House Flipper 2 News

[h3]⭐ Time for our first major House Flipper 2 update![/h3][hr][/hr]
Thanks to all the suggestions from our community, we recently managed to plan everything out and come up with a roadmap that contains all the content we want you to have!

Today we're bringing you the first big chunk of it!

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Also today, the first major House Flipper 2 sale (a 20% discount!) hits the Steam Store:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1190970/House_Flipper_2/


[h3]🗒️ Take a look at the patch notes[/h3]
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[h3]New:[/h3]

• "Healthier lifestyle for a change" - a brand new job!
  
• "House left behind" - a new house you can buy after completing the job!
  
• 240 new items (details below) 📋
  
• Resizing - now available in Story Mode for certain items! Look for it in the Flipper Tool's “Change style” panel. Resizable items can be recognized in the store by looking at the icon with two arrows, shown in the top left corner of the item preview in the store.
  
• Resizeable items from the “Sandbox only” category were moved to “Architectural elements/Other” and are also available in Story Mode. Say hello to columns and floor mouldings!
  
• Sell roofs and stairs in Story Mode (hold LMB)! Also works in the Sandbox “Play” and “Test property” modes.
  
• Certain items like fireplaces and candles can now light up! 🔥
  
• Textiles are now available as surface finish options in Sandbox Mode!
  
• A new perk - "Well deserved rest" - which will let you sleep in beds.
  
• 4 new special buyers (for a total of 11)
  
• Two new assemblies - a hanging and a standing kitchen cabinet.
  
• Toy trains placed on tracks are now interactive! Choo choo!
  
• A new sound for window cleaning.
  
• Flower petals - a new vacuumable dirt.
  
• [UI] Progress bar for jobs with a fancy animation when all 3 stars are obtained.
  
• [UI] You can now complete jobs with a button in the Quest tab.
  
  New items include:
  - Step ladder
  - 10 cute plant pots 🦊
  - 5 new types of plants
  - 12 new spring-themed patterns - can be used on items or as wallpapers!
  - More green vines
  - Backpacks, bags, shoes, gloves, and hats 🧢
  - Thermostats, air purifiers, and a vacuum-cleaning robot
  - Pillows!
  - Curtains and window blinds!
  - A smaller version of the ceiling spotlight “Knicknacks”
  - 2 new spotlights
  - Poster “Oddities” for your custom poster needs
  - A resizable cube called “Building molding Jungfrau”
  - 12 new toys for kids
  - Sports equipment - badminton, golf, and for the gym
  - Accessories for painters 🧑‍🎨
  - Accessories for taking care of hair
  - Valenti dinner set
  - Valenti bathroom accessories
  - Valenti hallway set
  - Extravaganza office set 👁️ 👄 👁️
  - Skadi living room set
  - The Cent shelving unit

[h3]Changes:[/h3]

• The game now stops responding to inputs when you minimize it.
  
• The store sorting option for dates are now less confusingly called “Date: from newest” and “Date: from oldest”. Useful for seeing what’s new in the update 👀
  
• Clothes will now be easier to hang on hangers.
  
• The auction fee is now lower for cheaper houses and higher for more expensive ones.
  
• Fixes to the trampoline! (Say goodbye to unwanted space trips and hello to dynamic diagonal dives - I'm sure this won't come in handy 🌋)
  
• Textiles such as carpet tiles have been moved to the right category in the store (Surface finishes) and have been fully translated.
  
• Reworked some buttons in the “Change style” panel to make them easier to understand (e.g., for plants - "Soil" - "Yes/No").
  
• Items from the "Sandbox Only" category can no longer be used in a “To Buy” quest in jobs.
  
• Stains placed in Sandbox Mode will now disappear automatically if they're small enough.
  
• We've optimized stain highlights while using the "Dirt management" tool.
  
• The new perk - “Well deserved rest” lets you control the time of day in a house you own. You’ll do this by sleeping in a bed, changing the time to morning or night. Important! Changing the “Game time” option in the settings will only have a visual effect on clocks.
  
• Changing the time in the “Property settings” tab in Sandbox mode now also changes the time while making a level as well. No more going in and out of the “Test property” mode to see if the sun is high enough!
  
