HardLife v0.25107-hf1 (private beta) (Patreon)

Hotfix #2:
Partial implementation of the in-game guide/help system. Covers roughly 30% of current gameplay mechanics including the core system.

Also <s>re</s>wrote Tammi's Intro/Bio to better explain her starting condition.

Hotfix #1:
Fixed a few small bugs , including an annoying one that interfered with combat- preventing the fight from progressing until both fighters chose to rest/guard.

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Testing out a new fatigue system on gym workouts that should strike the right balance between working out and resting. Muscle damage rate and qi/stamina usage decreased, fatigue recovers within a few hours/minutes, so you can still get quite a few workouts in per day.

The gym is now open from 7:00am to 10:00pm, and they will lock the door between workouts if you're not careful. (obviously this needs to be made less jarring than suddenly being transported outside when the clock strikes ten) - Its the beginning of a scheduling system for businesses/locations, and will also lead to a lot of NPCs being added to those locations. (to cover shifts/positions)

Otherwise some tuning and bugfixing, including slowing down the rate of enemy growth and setting the encounter rate back to normal (about 1/4 the previous rate).

It should now be possible to get in enough workouts at the gym over the first week or so to be able to win fights without a lot of down time for healing.

It should also be possible to train up through losing fights without the enemies becoming super-powerful and 1-shotting you.

The preview screenshot shows the public build, but I caught it in time to upload the private build with cheats, though I would recommend trying these changes with the cheats turned off first.

I'm still working out the details for the change to the weight system, but hope to have it done shortly.

In addition to splitting muscle, fat, etc., this will allow us to track the weight of any equipment/carried items as part of the character's weight. That doesn't mean much yet, but could be useful down the road (for ankle-weights, carrying massive loads, etc.)