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Shale Hill Secrets | Alpha 1 released to $10+ patrons!
🕑 Added 2021-04-03 00:07:11 +0000 UTCThe time has finally come… the first installment of Shale Hill Secrets is here!
We know you are very keen to play, but please read the full post first for some important information.
Game Information
The most important thing to remember is that this is an alpha release, so please report any bugs or issues to #bug-reports or #typos in our Discord channel. This first release is an introduction to the game’s world, meaning it’s shorter than we are planning in the future, and that there is not yet any sex scenes. The engine is different from the one used in Double Homework (it was all revamped), so a lot of changes have been made. We have tested the game extensively in the past few days, however, some bugs may still appear. If something strange happens during your playthrough or if it doesn't seem right, please, let us know in our Discord channel.
Please do not post bugs reports here on Patreon. It’s hard to track and give you guys proper assistance. If you don’t have a Discord account, please send us an email instead to support@love-joint.com
Platform Change
As we have stated previously, this game has moved away from HTML5 and will instead be a downloadable. Right now, for this specific release, the only supported platform is Windows (64-bit only). The game should run in any up-to-date system with Windows 7 or newer. However, we recommend Windows 10 since that’s what we use for development and testing.
This move enables us to add more exciting features and bring less linear gameplay to you, as being web based came with a bunch of limitations that wouldn’t allow us to expand. You will see some of these new features in this release of the game, and we hope to expand on them as the game moves forward!
Release Schedule
With Shale Hill Secrets, we have made the decision to move away from a monthly release schedule. We know many will be disappointed by this, but we have no doubt in the long run that patrons will be greater rewarded.
As we said above, we have moved away from HTML5 to bring less linear gameplay and more features, giving the player more control of their options and choices in the game. With this in mind, a monthly deadline wouldn’t allow the team to bring this type of experience to you. Right now, we are aiming to release a new content update every 6/8 weeks. This doesn’t mean the team will be taking a month off in between releases, just that each update will take more work and bring in more content with better quality than before.
Install Instructions
Latest build can be found here.
Shale Hill Secrets
Shale Hill Secrets is about a guy who stumbles upon a great deal of power - he sees into people's private lives. He uses it to help others, but also uses it to develop personal relationships with people that would've been difficult otherwise. The deeper he goes down the rabbit hole, the more likely he is to encounter the real powers that puppeteer his fate and those of his classmates.
Developed by Love-Joint
Ricky | Producer, Code, Engine
AW | Plot, Writing, Direction
NiRo | Character Design, Art
Mr. Vargas | Character Design, Art
Zed | Marketing, Art
Luke | Marketing, Art
In Memory of Palmer.
We hope you enjoy this first release of Shale Hill Secrets. We are really excited for you to see more of what we have planned. Thank you all again for your fantastic support!
Keep safe and see you soon,
The Love-Joint Team.
Comments
Bootlegger
The music is very good in this game very well timed and very relaxing and heartwarming all at the same time :)
Jared
This is going to be a great game! I am a little disappointed that the game will take longer in-between each episode, but please take as much time as needed. As in any game, I would rather you make a great game even better and take extra time doing, plus I can't wait for it to not be as linear as the other games.
Love-Joint
My sincere apologies. The game IS running on Mac on our dev machines but I've been unable to release it due to a few unfortunate issues. First is that Apple made it incredibly difficult for my company to join the developer program (my account was finally approved yesterday after months of fighting them); and second there are a few bugs in the tool we use to develop the game that only affect the Mac build. I've been working with the developers to get those addressed asap.
Been almost 3 weeks at this point lol
Ian Stewart
Did I miss the Mac release? I don't mean to sound impatient, but "within the next week" seems like it's pretty much in the rear view mirror. What's going on?
SolidZane
Cant wait for more! Definitely looking forward to an android release though. I don't get on my desktop very often...
Love-Joint
At the moment we don't have any specific plan to change the $10 tier, but a few bonus images at the end of each month doesn't sound like a bad idea ;)
Love-Joint
Once we sort out Mac and Android changes the releases should happen simultaneously on all platforms - or at least with a minimum delay of say, a few days.
Love-Joint
Sorry for the delay. Mac build will hopefully come soon (having issues with Apple developer account, and I didn't want to distribute an unsigned app).
i cant play it freezes then shuts down i posted on discord already
Anthony Docimo
this is going to be lots of fun
miniMeissner
Take your time on the other platform releases! That said, can we expect other platforms (I can play on my Android phone first, sometimes) to see stable versions released at the same time as Windows versions, or will there always be a delay? It's okay if there's always a delay, do whatever works best for ya'll! I'm just curious is all
Any news on the Mac/ iOS version of the game?
Will there be a change in the $10 tier rewards due to the change in release schedule?
SRT
That was nice, a very good start to this new game.
AGRyder
Really enjoyed this demo so far. All i can say is i hope this new nerd linus isn't hasn't irritating as Dennis 😂
You can already tell this is going to be a great game. I can't wait for more to come out.
Sooooo gooood! cant wait for more!
Now the most difficult thing is to wait for the continuation! Dear developers, thank you very much. I really liked this episode, the intrigue, the unexpected moments,the beautiful girls, each with her own personality. What else do you need for happiness?) Super!
Love-Joint
Sure thing. I'll add more pages in the next release. Btw, if you do a lot of saves, make sure to update to V0.1.2 - it fixes a bug with the saves.
Would it be possible to have more than 10 save pages? I really like making a lot of saves and 10 pages are just not enough in my case.
Johnny Kämpe
Well i am hooked, now i just have to be patient and wait for the next part. :)
Savio
Is it an idea to add an "a" behind the download, for Alpha? That should make things clear too.
Matthew Scott
Very enjoyable! I am hooked already, now if I can just install an app that speeds up time :)
....and it works with Win7. What a relief! Awesome game so far.
Baron Bonehenge
I just played it, and I must say, that was a really awesome introduction to the game! There were no bugs either, which was good. I liked the chilled, friendly vibe of the game, and I thought all the girls were really hot! It's definitely going to be hard making choices and choosing paths as the game progresses. At any rate, I eagerly look forward to whatever the next release brings - thanks Love-Joint!
