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Chapter 8 - Version 0.85b - Bugfix
Hello everyoneAnother bugfix release.This one is a onetime issue that will reset your decode progress when you sail to meet the pirates. I am sorry to any added grind this has added to your playthrough.Version 0.85bBugfix for Decode progress reset.Download links:MEGAGDriveHave alovely weekendSeztwor...
Horizon Preview III - Metrics and Endings
Hello everyoneAs mentioned last time, I wanted to talk about the choices you have been making so far in Hotel and Haven and how those are going to affect Horizon and the endings of the game. This is where the metrics come in. Each choice is worth an amount towards the different endings, but instead ...
Horizon Preview II - Foundation
Hello everyoneThe first preview of the year and it is a twofer. As you can see above I threw together the first attempt at the game splash screen and this post will cover one of the major changes mentioned in first preview post. The shape and thus the foundation of the game.I mentioned that Haven wa...
Bugfix for Chapter 8: Intruder - Build bug
HelloThere is a bug with the observertory build task that can cause the game to halt if you don't play the way I intended :)In general the Start / Stop / Start build and research tasks have turned out to be a mess. They won't be making the trip to Horizon.If you should come across the bug wh...
Patreon Rewards Change and Tier Unlocks
Hello allWelcome to the new year and I hope some of you have given the final chapter a spin. In this space between the games it is time for the normal updated of the Patreon tiers and update to the reward tiers as well.First the Patron dings :)Richard C. has joined the Scene Stealer Tier and Arvind ...
DevelUpdate #045 - Haven's Last Stand
Hello EveryoneI just typed the last word in the Epiloque of Haven. A tear was shed and the last post of the year has to be typed as well. I won't tease anything but have some stuff I need to cover.First off. There was a bug with the least important choice in Haven that did not register what you ...
Public Release of Chapter 8: Intruder
Hello EveryoneTo celebrate the Winter Solstice I thought it would be fitting to release the public version of Chapter 8: Intruder a little early. I hope you guys and girls don't mind :)Chapter 9 will most likely move up to the now empty and just as fitting new years spot. The final chapter of Hi...
Horizon Preview I - Structure
Hello everyoneAs I have been looking back at Hotel in the BTS, it is also time to look forward as well. Some of these will be public as they cover general knowledge. The first will cover the major difference from the the first two games. I will try to do this without going into spoilers or story at ...
DevelUpdate #044 - End of the Year Roundup
Hello allWe are getting so close to so many things and so much is happening. So this is going to be a quickfire round.Discord vote feedback so far: Meh. I will continue to use it as is and I have added a mailling list optin to the new FAQs if anyone wants to get the Lore and Hints mailed to them onc...
FAQ and Help - Public Post
Hello everyoneThis collects common information and help. The post below adds some more that are only relevant to Patrons. I will add more over time. For quick acces you can find these post in the Tag section on the side.Q: The game file is getting blocked by my anti virus software.A: The virus flag ...
Design Diary #020 - The Feedback Loop
Hello everyoneA meta post open to the public. I have been talking about the game and am in the middle of working to finish Haven and continuing design on Horizon, but with the different platforms of player engagement across forums, Patreon and Discord I wanted to talk about feedback and how it is af...
DevelUpdate #043 - Plan 9 from outta nowhere
Hello allAs I hunker down for the long winter. I want to give you my plan for how I am going to spend the next couple of months. Here goes:- Every day I will try to write one new event or scene. This has been normal for most of development except for days where I am too busy, sick or not at home. Th...
Release Tease - Intruder Incoming
Hello allWith less then a week to go until Chapter 8: Intruder should be ready (for Patrons), it is time for a teaser post. I am currently finetuning the last couple of events and then will have a couple of days of testing. The plan is to release sometime during next weekend.The chapter contains the...
DevelUpdate #042 - Discordia Digest
Hello allAs you have noticed I like my alliterations and puns. This is not going to stop any time soon and this Update is going to cover different topics, one of them being the worst one yet.First are some updates to Discord. I have added it as the first reward for every Patron and going forward I w...
Himeros Hotel 1.04 Walkthrough Update
Hello allAfter some feedback about errors on certain days in the walkthrough I completed a playthrough and updated the guide with corrections for the errors around day 25 and 54 plus some minor timing corrections on other days. I also added L: numbers to each event to help keep tracking easy for the...
