Version History

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OpenLife's first build [Pre-Alpha 1] is dated 5 Sep 2022. Since then, many major releases have come out.

## Pre-Alphas

There were [5] pre-alpha builds, which had basic menu navigation as well as a life creator. After the life creator was finished, the Demo ended.

PA1-3: 5 Sep 2022 / 2KB/3KB/3KB

PA4: 9 Sep 2022 / 4KB

PA5: 18 Sep 2022 / 5KB

## Alpha 1-9

These were released and had incredibly basic features. Since there was so little content, a minor change was worthy of an update. Multiple releases were made per day, compared to the tens of hours I spend on updates these days.

A1: 18 Sep 2022 7KB

A2-6: 19 Sep 2022 10/15/17/18/32KB

A7: 23 Sep 2022 43KB

A8: 24 Sep 2022 64KB

A9: 24 Sep 2022 71KB

## Alpha 10

Alpha 10 was the last "legacy" release of OpenLife. Naturally, it has no changelog, so its changes are not documented.

Size: 88KB

Build Date: 25 Sep 2022

### Hotfixes

This update had hotfixes released for it after its release.

#### 10.1

Alpha 10.1 [dated 2 Dec 2022] added the Check for Updates and Quick Create Life options to the game.

Size: 91KB [vs 88KB of 10.0]

## Alpha 11

This is the first "modern" update. It was the Job Update Part I. It was a major update that aged incredibly poorly.

Release Date: 1 Oct 2022

Size: 116KB [triple digits!]

### Hotifxes

There were two hotfixes released which added DeprecationWarnings and made minor changes.

#### 11.1

Alpha 11.1 changed the theme to look less garish and added the Check for Updates/Download Challenge buttons. A DepcrecationWarning was also added to the main menu.

Rel Date: 5 Nov 2022

Size: 116KB [0KB difference vs 11.0]

#### 11.2

11.2 added a new logo as well as the Quick Life option, which was an innovation at the time.

Rel Date: 9 Nov 2022

Size: 120KB [+4KB vs 11.1]

## Alpha 12

Alpha 12 was the Job Update Part II. It was a \*major\* update, almost doubling the file size. It added a lot of changes and holds up surprisingly well to this day.

Rel Date: 9 Oct 2022

Size: 164KB [+44]

### Hotifxes

There were 5 hotfixes released for Alpha 12.

## Alpha 13

Alpha 13 was the Childbirth Update [which did not actually let you have children]. It was smaller than Alpha 12, but it did make some major changes.

Rel Date: 26 Oct 2022

Size: 199KB [+35KB]

## Alpha 14

Alpha 14 was the Identity Update, which added a lot of changes, such as children and gebnders.

Size: 309KB [+110KB]

Rel Date: 4 Nov 2022

## Alpha 15

Alpha 15, or the Homesteader Update, added support for houses. You could have 3 houses.

Size: 409KB [+100KB]

Rel Date: 12 Nov 2022

## Alpha 16

Alpha 16, or the Bug Fix Update, was a minor update that had no changelog.

Size: 412KB [+3KB]

Rel Date: 26 Nov 2022

## Alpha 17

Alpha 17, or Just An Update, added a lot of major features, such as adoption and the Research Lab.

Size: 460KB [+48KB]

Rel Date: 18 Dec 2022

### Hotifxes

There was [1] hotfix released for Alpha 17.

#### Alpha 17.4

Alpha 17.4 was a hotifx that added several features, such as the OpenLife Times and the Console.

Size: 466KB [+6KB]

Rel Date: 4 Jan 2023