ACTIVITIES AND DECISIONS
Actions have been split into two categories: Activities and Decisions. Starting at age 16, you’ll get to choose one of each per year.
Most actions, like “Go hiking” or “Dine out” have been changed to Activities.
Important actions like “Find a job” or “Propose” have become Decisions, so you can make important life changes without sacrificing an entire year.
The Activity menu has been reorganized. The new categories are: Interactions, Recreation, Skills, Productivity, School, and College. Categories dynamically appear and disappear as your life changes.
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
Use the new “Skills” category in the action menu to view all skill-related Activities.
Each skill has one “practice” Activity that allows you to safely develop that skill without fear of a negative outcome.
Each skill also has one (or two) Activities where skill level determines your chance of a successful outcome. Your success rate is now visible on these Activities. Each skill point increases your chance by 10%, so if your skill level is 7, you’ll have a 70% chance of success.
PARENT + PARTNER INTERACTIONS
You can interact with your parents and partner in the new “Interactions” category in the Activity menu. Child, sibling and pet interactions will arrive in a future update!
Social actions like “See family therapist” and “Buy a gift” have been moved to each character’s respective sub-menu.
SIBLINGS
You can now have an older sibling, a younger sibling, both, or neither.
PROFILE UI, TRAITS AND CONDITIONS
Trait, Condition, Vehicle and Degree panels on the Profile now dynamically resize.
The trait and condition limit has been removed.
SOCIAL MEDIA AND FOLLOWERS
The social media career has been revamped and integrated with followers.
You must have 10,000 followers to begin the social media career, and each promotion requires meeting a specific threshold of followers.
The social media skill determines your chance of success when attempting to gain followers.
Follower count is more dynamic and will realistically grow with time.
If you’re famous, your follower account will grow accordingly.
HOMETOWNS AND CONSEQUENCES
You now have a hometown! Each hometown has a different childhood effect.
New town-specific bonuses and consequences.
BACKSTORY EDITOR
The backstory editor has been upgraded! It’s now more interactive, and has some new options.
All players may now choose a hometown, and Deluxe Deck owners can choose their family economic class, the number and gender of their siblings, and their starting stat levels.
PAY DAY CHANGES
While employed, you will now be paid every 5 years instead of every 10 years.
Salary is influenced by job level, not career track. Each career has the same earning potential at the higher levels.
Your salary is now calculated by tripling your job level. For example, if you’re at level 3 of a career, you’ll be paid 9 Wealth every 5 years. If you’re at level 1, you’ll only make 3 Wealth every 5 years.
EXPANDED PODCAST CREATION AND FILMMAKING
Choose the title and genre of your works, and experience more specific outcomes.
PERK CHANGES
The Asset Architect perk is now called Style Swap, and it unlocks a new “Get a Haircut” Decision.
The “Invest” Activity no longer requires unlocking a perk.
If you previously unlocked the Asset Architect perk, the new Style Swap perk will automatically be unlocked.
MISC.
Many UI adjustments and improvements.
Improved clarity and readability of body text font.
Joining a school club is no longer an Activity. It is now automatic when your character turns 15.
New “reflection” cards when reaching a new decade.
BUG FIXES
Fixed a bug that caused female dates to appear as males.
Fixed a bug that prevented grandchildren list from clearing after starting a new life.
Fixed a bug that caused layout issues with the skills and life goals menus.
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