Video Timelapse: Creating 2 Characters in the Paramaker + Bonus
Hello everyone, Sonia here with another Patreon post!
First and foremost, we just reached 1 million wishlists on Steam! We can’t thank you enough for that and it's beyond anything we hoped for!
Don't forget to add Paralives to your wishlist if you haven't already!
As the Early Access release is approaching, and it’s been a while since we showcased a full character creation in the Paramaker. Let’s change that!
For this session, my goal was to create two very different personalities and looks:
A sporty, outgoing type, and neat-looking Para
An alternative style Para, with a gloomy vibe and an introverted personality
🎥⬆ If you haven’t already, check out the video at the top of the post showing the creation of both Parafolks! Please note that the look of the interface is still being worked on
Close-up screenshots of the Parafolks shown in the video:
Face and body screenshots of the two Parafolks shown in the Paramaker creation video.
As many of you know, each Parafolk has a unique idle animation that reflects their vibe. Here are our two characters showing theirs:
Two Parafolks playing their unique idle animations. On the left, the vibe trait is Energetic, and on the right, it’s Gloomy.
As a treat, you can have some new content to snack on as well:
Long and wavy side-parted hairstyle.
Long straight hair tied in the back with a clip. This hairstyle was shown previously but never in detail.
Short wavy hair with a clean fade.
That’s all for this post! I hope you enjoyed watching me improvise the creation of these Parafolks and that you like the results. Wishing you all a lovely weekend!
Sonia °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°
Edit - October 30th, 2025: This post is now public, feel free to share it!
Comments (121)
more faceline options in the future??!!
Please add an eye contacts category - for more abnormal eyes such as halloween(cat eye, fantasy eyes and so on). It would be even better if there are iris, pupil( heart shape, cat shape, rhombus shape) and sclera categories.
I'm always in awe with the facial customization, SO GOOD!
Can we choose the background of the paramaker? Cuz i remember on older videos there was a wardrobe and a photostudio?
The fact that the piercings sit well on any face shape or nose shape is fantastic!!
Can't wait to make a cute and sweet plump little old man who lives alone and loves flowers and is always happy to meet new people and have some visit :)
The fact that this is what we’re getting at early access gags me
Im so excited to make my own para omggg
Very nice. I do hope there is way to make the para just stand completely still in the paramaker, though. I hate dealing with moving models when I'm trying to create them.
They only moved when a new item was put on them tho… Besides that they were standing still the entire time
The piercings!!! 😍
Will there be a system similar to an online gallery or template sharing system where players can share their para designs or houses?
Yes, they'll be shareable using Steam Workshop!
I know it’s likely already in the plans, though just incase, Pleaseeeee make hairstyles for us Black supporters 💛 we’ve been ignored by other simulation games for decades, & would LOVE to be included 🥰
i’ve definitely seen some hairstyles for us 😍
Greetings! I am so excited for this game - its so fresh, and though in the life simunation family, unique in its own fantastical way! QQ: Perhaps not now, but will there be an option for different “walk styles” to further customize Paras or would it be a standard gait?
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Do not let anyone try to buy this game or the company.
hi, i asked this question in a previous thread but i don’t think anyone saw it so i’ll ask again here! how will hats work for people with textured hair? i’m a black girl myself so putting a hat on my natural hair isn’t really common for me lol. if my para has a fro, will putting a hat on her smoosh the hair or will the game default to a smoother texture that can accept a hat more easily? everything looks amazing guys!! 💕
Are we going to be able to edit the highlights and lines on features like their noses for example, by ourselves in game?
Yes, you can recolor the highlights to match the skin color (If you wanna remove them) and chose different nose and other face presets
I wish this video wasn't so fast, even when I put the playback speed to the slowest, it was so fast I still couldn't really focus on what I was seeing, I found it nearly impossible to watch and be able to make out things right. It would be nice to see a slower version, maybe even with a narrator explaining things a bit. When I saw it was a video showcasing the Paramaker I was excited, because the character creator of any game is one of the most important things to me in any game with people/characters in it. I really wanted to see how the sliders worked more, since I am still not sure how much we will be able to alter on our Paras, since other life simulation games tend to be limiting, even on things that we should be able to alter if we want. Maybe I will be able slow it down more when the videos comes out on Paralives YouTube channel, since I think their speeds are better, you can slow things down really good on YouTube, since they have a few more speeds then Patreon seems to have, since they only have 3 slow and 4 fast.
I don't know if it was there before, maybe I forgot, but thanks for the numerical values on the sliders! I like the extra precision. The new characters look great, so full of personality just by looking at them and it was nice to see an updated paramaker. I love the new hair too. I can already picture the characters I will make with those assets.
