LIFELIKE

Devlog

• LIFELIKE on Steam
  May 02, 2023 by mntsstudio

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  Hey all! The Overture (Demo) and Track 1 of LIFELIKE will be releasing on Steam tomorrow (5/2). I've been quiet about this announcement because I have been extraordinarily busy and haven't had time to... Continue reading
• LIFELIKE - Home Stretch!
  March 02, 2023 by mntsstudio

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  Hello! I am very happy to announce that all cutscenes are in-engine, and I have begun final polishing! This is a seriously cutscene dense track, I wouldn’t be surprised if the average player spends... Continue reading
• LIFELIKE- A Quick Update
  November 05, 2022 by mntsstudio

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  Hello! It’s been a moment, hasn’t it. I’ve been working steadily on Track 2 these past weeks and have completed quite a few cutscenes that are now in engine. Lately I have been dealing with vers... Continue reading

  
• LIFELIKE: Day 467
  August 11, 2022 by mntsstudio

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  #weekly

  Hello! Another quick update this time with some good news: I had a very productive few weeks! I have one more non-story related cutscene to wrap up before I move onto the last animations for the main... Continue reading

  
• LIFELIKE: Day 445
  July 20, 2022 by mntsstudio

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  #weekly

  Hello! I’m back and mostly finished with my non-gamedev obligations. I managed to get a reasonable amount of work done as well, here’s what happened: NPC sprites and some cutscenes have been clean... Continue reading

  
• LIFELIKE: Day 424
  June 29, 2022 by mntsstudio

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  #weekly

  (Expect logs every other Tuesday from now on!) Hello! Not a ton to report from me, but I do want to keep on top of posting these—they help keep me motivated and let you all know that development is... Continue reading

  
• LIFELIKE: Day 410
  June 15, 2022 by mntsstudio

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  #weekly

  Hello! I’ve been getting back into the swing of development for the past two weeks, here’s what’s happened since we last talked: Flavor text is IN! (I did a word count for the whole game so far... Continue reading

  
• LIFELIKE: Day 395
  May 31, 2022 by mntsstudio

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  #weekly

  Hello! It’s been a minute. Some big things happened since I last wrote: I graduated ! Now I officially make video games, yay! This is a huge weight off my shoulders, and I’ve been taking some time... Continue reading

  
• LIFELIKE: Day 347
  April 12, 2022 by mntsstudio

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  #weekly

  Hello! Let's talk about LIFELIKE. First things first… LIFELIKE is on Steam! As usual, I will do my best to get keys for folks who have purchased the game here on itch (which I greatly appreciate!)... Continue reading
• LIFELIKE is available to Wishlist on Steam!
  April 06, 2022 by mntsstudio

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  #announcement

  LIFELIKE's Steam page is now live! Wishlisting it will help me out a ton! The game will be available to download when Track 2 releases (or shortly after, depending on how uploading a build goes). If y... Continue reading

  
• LIFELIKE: Day 332
  March 30, 2022 by mntsstudio#weekly

  Hello all! Apologies for the longer time between devlogs. I'm working on things that are taking much longer and are not as easy to talk about because they're not too exciting. That being said, I do wa... Continue reading

  
• LIFELIKE: Day 304
  March 01, 2022 by mntsstudio

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  #weekly

  Hi! Three weeks between logs is not something I want to keep up, but I’m working on managing bad burnout at the moment. Sitting down to work and feeling blank is not a place I want to continue devel... Continue reading

  
• LIFELIKE: Day 281
  February 10, 2022 by mntsstudio#weekly

  Hello! I’ve been so busy, I forgot to post a log! Since we last talked… Track 2 is feature complete, but needs thoroughly checked over for bugs. I’m very happy about the progress I made despite... Continue reading
• LIFELIKE: Day 265
  January 26, 2022 by mntsstudio#weekly

  Hello! Sorry for no devlog yesterday, I wasn’t having a good one. I did a LOT of work since we last spoke. I didn’t complete everything on my list, but it was a huge chunk, plus some extra I hadn... Continue reading
• LIFELIKE: Day 250
  January 11, 2022 by mntsstudio

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  #weekly

  This is the first devlog of 2022! Let me tell you, I missed working full time on LIFELIKE and I am bummed to be heading back to school. Thankfully this is my last semester and I only have two classes... Continue reading