• The progression of the Mount Everest achievement now properly scales with the size of your paint roller
  
• [UI] Added an animation when hovering over the series or name of an item, and the company logo in the store. This shows you can click on them for easy searching.
  
• [UI] The auction fee is now shown on the button for putting a house up for auction
  
• When building walls in Sandbox Mode, the preview of the chosen material is now bigger.
  
• The "unstuck" and "reset-to-spawn-position" commands are now visible in the console (F11).

[h3]Fixes:[/h3]

• Further advancements with our war on corrupted save files (we're winning, aren't we?)
  
• Improved recognition of presets when switching between them in the “Change style” panel
  
• Pool balls are now arranged in the correct order in the “Change style” panel
  
• Building walls on stains should now clean the stains
  
• The game now correctly calculates the amount of money paid for the auction immediately after putting a house up for auction
  
• Fixed the spray VFX
  
• The "Spray" tooltip shows up only when the "Cleaning spray" perk is active
  
• Removed the Confounded Face emoji from the bottom right corner of the screen 😖. Bye friend!

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Some of you may be disappointed with the lack of a Before/After feature. Overall, this has been one of the most popular requests since House Flipper 2 came out, so we fully understand that!
To be frank, we already had something ready, a bit more than a prototype of this feature, but we felt that instead of releasing it now, we wanna take our time and bring it to you once we're fully happy with the results! From the development perspective, this feature isn't as simple as it may seem, and considering how many players are interested in it, we aim to bring it to a higher standard!

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It's a big one for us, and we'd love to hear from you regarding all the new content!

If you have any suggestions, make sure to let us know! - our Steam Discussions or the House Flipper Discord are probably your best bets!
You're also welcome to visit our feature board on Canny.io!

Last but not least, check out this brand new bundle!
Hairdresser Simulator just came out, and if it's something you might enjoy, go show them some love! 🤗

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/38867/Hairdresser_Simulator__House_Flipper_2/

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Have lots of fun with the Spring Update, and make sure to celebrate the upcoming spring season! 🌼
- Many hugs from the Frozen District team! 🐻

[h3]🤯 Incredible? Outstanding? Superb?[/h3][hr][/hr]
Oh my!
Our minds are totally blown, and trying to think about words that would describe exactly why would probably be a waste of time, so let me just show you:

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1. Casa Crusoe by AerSparrow
AerSparrow wins the main prize of a one-of-a-kind PC setup created in collaboration with AMD and the talented case modder Crafts of Two!
They achieved that by showing us their incredible creativity regarding even the smallest of details. AerSparrow creates items out of other items like a boss. Marvelous ideas, peak performance, high-speed, low-drag sandbox mode professional!

2. 17th Century Robinson Crusoe's Dream Home by Thedarlingfreaks
Thedarlingfreaks surprised us with the effort, creating a little flipper village, that is just beautiful in so many ways! Admirable creativity!
Thedarlingfreaks wins an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU! Wow!

3. Isle of Artistry & Companionship: Robinson's Haven by roronoakrna
Roronoakrna takes the top 3 spot, putting incredible amounts of work into this project! All the greenery looks like a breathtaking little jungle, and in the middle of all that, there's a beautiful cozy property.
The prize here is an AMD Radeon RX7900 GPU! Amazing!

The competitors who took the spots 4 - 10 receive a fancy House Flipper 2 Controller!
Congrats! You guys have loads of creativity, and we love seeing you use it in House Flipper 2!

4. Robinson Crusoes Dream House - But with a PLOT by DovahKupp
5. PARADISO by birbiegorl
6. Crusoe's Seaside Refuge by Broluffy
7. Crusoe: the adventure continues by Yazawita
8. Getaway by birb472
9. Crusoe's Humble Home by faunbuns
10. Depths of Madness by DrNoctumus


Check out the full list of winners, as there are 100 of them!
The creativity went through the roof with this one, and ooooh we're so going to organize more of those!
If you missed the House Flipper 2 Community Contest, you can find all the information about it right here.

Thank you guys! Huge shoutouts to all the participants! ❤️
The effort and creativity from the flipping community is stronger than ever, and we can't wait to see more.



[h3]🌼 The Spring Update is veeery close![/h3][hr][/hr]
In fact, it's coming in 3 days - on the 6th of March!
We'd like to invite you to a stream that will be happening on that exact day, at 6:00 PM CET!
As always, we'll be streaming at Twitch, Youtube and Steam!

