In Heat

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but will people who purchased the game on Itch.io receive a game key for the game on Steam when it releases?

My game keeps crashing on night 2 on the old build. Itll freeze after I open my cameras and hit me with an error message. I also wont be able to close the game at all.

I downloaded the demo and it took me several tries just to figure out what I was actually supposed to be doing

Played the demo and thought I would buy it but when I go to open it I get "The code execution cannot proceed because tbb.dll was not found" I have no clue what this means I tried reinstalling it but it still says the same thing

what was the upadate 17 hrs ago? theres no devlog or announcements

Hi,

I order the game for cheer u work :D

I really love u work, just a querstion we can download 2 files :

In-Heat Classic Model Pack (blender files for animation)48 MB (just Blender animation)  

INHEAT-FIRST NIGHTS-V2.zip (Old Unreal build)1,021 MB (i guess the game)

We need do somthing with the blender animation file ? (like put that in specific file) or not and its unsless for pepole dont use blender.

Stoked to see the differences between the last demo build and this, especially the environments' overhaul, NSFW toggle is welcome too, though I'm assuming it's only on the OSX build since I haven't seen it on the current windows release. The difficulty definitely is turned up from the previous build from around Night 3, which is welcome though I can see why it can be the cause of frustration for some commenters. 

Some of the mechanics are part-explained in the posters, some of it you just work out while you play. I'll add to this comment as I figure things out for the current built as of Nov 16th.

Repair

As far as I'm aware, there's three things you'll need to repair, and the coloured light in your office will shift from green to purple as each object is damaged.

1. The janitor-bot
   1. The janitor robot that's roaming around the main hall and the jackal's room (forgot her name) will fall over in either of the two rooms.
   2. Click on it to reorient itself correctly.
2. The breaker box
   1. Located in the tiger ringleader's room. I don't quite fully understand how the breaker box works, this one's mostly a guess. When the switch is flipped down, you'll know it needs to be repaired.
   2. To repair it, you'll need to click the red, yellow, and green buttons in a specific order. I think it might be in the order of which buttons are highlighted, and on higher difficulties you'll need to repeat multiple patters before it's fixed. 
3. The gas pipes
   1. Located n the room connected to the corridor on the right of your office. Gas leaks will be visible, as pink gas is gushing out of the pipes.
   2. The easiest way to do it is to guesstimate how long you need to hold the q or e key until your icon is in the green region. Takes a couple tries until you get a feel for the speed of the icon.

Search

I'm not quite sure if the search mechanic is implemented right now. Haven't needed to use it so far.

Enemies

Not an in-depth discussion on their movement patterns, just generalised descriptions of what each enemy does.

1. Sammy (ringleader tiger)
   1. WIP
   2. Obstruction
      1. If you spend too long monitoring the rooms on the camera, when you switch back to the office, Sammy will block your view, as shown in the promo screenshots. No way to get rid of her other than to wait it out.
      2. This alone won't kill you, but as you cannot interact with anything during this short 10 second period, you're vulnerable to other deaths.
   3. Plush thief
      1. Sammy could steal the plush and hide it in random rooms in previous builds of the demo, though for the most recent build that appears to be turned off for now.
2. Ari (Sniper wolf)
   1. Active from Night 4
   2. (WIP) In previous demos, you had to keep track of her via the cameras lest you trigger her attack. I'm assuming it's the same here, though that could be confirmation bias.
   3. "Mental health superstar!" - She'll also be triggered if your sanity drops to 0.
3. Poppi (Terrorist rabbit)
   1. WIP
   2. Plush bomb
      1. "Wanted for terrorism!" - Active from Night 2, a Poppi plush with a bomb will drop from the vent. I'd say you've got a 5-second window to switch back to your office, look up, and then click + hold it.
      2. This will be rather difficult if Sammy is blocking you. You'll likely die if this is the case.
4. Yugioh jackal
   1. I'm guessing how her mechanics work as it's rather different from how the previous demo builds were.
   2. "Keep your eyes on me!" - Once you've spotted her on the camera, a heart icon will start filling up. If you change cameras before it's filled up and the small jingle plays, you can consider that camera gone. The signal will be lost for the rest of the night, which can be particularly painful if it's in a repair area.
5. The Bish (DJ shark)
   1. Located in the closed-off room connected to your office's left corridor.
   2. "Squeeze responsibly!" If you use the plushie too frequently to increase sanity, you'll trigger her attack, telegraphed by a screech (if you have enough sanity to hear it!). 
   3. If you're quick enough, you can open up your camera and press the button to close her door before she reaches your office. Otherwise, drop what you're doing and check your office's left door to trigger the QTE and rapidly press the button to shut the door.
   4. After her attack, the door to her room will still remain open. It's best to shut it.

so is there no NSFW content in the game as of right now?

