Originally posted by Addicus373:

1. Will Vlad Plotnikov be returning to compose this game’s soundtrack. His mellow electronic ambience was great for exploring and relaxing too.

Man I hope so, his soundtrack in H1 is incredible, such a perfect match with Haydee's moody environments.

@Addicus373
Thank you! We will try to remember that about players :)

Considering Vlad, it's not our choice only. It depends on him too.
Considering censoring... can't say yet. It will be clear later in the development.

Hey Antales, just saw the screenshots (for being a day 1 buyer for Haydee2 i was quite late haha) and it looks insane.

Is there a gameplay reason that you moved to more "prop-based" environments for the minimalist levels in H1? I can see this helping with room recognition from the player perspective, but then it might also make secrets and paths harder to find.

No, it mostly for visuals. Currently it's a complex with a story. People worked and lived here. So it's kinda hard to make that impression with minimalist design. Also we are trying to grow in a visuals department.

And yes, we are considering this "harder to find paths" and trying to make them "easier to find in all this stuff". We are still working on that, but I think we can do it.

I think you can as well.

I completely trust you guys to make a game just as good as the first.

Don’t listen to the people that basically just want hentai that will turn off the game after 1 hour (but of course just enough nsfw to make them buy it ;P )

Can’t wait!

I'd like to know when Haydee 2 will be on sale? Or it has been sold but not on this platform. Decryption is very interesting. Of course, various mods are also nice! My country does not allow us to browse non domestic networks, and I have very little time. I like it very much, but I have no time to pay attention to this kind of release, because I have to save time to play! And the machine translation I use may not be very comprehensive!

Haydee 2 was not released yet. It is still in development.

Hmm.. The split in the community is interesting. However I think scrubbing off any complaints as "aren’t constructive criticism" is a bit short sighted and ignorant.
A lot of people got attached to a character and might not be fans of new art direction.

I my opinion as long as the character is pretty I'm ok with the change, but I am a bit worried what model will be used. It is very subjective, but I think that the human head used in promotional material is the same that mods used, and I personally dislike it, and it might be the deciding factor on whether or not will i buy the sequel.

So yeah basically people can have opinions, the fact they are not positive doesn't mean they aren't valid. For example having to choose between a character with an ugly model and a android character, I would prefer the android.

And before this is brought up, yes i know there are and will be mods, but a lot of mods just used the generic, kinda ugly head model and didn't bother on changing it - Hopefully there is a lot to choose in the modding :D

@Spinney
Also making up a strawman of everyone who disagrees with you as "people who want a hentai" is an extremely childlish approach to a discussion, i recommend listening to what people thing before judging them. We're talking about a game with a female character with big boobs and physics that has very suggestive animations and lewd graphics, this is a hard pill to swallow but haydee's legacy is a hentai. :P

@Ricchi Walker,

I like many others thought the simplistic design of the Haydee bot fit well with the overall minimalist aesthetic of the first game. Though there isn't much that can establish a character for her outside of the testing facility. with the more elaborate an furnished facility in the new game. the Haydee bot would completely look out of place.

Yes sex sells and the character's bodacious curvy figure is what attracted an audience. With that being said, if we look past the general appearance of the character. Haydee / Haydee II is anything but a Hentai, it simply isn't the case and is disingenuous to the game. its a solid Metroidvania shooter with puzzles and a old school Resident evil inventory space and saving, most of the community enjoys these aspects of the game and want to see what else can be done with it, rather then just focusing on the sex appeal this time around.

So with Haydee II on the horizon, the community wants to take an objective approach on what can make it standout in terms of game-play and story compared to the first. Like the possible dodge mechanic mention before but seems to be too op, maybe added bosses, or the fact that we get to use the scrapped shotgun now. all these things would improve the game and the experience more enjoyable to the player. having subjective preferences doesn't help the game evolving in these areas, that is why it isn't valid criticism. wasn't trying to come off as rude earlier.