Will vibes and socials perks be added in the future because there is some space in the category. It's remarkable how much variety in clothings, hair etc already exists in the game I'm really excited for the release! Take care
Congratulations to 1 million wishlists🎉
I love the amount of detail I'm seeing here!! I hope there's a good variety of not just afro textured but also curly hairs. As someone who had a curly mullet for years, I'd love to see funky curly styles in game!
I too have always had curly hair, though others in my family have more strait hair, my aunt used to accuse my mom of curling my hair when I was a kid and teen, because no one else had curls, lol! I hate that in The Sims 4 now most curly hair come under afro styles, and then we have wavy and strait for everyone else, which isn't fair, since there is plenty other people with curly hair, Whites, especially Irish, like myself, Hispanic, Jewish, and Italians among others have curly hair, not just wavy.
I need to eat this game
right?? like i just wanna put it in my mouth :)
Simply amazing , i'm quite surprised about the amount of facial and body sliders we can have, i'm also surprised in a good way by the amount of age stage we have =o. I'm so excited , also love the new side part hairstyle , it kind of reminds me of the late 90's early 00's side parts and also Aaliyah's signature hair.
Ok I will spend 3 hours in the paramaker then...
Gloria (Gloria!) I think they've got your number Gloria!
Calling Gloria!
can't wait to play :D
love the customisability!! any news on hair physics? they seem to have been dropped in recent sneak peaks...
Yes I noticed that as well :(
I really love the high-level selections on the left broken into detail with a new menu coming up on the right! It feels like a good mix of the old-fashioned sliders with the idea of pushing and pulling directly, but keeping it off the face so I can see what I'm doing a bit better. I don't know if I articulated that well but anyway I love it!
It looks amazing and I can’t wait to play! I think I saw you click directly on the para’s feet while the closet was open to pull up the shoes category 👀 Very ingenious ui feature. One thing of note, I noticed all the hairstyle thumbnails are black regardless of the paras hair color on what looks like a shaded transparent background. However, when the paramaker zooms in near the bookshelf those thumbnail backgrounds look very dark, making the black hair in several thumbnails harder to distinguish. I think black hair is a good choice for the default thumbnails so I wonder if the UI backgrounds should be tweaked so that they stay a little lighter to help with the contrast for the player? Just some feedback!
i think the hair should be a light brown or a mid gray by default, bc regardless of the background (which *is* exacerbating the problem) it 's still hard to see the hair style / details when it's that dark a color :/
I spotted one little detail that I love: HIGH HEELS IS ACTUALLY MAKE PARA HIGHER!!! So we'll be able to be teeny tine at home, and then HUGE LIKE A TREE in some party haha.
1 million wishlists, this is SO EXCITING FOR YOU GUYS!
I was watching this video in the slowest speed & I do have a question. 0:55 the parafolks outlines aren’t as harsh, but when they have their clothing on the outlines on their necks look sharper, are we going to be able to adjust that? Seems a little inconsistent but I do love what I’m seeing so far!
Aaah good eye! There's a cut there where I changed to parafolk bodytype to a more muscular one, that's why it's more detailled, she's goes from an average body type to an average muscular one If you're curious why I cut it, I was just arranging something in the settings and that may have spoiled some stuff hehe
I love how you guys make the bodies of the character realistic to real life. They all look natural! I was really wondering if we would be able to make over exaggerated body parts? For some characters, for example female paras could we make some of them curvier with bigger bust sizes or glutes? It would be cool to do that for some paras ! And it would be nice if some body shapes could be genetic or passed down to an offspring para. Good job once again team! ❤️
Exaggerated body parts are possible! they were tested in a (I think public) patreon post called "modding the game to create super paras" basically the sliders all have built in limits but those limits can be adjusted with the built in modding tools :)
I love the train idea and think it would make such a fun Easter egg! 🚂✨ • Maybe sometimes you spot a train in the distance, just hinting that there’s something bigger out there and more worlds to explore . • Eventually, we could get the Paradox International Train Station, where Parafolks can actually travel between worlds. • The station’s address could even be 0145 (or just 145), a little nod to Maggie’s reveal at 1:45,bc that’s when the gaming community was introduced to paralives. • There could even be a hidden storyline, like finding a missing para’s ticket. • Or imagine going to a fortune teller and they reveal little fragments of your soulmate’s train ticket 🫶. • And a passport system would be amazing!! It could work like a travel log/photo album, with stamps and snapshots from everywhere your para has been.
I hope you get a chance to read this! Would be amazing if this brought some fresh ideas to the team!
I love how defined their cheekbones are jawlines are!
wait the paramaker is perfect im so excited
I looooove the (train?) ticket in the corner! I see the *8* life stages??? 😯 But real question: is that QR for sharing our Parafolk with other?
