🎉 MindWare 0.3.10 — Supporters Beta 1
As has become tradition, the first release after the public one is mostly about bug fixes, but I've also managed to expand Yuki's content with one new message.
This is also the first release where I'm bringing the most important bug fixes back to the latest public version as 0.3.9 Public Hotfix 1. Automating that process took some work, but I think it's the right long-term direction: fixes can reach everyone promptly while new story content stays exclusive to supporters. Fewer players running into problems I've already fixed should also mean less time revisiting the same bugs and more time for new content.
For the next beta, I'm working on another IM conversation with Yuki, but my top priority is expanding what you can do with Xavier and, if time allows, Trix. I also want to start reducing the grind in Chapter 2 by moving some existing content around, filling gaps, and adjusting the most repetitive mechanics. Expect upcoming updates to revisit and improve earlier parts of the chapter, alongside adding new content.
Download
Open the official downloads hub, sign in with Patreon or SubscribeStar, and choose the supporter section.
Full Archive: recommended for this beta. It includes the new Yuki media and everything needed for local play.
HTML-only: an advanced option for players who already have the complete media folders for this exact beta. It does not include the new media and will not run on its own.
Download a backup of your saves from Save / Load before changing builds. Keep the beta and public hotfix in separate folders; the public hotfix is intended for public-release saves, not for continuing a save already inside the new beta conversation.
What's New:
New Content:
Added: Yuki's second Stage 2 chat message.
Improvements and Changes:
Improved: Text fade and typewriter effects can be disabled in Settings by all players.
Improved: Trix's Aegis meeting task clearly marks the current end of that storyline.
Changed: Yuki's chats now check that you are at home before opening.
Changed: Yuki's chat videos start muted.
Improved: Spacing between Instant Messenger messages.
Improved: New passages start at the top without delayed scrolling pulling you back after you begin reading.
Bug Fixes:
Fixed: You can always leave Trix's apartment building, including after a visit or while her Aegis meeting is pending.
Fixed: Trix's office conversations and phone-hacking mission respect her absence after arrest.
Fixed: Leaving or quickly reopening the bruteforce minigame no longer leaves its beeping running.
Fixed: Old therapy tasks now explain that their follow-up is unfinished instead of promising an unavailable appointment.
Fixed: Yuki's messages arrive in order without replacing unread conversations.
Fixed: The wait for Yuki's next message starts after you read the current one.
Fixed: Older saves paused at the end of Yuki's available chats can receive newly added messages.
Fixed: New Game and Select Chapter no longer carry over old progress.
Fixed: Restarting preserves sound, display, and accessibility settings.
Fixed: Malware Cleanup jobs close properly, including in older saves.
Fixed: ByteBunker jobs cannot be accepted twice or after they end.
Fixed: Skipping to Chapter 2 now starts on Day 1.
Fixed: New Glory Booth sessions no longer repeat payments or stat gains after returning or loading a save.
Fixed: Interrupted Glory Booth sessions can now finish without losing accumulated earnings.
Fixed: Paying the Delacroix invoice now calls off the debt collector instead of leaving you stuck indoors.
Fixed: A settled Delacroix debt can no longer be charged or collected a second time.
Fixed: PeekStream streams no longer pay out again when you return to the results or load a save.
Fixed: Revisiting a stream result now shows the figures you were actually paid.
Fixed: Identifiable unfinished streams in older saves can now be resumed and paid.
Fixed: Loading a save inside an app preserves its recorded Go Back destination, or recovers it from recent history when possible.
Fixed: An Aegis results visit is no longer reported as interrupted while you are still in it.
Fixed: A failed dishwashing shift no longer pays out along with your next one.
Fixed: Pausing your CodeBuddy subscription no longer reports failed payments every day.
Fixed: BrainFry work can no longer pay for a day you have already worked, or leave you on an empty screen.
Fixed: The Glory Booth earnings estimate no longer adds up services that share the same three clients.
Fixed: Saving immediately after a stream result or Glory Booth payout now preserves its random earnings and rewards.
Fixed: Completed PeekStream request choices stay completed after saving or refreshing.
Fixed: Older saves that already count today's work can leave BrainFry once their remaining tasks and conversations are finished.
Thank you for the reports and for your continued support. I hope you enjoy the update! 🖤