HIPS N NOSES

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• Announcements·2 Oct 2026Official

  Dev Log #7 - October 2026

  Hello!👋We're already back with our 7th devlog.How have you all been?We spent another busy month this past September traveling on a business trip to Tokyo Game Show.Coincidentally, there was news of a typhoon during TGS, so we almost couldn't make it back to Korea.🌀We hope everyone who came to visit the event got home safely.Now, let's dive into the September devlog.💬Dialogue Feature ImprovementsAre you all enjoying the story in the demo?To be honest, we think HIPS N NOSES has quite a substantial amount of dialogue.While many players enjoy reading through the narrative, we fully understand that having to read through large amounts of text during gameplay can feel tiring or overwhelming for others.Unless playing visual novels, I often skip dialogue without reading too closely as well, so we decided to add several quality-of-life features to our current dialogue system.The current demo version only includes a dialogue skip function, but in the next patch, a dialogue backlog feature and an auto-play feature will be introduced.Additionally, a feature that provides a brief summary of the conversation when skipping dialogue is planned for a future update, so please look forward to it.👗Closet System AddedAs those who read the September patch notes may already know, the closet system has been added.It allows you to freely change Mella's outfit through the wardrobe in the room on the cafe's 3rd floor.While we mentioned in a previous devlog that Mella's outfits were in production, we spent a lot of time thinking about how they should be delivered.Currently, only the default pajamas have been added for testing purposes, but in future patches, systems will be added where you can spend currency in the plaza to purchase clothes or earn special outfits by building affinity with NPCs.🎮Tokyo Game Show ParticipationAs seen in our recent event announcement, we participated in Tokyo Game Show held in Japan from September 17 to 21.For HIPS N NOSES, this was our second time attending foll...
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• Patch Notes·23 Sept 2026Official

  v0.5.3 Update

  Hello, everyone! 👋This is the HIPS N NOSES development team.Thanks to the wonderful response to our recent trailer, we received an incredible amount of feedback from players. However, since our team attended Tokyo Game Show over the past week, we did not have enough time to incorporate as many suggestions as we had hoped into this update.We prioritized and implemented the changes we could make quickly for this patch, and we will continue rolling out improvements based on the rest of your feedback in future updates!◆ Improvements ◆Server Part-timer: A customer's patience meter will no longer decrease while a server is actively serving at their table.Controller Support: Fixed controller navigation issues with unique NPC upgrades when upgrading through Beri after business hours.Tutorials: You can now revisit tutorials for the "Full" tag and "+" tag anytime via your phone.Dream Combat: Dash can now be chained immediately, even before the previous dash animation completely finishes.Fixed an issue where the QTE for defeating the boss in the Day 7 Cafe Boss Battle appeared too early.◆ Bug Fixes ◆Fixed various localization and translation errors.Fixed camera stuttering during special serving sequences.Fixed an issue where fuel was not refunded if a cook part-timer canceled beverage preparation.Fixed an issue where wardrobe interactions would fail under certain conditions after business hours.Fixed an intermittent control freeze while accelerating jar beverage preparation.Fixed an issue where UI elements were missing or not applied correctly for the Peter lobby NPC in the Dream world.Fixed an issue where quest-related objects remained after a sudden quest ended in Dream Combat.Fixed an issue where the game could crash/freeze under certain conditions when holding the "Gamble" tag in Dream Combat.Fixed to ensure it works properly in borderless window mode.Fixed an issue where the range of Peter's Rain Umbrella weapon was abnormally large.Feel free to stop by our Discord anytim...
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• Patch Notes·15 Sept 2026Official

  v0.5.2 Update

  Hello, everyone! 👋This is the HIPS N NOSES development team.In this update, we have implemented a major patch for the dream combat section alongside several new features.Please check the details below! 📜◆New Features◆"Combat Tag System" Added29 unique tags have been added to the weapons and skills of all party members.Each tag can be acquired with tier upgrades, granting unique effects upon collecting specific amounts.With the introduction of this feature, tags can now also be obtained as boss defeat rewards."Recovery Item Drops" AddedPotions that restore 10% HP will drop whenever specific conditions are met during combat."Wardrobe System" AddedStarting from Day 0, you can change Mela's outfit in the wardrobe located in the 3rd-floor room.Mela's pajama outfit has been added for testing purposes. More outfits will be added in future updates."Dialogue Skip Feature" AddedA system displaying a summary of the skipped dialogue when skipping will be added in a future update.Since these new features are not yet fully polished, your active participation and feedback are greatly appreciated! 🙇‍♂️Discord： https://discord.gg/34Xy3QDjNbTwitter：@Pepper_Stones
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• Announcements·15 Sept 2026Official

  Tokyo Game Show 2026 Announcement & Play HIPS N NOSES Live with the Developers!

  Hello! 👋 We are the HIPS N NOSES development team.As announced in our last devlog, HIPS N NOSES will be participating in Tokyo Game Show 2026!🗓️ Dates: Sep 17 – Sep 21📍 Location: Hall 3, Booth C03At our booth, you will be able to check out the draft designs for the merchandise planned for our upcoming Tumblbug campaign later this year.Additionally, players who have already completed the Week 1 demo can let our team know on-site to try out the Week 2 demo, so please look forward to it!To celebrate our participation in Tokyo Game Show, we will also host a Steam live broadcast where the developers play HIPS N NOSES directly!Whether you're completely new to HIPS N NOSES or have already enjoyed the demo, feel free to drop by.Even if you can't join us at Tokyo Game Show in person, we'd love for you to tune in to the stream! 🙌See you on the broadcast! 📺✨
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• Announcements·8 Sept 2026Official

  Dev Log #6 - September 2026

  Hello, everyone!Hope you’re all beating the summer heat?☀️As some of you might have noticed, our goal was to post a devlog on the 1st of every month.The reason we’re a bit late this time, as posted on our news hub, is that we had to travel to Germany to participate in Gamescom and needed a little time to recover from jet lag...What’s that? You’re asking if it takes a whole week to get over jet lag?...Shall we then dive into the devlog for the month of August?Part-Time Staff System🧹Since the demo release, thanks to so many of you playing the game and sharing your videos, we’ve been able to experience your vivid gameplay firsthand.While watching the videos and listening to your thoughts, the development team realized that 'a lack of tutorials for cafe management' and 'high fatigue from repetitive cafe management tasks' are becoming major issues.We tried addressing the tutorial issue by supplementing the lacking parts, but we felt that fixing the issue of management fatigue wouldn't be quite so easy.If we were to reduce the number of regular customer interactions, the game's difficulty would spike, and if we were to adjust the time spent operating the cafe, the weight of the management portion would decrease—both of which would stray too far from our original design.However, while playtesting the Week 3 management phase, the development team confirmed that the Part-Time Staff System unlocked at that point naturally solves this issue, and after much discussion, we decided to move this feature up to Week 1.Because it's a feature that opens early on, to give it the power to carry through to the later stages of the game, it evolved from simply using predetermined part-time workers into a system where you contract and hire customers who visit your cafe.Since this system was applied focusing only on basic functionality, there may still be many areas that need improvement.If you haven't tried it yet, please experience it after the update and leave us plenty of feedback!Outlin...
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