Ooooo, I wondered about the QR code too like if it was functional or just for looks but that would be a good idea.
the piercings make me so happyyyy!! finally i can make myself in a base game character creator :"33
It's gorgeous I've watched this five times now
I love the idle animations.
can't wait
Pls let paras stand perfectly still in paramaker
I watched the video at 25% speed and it was still too fast to see all the details, lol. But OMG I can't wait to get my hands on this character creator!!! Here's hoping for an early release of the PAM (I know its unlikely, but a girl can hope).
do adult characters have butt sliders?
Yes, they do
ahhh! It's like the Sims2 family screen! YES!
sooooo perfect!, i'm excited to see the final game in action!, also que interface for the gender and name remember me to animal Croosing another game i love <3, i really love this little showcase of the current state of the PAM, i really hope in the future the sporty jacket will have variations for the letter, like we can choose a M instead of a P, it would be a nice detail, but i'm in love with this video and i like the new animation for gloomy parafolks and the two character i look like close-friends, a cliche of an outgoing character and a lonely character, a classic
What a long way the team has come from the early look at the paramaker to now! I’m honestly floored at the number of some of the options (with even more planned), and the detailed customization looks like a perfect way to tweak the presets you’ve made available. When I saw the subcategories for shoes, I think my jaw dropped that “shoe type” was an option. Just a big standing ovation for your hard work! Can’t wait to get it day one 😎🥳
I need a paramaker demo of some sort, I am getting so depressed! The customization is amazing, all the features look great, and so well polished, even though it's a more cartooney style, which I love by the way, they look so real, and so unique from each other. Ugh, gimme, gimme, gimme!! Great job as always guys <3
Je suis tellement impatiente de jouer à ce jeux, j'adore les nouvelles coiffure. Le 8 Décembre approche vite 😁
LET ME INNNNNNNN! December 8th can't come fast enough T-T
okayyy cheekbones!!
So excited!!!
LETS GOOOO
Fantastic! ✨️
Mannnnn, I can’t wait!!
Are you able to edit relationships in the paramaker?
Yes!
looks great! i love vids like this where you just take us through it :) i have a few thoughts tho.. firstly, i find it strange that the hair swatches have a different look from all the others¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 2. the ages aren't really clear? they all kinda look the same to me.. 3. did you shrink the colour wheel? it looks really small here 4. I'm assuming not all the diagrams are done? 5. i like the train ticket idea, its cute but it also seems a bit random? considering you've removed the postcard "theme" are you guys planning on bringing that back? (for live mode or PAM since the build mode theme seems pretty settled and looks amazing?) 6. as for that bar at the very top right with the white buttons, are you guys planning on organizing / putting in dropdown menus to clean it up or will it stay as is? 7. it would be AMAZING if hair could be in the "Clothing" section instead! so we could change hair styles with the outfit :) 8. i might be wrong... but you didn't show the skin-colour-wheel in this video? is there a reason? 9. can you still simply click on the Para to open the corresponding diagram? or does it have to be through a menu? AND FINALLY. does that QR code lead anywhere? i can't get a good screenshot with my phone😅 lol yep i think thats all lol there was a lot to chew on this post, very fun! i was sleepy so i'm a hour late, frowny face :(
2. We have ages in the background but they will be displayed as lifestage, for exemple Young adult is between 18-30, adult 30-60, elder 60+ ect. For now there's no way to select a specific age outside of a cheat code but maybe we'll add that later 3. I don't think so but maybe it's the UI that's smaller 4. Yes they're a work in progress 5. Its not totally random but that's all I will say for now :) 6. It will get improved, maybe not for early access but later in developpements 7. It's a bit counter intuitive for us to have something more body related in the clothing section but I see your point! Maybe we'lll rework some of categories depending on the feedback 8. Not really, I was just pleased with the skin selection available so I didn't feel the need to create a new skintone 9. You can still click on the an area of the parafolk to open the related diagram 10. It doesn't for now, maybe it will later!
The train ticket for the paras life stage and age is really cool! And I love the long and wavy hairstyle!
Seriously, howww?!! I know there's a lot of work to be done yet, but what is this paramaker?? What an incredible job team!! There's so much to do, just in the paramaker, and I not even a PAM person, I'm more of a builder. Counting the days to get my hands on this game, sincerely this kinda made my day ngl!! Congratulations team
Will there be more vibes in the future? I remember anxious was one in the earlier promotional materials
Probably yes! After Early access release we want to add more!
The age span?? That’s so cool! The gender options are amazing as well! Love that you get to zoom in on the grey model of the face as well for more control!!
