I Need to Be in Love

This update focuses on establishing the foundation of the city, its characters, and the overarching narrative,
preparing the game for a fully story-driven experience in future updates.

Story & Progression

• Added main story progression trigger at the Shop (Hana, Joshua)
  • Triggers after 10–20 days in the city or 1 week of contact with Hana and/or Joshua

• Main story progress is currently ~10%, targeting 100% by Patch 2.0

Systems

• Calendar Appreturns
  • Birthday gifts now grant +100 relationship points to NPCs

• Gift system adjusted (Hana, Joshua)
  • Gifts can now be given once per day
  • “Make Love” is no longer required to increase relationship points
  • Future story events will also grant relationship points

World & Locations

• Added dynamic NPC encounter locations (time-based movement)
• New locations added:
  • Police Station (Nami, Helen) – story locked
  • Moonlight Bar (Revi) – view-only
  • Velvet Club (Eri) – view-only

• Meadowfield Farm (Emma, Rosso) now playable
  • Includes an egg-collecting minigame

• Cafe (Lilly, Paula)
  • Energy recovery and NPC encounters coming next patch

Characters & Encounters

• Updated encounter locations for all current NPCs:
  • Mike – Park (Morning)
  • Alice – Park (Morning)
  • Kai – Office
  • Stefanie – Office
  • Joe – Gym (Sunset)
  • Yuri – Meadowfield (Morning)

• Other key NPCs:
  • Tom – Unlocks after 1–2 weeks in the city
  • Dante – Gym owner (always present)
  • Charlotte – Unlocks after becoming a gym trainer
  • Chairman Kim – Mayor’s House (Morning)
  • Sora – Office Receptionist
  • Juliana – Office (Evening)
  • Noah – Office
  • Jin – Office

• Dating system update
  • Some characters will progress via event-based story triggers instead of traditional dating

Planned Content

• New minigames planned:
  • Office – Work minigame
  • Gym – Exercise minigame
  • Cafe – Part-time job minigame

• Upcoming characters:
  • Revi (Moonlight Bar)
  • Eri (Velvet Club)
  • Risa (Chairman Kim’s daughter)
  • Zack (Police Inspector)
  • Henry (Moontown)

• Development will fully shift to character-driven storylines
• Main story cast completes in Patch 2.0

Language Support

• All 14 planned languages remain confirmed
• Localization will be added after core content is polished
• Language support may be adjusted based on player engagement

Feedback

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