If I was a beginner and wanted to make a game, I would choose the hs2, it's easier for a beginner to get a good visual.
I like the hs1 better because of
The style is more realistic, theoretically you can do better in hs2, but I haven't seen any good examples.
Control of lighting and objects on the location, in hs1 all modders create locations as objects, so I can easily manipulate everything on the location, in hs2 all locations are created as maps which is easier for a beginner because the lighting is already set up by the modmaker, but if I want to make some changes I will have to spend much more time and still not achieve what I can do in hs1.
And the thing that pisses me off the most in hs2 are the character hands, they are disgusting miniature sausages, in hs1 they made the hands a bit bigger than necessary and in hs2 they decided to fix it but made it worse.
Maybe there are mods now that will fix all this, the last time I tested hs2 was in 2022.
One day I will switch to hs2, but my next game will still be on hs1.
