Hi everyone! Sorry for the very long silence on our end, but unfortunately, life happened, and working on Packing House had to be put on hold. But we are back, and we are happy to announce the new update is coming to the game in the near future! Before we talk about what changes it will bring, just a friendly reminder that Packing House is available for [b]-50%[/b] off during Steam's Summer Sale 2023! 🏝️🏖️☀️ [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41378311/a01c9f60767bbf838765855ba6c0a491e9bf5eaf.png[/img] In this update, we want to focus mostly on making the game more user-friendly and improving the UX. To achieve that, we focused on adding more feedback when interacting with game objects or UI elements. Now every interactive element has a hover state indicating that you can do some kind of interaction with it, and we've added audio feedback after using some objects that previously lacked any sound. [previewyoutube=j6xudv4dg6c;full][/previewyoutube] We've also spent some time improving rotating objects. It's one of the most important parts of the game, but it wasn't always intuitive. To address that, we've changed the math behind applying the rotation based on mouse movement and added rotation on the third axis when holding down Left Shift. To top that, we've also added interactions with many more objects around the house that you can pick up and move. [previewyoutube=CsoQw6c_Iek;full][/previewyoutube] To help new players get more familiar with the game mechanics, we've added nested tooltips with links to the instruction that will help you navigate it fast and efficiently to find the information you need. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41378311/2b17c4bb3b42eaf40d1cf24b242f63d256dc7f60.png[/img] Of course, that's not all of the improvements and fixes coming with this update. To name a few, we plan to add smother transitions between animations, make small adjustments to the UI layout, and fix any bugs that are present in the game. For now, we don't want to give any specific dates to not put pressure on ourselves to meet the deadline, but a lot of the work is already finished, so it will be coming out soon™ when it's ready. Till then, you can join our [url=https://discord.gg/ZyGwQWhbcv]Discord[/url] server, especially if you find any bugs or have feedback about the game. Once again, we remind you about the ongoing Summer Sale where Packing House is available for [b]-50%[/b] off. Thank you for your time, and we hope you will be looking forward to the release of this update! SmartLife and Roman Studio teams.