Half-Life: A Place in the West News

Hi all,

We wanted to give a quick update because we know a few people have been having trouble unlocking achievements over the last couple of months. Unfortunately, there appears to be some kind of problem with the library that we’re using where it sometimes(?) can’t seem to load the proper files.

We're incredibly sorry that this has occurred. We know it's not acceptable, especially when half of those achievements are locked behind a paywall; we're meant to deliver the service we say we are, but right now we can't. That's just not okay, and we're going to try and make it up to our readers as soon as we can.

Our plan is to hopefully work with the creators of the library to get this sorted out, but in the meantime, to keep the potential break from negatively affecting other functionality, we’ve disabled achievements within the app. In the interest of transparency, we’ll also be posting this message on the discussion forums, and adding a disclaimer to the store page.

We will keep you updated as we continue to try and get this sorted out, and thank you for your patience.



In better news, we're not letting this set-back stop us. As much as we wanted to have this resolved before release, we don't think delaying Chapter 7 is the right solution, so we're going to be going ahead with it. How soon? Chapter 7, The Dark Between the Stars, will be released both on the app and as a PDF tomorrow! If you haven't wishlisted it already, you can do so right here. Please do let us know what you think of it.

Best,
Mike and Ross

Hey gang!

A super quick update from us: the store page for Chapter 7: The Dark Between the Stars is now live! We’ll be releasing this month, but in the meantime give us a wishlist!

We can’t wait to release this!



Mike and Ross

Hey gang,

A short update carrying some very, very good news: production on Chapter 7: The Dark Between the Stars has been completed! We don’t have a precise release date yet, but our plan is to have it to all of you by the end of this month.

We’re so excited with the completed product and it represents the halfway point in our story. Better yet, it’s 38 pages as opposed to the traditional 30, and at the same price – a thank you from us for your patience over the last year of remakes!



Here’s the synopsis:

The Dark Between the Stars is the seventh chapter in the Half-Life: A Place in the West saga, and continues the story of New Franklin – an American enclave with a mysterious cosmic tower at its heart.

Leonard Banks, the power plant foreman, issues an ultimatum to Cormac Long and Sejal Rajani: relinquish control of the city or he will start deactivating its defences.

When neither Long nor Rajani submit to his demands, Banks makes good on his threat, unleashing hordes of antlions on the city's borders.

As Long scrambles to defend the breach, Rajani sees one last chance to capture Long and assume control of the city, and rallies the Opposition for an all-out assault on City Hall.

We’ll see you in just a few weeks! And don't forget to join us on our new Discord server and follow us on Twitter for more updates!

Mike and Ross

Hey gang,

We just thought we’d give you a quick update since it has been a bit.

We’re about to hit the halfway mark on Chapter 7: The Dark Between the Stars, which puts us in a comfortable position to release sometime in June. At 38 pages it’s a larger chapter than most, but that’s befitting the scope of the story. It puts us at the midway point in our comic, so it’s a big deal for us! We’re very excited as to how it’s coming together and the team are doing a stellar job.



We have also launched a Discord server for the comic. If you’d like to chat to us, tell us what we’re doing wrong, or have suggestions for the app, come on over! We’d love to hear what you have to say. Beyond that, you’ll find a very pleasant and amiable community of Half-Life fans.

Join our Discord!

That’s it from us for the time being. We hope you’ve enjoyed the remakes and are looking forward to the future of A Place in the West. There are some big surprises in store…

Mike and Ross

Hey gang,

Happy New Year! We’re hoping you're all safe and well, given last year’s less than stellar global performance.

Steam’s Lunar New Year event has just started, which means all chapters, including both soundtracks, are now on sale! As you likely know we have remade the first two chapters of the comic, so now’s a really terrific time to check them out.



For better or for worse, do consider leaving us a review—we’re really keen to hear what everyone thinks of how the project is taking shape.

At present we’re knee-deep in production on Chapter 7: The Dark Between the Stars, which is roughly the halfway mark in our story. We can’t commit to a release window just yet, but as soon as we can, you’ll know about it.



In the meantime, do check out the rest of the comic and, as ever, thanks for sticking with us.

Best wishes,

Mike and Ross