I have seen the H-CONTENT option in the settings and enabled it,  but every time I leave the settings menu and come back it swaps back to the off toggle.

For reference, I'm a Mac user.

very fun but can you add a bit more clear instructions on what exactly how the mechanics work. I couldn’t figure out how the sanity meter works and it seems like I can just keep the doors with no penalty. I also couldn’t find a few of the things I needed to maintain in the cameras. Also I’m not sure what sure what the purpose of the microwave is and I couldn’t figure out how a lot of the girls worked. Maybe you could add a page in the menu that shows each of the girls that gives brief descriptions of what they do and how to stop them like how it works in fnaf ultimate ultimate custom night. I still had a lot of fun with the few nights I played but I just felt really lost for the most part. I understand part of the appeal of fnaf is figuring stuff out yourself and having everything explained to you takes away some of the fun but I still think giving a little more info or maybe an optional guide you can check in the menu that shows where the important things are in the cameras and explains the girls mechanics.

im confused on which file to download, i have paid ofc but there only the "In heat first night", "in heat demo" and "classic models for blender" what is the newest build of the game??

idk if its possible but if yes, would it be possible to include paysafe as payment method (I dont realy trust websites)

We're enjoying the demo. Really nice game! We also appreciate that a linux build is available too! We hope that a linux build remains a part of future releases. Keep up the great work!

I have a problem with the paid version where the game crashes but doesn't close, I can't do anything on the game anymore but It just won't close. and everytime I start It up I get a graphics drive error

edit: I think I found the problem, the game thinks I'm playing on Mac despite me being on Windows

does anyone know how to stop the cameras from breaking or something?

I'm hoping the new $10 build of the game will be available this winter or sometime in the spring because I don't want to play the demo and the paid version is short and only lasts 5 nights so I finished it in one sitting. And it will be great if the new build includes my favorite store and cassette search, because version 2 is very different from previous versions. As for the current paid version, it's just sad that it's so short and crude, although I didn't mind paying $10, I thought it would be the one I remembered, and I liked the new character models and watched this video where you showed the problems of the old Semmy model. And one question, why does grass start growing everywhere after the first night? Is this quite strange for rooms where there is no sunlight or is it because of the generator? But I am happy with the purchase, as I was waiting for the money to arrive for the purchase.

P.S. I hope it was not in vain that I bought her on itch.io, otherwise it will be a big mistake in my life, although it will not be too expensive, it will only be unpleasant for me, this will not happen to you. In any case, you need money for further development.

great game can’t wait for the full release what’s your guys discord?

Awesome game 😊

I find the demo incredible for my part. Making the game harder is a good idea, I find it harder than the previous version and I like this little bit of challenge to finish the levels. Looking forward to the next updates! Hate for Maddie to attac

So for whatever reason people coming here to get an NSFW game are given an SFW game as a test

No mechanics are explained. How are you supposed to do the power section?

The cameras get taken down as soon as I look at them, with absolutely no feedback as of how to fix them

The bunny only t-poses everywhere

EVERY SINGLE TIME I come out of the cameras the cat is in front of me and I get to shake her off while two other girls are on my fucking doors

The cameras are super clunky, the "Start" button for the main menu is clicking on the level text, which has no indicator, it doesn't highlight

You may have built it back up in order to make the overall end-product better, but what was the point in releasing a demo? You removed all the NSFW content for everyone who is coming to a FUCKING PORN GAME to look at, made all of the mechanics worse (yeah, you gotta work out the bugs, that's fine, but don't release a broken demo), and then explained nothing

Overall just kinda disappointed? Was seeing good progress, then you wanted to port it over, even though a solid-looking main menu was lost in the process, and then actively fucked your supporters.

So is the New demo a supposed to replace the offical game? in Addtion is it possible you guys will update the models avaible in the blender file

I cant even pass night 2 so far TwT
Must train harder!

Night 3 almost gave me a migraine.

Night 4 gave me a migraine.

Why is there no toggle for the game over screen? Why when I lose it doesnt add anything to the galery? And always the same animation. So 10$ for 10 animation??!

mac demo is opening for a less the a second (pretty much just a flash then the pop up error quit unexpectedly shows) don't if that will help you understanding the problem me and someone178 are having with the demo also happy to send a screenshot if you need         

Don't like how Nile can break a camera if you click on a minigame since you're still technically on the same camera. Plus how are you still doing the minigame after the camera breaks.
I also think breaking thee camera forever is a little too harsh. Even 4 hours would be reasonable.

I also wish Ari would close the door behind her if it was closed when she came in.

The doll is too hard to find when it gets stolen considering how vital it is for survival. I swear a couple of times it just vanished completely.

