falling in love” scene's “You're so happy” action for when you aren't in a relationship together. Thanks to NoName for reporting this!
- Fixed some more issues with letting your partner choose a baby's name when he isn't the biological father. Thanks to NoName for highlighting these.
- Fixed a major bug reported by Jjrider, NoName and Vamatt99218 where an error setting up the scene where your partner visits to talk about your pregnancy meant it was not firing correctly.
Enjoy the new version, and let me know if you find any bugs!
