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Update : Ver.0.4.03

Hello everyone,

Thank you playing The Use of Life!
We have updated the game to Ver0.4.03. Here are the bug fixes and changes.

◆ Balancing Adjustments
  • Lowered the frequency of Gargantua's "Left Arm Cannon"
  • Undying Curse will now have a low chance of activating in Hard Mode (25% chance, 10% HP recovery)

◆ Bug Fixes
  • Fixed a bug where new skill animations had sound effects that could not be adjusted in the settings
  • Fixed a bug in Chapter 3 where arriving at the oasis map for the first time after defeating the village chief and going through the great desert did not unlock an event
  • Fixed some typos in English
  • Fixed a bug that caused some processes based on number of actions to be skipped when Undying Curse activates
  • Selecting "Beginning of Chapter" upon getting a game over in Chapter 3 will now put you back in the village as intended
  • Fixed a bug where selecting "Beginning of Chapter" upon getting a game over in Chapter 4 did not work as intended
  • Fixed an issue where Skill Details from the Get Skills menu displayed enemy Skills with the same name as well

◆ Effects Adjustment
  • Changed the visual effects for Judgement Blade (and certain related effects for the Skills Fury Attack and All)
  • Changed the visual effects for Royal Strike


We hope you continue to enjoy The Use of Life!
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Hotfix : Ver.0.4.02

Thank you playing The Use of Life!
We have updated the game to Ver0.4.02. Here are the bug fixes and changes.

◆Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue that occurred during the Elmaise encounter in the Forest (Route B) that prevented players from advancing.


The other issues we've received reports for are still under investigation. We will update the game and make another Steam News announcement once they have been addressed. Thank you for your patience.

We hope you continue to enjoy The Use of Life!
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Hotfix Ver.0.4.01

Hello everyone,

Thank you playing The Use of Life!
We have updated the game to Ver0.4.01. Here are the bug fixes and changes.

◆Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue where the branching event on Dawn Hill prevented progression.
  • Fixed a bug in the Test difficulty level that caused all enemies to have 0 HP.


The other issues we've received reports for are still under investigation. We will update the game and make another Steam News announcement once they have been addressed. Thank you for your patience.

We hope you continue to enjoy The Use of Life!
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The Use of Life - Misha Route Chapter 4 Update Out Now!

Dear all,

Thank you so much for waiting!
In this update, Goshe's journey with Misha continues in Chapter 4!

The chapter after this will be the final chapter of this route.
The choices you've made up to this point will decide Goshe's ultimate fate.
As the begininng of the end, Chapter 4 pits Goshe against even bigger and badder foes, and battles are more fierce than ever.
On top of that, all of the advanced classes are now fully unlockable. Make use of the new and incredibly strong Skills to beat these new opponents!

We're planning on announcing the update schedule for the Final Chapter of the Misha Route after the Chapter 4 update has settled down. Please look forward to future announcements.
Lastly, if you encounter any bugs or other problems in this update, please tell us in the bug reports thread.
That's all for now! We hope you enjoy Chapter 4 of The Use of Life!



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The Use of Life Major Update Announcement: Chapter 4 (Misha Route)

Dear all
Thank you for playing The Use of Life.

We are pleased to finally announce the release date of Chapter 4 (Misha Route)!
To learn more, please enjoy this message from the developer, Daraneko.

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It's already November.
And with that, let me share some details about the update and its release date.

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First off, sincere apologies for the delay of Chapter 4.
Thank you very much to those who have been patiently waiting.
After coordinating with PLAYISM, I am happy to report that we've decided on a release date!

Drum roll please...We are releasing Chapter 4 on---
November 30


But wait there's more! We are also currently in the process of raising skill levels, balancing, and looking into further bugs/issues so please bear with us.
Again, we appreciate everyone's patience and we can't wait to share what we have in store at the end of this month!

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And that's all for this status update.
Development is still going strong, so please continue to support us!

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