The Tenants News

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[h3]The Autumn Edition of the Steam Game Festival is right around the corner, and The Tenants will be there![/h3]





Have you ever had a question about the development of The Tenants? Have you been wondering what's going on behind the scenes? Ask us anything in the comments below and we'll try to answer all of your questions live on our developer stream which we'll be hosting during the festival!

We will make sure to let you know the exact time of the stream in the nearest future.
Stay tuned landlords!


The Tenants Team

Hello there, Landlords!



The Closed Beta tests are going really well so far, and the response from various youtubers fills us with motivation to work on the game even harder than before. Seeing things go so smoothly, we’ve decided to do another giveaway for The Tenants Closed Beta access! This time we’ll invite 50 new players, as we’ve managed to fix the most annoying bugs thanks to the community’s help, and now we can slowly expand on the amount of playtesters.

To participate in this new giveaway head over here: https://gleam.io/Wi3Nr/the-tenants-closed-beta-giveaway



Based on your feedback, we’ve just finished a refactor of our Jobs system, which will allow us to add much more interesting jobs into the game. We’re also working on the mechanics of cleaning up a trashed apartment, where you’ll be directly controlling Uncle Steve. We plan to expand on this mechanic by implementing a Storage System where you’ll be able to store some unique broken furniture that you’ll find in various apartments and fix them up later on.



As for the youtube videos we’d like to highlight a few of the first let’s plays of The Tenants:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRptqqkT0JQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp9Mux1yFxQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp55_Zx16-k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTTkMq2Sgic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7-ihP47uF8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouo7g8mnnc8

Let us know what you think of the development progress in the comments down below. Stay tuned and follow the game for more updates!

The Tenants Team

Hello there, Landlords!



We’re extremely excited to finally show you the trailer that we’ve been working on in the last couple months! To celebrate it, we’re also releasing the second wave of Closed Beta invites. You can increase your chances of getting in by participating in our Gleam.io Giveaway:

ːwinter2019happybulbː -> https://gleam.io/ZM0Ug/the-tenants-closed-beta-giveaway
Note: if you’ve filled out the initial survey, then you’re effectively increasing your chances of getting in by hopping on Gleam.

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As for the development we’re focusing on the player feedback we’ve received so far, polishing up the core experience. Apart from that, the second district of The Tenants city is now under construction and an array of new sleek apartments will soon be available. Check out a few of the cool landmarks we’ve prepared to make it more memorable:



Let us know what you think of our new trailer in the comments. Also as some of you have already noticed, we’ve updated the screenshot section on our Steam Store Page. Hopefully you all like the changes!

The Tenants Team

Hello there, Landlords!



How is everyone doing? It’s been a long week here, but we finally managed to get through all the beta applications and we sent out the first wave of invites. It wasn’t a huge batch, but after we get the first playtests off the ground, we do plan to eventually increase the amount of available invites. We might even get additional random giveaway raffles later on so don’t worry if you didn’t get in - there’ll be plenty of opportunity for a sneak peek in the future.



We’ve received quite a lot of submissions and we went through all of them. Here’s some interesting trivia about you guys that you might enjoy:

• The USA managed to dominate as it topped the list with over 30% of submissions featuring fans from America. Europe was widely represented too, with Poland and Germany leading the charts there.
  
• We got plenty of gals on board as over 46% identified as female.
  
• The average aspiring landlord is apparently 27.5 years old.
  
• Y’all seem to love The Sims, House Flipper, Minecraft and Prison Architect. Nice.
  

It was really cool to meet all of you! Anyway, we’re still putting on finishing touches on the beta build itself, so if you got the “you’re in” email, expect your actual Steam key to come on early next week.



In terms of the development, these last few weeks we’ve been mostly focusing on polishing the game, as well as on adding new and exciting content. We’ve recently added over 120 new available furniture items to the game and boy do the views get beautiful. Check out some of the designs our team has come up with!



We’ve also been focusing on revamping the doors system as we’ve realized that the good ol’ regular swinging doors might be too chunky for some of the early game apartments. The technology is now here to customize doors too and we’ve got plenty of options for those who value their space.



We’ve previously mentioned a new trailer, unfortunately, it took a bit of a backseat as we wanted to include all the new shiny stuff in it too. It’s still coming! In fact, to make it up to you guys, we’ll throw in an extra wave of beta invites to celebrate its release, so make sure to follow us and stay on the lookout for more news!

The Tenants Team

Hello there, Landlords!



We’re excited to announce that we’re finally moving on with the Closed Beta! The Tenants is reaching a critical phase in the game's development and we're almost ready to show you exactly what we've been working on all this time. The beta invites will come in waves: the first wave will most likely be something around a few dozen people, but with time we’ll invite more of you to join in on the fun.



So, how do I join the Closed Beta, you ask? It’s quite simple, actually.

All you need to do is fill out our short questionnaire and that’s it! The first wave of beta testers will receive access to the game in the first half of July, when we make sure that all the feedback reporting tools work correctly and everything is ready for you guys to dive in. Alongside the beta key itself, you’ll get an opportunity to join a special Discord server and chat with us about the game or about whatever else comes to your mind!

---> ːwinter2019coolyulː FILL OUT THE CLOSED BETA FORM ːwinter2019coolyulː
As we’re putting on the finishing touches on the beta build, we’re also working hard on the new video trailer - the old one looks a tad dated compared to the current state of the game. Can you guess the inspiration behind this opening shot?



Let us know what you think of the development progress in the comments down below. Stay tuned and follow the game for more updates!

The Tenants Team