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- Hanako: Honor & Blade
Public Playtest Event: Samurai Royale WIP Mode - Wednesday Dec 22nd @ 10pm EST
Samurai Royale Test - Details Tonight we will begin testing gameplay changes, new features and more. We will be testing on a BETA BRANCH during these events, which require some action in Steam. You can opt-in to our tes…
Patch notes2 changesCompatibility - Hanako: Honor & Blade
WE ARE NOW FREE-TO-PLAY + F2P PATCH NOTES
WE ARE NOW FREE TO PLAY We are now officially a F2P title. We look forward to this next chapter of our long decade+ journey. We hope this allows more gamers like you to see what we've put into our game, for free and hav…
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Final F2P Patch Test Night - Wednesday December 8th @ 10pm EST
F2P Patch Testing - Details This is our last test before the F2P patch ships on Friday. We will be testing all of our current features, bug fixes, etc. to make sure the build is stable for release. We will be testing on…
Patch notes3 changesFixCompatibility - Hanako: Honor & Blade
Hanako: Honor & Blade to go Free-to-Play
We are going Free-to-Play We have decided as a dev team that is in our best interest, as a small independent game, to go Free-to-play as soon as possible to give our multiplayer title the best chance at reaching more pl…
Store8 changesServerGameplay - Hanako: Honor & Blade
Public Playtest Event: Defeat the Devs - Wednesday Dec 1st @ 10pm EST
Defeat the Devs - Details Tonight we will begin testing gameplay changes, new features and more. We will be testing on a BETA BRANCH during these events, which require some action in Steam. You can opt-in to our testing…
Patch notes3 changesCompatibilityServer - Hanako: Honor & Blade
We Need Your Nomination: Labor of Love
We would love your nomination for Labor of Love. Hanako: Honor & Blade started as a tribute to my late mother, who passed away from cancer. The game's backstory of samurai lore serves as a metaphor for al lost loved one…
Store1 change - Hanako: Honor & Blade
Public Playtest Event: Defeat the Devs - Wednesday Nov 17th @ 10pm EST
Defeat the Devs - Details Tonight we will begin testing gameplay changes, new features and more. We will be testing on a BETA BRANCH during these events, which require some action in Steam. You can opt-in to our testing…
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Event Tonight: Defeat the Devs - Wednesday Nov 10th @ 10pm EST
Defeat the Devs - October 13th @ 10pm EST Tonight we will begin testing gameplay changes, new features and more. We will be testing on a BETA BRANCH during these events, which require some action in Steam. You can opt-i…
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Event Tonight: Defeat the Devs - Wednesday October 13th @ 10pm EST
Defeat the Devs - October 13th @ 10pm EST Tonight we will begin testing gameplay changes, new features and more. We will be testing on a BETA BRANCH during these events, which require some action in Steam. You can opt-i…
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Event Tonight: Defeat the Devs - Wednesday October 6th @ 10pm EST
Defeat the Devs - October 6th @ 10pm EST Tonight we will begin testing gameplay changes, new features and more. We will be testing on a BETA BRANCH during these events, which require some action in Steam. You can opt-in…
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Event Tonight: Defeat the Devs - Weds September 29th @ 10pm EST
Defeat the Devs - September 22nd @ 10pm EST We would like to thank everyone for their support and interest in our launch. We are currently compiling feedback lists from reviews, posts, etc. to roadmap what we plan to do…
Patch notes - Hanako: Honor & Blade
Hotfix: 1.0.0.050
Bug fix for knockdown animations breaking when you get hit. Bug fix for ninja bots not playing weapon animations during status effects. Added ability to re-bind movement keys on keyboard. Increased AI difficulty game-wi…
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First Post-Launch Event: Defeat the Devs - Weds September 22nd @ 10pm EST
Defeat the Devs - September 22nd @ 10pm EST We would like to thank everyone for their support and interest in our launch. We are currently compiling feedback lists from reviews, posts, etc. to roadmap what we plan to do…
Patch notes - Hanako: Honor & Blade
Digital Release Party: September 14th @ 9PM EST - 12:30AM EST
Virtual Release Party: September 14th from 9pm EST to our MIDNIGHT Release September 15th. After starting Hanako: Honor & Blade as a college project all the way back in 2008, and releasing to Early Access in October of…
Patch notes - Hanako: Honor & Blade
TONIGHT Weekly Event 2nd-to-last playtest before launch!!!
Event Details We'll be starting at 10pm EST / 2a UTC on the US-Mid Official Server and voice chat on http://discord.gg/playhanako See the testing initiatives below for what we'll be testing tonight. Testing Initiatives/…
Event3 changesFixServer - Hanako: Honor & Blade
TONIGHT Weekly Event: Defeat the Devs Playtest September 1st @ 10PM EST Details
Event Details We'll be starting at 10pm EST / 2a UTC on the US-Mid Official Server and voice chat on http://discord.gg/playhanako See the testing initiatives below for what we'll be testing tonight. Testing Initiatives/…
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