House Flipper News

Hey, Flippers!

As you already know, we're constantly trying to improve our brand new DLC, according to your feedback. Since our last patch notes, we've managed to fix some additional issues reported by our community, but most importantly, we added a teleport mechanic that helps your pets move around stairs. Most of you (if not every one of you, yikes) have been asking for it, so we're more than happy to implement it into the game! Like the previous patch notes, we've prepared a separate list for general issues and house/order-related fixes.

Quick disclaimer: Read till the end because we might have some surprises for you! But for now, let's get the bugs out of our house!



[h3]General fixes and changes:[/h3]

• Dogs, cats, and bunnies will now move between floors on their own via internal staircases, with no need to carry them up or down.
  
• You can now put up to two guinea pigs inside one enclosure, instead of only one.
  
• Improved pet randomization in Morgan’s Pet Care and fixed the issue with new pets not generating in the next refresh cycle if all of them were taken by the player.
  
• Cat hairballs are produced much less frequently now.
  
• Adjusted mouth position of held dog toys and held paint cans to better fit each dog.
  
• Your dogs will now drop held toys when you open their interaction menu, in a similar fashion to dropping held paint.
  
• Your dogs can no longer carry paint when holding a toy in their mouth and vice versa.
  
• Fixed paint cans having collision when carried by dogs, as well as randomly disappearing when carried in rare instances.
  
• Fixed the issue with turtles getting stuck spinning indefinitely.
  
• Fixed issues regarding feeding the turtle, the food will no longer disappear and interaction will properly fill out the bowl without the need for multiple feedings.
  
• Fixed positions of cats laying on objects.
  
• Rebalanced the timing of the pet needs and their behavior on jobs.
  
• Fixed pets changing their colors when the game is reloaded.
  
• Fixed some doors with little pet doors not having their intended functionality.
  
• Fixed an issue with being unable to feed the hamster.
  
• Fixed hamster’s cage keytips.
  
• Fixed house recognition issues when the player is on the roof.
  

[h3]House/Job specific fixes and changes:[/h3]

• The AnimalCaretaker:
  Fixed the issue with door frame deletion causing the wall to be filled out despite another door frame being present.
  Fixed issues related to selling the bathtub and its mounting point.
  
  
• Lets Rock Right Meow
  (House) - Fixed wall near the balcony on the second floor being unpaintable.
  
  
• KameHouse:
  Adjusted walking for pets, preventing them from floating in the air.
  

Okay now... How about the magic trick? From now on, you don't need to carry your doggos, kitties, and bunnies anymore! We gave them a pinch of magic so that everyone could feel a little Harry Potter vibes! As mentioned above, teleportation is a real thing. It's a kind of magic, isn't it?




Some while ago, we’ve shown you that you’ll be able to have two guinea pigs in one cage. Unfortunately, due to dozens of things we had to do before the release, we didn’t manage to prepare it on time. Today everything changes, though. Two guinea pigs in one cage? Hold my beer!




The sound of drumrolls echoes through basements and pipes, and you already know something is coming! Suddenly, you realize that below this message, you can find a long-awaited friend that will come with a future update.




If house flipping wasn't enough, we have fantastic news for you! Frozen Way, as a co-producer of Builder Simulator, gives you a once-in-a-lifetime chance to create your own house from scratch! Get to grips with construction and feel like Bob the Builder!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1120320/Builder_Simulator/


Additionally, before you go, we have a little survey about your favorite (and least favorite) House Flipper NPCs. If you'd like to share your opinion with us, just click on the image below:




That would be it for today’s development update, flippers. If you have any questions or ideas regarding House Flipper – Pets DLC or Builder Simulator, feel free to let us know in the comments below or on our discord channel.

Have a lovely time flipping!

~ Frozen District & Frozen Way teams!

Hey, Flippers! 👋

Although House Flipper – Pets DLC was released on May 12th, 2022, it doesn’t mean that our work has been finished. Since launch day, we’ve received great feedback from you guys, and we’ve managed to fix most of the bugs and issues that players have encountered while playing our brand new addition to the flipping family. Before we jump straight to the list of hotfixes, we’d like to thank you for the warm welcome we’ve received so far.
By the time of writing this update, 90% of you have enjoyed the DLC. Thank you for supporting us through all the positive reviews, and again, thank you so much for being with us – we wouldn’t be at this place without your help.

When it comes to hotfixes, we’ve prepared a general list of issues, and a separate list containing detailed information about specific house/order-related issues.



[h3]General fixes and changes:[/h3]

• Scaffolding can now be placed below the ground level.
  
• Fixed duplicated button tip in the intro.
  
• Updated visuals for the gender view of your pet.
  
• Now each toy has a ghost left behind when picked up, as a preview of where it would return if you hid it.
  
• Thrown toys picked from the ground will appear back in their place when thrown outside of bounds.
  
• Picking up the toy when it's in the air no longer results in infinite duplication.
  
• Reloading the map no longer duplicates all thrown toys.
  
• The interaction menu no longer duplicates thrown toys.
  
