Harem Hotel's 5th Anniversary!
Added 2023-05-23 22:23:27 +0000 UTCHello everyone! Harem Hotel released 5 years ago, on May 17th, 2018. Can you believe it's already been 5 years? It doesn't feel like it to me. While we've gone through some trials and tribulations, Harem Hotel is here to stay and I look forward to finishing it some day in the next few years :)
None of this would be possible without you guys, of course. Even if you haven't financially supported me, just playing the game and enjoying it is enough to keep me going many days. So thank you!
I'm still following that roadmap I made in last year's post, though some things have had to move around, the goals I have set are still in place to be achieved. I've released content slower than I would have liked, but I'm hoping that the workflow change I shared in Dev Diary #6 will change that, as I have plans to begin developing v0.18 sooner than any other version.
Where will the future of HH take us? It's hard to say exactly! Every year I surprise myself with what I'm able to do with the tools I have available to me. I've been studying more cinematography and writing, as these are two things that interest me a lot. At some point, I would love to switch to developing with a real engine like Unreal Engine 5. That's years away, and certainly won't happen for Harem Hotel, but I'm still learning those skills. UE5 offers near limitless opportunities if you know what you're doing. From making movies, to creating animations with mocap, so that's a long term goal of mine.
By the way, we have a community event going on in discord for the anniversary, so if you would like to join, you're welcome to!
Until then, you can stay updated with HH on Twitter and Discord
Comments
5 years of me simping for yandere waifu ashley.
adam
2023-06-12 01:32:00 +0000 UTCNonetheless it's a shame that harem hotel would never come to Unreal because I would love to see your characters in real time 3d.
Lost Track Games
2023-05-27 15:21:02 +0000 UTCRuney I thank you for letting us join you on this journey. Your game was the first and ultimately my favorite visual novel. As a game programmer I like Unreal, but ultimately prefer Unity. Unreal has out of the box fidelity but Unity is the engine with limitless possibilities. Unreal is better for artist focused folks and people who want to avoid programming, but it also feels so much more limiting in comparison to Unity. The good news is Unity has a plugin (free) called Bolt that allows for visual programming as well.
Lost Track Games
2023-05-27 15:20:10 +0000 UTCKinda late to the party but I wish you the best.
Gabriel Hirv
2023-05-27 13:22:49 +0000 UTCCongrats Runey. Happy to have supported you likely about HALF of that time...
The Magical Gurl
2023-05-27 12:10:48 +0000 UTCYes! But, her voyeurism has saved our asses so... yeah.
Long Tran
2023-05-27 09:07:02 +0000 UTCYeah, but the funny detail goes to our beloved voyeur android ππ
Pascal Lindemann
2023-05-27 09:00:17 +0000 UTCMaybe
Runey
2023-05-24 18:58:07 +0000 UTCCrazy how time flies too... Oh, and SWIMSUIT NIA!!!!
Long Tran
2023-05-24 10:52:47 +0000 UTCCongratulations! Awesome game!
Gifford Hart
2023-05-24 10:13:52 +0000 UTCHappy anniversary from me too. Five years already? Damn where does the time go, well this game is worth the time. Because it is getting better with each update π₯°π₯°
Pascal Lindemann
2023-05-24 09:59:52 +0000 UTCCongratulations! And congrats on the job! It's a spectacular game!
M@rco!
2023-05-24 06:04:34 +0000 UTCCongrats been great years
Kingskiller
2023-05-24 03:46:25 +0000 UTCcongrats! been a proud supporter on patreon for a while and HH is my fav VN still :)
daniel
2023-05-24 01:28:38 +0000 UTCHappy anniversary. Are there plans for a Steam version?
A
2023-05-24 00:12:18 +0000 UTCCongratulations!π₯³
Nefraak
2023-05-23 22:52:05 +0000 UTCHappy Anniversary! It's such a great game. Thank you for all your hard work on this.
JayCO
2023-05-23 22:41:27 +0000 UTCCongratulations Runey! And thank you so much for the many, many hours of content!
Rostnicht
2023-05-23 22:36:52 +0000 UTCCongratulations and Happy Anniversary! I am very glad you kept this game going and continued to develop it!
NFinity
2023-05-23 22:33:05 +0000 UTCAbsolutely amazing job! Keep it up and can't wait for the next release :)
KeikoZB
2023-05-23 22:30:15 +0000 UTCπ
Smol Dragon
2023-05-23 22:29:45 +0000 UTC<3
Nicholas Grayson
2023-05-23 22:26:04 +0000 UTC
