Updated 05-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about BITLIFE!
? Happy Halloween, Bitizens!
☝️ As always, you may need to pull it manually from the App Store to get it the quickest!”
? The iOS Haunted Update will also be coming this week.”
? The fruit of these efforts, update v1.19, is currently rolling out to all Android users!”
Special thanks to the Beta-zins for their diligent testing & reporting, as always.
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??? Be on the lookout for it (Ketchup Update #2!)”
Will you try to make all the right choices in an attempt to become a model citizen sometime before you die? You could marry the love of your life, have kids, and pick up a good education along the way.
Or will you play choices that horrify your parents? You could descend into a life of crime, fall in love or go on adventures, start prison riots, smuggle duffle bags, and cheat on your spouse. You choose your story…
Discover how bit by bit life choices can add up to determine your success in life the game.
Interactive story games have been around for years. But this is the first text life simulator to truly mash up and simulate adult life.
As always, you may need to go pull the update manually from the Updates section on your App Store app.
Don’t let the fame get to your head!”
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: BitLife: Life Simulator is a text-based video game released in 2018 by CandyWriter LLC . the objective of the game is to live a digital life without struggles and difficulties . on the Google Play Store, to add one year to your character’s life, you press the “Age” button . between ages 5 and 8, depending on the country you are playing in, you begin elementary or primary school . you then advance to the at age 10, it becomes possible to find a date or be asked out on one . by age 14, the option to get part-time or freelance jobs becomes available . you may be able to ask your parents for money . pop-up scenarios may also appear depending on what age you are at . in your “infancy,” you may encounter scenarios involving your first words or being vaccinated . if you pass, you may receive at age 18, the option to buy a house becomes available, as do all remaining activities . random pop up scenarios will appear as you age requiring decisions that can have major effects on your life . after working for a certain number at the end of each life you are assigned a ribbon, based on how you lived your life . Currently, there are a total of 30 ribbons. some ribbons are easy to get while others are far more difficult many players believe that 124 is the maximum age in Bitlife . after you die, you have the option of starting a new life . each bar will randomly fluctuate each time the “age” button is pressed . the levels of a player’s bars have major impacts on the lives of their characters . certain occupations in the game can make one become “famous” there is also another major bar concerning the character’s “karma a “relationship bar” fluctuates randomly as you “age” and can be raised (or lowered) by interacting with them . if a relationship bar drops too low, the family member or friend may refuse in some cases, your parents may arrange for you to be married . after you date a lover for the first time they will remain in your character’s “ex” tab . pets you have also have a relationship bar with all full-time jobs require an “interview” before you are hired . each job comes with a certain number of “hours” of work . the hours your character works can vary widely, depending on the country . Depending on the country, certain activities such as gambling, same-sex marriage, abortion may be legal or illegal . cost of living, incomes, and life expectancy vary by country as well, as do tax rates . Puerto Rico stands as its own independent “country” in the game due to differences in common names . every country comes with a handful of cities one can select to play in, such as Warsaw, Poland . in two cities ( heirlooms appear alongside a character’s “assets” and you may have options to refurbish it, play with it, sell or donate it . if you continue as a child after death, the heir notable rare heirlooms include the Holy Grail, a Route 66 gas pump, and Donald Trump’s golden toilet . it is possible to collect the same item more than once in the main menu . certain on certain holidays, the game has made available temporary job occupations . pop-up scenarios have also been added to the game since July 2019 . the game is currently a one-time purchase worldwide . since inception, the game has been updated many times to include large swaths of new features . updates adding new content are typically released every couple of weeks . the game is owned and developed by Candywriter, LLC despite differences, most new features are typically added to iOS and Android . some features have not been added to android in the same order as they were for iOS . one notable new feature was the ability for your character to bribe update removes limit on the amount of money your character can realistically make . capital punishment and life sentences also added to the 64-bit limit . critics criticized a feature that allowed players to “have their way” with new content includes ability to interact with classmates and teachers, join clubs and sports . update also includes new college professor and college dean occupations . a patch was released several days after the initial update to correct this . this update added the ability to make friends and interact with them . friends can be befriended from classmates, teachers, co-workers or supervisors . military jobs are much stricter and will be rejected if they attempt by age 10, the player’s character may ask them out . by age 12, the player can go to a concert with their friend . player can also prank or start a rumor . a “Santa Claus” career was added exclusively for that day . this update added 6 new crimes, bringing the total to 10 from the previous 4 . also added the ability to commit a crime as a juvenile players can now buy yachts, boats, submarines, military jets, helicopters and planes up to 2 billion dollars . this update added a new mode called “God Mode” which was free for 15 days due to the Android version of the update was released on April 17, 2020 . the update added 10 new ribbons and 75 new achievements . new Ribbons include “Barbie Girl”, “Tarzan”, “Big Boss”, “V players can run for political offices, like the School Board Director, the Governor and even the President/Prime Minister . the first of these updates (released in September) included the addition of achievements . it soon became notorious for the the third “ketchup” update was released in the middle of November . criticism soon ensued over a major bug that resulted in the random deletion of players’ saved games . a patch was later released on January the Burglary mini game was also added . other features included a large number of pop-up scenarios . unlike prior major updates, this update was the first to be released for android prior to iOS . update adds eight new playable countries to the iOS version, including Hong Kong . for the android version it added the “time machine” feature, which allows players to de-age a character by anywhere from 1 to 20 years in the game, each account is linked to players via the “BitLife Community…” tab . the group is used by the developers as a means of testing updates for bugs . members of the group are referred to by the in November 2018, the game was the #1 overall app in the App Store on iOS in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia . the game currently maintains (as of January 2020) a 4.8/5 rating on