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Hopely we won't have to wait a sweep

hiveswap got a later release date because the old team stole the money for another game :/

Extra Fact: There's gonna be a follow up game called Hauntswitch that takes place back on earth with Dammek and Jude

I'm still really sad about what happened with The Odd Gentlemen, HiveSwap went from a successful hyped game with 2 million dollars put into production, to a small indie game with hand drawn art, and TOG didn't even get in trouble for it! They got away with stealing millions of dollars for their other game developments! Money from people on *Kickstarter* who contributed their money for something they wanted to be done, and it never was, at least not by the people who said they would do it. Truly awful.

*sheds a single tear* Never have I seen trash be so beautiful.

For those who would like to get into Homestuck, but can't really get into it reading wise, there is a youtube series called Lets Read Homestuck. It is fully voiced acted and everything. It was an easier way for myself and some friends to get into it since all that reading can be a bit daunting. I've been a fan of the comic and been cosplaying from it for 4 years now

"Hiveswap is a lighthearted adventure" i feel like thats going to change

the odd gentleman used alot of hiveswaps kickstarter money on their own game, kings quest, which is why hussie decided to pull out

homestucks where are you

i cant believe homestuck is finally mainstream

Let me tell you about Homestuck.

I've started reading homestuck , finally, after meaning too for ages and now I can't find anyone who likes it/knows about it and I also have no money to get hiveswap 😂😂😂😭😭😭

I just want you to know I actually put on my favorite pair of troll horns when instructed. Always ready.

XEFROS IS ADORABLE AND NONE OF YOU HORN WEARING GRAY PAINTED SKIN DORKS CAN TELL ME I AM WRONG

"Put your favorite troll horns on and get ready" Me, desperately shoving every horn onto my head: IM NOT READY

Don't forget the part where The Odd Gentlemen used money they were given to work on HS to make another game :D

Can't believe homestuck will become mainstream

There is only one way to Game Over in Act 1. In the attic, if you use anything other than the key or switch to the other person, the monsters barge in and eat Joey.

Thank you. Finally someone who doesn't just call it Undertale 2.

"A bit" We're gonna wait another five years

"A delayed game is eventually good; A bad game is forever bad." -Shigeru Miyamoto

My favorite Homestuck references in Hiveswap are the sufferer doll and the portal itself. Especially the portal.

everyone becoming a homestuck meanwhile ive been here the WHOLE TIME

107 fact on Homestuck

[S] Homestuck: Become mainstream

6:00 - "There's no real way to lose or die in Hiveswap" Actually, there is. When the big monster is distracted by the flare gun bursting into flames, you have to run to the attic. Switching to Jude or looking at too many items WILL cause you to get a GAME OVER.

i dont know why i watched this i already know all of this

everytime homestuck is said take a shot.

I am so excited about this game! Episode one was so great and seeing people who have never read the comics playing the game is so cool! :) The characters are so awesome. PUPPY SURPRISE IS REAL?!?!?! Creepy...

6:03 You actually can die in the game. After defeating the three monsters and running upstairs you can die by 1. Switching control over to Jude, or 2. Click on three objects without going up to the attic

When you work at the leaderboard but forgot the other 100 facts

"Self contained story" *_doesnt explain the troll terms like moirail, lusus, recuperacoon, etc_*

My friend Gabe, who read homestuck told me to play this game, I had no idea what honestuck was. I played the game on stream (go sub to my YT pls) and finished it. Then Gabe bugged me to read homestuck so here I am now. Half way through Act 5 (Act 1). I’d say I’m proud of myself, also the references in hiveswap for homestuck are having reverse effect, I see a dialogue line from hiveswap in homestuck and I’m like,”Ohhhhhhhh >;D you clever boyz” but now I realize where they originated from

THE NORMIE INVASION IS NIGH, BURY YOUR GREY BODY PAINT! Jk, I’m glad to see that homestuck is finally getting some recognition

It is actually possible to get a game over in Hiveswap. It is hilarious.

It'll only be a few more years before act 2!

Next episode: Joey gets killed off.

Let me tell you about Homestuck's fandom in 2011-2013

6:00 there actually is a way to die in Hiveswap! But it's not in strife

Ok neat...let me see the comics first. Oh hey Toby fox will probably work on this. At least with the music

Wow, Toby Fox, the guy who wrote some of my favorite video game music? Wow, James Roach, the guy who made my favorite remixes of those songs? I gotta see this soundtrack.

my little cousin started playing Hiveswap he asked me about Homestuck he wants to read it the boy is almost 9 years old he will be so confused and traumatized by act 6 probably sooner than that XD

Hiveswap has been gaining lots of attention lately...

