🔥 What’s That Burning Smell? Fires in Paralives (Patreon)

Hi, Alex here!

The new gameplay feature we’re showcasing today is a really hot one, in a very literal manner! We’re talking about house fires here and it should bring some drama and danger to your Paras’ lives. Don’t worry though, if you are careful and do not lock a Para between four walls, everyone should end up safe and sound! This post is for Patrons only so don’t share it, thank you! 🔐

When cooking goes very badly, a fire will start.

You have to be careful because fire spreads quite fast if not taken care of…

If this image had sound, you could hear the very loud beeps of this smoke detector!

When near a fire, Parafolks might panic and freeze in place or run away outside.

If a Para remains close to the fire for too long, it will spread on them. It’s a very dangerous situation that Roger is into right now! There’s still hope though.

Parafolks can extinguish objects and other people. Tony is busy in the living room. Maybe he can’t hear Roger in his office because of the EXTREMELY loud fire alarm?

It’s too late for Roger now… 😢 (don’t worry it’s not the first time we use him to showcase deaths and it might not be the last time either!)

I hope you like this sneak peek at fires in Paralives! Thanks to Alejandro, Alice and Chloé who worked pretty hard on the code, character animations and visual effects for fires 🔥

What we could improve or add in the future:

• 🧨 More ways for fires to start: Maybe repairing some items could be a fire hazard, for instance
• 🏃‍♀️ More panic animations: We’d like to create more animations for when Parafolks are in danger like when they are panicked and frozen in place or when they are running away because they are scared of the danger.
• 🚒 Firefighters: They could be better equipped to save furniture more efficiently (and people too).
• 🤝 Carrying people in your arms to save them: That would be quite heroic!
• ➕ Feel free to share more ideas in the comments below!

Have a good weekend and stay positive (even when everything is on fire)!

Alex