Since the release of v0.38.0 I've been busy with two major things: bug fixing and dialogue writing. The most recent version of LR2 introduced a new texting framework and display, but it's still in need of some solid content. I've been writing new text-specific flirt options to address that shortage, and this new content should make it into v0.38.1. I've also updated the texting system to use a list of Actions instead of being a hard-coded menu, which makes much more expandable by modders.
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2021-03-06 10:36:17 +0000 UTC
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Lab Rats 2 v0.38.0 is live! Get it here!
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Mac: Lab Rats 2 v0.38.0-Mac
Android: Lab Rats 2 v0.38.0-Android
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2021-03-01 13:19:33 +0000 UTC
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Alright, in this case the "internet" is actually just three sites, but it's a start! For the last few days I have been working on new content for v0.38 centered around your phone/computer and viewing social media posts girls have made. I've also been polishing up the last few details on the texting system, which is now integrated with all existing events and ready for new ones to be added.
The new internet content is going to be based around three social media sites. Lily already has a ...
2021-02-21 12:34:11 +0000 UTC
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For the last few days I have been following up on the initial texting system I introduced last update. I already had internal support for recording a girls dialogue and logging it for display later, so my work has all been on the UI for displaying this information. The UI itself is now complete and working, and the last big step is to replace the default dialogue box in all of the appropriate events. I've also added support for the MC having both a text conversation interspersed with narratio...
2021-02-14 12:44:45 +0000 UTC
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Lab Rats 2 v0.37.1 is ready for bug testing! Get it here!
PC: Lab Rats 2 v0.37.1-PC
Mac: Lab Rats 2 v0.37.1-Mac
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2021-02-08 10:44:02 +0000 UTC
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I normally spend the week between the patron and public release fixing bugs and prototyping new features. This week, in addition to the bug fixing, I decided to do some long term experimentation and look at something that is unlikely to be useful for LR2, but that may be very useful for a future project: Live2D.
Live2D is a program that allows you to morph a 2d image or stack of 2d images. this is most often used t...
2021-02-05 12:58:31 +0000 UTC
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Lab Rats 2 v0.37.0 is ready for bug testing! Get it here!
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2021-02-01 12:46:43 +0000 UTC
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Writing this post feels a little like walking into your boss's office, ready to explain why your metrics this month weren't as high as expected. In my last dev post I talked about a texting system I was just finishing up, with the next step being to convert existing events over to it, and then move on to bigger and better things. In the intervening week I have successfully scrapped and redesigned the whole system, resulting in something that is less impressive at first glance, but much more g...
2021-01-29 11:09:38 +0000 UTC
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Despite being set in the present day piece of ubiquitous piece of technology that is only occasionally mentioned, and at times can seem completely ignored: The smart phone. Lab Rats 2 v0.37 will begin to correct that, by introducing your phone as a way to interact with girls at any time of day, follow their online presence (if it exists), and have information delivered to you.
The first step, which I have tackled over the last couple of days, has been adding support for receiving and re...
2021-01-22 12:44:23 +0000 UTC
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A few days ago I asked for your opinions on what new content you would be interested in seeing, and both Jennifer and Lily were popular answers. I agreed with that, so I have spent the last few days planning and writing new content for both of them!
Jennifer's new stuff will be mostly new writing and events. Right now my focus is on the results of her promotion, which she gets by teasing her new boss during the interview process. As she settles into her new role it'll become clear that ...
2021-01-17 11:22:23 +0000 UTC
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Work on Lab Rats has been a little slower the last two or three days due to a hobby grabbing my interest, but it's time to sit down and get to work. I have a laundry list of potential features to add and content to write, but I'm interested to hear what people would be most interested in seeing added inside of the next update or two.
My personal instinct is to add more storyline progression for Jennifer and Lily. Both of them have event chains that trigger and progress in the early game...
2021-01-12 11:39:52 +0000 UTC
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Lab Rats 2 v0.36.1 is live! Get it here!
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Mac: Lab Rats 2 v0.36.1-Mac
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2021-01-08 11:18:26 +0000 UTC
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The release for v0.36.0 has been relatively smooth, which means I've got some extra time this week to add some new content before v0.36.1 is released to everyone. I'm focusing on sections of the game that are seen often but lack any dialogue variations. The performance review event was first up, and has now been expanded to have different dialogue trigger based on a girls stats.
That's not to say this build is flawless, of course. Thank you to everyone who's sent me a bug report of some...
2021-01-04 12:15:19 +0000 UTC
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Lab Rats 2 v0.36.0 is live! Get it here!
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Android: Lab Rats 2 v0.36.0-Android
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2021-01-01 11:53:58 +0000 UTC
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Another quick update for tonight - the holidays are keeping me busy and I'm squeezing in as much work as possible, which leaves less for Patreon interaction! Here are the quick hits:
I've finished the sex review dialogue I had been working on for about a week now. Once my writers block cleared and I was able to get the dialogue roughed out it all came pretty quickly. That should add some much needed after-sex interaction, and I can make it even more context specific going forward if I t...
