By Indie Report in 学生时代 — 31 Jan 2026

学生时代 First‑Day Patch v1.78 Released - Fixes and New Features

Date: January 31, 2026

Game Overview
《学生时代》is a sandbox campus life simulator that faithfully recreates a Chinese school environment. Players progress from enrollment to the college‑entrance exam, building relationships with a cast of distinct classmates. Choices shape both the player’s own future and the futures of friends.

Highlights of the First‑Day Patch (v1.78)

All known issues that previously disrupted game flow have been fixed.
General optimisations to the tutorial/guide system, in‑game text, and storyline configuration.
Significant reduction in difficulty for long‑run sections of the game.
The Goose‑City (鹅城) encyclopedia has been updated with fresh content.

New Features

Updated Goose‑City encyclopedia (鹅城百科) with new entries.
Version bump to v1.78 (may require a Steam restart to appear).

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug where Chen Xinci could erroneously become a close friend.
Fixed an issue preventing Xie Chenhui from increasing relationship levels.
Fixed the inability to unlock Xiao Yu and the Deduction Club.
Fixed a rare case where Liang Chaojie’s storyline would loop infinitely.
Fixed a scenario where Meng Huaian’s hidden storyline could not progress under certain conditions.
Fixed a situation where the Xiao Yu event could cause the game to freeze.
Fixed the problem where the college‑entrance‑exam answer‑sheet would not appear.
Fixed a bug where the gift "Goose‑City Storm" given to Chen Xinci triggered Xie Chenhui’s storyline.
Fixed a bug where confessing to Xie Chenhui could mistakenly make Xiao Qingya a romantic partner.
Fixed Xie Chenhui appearing inside the player’s home.
Fixed overlapping character positions in Xie Chenhui’s storyline scenes.
Corrected various text errors throughout the game.
Fixed an issue that prevented players from entering the game when using languages from other regions.
Fixed a bug where rapid mouse‑click mini‑games (e.g., “hit beef balls”) could not be completed.
Fixed display problems with couple‑portrait images.
Fixed the appearance of Chen Xinci in elementary‑school storyline text.
Fixed a missing operating‑system CG cutscene.
Fixed the Creative Workshop editor where main characters would not show up.
Fixed the inability to save frame‑rate settings.