- Occlude is OUT NOW! - 10 July 2025
Hello, all ye faithful!Today sees the launch of Occlude, the latest release from me and everyone else at Tributary Games. I wrote the game narrative, top to bottom, so if you liked the writing in AHOMD I hope there's something for you here as well.I'm really pleased with how this came together - it's a jigsaw puzzle plot, with a lot going on behind the scenes (I wrote a 30,000 word setting bible that only I have ever laid eyes on, and only about half of which actually made it into the main game). My philosophy was to provide tiny intermittent windows into a vast and complex tale, gradually revealing the full scope of the story. Lore hounds will love this one. Also, fans of esoteric puzzles.It's a very different narrative experience from A House of Many Doors, but it features some familiar themes - dread, cosmic horror, time shenanigans, all that good stuff.Check it out! And don't forget…
- 2.3 Update Changelog - 22 July 2024
- The amount of apprehensions one can get from poetry no longer correlates to Esoterica stat, in order to avoid a massive exploit; - Fixed one small borked branch of election concern during Gallows Minister's interview; - Amended one miniscule inconsistency during Violante's concern; - Buyable Scrutinies now properly remove Reproach; - Fixed limitations on stat advancement for two crew members (was unintentionally transferred from the mod); - A certain embassy in the City of Keys can be visited only once per visit now; - Error in Laudanum's pricing is fixed.
- Update Notes - v2.2 - 5 February 2024
Thanks to Altotas for the new build! The following changes have been made: - Added an option to randomly pick your portrait and backgrounds at the start of the game; - Writing poetry en masse and advertising for new crew members should be more convenient now; - Fixed exploits involving the Consortium trader during Ashen's concern and Noddy Orb during Delgado's concern; - Fixed apprehension exploits in Cyrus Institute and New Draden; - Fixed apprehensions not showing up on the first visit to Panomnicon and the Library of Unfinished Books; - Fixed all softlocks in the Cromlech+Bradley banter event; - If you entered the location with a turned-off heartlight, it will be turned back on upon leaving; - Armour that has "resists occult damage" in its description now actually reduces occult damage (hull and anti-personal); - The kinetopede now properly disintegrates when its hull integrity reach…
- v2.1 Update - 2 January 2024
Thanks to Altotas for another excellent patch to bring us into 2024! The following issues have been addressed: New Frontier: potential crash fixed Waste Disposal: removed "South" option that erroneously appeared on the location screen Wordhunters' Hearth: first time discovery pop-up initiates correctly now Minor dialog issue with Augustus is fixed Fixed uninteractable monoliths in the Goat-Stones region Fixed missing map marker during final stages of Otto's personal concern Minor inconsistency in the City of Glass concern is fixed Violante's "infinite" flares exploit is fixed Defeated Noddy Orbs do not instantly return from the dead when Violante is in your crew and you started her concern No more flirting with unconscious Panorama Quest bubbles for Lookouts are now displayed on the correct portrait Further refinement of the Current Crew tab Happy New Year, everybody!
