Release

I have received numerous bug reports over the past few months (thank you all for taking the time to report issues!). Now that work on MindWare’s UI and mobile compatibility is complete, I finally have time to address these issues.

I’ve decided to release these fixes as a public update since version 0.1.7 contains several major bugs that need immediate attention.

The online version (playmindware.com) has already been updated, and you can download the offline version at:

• https://pixeldrain.com/u/rFAKST2a
• https://www.mediafire.com/file/jh453xf1yzz3woo/0.1.7.1_%2528Public_Mega_Hotfix%2529_-_Upload.zip/file

I’m also working on new story content that will be released as a supporters-only beta update next week.

Changelog:

• Improved design of Extra Options menu.
• Improved design of Settings menu.
• Added option to add arbitrary amount of money to Extra Options menu.
• Added Skip Prologue button to Prologue passage.
• Added option to name save files.
• Fixed serious loading issue.
• New home button in top navigation bar.
• Fixed issue with S.I.M.S. pods passage not existing.
• Fixed DevDroid performance issues.
• Fixed CodeBuddy design.
• Fixed issue with DevDroid and CodeBuddy being essentially swapped.
• Reinitialized DevDroid and CodeBuddy variables.
• Added computer logout button to simplify navigation.
• Fixed and improved dish-cleaning minigame (hopefully).
• Fixed visiting page found on Rays computer from own PC goes back to Rays PC.
• Fixed: Chat with Cypher about Cum Eating Hypno is not marked as read
• Fixed: Hospital Nurse thinks I insisted in intro but I didnt
• Fixed: “the text to visit erosphere is present, even though the ‘save location’ and email haven’t come up yet.”
• Fixed: Sexuality decrease logic after sleep.
• Fixed: Action points not restored after landlord hacking mission.
• Improved: Sexuality decrease messages after sleep.
• Accessing landlord’s spy cameras increases sexaulity.
• Watching pole dancer increases sexuality.
• Added wiping fail alarm sound during AVA hack mission.
• Added glitch sounds during AVA introduction.
• Added AVA infection passage sound effect.
• Added clock ticking sound effect.
• PornNexus now affects sexuality.
• Fixed: CodeBuddy and DevDroid installation link timing.
• Fixed: True/false minigame sometimes giving undefined error.
• Improved: True/false minigame (keyboard support + some minor stuff)
• Improved: Wave alignment minigame.
• Added: Sucker extraction status message.
• Fixed: Hive Properties website quick link return passage issue.
• Improved: More scenes affect player’s sexuality.
• Improved: Stat cheezing prevention.
• Tweaked: AVA dream triggering logic.
• Tweaked: AVA’s dream now also saffect sexuality.
• Improved: AVA resist minigame.

After a lot of work, all parts of MindWare are now compatible with mobile devices, and I can fully focus on the game’s story again. You can play it:

• Online: playmindware.com
• Offline: https://pixeldrain.com/u/7Cqyzd4T

In addition to mobile compatibility, this release implements all core gameplay mechanics.

Once you have the Synapse Steady VX implant installed, anAVA’s interactive feminization dream will be semi-randomly triggered based on the sexuality variable:

• ‘Depraved’: { base: 3, range: 1 }, // 2-3 days (very frequent dreams)
• ‘Slutty’: { base: 4, range: 1 }, // 3-5 days (frequent dreams)
• ‘Kinky’: { base: 6, range: 1 }, // 5-7 days (regular dreams)
• ‘Uninhibited’: { base: 8, range: 1 }, // 7-9 days (less frequent)
• ‘Open-minded’: { base: 10, range: 1 } // 9-11 days (rare dreams)

The dreams continue until you develop dysphoria (this feature will be fully implemented in the next release). Once dysphoric, your resistance to AVA becomes significantly weaker.

The sexuality variable represents your character’s openness to sexual experiences. You can increase it through various actions: placing yourself in sexually compromising situations, viewing erotic content in the web browser, visiting Glory Booths, or playing certain minigames like Latex Match Two.

Some sexual actions will only increase the variable if your current level isn’t too high. To progress beyond certain thresholds, more intense activities are required. The variable decreases by 1 point each day during sleep if you haven’t modified it.

Currently, the only way to increase sexuality is by searching for hentai images on the computer, but more options will be added in upcoming releases. However, don’t worry about this variable yet, as there’s currently no content locked behind sexuality levels.

