Posts of "sirmister" from "patreon"

[v0.50.0] New Version!

Download Mac (Mega)Download PC/Windows/Linux (Mega)Having teasered it in the previous verison, as expected this one contains the actual content of office v2, if you will:The day of the characters will go according to the plan you choose.Daniela will use any free time she has to snackSamantha will only get snacks, if she passes by the drawer (which is when she starts a new task).If two people are at the same location (e.g., the player, and Samantha), the characters might hand food items to each other. When Daniela is in the room, she will always...

Patreon is slow...

Currently, the Patreon API is super slow for some reason. Some requests take up to 7 times longer than usual. Since Patreon sends data so slowly, some account updates might time out. I will implement a fix that circumvents that issue, if Patreon doesn't fix their API in the next few days.If you are affected (e.g., if you are a subscriber but the platform says that you have no tier), simply unlink your Patreon account and add it again. This should do the trick.

New Release: Office Job v2 [v0.49.1]

Download PC / Windows / Linux (Mega)Download Mac (Mega)This version took some UI work, but finally: Here it is!Introducing the new v2 working mode, which I designed to eliminate repeatability and excessive clicking. It's a completely new approach to jobs in Gain of Life.The office job will revolve around a new snack drawer (introduced in this version), including various snacks. These snacks are restocked daily by the delivery guy (currently, he appears at the start of every v2 shift, but in the future, you will only meet him if you work rig...

[v0.48] New Version

Huff, this has been two rough months, and I'm a bit nervous, because this version again includes a lot of foundational changes.You will need to create a Gain of Life account here. Then, you must connect your Patreon account to your Gain of Life account to import your subscription. From then on, your Patreon subscription should alwayssynchronize within seconds to your Gain of Life account, so you don't have to worry about this anymore.Downloadsv0.48.2 - PC (Windows / Linux)v0.48.2 - Mac (Apple Intel / Apple Silicon)v0.48.0 - Mobile (will...

Bringing Gain of Life to iOS

Apple was sued in the European Union and judged guilty of its AppStore monopoly. Thus, Apple was forced to open its doors to 3rd party publishers.Unfortunately, Apple was too selfish to open its doors to everyone around the globe and only made third-party app stores possible within the European Union. So, a possible iOS version of the game would only be accessible if you own an Apple device running iOS under European law.One third-party store is AltStore (https://altstore.io), a platform that empowers everyone to publish their iOS apps. I could...

Changes to memberships

After years of development and this Patreon, it is time for the first changes everto the model on Patreon.The changes I am implementing will provide stability for the next few years and ensure a consistent experience, just like the old tiers did. With these changes, I hope to increase the value and comfort of the Patreon, not the prices. So you can expect to continue paying the same amount for the same services, just as previously. These changes aim to make space for the new image-generation engine and further development of the engine and the ...

Experimental Changes and September release

I made massive changes to the game's fundamental structure during September. All of them are potentially game-breaking and took this entire month to implement.Preparation for the new image generation engineIn the meantime, the cloud services for the image generation engine are already up and running, but the game is not yet connected to them. The first tests with the image generation engine worked surprisingly splendidly, too. These cloud services allow the game to request images, which powerful machines will create in the cloud. The comput...

New Update [v0.47.0]

Download (PC/Windows/Linux)Download (Mac)Android (currently unavailable)I'm excited to announce the release of the latest update, v0.47.0! This update took longer than expected due to some unexpected setbacks, but I'm confident you'll find the new changes and improvements well worth the wait.What's Been Going On?Challenges and SetbacksI had planned to update the game engine from Ren'Py 7.4.11 to Ren'Py 8.3.0 in preparation for the upcoming image generation engine. However, this turned out to be a much larger task than an...

Gain of Life v0.46: Chinese Translation

Download 简体中文补丁 Simplified Chinese Patch for Version 0.46A fellow Patron of mine created this Chinese patch for the game. That's amazing, so I thought I would publish this patch here for other Chinese Patrons who follow my page.This brought up the idea of adding automatically generated translations for Chinese and other languages to the game. What do you think? Do you have any preferences?

