Viva (v0.9 Re-release on 3/27/22!)

Devlog

• OpenViva Update
  April 09, 2022 by Viva Dev

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  Viva is being continued by other developers. You can visit them here https://discord.gg/w7rFnssghW they have already released some updates with bugfixes. THE LAST v0.9.3 VERSION IS OUTDATED AND NO LON... Continue reading
• The last Viva update is out
  March 27, 2022 by Viva Dev

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  This is an addendum to the previously released v0.9 version. I managed to fix a bunch of bugs and also smooth out some gameplay. I added some new features such as playing with a ball, chicken cooking,... Continue reading

  
• Big Bugfix/Patch #3 is out
  December 20, 2021 by Viva Dev

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  Big Bugpatch #3 is out Gameplay changes Added hugging (VR and keyboard) Fixed cooking putting stuff in bag while cooking Improved pickup animation and robustness Added more emotion curves to remaining... Continue reading

  
• Big Bugfix/Patch #2 is out
  December 04, 2021 by Viva Dev

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  Changelog: Fixed creation tab saying Item creation instead of Character creation Fixed UI not returning to character selection screen Added better Character creation tab flour can now physically fall... Continue reading

  
• v0.9.07 Hotfix is out
  November 24, 2021 by Viva Dev

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  Fixed VR model stuttering while moving Fixed ragdolls not getting up smoothly Added control button support for HTC Vive wants Added WIP happy emotions Added jiggle bone support for character creation... Continue reading

  
• Big Bugfix/Patch #1 is out
  November 20, 2021 by Viva Dev

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  Phew. Ok. Viva v0.9.05 is out with the following fixes: Player ragdolls are far less wobbly now. Characters can now bake entire recipes (mixing flour, putting in oven, etc.) Onsen reception clerk is f... Continue reading

  
• Patch incoming
  November 02, 2021 by Viva Dev

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  Will be patching controls and buttons as well as adding a couple more features within the coming 2 weeks. Stay tuned... Continue reading
• Hotfix 9.02 is out
  October 27, 2021 by Viva Dev

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  Fixed stuck in "Baking navigation..." (was happening with users living outside of the USA [parse invariant culture])... Continue reading

  
• v0.9.01 Hotfix is out
  October 26, 2021 by Viva Dev

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  Fixed importing custom characters causing crashes Fixed SHARE button... Continue reading

  
• v0.9 Release!
  October 26, 2021 by Viva Dev

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  #viva, #vr, #virtual reality, #anime

  READ ME DONT BE LAZY This is a ground up re-implementation of Viva Project (There is no longer "project" in our name) branching off from v0.8. Originally this game was meant to feature only Shinobu (a... Continue reading

  
• General Non-Patreon development Update
  February 28, 2021 by Viva Dev

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  #mod support, #c#, #anime, #garrys mod, #VR

  Mod support is well under way. We are close to releasing the 2nd update for mod support. It features runtime FBX importing, animation handling, and C# scripts. You can try out the very early mod suppo... Continue reading

  
• Hotfix 0.8.02 is out
  November 23, 2020 by Viva Dev

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  Can now spawn as many lolis as your CPU can handle Tweaked variables so they dont freak out as easily Fixed player collision box Fixed saving... Continue reading

  
• Hotfix 0.8.01 is out
  November 16, 2020 by Viva Dev

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  Lolis no longer have to physically see a gesture to do a command Loli selection no longer clears after doing a command Fixed lolis constantly grunting when on horse Fixed control bindings broken by de... Continue reading

  
• v0.8 Public Release!
  November 14, 2020 by Viva Dev

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  This is a partial full release. Some older features were temporarily disabled for a future hotfix... Continue reading

  
• Viva Project v0.8 Trailer
  September 29, 2020 by Viva Dev

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  Premiers today at 1PM PST. Stay tuned for release!... Continue reading

  
• Viva Project Discord was banned!
  June 28, 2020 by Viva Dev

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  Our Discord was banned for violating pictures depicting minors. Despite us enforcing Discord's loli rules for almost 2 years, we were given no warning or word on which image was too risque for them. F... Continue reading

  
• Development Update
  May 13, 2020 by Viva Dev

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  Viva Project is well on its way towards the first beta pre-release v0.8. It will include a new physics ragdoll system for extra animated and interactive realism. Also a populated loli town. You can ch... Continue reading

