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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 easy to find with a limited budget. But Patreon helps a lot and there might be other sources of funding in the future. :)

So a huge thanks to every Patron. I wouldn't be able to make this game without you! Also, we just reached 1800 Patrons... That's incredible!

I'm curious: what's your favorite aspect of life simulation games? The part you enjoy the most and spend the most time in. Build mode, character creator or play/live mode?

Thanks and have a great week!  :D

Alex

Comments

Anonymous

Are those .... round walls I’m seeing? 😍

Garst

Glad to know there is progress! Your doing great job

Anonymous

Looks great!!!

Anonymous

Thank you for everything! It’s really good to see how you’re improving and interacting with us :) I’m really excited!

Anonymous

I'm so proud of you Alex! You're doing great. No rush ❤

Anonymous

I like building and actually playing the game, but I usually end up spending most of my time making characters lol

Anonymous

I'm so excited you're doing great! Surely you find some people to work with, once they see what you're doing I'm sure many would be for it!

Anonymous

Amazing job! Cheers from Argentina :)

Anonymous

Very exciting, Alex. Keep up the great work!

Natalie Jindrakova

Amazing! I am very curious about character design an I hope there will be a lot of pets.

Anonymous

The most important thing for me is definitely live mode. So far, nothing has even compared to The Sims in that aspect. Family life is specially important for me personally, but (if possible) there needs to be a great variety of things to do, otherwise the game will quickly become stagnant. Loving your work, Alex 💜

Anonymous

Hi Alex! I'm so happy we're gonna have this game! This will give so many opportunities for storytelling! :D from Russia with Love 💖

Anonymous

Fantastic work, my friend. Thank you for listening to the people. 🤙🏽☺️

Anonymous

To be honest, I've never played Sims before. But always been interested in playing a life simulation... I'm truly looking forward to your game!

Anonymous

Wow, you've been busy! I'm excited to see what you've done with the characters, as that tends to be where I spend a lot of my time. And then I spend a bunch of time frolicking around the world with them!

Anonymous

I’m definitely patiently awaiting the completion of the gave, hope you are blessed with finding the assistance you are looking for with the game. 👍🏻

Anonymous

This is amazing!! Tbh my favorite aspect is a combination of character creation and building - I like creating towns w distinct relationships and histories and then play with them for two days and then never mess w them again

Anonymous

Whoa! Can't wait. Keep up the good work, we're rooting for you!

Anonymous

I'm not talented enough with build mode :p for me, I love big storied family trees and careers!

Anonymous

Congrats on 18k patrons! For myself, I like creating characters and live mode more, but looking at how buildings are in this, it might move up on my list.

Giammarco Victor Venturi

I'm a bit worried about the characters, I hope they will not be to cartonic! Thank you for all your work!

Anonymous

Congratulations on everything. Please do not forget to take time for yourself and to step away from the game design. As far as the poll, I enjoy character creation, and live mode. I'm all about building a legacy and living vicariously through my characters.

Rexi SimsbySky

Thank you for your amazing work! <3

Ví Rideaux

I've spend days on houses in The Sims but character design is the next most important thing for me followed by gameplay. I'm sure gameplay should be that most important but I like creating.

Anonymous

Wow!! I can not believe how far you've come in these few months!! I am so excited to see what you have planned for the future 😍❤

Andrea Digney

thanks for keeping us updated! Can't wait for the live mode trailer!

Anonymous

Oof, I wish I could have selected all three! My real favorite part of a life sim is all of the above blended together to create a perfect little world. Buuuut I guess my favorite if I had to chose is building the houses. Thanks so much for all the updates! It's coming along great ❤

Anonymous

Congratulations Alex!!

Anonymous

I'm proud of being your patron <3

Anonymous

Honestly never been a fan of build mode because I'm not too good at it but with such an ability to customise building in this game I'm definitely gonna give it a shot!

Simday1

They all go hand in hand, I can be super bias because I am a builder, but at the end of the day, Play mode is what ties it all together. My issue with the last game was, build mode was great! But what happens after you build that perfect house? The lacking gameplay can only take you so far. Especially me being a life simulation player! I can’t enjoy my character’s life if there is nothing to do, and all the character act the same.

