We are very happy to bring you Silent Night, a new alternate version of The Haunted Graveyard. Your journey through the graveyard now takes place in a beautiful snowfall with graves dusted in snow. If you thought our magical landscape was lovely before, wait till you see it in the crisp night of winter!
New Sleigh Ride! New Song!
But what's this jolly sleigh doing here past the second drawbridge? The Ferryman is back with a whole new song and a magical sleigh ride through the sky above the graveyard!
Locomotion Rollback
We decided to undo the changes we made to arm swinging locomotion in our November 20 patch, so it's back to the previous version. Not a huge change but we know some of you liked it better and so did we.
We hope you enjoy this new excursion through our magical world. We'll see you after the holidays are done. Tread carefully and you may yet see the dawn!
Third Patch Notes: November 20 2018
Just in time for Thanksgiving (???) we've got a significant free update for The Haunted Graveyard!
Spookier Old Vault
We have completely replaced the Spooky Old Vault with a whole new experience! It's a new building with new scares and new surprises. But don't worry -- the Ferryman will still be there to ensure your safety. We hope you enjoy it!
More Ravens
Flocks of ravens have settled in across the graveyard and you'll encounter them in your journey.
The Well Waits
When Raven appears at the well, she'll now wait for you to approach before she tells you the story of Nell. And you're more likely to encounter Nell in the Well now, in case you missed her before.
Spiderweb Gates
Some gates are now covered in spiderwebs! You'll have to figure out how to open them.
Climax Ghosts
We have new ghostly goodness for you in our exciting climax.
Everything's Better
We've made a ton of visual improvements throughout the graveyard. Shadows are spookier. Animations are better. Everything's better!
Thanks for your feedback. We are working on another significant update which will be out in December. Meanwhile, enjoy your November in The Haunted Graveyard!
Second Patch Notes: October 18 2018
Our second update for The Haunted Graveyard is now live! Highlights include:
Options Menu
You can now access Options to configure locomotion right from the main menu before you enter the tutorial. If you choose Free locomotion, it will skip the tutorial entirely.
Locomotion Improvements
Stopping is now much quicker without all that sliding around.
Eek! Spiders!
A family of glowing spiders have taken up residence in the Haunted Graveyard. If they bother you, try shining the lantern on them and see what happens.
Lost Souls
You will now encounter a gauntlet of Lost Souls and the whispers of memories as you head for the clock tower.
Lefties Rejoice
You can now pick up and use the lantern with either hand.
More Music
Added music to the main menu, the tutorial, and the closing credits.
Lots of Little Improvements
We improved a lot of animations, made some ghosts appear and disappear more dramatically, and fixed various little things you probably won't notice. :)
Thank you for all your feedback on our project so far. We have more updates in the pipeline coming before Halloween!
Patch Notes: October 11 2018
We've released our first patch for The Haunted Graveyard! Highlights include:
Pause Menu Improvements
You can now invoke the Pause menu even on the splash screen. On the Vive, the Pause menu is invoked with the left shoulder button. On the Rift, the Pause menu is invoked with the left Y button. Use the left thumbstick/thumbpad to navigate the options and left trigger to select.
Locomotion Option
From the Pause menu, you can now switch between Free and Swing locomotion. Free means you use the thumbsticks/thumbpads to move around. (Left controller moves and strafes, right controller turns you.) Swing is our existing arm-swinging locomotion style. It defaults to Swing.
Expert User Hint: If you set locomotion to Free from the Pause menu on the splash screen, you will then skip the tutorial!
Vignette Option
From the Pause menu, you can now set the vignette/blinders to be On, Off, or Half depending on your comfort level. It defaults to On.
Bug Fixes
You could get stuck in the Spooky Old Vault. Fixed.
Vignettes could get stuck when using the Pause menu. Fixed.
Getting off the boat could be drifty. Fixed.
The ghosts in the vault had some graphical problems. Fixed.
Lots of little things. Fixed.
The Haunting Continues
We have more updates in the works and some small content additions as well. We welcome your feedback and thanks for visiting The Haunted Graveyard!
-- Holospark VR Team
Welcome to the Haunted Graveyard!
We hope you enjoy your visit. :) Our team of passionate VR fans has been working on this project for many months and we are eager to welcome you to this spooky new world.
Our initial release was very focused on novice VR users who visit VRcades. We will be adding some additional options for more experienced VR users very soon including locomotion settings.
Stay tuned and enjoy October in the Haunted Graveyard!
