Hey there, Flippers!
Our team isn't slowing down! Since the launch, we have been working incredibly hard, closely tracking your reviews, bug reports, and constructive criticism. We might be a relatively small crew, but we are giving it our absolute all - which is why we're so excited to drop our second hotfix today, squashing another batch of pesky bugs and introducing a highly requested quality-of-life feature!
📝 Hotfix #2 - Patch Notes
Below is the complete list of fixes, stability improvements, and tweaks we’ve packed into this update:
Visual Settings Screen: Added the brand-new "Visuals" menu screen in-game to allow deeper visual customization.
Lighting: Reduced brightness of most in-game lights, and the lamp intensity slider now works across the full range.
Item Customization Fix: Resolved an issue breaking variant selection on items that feature only a single material slot.
Garden Materials Overhaul: Upgraded dozens of garden materials with brighter, significantly more natural color tones.
Uninhabited House: Fixed a roof collider bug that previously prevented players from stepping up to the top floor.
Chainsaw Addition: Equipped players with the chainsaw tool specifically for the 'A Moment of Rest' and 'Happily Ever After' jobs.
Camera: color options take effect immediately, and default settings restore on exit.
Tablet: Implemented a temporary fix for the background display within the Tablet's Perks View.
Ginny's Garden Mission: Fixed an issue to ensure the proper ending logo displays smoothly upon job completion.
Holographic Tree: Corrected the intensity and glow settings for this specific cyberpunk asset.
Fountain Water: Enhanced the visual presentation and overall rendering of fountain water.
PerimaCeiling Light: Applied targeted behavior corrections for the PerimaCeiling light fixture.
TV Screen Upgrades: Increased the display brightness and visual intensity on all television models.
Graphics: Optional experimental support for DirectX 12 (may be unstable)
Streamlined Exit: Disabled pop-up advertisements when exiting the game for a faster, cleaner close.
Hotfix #2.5
Fixed an "infinite loading" bug caused by an inactive camera in "Camera Before/After" mode.
Changed backup directory (no longer saves in "My Documents").
Fixed overexposure items in shop view.
"Lawn and Order" Job: Fixed a gap between tiles that prevented proper placement of wide grass strips.
Top-Down View: Resolved input conflict where rotating 90 degrees and changing floors were mapped to the same controller input.
Disabled grass rendering while submerged in pools.
Fixed an incorrect shader causing walls to be invisible while mowing.
Blueprints are now visible when held in the Architect Tool.
Planting now functions correctly without causing partial regrowth.
Fixed incorrect appraiser comments regarding damaged walls.
Fixed a bug in House Halloween where plastering was not working correctly.
Vampire Castle: Fixed day/night cycle and repaired the basement ceiling.
Man Cave: Fixed fuse box culling issue.
Small memory optimizations.
Hotfix #2.9
Before/After Photos: Fixed visual artifacts appearing in screenshots.
Minimap: Fixed an issue causing the map to glitch or display incorrectly at certain zoom levels.
Categories: Fixed categorization for certain items.
Sandi Kitchen Set: Fixed various issues.
Ava Bookshelf: Fixed visual issues.
Fireplace: Fixed a bug where the fire effect was missing.
Beds: Fixed visual glitches appearing after making the bed.
Tiles: Fixed tiling/texture alignment issues.
Trees: Fixed a bug that allowed players to duplicate trees intended for cutting.
Pools: Applied a potential fix for pool variants.
🎨 New Settings Category: "Visuals"
To give you even greater creative control over your renovation environment, we've introduced a brand-
new settings category called "Visuals"!
This dedicated tab allows you to fine-tune the game's presentation directly to your personal preferences and display setup.
Whether you want a high-contrast, vibrant workspace or a softer, warmer atmosphere for late-night flips, these settings have you covered.
Default settings:
Lower values of saturation, contrast, color temperature, and shadow intensity:
An even lower saturation value:
💡 Quick Guide: How to Customize Your Lights
We’ve noticed some confusion among players regarding how to change the color and intensity of lights in the Remastered Collection. This feature is already fully available in the game, but since the interface setup is a bit different, we want to walk you through exactly how it works, step-by-step:
Open your Pie Menu and select the Variant Selector Tool.
Click on the light source that you want to edit.
This will open the customization interface:
On the right side: You will see the standard item customization menu, allowing you to change the material and color of the lamp's physical parts.
On the left side: You will see the dedicated Light Editing Menu. This is where you can freely change the actual color of the light beam and adjust its intensity to fit your design!
It’s that simple to create either a crisp, bright modern office or a warm, moody living room layout. Check out the clip below to see the exact steps in action:
⚙️ Quick Performance Tip: Upscale Quality
While you are adjusting your display preferences, we highly recommend heading over to Settings -> Graphics -> Upscale Quality and ensuring it is set to at least 80%. The options below this threshold are strictly meant for very low-end PCs. Keeping it at 80% or higher will give you the best balance of clean, sharp visuals without hurting your game's performance!
💰 Friendly Reminder: Grab Your Loyalty Discount!
If you haven't purchased the Remastered Collection yet and you already own DLCs for the original House Flipper 1, you can grab the game significantly cheaper! Your price will automatically drop at checkout based on how many major expansions you have in your library.
Don't miss out on your veteran discount—grab the bundle here:
💻 Quick Hardware Check
Before making your purchase, please make sure to double-check that your PC meets the required system specifications listed on our store page. Because the Remastered Collection runs on a completely modernized and upgraded engine, its system requirements are notably higher than those of the original House Flipper 1!
Minimum:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 or later versions, 64-bit
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: RX 6500 8GB | NVIDIA GTX 1660 or equivalent performance & VRAM
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 40 GB available space
Additional Notes: SATA SSD
Recommended:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 11 or later versions, 64-bit
Processor: Intel i5 9600k | AMD Ryzen 5 5600x
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: 8GBs VRAM | NVIDIA RTX-2070 | AMD Radeon RX 6700
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 40 GB available space
Additional Notes: VME SSD
⚠️ Important Performance Note: Steam Workshop & RAM Usage |
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While we love seeing your creative custom properties, please be aware that loading an extensive amount of legacy workshop content can heavily consume your system memory. If you are experiencing game crashes or performance stutters, it may be due to your RAM becoming fully saturated by these workshop assets. If you run into these stability issues, we highly recommend temporarily disabling the workshop integration. You can do this easily in the game's main menu by unchecking the "Import Steam Workshop items from legacy House Flipper" toggle. |
⭒˚𖠋𖠋𖠋.⋆ Join Our Discord!
So mark the date! And in the meantime, join our official Discord server to discuss the game, share your designs, and connect with the community. The server supports players of both the original game and the upcoming Remastered Collection.
You can also find updates there regarding our other titles, including Farmbotic and Honeycomb: The World Beyond.
Grab the update, head back into your projects, and happy flipping!
~ The Frozen Way Team