  
• LIFELIKE: Day 236
  December 28, 2021 by mntsstudio

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  #weekly

  Before I get into this week's progress, if you have the full version of LIFELIKE, please update it if you have not done so already! The 1.15 patch was released last week and addresses some issues in T... Continue reading
• 1.1.5 Update - You should download it!
  December 20, 2021 by mntsstudio#update

  Hello! Quick update here: I just released a patch for both Windows and Mac! I recommend you download it. It addresses a few issues in the full version of the game: Enemy health Lifelike animation upda... Continue reading
• LIFELIKE: Day 223
  December 14, 2021 by mntsstudio

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  #weekly

  Hi! School life kept me from an update last week. Things are finally calming down, and after break I will have far less classes next semester. Be ready for more LIFELIKE! Here’s what’s happened si... Continue reading

  
• LIFELIKE: Day 203
  November 24, 2021 by mntsstudio#weekly

  Hello again! Let’s talk about LIFELIKE. This week I: Released the updated Mac version! Check out yesterday’s announcement for more information. Established a schedule for the rest of Track 2’s d... Continue reading
• LIFELIKE 1.1 is Mac Compatible!
  November 22, 2021 by mntsstudio#announcement

  Hello! After much effort, LIFELIKE 1.1 is now available on Mac without extra steps! What's this mean? Because of Apple's security measures, apps downloaded off the internet are usually labeled 'damage... Continue reading
• LIFELIKE: Day 189
  November 09, 2021 by mntsstudio

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  #weekly

  Hello! I'm back for my biweekly update! (... a day late because I accidentally forgot to mark this page as published when I wrote it last night, whoops!) This was an eventful week, I’m working on: M... Continue reading

  
• LIFELIKE 1.1 is here!
  October 30, 2021 by mntsstudio

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  #announcement, #readme

  LIFELIKE 1.1 is finally here! Check out the announcement trailer on Twitter for more details , and please help share it by retweeting! I've spent the past few months compiling both existing episodes i... Continue reading

  
• LIFELIKE: Day 175
  October 25, 2021 by mntsstudio

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  #weekly

  Hi! I’m going to keep this short and sweet. You may have noticed this log is a week late. If you were looking forward to one last Monday, my apologies! Life and LIFELIKE have been insane lately. Bug... Continue reading
• Soundtrack Release!
  October 15, 2021 by mntsstudio

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  #announcement

  Hello! The LIFELIKE soundtrack recently released on Bandcamp, listen here ! Selected tracks will release on YouTube here in the future (when I have the time to make promotional art for them). LIFELIKE... Continue reading
• LIFELIKE: Day 155
  October 05, 2021 by mntsstudio

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  #weekly

  Hello! Those two weeks went by fast! Here’s what’s happened: The soundtrack releases on October 13th on Bandcamp! October 13th is a big day, as it’s the day events in game begin! I’m very exci... Continue reading
• LIFELIKE: Day 141
  September 21, 2021 by mntsstudio

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  #weekly

  Hello all! Daily goals have been helping me through the past two weeks, though appointments kept me from longer work sessions. Here’s what’s been happening: Leo’s birthday was this past Saturday... Continue reading
• LIFELIKE: Day 127
  September 07, 2021 by mntsstudio

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  #weekly

  Hello all! This was a bit of a slower week. Amid various administrative to-dos here’s what I accomplished: Newline behavior finalized (yay!) Textboxes automatically break strings of text. Save syste... Continue reading
• LIFELIKE: Day 121
  August 31, 2021 by mntsstudio

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  Hello! Despite quite the hectic week at school, I managed to get a fair bit of work done, let’s dive into it: The sound controller has been completely remade. It’s much more efficient and flexible... Continue reading
• LIFELIKE: Day 114
  August 24, 2021 by mntsstudio

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  #weekly

  LIFELIKE hit 1000 Twitter followers today! Thank you so much! The 1k special was (coincidentally) released today, you can watch it here! The 1k special contains a dev update as well. Most of it is ver... Continue reading
• LIFELIKE: Day 107
  August 17, 2021 by mntsstudio#weekly

