Comrades, Citizens, Hearthlings!
Yesterday we announced that we have been laboring to bring the game to Steam, however, some aspects of the changes did not sit well with the proletarian class consciousness of the Hearth, and, hence, the central committee has pivoted to new, revolutionary, insights, presented as follows;
WORLD 16
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- The time has come to ring out the old, dying World 15, and ring in a new in its stead.
- We intend to make the new World 16 available on Friday, November 1st, 2024, @ 20:00 UTC.
- With the release of World 16, we intend to initiate an experiment with more, and more frequent, worlds. Thus, some roughly six months after the release of W16, we intend to deploy another, new, world, without resetting World 16, but rather running the two worlds in parallel.
STEAM RELEASE
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- With the release of W16, we will also be releasing the game on Steam, where we will update its status to that of an "Early Access" game.
- Steam integration will function mostly as a method of authentication. As such;
- The client, when launched on Steam, will automatically attempt to authenticate with the active Steam account, and, if it has not previously been used with Haven & Hearth, a new Haven & Hearth account will automatically be created for it.
- Haven & Hearth accounts automatically created via Steam authentication can, later, be given a proper Haven & Hearth account name, should one so desire.
- Any Haven & Hearth account with a proper account name can, whenever, link or unlink a Steam ID for the purposes of aforesaid authentication.
- Steam accounts and ordinary Haven & Hearth accounts are, thus, equally eligible to play W16, and you will be able to authenticate existing Haven & Hearth accounts via Steam, should you so desire, by linking them.
- We have attempted to integrate with the Steam Workshop to allow for custom client support on Steam. Please contact loftar if you wish to prepare your custom client for Steam integration in advance of the release. Also, see the thread on the subject.
- Haven & Hearth's Steam page is here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3051280/Haven__Hearth/
- We are eager to accept contributions to the game's Storefront page on Steam, in terms of screenshots and/or videos, especially content which displays large groups of players and or impressive villages and constructions. Do note that we need content that is larpy and aesthetic in order to be able to use it. Prefer the default camera, shadows on, &c. Please and thank you!
- I also assume we gratefully accept wishlistings and such. It would be nice to have some gauge on the general interest before release.
- Consider this thread your opportunity to chime in on this subject however you may wish to do so. What do you think would make the release as successful as it can be? There is plenty of time for us to pivot on pretty much anything regarding this, and we want to be open to feedback and suggestions.
- Spread the word! The more the merrier!
STORE & SUBSCRIPTIONS
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- All subscriptions are, effective immediately, paused until the launch of World 16.
TLDR: We will aim to launch the...
W16 server @ 20:00 UTC, Friday November 1st, 2024
You can, Lord willing, play via Steam if that tickles your fancy.
The Party has always believed and boldly proclaimed these truths, and any talk to the contrary is counter-revolutionary propaganda aimed at undermining the revolutionary spirit of the Hearth! Boundless longevity to Chairman loftar!
The masses can -- nay, must! -- see this thread as an open invitation to partake of the ongoing dialectic and the further advancement of the science of Hearthism!
Enjoy!
