I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator · published
Before anything else, here’s the biggest change:
The demo now includes a structured mission system.
You can track and complete objectives directly from the left side of your screen.
And yes, after finishing the demo’s story, you can now continue playing the pizza shop and open world freely — without the shady side active.
This was one of the most requested features. We heard you. It’s in.
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First of all, thank you.
Your support during Steam Next Fest means more than you know. This event directly impacts the game’s future, including its release timeline. Every wishlist, every review, every minute played pushes the project forward.
Now, here’s the full breakdown of the Next Fest Special Update:
Music instruments, beer mug, and dart interaction guides added.
Relay service optimized.
CSV-related NPC issues fixed for French, Italian, and Polish.
Order screen UI updated.
Tutorial: “Serve 5 Customers” now spawns only 5 NPCs. No 2-minute timer for them. Spawn system remains locked until tutorial ends.
Open-world NPCs cannot give quests on the same day. Interaction shows “Come back tomorrow.”
Removed per-button reset options from keybinding screen.
Incinerator preview no longer appears burning in build mode.
Normal customer NPCs now queue sequentially (1 to 10) instead of repeating randomly.
Flashlight object added to the game.
Bed prompt changed to “Sleep to Save.”
Shady NPCs hard-limited to max 3 per day, spawning between:
11:00–14:00
16:00–19:00
21:00–00:00
At midnight, waiting customers are cleared.
Endgame screen now says “Continue if you want” and clears police/planks properly in the morning.
Orders UI now includes a fixed Side Quests section.
“Shady Orders” renamed to “Shady Favors.”
Dark web payment screen added with silhouette-style static chat interface. Player debt set to $1M.
After tutorial, customers can order 1–3 pizzas, and must receive correct types. Dynamic prompts like (0/3). Correct payments scale properly.
Level system removed. Pizza unlocks moved to Upgrade tab.
Basketball interaction now says “[G] Shoot” instead of Drop.
Incorrect pizza types are no longer accepted.
Shady business tracker corrected to 0/6.
Main mission tracker fixes for client side.
Shutter collider added at front entrance.
Sponge/empty box host-client visibility issue addressed.
Cash register no longer completes without proper change.
Duplicate flashlight and pizza after loading fixed.
Burned pizzas cannot be placed back into oven.
Pizza sauces no longer disappear or load in wrong state.
Customer stuck at register when leaving fixed.
Oven breaking under stress in client-host rapid production fixed.
Keybinding English language glitch corrected.
Crash when re-hosting after saving from main menu fixed.
Pizza roof glass collision fixed.
NPC dialogue language now properly updates without restart.
Idle dialogues restored after open-world quest completion.
ESC no longer resets customer order dialogue.
Police raid repetition loop addressed.
Midnight customer clearing rule enforced properly.
Shady NPC day progression logic corrected.
Cheese Gun icon now appears properly in inventory.
Background music volume globally reduced.
Global volume settings rebalanced.
Bloom removed.
Volumetric fog optimized.
Lobby lighting reworked, shadow quality improved.
Render Scale option added (FSR powered).
Default 0.7 for <14GB VRAM
Default 1.0 for higher VRAM
Lower-end systems can reduce scale for significant performance gain.
Build size increased from 2GB → 6GB due to compression changes.
Updates are now significantly smaller.
Players download only changed content instead of full game.
$10,000 debt adjusted (previous amount unreachable with current content).
Installment system moved to side quest, set to $5,000.
Second-day first shady NPC (Mr. Ledger) adjusted (post-6PM appearance).
This is the most stable and feature-complete version of the demo so far.
Thank you for pushing this project forward during Next Fest.