I'm so excited😊 it's amazing I really love your work
I'm really impressed by the paramaker features there's a lot to look forward to. A pattern I've noticing since the beginning is that you guys don't make "Perfect bodies" Barbie's and ken's type of models. You just reflect society as it is. So real yet so wholesome. these little details matter because it shows an identity and effort to not just be all perfect and that same direction goes for the world and buildings too. You deserved what's coming for you. life imitates art, art imitates life.
Can your para still have a nickname and a middle name? I hope so because it's one of my favorite features in the game.
Yes! That feature is in the name details (the 3 dots next to the dice)
Oh I've found the 2 hairstyles I'm going to be overusing lol that long wavy side part and that short wavy fade. Can't wait!
The paramaker is looking so good! So much detail! I can’t wait to jump in and create!
This is beautiful thank you paralives team
Amazing showcase, as always 💙💙 can’t wait to see how personalities act in live mode! Compatibility between different Paras, their animations… December can’t come soon enough!
heck yeah you reached 1 milli on Steam. We've been patiently waiting for this beautiful game for years!!! And thank you again for the amount of detail you've put into the Paramaker (into the entire game, really). I can't wait to spend hours in there with my indecisive self. 🌇💞
Absolutely amazing!! And seeing the height change with different shoes? Wow 😩
I noticed that too, WOW!
The UI in this game is so perfect. I love the ticket look for Paras info and the background. I'm going to spend so much time in Paramaker. The amount of customization is so freeing and we can really make every para look different.
I literally dreamt of the game coming out and making a para last night, I could sense this coming 🙊 It looks so beautiful, all of it...it's all come together to make something so polished!
I am so excited! I can't wait to see how sexuality plays.
This is really cool! But I do think the sporty character on the left is floating a little, not sure if that's a bug or a trick of the shadows
The faces we can create are amazing. I just love it.
Wow I can already tell that I will easily spend hours creating my paras. I hope that I’ll manage to eventually move on to play the game 😅😅 Am I wrong, or is there one additional life stage from the ones we’ve been shared? Would it be young adult or between adult and elder? Also, just out of curiosity, because we know that you’ll eventually work on adding more Vibes, Social Perks and Talents, I was wondering if we should still expect any additions to this before the early access, or if the ones showcased are definitive for December? Can’t wait!!! 🤩🤩
Might be Young Adult -> Adult -> Middle-Aged -> Elder? I think they talked about wanting to have a transitional stage like that between mature adulthood and elderhood, so you're not just going straight from "like 40 with a few wrinkles" to "gray-haired arthritic octogenarian."
Love it! Cant wait to create my own Parafolks :0000
I love the hair and the fact that you create your character and are immediately issued a train ticket (see bottom right corner). It's such a nice detail. You start fresh and immediately get your train ticket to your new city.😍 Thank you for the great post and congratulations for being on the Steam wishlist 1 million times. 🎉 If anyone deserves it, it's you. Each of you is doing a sensational job!!! A huge thank you! I would like to see more insights into the live mode next time, meaning more gameplay, please.
Amazing
Also I see that the shoes give the Paras a little height?! I didn't know that was going to be a feature🤩🤩!
Right, this is seriously such a cool and realistic detail! Imagine a super short para being mostly on high heels to “disguise” her height a bit, so cool.
Looks amazing! I'm super excited for when they start contacting ppl for the Para-Like reward with the Legend teir. I've seen so many small details (piercings, moles, etc) that I'm excited to see on my para!
"Same face syndrome" is definitely NOT gonna be in Paralives by the looks of it😌🎉😍!!
I'm loving all the quality content in the Paramaker and getting to change so much about the (including height) is just chef's kiss!! And congrats on the wishlist!! That is so incredibly exciting and well deserved.
So excited!!!
I can't waittttt <3
There's so many options🎉. I love it😍!
I’ve been wanting to see more Para maker stuff, so I love this! 😍 Looks so fun to create Parafolk! Can’t wait to try it in early access!
this is so exciting! can't wait to create my paras!
Looks amazing for real
I'm going to spend hoooooouuurs in Paramaker, I can see it already 😩😩
I’m so exited to finally create my parafolks !! Amazing job
Can you do a gameplay showcase next? Like a typical 24hr day?
I wont spoil too much but we'll show more gameplay video soon!
Amazing! Can’t wait to make myself!
Wake me up when November ends…. So stoked for this game!!
Looks amazing!!
I love this so much 🥹
OMGGG I LOVE IT!! Also congrats on the wishlist !! 😍💗 you devs deserve it alll!! I can’t wait till December!
THE HAIR??? STUN
AHHHH IT LOOKS SO GOOD!!!!