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Goals and Stretch Goals
A few months ago, after Maggie's reveal, we reached our final $36 000 / month goal. That's totally amazing and incredible! I'm so happy that we'll be able to reach our target team size of 10 people! Now, we are starting to think about stretch goals. These are features or things that we could do if we had even more resources and people on the team. We're thinking of adding some stretch goals in the near future so tell us in th...
2020-08-28 20:49:21 +0000 UTC
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Hi there! How are you doing?
Postcards are in the mail
Two days ago, we sent postcards to all the Patrons who were on the Hero and Legend tiers on August 1. That's almost 500 postcards to write and sign! It was a really fun thing to prepare and we can't wait for you to see the original artwork Léa made for it. Tell us in the comments below if you already received yours! It might take a few weeks for you to get it depending on where you are in the world. Also,...
2020-08-21 17:20:20 +0000 UTC
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Hi there! Hope you're having a nice week!
Maggie's last name results
Thanks to everyone who voted in last week's post about Maggie's last name! It was a very close race between Vaughan and Elliot but Maggie Vaughan won in the end!
- Maggie Vaughan (32%)
- Maggie Elliot (30%)
- Maggie Maynard (16%)
- Maggie Johnson (...
2020-08-13 16:32:59 +0000 UTC
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Hi there!
Thanks to everyone who voted and shared their ideas last week about the cooking system in Paralives! It gave us a lot of stuff to think about! And in case you missed it, we posted a short video yesterday to showcase a box fort that I built in the game, check ...
2020-08-07 13:58:59 +0000 UTC
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Hello there!
I hope you had a great week, we sure did! We have quite a few things to go over in this week's post so let's get started.
Cooking Poll
As you know, our latest Para, Sebastian, is a great cook. So regarding the cooking system in Paralives, we have been wondering what would be the best system to prepare and cook different meals. ...
2020-07-31 13:39:34 +0000 UTC
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Hi there!
We're finally ready to introduce you to Sebastian so watch this video! A huge thanks to all the supporters on Patreon who helped create this Para. It was amazing and we're looking forward to do more stuff like that soon!
Cheers!
Alex and the team
Note: This post and video are public so feel free to share them :)
2020-07-23 17:26:49 +0000 UTC
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Hello!
This week, we can finally introduce you to Alice, a new 3D Animator on the Paralives team! She's very talented and we're all so excited to have her with us! She's gonna work on all the character animations in the game. We wanted to introduce Alice to the Patrons first, we will make this post public next week. Here's a little something she wrote to introduce herself:
Hi there! :)
I am so happy to be a part of this incredi...
2020-07-17 16:02:57 +0000 UTC
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Hello!
This week, we wanted to share with you how we did the day and night cycle and astronomy system in Paralives. Anna prepared a breakdown to explain how it works.
But before that: good news! We hired a new programmer and a new 3D animator on the team! They will start to work with us soon and we will introduce them to you then!
This post is for Patrons only so please don't share it's content, thank you! :)
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2020-07-10 13:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone!
The weekend is here, hope you had a nice week! It went really well on our side and we were super happy to show off the Lighthouse and day/night cycle video!
Recruitment Process Update
We are still in the interview process for the 3 positions we want to fill on the team. W...
2020-07-03 20:13:23 +0000 UTC
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Hi there!
Just wanted to show you our new public video about the day/night cycle in Paralives and how modders can modify it! So here it is, hope you like it!
Cheers,
Alex and the team
2020-06-30 17:48:40 +0000 UTC
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Hi! How are you doing?
Male Para Poll Results and Vote
Thanks so much everyone for helping us create our next Para. The results are in! He will be called Sebastian! He's a mysterious bad boy who loves cooking and he just arrived in town. He's now looking for work and wants to see what the town has to offer! Please don't share these results yet outside of here...
2020-06-26 18:46:32 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! I hope you are doing well!
Diversity Surveys
Making Paralives a very diverse and inclusive game has always been a top priority. Since we are a small team, we feel like we are missing some perspective. So today, we are reaching out to the Paralives community with the first of many survey to make sure the game is as diverse and inclusive as possible! We are so grateful to be able to learn more about everyone's background and translate that as well as p...
2020-06-19 18:42:10 +0000 UTC
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Hello!
Today, we need your help to create our next Para! This time, it's a man. What is his occupation, what does he look like, what is his favorite hobby, what should his name be? Please help us decide all of this by filling this short form! In the coming weeks, we will create that Para in the game and reveal it to everyone :)
This is for Patrons only so don't share that info or the form please!
2020-06-16 18:42:14 +0000 UTC
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Hi,
I hope you had a great week!
Big news: we recruited a new programmer!
Her name is Anna and she is a good friend who has been close to the Paralives project for a while so we're really glad to have her on board! We did some Game Jams together in the past (competitions where you have to create a video game in 48 hours). You can follow Anna on Twitter and she'll...
2020-06-12 16:29:04 +0000 UTC
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Hi guys, It’s Léa!
I’m once again taking over with our second development diary: Our journey to meet Maggie. Please note that this post is for Patrons only so don't share it!
If you haven’t done it yet, I strongly suggest that you read our first development diary on how we designed her loft!
Finding our Art style
As you probably know, the Pa...
2020-06-05 16:41:33 +0000 UTC
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Hi!
Quick reminder for Patrons on the Hero and Legend tiers: the weekly live chat will happen in one hour in the #developer-weekly-chat channel on Discord. Be there if you can!
