Small Hotfix + Language Support Patch: German Added!
We added support for German today, you can change it from the Language settings in the game OR it will inherit your Steam UI language.
Hanako: Honor & Blade also supports the following languages:
Portuguese (Brazil)
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Japanese
Coming soon
French
Other Hotfix Items
FX improvements to Nagi abilities.
AI improvements to fix AI standing in place.
UI improvements to Loadout & Store screens.
Audio improvements game-wide.
Weekly Event: Defeat the Devs Playtest July 28th @ 10PM EST Details
Event Details
We'll be starting at 10pm EST / 2a UTC on the US-Mid Official Server and voice chat on http://discord.gg/playhanako
See the testing initiatives below for what we'll be testing tonight. We'll be recording b-roll for GIF and trailer creation so we'll need players to help coordinate!
Testing Initiatives/Test Patch Notes
- Bug fixes to verify -- W + Jump out of meditate input lock -- Jump/falling input lock -- Input lock for getting ability cursed while mid-aim (Ite). Abilities will now fire immediately per feedback. -- Late joiners being able to see ritual site beams when inactive. -- Hanako village bugs: kill Z, collision changes, spawn location fixes. -- AI not pathing (if they stop pathing on any map) -- Parry reliability while moving. - UI changes -- Skill points msg in base even when points used. -- ESC support added to Class select, team select and chat input. - FX changes -- Sweeping charge - new gameplay FX -- Destructible gate - new FX on partial damage animation. - Audio updates -- New audio on campfires, torches, flags, etc. in Gifu - Performance - 60FPS Cap is now default setting.
We do development streams of our dev and preparation for our weekly events usually Sun-Tues around 11pm EST on http://twitch.tv/hanakogame
Weekly Event: Defeat the Devs Playtest July 21st @ 10PM EST Details
Event Details
We'll be starting at 10pm EST / 2a UTC on the US-Mid Official Server and voice chat on http://discord.gg/playhanako
See the testing initiatives below for what we'll be testing tonight. We'll be recording b-roll for GIF and trailer creation so we'll need players to help coordinate!
Testing Initiatives/Test Patch Notes
- Bug fixes to verify -- W + Jump out of meditate input lock -- Jump/falling input lock -- Input lock for getting ability cursed while mid-aim (Ite). Abilities will now fire immediately per feedback. -- Late joiners being able to see ritual site beams when inactive. -- Hanako village bugs: kill Z, collision changes, spawn location fixes. -- AI not pathing (if they stop pathing on any map) -- Parry reliability while moving. - UI changes -- Skill points msg in base even when points used. -- ESC support added to Class select, team select and chat input. - FX changes -- Fuji hammer - new gameplay FX -- Destructible gate - new FX on partial damage animation. - Audio updates -- New audio on campfires, torches, flags, etc. in Gifu - Performance - 60FPS Cap is now default setting.
We do development streams of our dev and preparation for our weekly events usually Sun-Tues around 11pm EST on http://twitch.tv/hanakogame
Language Support Patch: Japanese Added!
We added support for Japanese today, you can change it from the Language settings in the game OR it will inherit your Steam UI language.
Hanako: Honor & Blade also supports the following languages:
Portuguese (Brazil)
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Coming soon
German
French
Release Date Announcement, Trailer & TONIGHT'S CELEBRATION EVENT 10pm EST
[previewyoutube="i7brAGuKXyo;full"] We'll finally be graduating out of Early Access on Steam into full release September 15th. I started this project 14 years ago to honor my late mother and fast forward to now most of our dev team has lost a parent to cancer as our game as a tribute has grown to honor more than just my mom.
We've worked on this at night, after game/software jobs, in our free time with no budget for the last 10 contiguous years after this started as a college project.
This trailer was a really emotional one for me, the debut of our final map Yamai Castle. I saved this map for last because it's a symbolic representation of getting to face the cancer that took a parent, cleanse it and defeat it. The transformation in the trailer if my favorite thing we've ever done the entire project, I have a hard time watching it and that's very much on purpose.
Hope you all like the trailer and see promise in the game, we hope to see you on the battlefield anytime between now and during/after release. We run events on Discord weekly
Event Tonight: 10pm EST Join us on http://discord.gg/playhanako at 10pm EST OR http://twitch.tv/hanakogame
What we'll be testing:
UI updates, HUD fixes.
