House Flipper 2

House Flipper 2 was announced in the "2 FOR U" live stream in February 2022. It is a *from the ground up* rebuild of the original House Flipper game with lots of new, and re-worked mechanics. House Flipper 2 was released on 14th December 2023 on PC, and due in March 2024 on consoles.

## Backstory

House Flipper 2 is set in a fictional American seaside town called Pinnacove. As discussed in the first development log, *Pinna* is a direct translation to Italian of the word *"Flipper"* (even if the intended meaning may be lost in translation!) and there are Italian references in the history, and people of the town.

## New features list

* Build houses from scratch
* Share jobs & houses with friends: https://mod.io/g/hf2
* Square-by-square wall painting
* Trash collected in a bag, thrown into recycling bins
* Items placed on/within others can be moved together
* Next level graphics
* Reworked soundtrack

## New tools and mechanics

The following list describes how tool mechanics work in story mode.

### Trash Collection

In the original game picking up trash was simply the matter of a single button press for it to magically be disposed of. In HF2 job mode there is a new level of detail, the player holds a trash bag to collect multiple items of trash. Once the bag is full, it should be thrown into a bin upon which the trash evaporates into thin air. Trash bags can be thrown from quite a distance away from the bin adding a small mini game.

### Flipper tool

The flipper tool in the HF2 demo has 4 item functions: sell, change / copy style and duplicate. Each a quality of life improvement over the previous game.

Sell mode works just as in HF1, instantly removes an item, and issues a refund. It is the only function available initially the rest require perks to be unlocked to use.

Change style allows the player to tweak the style options for an item, rather than requiring it to be sold and re-bought from the shop. Using the copy style function, the style settings of one item can be copied to another (assuming they have matching settings).

Duplicate item simply re-purchases an item, without having to find it in the store.

### Wall repairs

A new task in HF2 jobs is to repair broken walls, walls may have bricks missing that the player is tasked to replace. This is done by clicking on the missing brick and holding the button down to replace it, there is no need to purchase bricks before completing this task.

### Cleaning

Stains in HF2 are cleaned with a cloth and spray, rather than a mop like the original game. The player can press and hold to clean a stain with just the cloth, or after unlocking the perk also use the cleaning fluid, which makes the stains disappear quicker. Cleaning speed can be further upgraded later in the game.

When in cleaning mode, approaching a stained window will give the player the option to use the window cleaning tool.

### Vacuuming

In HF2 the vacuum is in the players tool wheel, and is used to clean up small bits of debris by pressing and holding.

### Sledgehammer

Removing walls is similar to HF1 but with more control, bricks can be knocked out individually or in a group, holding the button down for longer will result in a stronger hit.

### Tiling

Tiling in HF2 demo requires a layer of adhesive to be applied to the wall before tiles can be fitted. Achieved by clicking and dragging over each square in the area that needs tiles, optionally an area can be selected beforehand so that the player doesn't affect areas the don't intend to. Tiles are purchased as in HF1 from the shop. Once the tiles are placed a new layer of adhesive needs to be applied to change them.

### Painting

Painting, is done square by square with a paint roller, the demo version had the upgraded roller available that allows for 3 squares to be painted at once. The same as with tiling, the player can pre-select an area of wall to paint to avoid mistakenly painting unintended areas.

## Jobs

* Help with moving
* RPG basement
* Jack went to Japan
* Cafe closing
* Garage concert
* Lumberjack museum
* Smile open concept
* Floating house flip
* Maggie attic
* DIY Renovation
* Influencer nephew
* David summer house
* Ugly house fire
* Parents are back
* Surface finishes
* Flood in the woods
* Yoga retreat
* Student film set
* Accenzo imitation
* Job for Gladys
* Musicians in forest

## Item assembly

Item assembly in HF1 was required when placing bathroom fittings, radiators, washing machines etc. In HF2 this has been made a side quest, which if the player completes they receive discounts in the store. This change was made both for performance reasons, and feedback from the original game.

## Buyers

Buyers in HF1 consisted of a fixed set of characters that would offer to purchase each of your renovated property. Depending on the choices you made as to who made the best offer. After selling to each different buyer a Steam achievement was unlocked. In HF2 buyers are randomly generated each time you go to sell the house, and are not linked to achievements.

## Sandbox mode

Sandbox mode allows you to build houses from scratch with no limitations on how much you can spend. Extra tools and items are available that are not in the career mode. In sandbox mode you can 'fly' around the plot and go through walls for easier wall building, and actions can be undone with `Ctrl + Z`.

Jobs and houses that you create in sandbox mode can be exported and uploaded to https://mod.io/g/hf2 to share with other players of House Flipper 2.

### Sandbox tools

* **Hands** - pick up or duplicate items
* **Architect tool** - sell items, change an item styles, make an item look worn
* **Edit wiring** - create connections between light switches and lights
* **Transform tool** - Precisely place and resize (some) items. "Fishing rod" mode allows you to do both of these in a more convenient way.
* **Item quests** - Set tasks for a player to buy and sell items
* **Build walls** - Construct walls, material can be chosen before building
* **Virtual walls** - Define areas that walls cannot be build in
* **Surface finishes** - Change material on walls
* **Remove walls** - Delete walls
* **Build roof** - Create roofs
* **Surface quests** - Create painting and tiling quests
* **Clear surface quests** - Remove painting and tiling quests
* **Wall quests** - Create wall building and demolition quests
* **Land sculpting** - Re-shape the terrain
* **Land painting** - Change the surface of the plot (sand, grass, dirt)
* **Land holes** - Create regions of the plot that should be invisible so you can create basements
* **Edit land borders** - Change the size of the plot of land your house is on
* **Stains and dirt** - Add dirt for the player to clean-up
* **Dirt management** - See all the dirt and rubbish you have placed in the job
* **Trash generator** - Add trash for the player to clean-up
* **Edit grass** - Add or remove tall grass
* **Unpacking boxes** - Add boxes of items for the player to unpack
* **Take photos** - Add screenshots to the house profile

You can save your most used tools to the tool hotbar at the top of the screen when you've got the tool menu open. These can then be selected using the number keys.

## Devlogs

House Flipper 2 Devlog -1 - Let's talk about House Flipper 2 lore!House Flipper 2 Devlog -2 - Introduction to HF2 mechanicsBuilding From Scratch! House Flipper 2 - Stream HighlightsA glimpse into the architecture of House Flipper 2!Inside Soundtrack Creation - Taiwan Edition - House Flipper 2Items and Colors - The in-game shop of House Flipper 2
## Links

* Official website
* Steam page