[v0.46] New Version

Download (PC: Windows/Linux)Download (Mac)Download (Android: Currently unavailable)Huff, this one took a lot longer than expected. I think this is mostly because I had been busy with the image engine.With this update, I hope to achieve an elevated gameplay experience. To achieve this, I have implemented a new UI component that can (and will) be re-used for all the little stores that we have inside the game (cafeterias, bakery, etc.). During development, I tried to take care of every little detail. Overall, I had to implement A LOT of animations...

June Update

Regrettably, I won't be able to provide an update in June as planned. Despite my efforts to meet the end-of-June deadline, I've had to push the work I did in June into July.I can report steady progress with the new character window, though. The first test runs went splendidly, and I am now working to create interfaces to make it connectable to other applications and integrate them into Gain of Life.I understand that this delay may be disappointing. The good news is: There should be plenty of time in July and August :)

New version [v0.45.0]

Download (Windows / Linux / PC)Download (Mac)Download (Android): Currently unavailableWhat’s new?Extracurricular activities: At collge, you can now register for extracurriculars. The old college projects have turned into the “science club”.New extracurricular activity: Cooking class (10 lessons, a few thousand words of text in total)You can sign up for an extracurricular activity after lunch at college.

New Version [v0.44.1]

Download (PC: Windows/Linux)Download (Mac)Download (Android currently unavailable)What changed?Code refactorings of everything at your apartment; a critical part of the game.You can now invite Jane over for pizza. She will ask you to play a game against her, and the loser has to eat.

Work Update

New versionThe new version will be released within the next 24 hours, so don't worry.This month's version encountered a few unexpected hurdles. GitLab introduced disruptive changes to pipelines, affecting GoL's pipelines. However, I identified and resolved this issue within a day. I hope this does not go on like that because the idea of the automatic game distribution is to save me time. The pipeline broke each month, causing more work than manually distributing the game.Hardware talk: The new character windowThe new character windo...

New version [v0.43]

Download (PC/Windows/Linux)Download (Mac)Download (Android) - unluckily not possible right nowThis month was a bit tough, with a lot of unexpected issues. First, my PC broke down (which made me lose an entire week of time). Then, my Gitlab pipeline broke down unexpectedly due to an unresolved image registry issue (some hard-core nerd stuff).The image engine is coming along nicely. In the meantime, I finished setting up everything on Kubernetes and started developing a panel to maintain the image processing.What’s new?visit the FastFood restau...

New version (v0.42.2)

Download v0.42.2 (PC/Windows/Linux)Download v0.42.2 (Mac)Download v0.42.0 (Android) - only available for Gold patronsNote: There are no fixes for Android yet because Android should not be affected by the problems that got fixed.In a post earlier this month I explained the main thing going on right now. This version was packaged by my software, not just Ren'Py anymore. While I tested the PC version, I could not test the Mac one. Also, the Android version is unaffected by these changes.What's new? Implemented the cafeteria Added the mayor...

My largest work update ever

The past days/weeks I have been focusing on the character rendering engine again. If you are already familiar with what I'm talking about, I'm sorry, but the first part of the text will probably be boring for you then.MY PLANS (the first part)About a year ago I thought about automizing the rendering process for 3d models (a.k.a. the pictures used in Gain of Life), most importantly those for the main character. The way the images of the main character are handled is quite awful: For each pose, outfit and weight stage there needs to be a ...

New Version (v0.41.0)

Download (PC/Windows/Linux)Download (Mac)Download (Android) - Gold Patrons onlyWhat’s new? New character: Poppy, the FOOD club president’s secretary Added functionality to affect FOOD club members with the new policies. Poppy has received five weight stages. Added a cafeteria to the FOOD club with quite a few interactions with Poppy New weight stage for the main character

New Version [v0.40.0]

Download v0.40.0 (PC: Windows/Linux)Download v0.40.0 (Mac)Download v0.40.0 (Android): Reserved for Gold tierThank you all for your kind words last month. In the meantime I healed a bit, it's not yet fully, healed, but at least I can now take off the bind, which allows me to use 9 of my 10 fingers now.What’s new? Reworked several dialogs at the F.O.O.D. club Added some hints to how your chances are in winning the official election Party representative/official position: Establish new club-internal policies Some more conversations with MaxU...

