Hello and happy Valentine's Day!
Today we want to give you an update on the Paramaker. As you know, we have been focusing a lot on the design of the Parafolks and the character editor, now named Paramaker. There's a ton of stuff that goes into making this and that's why it's a long process of researching and testing different stuff, especially for a small team like us. Take a look at 2020-02-14 16:13:08 +0000 UTC
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Hey!
Thanks everyone for sharing your ideas for the name of the character creator in Paralives last week! Let's vote for the official name now. We picked some of our favorites from your suggestions. The result will be confirmed next week! I just wanted to say that many of you suggested Create a Para but we prefer to make it more unique than CAS from other games :) So we excluded that name. Make a Para (MAP) was also a great suggestion! However, we prefer to exclude this option because ...
2020-01-31 16:25:53 +0000 UTC
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Hello there!
I wanted to share with you a bit more about the goals we are trying to achieve with the character creation tools in Paralives. There are 3 main goals: flexibility, accessibility and modding support. For now, we are mainly focused on the visual customization of the Parafolks. The design of the personalities is a subject for another post! As always, please keep the information of this post a secret between Patreon su...
2020-01-24 14:57:59 +0000 UTC
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Hi!
This week, we thought it could be nice to show you where we work, not in the para life but in real life! For now, the office is really small since it's only Roxane and I. Léa is working from home at the moment but will join us later! We might have to move to a different office when the team grows larger.
The table on the left is my desk and Roxane's desk is the right one. Ou...
2020-01-16 14:55:55 +0000 UTC
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Hi!
This week, we'd like to know your opinion about something! It's about clothes and the way you acquire them in the game. Would you want all clothing to be unlocked and available from the start, or would you prefer clothes to be items that your Parafolks have to buy from a store or online?
On one hand, if all clothes are unlocked, it's easier to dress your characters the way ...
2020-01-10 15:08:45 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone!
I hope the holidays were great to you and that you took some time for yourself!
For New Year Eve's, we wanted to make a table with lots of food. This was meant to be a test of what different food could like in Paralives. We included Champagne as voted in the last Patreon post! Thanks for your input! Cupcakes were also added because we love cupcakes.
Many people are...
2020-01-02 18:18:54 +0000 UTC
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Hi!
I hope you are doing well. Roxane, Léa and I would like to wish you a great holiday season! We hope you can enjoy good times with people you love and also, take time for yourself to relax. :)
Recently, we made some holiday themed objects for Paralives and plan to show them in a video tomorrow, December 19. Please keep this a secret until then!
Comfy mood
2019-12-18 21:28:34 +0000 UTC
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Hi there!
I'm really excited to introduce you to two new collaborators that will be working on Paralives with me! Léa and Roxane are both very talented artists who will work on everything related to characters, furniture and other objects. One of the first thing they will work on is the Parafolks. We're really looking forward to finishing them and show them to you when they are ready!
Léa Sorribès - 3D artist (part time)
Léa is currently finishing he...
2019-12-10 17:05:48 +0000 UTC
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Hi!
Just wanted to give you an early sneak peek at some of the stuff I will show tomorrow in the new feature preview video! Please keep this between us until it's public! It includes the new window seats, kitchen cabinet customization and the color/texture selection tool.
Window seat
About a month ago, you 2019-11-26 20:36:07 +0000 UTC
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Hello!
There has been fewer updates recently, sorry! I've been busy with the interview process to hire a 3D artist. I met 8 talented people for an interview and I have one last person to see today. Some of them already have been selected to take a technical test where they will have to make some 3D models and textures related to Paralives. Then, I'll be able to choose someone so we're getting pretty close to officially having someone joining the team! That's really exciting!
It'...
2019-11-14 19:04:28 +0000 UTC
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Hey!
I hope you are doing well! Everything is great on my side. I had job interviews with two talented 3D artists this week. So the hunt for the perfect person to join the Paralives team is going smoothly! I'm hoping to officially hire someone soon so we can work together on completing the design for the characters and help produce more objects and content for the game! I'm so excited to be able to hire someone on the team! And this is all because of your support so I'm extremely grate...
2019-10-23 22:36:47 +0000 UTC
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Hey there!
