Robert Monotoli

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why is my MC naked all the time? where are my clothes?
See the bolded part below.

Two links for those impatient.
The rest of the versions / mirrors are being uploaded and will be available later today (Thursday)
- LifePlay 2.0 Beta 4 64bit FULL:
- LifePlay 2.0 Beta 4 64bit UpdateOnly:

Change Log:
- Introduce the Daz models for male characters
- Convert / retareget all existing sex animations for the new male model
- Add scale X, Y and Z options under Morphs > Scale. This may work better than the FBMHeight morph to create short characters
- All male presets in vin_Base/Presets will now work with the new male model
- 'Customize NPC Distribution' settings will now work with the new male model
- Bug fixes, including the rent calculation and everlasting pregnant belly bugs
- Performance optimizations and reducing some file's sizes (thanks to this, you may notice that Beta 4's download package is actually smaller than Beta 3 despite the addition of male models)
Basically, with this version, you can play the game normally, except all the guys will stay naked and have the same hairstyle with no facial hair (hair and clothes will be the focus of the next version)
 

IlIKEASD

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man they must re-make all the game xD the animations , facial expres. etc are horrorific, for real real, xD i know,,, i know is hard.,, but still...man, focus on that first , i mean is only my opinion

please don t ban me
 

KeynesianEconomics

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man they must re-make all the game xD the animations , facial expres. etc are horrorific, for real real, xD i know,,, i know is hard.,, but still...man, focus on that first , i mean is only my opinion

please don t ban me
I hear you on that, but it is still in beta. I have to say in terms of bare bone mechanics, it's pretty solid. I honestly haven't seen anything on this site quite like this.
 

IlIKEASD

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I hear you on that, but it is still in beta. I have to say in terms of bare bone mechanics, it's pretty solid. I honestly haven't seen anything on this site quite like this.
me neither, but in terms of Unreal engine, there are some nice works , not so free roaming like this
 

Squib2187

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Just played this, there is definitely something good in it's 'seed' but it needs more content/polish (the jank is real)

but fuck it I'll kick in $2 for the patreon, vote with your wallet and all that goodness, but i need to know is it possible to contribute without having the name on the game
 
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R0y

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I see a lot of people complain about this game. I am gonna tell all of you the difference about this game compared to the other games on this site. Now there are a lot of great games on this site but... when you play them you played them. Another words if you play them again you are gonna know exactly whats gonna happen next. No surprises. But this game here you can play it as many times as you like but you don't know what gonna happen next. You may have play it lot like I have but you still don't know what's gonna happen next. So think about that the next time you complain about how the models look or the antimation or whatever. Now with that said it don't seem that bad, does it.
 
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Vinfamy

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About animations: I've mentioned a few times before I'm a programmer by trade and not much of a 3d artist at all (i.e. I have the basic technical know-hows when it comes to animating, but I just aint artistic enough). I do know quite a few excellent animators from my LoversLab modding days (Leito, Komotor etc), but I can't afford to get them on board at the moment with my current Patreon income, so we have to make do with Vinfamy's homemade animations for now.
If the game gets better funded, the ideal scenario would be me being in charge of coding and writing and a proper artist in charge of animating and 3d modelling. These two aspects of the game's development require such different skillsets (science vs art etc) that putting a single person in charge of both of them will always make one lag behind the other,
Having said that, I think a lot of why the animations current don't look good is because:
- some of them were made more than a year ago, when I literally just started learning to animate. Even though I'm still not pro at it, I'm better than that now (just compare the anal animations with the vanilla animations for example, these were made 6 months or so apart).
- converting them from the old model to the new model en mass causes some issues. I haven't made any new animations specifically using the new models's rigs yet - those will look better.