Anonymous

It's all about the building for me, and it's what drew me to Paralives in the first place!

Stermatical

Live mode. But all 3 are important for a life simulator game. Can't wait to see how the characters will look like. But as always, keep up the good work Alex!

Niambi Faizah

I love every part of a simulation game 💖 You’re making history!

Anonymous

The best part is that I dont have to choose which is my favorite. I'm a "phaser". Sometimes I'm build obsessed. Then it's all about character progression. Live mode is just the cherry on top of heavens sundae. 😊😂

BreakingGaia

I like to build my entire world from scratch. I spend so much time building and creating the perfect little town, but all of this is done for the gameplay. I wouldn't enjoy the game as much if there wasn't a way to create the world I want and play with the characters in a way I want. I prefer playing as "god" and there being consequences in game. I don't want a perfect little world where nothing ever happens, that's what cheats are for. 😉

Anonymous

Live mode is the bread and butter but I love the character creator if could vote for both I would.

Anonymous

Live mode for sure, especially when the story progression is great. Otherwise it's character creator.

Anonymous

In any game I can spend hours creating my character, customization is a big deal breaker for me. I'm not the best builder but I give it a shot once in a bit, I like spending more of the time filling up the house from buying things. Decorating to make a homey lived in kind of place. But hands down, live mode is my favorite with all the surprises I've come across in games and the hilarity in some cases is what makes me feel really connected to my characters and the people around them.

Anonymous

Btw good luck on your progress, I hope you get to achieve most of that this year :)

S&M Gonzalez

I’ve always loved building and I think that’s because in past simulation games there wasn’t a lot of things to do with gameplay/playing the actual game. So I would build and make up ideas and stories in my mind, that I would like my characters to be able to do if they could. But I love filling up my houses as if they actually lived there with clutter and accessories based on my characters personality and the job they’d have and the kind of life they’d be living. But also I love building because I like to bring house designs I would love to actually live in myself if I could, to an actual visual and take pictures (my inner architect interior designer haha). I also love character creation and their customization in that aspect because I am a writer and storyteller so in simulations that allow this in-depth customization, during my writing process I can bring my characters to life and put a face to a name finally :)

Anonymous

Will loans and mortages be included in the game, so its harder an more realistic than the sims

Anonymous

I love creating the characters for sure, it helps with their story for me. I would love to have quirks for them and so forth. I just want characters that are more lively. I also love creating big families and having legacies

Anonymous

I love interacting with other charcters and go in depth in hobbies and family experiences

Anonymous

I love telling long family or community sagas, watching my little people and my neighborhoods grow and evolve.

VV

I love to create my beautiful characters, build their houses and play. So all aspects are equally important. It’s also important for me to be able to turn off the aging. Because I like to play with the same characters and I don’t want them to die.

Anonymous

I love all 3 aspects equally.

Anonymous

I'm a character creator but I've always wanted to get more into building, but the limitations of other games have always put me off 😂

Anonymous

I love all three play styles equally! Since I see that Live Mode is more popular I'm a bit nervous that the build and character creation might be lacking a bit. I hope that won't be the case!

Anonymous

Don’t get me wrong, I could (and have) spent hours and hours in character customization in any game, especially on one as detailed as this. But it’s been so long since I’ve felt truly immersed in a game like this. I miss it.

Anonymous

I love all three aspects, But playing the game is always the best part ^_^ super excited to see everything you've done!!

Anonymous

I love to build, some aspects of building can be challenging in the Sims games, so I am hoping that Paralives will change that :)

Anonymous

I love creating characters and decorating. I hope we could have more character developments, quirks, genetics. More family play. You are doing wonderful work!

Anonymous

Aweseome! Thanks for the update! I think you should promote your patreon more. ;)

Anonymous

I'm a builder 100%. its very rare I play the game, and I love adding new content to replicate houses I see that inspire me. I've always struggled with the restrictions of the sims (attics, stairs, the size of the lots etc) so I'm thrilled that Paralives seems to be addressing this! <3

PuffinFledgling

Give me the whole lot! Everything! :) But i am very interest in the simulation as I never played a sim game where i can see the relationship changing! :)

Anonymous

I feel like the building and the characters both matters a lot to the actual play mode. Btw, sooo excited about this game, I told all my friends and family about it and they’re hyped af too now :))

Anonymous

Honestly I spend most of my time in live mode, but its character creation and building that allow me to spend all my time actually playing. I spend hours in them tweaking until things are just right for me to play out my story.

