Holiday Update 0.9.8f
Author: indiefoldcreator
Date:
Thu, 02 Feb 2023
Game: Horror Tycoon
Genre:
Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
Developer: Smidge Games LLC
Release Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2022
Developer: Smidge Games LLC
Release Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2022
Hello Haunters!
It's hard to believe it has already been a month since Early Access launched! Let's do a quick recap of the past 4 weeks:
What's next?
Immediate: 1-2 more smaller updates are still to be released before the end of 2022.
Short term: First major update is coming in Q1 of 2023 (Details of what that update will contain will be revealed at a later date)
This update introduces new decor, construction items and a new scare trap to use in your haunted house attractions as well as further bug fixes and quality of life updates. Here's a sneak peak at some of those new items and scare traps:
Scare your guests with floating books that move from side to side (great for placing book cases on both sides of a corridor for a spooky library vibe)
New decor items:
New Construction flooring types:
For the holiday: Christmas Tree + Presents
Known Issues:
The Save/Load system is still being worked and further improved. During early access save/load files from one build to the next may no longer work as expected and may require you to delete your current save file.
It's hard to believe it has already been a month since Early Access launched! Let's do a quick recap of the past 4 weeks:
- Early access launched on October 20th.
- 8 Updates have been released since early access launched.
- 50+ Bug fixes/quality of life features implemented.
What's next?
Immediate: 1-2 more smaller updates are still to be released before the end of 2022.
Short term: First major update is coming in Q1 of 2023 (Details of what that update will contain will be revealed at a later date)
This update introduces new decor, construction items and a new scare trap to use in your haunted house attractions as well as further bug fixes and quality of life updates. Here's a sneak peak at some of those new items and scare traps:
Scare your guests with floating books that move from side to side (great for placing book cases on both sides of a corridor for a spooky library vibe)
New decor items:
- Curtains (that move in the wind!)
- Candlestick (Great for placing on a desk or down a hallway as a light source)
New Construction flooring types:
- Grass
- Concrete
- Dirt
For the holiday: Christmas Tree + Presents
Patch Notes:
- All levels have a higher chance for snowfall during the months of December and January.
- Added new decor item: Holiday Tree
- Added new decor item: Holiday Presents
- Added new decor item: Pig Head
- Added new decor item: Cow Head
- Fixed an issue where the main UI would appear on the main menu screen in error.
- Fixed an issue where the custom sign text would no longer be editable when changing font styles.
- Fixed an issue where camera movement was still able to be controlled when the settings menu was open.
- Fixed an issue when in guest camera mode the player was unable to walk through the bushes.
- Fixed Circus Game to have its size adjusted.
- Added a new decor item: Curtain
- Added a new decor item: Candlestick
- Added a new decor item: Bookcase
- Added a new floor types:
- Grass
- Dirt
- Concrete
- Added a new Scare Trap: Floating Books
- Included Epic Crash Reporting tool to help gather crash data more effectively.
- Traffic will no longer respond to game speed changes. Traffic jams were caused primarily by different game speeds causing vehicle physics to behave in an undesirable way.
Known Issues:
The Save/Load system is still being worked and further improved. During early access save/load files from one build to the next may no longer work as expected and may require you to delete your current save file.
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