HardLife v0.26916-hotfix1 (supporter build)
Hotfix -- game breaking bug(s) found in new items! FIXED. All content should be working normally. My deepest apologies for th...
2019-04-01 08:40:29 +0000 UTC View Post
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HardLife v0.26902 (content preview)
* DeviL abs still toxic to health stat-modifier, but now has infernal stat-modifier gain side-effect
* Item-IDs convert...
HL (branch integration) & Kendra: Phase 1
Still refactoring/cleaning up the old-UI branch. Have some new/updated features to post, but trying to split certain features out of the Twine passage system, to allow exercise & rest anywhere, and basic housing (finally Cindy will be able to ...
2019-03-25 22:48:09 +0000 UTC View PostHardLife v0.26891 (content preview)
* New Cheat: Wayfinder Mode (unlocks all locations)
* Enabled Venus Mode cheat to affect generated species (non-NPC m...
HardLife v0.26874 (content preview)
* The Juice/Protein Bar is now open!
- 2 new items:
> (Whey) Pr...
HardLife v0.26867 (public build)
HardLife engine v0.26867 notes:
* difficulty now affects encounter rates
- multiplies rates of enemies, stalkers, and vampires<...
HardLife v0.26867 (supporter build)
HardLife v0.26867:
* difficulty now affects encounter rates
- multiplies rates of enemies, stalkers, and vampires
- divides...
HardLife v0.26804 (content preview)
Been reworking a lot of interfaces and components, I cannot promise stability on this preview, but the UI/UX should be getting a lot bet...
2019-03-09 23:11:13 +0000 UTC View PostHardLife v0.26736 (content preview)
I don't want to start any rumors, but... I might have added a dozen or so items to Alice's shop.
There is a new section for Powd...
2019-03-07 10:55:32 +0000 UTC View PostHardLife v0.26682 (private beta)
Beta Notes:
* difficulty now affects encounter rates
- multiplies rates of enemies, stalkers, and vampires
- divides rates of random bil...
HardLife - new leveling system in the works
I'm planning to work on the leveling system, specifically I want to move levels from a byproduct of base-stats into their own variable with modifiers, and an internal system of growth (similar to XP, but not XP)
Raising base-stats will still...
2019-03-04 17:18:08 +0000 UTC View PostHardLife v0.26620 (public build)
HardLife engine v0.26620 notes:
* Difficulty Levels (default is namesake)
* New combat encounters
* Engine Improvements
* UI...
HL - Athletics and New Lift Formula
Working on new lift calculation... may not make it into this release, but it will finally reflect muscle-condition and muscle-mass properly in lifts.
The old method used power as a static weight, then added a percentage for body-weight... 2019-03-03 18:04:46 +0000 UTC View Post
HardLife v0.26618-hf1 (private beta)
* a lot of balancing, adjustments, and formula changes to better incorporate difficulty selection
* improved metrics calculations, now inc...
on Layers, Clothing, and Graphics...
The new clothing system should support manual layer ordering... the fact is automatic layering is a very complex algorithm, and there are many exceptions that might move layers around in some cases. The simplest way to handle this would just be to...
2019-02-25 20:57:12 +0000 UTC View PostA (not so) far-fetched idea for gameplay...
I have a feature idea for way down the road... but it might be possible to add a light-weight version of it sooner.
Obviously there's a lot to parsing and interpreting text, but it generally needs to fall into a series of regular branches. I...
2019-02-24 16:18:32 +0000 UTC View PostHardLife v0.26581 (private beta)
* Difficulty Selection (default is self-titled option)
* Changes to formulas well in progress, with the following complete:
> qi energies<...
on Property in HardLife...
A quick note on current plans for adding property ownership to the HardLife engine and game:
Planned phases for eventual implementation:
1. Basic Ownership - buy/sell/rent
2. Management - build/furnish/set-prices/manage-staff & inv...
Coming Soon to HL and the HL-engine...
I still have a lot to add body-wise before I'll be ready for a character creation system, but I'd like to get that together soon. (I'm not sure yet if it will be the old or new UI branch that gets character-creation initially, it will depend on wh...
2019-02-15 08:13:16 +0000 UTC View PostHL new build in progress...
Cleaning up the encounter/combat preparation... some inconsistencies are blocking encounters from loading in new areas.
Once that is fixed, we will have non-NPC encounters using the species table in the gym, school, and prison, as well as da...
2019-02-09 08:10:51 +0000 UTC View PostHardLife - new UI coming soon
Okay, still need to work on the CMS multi-part field support for images and other files, but we have our very first graphic (manually converted) for testing in the new UI branch.
The new UI uses a 30fps update cycle, which will all...
2019-02-03 03:02:08 +0000 UTC View PostKendra 4th wall XP goals met for next 20 chapters...
Updating Kendra's 4th Wall XP, and it looks like she's got enough to last until Chapter 26 now... gaining a level each chapter (roughly 25k bonus XP each cycle, using the DnD5e XP table -- extended through level 35).
She's been on hold for a...
2019-01-15 10:49:49 +0000 UTC View PostHardLife v0.26536 (public build)
HardLife engine v0.26536 notes:
* 4 new body-transformative items added.
(2 available through shard-trading, 2 available in ...
HardLife v0.26536 (supporter build)
It's finally here!
The new encounter consists of 40 nodes... the largest/most-complex encounter to date. For comparis...
2019-01-09 22:38:21 +0000 UTC View PostHardLife v0.26516 (content preview)
Updated preview, includes several rebalancing adjustments and bug fixes... plus the combat portion of the vampire encounter. (the pre-...
2019-01-05 13:48:25 +0000 UTC View PostAlmost ready...
Just finished encoding a parser for compressed data fields, that will allow me to bring in content a lot easier, and tie both UI versions in with the new CMS.
(it will read and inflate/generate stats/etc out of compressed entries like this:<...
2019-01-01 09:58:05 +0000 UTC View PostHardLife - Creatures Table (WiP)
Let's try that again... if I can't FORMAT the post, we'll just show the spreadsheet ;p
This is what I have so far for species. As you can see, my succubi are a bit different than most... anyway, it might be awhile before we add th...
2018-12-29 10:20:44 +0000 UTC View PostHardLife v0.26401 (content preview)
2 New Transformative Items available in Parkhaven
* Oil of Engorgement (enlarges target metrics)
* Oil of Withering (shrinks tar...
HardLife v0.26372 (content preview)
There's still a lot of content missing/incomplete, especially the park encounters and shop items, but I wanted to get you guys a stable ...
2018-12-25 13:39:33 +0000 UTC View Post