  Hello! It’s been two weeks since my last update, in which I took some time to step away from development. I was able to catch up with family and take a breather. I still don’t have the healthiest... Continue reading
• LIFELIKE: Day 93
  August 02, 2021 by mntsstudio#weekly

  Hello all! This Tuesday, Metroid Crime will be streaming LIFELIKE at 3pm eastern time! The 1000 follower special is still ongoing! Submit your questions and fanart here on Twitter. Leo will look at th... Continue reading
• LIFELIKE: Day 86
  July 27, 2021 by mntsstudio

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  #weekly

  Hello! Once again, I’ve still got other obligations that are coming before dev for a bit longer. Despite that, it was a reasonable week! To kick things off, the Twitter account for LIFELIKE is curre... Continue reading
• LIFELIKE: Day 79
  July 19, 2021 by mntsstudio

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  #weekly

  Hello all! I'm still handling some other obligations outside of LIFELIKE for a bit, but I'm very happy to say I met my goals for this week! The script is now at 8200 words. Math savvy readers may noti... Continue reading

  
• LIFELIKE: Day 72
  July 13, 2021 by mntsstudio

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  #weekly

  Hello! This will be a relatively short devlog. I've been devving daily but it's a lot of work honing in on a few areas that don't have much I can show. The little visual work I did this week involved... Continue reading

  
• LIFELIKE: Day 65 (no longer a placeholder!)
  July 05, 2021 by mntsstudio

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  #weekly

  Hello! For those of you who saw the placeholder version of this update, thanks for bearing with me. For those who didn’t: I was too busy to update in full on Sunday and posted a placeholder instead... Continue reading

  
• LIFELIKE: Day 58
  June 28, 2021 by mntsstudio#weekly

  Happy Sunday! It’s time for more progress! I have things I can actually show you this time! Track 1’s cutscenes are fully reimplemented in engine! There’s still a bit of work to be done regardin... Continue reading

  
• LIFELIKE: Day 51
  June 21, 2021 by mntsstudio#weekly

  Hello! Back to Sunday updates, let’s get right into it: 2.3 migration is complete! I’m super glad this is out of the way! The new array system really clicked in my brain this week and I was able t... Continue reading
• LIFELIKE: Day 45
  June 14, 2021 by mntsstudio

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  #weekly

  Hello! If you’re someone who checks in every Sunday for a devlog, the Mother Direct kept me too busy to write one yesterday! That being said, you should watch it. It was great! Here is the full dire... Continue reading
• LIFELIKE: Day 37 - Mac build timeline update
  June 07, 2021 by mntsstudio#weekly

  Hello! I'm back from a much needed rest. I've been very hard at work this week and have a lot to share: The Mac build saga timeline has been pushed out, I don't expect to have a Mac build out until th... Continue reading
• LIFELIKE: Day 23
  May 24, 2021 by mntsstudio

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  #weekly

  Let’s get into this week’s updates! Mac builds are on the way! I’ve bought the Apple Developer Program and am working to get a build sent off for review so it can be properly signed. Signing app... Continue reading
• LIFELIKE: Day 16
  May 17, 2021 by mntsstudio#weekly

  Hello! A bit of a brief update this week. I'm still working daily on LIFELIKE, but I'm honing in on specific areas that I either can't share or are a single bullet point for several days' worth of wor... Continue reading

  
• LIFELIKE: Day 9
  May 09, 2021 by mntsstudio#weekly

  Hello! As promised, here is a weekly progress check. If you're here reading this, thank you! I'm not sure who all is keeping tabs on my devlogs but I hope it's exciting/useful/etc for those interested... Continue reading

  
• LIFELIKE: Day 2 - README! How to Update Your Game!
  May 02, 2021 by mntsstudio

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  #readme

  UPDATING YOUR BUILD Firstly, in order to update your build of LIFELIKE, you must be using the itch.io app! If there is a browser method for updating that is not downloading a new copy, I have not seen... Continue reading

  
• LIFELIKE: Day 0 - README!
  May 01, 2021 by mntsstudio

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  #weekly update, #readme

  Thank you all for an amazing first day! This is Mantis, though I'm sure most of you who are reading this know me. For those who don't, a brief introduction: I am the main force behind this game, and I... Continue reading