• Losing the pulling game with your dog no longer results in toy duplication.
  
• Carried toys will no longer break when bought on a roof or other places without a floor in front of the player.
  
• Toy landing in grass no longer results in a cut patch left.
  
• Fixed mouse toy being too efficient at cutting weeds, but now other thrown toys are capable of it too.
  
• Rope of the cat rod no longer bounces endlessly.
  
• Cat rod no longer changes your field of view after hiding the tool.
  
• Pulling Rope interaction now shows the key tip correctly.
  
• Hands no longer change size after pausing and unpausing while your FOV is different than 60.
  
• Fixed validation for pet name, sO yOuR tExT nO lOnGeR tUrNs InTo SoMeThInG lIkE tHiS wHeN yOu HoLd sHiFt.
  
• Now your helper dog will put the paint down if interacted with.
  
• It is now much easier to give paint to your dog, without your dog being busy when standing still.
  
• Fixed ceiling lamp changing position when loading a save.
  
• Fixed Cutibaly Enclosure’s and Vitto Garden Hammock’s missing materials.
  
• Fixed error causing pets spawning on invalid floors
  
• Fixed tiles having wrong names.
  
• Fixed potential bugs caused by butterflies.
  
• Pets will no longer cause optimization issues without being present.
  
• Pet Gender is now visible on the interaction popup.
  
• Fixed some issues related to pet fence gates.
  
• It is now possible to name your pet while using a pad.
  
• Fixed cleaning achievement not considering a small bathtub as valid.
  
• Fixed crash related to pet eye randomization.
  
• Fixed pet randomization in Morgan’s Pet Care, the choices will be more varied now.
  
• Your pets will no longer turn invisible randomly after placing a wall inside a house.
  

[h3]House/Job specific fixes and changes:[/h3]

• Let's rock right meow:
  (House) - Added ceiling to the small roof at the top.
  (House) - Fixed unpaintable ceiling on a small roof.
  (House) - Fixed unsellable electric sockets.
  (Job) - Fixed candle position.
  (Both) - Adjusted spawn position of the player.
  (Both) - Pets no longer fly near the garage.
  
  
• Grade-A renovation:
  (House) - Fixed object container attachment, causing wrong shop view.
  (Job) - You can now sell the remaining wall materials after you’re 100% done with the corresponding room.
  (Job) - You can now sell the scaffolding after you’re 100% done with the furniture on the upper floor.
  
  
• A chance to change:
  (Both) - Fixed Grass Placement to remove grass flickering.
  (House) - You can now paint the wall bits above the garage and the terrace.
  
  
• Quality upgrade:
  (Both) - Adjusted collision of grass mower to fix window placement blocking.
  (House) - Enabled window and door placement in the corner of the ground floor.
  
  
• The animal caretaker:
  (Both) - Fixed gravel placement by adjusting ground position.
  (Both) - Fixed floor material in the garage.
  (Job) - Now requires twelve fences instead of only one.
  
  
• Home stretch:
  (Both) - Fixed ground position to remove the visible gap between the floor and the void.
  (House) - Enabled window and door placement on blocked walls on the ground floor near the garage.
  
  
• More freedom:
  (Both) - Fixed missing roof collider.
  
  
• Pets haven:
  (Both) - Grass can now be cut.
  (Job) - Fixed Mechin doors being assigned to the wrong room in the job.
  
  
• Stowaway tenant:
  (Both) - Fixed Attic Beam position to allow proper placement of ceiling lamps.
  
  
• Kame House:
  (House) - Adjusted walkable area of your pets.
  (House) - Fixed pets getting stuck in the boat.
  

We still highly encourage you to send us all your feedback regarding Pets DLC. If only you spot anything that might look weird to you, feel free to let us know on our discord channel.

Although this update focuses mainly on bug fixes, we’d also like to ask for your opinion! Many of you have wondered why pets (especially dogs and cats) wouldn’t follow you on stairs. At first, we weren't sure about this, since stairs happen to be dangerous for animals, and surprisingly, this kind of mechanic would also be pretty problematic from the technical side. Nevertheless, since the release, we've received a huge amount of requests, so we’ve come up with an idea which you can see below:

Do you think we should implement this mechanic in that kind of form? Let us know in the comments below!


Last but not least, I personally talked to literally everyone involved with the development of Pets DLC on the release date... believe me, the stress was real, adrenaline pumpin, expectations were high, but we made it! Both the Frozen District and Frozen Way are extremely grateful for all your help and support guys, so once again... Thank you!



That would be it for today’s development update, flippers. If you have any questions or ideas regarding House Flipper – Pets DLC, feel free to let us know in the comments below.

