HardLife v0.25091-hf2 (public build) (Patreon)

v0.25091-Hotfix 2:

* fixed several bugs

- washcloth item was causing an error message in Cindy's inventory

- no actions available in combat when fully injured (guard now becomes rest when arms hurt)

- injuries not blocking vehicle lift attempt

- the 'brain bug' where the brain somehow accumulates negative damage (from nowhere) over time and addles into reverse-thinking (sub-zero values) unexpectedly until you can't use your core to run/headbutt - MID COMBAT! (nothing in combat should affect body damage yet, so had to have been a purely regen bug of overhealing into atrophy - and the atrophy system hasn't been added yet, but this was the principle mechanic for it... anyway, its 'fixed' because training was clipped to never drop below 1, as originally intended)

- rare metabolic bug where severe damage would result in a terminally massive weight loss spiral

* several small triggers added to micro-increment Amazon-Index, and it affects the rate of growth for enemies (see below)

* combat rebalancing - damage, karma to activate abilities

* retuned the slap action, should be more effective and less fatal in most circumstances

* adjusted the crit-damage curve to be less erratic and increased base-damage

* gym rebalancing - target zones adjusted slightly to better reflect focus on primary and stabalizer muscle groups, and make it easier to workout more evenly; bonus gains brought inline with other training methods

* added color indicators for muscle/body-region condition that shows when they are getting low(below caliber), critical(below 1.0), and failing(below 0.0) - this should make it a little easier to see when its time to changeup your workout

* reordered stats to match elements, added elemental chromatic indicators to stats (workout loads have been also reordered for consistency)

* NEW ENCOUNTER: "enemy" - take another shot at the one(s) that knocked you out! (losing any fight moves the NPC to the enemies queue for this encounter, if you lose to your slaves they escape and become enemies... but fret not, you only have to defeat them again to recapture them ;p Oh, and did I mention minor escalation? Your "enemies" will be about 10% stronger each time you encounter them.)

* NPCs can now move between SLAVES and ENEMIES lists depending on fight outcomes

* losing fights is bad for you... if your slave wins they escape to the enemies list, but if you lose in general then 10% of your money is stolen, along with 3% of your stats... but you can now hunt them down and get the stats back and then some..

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v0.25056-Hotfix 1:

* [beta] Guard action added to combat - gives you a 3 second recovery and improves defense for next hit
* [beta] Flee action added to combat - this isn't your casual RPG run away... the chase is going to put both fighters stamina through the wringer!
* Headbutt added as a primary action in combat (rather than only triggering as a counter attack) - headbutts take a heavy toll on the target's toughness, while limiting the overall damage; they essentially function as an Armor-Break attack
* opponents now occasionally rest to recover their stamina
* fixed a bug that was minimizing combat damage
* fixed a rare combat bug that could corrupt charater stats after an attack
* the game now makes direct use of all but 2 of the 15 energies/secondary-stats
* random NPC opponent/ID age formula redesigned to improve range AND distribution
* minor rebalancing of several formulas

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 v0.25:
* Slave Interactions
* Muscle condition matters... affects ability to work out and fight
* everything in the hotfixes below: (all part of v0.24-v0.25 update)

--- previous betas:

v0.2474-Hotfix 1: fixed a crash bug when formatting negative weight values for display

Hotfix 2: fixed a parenthesis error/typo in the calorie system that caused larger characters to burn far more calories than intended during rest and other activities. Fixed a bug in the calorie to weight conversion system that would trigger rapid weight loss for massive characters for seemingly no reason. Found the edge of the time dimension... and a way back from there. Reduced the height-spike generated during wild serges, and buffed the muscle-tone gained. Added description for base-height gain on serge, Restored the ability to raise your opponent through pure healing, without a serge- this allows a more flexible ratio of feeding to healing, making it once again possible to shrink someone down to 1" and take them home as a pet.

Hotfix 3: Multiple balancing and usability enhancements, as follows:
* Content Filtering: Height-gain can now be turned off
* Fixed Issue where Food Menu reloaded/closed box after every item used
* Muscle recovery now scales with regen and available protein
* Kick (strong attack) added to combat, opponent still punches in response
* Opponent now counter-slaps
* Actions taken in combat count as training and cause small stat boosts.
* Training now Scales with Caliber, initial rate reduced for balance

Hotfix 4: 
* Amazon-Index added, it sets the ratio of female:male power and scales the power levels of female NPCs accordingly, this value slowly increases over time and with certain actions/events (currently on the WildSurge triggers this, and it increases it by 0.01 for each surge)
* Because the Index grows, I decided to start it off extremely low (0.1, which sets a rough starting putting males at a near 10x advantage, with minimum stats being 5, so the actual advantage is between to 1-6x depending on how stats roll out, and there's a secondary change which brings that closer to 3x)
* In part to adjust for this initial handicap, female characters have had their 'fatal damage' threshold extended to a factor of their caliber (this will also result in fewer accidental deaths, and high levels being extremely hard to kill, while still being defeatable; it also allows draining for far longer.)
* Percentage chance for, and power level of, WildSurge now scales with caliber
* WildSurges no silently award Life-Shards, which are a seed of the primal essence of life/evolution itself, and will be a major source for discovering/unlocking powers (they will also be able to cause other, less pleasant, mutations that can corrupt the weak into monstrosities, or overload/destroy them outright)
* By request and concession, it is now possible for males to benefit from WildSurges, but they are more likely to have side-effects, especially with high/repeated exposure. They can currently handle up to their caliber + lifeshards amount of surge (the surge is a random value between 1/6 of YOUR caliber and 100% of the target's caliber), after which they overload. IN FUTURE all targets will have a chance of failure that will scale on multiple factors (possibly including the Amazon-Index)
* New Content/Filter: BREAST EXPANSION. If turned off (default value) cup sizes will be scaled down to the triangular-root/base(/unstack) of their current value. This will result in a couple of characters starting a bit smaller, Tammi will be a C instead of DD, and Lisa will be a B instead of C. Turning it (back) on will reverse/cancel this scaling. While ON you can gain a modest amount of breast-size by Feeding or through a WildSurge, the larger the Surge (based on your own caliber/stat-levels) the larger the gain. Like HEIGHT GAIN, this can be frozen at any time by turning the content off. (I haven't yet added descriptions for the breast growth, but you can see the change in real time during combat.

Supporter version with cheats and exclusive character Lisa Irons can be found here.