Day 226 Patch!

Hello! It''s time for another update; this patch we're bringing back some challenge to the game and adding the start of the new 'Malady' system!

There's also a ton of bug fixes and improvements, next up is more story elements and possibly... also other playable characters! :D

Changes and new stuff

⦁ New "Malady" system added. Things like addiction, mental illness and other negative traits will go in here from now on. Think of it as a negative perk system, more on this coming soon!

⦁ Some new night events!

⦁ A bit of a UI rework

⦁ Addictions will now get progressively worse as you keep abusing substances

Balancing

⦁ Hunger ticks down a tiny bit faster

⦁ Perks are attained quite a lot faster

⦁ Study requirements for some jobs -has been increased

⦁ Increased chance of pests stealing food when sleeping outside

⦁ Winter has a greater effect on walk speed

⦁ Base stealing success chance increased slightly

⦁ Thief perk is more effective

⦁ Drunk effect lasts longer after drinking

⦁ Certain food items restore a little more hunger

Bug Fixes & Improvements

⦁ Fixed not being able to leave the subway until it timed out

⦁ Fixed the "fired" popup sometimes showing right after a warning when late for work

⦁ Fixed some job warnings causing happiness to increase

⦁ Fixed Work & study perks being gained too quickly by buying daily issue papers

⦁ Job warnings due to low stats has a slightly lower chance of occurring

⦁ Fixed pills having the same icon as the vitamins in inventory

⦁ Fixed welfare cuts city event coming in at level 3 right way

⦁ Fixed umbrella not counting as a perm item in some circumstances

⦁ Fixed being able to obtain multiple work buffs of the same type

⦁ Fixed BUY/EXCHANGE button not appearing when you have food stamps but not enough cash to cover the price of a food item

⦁ Fixed the WORK ETHICS perk only working on daily issue job

⦁ Fixed Z ordering on Lampposts

⦁ The RESET button no longer also resets options such as resolution

⦁ Fixed cigarettes restoring happiness as though you had been drinking