High Times News

Dear Mood Confectioners,

🌹 A new love blossoms in High Times! 🌹

One of the major feedback we received from the demo was the lack of male romanceable options. Honestly, we didn’t expect a demand for more male love interests (I mean, why would we when we already have Johnny Yong Bosch as Harry?!? 😂). But after seeing the game being played by otome players — which was a pleasant surprise — we went back to the drawing board to find a way to address this without creating an entirely new character and delaying the game’s release.

Turns out the answer was right in front of us, and some of you pointed this out as well.

Connor.

Yup, your best bud is now a romanceable character. The only romanceable character who is not an ex at that.

That said, we revisited Connor’s route and tweaked it to allow for a romance path (it was originally written to be purely platonic). We added multiple if-else conditions to existing scenes and wrote a dedicated romance ending. We're happy to report that all necessary changes to his route are completed!

Check out his spicy romance CG below:


We hope you like our surprise!◝(˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶) ◜♡
(Belated) Happy Valentine's Day! ♥️

Dear Mood Confectioners,

We're down to the final 24 hours of our Kickstarter campaign, and we’re close to unlocking Rebel the Duck as a customer! With roughly $4k left, it's going to be a tight stretch, but the campaign isn’t over until the last second. Let’s keep fighting together and give it everything we’ve got! Every share, pledge, and word of encouragement counts. (๑˃ᴗ˂)ﻭ

Please support our Kickstarter and help us unlock Rebel: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yangyangmobile/high-times?ref=6jv80p





[h2]New Customers![/h2]

We're thrilled to announce the addition of two new customers in the game! They be gracing The Hotbox and causing mayhem to our darling mood confectioner!

*These characters will be part of a future DLC after the game gets released.

• Nova - a punk-ass skateboarder by night, a mysterious graffiti artist by... even later night (in collaboration with Sad Panda Studios)
  
• Detective Fox - a hardboiled detective solving the hardboiled case of the 'Donut Thief'

Did the game just got more awesome or what?! 🎉🍩

Dear Mood Confectioners,

We’re down to the final two weeks of our Kickstarter campaign! For those who aren’t following us there, we have community goals that unlock special rewards. Once unlocked, these rewards will be available for EVERYONE! (Yes, you don’t have to be a backer!)

One of the most highly anticipated rewards is the inclusion of Nova! In collaboration with our wonderful friends at Sad Panda Studios, Nova from the renowned idle dating sim Crush Crush will enter the Hotbox as one of the major side characters! She will have her own route and endings, and she'll be fully voiced by Katelyn Barr.

Other rewards include the MC having different sprite emotes (happy, sad, angry, etc), more customization options, and an alternate outfit!



[h3]Our Progress So Far:[/h3]

• Total Backers: 670 (close to 1pt - 700 backers)
  
• Total KS Update Likes: 344 (close to 1pt - 400 likes)
  
• KS Comments (includes updates): 152 (close to 2pts - 200 comments)
  
• Steam Wishlists: 963 (since campaign started; needs 1500 for 2 pts)
  
• Steam Demo Review: 19 (needs 50 for 1pt)
  
• Discord Members: 1,510 (needs 1700 for 1pt)
  
• Tiktok Followers: 100 (needs 200 for 2pts)
  
• Facebook Shares: 46 (needs 100 for 1pt)
  
• X/Twitter Reposts: 164 (needs 250 for 2pts)
  

Please help us reach our community goals by liking all of our Kickstarter updates, joining our Discord, leaving a review on our Steam demo and wishlisting it, and sharing High Times on X/Facebook! Most of these will only take a minute to do, but your contribution will surely go a long way!

Thank you so much! 🙏

• Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/yangyangmobile
• Repost on X/Twitter: https://x.com/yangyangmobile/status/1848788215224013299
• Share on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yangyangmobile/videos/2584888761875034
• Follow us on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yangyangmobile
• Support our Kickstarter as a Panda Army: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yangyangmobile/high-times?ref=5xpott
• Leave a Demo Review on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3221840

[h2]High Times x Crush Crush Giveaway![/h2]

To keep the Nova hype going, we’ve teamed up with Sad Panda to host a joint giveaway filled with wonderful goodies! Joining is simple: just like AND retweet this post to enter:

https://x.com/CrushCrush/status/1855309381388108216

For additional chances of winning, you may:

• Follow Crush Crush on X/Twitter (+1 entry)
  
• Wishlist High Times on Steam (+1 entry - must screenshot and show proof in the Twitter comments)
  
• Support High Times on Kickstarter (+2 entries - all of our backers are automatically eligible for this, just show proof in the Twitter comments)

We'll announce five lucky winners on November 24!



One of the raffle prizes is a special Nova keychain in the style of High Times, and it's one-of-a-kind. Aside from our team and Sad Panda, only the lucky raffle winner will own one!



We invite everyone to join the giveaway! Not only will you have the chance to win exclusive items, but you'll also be helping us spread the High Times hype! It's a win-win. (ﾉ^ヮ^)ﾉ*:・ﾟ✧

[h2]Steam Cooking Fest[/h2]



Lastly, we’re excited to share that High Times is participating in Steam’s Cooking Fest! The event is going to be featured on the store’s front page, and we’re hoping that this'll bring more eyes to the game, which will boost our wishlists and ultimately help with our community goals! :D

Thanks for reading our update! Let's get the high times rolling for Nova!! 💙🛹

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Dear Mood Confectioners,

High Times Kickstarter is now live! Please consider supporting the campaign if you loved the demo, so we can unlock more awesome features! We also have exclusive physical goodies! ːamyhappyː

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yangyangmobile/high-times?ref=1s8guf

In addition, backers who pledge within the first 24 hours will get FREE Steam keys of our previous games, Perfect Gold and Saint Maker! Yes, BOTH of them!



Thanks so much!! We hope to see you in our campaign! ːirenesmileː

Hello Mood Confectioners!

High Times's Kickstarter will launch next week, October 22, 2024 @ 11:00AM PST! Mark your calendars! 🎉🗓️

The campaign’s main goal is to fund the game’s English voice acting & support the production of physical merch. In addition, backers who pledge within the first 24 hours will get FREE Steam keys of our previous games, Perfect Gold and Saint Maker! Yes, BOTH of them!

Please follow our Kickstarter page and get notified when the campaign releases! ːamyhappyː

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yangyangmobile/high-times?ref=1s8guf