  
• Hotfix v0.75.3 is out!
  April 21, 2020 by Viva Dev

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  +Fixed Poker game +Added Anti Aliasing options (none/FXAA/Temporal) +Removed requirement for full deck to play poker... Continue reading

  
• Hotfix v0.75.2 is out!
  April 21, 2020 by Viva Dev

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  +Fixed Vertical Sync issues affecting in-game physics on all quality settings... Continue reading

  
• Hotfix v0.75.1 is out!
  April 21, 2020 by Viva Dev

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  +Fixed hugging looping at start +Fixed horse spazzing while getting up from slumber +Fixed loli sleeping behavior +Fixed hands blocking the view in menus in keyboard mode +Fixed poker cards having wro... Continue reading

  
• Viva Project v0.75 is out!
  April 19, 2020 by Viva Dev

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• Hotfix v0.7.8 is out!
  February 09, 2020 by Viva Dev

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  +Fixed hands disappearing on load save file +Nerfed recipe to 3 flour and 4 eggs +Gave more default ingredients to play with at the beginning... Continue reading

  
• Hotfix v0.7.7 is out!
  January 27, 2020 by Viva Dev

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  +Fixed game saving for people playing this game in European countries (yes really) +Fixed Horse glitch causing loli to become stuck when using the "come here" gesture +Disabled giving the loli the hor... Continue reading

  
• Hotfix v0.7.6 is out!
  January 24, 2020 by Viva Dev

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  +Fixed water pot being held by loli +Added horse control hints +Added cooking hints +Added world map in pause menu +Added KB mode animations to pour flour from mortar to mixing bowl... Continue reading

  
• Hotfix v0.7.5 is out!
  January 22, 2020 by Viva Dev

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  +Fixed hands being frozen in mid air in keyboard mode +Improved hand physics parameters (should be less glitchy now) +Fixed water pot not being able to be picked up +Added a "RESPAWN LOLI" button in t... Continue reading

  
• Hotfix v0.7.4 is out!
  January 21, 2020 by Viva Dev

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  +Fixed Teleportation controls in VR not working... Continue reading

  
• Hotfix v0.7.3 is out!
  January 20, 2020 by Viva Dev

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  This should be the last hotfix for a while. +Fixed water not filling up pot +Fixed gestures running more often than normal +Fixed bag not visually updating inventory count +Added indicator when storin... Continue reading

  
• Hotfix v0.7.2 is out!
  January 20, 2020 by Viva Dev

  Sorry previous build had a broken start for non VR users. This works and includes the previous hotfix as well: Much needed bugfixing! Far more stable now! +Fixed horses (controls and flying) +Fixed mo... Continue reading

  
• Hotfix v0.7.1 is out! (REVERTED)
  January 20, 2020 by Viva Dev

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  Rebuilding.... Much needed bugfixing! Far more stable now! +Fixed horses (controls and flying) +Fixed mortar pushing loli +Fixed lantern, jar, knife holding +Fixed glowing terrain at night +Fixed glit... Continue reading

  
• v0.7 is out!
  January 19, 2020 by Viva Dev

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  Check out the main page or download from here as well: https://www.patreon.com/posts/33271912... Continue reading

  
• v0.7 is approaching!
  December 20, 2019 by Viva Dev

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  #vr, #coming soon, #v0.7

  v0.7 will be released January 19th, 2020 and will be one of the biggest updates yet including but not limited to: new giant map in depth cooking mechanics for both the player and the loli AI horseback... Continue reading

  
• Hotfix v0.6.3 is out!
  October 01, 2019 by Viva Dev

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  +Fixed bathroom and doors not being interactive after picking them up once +Fixed pointing through walls for commands... Continue reading

  
• v0.6 is out! Custom character support!
  September 28, 2019 by Viva Dev

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• Viva Project Character Manual for v0.6 and above
  September 17, 2019 by Viva Dev

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  THIS FEATURE WILL LAUNCH 9/28/19 BUT AVAILABLE NOW FOR SUPPORTER TIER https://www.patreon.com/sgthale DOWNLOAD PRE-MADE CHARACTERS If you don't know how to 3D model, you can download characters alread... Continue reading

