Fixes & Updates: Camera, Spectator Mode & The Gamehall.
Habbos, our apologies for an abrupt Saturday night update, but in the interest of ensuring the game remains a safe space, we wanted to act quickly and get this update out to you all.
The Camera
When we brought back Origins, we did so knowing that a couple of features in the game were heavily abused in 2005, and so took preventative actions to ensure the environment was safe for you, our players. At the top of that list was the camera.
For those that played Habbo in the early 2000s, you will remember that towards the end of the decade, we had to turn it off completely. This was due to a number of issues pertaining to our ability to ensure the image captured by the camera was safe.
Ahead of the release of Origins, we made changes to ensure that the camera was safe. Unfortunately, bad actors have found a way to take inappropriate photos and so in order to safe guard the player base we're making the following changes:
- It is no longer possible to place a Photo in another users room.
- Only the owner of the Photo is able to view the Photo.
These changes will remain in place until we are able to prevent these types of photos.
SPECTATOR MODE
It's back! It's not as pretty as we'd like, and we have a planned client update to address it, but in-time for next week we've re-enabled specator mode and so those of you unable to get into event rooms, will still be able to watch the event from the safety of the Habbo TV!
We also fixed an issue that would cause players to get stuck on a room loading screen if attempting to enter a room that was full - you will now get a notification that tells you the room is full, and you will land on Hotel View.
The Gamehall
We've had feedback from a number of users that there were too few Battleships tables, and that you would regularly get kicked whilst playing the games in the Gamehall because your avatar was not moving.
In response, we've increased the number of tables in the Battleships lobby resulting in over double the number of tables!
We've also changed the room idling behaviour so that if you are actively playing a game and making moves, you will no longer be kicked!
Small Ticket Bundle Item
As a result of the change to Photos it will no longer be possible to place the Small Ticket Bundle in another users room, to ensure we do not negatively impact the economy that has been built around this item, we have made it tradable.