Thanks for voting and commenting on the latest poll about editing characters with sliders or by pushing and pulling directly! I worked on a quick prototype to test having both options. Since the characters in Paralives are not ready to be shown yet, I made some quick and simple assets in the style of Untitled Goose Game to test the technology and have some fun thinking about what a character creator would look like in that game!
So ke...
2019-10-09 15:41:12 +0000 UTC
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Hi!
Since I'm currently working on the Parafolks and the character creation tools in Paralives, I wanted to get your input on something. Character editors typically offer ways to resize or move body parts and facial features. To do that, I know some people prefer good old sliders like in The Sims 2 and 3 while others prefer grabbing different parts to drag and resize them directly like in The Sims 4. Some say that sliders are more precise but others argue that pushing and pulling direc...
2019-10-03 16:50:50 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone!
3 weeks ago, I asked you to suggest an object to be added in Paralives. There's been an overflow of great ideas so thank you very much for taking part and voting/liking suggested objects! Many of you proposed making a poll with the most liked items and then to vote again. I'd love do that in a future post to add more objects in Paralives. But for now, I selected the one ...
2019-09-19 19:21:41 +0000 UTC
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Hi there!
Here's a little preview of the next public sneak peek for Paralives! As usual, please keep it a secret between us until it's public :)
So, it's about object customization! I know a lot people are eager to hear about characters and gameplay. I started the game by focusing on build mode so that's why I have a lot of things to show related to building and placing objects. Expect to see some nice gameplay after Parafolks have been revealed. Still working on them at the mome...
2019-09-12 00:04:59 +0000 UTC
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Hello folks!
I hope you're doing great! I've been working on a lot of stuff lately and I can't wait to show them to you! In the meantime, let's try something.
In the comment section of this Patreon post, reply with an object you would like to see in Paralives. The comment that gets the most likes will be chosen and the object will be added in the game and showcased in the coming weeks! Keep in mind that the game supports ...
2019-08-30 15:30:37 +0000 UTC
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Hey Folks,
I hope you had a good weekend. I did!
Here's a little summary of what I've been up to lately:
- Improve build and object tools to have a first playable version of the game.
- Work on the character design.
- Progress on the announcement trailer (it will reveal the characters and more). It's a lot of work but I hope to have it ready in the coming months.
- Search for people to work with. I'm looking for experienced game developers in Montreal but it's not ea...
2019-08-19 14:42:17 +0000 UTC
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Hey!
WARNING: Please don't share this with anyone until I have made the video public tomorrow! :) I wanted to show it to you first!
In Paralives, you can use simple but powerful tools to create and edit lots. Players will be able to create custom shapes for lots, expand their existing lot if they run out of space and even use the curve tool to create curved lot shapes!
You may have noticed the new measuring tape feature that allows you to easily draw lin...
2019-08-07 19:32:45 +0000 UTC
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Hi Pallies/Paras/Parapals/Parafolk!
Today, Friday August 2, you can ask me anything! I will reply to any question you ask in the comment section of this post between 9am EDT and 4pm EDT. Please keep in mind that it's a special event for Patrons only so do not share the replies elsewhere. :D
Also, thanks for all the votes and ideas regarding the name of the people in Paralives! Let's go for a second round and include new challengers! Each entry now has the singular and plural for...
2019-08-02 13:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Hi there!
There are now over 700 patrons backing Paralives? What! How?! I can't believe it! Thanks so much everyone for the overwhelming support!
Here's a little poll regarding the name of the people in Paralives. How would you like them to be called?
Cheers!
Alex
2019-07-19 13:26:26 +0000 UTC
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Hey!
Thought some of you would like to get a better look at the split-level and curved wall tools in Paralives so here it is! For a few days, it's an unlisted patron-only video :O
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm08XAI55Vk
Also, here's the very first poll! This one is not related to build tools but to "The Simulation™"!
How do you feel about random text events ha...
2019-07-09 13:39:30 +0000 UTC
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Hi there!
The response to Paralives has been incredibly positive so far! I still can't believe all the love and excitement for the game! Thanks again to all of you for the overwhelming support! It makes all the difference!
Here's the link to the Discord server for Paralives if you would like to join: Discord.gg/HfcUJWz
All patrons get access to an exclusive and cozy Discord channel for patrons only as...
2019-07-03 12:39:44 +0000 UTC
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