  
• v0.55.3 Hotfix is out!
  August 13, 2019 by Viva Dev

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  8/12/19 +Re-enabled being able to throw objects in VR +Added option to touch instead of press to turn in VR (Useful for Index and Oculus Rift) +Fixed bug with turning being more than 45 degrees +Fixed... Continue reading

  
• v0.55.2 Hotfix is out!
  August 07, 2019 by Viva Dev

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  8/7/19 +Fixed Loli getting stuck after getting out of bed +Fixed an issue with pathfinding getting her stuck in an idle state +Fixed Polaroid Camera disappearing frames if released early +Fixed Loli w... Continue reading

  
• v0.55.1 Hotfix is out!
  August 06, 2019 by Viva Dev

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  +Fixed fence outside porch and cactus don't have collision +Fixed loli wont drop items when jumping on bed +Fixed polaroid frame not releasing from camera +Fixed snap turning only allows left turns +F... Continue reading

  
• v0.55 is out! Sleeping mechanics and day/night cycles!
  August 04, 2019 by Viva Dev

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  As always, thank you!... Continue reading

  
• Beta v0.55a is out for Supporter Tier!
  July 12, 2019 by Viva Dev

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  This is an extra early beta release build with new features available for Supporter tier people on my Patreon . Eventually it will be released for free here later. BETA INCLUDES: +Shinobu can now use... Continue reading

  
• v0.5.0.4 Hotfix
  July 02, 2019 by Viva Dev

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  +Fixed bathing not working at all +Fixed flying towels Sorry for the previous hotfix. It went under my nose... Continue reading

  
• v0.5.0.3 Hotfix
  July 01, 2019 by Viva Dev

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  +Fixed chopsticks win animation looping +Fixed Shinobu not leaving bathtub after completing bathing +Fixed wardrobe not working on Shinobu from long distances +Added RESET_OUTFIT button in wardrobe +F... Continue reading

  
• Bug in v0.5.0.2
  June 30, 2019 by Viva Dev

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  There is a major bug with bathing which makes Shinobu become stuck in the bathtub after giving her the towel to get out. A patch will be rolled out later today to address this. You can use the "Respaw... Continue reading
• v0.5 is OUT Free to play
  June 23, 2019 by Viva Dev

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  As always thank you for clicking and being interested. Make sure you check out the discord to download or share your customized clothing pieces! I'm on high alert for pushing out bugfixes. Expect upda... Continue reading

  
• v0.5 this Saturday!
  June 17, 2019 by Viva Dev

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  v0.5 will be released this Saturday and will include bathing and clothing customization! Among a few new small behaviors as well! Make sure you subscribe to the Youtube for the latest videos, and the... Continue reading

  
• Shinobu Project Major Update v0.4 is out!
  March 19, 2019 by Viva Dev

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  #release

  I just released the big v0.4 version of this game. It now finally includes sound and a professional Japanese voice actress. Here is a summary of the new items:... Continue reading

  
• Shinobu Project v0.3 major update is out!
  January 13, 2019 by Viva Dev

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  Finally finished this update! 3 months after v0.2 I toiled away polishing the new environment and adding several new behaviors to her growing AI. Made in Unity with no store assets! Visit patreon.com/... Continue reading

  
• First Completed Song
  January 12, 2019 by Viva Dev#music

  First indoor theme song for the game has been complete... Continue reading

  
• Trailer for v0.3
  December 28, 2018 by Viva Dev#trailer, #release, #v0.3

  This is the trailer for the upcoming v0.3 to be released for free on my Patreon January 13th. There are still lots of other features I did not include including the many new pickup able items... Continue reading

  
• Continuing Handholding Implementation
  December 24, 2018 by Viva Dev#handholding, #animations

  The following dev blog post is from December 222d and was released for free on my Patreon . I finished the assets for this behavior and started implementing it into Unity. To start off, I finished 2 m... Continue reading

  
• Gestures
  December 18, 2018 by Viva Dev

  The following dev blog post is from November 17th and was released for free on my Patreon . The past few days I worked on implementing gestures. I have added gestures for "come here" and "take this"... Continue reading

  
• More Exterior Work and New Interactive Props
  November 17, 2018 by Viva Dev

  The following dev blog post is from November 17th and was released for free on my Patreon . I made a lot of progress on the front of the house. I modeled some new boulders and reeds. It now has it's o... Continue reading