Hi Scrubs!

Ever wanted to rename your staff and patients in Two Point Hospital? Well want no more, Darlings, because we’re making that a reality in the new Customisation Update!

Check out the patch notes and full information here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/535930/discussions/0/1730963192532977799/

Not only that, you’ll be able to adjust the look of your staff uniforms. Useful if you’re a fancy-pants fashion designer, yes, but just as useful if you like categorising your staff into different areas of work. Now you’ll be able to see at a glance who your Ghost Catchers are, or who is best at front desk and who should be manning the marketing department.



We’ve added a variety of tasteful trims inspired by the latest fashions from Paris, New York and Farnham – with additional delightful designs unlockable with Kudosh.

The customisation update follows hot on the heels of our recent “copy & paste rooms” feature update, underlining our commitment to adding community-requested features to the game. Stay tuned to our social media channels for more information on updates in the coming weeks and months.



We've given access to the new features to a select group of Streamers ahead of you all getting your hands on it, so if you're curious to see what's coming head over to Blarla or Jonti from Geekism's live streams (or get in contact for a full list of streamers with access to the new update!) - and keep an eye out tomorrow for news on when you can expect to be able to download the public beta!

Much love from all of us at Two Point! <3

Lauran


If you’d like to test out the new patch, you can download it by following these steps:

1. Right-click Two Point Hospital in your game library and select Properties.
2. Select the BETAS tab.
3. Choose twopointhospital_patch_beta from the drop-down menu.
4. The build will start downloading.

Be aware that if you download and play the beta with a pre existing save game, your saves will not be compatible once you revert to the main branch. The full update will be rolling out to the public in the next few days.

For more information, head to our most recent update!: https://steamcommunity.com/app/535930/discussions/0/1730963192532977799/

*EDIT - PLEASE POST ALL BUGS HERE: https://steamcommunity.com/app/535930/discussions/1/ *


HELLO SCRUBS!

Say 'aaaaaah', because the day is finally here: Two Point Hospital is live and ready to play! If you've booked an appointment in Two Point County, you can load the game up now!

If you do happen to stumble across any bugs, could I ask that you report them in this thread so we can easily collate them and send them to the devs.

Thank you - Happy Launch Day everyone, have fun! We promise it won't hurt a bit ;)

Hello Scrubs!

I'm afraid it's me, Craig, on posting duty today as the mighty Lauran is away in Germany working her butt off at Gamescom in Cologne.

Meanwhile I've got a little bit of news to update you on and a quick tip for those of you who are keen to figure out how to get your hands on the Golden Toilet.

So, first things first: news!

* Two Point Hospital will be available to pre-load on August 28th
* We're extending the 10% discount to September 5th

Why? Well we're really keen to ensure you can play the game right away on the second of release, so, thanks to your feedback, we're letting you pre-load in order to allow that to happen.

Secondly, we're really keen for everyone to have a chance to decide what they think of the game before committing to buy it - so if the live streams and Let's Plays aren't enough, you'll be able to consume a wealth of community coverage AND still get your 10% discount right up to September 5th.

Next up... the Golden Toilet

A few people have been asking us how they can get their hands on the Golden Toilet. Just to be clear, you do not have to pre-order to get it. If you've signed up to Hospital Pass at www.twopointhospital.com, you'll get the Golden Toilet for free. No strings attached!

You'll also get rad emails when we're about to announce stuff, like we did today, and you'll be able to access special videos on the website too.

Check out our streams!

Finally, if you haven't seen much of Two Point Hospital being played live yet, then you should totally watch our streams! We've been doing these on the SEGA Twitch, but you can find an archive of them at www.youtube.com/twopointhospital - just look for "Past Live Streams".

We've got everything from the first 1.5 hours of the game right through to the crazy industrial levels of Smogley and Melt Downs.



Thanks for reading! Catch you later :)

^Craig
SEGA

Afternoon, Scrubs!

It's been a little while since I added some badass choons to our playlist, so here I am with another update!

As I'm sure you're all aware, our launch date is speeding towards us so not every request for playlist additions is answered - and I'm totally OK with that, the team have far more important things to do than answer my emails asking for music ;), but as such you may find that this is a shorter playlist addition than usual!

Let's get to it!:

Chris Knott, Lead Animator:
Too Many Zooz - Warriors
Galantis - Satisfied
Black Label Society - Trampled Down Below

Gary Carr, Founder:
Therapy - Screamager
L7 - Pretend We're Dead

These are summer holiday songs to me! I may not be on holiday, but it is summer!


