After 2 years, here is a new and unexpected update to Tia’s Path Home!
Now, to be clear, there is no new content! However, this new update brings the ability for players who use keyboards to move Tia with WASD.
Version 1.7 is available for both the Windows and Android versions of the game, although the new additions will mostly benefit PC players.
However, the web version on Itch is still version 1.5 and will not be updated to 1.7. Because of the limits on file number imposed by Itch for web integration, making version 1.7 in its full glory playable on Itch is just not possible. Meanwhile, the game is also playable online on Newgrounds, which does not impose such limitations. I just keep it up here to give players as many options as possible.
If you wish to play the game directly in your web browser and have the best experience, I recommend playing it on Newgrounds to profit from full audio and WASD for movement.
Version 1.7 changelog:
- Added WASD support for movement
- Updated the tutorial on PC controls
- Implemented a failsafe for a very rare bug on the fourth floor
As always, if you encounter any issue with the new build, please leave a comment so that I can investigate and fix it.
I received your response to my review of TPH, regarding getting stuck and unable to do anything on the Newgrounds TPH page, but I could not find how to respond to your reply. I found this website, so I think I can tell you what happened from here.
I eventually discovered that the problem did indeed result from ALT-TAB out from the game page. What happens after that is that clicking on the Windows 11 Edge browser page that is the game does not shift focus to Edge. I later found that if I press and HOLD ALT-TAB and select Edge TPH from the display of Desktop apps, it then moves the focus correctly. Kinda strange, I’ve never see anything like that happen before in my 30+ years of IT support.
I don’t know if this weird behavior is due to some oddball glitch on my Windows 11 PC, or if it is something that can be duplicated on other devices… but anyway that’s what is happening.
Glad you found what was going on and how to work around it. It is indeed very strange behavior.
If it happens to somebody else, I will now know how to help them.
Thank you for taking the time to explain!