Hello, Loves 🫶 

Hotifx 2 is now LIVE on Steam/WinStore! This patch addresses an abundance of issues pertaining to dialogue loops and blockers, and also a whole host of fixes across all platforms. More Deamons squashed! 🐜 

Thank you for your patience as we worked to push this update 💞

Changelog

PC (Steam/WinStore) 

• Adjusted mouse and movement input to reduce delay 

Fixed dialogue loops and blockers on all platforms 

• Fixed Scandalabra’s Realization path 

• Fixed Skylar’s final love soft-lock, Reggie will appear without using candies 

• Fixed Dorian’s Love ending if attic was unlocked early 

• Fixed conditional issues with couples that blocked Reggie’s app 

• Fixed a softlock with Wyndolyn on one window that required SPECS 

• Fixed an issue where Benhwa could not be Realized due to being blocked by Abel, even though he was already Realized 

• Fixed Shelley Unfurnished Business blocker 

• Fixed Mac & Keith Unfurnished Business blocker 

• Fixed Washford & Drysdale Unfurnished Business blocker 

• Fixed repeated dialogue during Tinfoilhat and David Most events on the first Thursday  

• Fixed an issue about Realizing Skylar when all love endings are achieved, as well as all other characters Realized 

• Fixed Interactions with Beverly ending abruptly  

• Fixed Mateo’s repeating Inanimals dialogue 

• Fixed a softlock occurring when interacting with Beverly for the eighth time.  

• Fixed the Wednesday dialogue with Chairemi ending abruptly  

• Fixed Gaia dialogue loop  

• Fixed Dasha blocking Abel’s Realization  

• Fixed Dasha dialogue stuck in a loop after love confession  

• Fixed Lyric Conversations Ending Abruptly  

• Fixed Vaughn dialogue loop bug after love ending  

• Fixed a bug where Airyn could not be Awakened 

• Fixed Arma dialogue loops 

• Fixed an issue where Tony could not be Realised due to being blocked by Tina, even though she was already realised  

• Fixed an issue where Lux could be Realised after a Hate ending 

• Fixed Dorian-Sinclaire unfurnished business bug 

• Fixed SPECS candies and points given to character 

  • Fixed Vaughn ending not being reverted when using candy 

  • Fixed Eddie and Volt candy not changing status to Friends 

  • Fixed Mikey’s items giving 100 in SPECS points  

  • Fixed Parker giving his SPECS points to Empathy instead of Charm  

  • Fixed Teddy not giving 5 points to Empathy  

  • Fixed Charm points not fully awarded despite completing all endings  

  • Fixed relationships reverting to Hate after using candy to change to Friends  

  • Removed the need to have SPECS points to select some options with Arma 

Fixed on all platforms 

• Various Date-a-Dex journal entries fixed 

• Balance change for Airyn - initial '…' option is only available if player has chosen ten '…' options throughout playthrough. 

• Fixed visual glitch with trapdoor and rug  

• Improved the randomness of Skylar endgame hints and made sure it doesn't softlock 

• Polished text box and Dateviator reticle 

• Added a collider so player can't leave house through kitchen window 

• Fixed dumbbell's rack collider so player can't go to roof 

• Updated collectible asset details 

• Added missing examine texts for some objects: shelf on piano room, bathtub, junk items inside office drawer, book in office, iron, ironing board 

• Updated credits music  

• Fixed some couple's postcards that had name typos 

• Fixed some dialogues where the wrong pronoun was used 

• Phone backgrounds now save properly 

• Fixed VO-text mismatches 

• Fixed examine text for keepsakes were showing the wrong text for some assets 

• Fixed an issue where collectables could be wiped when switching between save files  

• Fixed Parker Sandy Kingdom Sneeze Cheat Dialogue Bug  

• Fixed incorrect dice roll outcomes in Sandy Kingdom  

• Mitchell's sprite disappears for a while during the dialogue in Daisuke sushi spot  

• Fixed player's responses covering Dolly in one dialogue  

• Fixed softlock during Drysdale & Washford scene reunion scene  

• Fixed getting stuck between the shelf and the treadmill after talking to Kristof  

• Bobby Pinn is not in the Attic after the 3rd interaction in the Office  

• Daisuke Remains Unlocked and Unnamed After Initial Glitched Interaction  

• Changed background for Dolly’s second encounter  

• Fixed a dialogue with Koa triggering incorrect love status on next character  

• Fixed boss battle with Dishy permanently changing player name (though adding '87' is still intended)  

• Fixed triggering the wrong interaction with Tiny Dorian  

• Fixed Miranda blank text box return state 

• Fixed a soft lock with Wyndolyn  when talking about pizza 

• Fixed and issue with Chairemi’s post Realization narration 

• Fixed Eddie &  Volt's Realized image in Date-a-Dex 

• Removed Cluckles from scene when getting a hate ending with Stefan and Reggie shows up 

• Fixed bobby's attic location 

• Fixed music player app frequency and resonance 

• Fixed Stefan's missing collectable in dialogue 

• Added another camera angle for Holly in the gym 

• Fixed spotlights remaining in conversations 

• Fixed Jonathan not being highlighted during Date-a-Dev 

• Fixed I, Ronaldini magical collectables not leaving the screen 

• Fixed River not appearing in laundry room 

• Fixed Keith safe status dialogue variable.