008 Alpha Changelog

GENERAL PRACTITIONER 0.0.8 ALPHA RELEASE - "BUILDING TIES"

GENERAL:
* Bug fixing
* Corrected a bug where Dr. Richard's promised $5000 check never arrived
* The Advanced medical bed has been removed from the game. This time for real.
* The user interface has been completely redone from scratch. The daily planner has been removed and changed with a new "Daily Chooser" interface.
  - This modifications require restarting a new game. Previous savegames will crash the game. Sorry for that, I'll try to avoid this in the future.
  - You can find a full explanation of the new update in this video:
* Added 173 new pictures to the game
* Modified the introduction to add new questions to fit the new clinic environment
* The "Medical Guidelines" codex section has been revisited with a new look! Check that out!
* Corrected a bug that caused wages payment to not occur on the first day of the month
* Changed smartphone's icon on the Daily Chooser to make it more recognizable
* A new interface has been added troughout the game. Side-images are now available during dialogues.
* Achievements should've been fixed. Please test them out in the game. If you encounter any achievement-related error click "Ignore" and please report it to me.

GAMEPLAY:
* Two new places have been added to discover: the cinema and the spa
  - This places will contain special events in future updates
  - At the spa you can improve your energy by 5 points
  - You can only go to the cinema on evenings
* New interactions are available when choosing "Clinic"
  - The "Specialization Rooms" are still unavailable to play
  - The "Clinic Room" will bring you to work / next exam.
  - "The "Shower Room" will have you take a relaxing shower for a 10 energy gain and 1 charme point.
    - There's a 25% chance of the room being already in use, bringing you to new interactions with Erika or one of your staff members (if you already hired them).
    - More Erika's interactions in the shower room will unlock if you completed the first step of her romance story arc
  - The "Waiting Room" will bring you to choose your next patient. When the random examination project will be completed random exams will be accessible here. Please note that this room is still unavailable.
* "Online shopping" has been moved to the "Apartment" choices of the "Daily Chooser"
  - The online shopping image is temporary and will be substituted with another one asap. It's the same as "Study" choice for now, sorry for any inconvenience this might cause.
* New Online Shopping choices: clothing or equipment
* A "clinic record" sheet will be added in upcoming and old examinations, starting with Laura's. This will contain many infos about the patient and thus some initial questions were removed from the game.
* Added the option to force the game to think you have a specific girlfriend (Elisa, Erika, Kiko) to test the dating feature. While testing the dating possibilities please remember that the game could become unstable. Please save the game before trying this feature.
* As Dr. Richards told you when you accepted his job offer, not going to the hospital on Tuesdays and Thursdays will cost you 120$ from now on

EXAMINATIONS:
- NEW EXAM AVAILABLE: Rachelle
  - To start with the new examination you need to have passed July 6th
- NEW HOSPITAL EXAM AVAILABLE: Laura
  - To start the new examination you need to go to the hospital after Juy 12th
- NEW EXAM AVAILABLE: Andrew
  - To start the new examination you need to have passed July 11th
- A new user interface has been added to the examinations

STORY:
* Building Ties focuses on dating with your love interests
  - You can now phone Erika if you completed "Joy Festival" and chose her as your girlfriend. You can bring her to the cinema, the spa, the pool or have her join you at your place for dinner
    - After the dinner event a new sexual event will be unlocked. Depending on your sexperience she could like that or not.
    - Further interactions will be developed in future updates
  - You can now phone Elisa if you completed "Trip to Seattle" and chose her as your girlfriend. You can bring her to the cinema, the spa, the pool
    - After the dinner event a new sexual event will be unlocked. Depending on your sexperience she could like that or not.
    - Further interactions will be developed in future updates
* While dating your love interest you will unlock many conversation options with them. Choose your answers based on what you discovered about them or what you think it's true or convenient, the choice is yours.
* Choosing "New clothes for your nurses" in the "Online Shopping" will bring you to a special event in the clinic.
    
OTHER:
* The game will end on August 15th to prevent players to go further with their dating options. Game events will stop in July though. Full version of the game will cover an additional 10 months.

Known issues:
* Achievement's text is erratic, I'm working on it
* "Energy" stat while present is not used in the game yet, but it will become on future updates.

In development:
* A soundtrack is about to be added to the game