『Discouraged Workers』 is an independent progressive kinetic novel created by YGGDRASIL STUDIO. The episode is the fifth in the Project DW series, a satirical story based on the popular Korean soap operas-styled plot. It compares Ga-yeon’s bleak everyday life to the dark side of youth.

Post news Report RSS Discouraged Workers V0.9.80 updated for Beta(Early Access)

Discouraged Workers Beta updated on Steam and IndieGameStand, itch.io, Humble Widget.

Posted by on

Thank you for your visit. I'm Lee Yunseok, creator of YGGDRASIL STUDIO. Today(July 15th, 21:00, PDT), I've updated the game.

V0.9.80 Update

I've updated Discouraged Workers on Steam and IndieGameStand, itchio, and Humble Widget. The recent changes:

  • Added Controller(Joystick) support.
  • Added Readback screen(mouse wheel-up and wheel-down): You can see the Text-History.
  • Changed the main menu BGM: Pandemic.
  • Changed the one sentence on dialogues.
  • Changed the sponsor name: AV media lab -> chief.choi
  • Changed the quick menu type: box -> grid(improved for controller)
  • Fixed the all Archives screens.
  • Fixed the Bookmarks screen.
  • Fixed the Configuration screen.
  • Fixed the all Credits screens.
  • Fixed the one spelling mistake on dialogues.
  • Fixed the several case sensitive mistakes on dialogues.

New Features

Readback screen

Discouraged Workers Readback screen

I added the Readback screen. If you missed any dialogues, or if you want to read the past dialogues, please use this.

How to use it: Mouse wheel-up to activate the Readback. Click the Return button or Mouse Wheel-Down at the bottom on screen to inactive the Readback.

Controller Support

I added the Controller(Joystick) Support feature. It's always active. No complicated adjustments are required. Just use the arrow keys to move the buttons area, and just use the first button to move the selected menu.

V0.9.80 Update Details

Screens

Discouraged Workers Archives screen

Discouraged Workers Bookmarks screen

Discouraged Workers Gallery Archive

Discouraged Workers Credits screen

Discouraged Workers Configuration Screen

Discouraged Workers Characters Archive

I fixed all the screens. I re-added SNS link buttons to the Archives screen. This feature was deleted in the past(Before the early access), But now it was resurrected. And I had to change the background and the buttons positions of all screens.

Fix the Dialogues

I fixed several case sensitive mistakes and a few spelling mistakes, and changed the one sentence. the details:

Before: My god…. there's ten checks in here…, one million won…. It's too much….
After: My god…. There's ten checks in here…, one million won…. It's too much….

Before: Yes, Yes!
After: Yes, yes!

Before: Oh, hey, You look familiar, have I seen you on the internet?
After: Oh, hey, you look familiar, have I seen you on the internet?

Before: Yes, I was suprised at how amazing it is.
After: Yes, I was surprised at how amazing it is.

Before: I lift the lid off off the pot, Steam rises in a large cloud. The contents of the pot are bubbling and boiling furiously.
After: I lift the lid off the pot, steam rises in a large cloud. The contents of the pot are bubbling and boiling furiously.

Before: I know you met him in Hongdae. Who's that guy?
After: I know you met him in Hongik University area. Who's that guy?

Before: I don't understand what you're saying now…. what's wrong with you, Ga-yeon….
After: I don't understand what you're saying now…. What's wrong with you, Ga-yeon….

Before: To be honest, it's been quite a long time since I quit working as a Karaoke hostess at the cafe.
After: To be honest, you may remember that I was working as a waitress at the cafe. But that was so long ago, I hardly remember working there. When you didn't have a job for so long, I got a job as a karaoke hostess. But it's been a long time since I've been a karaoke hostess too.

Discouraged Workers screenshot

Before: But fortunately, our mother, who was a stay-at-home mom in the marriage up until then, but who was a teacher before she married Father, began work as a teacher in a small kindergarten.
After: But fortunately, our mother, who was a stay-at-home mom in the marriage up until then, but who was a teacher before she married father, began work as a teacher in a small kindergarten.

Before: But he failed. Then, even worse, was that after the business failed, Father had a car accident, and he became almost unable to move.
After: But he failed. Then, even worse, was that after the business failed, father had a car accident, and he became almost unable to move.

Before: I kept asking dad to buy a bicycle for me for a couple of days, and finally, I got it.
After: I kept asking Dad to buy a bicycle for me for a couple of days, and finally, I got it.

Before: Yeah. Eunyoung was really really nice to me.
After: Yeah. Eunyoung was really nice to me.

Before: I'm not 100% sure for now, but…. yes, I feel something has changed in my mind.
After: I'm not 100% sure for now, but…. Yes, I feel something has changed in my mind.

Before: Well, I was, but…. now I think, it would be also happy to live just simply with people I love.
After: Well, I was, but…. Now I think, it would be also happy to live just simply with people I love.

Before: Wow! It's amazing! You've done much much better than I expected, Ga-yeon! Why don't you get a job in graphic design?
After: Wow! It's amazing! You've done much better than I expected, Ga-yeon! Why don't you get a job in graphic design?

Before: "Thank you for everything you've done for me. And…. sorry…."
After: "Thank you for everything you've done for me. And…. Sorry…."

Before: So…. what on earth is going on now…?
After: So…. What on earth is going on now…?

Before: Then don't…. it's not a good thing for your health….
After: Then don't…. It's not a good thing for your health….

Before: Mom! It's Me, Ga-yeon.
After: Mom! It's me, Ga-yeon.

Before: "You haven't called us, and whenever we called you, we couldn't get in touch with you…. what's wrong with you, Ga-yeon? Are you alright?"
After: "You haven't called us, and whenever we called you, we couldn't get in touch with you…. What's wrong with you, Ga-yeon? Are you alright?"

The sentence was split because the too long sentence:

But me? It was impossible for me to receive private tutoring because my parents couldn't afford it. In fact, my family was so poor that I had to go to work during my early school years to help out.
And, since I was so young and couldn't do any skilled work, I had to do very menial jobs, like handing out flyers to strangers on the street.

Other Update

I fixed the case sensitive mistakes of trading cards.

Next Update Plan

  • Add a Self-Inflicted part in the scenario.
  • Fix the Characters Archive layout.
  • Fix the Gallery Archive layout.
  • Improve the Controller support.
  • Steam Controller Support.

Post a comment

Your comment will be anonymous unless you join the community. Or sign in with your social account: