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Steam News · Oct 7
If you do everything right, this is Sherlock Holmes's dream team for the final case: Godfrey Norton, Mary Bennet, and the Cat.----AUGUSTUpdate learning logic so that skill is calculated, then potential mood shift happens.Fixed rounding error that made negative emotions less powerful than positive ones.There were errors where Choose Books didn't reload correctly after selection/saving/loading. I th...
Steam News · Aug 5
Lots of progress these past month and I'm starting to work on actually promoting the game. As part of that Hearth & Holmes is going to be a part of Telltale’s “Choices Matter Festival” on Steam.Telltale has a great legacy of making and featuring wonderful, story-driven games and I'm delighted to be a part of it. They'll be posting updates about the festival on their Instagram & TikTok. It starts A...
Steam News · Jun 2
A sample of the cat dialog--Narration: What should I say to the cat?@addChoice "Reassure her." Narration: I tell the little cat that thought he has had a harrowing experience, she is safe now. @addChoice "Admire her." Narration: I tell the little cat that she is still a very pretty lady, even though she is covered in soot. Her inner dignity shines through.@addChoice "Just make friendly, nonsense n...
Steam News · Apr 13
Working on the late game Sherlock Holmes/Pride and Prejudice crossover.It's going well. I'm maybe gonna murder Mister Collins. I don't think anyone will mind.-March ProgressFixed annoying little issue in post action.Brainstormed and outlined 'The Poisoned Parson.'Wrote a ton of 'The Poisoned Parson.'Implemented some of 'The Poisoned Parson.'Fixed error where ACT was decompressing on multi-skill ac...
Steam News · Mar 11
Godfrey Norton has been kidnapped by the Phantom of the Opera. Irene Norton very much wants to rescue him, but also there is an extremely exciting secret passage.-February ProgressMade case text adjust to the size of its container.Shrunk UI and added more contrast to make text easier to read.Fixed alerts so that UI adjustments don't make them look weird.Found another error with stat updates interf...
Steam News · Feb 2
Extremely important visual -- this is the cat that Watson can try to wheedle Mrs. Hudson into letting the house adopt.She does not have a name because Watson will have the capacity to name her in game.Also, for the Mrs. Hudson sequence where there's a Pride & Prejudice crossover I have decided to kill off Mister Collins. I don't think anyone will object.-January ProgressAdjusted temporary clues so...
Steam News · Jan 5
Godfrey Norton is pictured above. A very good and loving husband who will, at some point, be kidnapped by the Phantom of the Opera.The Phantom of the Opera is a complete creep. My god. His novel. He's just...wow.Anyway, Sherlock Holmes puts a stop to that in the spooky October episode.December ProgressMade all scenes organically fade to black.Now that I'm working with the bleeding edge version of ...
Steam News · Dec 12, 2025
Above screenshot is of Irene being mischievous in drag.November AccomplishmentsUpdated to the most recent version of Naninovel and Unity. This was, as always, an Endeavor.Fixed upgrade script error, input no longer working, Save-Load UI, learning screen, and printing case textThis was all worth it because now the game no longer sporadically freezes while debugging. Life is vastly improved.Made hid...
Steam News · Nov 1, 2025
October AccomplishmentsIrene has SO MUCH to say about love. Now there's a separate tree for if she doesn't think you're sleeping together, but is concerned that you're co-dependent.Updated Steam page with GIFs and punchier text.Redid nighttime conversations so that all possible conversations are visible from the start. Also made them better.Made it so that Holmes always interrupts your nightmare, ...
Steam News · Oct 8, 2025
September AccomplishmentsWrote and implemented Hudson Sprains Foot.Researched and thought a lot about translation issues.Wrote and implemented Project: Clean Baker StreetWrote and implemented Project: Do LaundryWrote and implemented resolution to Hudson chores and fixed her prefab's pivot.Wrote and implemented Irene on love.Wrote and implemented October default.Irene had more to say about love, so...