- V2.0 Quick Hotfix - 30 November 2023
A quickfire patch from Altotas that fixes a few bugs, some long-standing, some introduced in the update: - Fixed game crash on talking to Lucetta Quetzl after rescuing her from the Cathedral of Stolen Gods - Fixed the Vampire Hunter achievement not triggering for some players - Fixed VERY rare and absurd game crash that has been in the game since day 1. When leaving certain rooms (Waker's Respite, Kennedy Yard, Fargyle Keep, Clayton's Mill) by the SOUTH gate your game would crash BUT ONLY if your resolution is 1280 x 720
- V2.0 Update + Changelog - 21 November 2023
Hello again! As outlined in my previous post, A House of Many Doors is finally being updated with much-needed bugfixes and quality-of-life improvements, thanks to the hard work of super-fan Altotas. Please note that this update is massive and, as such, it will break existing saves. If you have an ongoing playthrough you want to preserve, you can switch back to the old version of the game very easily through Steam. Simply right click on the game in your library -> "Properties" -> "Betas" -> select the "compatibility" branch. Thank you so much to all of you still playing A House of Many Doors. I poured my heart and soul into this game and it's so gratifying to know that there's finally an official polished version out there. Let me leave you with a list of links: - If you want even more in-game content, check out Altotas' unofficial patch! - To discuss the new update, join the HOMD fan Di…
- V2.0 Update Incoming! - 10 November 2023
Greetings, denizens and visitants. I bring some fantastic news to brighten your November. As most of you may already know, there's an unofficial patch for House of Many Doors, created by an incredibly talented and hard-working fan named Altotas. The patch fixes a huge number of bugs and adds some new content to the game. Well, Altotas contacted me behind-the-scenes recently. He has very kindly offered to let me add his bugfixes to the Steam game. (The added content will remain exclusive to the fan patch, though I encourage you to download and try it out!) What does this mean? Well, on the 21st November - to coincide with the Autumn Sale - I'll be updating the game for the first time in, oh God, 6ish years. A bunch of annoying bugs will finally be fixed, and some quality-of-life improvements will be added as well. Happy exploring! However, one thing to note is that this update will break…
- Join the House of Many Doors Discord! - 29 September 2022
Hullo explorers! I'm just popping up to promote A House of Many Doors' unofficial (but officially endorsed) Discord, at the request of one of its hard-working admins. Follow the invite link below for game discussion, off-topic chatter, and memes about Morbazar. https://discord.gg/AFkfnJ44BV Thank you so much to everyone who's still following this game after all these years! ♡
- The Unofficial Patch - 20 June 2022
Hello, all. Long time no see! Apologies for the long absence. I'm just posting to draw your attention to an unofficial patch created by a HOMD fan named Altotas. This patch restores some content that I had to cut for time, as well as fixing a few long-standing bugs and implementing a number of handy features designed to reduce gameplay friction. Installing is easy enough - just download, then copy the "data.win" file and "Images" folder to the "Steam\steamapps\common\A House of Many Doors" folder, overwriting the file when asked if you want to do so. Huge thanks to Altotas for all their hard work! If you're curious what I've been up to for the last few years, feel free to check out their transcript of the AMA I ran on the HOMD fan Discord.
- V1.2 Update: All's Well - 29 March 2017
This momentous update finally fixes all the bugs I know about on Windows, apart from a few lingering and very hard-to-fix ones that are unique to specific machines. (If you have one of these, please let me know.) Bugs fixed are as follows: - Fixed dependency issues preventing progress in the Abbas Salem quest. - Fixed some issues with exploring the Shambles in the Dreams of the Dancing God storyline. This wasn't bugged content, it was just very punishingly difficult and quite badly designed to begin with. I think I must have been very sleep-deprived when I came up with this. Made some simple changes that improve the quest progression tenfold. - Added a way to sell Sleepless Wretches from your cargo. - Fixed a minor dependency issue in the procedural Journalism quests. - Fixed a broken dialogue option in the Morbazar storyline. - Fixed blank-screen dialogue bug in the Nicholas storyline.…
- V1.2 Update: All's Well - 29 March 2017
