Hiveswap Act 3 Demo Preview & 2026 Update
Summary
In the Homestuck Community this announcement recaps a three-hour Act 3 stream showing the first scene with long dialogue, no puzzles, and a clout meter mechanic. It notes repetitive short music loops, the apparent removal of troll websites, and that a fully playable demo aimed for 2026 will be released (likely on Steam) with saves not transferring to the main game.
HIVESWAP ACT 3 NEWS
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There was just a three-hour+ Act 3 stream that showed the first part of the act. It seemed much like the train section of act 2, featuring long stretches of talking to a bunch of fantrolls around Jeevik's mansion and making minor short-term decisions once every 20 conversations (they said choices might matter down the line). There were no puzzles whatsoever.
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Throughout the section, two music tracks played, maybe composed by James Roach or a good impersonator. They were a bit weird, feeling more like short one minute loops that repeated over and over and over.
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Unless it appears later, the feature of being able to access an Amazon-like shop and other troll websites seems to have been cut. The only feature other than walking and talking was a "clout meter" that went up or down depending on who you talked to.
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They called this 3-hour section with three large environments a "scene", and a small part of Act 3. Supposedly the full thing will be longer than A1+A2 combined... then someone anxiously piped in to say it's longer by WORD count. It feels really wordy but in a visual novel sense.
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At the end, this image was shown, though we already knew 2026 was the plan. They said what was shown is a fully playable demo they'll release soon, I assume on Steam. They want to do it before the end of the year. Saves won't transfer into the main game.
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Originally posted 2025-12-13 22:20:05 UTC • 1 attachment(s) no longer available