Also, don’t forget that Pets DLC is currently on a 10% discount, so don’t hesitate to grab yourself a copy:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569190/House_Flipper__Pets_DLC/

Have a lovely time flipping! You guys are the best!
~Frozen District & Frozen Way teams

Hey, Flippers! 👋

Our journey has finally come to one of the most important moments! After more than a year, we can finally say that House Flipper – Pets DLC is out. 🔥

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569190/House_Flipper__Pets_DLC/

All this wouldn’t be possible without your help, support, and feedback we’ve received throughout the development of our brand new DLC. Huge thanks to you guys for staying with us during this adventure – you’re all amazing. Although Pets DLC is out, this doesn’t mean that we don’t have anything to show you. In fact, we're already working on an extra content update for the Pets DLC that will happen in around 1 to 2 months. Curious to see what we’ve got this time? Then, without further ado, let’s get the party started!

Let's kick it off with a spicy brand new launch trailer so that you can immerse yourself in the coziness of our DLC. Check it out below:

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Speaking of coziness – we’ve managed to prepare some macrame goodies! Together with other fabulous additions available in the DLC, it’ll add some warmth to your interior design ideas. Keep in mind that this addition is one of the many that we’re planning to add with an upcoming content update that we've mentioned above!




We’ve also got some fresh screenshots of the new houses available in the game. We usually showcased the Pets DLC properties from the outside perspective, but this time we're inside, and the gorgeousness is real! Let us show you at least some of them:










Also, in case you haven’t seen our infographic, containing detailed information about what is coming with House Flipper – Pets DLC, we suggest checking it below:




That would be it for today's development update, folks! We hope that you will enjoy House Flipper – Pets DLC, and we cannot wait to see your creations and how you spend your time with all of the available animals in the game. Although the DLC is out, it doesn’t mean that our work stops here. As soon as we gather enough feedback from our community, we’ll do our best to bring you regular updates. Last but not least, don’t forget that you can grab House Flipper – Pets DLC with a 10% launch discount,! Don’t hesitate to hop into a completely new flipping adventure with some cute pets by your side.

Have a lovely time flipping!

~Frozen District & Frozen Way teams

The 12th of May is an extraordinary day, so we will definitely make sure to celebrate the release of Pets DLC with an epic live stream!

You can expect us to go live right along with the launch of the DLC on May 12 - 5 PM CET / 11 AM EST!
All the streaming action will be happening on:

• Frozen District's Twitch channel
• Frozen District's Youtube channel

We will start the stream with a Pets DLC giveaway!
Other than that, the live stream will be filled with extra bits of information straight from the developers, a discussion about all the fresh content, and a Q&A session for all of you who want to drop us a question or two!

But wait! That's not all of the spicy information!
In fact, the first-ever Pets DLC keys will be given to a couple of lucky winners, as we're currently running our pre-launch giveaway that will end before the grand release!

If you'd like to join this giveaway, do not hesitate and click HERE or on the image below:




Now... once again we would like to thank each and every one of you for supporting us on our development journey!
The finish line for the Pets DLC is close, but we're not gonna stop there!
See you on the stream and good luck in the giveaways, my dear Flippers!

P.S. As you can see the interior design content in Pets DLC is pretty exciting!
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569190/House_Flipper__Pets_DLC/

Hey, Flippers! 🏠🐶

It's been a while since our last development update, in which the main focus was on our meow friend 😺 We're glad that you like the progress we've made so far, and once again, we've wanted to thank you for your support! Today's development update will be unique – we've got a new trailer for ya, some new mechanics to show, and most importantly, we've finally got an exact release date! Ready to jump into the Cozy Village? Without further ado, let's get started!

What better way to start an update than by showing you our new trailer? Are you hyped as much as I'm? Let us know in the comments, and for now – enjoy the trailer 🎬

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Also, celebrating the date release, we thought about organizing a little giveaway!

Let's get back for a while to our kitty. Since our last development update, we've prepared a new lair. Check it out below, and let us know what you think.




It's been a while since we've shared some mechanics regarding man's best friend, so it's high time to share some of them with ya' all. We hope that you're gonna spend as much time as possible playing with your four-legged companion, because who doesn't love it, right?

Have you missed the parrots? We've missed them too, so we thought it would be the perfect time to show them to you. I'll be honest with you – they remind me of a strange but funny photo with wolves laughing. Can you guess which photo it is? Let us know in the comments!




We've also managed to prepare something special for those of you who cannot wait for some more marine creatures (or rather pets, right?). And trust me, you've got to see this because you're gonna love it as much as I do!




As you already know, House Flipper – Pets DLC will bring you, brand-new mechanics, such as ceiling painting (we’re glad that you love it), door and stair installation, but also you’ll have the opportunity to add some bulbs to brighten up your dream house. Recently, we’ve come up with some variations to the bulbs. Feel free to let us know what you think about them.






Oh… I almost forgot – some of the players already got a chance to play the DLC, and we're astonished by the creations they've made. Just check some of them below.










That'd be it flipuurrrrrs! Thank you for being with us on this journey. We see each other on May 12th, 2022, when House Flipper – Pets DLC launches on Steam. If, in any case, you still haven't added the DLC to your wishlist, you can do it now:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569190/House_Flipper__Pets_DLC/

Have a lovely time flipping!

~ Frozen District & Frozen Way teams