A roadmap is a planning for the next features to be developed. We wanted to show our own roadmap on Patreon so you can have a better idea of what we will be working on next. Please keep this information between Patrons only for now!
2020-05-29 13:52:14 +0000 UTC
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Hello,
This is a difficult thing to announce but Roxane left the Paralives team yesterday. Her 6 months probation period was coming close to an end and we decided not to renew her contract. We are really thankful for all that she did for the game and we wish her good luck with her future projects.
Rest assured, this does not affect the development of Paralives and we will recruit more people on the team very soon.
In our next Patreon post, we will share our complete roadmap...
2020-05-27 20:48:27 +0000 UTC
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Hello!
I have no words :O
Thanks so much to every single Patron who are making this game possible. This week has been really crazy and seeing everyone jump in and pledge on Patreon has been incredibly heartwarming! The future of Paralives looks really bright!
Goals Reached
We reached out goals so fast, it's not even something we thought could happen in a few days only! Seriously, how can something like that happen so fast?! That means, because of...
2020-05-22 13:39:43 +0000 UTC
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Hi there!
Thanks so much for all the kind words and comments about yesterday's sneak peek! We are super happy you like her and we think you will like what we have to show in today's video! Check it out!
Also, we already crushed our 12,000$ / month goal and are very close to the 16,500$ goal! It's incredibl...
2020-05-19 15:55:59 +0000 UTC
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Hello!
Are you ready?
Maggie Early Sneek Peak!
As promised, here are two screenshots to show you what Maggie looks like before everyone can see her tomorrow! PLEASE KEEP THIS A SECRET :)
This was just a little sneak peek but there ...
2020-05-18 16:01:50 +0000 UTC
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It's time. Maggie will be fully revealed on Tuesday May 19 at noon EDT.
There will be a Patreon exclusive sneak peek one day early, Monday May 18 at noon EDT!
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2020-05-15 15:55:26 +0000 UTC
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Hi!
This week, something really important happened on the team: we recruited someone new! Christine will be doing a part time internship on the Paralives team for the summer. She will take care of everything related to marketing and communications. So she will work on collecting ideas from everyone, replying to messages, plan and prepare social media posts and improve our web pages and social media platforms in general! In short, what that means is that with Christine's help, we hope t...
2020-05-07 17:02:19 +0000 UTC
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Hi there!
This week we wanted to share a bit more about us, who we are and why we are making Paralives. So Roxane, Léa and I all wrote a little something, here it is! As usual, remember to keep the content of this post between Patrons only :)
Alex
I started playing games at 5 or 6 on Nintendo consoles like the NES and SNES. I was hooked from the start. We also had a lot of Lego blocks in the house and I would spend all of my days b...
2020-04-30 13:30:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey! Hi!
I hope you are having a nice week so far. We have a couple of things to show you!
Earth Day
Today, April 22, is earth day! To celebrate, I'd like to talk to you about two eco-friendly items in Paralives: the solar panel and the small wind turbine. These items can be bought and placed on your lot to reduce your electricity bill!
See GIF below. Please keep this info a secret between Patrons for now!
2020-04-22 17:10:04 +0000 UTC
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Hi Guys! It’s Léa!
I would like to officially announce that starting today, I’m working full time on Paralives!
This week, I’m taking over the Patreon’s page to talk to you more about our artistic work on Paralives! This is a new format, so feel free to give us some feedback!
So here is our first development diary and the process behind the creation of Maggie’s loft.
Alex, Roxane and I took some time to imagine who could be our first Parafolk. Maggie (
2020-04-10 16:41:19 +0000 UTC
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Hello there!
As you know, Roxane, Léa and I have been working on the reveal of the Parafolks. Today, we'd like to introduce you to one of our Para. She has an incredibly big passion for astronomy and loves music, reading and roller skating. When she graduated a few years ago, she moved in with her cat in this loft that she decorated herself. She had this huge custom bookcase made to put all of her astronomy books in!
2020-04-03 19:34:16 +0000 UTC
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Hey there!
This update will be short. We just wanted to let you know that with everything happening with the virus, it slowed us down a bit. But we are all set now and we will be working from home for a little while until it's safe to return to the office. Also, Léa was planning to move from France to Canada to join us full time next month but because of all the precautions, she will delay the move for a while longer. In the meantime, Léa will start working full time on Paralives but...
2020-03-20 14:33:22 +0000 UTC
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Hello!
We're always busy working on Paralives but we've been extra busy lately! Here's what happened!
Moved to a different office
Our previous workspace was small, as you can see in this Patreon post. But with Léa joining us full time in less than 2 months, we had to move to a different office and we did that yesterday! It's a big open space with lots of di...
2020-03-10 18:51:51 +0000 UTC
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Hello!
It's friday and we would like to know what you think about some stuff!
As you know, there will be pets in Paralives: dogs, cats and horses. We are wondering if you would like them to be controllable or if you would prefer them to be 100% autonomous. Controllable means you can assign actions to your pet: eat, play, run around, etc. Autonomous means the pets would do all these things on their own so you don't have to manage them yourselves (but you could still look at their...
2020-02-28 16:19:13 +0000 UTC
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Hello!
This week, we kept working on the Parafolk design and the Paramaker tools. But we don't have something new to show about it just yet. However, we thought you might like to see some tests we did for a new logo for Paralives. We have two different versions at the moment. Please tell us what you think and which one you prefer!
Old version (current temporary logo)
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2020-02-21 16:13:23 +0000 UTC
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