House Party 0.5.6 (Beta)

Hey guys,

Here's the beta version of the House Party 0.5.x series!  Not too many changes here from 0.5.5, but I did spend the last couple of days working closely with some of you who have been experiencing the random crashes, and I am happy to say that we were successfully able to figure out the issue thanks to a development build I was passing around.

It seems there is a bug in the latest version of Unity (they are aware and working on a solution) that was causing a crash on cloth components, (which is why the crashes were happening near Stephanie).  I've implemented a suggested workaround and I'm happy to say, it seems like the issue has been resolved, and the few users who have been using this version for a couple days have reported zero crashes.

I also re-baked all the lighting for OSX users who were experiencing black textures, but I have not tested whether or not this has been corrected.  This also seems like a side-effect of the Unity upgrade to me, so I will be watching for any patches that come out for 5.6, and also looking for any workarounds.

Here are the full list of patch notes from the last beta version:

0.5.6

• Implemented a workaround for a Unity bug that was causing game crashes
• Fixed an issue with Patrick and Frank falling through walls.

0.5.5

• Fixed an issue where one of Madison’s voice files didn’t play
• Fixed an issue where the inventory would stop coming up
• Removed “Fast” and “Fastest” quality settings
• More path-finding updates
• More possible fixes for users experiencing occasional crashes

0.5.4

• UI Updates
• Added More Error Handling and crash prevention
• More possible fixes for users experiencing occasional crashes
• Added Game Icon
• Updated Main Screen Artwork
• Fixed an issue where Frank and Patrick could be knocked through walls
• Added more of Frank’s voice and sound effects

0.5.3

• Fixed an issue with Madison’s textures
• Save and Load function now loads item and inventory data correctly
• Fixes for some users experiencing crashes

0.5.2

• Added Stephanie’s voice
• Added Katherine’s voice
• Added “Express Yourself” quest
• Added “Katherine’s “D”-Mands” quest
• Added Missionary Sex
• General UI Enhancements
• You can now use the mouse wheel to scroll through inventory items
• Pathfinding Updates
• General bug fixes
• Spelled “challenge” correctly.

0.5.1

• Upgraded to Unity 5.6
• Fixed an issue with Linux and Mac OSX Builds
• Fixed an issue with exiting out of a dialogue using escape
• Fixed a few other UI issues
• Fixed an issue where characters could see each other through doors

0.5.0

• Added obligatory cheesy pick-up lines
• Major path-finding update
• Stopped dead an knocked out characters from responding to clicks
• Completely revamped input system
• Revamped Katherine’s Model
• Revamped Madison’s Model
• Revamped Rachael’s Model
• Revamped Ashley’s Model
• Fixed an issue with toe deformities when sitting or laying down
• Is now backwards compatible with custom stories from 0.4.3.1 and higher
• Added Madison’s voice
• Added Ashley’s voice
• Added Frank’s voice

And here are the download links:

House Party 0.5.6 Windows 64 Bit
House Party 0.5.6 Windows 32 Bit
House Party 0.5.6 Mac OSX
House Party 0.5.6 Linux 

Enjoy!