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September 11

Fatal Error fix plus VR goodness

Here's another Emily Wants to Play update.

First thing, I fixed the Fatal Error problem that some were having. The fix will cause you to lose your current video settings. When you start the new update, you will need to choose your quality and then go into settings and choose your resolution etc... But at least you can play the game again without any changes. This also means that people that are using the August 8th version should be able to use this new version. If for some reason you still can't open the game, you can go to BETAS, opt in to the EmilyAugust8 Beta and it will load the game before the VR stuff.

VR Changes
Removed the clock sequence, so you won't be teleported to the clock in between levels. You need to make sure you are listening for the clock. :)

Adjusted the default settings to double frame rate in most cases. You can still adjust your quality at anytime by pressing 6, 7, 8, or 9. 6 is the lowest quality and 9 is the highest.

Fixed the camera high up in the sky issue and several height problems. You can still press C or push in the Right Stick on your controller to manually adjust height yourself.

Oculus Rift users will now default to one screen preview output instead of stereo. You can scroll through the different modes by pressing Shift + M.

Teleporting is cleaned up and smoother on HTC Vive. In most cases aim at the floor. If you point at a wall it will not allow you to teleport. You must point at the floor in front of yourself or the wall.

Changed the instruction note in the beginning and the first picture on the wall for HTC Vive users.

Known issue:
When you pause the game in VR, bold text is supposed to appear showing you how to quit, but it has disappeared and I haven't figured out why yet. I didn't want to delay this update any longer.

In HTC Vive, pause the game with the top button above the thumb pad. Then to quit press both thumb pads and triggers at the same time.

On Oculus Rift, pause the game with P, ESC or the right button on the face of the controller. Then you can press both left and right triggers at the same time, or both left and right mouse buttons at the same time to quit to menu.

Thanks again for everything, I will keep trying to improve the VR version of the game for you and fix any bugs you find in the regular version. You are great!

-Shawn Hitchcock

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September 6

Big VR Update - HTC Vive users now have hands!

Hey guys,

I have been working and testing and working more to get the VR as polished as possible. I see your reviews and comments about the Vive and this update has all of the fixes.

The game now has full HTC Vive controller support. You have hands that can grab and you can teleport all over the place! Using the Vive makes Emily Wants to Play scarier than ever. During testing, I was literally trying to jump out of the way so that Chester couldn't get me. The dolls are more creepy when you feel like you are in the world with them.

Entering and exiting the game is much more user friendly in both Vive and Oculus. You can grab or interact with the menu options and it will send you into the game. Users shouldn't experience motion sickness, or at least not as much. The entrance and clock scenes still move on their own, I may remove them for VR users, but it is all working smoother and better.

Thanks again to everyone that plays or at least watches people play Emily Wants to Play! :)

-Shawn

Full update notes:

All VR Users

User friendly interface
VR Help menu on first screen
Better output for recording gameplay
Easy way to quit game in VR
ESC key will also quit if you are at the main menu
Smoother frames
Automatic calibration and height adjustment when game starts*
*C and Right Stick can still re-adjust in game if needed

HTC Vive users

Full Motion Controller support
Vive users now have hands
Use the triggers to grab objects like notes and interact with doors and lights
Use your thumb pads to blink / teleport around the house
Teleport back and forth away from Chester while laughing at him :)
Grip buttons turn your flashlight on and off
Quit the game by pausing it and then pressing both triggers and thumb pads at the same time.
Theres two little boxes you can throw around for absolutely no reason!

Oculus Rift users

Rift users highlight the menu by looking at the option you want and interacting
Interact with objects by pressing A or X, plus the old buttons still work
Push in the right stick to sprint
Quit game by pausing and pressing both Left and Right triggers or both Mouse buttons

Oh yeah, I fixed the X and Y axis not inverting properly for normal users!

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OS: Windows 7 - 32 bit
Processor: Intel i5 or AMD equivalent (AMD FX 8500+ Series)
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: 1GB Video RAM - will work with less, but wouldn't look too good.
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 1 GB available space

Recommended:

OS: Windows 10 - 64 bit
Processor: Intel i7 or AMD equivalent (AMD FX 9500+ Series)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: 4GB Video RAM
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 1 GB available space

Minimum:

OS: 10.9.x
Processor: Intel i5 or equivalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space

Recommended:

OS: 10.10.x
Processor: Intel i7 or equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space

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maplesyrupghost

7,684 products in account

133 reviews

Posted: September 18

The single scariest experience you will ever have. Can't make any progress because we basically have a heart attack in the first minute of gameplay.

