https://shadowriter.com/games.php?game=HardLife&ch=supporter&v=v0.30581
Preview build is out, with the aforementioned layered graphics for RNG encounter opponents, the character select/title screen, and now as you Armwrestle RNG encounters (all except vampi...
2022-12-11 05:21:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Layered Graphics now enabled on Character Select and Combat screens, UI has been revised slightly to accommodate, you can now get extra info by hovering over a character.
We also have extra save slots with better descriptions (went from 8->30 slots) and an upper-bound estimate of save-data size (as JSON/text).
I'm still converting some of the content over, but I should...
2022-12-04 22:41:17 +0000 UTC View Posta small update with the beginnings of Encounter code and our first NPC (Audræ, the Blacksmith). Her stats aren't displayed or used anywhere yet, but she's setup to grow over time (that is of course, once the Time/Date system is implemented. (Javascript is terrible at handling scifi or fantasy DATES... it has a very narrow range of years, and of course can't begin to handle worlds with differen...
2022-11-27 18:08:18 +0000 UTC View Postthis is basically a pre-alpha build that lets you roll up a character, look at your stats, and wander around aimlessly while reading what the encounter would have been (if it were written)
I plan to start adding content soon, but the core engine is mostly functional and I wanted to give you guys an idea of what this game will be.
I'm still working to convert Hard...
2022-11-19 02:33:18 +0000 UTC View Post
HardLife v0.29316:
https://shadowriter.com/games.php?game=HardLife&ch=public&v=v0.29316
* Layered Graphics for Player Character's Hair, Skin, & Eye colors, and 15 hairstyles (a total of 70 new graphical layers were created for the basic...
2021-04-27 09:56:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Supporter content access token:
https://shadowriter.com/?tok=t29wtyg7825gt3qer8427tg9q03rt7w5t23q08r73
HardLife v0.29316:
2021-04-27 09:52:27 +0000 UTC
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Last Legend:
The Easter Eggs guide for Last Legend is now up on discord: discord.gg/CVhjBxr (under the game's section, there's a channel devoted to it) It's about 8k of hints/cheats, plus an index. I've added powerups, hotkeys, and a few other things since last release- but those will wait a few months, until...
(remember to activate the supporter token first, to view the game)
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just a quick announcement about the new build...
We've added Genitals and formalized the 38 possible sexes using the: - (null), v (morphic), w (amazon), x, y, & z (nym) chromosomes; plus goddess and undefined.
There's also an Armwrestling feature started which I hope to build more on soon.
Oh, and on the supporter build there's 2 new cheats.
hop on over to...
2021-03-08 19:37:49 +0000 UTC View Post
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current game build: 2021-03-02 06:01:26 +0000 UTC View Post
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Game: https://shadowriter.com/games.php?game=HardLife&ch=public&v=current
Discord: https://discord.gg/CVhjBxr
Patch Notes:
* new location: Bakery - sells 6 items that alter chara...
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major changes in v0.28112:
* travel menu replaced with navigating City Streets (can still quick-travel to any discovered location once on the street)
* side menu can no...
* customizable reader with zoom, color, and font selection, can save style for current session
* support for embedded images and links with custom sizes and attributes
* easy navigation between chapters (note: root to first chapter needs work/fewer clicks)
* my 3 main series have been converted and imported, more to come
* will grow to include alpha access to story and PSL universe ...
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(direct link to this version, once authenticated by the above token)
2020-08-02 08:49:11 +0000 UTC
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HardLife: Changelog - v0.27958 (since last public release):
* join the HardLife server for more f...
2020-08-02 08:42:29 +0000 UTC View Postsupporter access: https://shadowriter.com/? tok=t29wtyg7825gt3qer8427tg9q03rt7w5t23q08r73
New Supporter build: 2020-07-18 19:56:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon will be adding Sales-Tax in Australia, Belarus, Iceland, India, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Canada (Quebec only), Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and 36 US states - starting in July. I've adjusted the tier descriptions for better clarity and provided the necessary categorization to comply with this chang...
2020-05-30 22:50:56 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://shadowriter.com/gallery.php
* series navigation
* targeted zoom
* webp compression
* designed for maximum quality with minimum bandwidth
Come, test the upcoming interface as I begin porting content over to the new design. :)
Features full 8MP resolution renders and gallery unlock system, customizable interface allows window and element scales and colors to be changed during play, preview of upcoming damage-graphics system for comb...
2020-05-04 10:27:19 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://shadowriter.com/?tok=t29wtyg7825gt3qer8427tg9q03rt7w5t23q08r73
Shadowriter.com has been updated with the most current builds of the HardLife projects (old branch and new UI alpha, supporter and public versions), plus an online alpha of Valkyrie Sword (that you don't have ...
2020-05-04 10:19:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Lots of UI/UX improvements, still minimal data/content (other than images).
High Resolution (8MP) images included in preview.
Gallery feature allows unlocking NPC images for later view.
Room/Scene Backdrop added (currently very generic).
Fixed weather bug resulting in offset overflow (from staying in the same room for too long)
Added proper HUD to Scene View with b...
2020-04-27 11:34:31 +0000 UTC View Post
here's a preview build of the latest UI and the offline image pack for both this and the old-UI branches.
and, since we have the image pack, here's the offline file for the old-UI as well... just unzip and put them both in the same folder so they can access the !HLA directory with the images :)
there's still a lot to do here, but I'm working to get some of the base play m...
2020-04-06 05:56:23 +0000 UTC View PostFor those not following the discussion on discord, I wanted to open this list up for debate/input...
I'm looking to create a universal list of body-types, the core-segment in particular, to cover all possible entities that are likely to be encountered in game, here's what I have:
Biped - typical humanoid torso
Quadraped
2020-03-08 22:05:35 +0000 UTC
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HardLife is now hosted on shadowriter.com, the public version can be found at shadowriter.com/hardlife.php (or by clicking the HardLife link in the home page)
The site is still in planning, so this is the only content at the moment, and as it doesn't have a proper login system yet, we are using a token system. Fr...
2020-02-12 18:53:02 +0000 UTC View Post
HardLife engine v0.27406 (game v0.38943):
* join the HardLife server for more frequent updates: https://discord.gg/CVhjBxr
* converted all hard-references to the player character ($G.PC) to use soft-references like the 'PC' alias
* decoupled encounter/passage-specific exits from the old PASSAGES system, replaced with ...
HardLife engine v0.27406 (game v0.38943):
* join the HardLife server for more frequent updates: https://discord.gg/CVhjBxr
* converted all hard-references to the player character ($G.PC) to use soft-references like the 'PC' alias
* decoupled encounter/passage-specific exits from the old PASSAGES system, replaced with...
Still working on new xformative items, but there's a preview beta up on discord for both the Public and Private builds: https://discord.gg/CVhjBxr
I should have a proper release ready Wednesday evening with the milks working...
2020-01-01 10:15:33 +0000 UTC View Post
(story) NPC Images are now supported. This preview has Katie in one pose/mood with 6/7 outfits (the last/fake one is for testing missing image files). The images are embedded in "medium" resolution (640x1600) as base64 data-URIs, adding 500KB to the gamefile.
The engine supports both embedded and linked images, but for the moment I have nowhere to host them (I'm working to remedy that soo...
2019-12-29 08:46:24 +0000 UTC View Post