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Store Live: Details, Changes, and Important Info
🕑 Added 2018-09-29 01:55:20 +0000 UTCWe are back in business!!!
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
So here's the nitty gritty of the new store and it's functionality.
As a gold member you NEVER have to put in a key code again! Your purchase automatically applies your coupon code and will send you links for the downloads for HTH in Unity, for both MAC and PC as well as a link for the Flash game. At the moment, the links aren't labeled (we're working on that) so below is what the links actually link to.
Please Note: Patron members will still have to go through store checkout and input the coupon code I give them, which will make your store purchase $0. The fix for this depends on how fast Patreon can update their API, but once it's possible to do so, this will all be an automatic payment to game process.
At this time we are working on a downloadable version for the Flash game, currently the Flash file launches from the browser and ONLY on Firefox and IE. Do not waste your time on Chrome.
Unity is what we're transitioning to in a build we're calling HTH: New Cyana or New Cyana for short. The island world of New Cyana will be entirely explorable in a 3D environment with 2.5D characters.
We are still hammering out an update schedule. Production switched from New Cyana to Red Light District (RLD), so expect the next update will be the launch of RLD in Unity. We are unable to expand on New Cyana until the lagging and graphical code bugs can be worked out. RLD is a much simpler environment. Basically because buildings are easier to render and less code heavy than a tropical island.
RLD in Unity, like New Cyana, is an explorable 3D city environment. The entire map for RLD is built and functioning. Right now the focus is on moving over scenes from the Flash file. We will test this build out with Patreon Alpha testers before we launch it to Gold members.
Once the store is working bug-free we are raising the price of the base monthly to $7 which matches what Patreon users have been paying for years. Our reasoning for this is we've now made Flash a download file, something not possible in previous versions. With the store downtime coinciding with a lot of Unity coding, there was time for Crow to code out a downloadable version of HTH in Flash. So now, $7 and it's yours, plus access to the latest update files for New Cyana and/or RLD. Additionally this covers the time Crow spent to make the Gold build of Flash a download option as well as account for having to pay for a Unity coder.
We are still working on getting the coupon code system working for generating codes. Once we have that figured out I will make another post letting you know the steps to get a coupon code for any keys you received before the switch.
As it stands everyone who made/makes a $7 or more purchase in Patreon will receive a coupon code that covers 2 Months, ending October 1st. We are still working out the details for sending compensation with the coupons to active members. It's a new store. When we know more, we'll let you know more.
A Free Demo version of New Cyana is planned for future development. We are working on a front page demo link for the Free build of HTH in Flash.
We still have more to do bug fixing the site and getting all the little bugs ironed out. But we're a long way from where we were at the start of September.
A HUGE thank you to everyone! You've all been super supportive and understanding while we've been going through this crazy transition and because of you, each and every one of you who supports us, you make this possible -- you keep this project alive.
We thank you.
Welcome to a new era of HTH Studios!
Comments
Tairocker
Crow's legacy lives on forever
Colord44
Yep, it's exciting that it's coming along and getting closer. The pic at the very bottom is great.
