Dev-Logs

The game has gained several new areas now fleshing out the area of Act II and has added some new quests to the game. We haven't tested out the new additions to the game yet, but that will happen before the release of the new update. We have been working on this update for a while, but we have more time that is going to be put into the game. This one will need to be bigger for us to entertain the idea of releasing it yet. This log is going to include a screenshot from the release. This update in our hopes will add much more for the players to do in the game as a whole which has been the goal for every update we have done, but with stuff going on outside of working on the game the update is taking longer in a time frame than the other updates, but that doesn't mean that nothing is being done. It is just taking a bit to get it into a playable state. A video about the update is planned soon, but it won't be a trailer more just talking about the state of the game.

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We believe that this update and Act II as a whole is also going to show the step up we have taken in our level design as well. That is as featured in the screenshot above. Some of these areas are also going to step into the area of horror like the game was planned to do in the first place before we changed the plans due to how the game felt when it was played. It is also planned that with this update a date is going to start being given for update windows for the game. This is so players can update their games on that date. That as long as we don't push the updates back.

We wanted to do faster updates and more frequent, but it lead to burnout and weaker releases. This update will prove that moving at our pace will provide better updates. The goal is to release a few more smaller updates and another big update by the end of the year for the game.

That is all for now, and look for new updates to the website as a whole.

The biggest update to put in this Dev-Log is that we are fleshing out what we have made in the game right now. This includes more quests and creatures. We have also started putting in more achievements, but we do not have that fully implimented in the game right now. This is due to focusing on other things in the game itself. The part of the game we are in needs more expansion put into it before anything else can be done. It is because we are trying to build it in chunks that are built and functioning rather than build everything and it not function.

We are going to try to get a new Dev-Log out in video format to go over what has been done so far. So much has to be done though that the video might take a while to comeout. That being said. A lot is going into this project and getting it finished. Having it done just feels more important than getting videos out about the game. We know we put out a version of the game and called it 0.2.0, but this version is the full 0.2.0 release. That being because we made a mistake when putting out the last version. This release will fix those issues. It is an issue that we should have seen before releasing what we had.

It was a simple mistake where we forgot to open the access to the Act II section of the game in Eden. It has been fixed in this current release state. More is being added before this version comes out. Content and quality above all is the goal. It is also for the sake of transparency that we are admitting our mistake. Hopefully you will check out the game. If you don't it is okay.

We been hard at work at tackling the maps and fleshing them out to tell stories with the enviroment, but we think we have found a way to tackle the issue with out ARPG update for the other version of The House With The Broken Clock. This being hiring a freelance worker from Fiverr or another service similar to it. This comes as we have hit a dead end with the plugin itself and trying to get it to work. We want the game and the update to release as soon as we can so that you can all play the game as it was intended. Even if we can hire this person and get the code fixed support for Classic will still go on until the game is finished. It cannot be dropped due to the new version of the game being finished. This game means a lot to us and it just needs to get out and playable for all. We have started a fund raiser for the game on Player3 if you don't mind to check it out. Player3 Profile and Fundraiser

UPDATE RELEASE

0.2.0 Classic Stage 1 has been released on all platforms that host The House With The Broken Clock. This update mostly brings in new enemies, NPCs, lore, and a new feature. The new feature being a quest log that might have issues working. It is still in progress of being implimented so not all quests are avalible in the log yet. Some new quests are going to be put into the game with the next few updates and other new things are going to be put in that are in the files but not used. Changes had been made to parts of Act I and will continue after this until we have reached 0.3.0 which by then the hopes are to have the game up on Steam for added exposure to crowds. Because 0.3.0 will mark the start of the ending of the story. Everything after that going into the path to 1.0 is going to be expanding the game with side content and fixing the game as a whole. The reason we want to do it this way is to help extend the life of the game and it's support. It will also be the end of rollout updates when the game hits 0.4.0 meaning that the only thing that will cause it to be like 0.?.? will be if the game gets a patch.

I hope that everyone understands the mapping of the games future after this update rollout is finished. The game doesn't have an official road map for this year, but the hope is to get the full story finished this year.

We have made around 5 or 6 new areas for the game. We are getting them done in a general sense and then adding details over time with updates. Right now we want to get them up and running for players with at least some barebones shape. We are adding to the older areas that have already been in the game since the start. This focus for now is going to be on The Garden and The Cave System. These changes include new places to go to and new dungeons/branching caves, monsters, and quests. We are working on the new areas for Act II, but they are right now going to be put on hold for the revamps of the older areas. Mostly because it isn't going to be much work to fix up places that are already finished.

The quests that we plan on putting in are going to be longer and less vague than the ones that are already in the game. A quest journal is planned to be put into the game. It will take work to get all of the quests into the journal for players to know what they are needing to do at the time and can go back to look at the quests that they have accepted. It will include tracking for players to see which quest they are focusing on. Although the file for the quest log is in the game it will not be a main focus for the update. It will either come in the update or will be added in a patch after the update is finished.

The first new enemy that players will find with the update will be in The Garden, but it shouldn't be too much trouble for them. It is added mostly to bring life to the area. Many non hostile creatures have been placed in several places to bring life to the world. This will be repeated throughout the process of updating the game from now until the game is finished. Screenshots and updates will be coming in the future to share what has been worked on in this update.

This is a good update for once since we had made the announcement of the 0.2.0 update. We have made progress mainly on maps, areas, some NPCs. We have or will be going to go back to some of the maps that had already been made and rework the layouts. The NPCs will also get some reworking in the process. This is just going to be done in a way to get some bugs ahead of release. We are trying hard to get it all done and done right. This update is probably the most important of the game. Below is a screenshot of one of the areas put into the game.

We have made a hard choice in the developement of the game. This choice being to release a second version of the game. This is to make the game more accessible to more people that want to play the game. It is also a way to get the new update out and to fans while working on the new combat system that has been in progress. This is being seen as a way to get more content out as we take this giant step in the games life. Over on itch.io the game is being sold with both classic and new in one package. GameJolt and Player3 have them listed seperately. This is due to how the platforms are built. The price is still $5 on Player 3 no matter the version and so on. The classic version is already on an unstable unfinished version of 0.2.0 due to the timing of its upload to the platforms. A video was also released talking about the decision of releasing this version of the game. Announcement Video

-The House With The Broken Clock-

This is being typed before much is done to the game, but many of the bugs created has been taken care of. Although it has to be said that this process would have been better done. Before so many triggers and other switches had been made with the old game fighting style. The combat change came after much of the game had been made, so the combat change is having to tread over, undo, and change much of what was already there. Which is causing issues in bringing in the new code and plugins.

This has caused set backs, but many more things are being learned in this process with this being the first game in what is hoped to be a long career. That is why getting this one as close to perfect as it could get is so important. Although that is what is going to hold the game back as well. To get what is wrong with the game right now might require help. Having an image makes getting help hard, but if the game is to reach a new version release before getting too far into the year is to happen then help has to happen.

-The House With The Broken Clock-

This is where I will publish all of the Dev-Logs that I can remember to place here. Any past Dev-Logs can be found on the different websites where House With The Broken Clock can be bought as well as being on the YouTube channel where the current videos are being published.

This game is being worked on by one person that being Shadowbluum as listed on the main page. So updates for both the Dev-Log and the game itself can be few and far between depending on how the days are. To follow more indepth is on YouTube which is the personal YouTube of the dev.