This momentous update finally fixes all the bugs I know about on Windows, apart from a few lingering and very hard-to-fix ones that are unique to specific machines. (If you have one of these, please let me know.) Bugs fixed are as follows: - Fixed dependency issues preventing progress in the Abbas Salem quest. - Fixed some issues with exploring the Shambles in the Dreams of the Dancing God storyline. This wasn't bugged content, it was just very punishingly difficult and quite badly designed to begin with. I think I must have been very sleep-deprived when I came up with this. Made some simple changes that improve the quest progression tenfold. - Added a way to sell Sleepless Wretches from your cargo. - Fixed a minor dependency issue in the procedural Journalism quests. - Fixed a broken dialogue option in the Morbazar storyline. - Fixed blank-screen dialogue bug in the Nicholas storyline.…
- V1.19 Update: Rebindable Keys - 18 March 2017
Hi all, Sorry for the absence over the last few weeks - I couldn't maintain that bugfixing rate, and I ended up crashing a little. But now I'm back! The latest HOMD update adds rebindable keys, a much-requested feature. It also fixes a major CTD issue unique to the Mac build of the game which was unfortunately introduced in the V1.18 update. There are still a few bugs that I wasn't able to fix for this version and that I'm going to work on over the next few days, most notably the Abbas storyline and a few difficult-to-diagnose dependency issues in the Journalism quests. Those should be fixed in the next update. I'm looking forward to V1.2 - at that point, I think A House of Many Doors will be fully stable, and I can take a step back for a month or two and start planning new content updates and potentially my next major project after HOMD. Other minor fixes in this update: - Fixed a bug…
- V1.19 Update: Rebindable Keys - 18 March 2017
Hi all, Sorry for the absence over the last few weeks - I couldn't maintain that bugfixing rate, and I ended up crashing a little. But now I'm back! The latest HOMD update adds rebindable keys, a much-requested feature. It also fixes a major CTD issue unique to the Mac build of the game which was unfortunately introduced in the V1.18 update. There are still a few bugs that I wasn't able to fix for this version and that I'm going to work on over the next few days, most notably the Abbas storyline and a few difficult-to-diagnose dependency issues in the Journalism quests. Those should be fixed in the next update. I'm looking forward to V1.2 - at that point, I think A House of Many Doors will be fully stable, and I can take a step back for a month or two and start planning new content updates and potentially my next major project after HOMD. Other minor fixes in this update: - Fixed a bug…
- V1.18 Update: Scuttle On! - 23 February 2017
Once again, a number of minor fixes. The next update will feature rebindable keys! The Mac version of 1.18 will update tomorrow. Here's the fixes: - Fixed bug getting the Explorer achievement. - Fixed bug/exploit in the Kind: when buying things for Apprehensions, it would take gold instead. - Fixed a bug at the end of Char's romance. - Fixed a bug with one of the Unnamed Society quests. - Fixed bug at the end of the Sandy storyline. - Fixed item requirement bug in the Spire storyline. - Fixed typo in the Peter storyline that said you'd been given the Bandit distinction. - Fixed a blank-dialogue bug when encountering a certain variety of giant beetle. - Fixed blank-dialogue bug in an obscure branch of the Ashen story. - Fixed bug that stopped you dropping off a Human Passenger at the City of Angels. - Fixed blank-dialogue bug in a branch of the Banjo storyline. - Fixed typo in the Prince…
- V1.18 Update: Scuttle On! - 23 February 2017
Once again, a number of minor fixes. The next update will feature rebindable keys! The Mac version of 1.18 will update tomorrow. Here's the fixes: - Fixed bug getting the Explorer achievement. - Fixed bug/exploit in the Kind: when buying things for Apprehensions, it would take gold instead. - Fixed a bug at the end of Char's romance. - Fixed a bug with one of the Unnamed Society quests. - Fixed bug at the end of the Sandy storyline. - Fixed item requirement bug in the Spire storyline. - Fixed typo in the Peter storyline that said you'd been given the Bandit distinction. - Fixed a blank-dialogue bug when encountering a certain variety of giant beetle. - Fixed blank-dialogue bug in an obscure branch of the Ashen story. - Fixed bug that stopped you dropping off a Human Passenger at the City of Angels. - Fixed blank-dialogue bug in a branch of the Banjo storyline. - Fixed typo in the Prince…
- V1.17 Update: UI Improvements! - 15 February 2017
