ChronaLife 1.7.0 — College Sports & NIL The biggest sports update in ChronaLife history. Go from high school standout to college star to pro draft, and cash in on NIL along the way. COLLEGE SPORTS • Commit to a college program, from Mid-Major to Power Five to Blue Blood, and play a full 4-year career with seasons, depth charts, and real stakes • NIL deals: your market value (draft stock, production, prestige, awards) unlocks local, regional, and national brand offers with signing bonuses and yearly payouts. Hold up to 3 at once and drop brands for bigger ones • Draft stock: your production moves your pro projection. Declare for the pro draft, or go undrafted with a real ending • Walk-ons: no scholarship? Walk on to any program and earn every rep from the bottom of the depth chart • Coach pressure: land on the Hot Seat and you're benched; max it out and you're cut • Redshirts, a position picker, and college awards (All-Conference to National POY) based on actual production, not practice ratings HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS • Full varsity seasons for Football, Basketball, Baseball, Soccer, and Track, with positions, game days, real scores, stat lines, and depth chart progression from bench to team star • Challenge for the job: battle the incumbent starter (Senior captain, Coach's kid, Transfer standout, and more) for your spot • College recruiting letters and signing day: strong tape earns offers from D-II to Power Five, and signing is binding • Athletic full-ride scholarships: elite athletes get recruited with tuition covered at enrollment • Tappable game schedules, playoff runs, and season awards for every sport MAFIA • Rival Hit operation: take on the rival boss to carve 18–30% off their turf. Drive them to 0% and absorb the whole family • Cold-case stacking: get caught later and prosecutors can pin up to 3 priors onto the new case MONEY & RETIREMENT • 401(k) and Roth IRA with employer match preview, deferral % picker, manual deposits, and a Retire Early button with live FIRE progress • High-yield savings account: base APY + 3 points, credited yearly • Per-holding dividend estimates in your stock portfolio • Life insurance on loved ones, from $50K to $1M. Policies pay out in full, but crime doesn't pay: the slayer rule voids the policy, and a fraud investigation may reopen the case LIFE & TEENS • Teen jobs improved: youth part-time jobs show up first, more roles hire at 16, and 15-year-olds no longer get told "too young" • Trait editing: reinvent yourself from your Profile (up to 5 traits) • Business stewardship for minor heirs: your empire passes to your kid under a chairman until they turn 18 FIXES • Retirement Max chip now works • Alimony and child support now actually move money • Renters are classified correctly • Varsity stat lines reset each season • School-year wrap-ups are no longer skipped • Plus a pile of crash fixes and stability improvements Thanks for playing ChronaLife!