Paralives: DevStalk April 2020

April is over: it’s time for another developer spotlight.

Or as we like to say here on the Hub: It’s time for April Devstalk! Each month, we stalk the Paralives team on Twitter we feature the most juicy and/or informative Tweets directly from the Paralives team!

Please remember, Paralives is still in very early development; some of these Tweets may be considered speculation. With that said, let’s get on with April Devstalk. YES!

Memories for Parafolk are CONFIRMED.

Yes

— Roxane ? (@RoxaneParalives) April 24, 2020

Hair movement? They’re working on it.

We are working on some hair movement, yes 😀

— Roxane ? (@RoxaneParalives) April 23, 2020

The iconic Paralives Doggo will likely get a makeover.

We are doing pretty well, all considering :3
The animals will be in the same style as the people. This means Doggo will get a makeover when we get there ?

— Roxane ? (@RoxaneParalives) April 27, 2020

Multitasking is planned

that's what we are aiming for !

— Léa Sorribès (@LeaParalives) April 29, 2020

Horse breeding “considered”.

It's too early to say, but I imagine horse reproducing will be a thing at least. We're likely gonna need to consult horse people when we get there haha.

— Roxane ? (@RoxaneParalives) April 24, 2020

Sports is planned

Yes !

— Léa Sorribès (@LeaParalives) April 20, 2020

There could be a something like a ‘puberty event’ >_>

We're likely to have some kind of puberty 'event', but the specifics will depend on whether we can do gradual aging.

— Roxane ? (@RoxaneParalives) April 24, 2020

Roxane hints we are approaching the Parafolk reveal.

I can't say exactly when, but we are indeed approaching their reveal.

— Roxane ? (@RoxaneParalives) April 12, 2020

Roxane hints that in-game ladders will be more than just decoration.

I think so 🙂

— Roxane ? (@RoxaneParalives) April 24, 2020

Weight loss and weight gain will likely be a feature

I would imagine so, though it's too early to say how functional they'd be. Same for the actual food prep.
Weight gain and loss will likely be a thing.

— Roxane ? (@RoxaneParalives) April 16, 2020

User-configurable ‘personality disorders’ is under consideration. NOT YET CONFIRMED!

1. No, but we're considering a system where you could pick symptoms and challenges experienced by your para.
2. Handling script mods would require a lot of additional work we'd rather put into creating our own accessible powerful modding tools.
3. It's too early to say.

— Roxane ? (@RoxaneParalives) April 20, 2020

Paralives Developers intend to allow us to see the needs of ‘Para Pets’.

We've yet to decide whether animals will be controllable by default, but we want their needs and the like to be visible.

— Roxane ? (@RoxaneParalives) April 29, 2020

Yes, we will be able to lock Parafolks in basements. (We salute you, Roxane)

You'll be able to build a basement and trap people there :p we need to develop the precise mechanics of households and moneymaking before I can answer the rest, though.

— Roxane ? (@RoxaneParalives) April 24, 2020

Mini FAQ from Roxane:

FAQ:
– Support for trans, nb parafolk is confirmed ?️‍⚧️
– Skin, hair and eyes will have colour wheels
– We are still testing whether height sliders are doable
– Parafolk will generally be very customizable

— Roxane ? (@RoxaneParalives) January 24, 2020

Minor illnesses will be a possible feature

Possibly, with the option to turn them off being a given. 'Light' illnesses such as colds are a lot more likely to make it in than serious ones like cancer, though.

— Roxane ? (@RoxaneParalives) April 12, 2020

A reminder that the devs plan to release a world creation tool 🙂

We'll be releasing a world/town builder tool post-launch 🙂

— Roxane ? (@RoxaneParalives) April 24, 2020

Grim Reaper? That’s so The Sims

We've yet to decide on that, though we're not gonna go with a Grim Reaper as it would be too similar to the Sims.

Would you all prefer a 'supernatural' 'death event', or something on the realistic side?

— Roxane ? (@RoxaneParalives) April 14, 2020

Paralives is not The Sims 4, and that’s a good thing.

We're not constraining ourselves to the way the Sims 4 does things 😛 We'll hopefully have more personable animations.

— Roxane ? (@RoxaneParalives) April 16, 2020

Beaches “should be in the base game”

Beaches should be a thing in the base game, though I can't comment on the rest as of yet.

— Roxane ? (@RoxaneParalives) April 14, 2020

Lea would like homeless shelters to be a feature. (Not confirmed)

Hi!

1. I really want shelters to be implemented in the game, mostly because I want to bring awareness on this subject, I can't confirmed anything yet, but I think that It would be really nice. Can't confirmed either for the orphenage!
2. We don't know yet !

— Léa Sorribès (@LeaParalives) April 28, 2020

Roxane clarifies how Paralives will approach DLC (Expansion Packs)

Yep. In general, DLCs would focus on things that add a new dimension to the gameplay, while free updates would cover additions to the 'daily life' game loop.

— Roxane ? (@RoxaneParalives) April 13, 2020

Next developer to join the team likely to be an animator and programmer

Yes; our next hire would be an animator and a programmer.

— Roxane ? (@RoxaneParalives) April 20, 2020

Alex responds to a question about the intention to make Parafolk responsive to others’ interactions and their environment.

Hey! That would make a lot of sense and we are really hoping to add stuff like that to make the world and the people feel alive

— Alex Massé ? (@_amasse) April 14, 2020

Last but not least: 3D Artist Roxane gives some more insight into her involvement with developing Paralives.

Need more juicy Paralives development content? Check out this exclusive interview with Roxane, hosted by the lovely YouTuber SimmerErin