Hey people are acknowledging homestuck again

Hey, if anyone out their is interested in getting into Homestuck after seeing the game, there's a series called "Let's Read Homestuck" on RU-vid! It's fully voice acted, and it's a great way of getting into the comic if you don't have the time to read it!

I cant wait for the books to be re released

The homestuck fandom has a double climax

Act 2 is now somewhere in sight, granted unpredictable, such as calculating the distance of a tree in the fog, or understanding SBaHJ.

I love Homestuck and Hiveswap, they will always have a special place in my heart

[S]: Homestuck Fandom Awaken

If you actually listen to the official soundtrack, there is actually a song in the game that holds an Undertale easter egg. The song is literally named Spooktune, which is also the same name for it in Undertale itself. I found this yesterday while listening to the soundtrack while working on some character designs.

I was born on 2005... But i found out about homestuck in 2015...Eh

A bit apparently means 3 years

Ayyy!! Holy crap I just got so excited to see this from you guys. I've been in the homestuck fandom since 2010 and wow I'm so pumped that it's gaining traction again. Guys wow. Wow. Holy craaaap. I'm so excited I can hardly breathe!!!

When I saw Hiveswap on Steam, no way was I not buying it later. And they are absolutely right on, so marvelous work to what pumpkin.

I AM HOMESTUCK TRASH ANDREW HUSSIE IS MY LORD AND SAVOUR AND HIS LUSCIOUS LIPS!!!

Hiveswap got me into Homestuck finally and I’m so thankful for it!

im totally fine with the acts taking a bit as long as the quality is great and the creators arent stressed

You should’ve mentioned just how terrifying the condescensions presecence really is

*It Looks Like Xefros Is Putting His Arm Around Us-*

So happy that somebody on the leaderboard is knowledgeable of Homestuck and Hiveswap

Small Trivia! A Guy who worked on drawings of one of the character's (Called Callie) get job on HiveSwap! And That The Trivia for Tonight! [...proobly nobody get that refrence..]

We actually now have act 2 of hiveswap!!!! yaaayy!!!!

game over but every time someone dies hiveswap is delayed

i’m late but here’s something that i most likely THINK will happen Since Hiveswap is almost like Homestuck in its own way. As in: Having a ferocious dictator (In this case it’s Trizza Tethis) which in Homestuck was played by the ancestor we all know and love, Her Imperious Condencesion. Trolls. Alternia. The machine is actually almost like Calliope and Caliborn. These two snake-like animals on the machine make a reference to the cherubs parents. God Tiers. Already since the extended zodiac came out, looking at the signs on the trolls shirt. Those signs show the blood colour which determines whether they’re considered lowbloods (the lower side of the hemospectrum) midbloods (self explanatory and the fact that they’re in the middle of the spectrum) and highbloods. There’s only about two in this category. Both seadwellers. (Violet and Fuchsia are considered the highbloods. they’re seadwellers and also considered royalty) But anyways, back to god tiers. These trolls have an aspect (rage, light, time, hope, doom, breath, etc) Their aspect determines the fact that when they become a God Tier, they’ll be a paige, knight, witch, prince, rouge, etc of that aspect. They’ll have certain powers over it as well. DREAM SELVES. u h i don’t really know how to explain this. But Joey and Jude with all the trolls, if Derse or Prospit come in this series then, their dream selves serve as and extra life if any of the characters die. and it serves as a god tier body. But i think that Hiveswap will be more of a game where you read the pesterlogs more than do some actual activity in the game (major homestuck thing) But overall the game will be full of scenarios that are timed and determine your friendships and if you lose or keep them.

But you can die in Hiveswap. When you're running from monsters you can switch to Jude, there's a Joey death scene

the thing is even though the game went through a lot of different people and messy developments, the end result was fantastic. the game felt very comfortable and familiar. it managed to keep the homestuck mood incredibly well. it felt like it belonged in the series, the comedy was timed well, the characters were individual and lovable, the story was paced the same way homestuck was, and it was overall very cute. it was worth the wait, and im sure act 2 will be worth the wait as well.

"put on your favorite troll horns and get ready" *viciously grabs unfinished dammek horns* i'm ready

After all these years....

