I’m having a lot of fun with the new update - I’ve made so many round little guys since the addition of elf ears! I kind of miss the exaggerated jiggle physics of 0.4, but I’m guessing there was a technical reason that had to be toned down, and the new additions make up for it. The back alley is more useful than I was expecting, the mystery bags really speed up the day to day flow in the game. I’m also really glad you can have a different apartment theme for every character now, and the furnishings make the rooms feel a little less like a box. Finally, I’m really glad my favourite old feature, the belly rubs, have returned! Though I’m glad that’s not the only way of getting happiness points now - my finger would never forgive me!
How it started vs how it’s going
Just a short bug report this time around:
Glitches
Seen other people mention this but the masculine voice type doesn’t work. I’m not sure if everyone is experiencing this or if it’s something to do with my Windows, but both TTS options are identical, and I’ve had to mute them entirely.
A minor thing, but sometimes when panning the camera, characters will briefly assume the belly rub pose, even when the rub tool is turned off. Edit: Thanks to the post below, I’ve realised this is because you can’t run off the rub tool at all!
I’m not even sure if this last one is a bug, but despite 0.5 toting 800+ blurbs, I keep getting the same few over and over. It’s especially noticeable on the reserved personality where it feels like there’s only 4 things they can say and they’re mostly old phrases from 0.4. I’ve lost count the amount of times I’ve seen the ‘hand feeding’ and ‘snack machine’ bubbles. I might just be really bad RNG on my end, but I’m wondering if not all of them are triggering correctly.
Suggestions
I have a lot of ideas for future features, but I really don’t want to overload this post with too much when 0.5 has just come out, so I’ll just leave it with two simple HUD related suggestions for now.
I’ve seen a few people on this thread struggle to find the belly rub tool, and it’s because the hand and camera buttons blend in too much with the default apartment carpet. They would be clearer if they were a different colour.
I’d also appreciate an option to toggle the HUD off for screenshot purposes. It’s tricky to take nice pictures of larger characters when their bellies start to encroach the stomach meter!
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I’ve been following this game since 0.2 and it’s been getting better and better with every release. I look forward to seeing how it continues to develop and evolve! Keep up the good work!
Edit: I forgot to mention that I love the floor creaks!