My New Life Revamp V098 Patched Review

That changed last week. The modding collective known as “Project Phoenix” dropped .

If you gave up on My New Life during the dark days of v094 (the “Infinite Laundry Crash”) or v097 (the “Bread Riots”), come home. The game is finally what it promised to be.

In v097, the “Revamp” team tried to introduce a dynamic economy. It was a noble goal—grocery prices fluctuating based on in-game seasons and local crime rates. However, they forgot to cap the algorithm. Players famously logged in to find that a loaf of bread cost $4,000, while a penthouse apartment cost $12. This was hilarious for exactly five minutes. Then the game’s memory leak turned your high-end PC into a space heater. my new life revamp v098 patched

If you are reading this, chances are you have spent the last several months staring at a loading screen, praying that your favorite broken life simulator would stop crashing every time you tried to buy a toothbrush. For the uninitiated, My New Life (MNL) has been a cult classic in the indie simulation space for three years—a game praised for its absurd depth but infamous for its game-breaking bugs. The “Revamp” mod series has been the community’s lifeline, but every previous version (v095, v096, v097) has felt like putting a band-aid on a bullet wound.

The patcher will attempt to convert your old save. However, if you had the broken economy (houses worth $12), your character will either be a trillionaire or destitute. The community strongly recommends a fresh start. The early game in v098 has been rebalanced. The new tutorial (where you wake up in a crash-landed escape pod instead of a generic bedroom) teaches you the new mechanics much better. That changed last week

By: The Modding Gazette Date: October 2023 (Updated for v098)

Pets were added in v098. However, the collision mesh for the Golden Retriever is sometimes misaligned. You will hear barking, feel the dog blocking your path, but see nothing. Fix: Save and reload. The dog will reappear, usually sitting on your stove. The game is finally what it promised to be

Your new life is waiting. And this time, it won’t crash when you try to open the refrigerator. Have you found other secrets in v098? Found a way to trigger the Sewer Merchant without rain? Let us know in the comments below.