MindWare: Infected Identity is a free-to-play, work-in-progress adult interactive fiction game set in a cyberpunk world where even the human mind isn't safe from malware.
I want MindWare to give players an experience that combines a tight, well-paced main storyline with the freedom to explore expansive side content. The goal is to offer players a sense of autonomy in how they experience the game while replicating the narrative intensity found in games like Mass Effect.
The game will feature a variety of mini-games that will hopefully add fun layers of interactivity to the gameplay. Among these, I'm particularly excited to integrate hacking mini-games inspired by Uplink, which will be integrated into the storyline and impact the progression and outcomes based on player skill and choices.
In MindWare: Infected Identity, you play as a former freelance hacker who is trying to get by in a neon-soaked city where pleasure is the ultimate goal for many.
Your life takes an unexpected turn when a seemingly routine dive into the cyberspace ends with you becoming infected with a gender-altering mindware, a cutting-edge strain of malware that targets the human brain.
Your choices become pivotal in shaping not only your identity but also the path of your story. Will you embrace your new identity and the allure and thrill it brings? Or will you seek to control or reverse the mindware’s effects, fighting to maintain your former self?
VERSION 0.0.9b
The last Project XX hypno now affects player's gender if looked at for too long.
Added volume slider in the sidebar music player.
Improved how various status changes are handled.
Fixed issues with identical actions potentially triggering multiple variable changes.
Changed how APs are displayed.
Changed topbar behavior.
Fixed a back button bug on the Extendo website.
Added an OmniPedia entry for NeoUrbania.
Added an OmniPedia entry for SynTech.
Added a shuffle button to the large music player.
Finished the implementation of the Synapse Steady VX cyberware.
Lowered the maximum number of dishes to clean.
Fixed the following reported bug: there is an typo in emailss on the left side bar
Fixed the following reported bug: Spilling mistake: "bathrooms of possibly hundreds of his tenatns."
Fixed the following reported bug: The side bar comes out every time I click to move forward. After I click sleep, bam, it opens, work, bam.
Fixed the following reported bug: "extendo.omninet" on our personal laptop "opens" someone else's laptop
Fixed the following reported bug: Stuck within the body details section of the Quick Access Menu, clicking "Go back" Just "refreshes" the page. Refreshes is in quotes because it takes you to the same page. You can permanently get stuck in the body details page with no way to go back to where you can leave your place.
Fixed the following reported bug: I find that whenever a track finishes, it always goes back to the top, instead of moving to the next track for me
Fixed the following reported bug: Oh right, very minor bit of feedback: If you talk to a colleague but you dont actually talk to them (ie: you dont have anything to talk about, or you click "back" instead of picking an available topic), it probably shouldnt consume energy?
Fixed the following reported bug: Brick breaker has no ending
Fixed the following reported bug: Click on the Extendo website in your laptop browser, it will output an error
Fixed the following reported bug: playing erosphere SIMS did not cost money
VERSION 0.0.9
Added top bar to display player stats.
Added play stat location setting to optionally display the information in the left sidebar.
UI is now partially visible during linear sections.
The Synapse Steady VX implant is now functional.
Added a character screen and a corresponding shortcut button.
Added a computer shortcut.
Added a right sidebar customization tip.
Added a Start button hover effect.
Added a Quick Start button.
Added an option to skip the Prologue.
Added an option to completely disable right sidebar.
Fixed a web browser 404 page back button bug.
The SIMS watched variable now resets as it should when the player goes to sleep.
Added a resist minigame.
VERSION 0.0.8
Added sidebar settings (visible only when the right sidebar is visible).
Successful bruteforce now reveals the correct password.
Added anoptional hacking job. Becomes available on the second day of Chapter 1.
Added mobile compatibility warning.
Added S.I.M.S. pods in EroSphere.
Fixed empty space at the bottom of passages.
VERSION 0.0.7
Added a main story mission: GitGud Synapse Steady VX installation.
Tweaked dialog boxes.
Implemented right sidebar.
Slight changes to certain dialogs for better consistency.
Fixed a lot of minor bugs found using SugarValidator.
VERSION 0.0.6
Added Panacea Clinic as a new location.
Added a main story mission: hospital visit.
Added a photosensitivity warning.
Notifications change color based on their number (1 = yellow, 2 = orange, 3+ = red).
Improved email client design to make read and unread emails more distinct.
Added the ability to change the first name, last name, and nickname in the Extra Options menu.
Added the option to enable "Skip Minigame" buttons in the Extra Options menu.
VERSION 0.0.5
Adjusted coding minigame reward.
Adjusted starting money.
Added a rent mechanic.
Added a Hive Properties website.
Added a Hive Properties email.
Added expenses tracking.
Added a bug report form.
Fixed a bunch of typos.
Fixed the Download Wiper Tool / Save Target button order issue.
Fixed the long black tunnel animation delay by implementing a preload function and optimizing the animation itself.
Added EroSphere location.
Added EroSphere pole dancing.
Added EroSphere dishwashing minigame.
Added quick access buttons tooltips.
Adjusted Project XX text.
Improved Prologue pacing.
VERSION 0.0.4
Improved email messages.
Added EroSphere promo email.
Added an urgent request from Cipher (triggered automatically when you work at BrainFry more than 7 times and then go to sleep).
Added a chapter transition screen.
Landlord mission is now time-sensitive.
VERSION 0.0.3
Improved email client.
Improved job descriptions.
Tweaked introduction.
Added inventory mechanics.
Added a BrainFry mission.
Added a chat with Cipher about the BrainFry mission.
Added contextual narrative messages with quick links.
Added OmniPedia.
Added OmniNet page in OmniPedia.
Removed the player sexuality variable.
Removed a warning about sleep not working.
VERSION 0.0.2
Adjusted the difficulty of the hacking minigame.
Adjusted the sleep delay duration.
Added minigame difficulty setting.
Added text increase/decrease buttons in the settings menu.
Added a notification system.
Added an instant messenger app.
Added two chat conversations with Cipher.
Added a BrainFry work introduction.
Added three work conversations.
Added a BrainFry work minigame.
Added a quick access menu for apps.
Added a player sexuality variable.[/list]
Added a week cycle.
Added an image lightbox (used in the instant messenger app).
Fixed several bugs.
Tweaked many things.
VERSION 0.0.1
Initial release.
With all the updates I though there'd be a lot to this game, but there isn't much there. Lots of clicking around to get started, and very few scenes of interest.
The content in the game is not a lot at the moment, but what is here is really good in my opinion, i'm excited to see what else will be added in the future.
Excellent writing, excellent UI design and overall worldbuilding. Not much yet but huge potential.
seems like a fantastic start. A game where control can (maybe will) be taken out your hand and you will be forced into situations through having a broken or accepting will.
fill out the text at speed!!! - developer - hit yourself against the wall!
