Hello everyone! Just letting you all know the Studio has asked Steam to remove H-Hour and its saleable DLC from the store effective Friday, 29 September 2023. This will not affect those who already own the game. You will continue to be able to download content from Steam as needed and play H-Hour as usual.
This decision was not made lightly. The original Studio plans included seeking out serious investors to rebuild and update the game further and take it to other platforms. However with the economic situation world-wide this never materialised. As the game has aged, interest has also lessened and sales have not covered Studio operational and infrastructure costs for some time now. As a result, the owners met and agreed to cease operations. Rather than leave the game up without support of any kind, they decided to remove the game from the store as well.
The Studio asked that I pass along their appreciation to the H-Hour community for their help and support throughout the development, release and post-release periods of the game. H-Hour could not have existed without this community, the volunteer developers and the dedicated players so thank you!
Accessing Community Support
Though official support will no longer be available, there is a group of dedicated players who have opened a discord server for H-Hour: World's Elite. Within you will find support for the game from the broader community, a place to organise play times, vote on maps for their servers and just hang out. I encourage current owners to join the linked community based discord.
Update 27 Sept 2023 -Game Price/Server Files
We acted on some suggestions you made and significantly reduced the price of the game so if you are interested, grab the game now! We also released our server files to all game owners and will post an instruction guide in the Community Hub soon.
Workshop Map DLC Updates - January 23, 2021
This morning we released both new and revised Workshop content created by Newybond. Any feedback on the map should be posted on the Steam forums so the content creators can be informed. Please ensure you download the update before playing on the servers.
New Map:
Quarantine
Game Mode: Demo and Elimination Size: Medium
Description: This is a recreation of the legendary Quarantine map.
Updated Maps:
River Express - Changed humvee to jeep (because of collision issues)
Vigilance - Added a door in building - Shifted blocking volume on a stairway, so players can walk smoother - Changed bomb plant locations on both sides (deleted objects) - Added grass and plants on some spots - Made the jeeps a little bigger, so players can hide better - Across the terrorist bridge to the right, added 3 climb objects
Workshop Map DLC Updates - October 18, 2020
This morning we released revised workshop map content for RiverExpress. Any feedback on the map should be posted on the Steam forums so the content creators can be informed. Please ensure you download the update before playing on the servers.
Updated Maps:
RiverExpress - Added fixes to prevent players going into or on top of areas not intended to be playable
Workshop Map DLC Updates 12 October 2020
This morning we released new and revised workshop map content created by Newbond. Any feedback on the maps should be posted on the Steam forums so the content creators can be informed.
New Maps:
River Express - Demolition, Sabotage Game Modes
Updated Maps:
Vigilance - Changed the winter sphere to spring time with sun and grass - Resized textures to make map smaller
Enowapi - Changed so only SOF can pick up Bomb
Workshop Map DLC Updates 15 Aug 2020
This morning we released new and revised workshop map content created by Newbond. Any feedback on the maps should be posted on the Steam forums so the content creators can be informed.
New Maps:
Enowapi - Breach Game Mode
Updated Maps:
Vigilance - added some blocking volumes to ensure players can only reach intendted roofs
Citadel - Changed material to BrickOldDirty of the Citadel - Changed floor in bomb room for less reflection - Changed matieral of outside tile floor to OvergrownMedievalBrick
SnowFall - glass now blocks shots from both sides
Workshop DLC Update
There will be a short server downtime this morning as we release the latest Workshop content for everyone. Please ensure you receive the update on your game so you can play the latest maps.
Note: If you have any feedback on Workshop content, please post in the Steam Community Hub using the map name so the content creator is aware.
This small patch includes:
New Map:
Retribution
by SelflessOne
New Game Mode on Map:
FishHook
by newybond
Add Extraction game mode to the map, Remove objects and make adjustments to allow optimal hostage pathing
Updated Maps:
CrossRoads
by PoisonCobra
Fix a few assets in map, Fix loading screen, Remove dust effect for performance
Wasteland
by PoisonCobra
Fix invisible car that was causing player interference
Workshop Map DLC Update
There will be a short server downtime this morning as we release the latest Workshop content for everyone. Please ensure you receive the update on your game so you can play the latest maps.
Note: If you have any feedback on Workshop content, please post in the Steam Community Hub using the map name so the content creator is aware.
This small patch includes:
New Map:
Vigilance by newybond
Updated Maps:
CrossRoads
Fix some wall interruptions,
Add loading screen
Fallout
Fix Bush and Palm Tree collisions so players can shoot through the leaves,
Update Palm Tree textures and size,
New materials for cliffs and rocks,
Add more boxes and ammo supplies in SOF plant area for extra cover,
Update some wall materials,
Add a loading screen
Wasteland
Fix the scale of shipping container,
Adjust a few assets that were off position
The updated maps above were courtesy of PoisonCobra
Weapon Skins DLC Release
Today we release Weapon skins for the base game H-Hour: World's Elite. Show up on the battlefield using one or more of your 10 special weapon skins and stand out in the crowd. Add some personality to select weapons or just grab the most outrageous ones and blind the enemy with your bling. Make yourself a target and then disappoint the enemy who try to take you down so they can pick up your special weapon for the duration of the match.
This H-Hour update lays the foundation within the game code for the upcoming Weapons Skins DLC. This update includes client and server logic, User Interface (UI) changes, and new weapon materials. The DLC itself will be available as of 9 AM PST Monday, May 11, 2020.
Those players who already own the H-Hour:World's Elite bundle on Steam will have immediate access to the weapon skins . If you are unsure if you have rights to this DLC, you can right-click on H-Hour in the Steam Library, select Properties and then click on the DLC tab to see what you own.
New Features
Add Logic in H-Hour to Support DLC:
Check of Ownership to restrict to DLC purchasers
Data Tables and logic for skins, materials and multiplayer code for display/removal
Add 10 new Weapon Skins:
AssaultRifles/AR_AK47 - "Tribal"
AssaultRifles/AR_AK74 - "JackHammer"
AssaultRifles/AR_BP85 - "SgtMajor"
LightMachineGuns/LMG_MK46 - "FearNoEvil"
LightMachineGuns/LMG_RPK - "GoldDragon"
LightMachineGuns/LMG_RPK - "Iron_Dragon"
SniperRifles/SR_Dragunov - "Widowmaker"
SniperRifles/SR_L96 - "CombatCamo"
SniperRifles/SR_SR25 - "Army Sniper"
SubmachineGuns/SM_UZI - "JackHammer"
Add Weapon Skin Selection in Armory for DLC Owners:
On viewing a Loadout in the Armory for a special skinned weapon, you can select from "Default" or the new skin(s)
Skin changes are stored in the player's save file so they are available on next start
Weapon Pickup with Skin:
Anyone can pick up a dropped skinned weapon and keep it until they either die or the match ends
Workshop DLC Patch Release
Released a patch and updated all servers this morning with the latest version of the workshop map:
Wasteland by PoisonCobra
Poison has worked on scaling of the map and other changes requested by the community. Studio testing shows there is still room to work on map size by optimizing performance. The content creator has agreed to review this at a later date. If anyone experiences issues, please contact PoisionCobra on our community website:
