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Steam News14 February 20264mo ago

Author Sim Demo v0.1.1 - Patch Notes (2026/02/13)

The following minor changes have been made to the demo: Adjusted formulas for calculating book ratings, book sales, and follower gain to improve game balance Added book rating detractor icons to the top of novel publica

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What changed

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  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Fixes
  • Store
changedAdjusted formulas for calculating book ratings, book sales, and follower gain to improve game balance
addedAdded book rating detractor icons to the top of novel publication emails
changedDarkened text in the bank app, bank window, and progress sticky notes for improved readability
addedAdded colour-coded highlighting for compatible tags in the bookshelf
addedAdded keyboard sound effects to the statistics dropdown
addedAdded a current difficulty icon in the settings window

Author Sim changes

changedAdjusted formulas for calculating book ratings, book sales, and follower gain to improve game balance
addedAdded book rating detractor icons to the top of novel publication emails
changedDarkened text in the bank app, bank window, and progress sticky notes for improved readability
addedAdded colour-coded highlighting for compatible tags in the bookshelf
addedAdded keyboard sound effects to the statistics dropdown

The following minor changes have been made to the demo:

  • Adjusted formulas for calculating book ratings, book sales, and follower gain to improve game balance

  • Added book rating detractor icons to the top of novel publication emails

  • Darkened text in the bank app, bank window, and progress sticky notes for improved readability

  • Added colour-coded highlighting for compatible tags in the bookshelf

  • Added keyboard sound effects to the statistics dropdown

  • Blocked improper text inputs in novel title and writing mini-game text input boxes

  • Added a current difficulty icon in the settings window

  • Refreshed book and award displays in blog window after closing

  • Fixed writing skill display in the blog window on load

  • Fixed shop items display in the shop window on load

Author Sim Demo

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Steam News / 14 February 2026

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