Anonymous

I actually spend more time designing and decorating houses. And then I spend a decent amount of time getting the characters just right. Then lastly comes the gameplay itself.

Ludivine

Adore jouer avec mes personnages que j'ai crées au préalable. j'adore décorer l’intérieur

Anonymous

First, congrats!!! Second, my fave aspect is build mode. I like to use it to map out neighbourhoods from my stories and fanfics.

Jennifer McIntyre

I love build mode and trying out cheats that allow me to do new things. But, it becomes tedious. Character creation does, too. I usually download from the gallery and tweak a few things. lol. Gameplay is what I come to these games for. :)

Morgan LF

It looks like almost everyone loves game play with a fairly equal lesser number who specifically love the building and/or character creating aspects in their own right.

Mo Des

I personally like furnishing the buildings and finding out which pieces fit, what decorations and color schemes suit the mood of the room, etc. But character creation is definitely a close second

Anonymous

i love live mode but it has to be supported by an in depth character development, or at least a multidimensional personality 😊 if not then i would certainly enjoy building more

Anonymous

Character creation is one of my favorite parts of life simulation because I love to make characters that look like me and my friends. I love build mode and live mode as well, maybe having live mode "tie" with character creation. But I always feel like live mode is lacking without unique characters.

Anonymous

I think I spend a fairly equal time in each; however, the character creation probably just edges ahead of the build mode, which I think I spend a little bit more time in than actually then playing in live mode.

Anonymous

Congrats on the number of patrons! As for the poll, I tend to prefer character creator and build mode in life simulation games, I do like live mode but I just love creating things!

Anonymous

Even if it’s in last place, please consider build mode. What makes the play mode pleasant are also the building !

Anonymous

I don't usually or have ever became a patron member to anyone before so u are my first, I'm very excited for this game, I live the sims and I haven't been able to find a game like it so if this can be like the sims or even better, I will spend how ever mu h I have Toto get my hands on this game and support u, I'm very excited and happy to see all the progress

Anonymous

Game play is sooo important! But other aspects are kinda also included in the game play :D love your work!

Anonymous

I like building. ;D But I think all of these three aspects are equally important for life simulation genre. But I should say, buildings are a labor of love and that it was a personal expression of the builder. I am old-school when it comes to architecture. Spanish Colonial (and Spanish Colonial Revival), Georgian, Federal, Mission Revival, and Art Deco are among my favorite architectural styles.

Anonymous

I love both, playing and building. My wife loves creating characters. My favorite part is playing (Live Mode), but I spend some time building my desired house.

Anonymous

Play mode is my first favorite, second would be build mode!

Anonymous

Build Mode. one of my favourite things to do is attempt to re-create real life houses in the sims, and it's extremely difficult because of the limitations in The Sims. - Can't wait for Paralives!

Anonymous

I'm a story teller so I spend alot of time in character creation making the people that will be involved and I spread them across them map but I spend most of my time playing and telling the story

Anonymous

I think I spend more time in live mode, but I love building and mostly redecorating stuff!

Anonymous

I love creating unique people - sometimes I just create people and forget to play them lol

Anonymous

I think I spend more time in live mode but personally compared to the sims 4 I feel like the build mode should be easy to handle but way more interesting and with different choices

Casey

honestly all parts are equal for me! I do love building, but I still spend the same amount of time on characters and playing

Anonymous

I think that since live mode in recent sims 4 content has been lackluster and boring, live mode should be more focused on. However, the snippets of build/buy mode stuff you put out has already been great!

Anonymous

All parts are equally important to me as these are my basis for crafting my stories :)

Anonymous

Agreed! That's basically all I do. Sims lag so much and it takes them way too long to do simple tasks. Coordinating to do events is madness... weddings/holidays etc.

Kahlia Foster

I do all 3 equally, but Sims 4 has really disappointed with the gameplay, so I find myself getting bored more quickly. Love building and creating characters

Anonymous

I only like to build, i do create characters to only have a story and create a build according to the history of the character but i dont really play with them

Anonymous

I love creating characters, I like to have a great variety of options, and being able to feel that I am like "molding" it.

Anonymous

I chose live/play mode. But character creation is also very important to me. Creating realistic black sims with awesome hair requires mods on mods (sims has a default greyish colour brown skin that is so..bleh -_-) I hope that you will be able to incorporate nice skin tones and hairstyles in your base game. You should look to the incredible black simmer community and modders for inspiration

Anonymous

Building is cool and all, but a life simulator needs to have a great live mode for me to really enjoy it. That's why I still love the Sims 2 despite the build mode being outdated now. The game play was, and still is, magnificent.

Dizzardy

I like play mode the most, though the build and lot tools in this game is tempting me to try building. That said a big part of my enjoyment is in playing out the lives of my characters.

Dawn Star

All 3 are important to me, but I come to the game to tell a story. Usually I'm just telling the story to myself, but the more real I can make it the better, so places to go, things to do, jobs to get better at and little surprises really make the game for me. I like to be in charge more often than the game is.

Sonny J

So far we've just seen Build mode and it looks stellar. The game will be worth playing for me just to build cool stuff. A similar freedom and creative power for character creating would be pretty mind blowing. But the area where I think you have the potential to lap 'the competition' is in Live Mode. Sims does the other two things really well, imo. By all means, a game that does it better will be awesome. But the thing that really kills me with S4 is the tiresome scattershot AI and aimless gameplay options. It's almost a trope now - a sim doing nonsense things like repeatedly going outside just to slip in puddles, going on a date and making a b-line to play chess by yourself never even speaking to the sim they went with. I'm sure these areas - recreating human behavior - is a huge challenge. But I think much better is possible. Maybe collaborate with behavioral psychologists, master story-tellers, etc. If you can properly 'gamify' the human daily experience, while still giving the flexibility to play however we want, then I think Paralives will be a smash success.

Elli

Yes all 3 is important, but if one of these 3 is lacking then I spend more times in the other two. For example: in Sims4 gameplay is really lacking, and so I spend more time is CAS and build/buy mode. But in Sims2 and Sims3 where gameplay is focused I find myself actually playing the game more. So all in all gameplay should be atleast number 1 on the list

Anonymous

I really love all of this options! I love to build and create characters, but everything cannot be possible if playing its not fun and complete. <3

Felipe Garbagnati

I prefer the Life mode, because I'm really bad on making houses.

Anonymous

Only Build mode in sims 4 as gameplay is boring but equal amount in all other sims

Anonymous

Play (Live Mode) and Build Mode are my two main focuses. Although in the Sims 4 there's a clear lack of depth and every character starts to feel the same

Anonymous

I love build mode. But I think I'd love game play mode, it just stops being fun really quickly in games like sims 4. Especially if you can't afford expansion packs :/

Anonymous

Mostly live mode, but i like creating characters and decorating houses. I cant build worth a damn, but i do like interior decorating lol i spend a heavy amount of focus in character creating and interior design.

Anonymous

CURVED WALLS OMG!!!

Anonymous

I find myself often spending an equal amount of time building, decorating, and creating characters, I always go back and change things as my story progresses! ^__^

Anonymous

Build mode, but if play wasnt as clunky I would spend lots more time in live/play mode

Anonymous

At the moment, I spend more time in build mode. While I do LOVE building, I wish the gameplay in the current 'life sim' I'm playing was better (Sims4). Unfortunately it's really lacking in that area, feels dumbed down compared to the previous versions, and has little substance keeping me interested.

Anonymous

I chose character creation because that's what I USUALLY get stuck for hours on lmao. Though now with Paralives I think I'll be spending a bit more time in build mode

Anonymous

maybe if live mode was alittle more satisfying but i always seem to spend more time using cheat codes to furnish my sims with decent personalities and then once im happy that i have an actual, well-round chara, i realise that play mode is a bit... meh? so im deffo more of a creator/builder