Your main concern is the face. while you mentioned modding hasn't helped in this regard, Although, yes there is a mod that alters the face a bit to have more of a bombshell look to it. LK Nude reskin mod v1.1 is great example of this. So maybe you could ask the user when the game drops if he can switch out the head of the new character with the mod.

Or maybe the model is completely different then what you assume it to be. being hung up on one little detail instead of looking at the game as a whole is fairly short sighted and ignorant in itself.

Aight I see.

"your criticism is invalid cause i say so"

With this sort of attitude the discussion isn't gonna go far.

Every player would want to see different aspects of the game improved, and It is very immature to bounce the ball the way you did. If you wanna really understand why people are concerned, then imagine that they don't have exact same perspective, and they might (as for example me) feel strawman'ed.

On the other hand i might have misworded my thoughts before - I don't consider the game to be a hentai, it is a game sure, puzzles, shooting, resource managment etc, I was speaking more of everything build around it, the mods, fan-made content and the game's legacy being the main character. She is very recognisable and liked, and if she was always a regular woman in a white leotard, she wouldn't be as popular or known on the nets. And as my opinion stands, the game's *visual* presentation is what i am concerned about, as it is something quite essential to it. With more props and rich environment the game sure will look nicer than it's predecessor, but at least for me changing to a fully human model doesn't really work with it.
Personally i would be very happy if there was some vanilla character customisation, this would be a very simple solution that would make everyone happy tbh.

A healthy discussion about a topic is always better than people ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ over something on forums. So just to be clear I don't want to start any fights around here, and also i think i see your perspective on this.

A lot of people online tend to express themselves in very dumb manner, so perhaps heated conversation on the forums always ends with both sides seeing eachother as dumdums who don't know any better. That's why i feel You might see people that aren't happy with the new design as "hung up on one little detail instead of looking at the game as a whole" - I assure you that without digging trenches on both sides we can come to a common conclusion by just mutually recognising other sides concerns as equally valid.

Also i will check the mod you mentioned, perhaps i didn't come across it before.

Alright, I can agree with you that we both have different perspectives on the character and how much of an impact they made on the game itself. I think the half human robot in a leotard is a unique concept. though I gave my reservations on how far they went with said character from a narrative point of view. all the endings in Haydee are set in stone for her.

When it comes to understanding our viewpoints is where I'm confused. Knowing how extensive the modding community is and how beloved the original Haydee bot is, I'm sure that she will be implemented within the first week or so of the game's release for those who would prefer the old look. So having people point out the new character as a terrible thing and that it is a deal breaker to them is a bit much. So that's why I don't really understand the need for those to feel that the change in direction is so dramatic or be offended that their concern is not really taken into consideration. When the option to change it is going to be readily available to them

Now, if there was no modding at all and you wanted the same Haydee iteration as a rouge ai who has escaped and continued her journey outside the complex. Then sure I can fully understand that point if you wanted the story to be still centered around her.

If you want people to embrace understanding one another's viewpoints. you should work on your wording. It comes off as rather antagonistic with labeling, such as short sighted, ignorant, very immature or extremely childlish you're not going to be winning over anyone to hear you out that way. Even when I replyed to your comment I didn't say anything rude and even apologized if what I had originally wrote was insensitive to some. and offered a mod that could fix your main concern with the new design.

For context sake this thread was made in regard to the one or two threads awhile back expressing their ire about the change and were rather extreme in doing so which got locked down.

But I hope the mod helps to dissuade any grievances you have with the character. and that you enjoy the game like everyone else when its out.

UwU yes, now we can share the cake

any news?

Originally posted by Party Time Clown:

any news?

I'm also curious, I remember right after revealing the H2 screenshots, @antales mentioned possible release in September (I think it was an optimistic variant 'if all goes well').
Considering how game developement usually goes, it didn't feel realistic ;) but I would love to know if now the game seems to be pretty close or not so much.

A September release would be a great way to celebrate the fourth anniversary of Haydee and since Vlad just finished making the soundtrack for Haydee II i would lean towards it being really close, but since there hasn’t been any further announcements, trailers or a steam page up for it I doubt it’ll be this month.