Updates to the class loadout selection screen.
New gate destructible model and destruction sequence on Castle Raids.
Play some Yamai Castle (new map).
Various audio improvements.
Some bug fixes and other things.
*TONIGHT* Weekly Event: Defeat the Devs Playtest July 7th @ 10PM EST Details
Event Details
We'll be starting at 10pm EST / 2a UTC on the US-Mid Official Server and voice chat on http://discord.gg/playhanako
See the testing initiatives below for what we'll be testing tonight. We'll be recording b-roll for GIF and trailer creation so we'll need players to help coordinate!
Testing Initiatives/Test Patch Notes
- Fixes for "hit glows" getting stuck on the player. - Audio updates to destruction. - Language support for a few different languages. - UI updates to how status effects are presented. - Bug fixes for skill tree/getting double charged for some skills. - Other updates/tweaks/improvements. - Major performance fix related to the HUD.
We do development streams of our dev and preparation for our weekly events usually Sun-Tues around 11pm EST on http://twitch.tv/hanakogame
New Languages Available: Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, S. Chinese & Spanish
We added an update today that adds support for the following languages for the full UI, all text, etc.:
Portuguese (Brazil)
Russian
Spanish
Simplified Chinese
They can be set from the game's properties in your Steam library or it will auto-detect this language if your Steam client is already set to one of the available languages.
As budget allows (sadly our budget is very, very small) we will add more languages as we can afford the translation services.
*TONIGHT* Weekly Event: Defeat the Devs Playtest June 30th @ 10PM EST Details
Event Details
We'll be starting at 10pm EST / 2a UTC on the US-Mid Official Server and voice chat on http://discord.gg/playhanako
See the testing initiatives below for what we'll be testing tonight. We'll be recording b-roll for GIF and trailer creation so we'll need players to help coordinate!
Testing Initiatives/Test Patch Notes
- Added loadout ownership checks. - Variety of HUD, menu, UI/UX updates to HUD, menus and in-game messaging. - Animation improvements to Ite abilities. - FX improvements to various parts of the game. - Changes to allow master skills to be purchased any time (for better flexibility of what ability bind you want it on). - Other smaller tweaks, crash fixes, etc.
We do development streams of our dev and preparation for our weekly events usually Sun-Tues around 11pm EST on http://twitch.tv/hanakogame
*TONIGHT* Weekly Event: Defeat the Devs Playtest June 23rd @ 10PM EST Details
Event Details
We'll be starting at 10pm EST / 2a UTC on the US-Mid Official Server and voice chat on http://discord.gg/playhanako
See the testing initiatives below for what we'll be testing tonight. We'll be recording b-roll for GIF and trailer creation so we'll need players to help coordinate!
Testing Initiatives/Test Patch Notes
- Localization roughly working for Portuguese (Brazilian) add -culture=pt to your launch options in Steam to try it. - Major UI updates to settings/keybinds screen, in-game HUD and more. - Major FX updates to some buffs/curses. - Buffs/Curses rearranged in Gifu Crossroads. Introducing the Soul of the Samurai super mega buff to fight over. - Animation improvements to various animations across the game. - Loadouts for cosmetics can now be changed in-game, and will apply after the next respawn. - Item store updates: Masks and mask bundle are now available for purchase through Steam.
We do development streams of our dev and preparation for our weekly events usually Sun-Tues around 11pm EST on http://twitch.tv/hanakogame
*TONIGHT* Weekly Event: Defeat the Devs Playtest June 16th @ 10PM EST Details
Event Details
We'll be starting at 10pm EST / 2a UTC on the US-Mid Official Server and voice chat on http://discord.gg/playhanako
See the testing initiatives below for what we'll be testing tonight. We'll be recording b-roll for GIF and trailer creation so we'll need players to help coordinate!
Testing Initiatives/Test Patch Notes
- Settings screen completely re-worked, all settings should apply/save/work properly. - Added additional video settings. - AI improvements and pathing fixes. - Improvements to how states work. - Audio improvements to all Victory Cinematics. - FX updates for Frenzy buff and Clumsy curse. - Fix for handful of bugs. - Improvements to states.
We do development streams of our dev and preparation for our weekly events usually Sun-Tues around 11pm EST on http://twitch.tv/hanakogame