Rich Brooks, Coder:
Foster The People - Torches - Don't Stop
Foster The People - Sacred Hearts Club - Doing It for the Money
OneRepublic - Oh My My - Kids
OneRepublic - Native - Life In Color

I love Foster the People. They're brilliant live and have similarities to OneRepublic. They're quite 'pop', but that's not always a bad thing :). And they both have great lead singers.

Mark Smart, Lead Artist

Chilled list this month, to try and combat the stress of landing a game.

Miserable Strangers – King Creosote
From the soundtrack From Scotland With Love. What a beautiful tune. Not as miserable as you may think. Has a lovely uplifting refrain at the end. See also Desperadoes Under The Eaves by Warren Zevon.


Ramblin’ Man – Lemon Jelly
No not blues, as the title would kind of suggest. A magnificent list of all the places the “Ramblin’ Man” has been to, over a sublime laid back groove track. The way the places are announced gives a real exotic feel to them, Kentish Town and Sudbury included.

Lauran Carter, Community Manager:
Elbow, Mirrorball

My brother got married last week and this was their first dance. I still can't listen to it without crying happy tears :')

Good Afternoon Scrubs!

Ahead of a special guest appearance that Tom and Phil will be making tomorrow on our live stream, we thought it would be the perfect time to introduce you to these fine fellows. The guys don't work alongside us in the studio, they have their own little hideaway where they busy themselves with everything they need to do to make Two Point sound fantastic! And they're doing a helluva job, I'm sure you'll agree!

LET'S GET TO KNOW TOM AND PHIL! WOOOO!



How long have you been in the games industry?

Tom: Working professionally.. about 3 years?

Phil: 3 learning curve filled years!


First game you worked on?

Tom: 'The Sexy Brutale' (made by the great guys down at Cavalier) was our first project together.

Phil: We also did some work on a smaller game called 'Upwards Lonely Robot' around that time too..

Fave game to play at home?

Phil: 'Don't Starve'.. i've been pretty obsessed with it since it coming out on the switch..

Tom: I wish it was 'Animal Crossing' for the switch, but currently I’ve been playing ‘Sea Of Thieves’ with Sam (from TwoPoint) and trying to convince him to not shoot every pirate we see..

Fave little person game?

Phil: 'Rollercoaster Tycoon 1', so many childhood memories… sacrilege I know.

Tom: My sister and I were obsessed with ‘Theme Park’, but we were the weird kids who played it on the PS1 rather than PC.

When you’re not slogging away at Two Point Studio, where can you be found?

Phil: Probably playing a guitar or piano or trying to make a sound out of something??

Tom: What Phil actually means is running around fighting gyms in ‘Pokemon Go’! He’s started going off for walks by himself on lunch breaks..

What’s your party trick?

Phil: I have got very pointy ballet feet which is quite amusing to some…

Tom: My party trick is pointing out how weird Phil’s feet are.


Now, the quick fire round! Answer these as quick as you can!

If you could buy ANY kind of food RIGHT NOW what would it be?

Phil: Mars Ice cream bar.

Tom: Melon?

Favourite movie quote?

Tom: “When life gives you lemons, just say **** the lemons and bail.” -Paul Rudd, Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

Phil: ...

What’s your fave 90s tv show?

Phil: Saved by the Bell

Tom: The Fresh Prince of Bel Air

In your opinion, where’s the worst place you could get stuck?

Phil: In a studio with tom all day…

Tom: A plane, and ouch.

If you worked in a hospital, what would you do?

Phil: Keep all the patients entertained by blasting some rock music through the tannoy.. When I got fired I would busk outside for loose change.

Tom: I’d be a janitor.

Day or Night?

Phil: Day

Tom: Night, (see why we’re a good match?)

Last film you watched?

Phil: Game Night

Tom: Magic Mike XXL (don’t ask).

Cats or Dogs?

Phil: Dogs

Tom: Dogs

Coffee or Tea?

Tom: Coffee

Phil: Tea for me

Who’s your fave member of Two Point and why?

Phil: Mark Webley as he has always had faith in us for some reason as we are so new to the industry he puts a lot of responsibility in our hands which we love! Everyone is great though.. must be hard being so nice to the sound guys who once almost deleted the build…

Tom: Mark Webley and Gary Carr have been great to us, but I’d be crazy not to say Ben Perry. He’s been putting up with my nonsense since day 1, but always manages to help us get the sound working the way we want it to.

What’s the most delightful word you can think of?

Phil: Pizza

Tom: Sofa

You’re going out to buy cheese, what cheese do you get?