Looking ahead, the next release will continue the story with a post-transformation therapy session—see you there next week!

Changelog:

• Added text narration for Glory Booths.
• Fixed navigation bug.
• Replaced all instances of the resist minigame with new mobile-friendly version.
• Match Two game is now mobile friendly.
• Removed other games (I can’t justify the amount of time it would take me to make them work well on mobile devices since they serve no real purpose).
• New version of Match Two added (to unlock it, you need to purchase the Latex version of the minigame and finish it with the Synapse Steady VX implant installed).
• AVA’s feminization dreams can now be semi-randomly triggered during sleep.
• Sexuality now decreases by -1 point every day unless you do something to increase or decrease it that day.
• Sexual experience statistics are no longer displayed in the Character screen.
• Hentai images in web browser now affect your sexuality (up to the point of you becoming slutty or depraved).
• Fixed buggy button during first transition appointment.

I’m happy to announce the release of MindWare 0.1.6, the first version to feature a new mobile-friendly UI.

Play online: https://playmindware.com/

I’ve tested the new UI on iOS Safari, and it makes the game fairly nicely playable in my opinion. Of course, the larger your device is, the better the experience.

Because I wasn’t developing the game with mobile devices in mind until very recently, I had to disable some parts on mobile (some minigames and the games section in the player’s home).

I will eventually replace/update all minigames to be mobile-friendly (I’ve already developed a replacement minigame for the one that lets you resit AVA, but I still need to use it throughout the game), but it will be a gradual process as I want to dedicate as much of my time to writing the story as I can now that the UI is updated.

Speaking of the game’s story, I’ve made progress on the transformation quest, and it’s now technically possible to physically become more feminine. I’m aware that the transformation quest needs more love in terms of pacing and polish (the hospital currently doesn’t charge the player money, for example), and I plan to address these issues in future updates.

The only core gameplay change that I would like to implement sooner rather than later has to do with chat messages and some emails — but mostly chat messages.

Right now, the chat messages are written as if the chat happened right at the moment of the player receiving a notification message. As a result, the longer the player takes before they open the chat, the less sense the chat can make. I know that most of you open available chats as soon as they become available in the game, so I will save you a few clicks and open them automatically as soon as they become available. The chat app can then serve as an archive of past chats.

Changelog (beta versions + public release):

Version 0.1.6 (Public)

• Coding assistants should now be more balanced (but this part of the game still needs a lot of work).
• New avatar set (custom avatars can now be placed in the “setX” folder).
• More content with the psychiatrist.

Version 0.1.6 (Supporters-Only Beta 3)

• Many minor UI design improvements.
• Top menu buttons now double as notification indicators.
• Added ByteBunker OmniPedia entry.
• Minigames are automatically skipped on mobile.
• Added notification sound effect.
• Post-infection white overlay now doesn’t flicker.
• Significantly more robust system for stat changes.
• Fixed dish washing minigame.
• Slightly improved the waveform minigame.
• Fixed bug that stopped rent payments from working.
• Added first sex scene with cook.
• Added second sex scene with cook.

Version 0.1.6 (Supporters-Only Beta 2)

• New mobile-friendly UI.
• New UI sound system.
• New music playback system.
• New start screen.
• Updated Listen to Music section in player’s apartment.
• Many minor UI redesign-related changes.

Version 0.1.6 (Supporters-Only Beta 1)

• Removed difficulty settings.
• Removed Quick Start button.
• Reimplemented minigame skip button.
• Moved option to enable minigame skip buttons to Settings menu.
• Removed morality mechanic.
• Removed some sexuality stats.
• Fixed bug causing scroll to top button to be created endlessly.
• Made first bruteforce minigame easier.
• Added 10 showercam feeds.
• Added version number below game subtitle.
• Added first Rent Compliance Specialist visit.
• Implemented Hive Properties debt leading to installation of SUCKER machine.
• Fixed bug allowing skipping of BrainFry introduction.
• Increased earnings from coding minigame.
• Added visible BrainFry work counter to BrainFry passage.
• Replaced Synapse Steady VX installation clock with video to fix rare bug.
• Added unpaid rent notification to home passage.
• Fixed bug causing psychiatrist to say “hello again” on first visit.
• Fixed Extra Options menu to preserve player name-related variables.
• Updated Settings menu to correctly set player name variables.

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Thank you for your support!