Interacting with Objects in Live Mode + Bathroom Object Showcase
Hi!
Alex here to share one part of our progress on the live mode and also, new build mode objects by Léa. Let’s get going! This post is for Patrons only so please don’t share it, thank you!
Interacting with Objects in Live Mode
Alejandro is working on how live mode interactions can alter build mode objects. Let me showcase some examples right now.
💡 Turning a light on or off
Players can use the interaction menu on lights to turn them on and off.
📺 Interacting with the TV
When Parafolks are watching TV, the screen turns on and sounds are emitted.
🍰 Grabbing portions from a cake
Parafolks can grab servings of food. For instance, the cake object is updated from time to time when a Para takes a part of it until there is no more cake.
Next, Alejandro is going to add more interactivity to the objects when using them in live mode, such as:
Having the level of water rise and lower in sinks and baths
Having fridges, ovens, dishwashers and other objects with door animate
Having effects like a stream of water and mist in the shower and sink
New Bathroom Objects
Léa recently created new objects for the bathroom including a toilet, a modern sink and a bath which can also be used as a shower. We’ve built this cute bathroom to showcase them! It features a curved wall and a platform which I personally really like to see in real life bathrooms. Great, now I feel like taking a bubble bath tonight. Maybe I’ll have a glass of wine too.
There are no curtains for the shower yet, but it’s coming up and there will be customization options for them! 🛀
Have a great weekend and take care!
Alex
Comments (49)
Marvin's face after getting the cake :D
Cactus! (☆▽☆) You can never have enough succulents!
Super late but had to comment anyway! I'm happy about the cake depleting as servings are taken from it. I had really hoped it was going to be a thing when I first saw it in the food showcase post. Thank you for your dedication in making this game so charming ❤️
so cute!!! Love it
I don't know if this is possible or how the emotions of the Paras will be affected by the environment, but what if you were to place one of those showers without a curtain in the game and use it your para got an emotion for having the water spill out of the tub or an emotion for lack of privacy? Like if they are hot-headed (sorry using Sims reference points here) then they get mad about the water getting everywhere; if they are neat, they get disgusted by the mess of having water get everywhere; if they are more modest, they get embarrassed or nervous by not having a curtain, etc.
I need this game in my life asap !!! Lol
Looking awesome! A question, though - is there a reason for why the cakes, plates, and other round objects aren’t actually entirely round and have flat edges to them, more like an octagon (just with a lot more sides)? Is it just an aesthetic choice, something to make it easier to create, helps save memory, etc?
My guess is that they want to optimize the poly count. Making perfectly round edges for small objects can be very taxing even on a recent system (all the more if you encourage players to put a lot of them in their lot). The question is: is it really useful to dedicate that much ressources for small details like those? My guess is they want a game that runs smoothly on most systems, so they save ressources for things that really matter such as Paras (detailed faces, outfits…). They don’t aim for a photorealistic game either, so low poly objects is okay. And then… We don’t know yet if Paralives will be an open world, but if it is the case, for a simulation game, minding the Poly count would certainly help.
Amazing Work!!
I love that duck painting in the bathroom!
I hope there’s a transparent curtain option
Will the food like cake and pizza look like the pieces are actually being taken out?
I love the shower tub. So cute!
Beautiful! I really love how the tiles aren’t flush with the wall and pop out a bit. Nice work 🥰
This game is looking better and better! Keep up the good work!
Amazing 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
The bathroom looks so cute! It'd be cool if there were a small chance a Para forgets to stop running the bath and it overflows 🤭
Yes, please!
I would love it if we could turn the tv on without any para watching. A lot of people have the tv on as a kind of "background noise". Also, turning on/off all the lights at the same time, rather than having to do each one manually (per room or for the full house), and as jordyou said above, having auto lights would be really nice to have as well.
I'm so happy, you all are doing so well! Hopefully my children can play with the rubber duck in the shower too haha! (it would be so cool if you could make your own small films and put them onto the tv)
oh my goodness the small films idea is brilliant and would fulfill the child in me
Will you be able to set the light to auto? I hope so. Great work I always look forward to what you guys do.
I second this I would love this feature!
This should not make me this excited but it makes me very excited. The part about animating objects, in particular. I don't know how to explain but it provides a feeling of "almost there" (which is of course relative) that I really like. Sidenote : the magazines near the toilet are a great detail XD
So exciting! Excited to make some Para dinner parties for when the game comes out!
Now that you said "a bubble bath and a glass of wine", I also want that for tonight. lol I love the duck painting, by the way. Have a nice weekend!
We hope you enjoy your bath ;)
It looks great. Cant wait to share some cake with the parafolks.
Thank you for the kind words!
Everything is so pretty! Looking forward to more customizations. Amazing work team ^^
Thanks a lot 😊
You both rock, amazing work! <3
Thank you so much 😊
I'm in love with that sink! Awesome progress ❤️
Thanks Gwen!
It’s so awesome to see how each and every one of you guys is putting so much love and care in such little details. It’s going to make the experience for the player so special. I can’t wait 🙌🏻✨
Thank you so much for the nice words Aneta! We hope you'll like the final product of our work😊
Wow you guys have come so far with Paralives😍
Thank you so much for following along our journey 😊
Exelente trabajo, espero con ansias el juego! Saludos desde Argentina 💖
Thank you, Fernanda! :)
It looks lovely! I like it a lot! I hope we will also get bidets in the future! ❤️
Ooo bidets would be a lot of fun! Thanks for the nice words!
Omg I love the style of the objects!! Great work from Léa and Alejandro 🥰👏🏻 as always Devs!! ✨
Thank you so much for the continued support Becky 😊
Omg I love how tiles come out of the wall like they have texture, v pretty!
it's a very cool detail, glad you like it too!
If the water in the bath rises and lowers does that mean the paras with run a bath before getting in? (as opposed to getting in an immediately full bath)
We're not sure yet! It might be a bit technically challenging to separate the character animation from the bath animation so we haven't decided how the levels will work in details and if the characters can do something else while a bath fills up for example.