We'd also like to inform you about a little giveaway we're hosting:



Click on the above image (or HERE) to find a link for the Spring Giveaway!

That's it for today guys, have a lovely Sunday evening, and you'll hear from us again next week!
Cheers! ❤️

Today we've refreshed the game with a maintenance update, bringing you some much-needed fixes and improvements. We mostly focused on the matter of save file malfunctions, as some players experienced some heartbreaking loses of their House Flipper 2 progress. :C

If you encounter any save file issues after this update, use this guide!


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Changes:

• Welcome to the era of transparency. The changelog window is here to keep you in the loop!
  
• Added a main menu news section aka. The Flipper News!
  
• Added a memo about our social media channels upon exiting the game! Join our community, we have memes about walls and roofs!
  
• The "Ryan" Microphone can now be put on various furniture pieces.
  
• Blocked the ability to put certain symbols in the Store's search bar.

Fixes:

• A save files migration has been implemented to address the progress loss issues.
  
• The pesky autosave has been tamed and now behaves like a well-trained pet. Sit. Stay. Save.
  
• Fixed the amount of money not saving properly in some specific cases.
  
• The "Start playtest" option in the Sandbox Mode has been changed to "Test property (no saving)", to more accurately represent what it's for.
  
• Using the transform tool to rotate roofs shouldn't cause problems anymore.
  
• The transparency settings for stains created with the "stains and dirt" tool should now apply properly.
  
• The button tooltips in the tutorial should now be displayed properly when using a controller.
  
• Filled some gaps in the game's localization.
  
• Town environment optimization improvements.

[hr][/hr][h3]📌 What's our next move?[/h3]


We're constantly working on the first Major House Flipper 2 Update which is going to come in March!
We already mentioned the Spring Update in our recent House Flipper 2 Status Report as well as the House Flipper 2 Roadmap. Go check those out if you haven't seen them already!


Also, today we've heard some new spicy information regarding the release date of the Hairdresser Simulator that we've talked about in the past!
The Hairvolution is right around the corner, as the game will be releasing on the 6th of March 2024!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1330560/

The devs also let us know that a FREE DLC called "Beards and Mustaches" is coming out in the second quarter of 2024!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2782930/Hairdresser_Simulator__Beards_and_Mustaches_DLC/



[hr][/hr]Have a great rest of the week!
Cheers! 💙

[h3]A peak into the future![/h3][hr][/hr]
Do you remember how last time we let you know that after collecting all your feedback we have to prioritize and create a plan for the future development efforts for the House Flipper franchise?


We did just that! 🫡

The House Flipper team finally managed to connect all the pieces, and we have a very good idea of what we're about to focus on in the upcoming months. Of course, no plan is fully bulletproof so keep in mind that the visual representation you see is subject to change (we guess not too much, but still!)


Soooo here's the plan:




I think the visuals talk for themselves, but I would love to hear your feedback about this roadmap.
In the end, it's you guys who we built it for. Without your suggestions, requests, and feedback we wouldn't be able to come up with this thing, so as always, thank you for being a part of the flipping community! 💝

Also, as you can see, a lot of your input from Canny.io is on the roadmap, so if you'd like to throw in your own ideas, here's our community requests board on Canny.io


[hr][/hr]Have a great week y'all! 🥰

~ Reczberg, together with all the grateful House Flipper devs!
P.S. A wave of Spring Update sneak peeks is nearby!

[hr][/hr][h3]This is the last moment to take part and win crazy prizes![/h3]


The contest remains open till the end of the month! In February, we'll be going through your houses to pick 100 winners who'll be getting exclusive prices!

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All the rules and every bit of information can be found in the link:
https://houseflipper2.com/contest/


Over the following weeks, we'll make sure to take a very close look at all of the submissions.
It might take a while considering how creative your contest houses are, but one of the contestants will soon be winning the GRAND PRIZE - a custom House Flipper 2 PC!


[hr][/hr]❤️ To all of you who are still eager to take part in the contest - go for it! Do your best, reveal the wild house flipper within you! We can't wait to see your projects!

❤️ To the already signed participants - thank you for joining, we'll be letting you know more about a list of winners as soon as possible!

Cheers!


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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1190970/House_Flipper_2/