HROT News

Patch 1.1 fixes several minor issues reported during the first month after release.

• fixed: e2m1 glitch
  
• fixed: burning puppies
  
• fixed: Orloj repairing through the wall
  
• fixed: boss extra hp bug
  
• fixed: horse skull in the way (e1m8)
  
• Smaskou/Skapuci corpses no longer hold weapons
  
• fixed: pause menu during the intermission
  
• added missing subtitles
  

The star of the show in Sovietcore boomer shooter Hrot is solo developer Spytihněv's levels, all of which are inspired by or directly correspond to real-life locations in and around Prague. The tenement blocks, metro stations, churches, and castles of this twisted version of the city all feel like cheeky de-makes of real world locations, a MyHouse.wad blown up to massive proportions...
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"Does that pommel horse have a grenade launcher?" is one of many bizarre questions I found myself asking while playing HROT. This Slavic shooter revels in the strange, straddling the line between hyper-bleak Soviet satire and goofy memetic joke factory. This isn't the best thing about HROT, we'll get to that in a couple of paragraphs. But the balancing of these two personality strands is what defines HROT's quality. At the outset, they exist in perfect symbiosis, but the relationship becomes less stable as the game goes on.

The year is 1986, and something is seriously wrong in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. What that might be isn't explicitly stated, but given the year, the ambient chatter of Geiger counters, and the soldiers vomiting through their gasmasks as they prowl the abandoned streets, a nuclear disaster at an infamous Ukrainian power plant isn't a vast stretch of the imagination. In any case, anyone who wasn't killed by the fallout is now being hunted by an army of (presumably Russian, but again, it isn't explicated) soldiers. Emerging from a bomb shelter beneath Prague's Kosmonautů Metro Station (now named Háje), you take it upon yourself to defend your glorious homeland from these invaders.

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Dear attendees,

We have convened here to commemorate our latest, albeit modest, collective triumph.

Allow me to commence by expressing my profound gratitude to all of you who have, through your active participation and unwavering commitment, contributed to the advancement of this remarkable endeavor. Your unwavering support, unwavering trust, and invaluable feedback have not gone unnoticed.

Furthermore, I wish to extend my tremendous appreciation to the indefatigable Discord community. Without your tireless dedication and ceaseless efforts, our mutual objectives would have remained beyond our grasp. I extend my heartfelt gratitude for the arduous toil you undertake day in and day out.

I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the creators of online content, whose videos and streams on social media platforms serve as a beacon of inspiration for our younger generations. Your tireless endeavors constitute the very essence of our future and the development of our progeny.

Let us not overlook those who have generously shared their thoughts and experiences regarding this game through Steam reviews. Together, we forge a community founded upon the principles of collaboration and collective wisdom.

Lastly, but certainly not least, I wish to express my gratitude to the denizens of Twitter for their invaluable contributions. Your enthusiastic retweets and impassioned expressions of opinion contribute to the creation of a society wherein every voice is heard.

I extend my sincerest thanks for your unwavering loyalty, and I fervently hope that we shall continue our triumphant march forward, constructing brighter horizons for all who dwell in this noble pursuit.

Spytihněv

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Hrot has consistently been boomer shooter excellence, setting itself apart from the pack with its unique 1980s Czechoslovakia setting, phenomenal gunfeel, and diabolically clever levels. Now solo developer Spytihněv is gearing up to release its third and final act, The Gastroscopy, on May 16...
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