10/10

[Played in VR with HTC Vive]

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Simply Cody

49 products in account

16 reviews

Posted: September 27

What's fun about this one is just running around the house like a chicken with it's head cut off. Not using the flashlight one bit once you pick it up and go around turning off every light and making stupid drunk challenges. Yeah.lol a buddy and I had that idea for this one. It was a terrible idea. Don't do what we did.

thefishstick

252 products in account

11 reviews

Posted: September 13

Here's my first time gameplay; the first 5 seconds says it all:

https://youtu.be/Nqnu_wrWHC4

What I think:

This is another inexpensive game that will leave you with plenty of jump scares. I went into it knowing hardly anything about it (aside from the game description); this definitely makes the game more interesting. You roam around a house progressively trying to avoid creepy dolls that try to kill you. You use hints from around the house to figure out how to last during the encounter with said dolls. I avoided using spoilers and searching the internet for ways to do so with my intent being to figure everything out on my own. I recommend playing the game like this!

ASSHOLE

6 products in account

2 reviews

Posted: September 11

Great and fun game

reaperstl

39 products in account

7 reviews

Posted: September 23

Sorry, this game is just not fun compared to others. There aren't enough breadcrumbs for the player to follow.

Throw them in a house and have fun -- or not. I died way too many times walking down random hallways, looking for random flashlights, avoiding random threats, and for no apparent reason. Maybe it's my fault for playing games like 'Chair in the Room' and 'Starseed' first.. but... this is a sandbox in the worst sense... Throw them in, let them figure out, don't give any guidance at all.

One of my first disappointments on the Vive.

** Edit: Dying should not be part of the game mechanics. You shouldn't have to die and start over multiple times to find out the right path.

jonas_zod

19 products in account

Posted: September 19

Almost ♥♥♥♥♥♥ my pants 5 minutes after starting the game.
I'm sure this is a new personal record for me.

owlgamer

9 products in account

3 reviews

Posted: October 2

i got spooked

jayjaydabeast

31 products in account

14 reviews

Posted: September 12

LOVE this game and I am totally gonna play it through, the mechanics are kinda fun and the aura about the place creepy this deserves a goldstar Here's a video if needing more convincing of course! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzyf1xg07gM

Kronberg

87 products in account

1 review

I hate that i like this game.

I love how simple and yet so advanced it it to survive each stage of the game, and in the beginning it really creeped me out. But hey, i'm really bad at horror games!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xf2bM9OKDM

يا حسين

45 products in account

20 reviews

bad game shi my pants 0/10

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Posted: October 10

I have problems launching this game. Upon launch it reboots my entire PC.

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Posted: October 8

SCARY AND FUN

Posted: October 7

Ten minutes in and I've broken my headset and banged my knee on desk.

10/10 will claim on accidental damage policy again.

Posted: October 4

Maybe the vive support will improve, but I had many technical problems:
- I'm floating like 2 feet above the ground. There's some way with the keyboard to change the height, but not with the controllers? I don't get it; doesn't vive know exactly where the ground is? Teleporting near objects sometimes makes me fly up in the air too.
- Bad jittery framerate, despite most games playing fine on my system
- Objects were frequently beyond the edge of my play area, so I couldn't interact with them without bumping into things in the real world

Maybe there's a good game in here, but I wasn't able to experience it. :( Will try again if there are updates.

Vive Review: They fixed some issues I had with the game. It used to automatically teleport you to the main room at midnight, but it doesn't do that anymore, thankfully. Normal teleporting works better now, but it's still acting weird sometimes, like dropping me in mid-air and then landing on the floor. I wish they'd add an option to use the trackpad to move (press or touch the trackpad in the direction you want to move) instead of teleporting. Also, I think there need to be more clues as to what you're supposed to be doing. You shouldn't have to look up a guide to figure out what to do (same complaint I had with The Witness, a completely different but cryptic game).

If you're looking for a scary game, this is it. It's full of jump scares though. At more than 4.99, I'd say no.

If you get this game you have to play it in vr

Posted: October 1

This game in VR is by far the scariest game on the vive. I literally ♥♥♥♥ myself, literally. Like lights shut off in the room I was i hear a laugh and i fell over and ♥♥♥♥ myself. 10/10

Posted: September 30

This game is literally the scary thing i have ever encountered period. Playing it with the oculus and only have 15 minutes in it and i have literally nearly pooped myself multiple times. So get ur 5 bucks, some diapers and play away.

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September 11

Fatal Error fix plus VR goodness

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Big VR Update - HTC Vive users now have hands!

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