Paralives Update: Official Patch Notes

Patch Notes 0.1.3

New

• Paralives x Unpacking collab: Have your Parafolks play Unpacking on the computer, collect Unpacking stamps or elevate rooms with Unpacking plushies and objects!
• Eat as a group: Each Para will now grab and eat a portion when doing this interaction as a group.
• Teen romance: Teenagers can now flirt and be in a romantic relationship with other teenagers.
• Accessibility option: Added an option to change the speed at which items like trees and buildings fade out when blocking the view to help players with photosensitivity.

Bug Fixes

• Made improvements to the save system to reduce the chances of save files getting corrupted.
• Fixed an issue where we couldn’t hear the voices of children and pre-teen Parafolks.
• Fixed a bug that made bills very expensive because of the water consumption.
• Using the telescope now increases the astronomy skill.
• Townie requests will now automatically fail if the townie passes away.
• Parafolks will no longer teleport when cancelling their “Go to work” interaction.
• The in-game font is now able to display more characters, allowing modders to create mods that translate the game in more languages.
• Fixed an issue that prevented playing with more than 50 mods from the Steam Workshop.
• Since patch 0.1.2, the train doors were always opened and it was hiding the height slider ruler in the Paramaker. This has been fixed.
• Fixed an issue with the “Need ignored” interface flickering on and off when there’s a fire.
• Some ovens were not accessible for cooking if they were in a tight space. This has been fixed.
• Fixed a pathfinding issue in Anisa’s apartment that prevented Parafolks from walking down the stairs from the top floor.
• Fixed a pathfinding issue with the hairdresser which prevented Parafolks from using one of the entrances.
• Floor graffitis seen across town no longer block players from opening the interaction menu when clicking on the floor.
• Fixed an issue where moving a painting from an easel in build mode would get the mouse cursor stuck.
• Buildings will now fade out instead of disappearing suddenly when they are blocking the view.
• Fixed glitches and flickering issues when cooking frozen pizza with an NPC.
• Small flag items will no longer appear when using vending machines and doing other interactions.
• The empty bar shelves at the Story Nook will no longer have the “Read book” interaction.
• Parafolks could not sit on the lip-shaped bench and it has now been fixed.
• More interactions now increase the Fun needs: Play Meli Melo, hopscotch, build sandcastle, play with plushies, draw on floor, dance, slow dance, get intimate, check social media, read book, read newspaper, play video games on phone or computer, watch TV, vandalize.
• Fixed an issue where the camera would jump around when using the height slider in the Paramaker.
• Parafolks will now correctly sit on nearby couches when doing the Watch TV interaction.
• Fixed a bug that happened when duplicating the same save file too many times. Its name would become too long, causing issues when attempting to load the save file.
• In imperial units, decimals are now displayed properly as inches: 5’11” instead of 5.98ft.
• Fixed an error with the lot surface calculation when playing with imperial units.
• Updated and added the names of some Patreon supporters in the credits.
• Fire: It will no longer spread to areas of a house that are not accessible to Parafolks, ensuring fire can always be extinguished.
• Fire: The smoke detector will now correctly make firefighters come to your house when there’s a fire.
• Fire: Fixed an issue where many many firefighters could come to your house at the same time.
• Fire: Fixed a bug where firefighters didn’t always have their firefighter outfit on.
• Fire: Firefighters now execute their autonomy right away instead of waiting 10 in-game minutes between each interaction.
• In the Town Hall building, the hall of fame wall now correctly shows Townies with high skills that your Paras can beat in order to get their photo there as the master in a given skill.
• “Clean the beach” Townie request: Trash bags immediately spawn on the beach after accepting the request instead of having to wait the next day and the request can now be completed. Also, these trash bags are now always visible even when zoomed out with the low object rendering distance video option.
• The Modino wall sink is now functional.

Known Issues

• Corrupted save files: In rare cases, save files can become corrupted and players will get stuck on the loading screen when trying to load them.
  • We are sorry about these issues and we are investigating them to prevent this from happening in the future.
  • You can backup your saves from time to time by duplicating them in the Load Game menu.
  • You can save your household and your lots to the library to keep a backup and be able to use them in future save files.
  • We have created this page which can help you fix your save file yourself, in some cases: paralives.com/news/fix-save-files.
• Crashes and freezes

• We are investigating and optimizing the game to reduce these.
• Make sure your computer meets the minimum system requirements because crashes can often happen otherwise.

Please read our previous Known Issues posts and our previous patch notes for more known issues. We are aware of various other issues on which we will be working in the coming weeks and months. A huge thank you for your feedback reports as they are very helpful!