As promised yesterday, this update allows you to look through your crew while in a city (via the new "Current Crew" section of the Logbook). You can also now see who you'll be replacing when you hire a new crewmember. And as always, some other miscellaneous fixes: - Fixed blank-dialogue bug when you pass a Vigilance challenge protecting ballots in the Ghoulwatch election. - Fixed minor spoilery bug in Lisshan. - Fixed blank-dialogue bug when comparing maps with a hollowgod in the Empire of Thread and then deciding at the last minute to attack them instead. - Fixed bug when bringing Cromlech to the endgame. - Fixed bug where one branch of the Chasmonauts storyline allowed you to repeat it. - Fixed minor story inconsistency in Pannachak. - Fixed minor story inconsistency in one branch of the Sandy storyline. - Fixed typo in the Buzzards' Omen casino. - Fixed a Prism trade exploit in Eld A…
- V1.17 Update: UI Improvements! - 15 February 2017
As promised yesterday, this update allows you to look through your crew while in a city (via the new "Current Crew" section of the Logbook). You can also now see who you'll be replacing when you hire a new crewmember. And as always, some other miscellaneous fixes: - Fixed blank-dialogue bug when you pass a Vigilance challenge protecting ballots in the Ghoulwatch election. - Fixed minor spoilery bug in Lisshan. - Fixed blank-dialogue bug when comparing maps with a hollowgod in the Empire of Thread and then deciding at the last minute to attack them instead. - Fixed bug when bringing Cromlech to the endgame. - Fixed bug where one branch of the Chasmonauts storyline allowed you to repeat it. - Fixed minor story inconsistency in Pannachak. - Fixed minor story inconsistency in one branch of the Sandy storyline. - Fixed typo in the Buzzards' Omen casino. - Fixed a Prism trade exploit in Eld A…
- V1.16 Update: Unlockable Doors on the Map! - 14 February 2017
The game's bugs are almost entirely gone now. This gives me time to focus on more quality-of-life features suggested by players. One of the most popular of these suggestions is now implemented: Unlockable Doors are now automatically marked on your Map when you stumble across them! Other miscellaneous fixes: - Fixed minor endgame bug. - Fixed minor endgame typo. - Fixed a bit of weird map confusion when loading a game saved at the Jagged Sands. - Fixed an option in Glitterberg that said it required a Fetch-mirror but didn't. - Fixed Apprehensions exploit in Chimer and the Cyrus Institute. - Fixed dialogue loop in the King in Kind storyline. - Fixed typo in the Genevieve storyline. - Fixed dialogue bug in the Chasmonauts storyline. - Fixed minor garbled dialogue in Ashen storyline. - Fixed minor bug in the Lucetta storyline. - Further sped up Wound Recovery. Next update: Being able to vie…
- V1.16 Update: Unlockable Doors on the Map! - 14 February 2017
The game's bugs are almost entirely gone now. This gives me time to focus on more quality-of-life features suggested by players. One of the most popular of these suggestions is now implemented: Unlockable Doors are now automatically marked on your Map when you stumble across them! Other miscellaneous fixes: - Fixed minor endgame bug. - Fixed minor endgame typo. - Fixed a bit of weird map confusion when loading a game saved at the Jagged Sands. - Fixed an option in Glitterberg that said it required a Fetch-mirror but didn't. - Fixed Apprehensions exploit in Chimer and the Cyrus Institute. - Fixed dialogue loop in the King in Kind storyline. - Fixed typo in the Genevieve storyline. - Fixed dialogue bug in the Chasmonauts storyline. - Fixed minor garbled dialogue in Ashen storyline. - Fixed minor bug in the Lucetta storyline. - Further sped up Wound Recovery. Next update: Being able to vie…
- V1.15 Update: Various Fixes - 13 February 2017
Various small fixes. Expect more updates throughout the week! Later patches will add map markers for unlockable Doors and a way of examining your current upper-deck crew while recruiting new characters in the city. Total fixes in this patch: - Sped up WASD scrolling on map. - Fixed typo in the Maelstrom. - Fixed typo in Panorama storyline. - Fixed typo when resting at Bluesteel Court. - Fixed typo in Harlequin. - Fixed typo at Signal Station Null. - Fixed typo at the Skeleton Party. - Fixed typo when turning in information to Lady Nyctimene. - Added Steam screenshots. - Fixed minor discrepancies in Entomarch civil war. - Fixed the magnum opus option sometimes vanishing. - Fixed Apprehensions exploit in Latch and the Ballroom. - Fixed ANOTHER bug with the Abbas storyline (really hope this is fixed now). - Fixed minor story inconsistency in Byssus. - Now successfully removes story items a…
