It's time, buddy. The new Derek update is here! House Party Version 0.17.3 is now live and in it is a ton of new content to explore and enjoy. This update is packed with some sweet new game mechanics and plenty of polish to keep your game experience clean and enjoyable.
This new release is all about spreading some love to our buddy Derek. We've expanded his storyline with awesome new content and added two brand new Opportunities and Achievements, one of which results in a full, repeatable, and very steamy intimacy reward.
We've also added more opportunities for getting your hands on booze around the party. Frank and Leah have had a major rework of their alcohol behaviors and we made it so all the booze in the liquor cabinet can now be interacted with.
Also in this update, Derek, Patrick, and Vickie all have had wardrobe revamps, so if you see them around the party they may look a little snazzier. Enjoy seeing the three of them with some extra style!
Awesome new quality of life changes come with this update, too. If you're tired of getting halfway through the game, forgetting to save, and then getting pummeled by Frank and losing all your progress, then you're going to love this update because we introduced an autosave feature. Enjoy the peace of mind of not losing your progress anymore if you piss somebody off or decide to take some of that sweet, sweet alcohol from Frank's guarded stash.
And let's not forget our favorite new features in this update: Urination and the bladder meter. Yes, you heard that right. Pissing is now a real thing. Wield your new pissing powers and cause all kinds of mayhem, and literally get into a pissing contest with your favorite NPC!
In addition to all the exciting new features, our team has included loads of under the hood performance updates with this new version. One of the first updates you'll notice is that there is a brand new "Memories" tab in the in-game Opportunity Window to help you navigate House Party's complex storyline. There is also a shiny new improved main menu with language selection UI, translated menu UIs, and a very exciting new "Character Select" UI for future use. This update is packed with loads of bug fixes for existing content and older features/mechanics, and numerous tweaks to reduce linearity across existing content paths. And there are new features and improvements in the CSC for Custom Story Creators. But these are just a few of the many improvements, so if you'd like to read the full list of all of the new tweaks, be sure to check out the changelog below. Grab a bottle of booze, too, because it's a pretty hefty read.
NOTE: With all new updates, there are some release caveats. Firstly, due to a large number of story scripting and engine changes, old saves will not work with update 0.17.3. The saves will not be deleted and Steam users can roll back to an older version to use these saves via the "Betas" tab in the game's properties. Additionally, not all of the menus have been translated, and not all of the minor hard-coded system text has been translated either. We will address these known issues in future updates.
Why are you still reading this? Boot up House Party and check out the new update! The new content is a ton of fun and we can't wait to hear your feedback. Enjoy and keep staying safe from the virus. We love all you guys and hope you have a blast playing the new content!
Thanks,
- Eek! Team
For a full changelog, take a look here.
0.17.3 (Stable Release)
8/31/20
In the Original Story: added new Opportunities for Derek - "Memory Lane" and "Mission Impawsible"
Added almost 300 new voiced lines
In the Original Story: complete "emotional overhaul" of Derek. His behavior is more deeply tied into the social meters system now, and should have more appropriate emotes in a variety of major story moments
In the Original Story: major changes have been made to Frank and Leah's treatment of the Player and alcohol items. In some ways their behavior will be more forgiving and for sneaky Players, more rewarding. In other ways, well...you still need to prepare your soothing butt gel
Added a memory tab in the opportunity UI
Characters can now be set on fire
In the Original Story: the Player can now drink from several more items around the house. This includes the faucet, you unrepentant savage
In the Original Story: the beers that were formerly unusable in the liquor cabinet are now possible to make use of, in all the same ways as the other beers found throughout the house
In the Original Story: to better coincide with many alcohol related changes in this update, looting Frank now does the following - the Player has a 50% chance to get back a beer for every beer they gave to Frank. Any beers Frank already 'destroyed' will no longer be usable in the story
In the Original Story: turning in alcohol items (or rather..."sacrificing them"?) for various Drunk and Disorderly Opportunities, giving them to Patrick, etc. no longer automatically fails content like "Hunt for Red's Thermos" etc., as there's always more than one path to victory...
Add two spots for Characters to sit on the roof outside the art room. Tantalizingly close to the pizza
Enabled more Natty Lites for use as Interactive Items in stories
Added Bloody collar and wearable collar models
Added oil trails/puddle and fire particles
Added peeing effects
Added bladder UI
Changes to orgasm UI
Changes to the opportunity window
Added female peeing pose
Enhanced pee visibility for long distance peeing and splash size
Added explosion fx particle
Added two Wall Sex Spots in the Kitchen
Added a Wall Sex Spot in the Downstairs Bathroom
Added auto-save functionality
Added a standard Sex Spot (is there such a thing?!) in the Downstairs Bathroom
Updated main menu to add a character selection window. When pressing start game players will now be presented with available characters and be able to select one and then play. Currently the male character is the only playable one, but a female character has been added as a preview.
Added support for main menu translation templates and wired them up to the main menu controls.
Added support for pause menu translation templates and wired them up to the pause menu controls.
Added Interactive Items for each of the bathroom mirrors
Characters will no longer be able to see into the dining room/liquor cabinet area if they are not at ground level in the back yard/if their eyesight is blocked by the window blinds of the dining room window. E.g. Leah will not be able to see/punish the Player for holding or taking booze if she is in the hot tub, or still walking out/off of the hot tub stairs
Updated Patrick's clothing
Tweaked penis rotation values to reduce clipping during sex positions
Added 69 animation for male NPC's and the male player
Added male player Cowgirl animation for sex position
Added WallSex hotspot on receiving persons legs
Updated Vickie's clothing