Here are my far-too-wordy thoughts on the new demo:

THE GOOD

• Having low sanity result in deafness is an interesting idea for a game with so many audio cues. It also appears to make the camera transition between rooms more slowly, so it creates kind of a snowballing effect where things just get worse and worse the more you ignore your sanity--I like it. It really emphasizes that you need to watch that meter.
• The game's presentation looks great. Character models look really good, the environment's getting fleshed out (and having everything be well-lit really helps show that off), and the VA's are doing a stellar job.
• I like the new gimmicks quite a bit, by which I mean Sammy getting in your face, Poppy's bomb doll, and Nile killing cameras if she feels like she's being ignored. It gives each of the girls something to do besides trying to break into the control room, while also emphasizing their individual personality traits. (I do kinda miss the hypnosis thing Nile used to do, but mechanically speaking the bomb doll covers pretty much the same "think fast!" role so I guess I'm just averse to change. Also, quick idea for the next NSFW update: maybe switching to Nile's dead cameras can play some of those "bonus" videos. As a distraction.)

THE "BAD" (this is subjective, ignore at your leisure)

• I know I just said I like the gimmicks, but not when they all happen at the same time--which is far too often. It's surprisingly common on Night 4 to see girls at both windows, while Sammy's in your face so you can't interact with anything, and the bomb doll is at the ceiling, AND the stress doll's been stolen when you weren't looking, AND the light is red so you have to fix stuff on the cameras ASAP, except none of that stuff even gets a chance to kill you 'cause your sanity dropped below 25% so Ari decides to barge in and bop you on the head. Maybe only allow one gimmick in the room at a time? And have some kind of universal cooldown for gimmicks so seeing one at least means you have some time to breathe before the next one happens? Just throwing some ideas out there.
• I feel like 25% sanity is a bit soon for Ari to start showing up. Considering that sanity now drains passively, and that so many things already prevent you from regaining your sanity (losing the stress doll, Sammy getting up close and personal, or just getting caught up in fixing stuff on the cameras), it really feels like 25% sanity is just kind of early to start worrying about an unstoppable one-shot from a character that doesn't even seem to announce herself like the others do. And even when you can use the stress doll, Misty will one-shot you if you use it too liberally, so it can really take a while to get your sanity at a healthy level, and the entire time Ari is at risk of taking you out. My idea for a solution: hold off on Ari showing up until your sanity is at 0%. Then she can show up at the window and start tapping the glass, which can be her sign that she'll bust that door down in 30 seconds if you don't get your sanity back. Anyway, I'm just trying to make suggestions instead of sitting back and complaining. You're the developers, and it's your show.
• Just some minor bug/balance stuff, like characters attacking after being against the window for less than two seconds, or going from being against the window to being in their pre-window positions with no cooldown. I also got a softlock once, while the bomb doll was in the room when the night was close to finished. Maybe the doll blew up and the shift ended at roughly the same time and the game got confused?

Sorry for the massive wall of text, I just wanted to offer some feedback. And the major takeaway from that feedback should be: the game's coming along really well. There are some wrinkles that can be ironed out, but that'll come with time and playtesting. You're doing great, can't wait to see more!

I bought the prequel thinking that it will be an expanded version of the demo. I wonder if I will also get access to the full game when it releases? 

the Mac demo doesn't open

does anyone know what to do with the 3 buttons and lever? I don't even know how I got it to work before the update but now I don't know why it's not working anymore

i really enjoy the game Im stuck on night 4 and i keep getting killed by ari and blackouts anyone know what im doing wrong?

pretty good demo, if I purchase it what are the differences between the old build and this demo? 

I read some other reviews and see many people saying night 2 is too difficult but it only took me a few tries. I would say my main critique is that its kinda difficult to understand some mechanics.

For example the power situation going down, it took me a bit to figure out the falling robots need to be clicked on. Not sure what causes the doll to vanish and not sure what the green lady with the gun/how to combat her mechanic.

When the monster girls are standing in the doorway I wish we could click on them to flirt with them, and maybe they flirt back? Little bits of interactivity like this make them seem less like puppets.

I liked the horizontal sanity bar with the bars that turn red. I think the vertical sanity bar is just bleh. Bad aesthetic. I think the bars made a cleaner UI.

I like the game a lot, all the characters have a lot of personality in their animations and designs (and in the few bits of dialog) and I like the different tasks you have to complete so you're not just sitting there doing nothing for like 5 minutes.

My main issue with the game is the awful RNG, I can't speak for others but I died about ten times in a row just because the plush would disappear the second Ari pokes her head in the doorway so by the time I've found the plush I was beaten to death with a broom.   (I did beat it eventually)

I hope the RNG is tweaked in the future so something like that doesn't happen nearly as often.