Version 0.2.1 beta - development news (updated 25. April 2020)
Hi guys and gals, this post offers you a collection of news about the next full version of Holiday Island (0.2.1 beta) and the smaller updates towards it.
There will be smaller, more frequent content updates, called content addons. They will include bug fixes and new content as well.
The change log below is based on the beta 0.2.0.0 release.
The next release is 0.2.1.0 beta which will be a full update for Windows, Mac and Android.
It will include a lot of new features and some bug fixes as well.
As of right now, the update from 0.2.0.0 to 0.2.1.0 has:
345 additional renders, videos or sound files
21 updated renders (Yumiko poker, Heather poker, Desire sexting)
New features and content
- Desire will get the "heat" scene after the hotshots game --> still working on it
- Faye will get a beach pose scene in the evening when the sun sets with three achievements --> still working on it (renders are done)
- Heather gets a second arrival scene with two achievements --> will be available with 0.2.1.0
- Yvette and Faye get a scene at the pool wearing the same bikini model --> will be available with 0.2.1.0
- Heather gets a "Desires and Wishes" quest to obtain the "sexy nurse" outfit --> will be available with 0.2.1.0
- Heather gets a second poker reward scene --> will be available with 0.2.1.0
- Heather gets a poker reward scene --> will be available with 0.2.1.0
- The "companion mod for Holiday island":
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gets a bigger update and will be available on my Patreon page together with 0.2.1 as a separate download --> will be available with 0.2.1.0
- Heather gets the nightbar drink scene at the (standing at the bar) in the new outfit (two achievements) --> will be part of 0.2.1.0
- Heather gets a new "sexy nurse" outfit for the evening (basic renders) --> will be part of 0.2.1.0
- Yumiko gets a poker reward scene --> will be part of 0.2.1.0
- Desire will get the hotshots game scene in the nightbar --> will be part of 0.2.1.0
- Yumiko gets an improved poker appointment with new renders and text --> will be part of 0.2.1.0
- Eva will get the "heat" scene after the hotshots game --> will be part of 0.2.1.0
- Eva will get the hotshots game scene in the nightbar --> will be part of 0.2.1.0
- Yvette gets a package of scenes in the sauna (4 achievements) with several animations --> will be part of 0.2.1.0
- Mercedes gets a short scene in front of the sauna --> will be part of 0.2.1.0
- Yumiko can participate in the Wet-T contest now --> will be part of 0.2.1.0
- Mercedes can participate in the Wet-T contest now --> will be part of 0.2.1.0
- The sauna will be available as a regular location you can go to --> will be part of 0.2.1.0
- Heather gets an improved poker appointment with new renders and text --> will be part of 0.2.1.0
Minor improvements and changes
- Possibility to display an image on the phone during a scene/even has been added --> will be part of 0.2.1.0
- Possibility to receive message and display them during a scene/even has been added --> will be part of 0.2.1.0
- Heather gets a context related sexting image and a new dream image --> will be part of 0.2.1.0
- After day 15 if you have at least 5 blue pills, you can exchange them against a pill of one of the other colors --> will be part of 0.2.1.0
- Hovering the mouse over Jennifer at the gym or the bartender in the night bar will show their stats now --> will be part of 0.2.1.0
- Brenda's photo studio appointment is repeatable now --> will be part of 0.2.1.0
- Desire's sexting images have been upgraded to 2560x1440 webp format and 4 new ones have been added --> will be part of 0.2.1.0
- Image quality of "wall images" in new player room has been greatly improved --> will be part of 0.2.1.0
- Hotshots now supports images in 2560x1440 size in addition to the old 1920x1080 image size --> will be part of 0.2.1.0
- You will have twice the number of save game slots now. A scroll bar has been added to each "save page" --> will be part of 0.2.1.0
Bug fixes
- Weight change event with Faye lead to a crash when Faye was not on the island --> will be fixed with 0.2.1.0
- In the morning between 9 am and 10 am, the receptionist or room service girl was also at the beach --> will be fixed with 0.2.1.0
- The new posing interface had some image sizing and text order inconsistencies --> will be fixed with 0.2.1.0
- On some systems there are code conversion error with Renée during the update phase --> will be fixed with 0.2.1.0
- If you missed an appointment from Joy's "Desires and Wishes" mailbox quest line, she will not send a new one and you can't get another one at reception --> will be fixed with 0.2.1.0
- The weight lifting/bench presses workout did not increase the workout per week counter for some girls --> will be fixed with 0.2.1.0
- If you missed the appointment to stay the night with Amy, she did not send a new one --> will be fixed with 0.2.1.0
- Amy max love/affection quest line. There was a bug that could lead to a wrong quest sequence. You could do the arm wrestling before the massage, screwing up the quest line --> will be fixed with 0.2.1.0
Is the update going to break save games?
0.2.1.0 beta --> Save games from 0.0.8 and later can still be used. Earlier saves are no longer supported.
Estimated release dates:
0.2.1.0 beta --> no idea yet