i need to know is it possible to contribute without having the name on the game
Of course, just send me a message on Patreon saying that you want to remain anonymous (you can see there's 2 anonymous donors at the bottom of my 'hall of fame') and I will note you down as anonymous. Usually, if the patron doesn't send me any message specifying what name they want to appear under, I still use the safe approach and obscure their name on the list (just the first name, just the first half of the nickname if it's something easily identifiable) anyway, considering the sensitive nature of the game and porn in general.
Thank you for your support. )
 

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Nonya Bizz

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So how exactly do you do camera stuff during the animations? I feel like I understood it before, but last time I played I had issues moving the models into a good "viewing area", and I remember that you could somehow scroll the models until they just disappeared behind the background (don't want to know how to do that, just one of those "need help" things)
 

xvi

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Nice work on the update.

I noticed that scale for 'sexy bits' on the new male models is pretty big at the lowest setting. Lowest setting on the slider is like 12" haha...

You can randomise it to get something more normal and this puts the sliders off the chart into the text. Is there any way this can be fixed so that the middle of the chart is at least porn normal while the maximum and minimum are unrealistically large and small?
 
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Vinfamy

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So how exactly do you do camera stuff during the animations? I feel like I understood it before, but last time I played I had issues moving the models into a good "viewing area", and I remember that you could somehow scroll the models until they just disappeared behind the background (don't want to know how to do that, just one of those "need help" things)
hold middle mouse button then move your mouse around to move the camera
I'll implement some more beginner-friendly UI changes in the next version that will avoid these types of confusion

Nice work on the update.

I noticed that scale for 'sexy bits' on the new male models is pretty big at the lowest setting. Lowest setting on the slider is like 12" haha...

You can randomise it to get something more normal and this puts the sliders off the chart into the text. Is there any way this can be fixed so that the middle of the chart is at least porn normal while the maximum and minimum are unrealistically large and small?
Good point. Will do this in the next version
 

Ethernetwork

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So how does one sleep? ..... Or gain energy? Basic functions such as this weren't covered in the FAQ.

If you play Fallout 4 by any chance, you can check my Family Planning mod for it. I will most likely take a lot of inspiration from that mod.
You made Family Planning? Kudos!
 

nashorn95z

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I like this kind of games because of the character creation. Here you managed to implement a lot of variations in the creation tool but I would like to see some more quality hair for woman and stuff. There are no other western character creation (no anime) games out.
 

esoom

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I would actually be interested in business management. I always liked that business / real estate mechanic in most of the post-GTA3 games. I guess it feels nice owning something and be your own boss there. :p Anyway, managing a business can serve as a sort of mini-game but not too deep.

Along that line, I think it would be also nice to have a way to improve your home, especially a house, in some area. For example, buy better furniture or appliances. Could also include adding a swimming pool. The main thing, though, is that you can only do major additions like swimming pool for your own house. Unless the apartment or condo building already have a swimming pool, it is unlikely they will let you build one in there even if you are filthy rich and still living in an apartment. :p

The thing is, I think it would be especially nice to have that represented in 3D interiors of the home. I believe the developer said something to the effect that he plans to add 3D interiors for different places over the long term, obviously not in near future. But it will have to be done in a way that would not severely impact the performance so I don't think we can do details as deep as in The Sims 3 and 4 where you literally had thousands of individual objects and paints to choose from. It would most likely have to be limited in some way.

I think the main thing is to add variations to the residences over the long run. I am not sure if the costs of maintaining a residence are variable right now and based on locations. There can be different factors affecting that but most especially the property value. Having more amenities like parks and such can boost that value and thereby make buying/renting more expensive.

The major concern here, though, is to avoid the micromanagement hell. At any rate, these are just the ideas for long-term future of LifePlay.
You could also gain special scenes with businesses, such as owning property and renting it and letting people pay a different way. Setting up an off the books money lending business and collecting, drug dealing..., pimping, brothel. Also put in prison if you get caught which might be an instant game over.

I just want the ability to to get some people so I can run my meat pie business...

None of it has to have any graphics/art that isn't already in the game.
 
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