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Genre: Simulator, Indie

Halloween Decoration Sandbox

Steam VR Fest Sale

Twas the Night-MARE before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring except for your spouse. The stockings were hung up like soaking wet sock and there she was screaming playing
Halloween Decoration Sandbox!

Get your copy of the game during the Steam VR Fest for 50% off discounted!

v1.4 Beta Release Change Log

[v1.4 Beta]

Changes
[Main Menu]: Changed the music that loops in the main menu.
[Terrain]: Improved algorithms for terrain brush modification (painting and changing terrain height).
[Terrain]: Default opacity for raise/lower terrain tool changed from 0 to 0.5.

Known Issues
[Decoration]: Warp Tunnel is able to be pushed around the sandbox using another Warp Tunnel after it is placed.
[Terrain]: Unable to undo/redo terrain changes.
[VR]: Game required restart after initializing VR to work in VR mode. Make sure that headset is connected when game is started.
[VR]: Minimap not displaying as a circle when in VR mode.
[UI]: Scroll Menu UI can be interacted with while moving decorations.
[Sandbox]: Trick-Or-Treat locations unable to be moved once placed.
[Sandbox]: Decorations rotation and scale are unable to be changed after they are placed.
[Freeplay Mode]: Limited ambient music and skyboxes available.
[UI]: Incomplete help information window. Most features are not described.
[UI]: Terrain modification UI often gets in the way of editing the terrain.
[Sandbox]: Not enough example sandboxes built into the game.
[Online]: No online cloud for the community to share their creations.

Bugs Fixed
[Sandbox]: Game crashes when clicking the "Decorations" button.
[Sandbox]: Decoration immediately opens the movement gimble after it has been placed.
[Sandbox]: When loading from one sandbox into another not all decorations are cleared before the new sandbox is loaded.
[Settings]: Game freezing when applying or canceling settings menu.
[Settings]: Changed default setting for "show mini-map" to true.
[Settings]: Settings are reset to default each time the game is started.
[Settings]: After changing the audio settings in the main menu, the music stops playing.
[Settings]: Changing sandbox save location may result in existing sandboxes being deleted.
[Settings]: Changing save or screenshot location will move every file in the folder including non HDS data files.
[Sounds]: Sound effects still play even when audio settings are at 0% volume.
[UI]: Help window pages become invisible while flipping through pages already visited.
[Freeplay Mode]: Minimap camera changed from perspective view to orthographic.
[Freeplay Mode]: Candy doesn't always fall when spawned from trick or treat locations.
[Freeplay Mode]: Trick-Or-Treat locations will occasionally drop more than 1 candy.
[Freeplay Mode]: Uncollected candies aren't destroyed when switching back to Sandbox mode.
[Terrain]: When modifying the terrain close to the edge it breaks the terrain editor.
[Terrain]: Decorations dont update their position when the terrain height under them is changed.
[Decoration]: SoundFX on Outhouse not playing correctly.

Features Added
[Stickers]: New sticker collection mechanic added to the game.
[Achievement]: Added 5 new achievements related to sticker collection.
[Freeplay Mode]: Zoom in/out with elevation change added to minimap camera.
[Main Menu]: Achievement window accessed from Main Menu toolbar.
[UI]: Random Halloween fun facts added to the loading screen.
[UI]: New Help Window information added for: Undo/Redo, Clearing Sandbox, Ambient Skybox, and Object Visibility.

v1.3.1 Beta Release Change Log

[v1.3.1 Beta - December 21 2022]

Christmas Update 2022
Features Added
[Decoration]: Added silly Santa hats to various decorations
[Decoration]: Added new Rat decoration to the Miscellaneous category
[Achievement]: Added a new achievement: Nightmare Before Christmas
[Main Menu]: Added Discord button to menu toolbar and created new Tech Skull Discord group

New Tech Skull Studios Discord: https://discord.gg/FBpDfNgeyE

v1.3 Beta Release Change Log

[v1.3 Beta - October 20, 2022]

Bugs Fixed
[Freeplay Mode]: When loading freeplay mode directly from the main menu, the player starting position is not being set correctly.
[Decoration]: Mummy cardboard cutout incorrectly selected when the Mummy Head cardboard cutout is clicked.
[Decoration]: Bad vertices on the Church allowing light from behind to pass through.
[Decoration]: Enlarged the drum of Warp Tunnel so that it better fits the size of the player.
[UI]: Cursor draws behind the file browser when selecting external save files.
[UI]: Cursor draws behind the decoration names on the decoration selection button.
[UI]: Loading screen displaying incorrectly at different screen resolutions.
[UI]: Sandbox grid visible in the preview image of the save/load menu.
[Main Menu]: The scroll bar on the credits window no longer works.
[Sandbox]: Resized the player starting position marker to better accurately represent the size of the player in freeplay mode.
[Decoration]: Rescaled the Warp Tunnel to better fit the size of the player.
[Decoration]: Fixed incorrect vertices on the mesh of Church 1.
[Decoration]: Road lines are way too reflective.
[Decoration]: Fixed typo for the Werewolf cardboard cutout.
[Decoration]: Removed branding from vehicle models.

Features Added
[Sandbox]: You can now move decorations after they have been placed with the use of the spiderweb gimble
[Sandbox]: Decorations can now be deleted
[Main Menu]: Added new toolbar to the main menu
[Main Menu]: Added new update information window to the main menu
[Decoration]: Added new flame particle effect to Lamp Post 3 in lights
[Decoration]: Added rotating sound effect to Warp Tunnel.
[Decoration]: Added 4 new variants to the Warp Tunnel.
[Decoration]: Added new House 3 building to the decorations inventory.
[Decoration]: Added new House 4 building to the decorations inventory.
[Decoration]: Added 5 new Inflatable Pumpkin decorations to the Standing Objects category.
[Decoration]: Added new Furniture category under the scenery menu. Added 6 new items of furniture.
[Decoration]: Added new Toxic Waste Pipes (Green and Purple) to the Special Effects decoration category.

Lets Play - Halloween Decoration Sandbox

Starting at 1 PM PST



https://youtu.be/WVXr1frf4V0

Happy Halloween. Going to be streaming some Gameplay from Halloween Decoration Sandbox Today.
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Steam Summer Sale!

Tech Skull Studios is pleased to announce that we will be participating in the Steam Summer Sale 2022. For the duration of the sale, the game will be available for 50% off discounts. Prices listed in promo graphic are in CAD

v1.2.1 Beta Release Change Log

[v1.2.1 Beta]

Bugs Fixed
[Decoration]: Abandoned Fruit Truck not loading from saved sandbox.
[Decoration]: Animation transition on Plastic Pumpkin not instanious when changing between on and off mode
[UI]: When mouse exits draggable window in the terrain editor, the cursor is not reset.
[Sandbox]: For a brief moment after loading, the camera is in the wrong place before snapping into place.
[Sandbox]: When creating sandboxes of larger or smaller sizes, the terrain grid is the wrong size then immediately resets to correct after loading.
[VR]: Camera height being set to the ground.
[Decoration]: Improved resolutions of projector cookie designs.
[Decoration]: Removed reflectivity from Mausoleum.

Features Added
[VR]: Added Achievement for playing freeplay in VR Mode.
[Decoration]: Added 4 new patterns to projector light. (Bat, Red Skull, Spiderweb, and Witch).