Patch Notes

New

• +Paralives x Unpacking collab: play Unpacking on in-game computers, collect Unpacking stamps, decorate with Unpacking plushies and objects
• +Eat as a group: every Para now grabs and eats a portion during group meals
• +Teen romance: teenagers can flirt and enter romantic relationships with other teenagers
• +Accessibility option for the speed at which view-blocking items fade out (photosensitivity)

Fix highlights

• ·Save-system improvements to reduce corrupted save files
• ·Fixed the bug that made water consumption inflate bills
• ·Children and pre-teen voices are audible again
• ·Using the telescope now levels the Astronomy skill
• ·Townie requests auto-fail if the townie passes away
• ·Fire no longer spreads into areas Parafolk can't reach, so it can always be extinguished
• ·Smoke detectors now correctly summon firefighters (and only a sensible number of them)
• ·More than 50 Steam Workshop mods can be loaded again
• ·Many more interactions now raise the Fun need (hopscotch, sandcastles, social media, reading, TV...)
• ·Imperial units display proper feet-and-inches (5'11" instead of 5.98 ft)

Known issues

• !Rare corrupted save files: back up saves by duplicating them; paralives.com/news/fix-save-files can help
• !Crashes and freezes still being optimized; check minimum system requirements

Full patch notes on Steam →

Fix highlights

• ·Fixed language switching and mod installs for players with the game installed on a different drive than the operating system

Full patch notes on Steam →

Fix highlights

• ·Memory-leak fix to reduce crashes
• ·Fire: Parafolk can autonomously extinguish burning items instead of always panicking; flames no longer spread off-lot; stairs can't ignite anymore
• ·Chinese text input works in the Paramaker and all text fields
• ·Personality leveling no longer spirals into infinite notifications
• ·Items no longer duplicate when changing swatches
• ·Parafolk no longer refuse vending-machine snacks when starving or long chairs when exhausted
• ·Embarrassment from sleeping or using the toilet 'outside' disabled (it fired indoors by mistake)
• ·Pathfinding optimization to reduce townie lag spikes; initial loading up to 20% faster

Known issues

• !Advanced build-mode widget can lose item positions after reload; use with caution
• !Stuck Parafolk: use the Unstuck button in the ESC menu
• !Stubborn fires: the ExtinguishAllFires cheat is the official workaround
• !Some Mac users have trouble with clicks/camera; a mouse helps

Full patch notes on Steam →

New

• +Paralives launches in Early Access on Steam for PC and Mac after seven years of development
• +250,000 copies sold in the first 8 hours; peak of ~78,000 concurrent players on day one

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