Hafen news & Dev thoughts

[Oddity]

I'm going to post things that the devs say — eg. loftar telling us things on IRC, and anything I deem somewhat important that jorb or loftar post to the forums that the community might not . So it will be like my "Haven 2.0: 'Hafen'" thread before they reset the forums and the thread was destroyed.

• Keep track of things that are "confirmed" by the devs
• Sources for juicy information that the devs might share occasionally

I'll continue doing this until I bother to set up a website where I will basically have a searchable news feed where you can enter some keywords and see anything the devs might have said about such topic, etc.

Posts

• 1. 29/30 Aug 2015 - Page 1 - A few tidbits on IRC
• 2. 31 Aug 2015 - Page 2 - Jorb forum posts (claims, F2P refill time), and 1st H&H2 patch
• 3. 15 Sep 2015 - Page 2 - loftar IRC logs (misc.)
• 4. 09 Nov 2015 - Page 3 - loftar IRC logs (early game Hafen, qualities)
• 5. 10 Nov 2015 - Page 3 - Jorb forum posts (on future world resets)

[Oddity]

2015 Aug 29 (Hafen day 2)

(13:09:26) <loftar> I'm meeting with Jorb on Monday, Orcling; I'm sure we'll discuss the store stuff then.
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(14:32:14) <loftar> Rod fishing is a lot faster, for the record.
(14:32:43) <loftar> The intention was that pole fishing could be a "background task", and rod fishing an active one.
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(16:34:48) <mib_zi8eha> @loftar is the speed at which you recover % of hunger level very different depending on hunger level?
(16:35:06) <loftar> It is indeed
(16:35:25) <loftar> The lowest bar, the 300% one, recovers in 9 RL days. The highest bar, the 10% one, recovers in 15 RL minutes.

2015 Aug 30 (Hafen day 3)

(17:21:14) <bacon> can loftar confirm if you can get LP out of a claim?
(17:21:33) <loftar> You do not get your LP back if you declaim, no.
(17:22:35) <loftar> Well, as a general statement, many wounds are supposed to be a lot harder to heal than HHP previously was, so that you're careful with them.
(17:22:42) <loftar> Some of them heal on their own over time, though.
(17:22:55) <loftar> Like Nicks & Knacks, and Punch Sore.
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(17:24:25) <loftar> Indeed it won't. Many of them don't actually even have mechanics for healing yet, but we'll get to them soon (probably in the coming week).
(17:24:59) <bacon> so my bruise will never heal until you fix it?
(17:25:13) <loftar> Yeah, but don't worry too much. We'll fix it.
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(17:28:40) <bacon> if i pile enough dirt, will it require jumping up?
(17:28:50) <loftar> No, bacon, you can't create cliffs.
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(17:36:39) <loftar> I have to ask, though; generally speaking (disregarding the whole store situation), do you guys like the game itself, as compared to previous Haven?
(17:36:59) <Bergzwerg> loftar, not sure, its lonely to play alone
(17:37:01) <Fate> It's easier and slightly harder.
(17:37:02) <Gnilcro> Its more fun than the old haven
(17:37:04) <Felkins[ingame]> at first I was put off by the graphics, but that's just a bias of not wanting change. Now I think it's an improvement in every way
(17:37:16) <Felkins[ingame]> the early is harder, the grind is lower
(17:37:20) <Da5id[ingame]> I like it a lot more once you adjust to the graphics. time will tell though
(17:37:20) <Felkins[ingame]> more polish on systems
(17:37:23) <Mephistophiles> the game is more laggier, i liked legacy because of the retro graphics
(17:37:27) <Anastasius> @Loftar like it more aside from it being very hard to find friends
(17:37:52) <loftar> Yeah, I am slightly saddened by the higher performance requirements for sure.
(17:38:02) <Gnilcro> @loftar game is great, but you should look into the issue of lack of boulders
(17:38:05) <loftar> Will consider adding options to reduce quality, but that is of course a suboptimal solution.

[Jesus_Smith_Nandez]

Has it been confirmed that the shop isn't actually a joke yet? I was 100% sure it was as soon as the site came online.

[Oddity]

Has it been confirmed that the shop isn't actually a joke yet? I was 100% sure it was as soon as the site came online.

It is generally accepted[citation needed] that it is not a joke.

[epicless]

Thanks, Oddity!

[czaper2]

Has it been confirmed that the shop isn't actually a joke yet? I was 100% sure it was as soon as the site came online.

It is generally accepted[citation needed] that it is not a joke.

Citation needed? It was in your previous post...

(13:09:26) <loftar> I'm meeting with Jorb on Monday, Orcling; I'm sure we'll discuss the store stuff then.

It's been made pretty clear: that store button is what's keeping this website and game running. It's a fundamental part of the game now, so no, not a joke.

[Orcling]

(13:09:26) <loftar> I'm meeting with Jorb on Monday, Orcling; I'm sure we'll discuss the store stuff then.

That is taken out of context. I was bitching about lack of payment options, not about having to pay at all.

[burgingham]

Not sure I want to post quotes of entire IP posts, but Jorb has stated that he too sees having no permanent party arrows is a hassle and does not add much to the game. So he is intending to bring them back.

[Jesus_Smith_Nandez]

Not sure I want to post quotes of entire IP posts, but Jorb has stated that he too sees having no permanent party arrows is a hassle and does not add much to the game. So he is intending to bring them back.

Nice, albeit I think it would just be easier to just re-impliment hearth spawning at this point. With arrows back, all it would do is let you play with your friends faster, as it's a big pain in the ass and pretty pointless to follow an arrow for a solid 2 hours.

[czaper2]

Orcling - I was replying to Jesus who asked about the store being a joke, your name was just kind of mixed in with the proof.