Public Chapter 7 updated with Aspect fix
Hiya allSince it will be a while until the next public release I went back and blocked off Chapter 7 in the code to make an aspect fix version for those as well. Since it contains all current unreleased code as well, it is the first to cross over the 200mb cap of the Patreon file system, so the Have...
Himeros Hotel v. 1.03 Update.
Hello allThis update adds the fix mentioned in todays DevelUpdate.Final 1.03Image aspect ratio fix.- All images are now square as a workaround to the Adrift bug. This increased the game size by a good amount, but worth it.1.03aAdds a couple image corrections and slightly improved task list for the f...
DevelUpdate #041 - Image Aspects Fix
Hiya allStill working on the next release and I stumpled across a fix for a very old issue. Adrift has had problems keeping the aspect ratios of the images as set during development. There was a very easy solution that completely missed me. I will be converting all the images to a square format. As ...
DevelUpdate #040 - Bad news, good news
Hello allI would have liked to have a better subject for the 40th update, but after being trying to de-stress and being quiet for a while it was time for an update.I am working on the next release and due to my change in development speed I am not where I want to be at this point. I had hoped to rel...
Public Release of Chapter 7: Future
Hello allThis was promised before I made the release changes and I try to keep my promises :) So here is Chapter 7 for the public.https://mega.nz/#!Zag3iaTZ!KQmDB46WQMpAzxxzQBnLnpAbkcQaCIpn5El3xHtestEhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=13WT5YJE68ClbExo6EqB2D21tysaEbh8HI hope you all enjoy and as always...
Full Chapters Ahead - Schedule Correction
Hello allWorking on 7.5 I did notice some planning issues and there was not real good cutoff point for the half chapter and since I changed the release timeline I have decided to go directly to Chapter 8 and have it join Chapter 9 as full chapter release. It solves some story issues as well since th...
DevelUpdate #039 - Ass. stuff
Hello allI wanted to give assorted info about development and what is to come.First off the sezt.works redirect is currently not working due to technical issues. Looking into moving to a new domain host. Will update when I know more.I am working on 7.5, but it is moving slower then normal since I sw...
Supporter Reward Unlock Update
Hiya everyoneI wanted to give a quick update on tier rewards.YYC has returned with the needed information for me to add his Scene Stealer reward into one of the upcoming releases. He will be the 4th Patron to do so.RC Jr. has been the newest Patron to reach the Himeros Helper tier and will be added ...
Important - Patreon Downgrade
Hello allAfter a month with vacations, I am now hit by some surprisingly annoying code issues found during testing of the latest chapter. This combined with the lowered level of feedback and a pretty high stresslevel has made me rethink how I want to develop the game. The monthly deadline is slowly ...
DevelUpdate #038 - Future Feast
Hello allA week until Chapter 7: Future hits the first release and it is mostly on track. The planned patreon reward scenes have been halted until I hear futher from the two patrons, but the rest of the chapter is where it needs to be. Time to do another chapter preview.We had the first character ch...
New Patreon Reward - Discord Access
Hello allSeing the new integration with Discord, it made sense to add it as an option and Patreon reward. Some of you have already been added by the bot and the rest can do so if they wish. If you have any questions feel free to send me a message here.DIscord can help with a quicker and more direct ...
Public Release of Chapter 6: Friend
Hello everyoneTwo months since the last public release and time for everyone to get their mits on Chapter 6. As always I will keep en eye on Sharks forum over the next weeks to give help and note any feedback.I hope you all enjoyHave a lovely day, week and monthSeztworks
DevelUpdate #037 - The final chapters
Hello allI am back from my vacation. A bit surprised about the amount of you that stayed at your usual amount. If anyone didn't see my message about the months break and wants to get a refund please send a message soon, before I spend it. If it was on purpose, then thanks :)I am back in the code...
Development Break: 1 Month Vacation
Hello allI just got confirmation that my family wants to hold a vacation together and they have planned for us to leave the last 14 days of June. On top of this I am not near my computer in the next two weekends. That leaves 10 weekdays to try to complete a chapter. That won't be enough for even...
DevelUpdate #036 - All the small things
Hiya everyoneA mixed bag update this time. The last votes are still trickling in and for once I am not that surprised by the outcome and it is not all black or white. Good stuff. It will be running for a while longer as it is not that time sensitive.I am a bit hit by health issues and on the edge of...
