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🌼 The Garden Update! - Free Major Update #7

[h3]🐝 The Garden Update is OUT and will provide exciting new tools and items![/h3][hr][/hr]
You can now download it for free (should happen automatically) and prepare yourself for some backyard work!

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This also marks our first step on our House Flipper 2 Q1/Q2 2025 Roadmap:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/1190970/announcements/detail/627792097481588797

Thank you so much for all your feedback here on Steam, as well as on Canny.io. Many of your ideas and suggestions are included in this update, and we're super proud to work with our community on bringing new content to House Flipper 2.


[h3]📑 Let's check out the changelog![/h3][hr][/hr]
[h3]New:[/h3]
A new job: "Setting my new garden straight" in Old Pinnacove, unlocked after completing "New walls, new me".
A new house: "The Alligator Bar" in Old Pinnacove, unlocked after finishing the new job.
Gallery with saved Before & After photos! Now you can admire (or regret) your renovation decisions anytime.
Lawn mowing! Available in the tool menu after completing the new job, or by buying the lawn mower in the store.
A Sandbox mode tool to set up lawn mowing quests. Set it down and players will have to mow the lawn until it's Tidy or lower.
Over 200 new items! (See below for details)
A new Sandbox mode tool called Visual Effects - for adding effects like falling leaves :)
New trash types! Including eggshells and more leftover pizza
Items can be locked and won't be unlocked until you find the key! Set this up in Sandbox/Edit Level mode with the Edit Wiring tool. Connect the Key (from the store) to an item like a door. Players in Flipper mode will have to find the key to open the door! Perfect for puzzles and other mysteries ;)
New main menu for spring :)
Sort items in the store by size

[h3]Changes:[/h3]
Disabling automatic Sandbox saves also disables autosaves when returning to the main menu. Be careful! Save manually if necessary!
The Quests view in the tablet shows how many rooms still have tasks left
Houses and jobs now feature subtle visual effects like falling leaves, for added atmosphere :)
Windows can be cleaned from either side.
Window cleaning requires you to only clean the visibly dirty parts
New loading screen tips
Flipper Tool/Duplicate now has an option to "Open in store" for items. Flipper Tool/Copy style still has "Open in store" for surface finishes like paint and wallpaper.
"Just like dominoes" perk for surface finishes now shows lines in the direction you're tiling
Some developer codes have been disabled. That's for your safety – sorry!
Various UI and gamepad improvements.
Refreshed the whole mod.io view
Added SSO login support for mod.io

[h3]Item changes:[/h3]
Color palettes begin with bright Pure colors and end with Drab
Added new TV channels including, a broken screen and NO SIGNAL
Billiard balls can all be placed into the billiard triangle
"Building molding Jungfrau" pieces now have new names to differentiate between the types. Say hello to the Arch, Cube, Prism and others!
Path rocks and slabs sink into the ground

[h3]Over 200 items! Including:[/h3]
4 new patterns for wallpapers and furniture
4 new surface finishes
2m and 4m ladders
Doorbells - ring ring!
4 new garden fences
Swing chairs and a hammock for chilling in the garden
Garden decorations and accessories - hose, birdbath, figurines etc.
Garden paths! Lay them down with path rocks or path slabs that sink into the ground
Garden constructions! Decks, pavilions, arches etc.
A cozy new bike
Ornamental plants - Ficus tree, ZZ plant
Shrubs and trees - Lilac, Cherry blossom in many size variations
38 new lamps in several sets, mainly for Skadi, Futuro, Homefort, and Extravaganza
Resizable LED light strip!
Modular sauna set, including a dedicated door, floor panels, benches, heaters and accessories
Public bathroom set, including hand dryers and a urinal
A massage table
Many spice jars and spice racks to spice up the kitchen
A bedroom set for Skadi/Kirsikkapuu
2 beds without frames
Patio seating and coffee table for Valenti/Chambord
Living room seating and tables for Homefort/Byron
Many standing custom picture frames
New posters, decorative eggs, figurines, and wall decor
3 arcade machines
Air hockey set
Some new tools like wrenches
First aid and fire extinguisher kits

[h3]Co-op:[/h3]
Player characters have profile pictures in the lobby.
Emotes! Communicate without words!
Player nicknames appear above their heads. No more guessing who's who.
When loading or switching parcels, if something goes wrong, players will no longer get stuck in an infinite loading screen — they will be gracefully disconnected instead.
Most achievements work in co-op mode (only one last one left to implement).

[h3]Fixes:[/h3]
Fixed placement issues with moldings. They should behave now.
[Assembly] The cursor properly hides when using a hammer.
[Assembly] Screw progress is visible.


[h3]🏆 We've also just launched a new Community Contest![/h3][hr][/hr]
Click on the image below or on this LINK to check out all the details. This time, the theme is more unique than ever, and related to the upcoming April Fools' Day! Try it out and win some awesome prizes!




[h3]Thank you for being here with us guys! 💖[/h3][hr][/hr]
Last but not least, in recent months, specifically since the Steam Awards event, we received a bunch of Steam reviews that provided some incredibly valuable feedback!
If you haven't reviewed House Flipper 2 yet, consider doing that. We're reading through all of the new reviews every week and replying to lots of them too!
To leave a review, simply go to the House Flipper 2 Steam Store Page.




[h3]📣 Oh and don't forget about our Spring Sale discounts![/h3][hr][/hr]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1190970/House_Flipper_2
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3363170/House_Flipper__Party_Furniture_Pack
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2819590/House_Flipper__Dine_Out_DLC
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1832960/House_Flipper__Farm_DLC
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569190/House_Flipper__Pets_DLC
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1021110/House_Flipper__Luxury_DLC
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1126050/House_Flipper__HGTV_DLC
https://store.steampowered.com/app/942290/House_Flipper__Garden_DLC

[hr][/hr]Have a wonderful rest of the week, and good luck with all the flipping! 🔥