Work Update

I owe you an update, here it is:I cut my hand so deeply while cooking that I also cut one of my finger's nerves. I went to hospital and they did surgery on my hand to put the nerve back together so I don't lose the ability to feel on the index finger permanently.I am unable to use my left hand (because it's wrapped) and thus a keyboard. If you wonder how I wrote this message: dictation and one-handed on the keyboard of my phone.While it will take a year until my nerve is healed, I'll be able to use my hand again after the wound ...

New Release [v0.39.3]

Download (v0.39.3 - PC / Windows / Linux)Download (v0.39.3 - Mac)Download (Upgrade v0.39.2 -> v0.39.3 - PC / Windows / Linux)Download (Upgrade v0.39.1 -> v0.39.2 - PC / Windows / Linux)Download (Upgrade v0.39.0 -> v0.39.1 - PC / Windows / Linux)Download (Android) - Gold Patrons onlyUpgrades:Upgrades only contain the files that changed. Instead of downloading a > 1GB file, the upgrade files usually only have a few MBs at max.You can upgrade your game by downloading the upgrade pack, unzipping it, and moving the contained files into the game'...

New version [v0.38] - PC / Windows / Linux

Download (Mega)This version adds further depth to the politician's path.What's new? You can attend representative elections after reaching a president’s position within the FOOD club. Elections are shown in your calendar and occur every 30 days - at the president’s office, you get a detailed forecast of when the next election will occur. Based on your popularity, you will (or will not) be elected to represent the party at elections A little bit of story with Max (on a professional basis)

New version [v0.38] - Mac

Download (Mega)This version adds further depth to the politician's path.What's new? You can attend representative elections after reaching a president’s position within the FOOD club. Elections are shown in your calendar and occur every 30 days - at the president’s office, you get a detailed forecast of when the next election will occur. Based on your popularity, you will (or will not) be elected to represent the party at elections A little bit of story with Max (on a professional basis)

Update Packages

Since the game has reached a decent size, it must be a pain to always download everything, even though most of the content has not changed.That's why I came up with updated packages. When I do a bug fix / minor update, I will upload the new bug-fixed version, just like before, with an additional "update package".The update package only includes the files changed. This is how to use an update package on Windows:1. Download the update package2. Unzip it3. Go into the unzipped folder4. Move everything within that directory into your pr...

[v0.37.1] New Version - PC / Windows / Linux

Download (Mega)Download Update package from v0.37.0 to v0.37.1 (Mega)This month, I added functionality for the FOOD Club president's position. Now, you can manage the club's budget while you are president. That way, you can influence your popularity and grow the club.The party will elect its representative each month by default. Whether you decide to be a candidate for that position will depend on your popularity and whether you are elected as the representative.As the representative, you can be a candidate to become the town's mayo...

[v0.37.1] New Version - Mac

Download (Mega)Download Update package from v0.37.0 to v0.37.1 (Mega)This month, I added functionality for the FOOD Club president's position. Now, you can manage the club's budget while you are president. That way, you can influence your popularity and grow the club.The party will elect its representative each month by default. Whether you decide to be a candidate for that position will depend on your popularity and whether you are elected as the representative.As the representative, you can be a candidate to become the town's mayo...

New Version - v0.36.0 (Mac)

Download (Mega)What's new in comparison? 3 new dialogs with Trevor about Programming career (x2) College graduation / F.O.O.D. club Beach Play volleyball at the beach (weight-related) Meet Trevor at the beach (volleyball)

New Version - v0.36.0 (PC/Windows/Linux)

Download (Mega) What's new in comparison? 3 new dialogs with Trevor about Programming career (x2) College graduation / F.O.O.D. club Beach Play volleyball at the beach (weight-related) Meet Trevor at the beach (volleyball)

New Version [v0.35.0] - Desktop platforms

Download (PC/Windows/Linux)Download (Mac)This version is a bit earlier than usual, not that you would have an issue with that ;)The last update probably made you guess what is coming next.What’s new? Become a software engineer after completing the computer science class at the education center. You will meet Penny at your new job as well. Meet Bob, the boss of iJam, a food delivery app. He has a unique way of talking and joking, especially when it comes to food. Earn Bob’s bounty points by completing his bounty tasks. Bounty points will giv...

[v0.34.0] New version - PC

What’s new? New building in town: the education center Sign up for the computer science course (that consists of 20 lessons and 4 exams; each lesson and each exam with customized text) Meet Penny, a computer science student New weight stage for the main character