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We've been so focused on game development that we hadn't had time to upload new images to our gallery. But good news — we just uploaded a new folder for our higher-tier Patrons to enjoy!

Access to these previews is part of the Chloe tier and above, but only if you don't mind spoiling parts of the story.

As we mentioned, only Chloe-level Patrons (and higher) can check out some exclusive sketches from the upcoming release. Just a heads-up: there are massive spoilers in these images! You might even spot some unfamiliar faces... but please, don't ask — just enjoy!

Gallery -> thsd.fun/0220

The 0.22 update is planned for mid-May, though it might take a little longer. As you’ll see in the gallery, this is shaping up to be a big release with a ton of new images. What’s there now is just a bit more than half of what's coming, so there’s still plenty of work ahead!

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Just because someone likes playing games, does not mean they will like making them.

10 years ago, when I was a student (dear god), half of the class dropped out because they liked playing WoW and league, but didn't like coding or 3D modeling.

Try coding, art, or digital music before making that dedication for your career. If you join a summer game-dev camp and like what you see, welcome to our community!

But if it turns out not to be for you, that's okay.

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Sad news at #Cyan. They've had to lay off about half their team and posted a sheet with contact info and disciplines of employees who are looking for new opportunities: bsky.app/profile/cyan.com/post

This is a crop of talented individuals whose work I think speaks for itself. They are making some of the most imaginative and visually stunning #IndieGames out there (#Myst, #Riven, etc.)

If you or anyone you know is hiring top-tier #GameDevelopers, please put them in touch!

Bluesky Social · Cyan Worlds 🌟 Riven (remade) out now! (@cyan.com)Cyan friends and family, we have some difficult news to share today. (More details in-thread below.)

A fix-release version has been launched to solve some issues of the game that, for some reason, are appearing to some players.

We don't know what caused this, such as the Business Center being inaccessible, even though we've already visited that location before (for the Gala event), but we've taken steps to ensure that, once you need to go to the Business Center, you can do so without issue.

The fixes made were as follows:

•⁠ ⁠Fixed the problem that appears when you want to collect Roses
•⁠ ⁠Fixed issue where if you didn't choose an ending while with Blair, it would show an error.
•⁠ ⁠At the end of Felicia's event, the to-do list still showed some items.
•⁠ ⁠Some players are unable to access the Business Center, so we've added a code that will reopen access.
•⁠ ⁠Some players have had their Compass and Flashlight disappear from their inventory. They will reappear.

We apologize for any inconvenience this error has caused you, and we appreciate your patience.

You can download the game from our download section.
Download the game: thsd.fun/download
Walkthrough: thsd.fun/walkthrough
Wiki: thsd.fun/wiki
ChangeLog: thsd.fun/changelog

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Here, you can download the beta version of the upcoming release, 0.21 which, is a semi-completed version of the game, although, some content might change.

We ask for your help to verify that there are no errors, we didn't found any, but just to be sure.

If you are a Chloe-level Patreon or higher, please go to: thehighschooldays.com/betavers

Remember, we recommend using a separate Save game after playing this version, since, if any problem is found, the content could change.

If you are a lower level or aren't our Patreon, please wait a few days until the public release. It should be just a couple of days to go.

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In our next release, we will do some tweaking to the mobile version of the game. This is a bit tricky, because it sometimes depends on the phone's screen resolution for the graphics to look a certain way. But, we will make the adjustments in a general resolution. Hopefully, it will look right for everyone playing on their Android.

One change that we were asked for, (and we are surprised that it took us so long to add), is the ability to skip previously seen dialogues or go back up to 30 steps.

It is important to mention that at some points in the story, you cannot go back. This is to give the game a bit of complexity, since some decisions that the player makes cannot be retracted.

We are still waiting for Apple to open its market to be able to offer the iPhone version, but Apple does not allow adult games in its App Store, and applications cannot be installed onto an iPhone outside of the App Store. And although, according to a resolution issued by the European Union, Apple must open its market to other app stores, but that resolution has not yet progressed. In the meantime, we are still waiting.

Many thanks to all players across all versions of the game, especially our Patreons, for their support!

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Do you know that you can play free #videogames every day?
A lot of #gamedevelopers upload new #indiegames every day!
From #rpggames to #adventuregames ! We love to play and discover them!
Check them out on indiexpo website! They are totally FREE!

#gamer #gaming #pcgamer #pcgames #mobilegame #newgame #gamerlife #animegame #gamersunite
#freegames #indiegamecommunity #gamingcommunity #gamersofinstagram #indiegamedeveloper
#gamediscovery #hiddenGems #playforfree #mobilegaming #pcmasterrace

We are already working on our next update in which we will focus part of the story on a character which has been due for some time, Blair! We will use this character to introduce another one who was also commissioned by another Violet-Level Patreon. Her name is Kallen, who will become Lillian's rival in grades and P.E. as her story develops.

Also, we will expand on two of the initial character's stories, one of them has been left behind and should have had a greater participation in the Halloween release, but due to time limits, we had to cut out.

I believe that, for the time being, we will press pause on creating more love interests for our MC. We need to focus on the love interests we already have and expand their stories. This does not mean there will not be new characters, simply that they will play a less important role for the moment. We will introduce new love interests once we believe ALL the characters have had significant development, or at least all the characters requested... (Sorry, Rati)

We still have one more character to introduce who will also be a part of Lillian's story (but that one is for a future release), and we will stop the creation of the MC's love interests.

We are ever grateful for your constant support and feedback. It allows us to improve the quality of our product. In a couple of months, we will begin working on a second game, which we will present to you once we have a more defined concept.

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#Qualcomm is telling #GameDevelopers their titles should already work on a wave of upcoming #Snapdragon-powered #WindowsLaptops — no porting required.

Issam Khalil drove home that the unannounced #laptops will use #emulation to run x86/64 games at close to full speed. #Windows #Arm

Qualcomm says most #WindowsGames should ‘just work’ on its unannounced #ArmLaptops
theverge.com/24107331/qualcomm

Was amazing and heartwarming to watch The Game Accessibility Conference awards. ♥️

While books about the subject are still few and far between, this 250-page guide was published in Spain to help #GameDevs take Accessibility into account right from the creation phase 🇪🇸

👉thevideogamelibrary.org/book/g

#Gaming #VideoGames #VideoGame #GameDev #GameDevs #IndieGame #IndieDev #IndieDevs #GameDevelopers #Accessibility #GameDevelopment #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Accesibilidad #Spain #Espana