Y’all didn’t mention that The Odd Gentlemen wrongfully stole the funding money for their other game.

Reading the comments and learning that a portion of 2,000,000 dollars (i dont know how many was taken) *voluntarily given by fans* absolutely disgusts me, although I really love hiveswap and what it came to be, there's still that thought in me that it could have been greater if The Odd Gentlemen wasn't a back stabber and used that 2,000,000 for hiveswap

Now let me tell you a little about Homestuck.

There is one way to die in hiveswap - once joey gets up the stairs after the strife with the three monsters you have to stand in the upstairs hall instead of going straight to the attic, if you switch back to her brother, it forces you to switch back to joey and it shows her getting swept away into monsters and gives you a game over. However, it starts you rights back from the point so you don't lose game play. You may die but it's inconsequential

oh boy I can't wait to see the newcomers and the non-homestucks play this game

there should be a 107 facts about homestuck

7:03 Toby Fox's Homestuck music had already been used before Hiveswap was even a thing, for example the animation Descend, back in 2010

this is blowing my mind homestuck n' hiveswap are being discussed so casually. this is awesome as a long time fan

Yup,Another fine game and another one that i cant buy😂

Thank you so much for reviewing what the game is and not spoiling homestuck and the game too much. This was really helpful and plan on getting into homestuck soon! Thanks again for the awesome facts and keep up the great work!

No real way to die in Hiveswap he said. Might wanna uh, switch to Jude whilst your in the hallways then back to Jude's.

I love Homestuck and I'm happy to be able to say that "I actually had to wait for HiveSwap" because I didn't have to wait for Homestuck (I joined late)

This takes me back to when I met someone and they showed me what HomeStuck was. I've been in and out for a while but here I go, willingly going back in and aiming to finish the actual story (I...never got to finish it...) But, if the books are being rereleased, hopefully I can finish where I started. I actually like the art style for the game too. it's cute and better than what HomeStuck had (not that it's bad) Hope nothing else goes wrong with the other instalments

Correction there is 2 ways to get a Game over when Joey runs back upstairs after getting the Attic key if you wait to long the monsters catch up, or if you switch to jude after stopping at the top of the stairs

I still cant stop laughing about Xefros freaking out when he got pulled out from the rubble and the victory dances from Homestuck...Just one thing I cant get over is the fact that well Im a Pisces and always felt on bottom with that but after homestuck I felt happy that I was a Sea-dweller...until I learned that Highbloods kill the lower bloods. I will do anything to protect the little precious Xefros.

Leaederboard: if you spent any amount of time on the Internet, you probably know what Homestuck is. Me: I have no clue what that even is.

I've been a member of the Homestuck fandom since....2011? 2012? I know I got into it before the world became a literal shitstorm before December 21st. I think I got into it at the end of 2011 beginning of 2012. And, even though I've already finished the webcomic, I'm going to subject myself to emotional rollercoasters all over again, go back over every little detail I missed. Man do I love Homestuck. And this year, I plan to actually do a Sober!Gamzee cosplay for Halloween. I need to purchase Hiveswap buuuuuuuuut....no mons yo.

And now act 2 is finally coming

wheres the other 100?

Oh boy we are here.

Toby strikes again

Hell yeah Toby's back and with the thing that made him famous in the first place

Xefros, is an innocent bean. *YALL BETTER PROTECT THY BEAN*

God both hiveswap and homestuck are sooooo goood Ya should have mentioned WHY it was that they moved from from the odd gentlemen to what pumpkin, ppl need to know

Fun fact: You actually CAN die in at least two areas in joeys house when the incoming monsters are chasing her to the attic. Darn hussie can’t stop his bloodlust.

Fun fact I'm surprised wasn't in the video, the reason What Pumpkin Games was created to take over for The Odd Gentleman is because The Odd Gentlemen stole over half of the money raised in the kickstarter for Hiveswap. They used it to make their own game King's Quest. Thus why they had to streamline it so much hence the change of artstyle from 3d to 2d. Honestly I like it better like this but you still don't steal over 1,000,000$ from someone esp when they got it from a kickstarter.

"Act 2 is no where in sight"... I am going to cry XD

Well we *might* see a Act2 come out soon, since the Troll Call is all finished.

7:04 (And the fact Toby lived in Hussie's basement)

hiveswap act 2 still hasn't been released but its definitely happening