2020-12-25 11:14:40 +0000 UTC
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One of the items on my to-do list was to add some dialogue that triggered after leaving the sex system. In the current version once the "Finish up and leave" button kicks you back into the conversation screen, and it's a pretty sudden transition. That abrupt change is a left over artifact from changes to the sex mechanics themselves; the main character climaxing, and all of the position specific stuff that goes with it, use to be the end of every encounter. A few updates ago I changed it to a...
2020-12-18 08:48:52 +0000 UTC
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Just a quick update post for today. Since the release of v0.35.1 I have been working on bug fixing and have started in on my long list of non-critical TODO's. First up were some improvements to the outfit creator/management system.
All of the clothing items are now sorted by layer and then sluttiness inside of their categories to make it all flow a little more logically. I have also added clothing layer tokens that are displayed alongside the item names to make it clear which slots will...
2020-12-13 08:25:30 +0000 UTC
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Lab Rats 2 v0.35.1 is Live! Download it here!
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2020-12-08 12:29:45 +0000 UTC
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Bug fixing is going well for v0.35.0*, and I think it's time to lay out some goals for the next few update cycles for Lab Rats 2. All of this is subject to change as I run into difficulties and need more time, decide something is less fun than anticipated, or inspiration strikes. Here are some things I'd like to do, in no particular order.
First, I have a laundry list of minor tweaks and improvements gathered over my last couple of playthroughs that I want to implement. Most of these ch...
2020-12-05 10:43:24 +0000 UTC
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Lab Rats 2 v0.35.0 is Live! Get it here!
Edit: PC version is now properly linked. Sorry for the delay, Patreon likes to eat links!
PC: Lab Rats 2 v0.35.0-PC
Mac: Lab Rats 2 v0.35.0-Mac
Android: 2020-12-01 11:18:44 +0000 UTC
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This update I've been checking off as many minor items from my TODO list as possible. After all of the bug fixing was done I was hoping to cross off a few new features, but I've run into a (good) problem: I keep running across other things I want to improve. My list of potential new features/events has been growing instead of shrinking for the last week or so, even as I'm making steady progress. It feels like I'm playing the Witcher, and each side quest is just leading me to other interesting...
2020-11-26 11:19:58 +0000 UTC
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I've spent the last couple of days sweeping through a whole bunch of minor modifications and quality of life improvements for Lab Rats 2. A big focus has been on updating any screen that displays a serum tooltip to allow you to lock the tooltip in place and scroll through it. A bunch of existing events have been tweaked to add some context specific dialogue, especially after you have sex with someone to reference how it went. I am now starting to write new events based around your company pol...
2020-11-20 10:59:53 +0000 UTC
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If you've been following these blogs for the last couple of months you will be familiar with the ongoing Lab Rats 2 image file saga. This post is another, and hopefully last, in that story.
A quick recap: a couple of versions ago LR2's total file count surpassed 64k, almost all of these files being the individual images that are used to make up clothing images, clothing masks, ect. Android .APK files have a 64k limit for individual files, so the android build of Lab Rats 2 broke. For so...
2020-11-14 11:35:28 +0000 UTC
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Lab Rats 2 v0.34.2 fixes up a number of problems that have shown up in v0.34.1, and also includes a massive performance improvement for the mobile version of the game. You can download the full game here:
PC: Lab Rats 2 v0.34.2-PC
Mac: Lab Rats 2 v0.34.2-Mac
2020-11-11 11:26:18 +0000 UTC
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I had planned to release a bug fix for v0.34.1 tonight, but I've decided to bump it back until tomorrow to give myself an extra day to run through everything and make sure there aren't any further issues. The patch will resolve a number of crashes, including one that was breaking any event that made use of the new generic strip method. It will also fix, once and for all, the problems the android build has been...
2020-11-10 11:19:51 +0000 UTC
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Lab Rats 2 v0.34.1 is live! Get it here!
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2020-11-08 11:33:06 +0000 UTC
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I normally spend the week in between the patron only release and the public release doing a combination of bug fixing as well as prototyping future features. This week I am focusing almost entirely on bug fixing, and I've chewed through a long list of them already. I'm paying particular attention to game mechanic bugs - serum traits that apply the incorrect modifier, events that say they lower happiness but raise it instead, things like that. I've already found a couple of bugs in the clothin...
2020-11-05 11:44:15 +0000 UTC
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Lab Rats 2 v0.34.0 is live! Get it here!
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Mac: Lab Rats 2 v0.34.0-Mac
Android: Lab Rats 2 v0.34.0-Android
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2020-11-01 11:48:25 +0000 UTC
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v0.33.2 had some file structure issues with the production build, so it's time for another patch! If you've already downloaded v0.33.2 this fix can be applied on top of it, without having to redownload everything. Otherwise, all of the game links have been updated to point towards the new version.
Downloads: Lab Rats 2 v0.33.3
v0.33.2 to v0.33.3 patch files (PC and Mac): 2020-10-11 10:45:05 +0000 UTC
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The v0.33.1 release was a classic case of "It works on my machine", with a number of problems that have now been fixed up in v0.33.2. (Actually v.33.3, but who's counting?)
PC: Lab Rats 2 v0.33.3-PC
Mac: Lab Rats 2 v0.33.3-Mac
Android: 2020-10-10 11:15:18 +0000 UTC
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