Phil: Halloumi, Brie, mozzeralla balls and 2 multipacks of cheesestrings.. (cheese is great)

What’s the last thing you liked on social media?

Tom: an old man playing some really chilled blues in a guitar shop on Instagram..

You have to do a dance, what song will it be to?

Phil: Dead or alive - 'You Spin Me Right Round’

Tom: Taylor Swift - ‘Shake It Off'

You’re running for PM, what will be your campaign slogan?

Tom: ‘We’re gonna give renewable energy a proper go.. Who’s with us?'

We’re taking James Watt off the fifty pound notes, who will you replace him with? Why?

Tom: David Attenborough. I know he’s not revolutionary, but I’d just like to see his face more often.

Wanna know more about Cedar Studios? Check out their website! https://www.cedarstudios.co.uk/

Hello everyone, and welcome to LOWER BULLOCKS.

No, I’m not swearing at you like a complete filth-monster. Lower Bullocks is, in fact, one of the levels in Two Point Hospital, nestled in the clement and temperate countryside of the southern end of Two Point County.

Our US PR Manager Erica sat down on Lower Bullocks recently (sounds painful), so we decided to capture some snaps of her hospital and give our impressions of what a good or terrible job she has done for the whole world to judge.

(For what it’s worth, we think she’s done a great job here).

Survey this scene, for example. Erica’s laid out four plots. Count them! In this scenario you start off with one plot, but have the capability to expand if you’re earning the dough to balance it out. Erica’s got fat stacks – 764k of currency by the looks of it – so has really pushed her hospital's footprint.



It looks like she’s got a couple of pharmacies on the go, a healthy spread of toilets and a nice set up with double reception desks on the main entrance. That’s a great way to get more people through the door more efficiently!



Here’s a closer look.



Over in another block, we can see those toilets in a bit more detail. A delicious use of a pot plant to liven up the atmosphere in the lavatories, but what’s going on with all the space in the De-Luxe Clinic? Perhaps Erica was going for a bigger room to increase the prestige.



Holy wowsers, look at that ward! Not only has Erica arranged 16 beds in there for maximum efficiency, she’s also placed some pot plants in there to keep the attractiveness up. Also four nurses stations and screens – this is guaranteed to be a super-efficient place to be treated!



Ah, now this looks like a diagnosis wing. We have six doctor’s offices, five psychiatry clinics and, of course, a tuck shop to fix those all-important munchies.



Think you can do better? You don’t have long to wait to find out. Two Point Hospital is out on August 30th and you can pre-purchase it right now for a lovely 10% discount.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/535930/Two_Point_Hospital/

You can’t say fairer than that!

Craig @ SEGA

Heya Scrubs,

I hope you're all excited about the newly announced - and rapidly approaching - launch date of Two Point Hospital! It's August 30th for those who may have missed it!

Craig and I took to Twitch for the first time yesterday to show off some live gameplay of the game! Check it out!!

https://youtu.be/OtHPJiyaeOM

Thanks :)

Lauran
Community Manager

Hiya Scrubs!

What an exciting day! A launch date, some minimum specs AND the chance pre-order the game with a discount?! Gah, we spoil you guys ;)

Below we've compiled a list of questions that have been frequently asked by the community, if you have any others you can head over to Facebook or Twitter and I will do my best to get you answers!

Thanks :)

Lauran
Community Manager

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When is the game coming out?
The game will be fully available on 30th August 2018! Pre purchase now for a 10% discount! https://store.steampowered.com/app/535930/Two_Point_Hospital/

Who’s making Two Point Hospital?

Two Point Hospital is being made by Two Point Studios and will be published in partnership with SEGA. Two Point Studios is made up of veteran games developers who have worked on a wide range of titles, including Fable, Theme Hospital, Theme Park, Treasure Face, Black & White, The Movies, Startopia and more.

How will I be able to play Two Point Hospital?

You’ll be able to purchase and play Two Point Hospital via Steam. Will the game be coming to Mac?Yes! Oh goodness yes!!
Will the game be coming to console?Never say never, but right now our focus is on PC, MAC and Linux.

Will I need a Steam account to play then?

Yes. But signing up for one is really easy! Find out more here -> https://store.steampowered.com/join/

Can I play offline?

Yes, you can! The game fully supports Steam in offline mode.


Are you coming to Early Access?

We have no plans to bring Two Point Hospital to Steam’s Early Access platform. I’m afraid you’ll just have to wait until August when we release the game! But if you’re keen to see a peek of what you can expect, be sure to stay tuned to our social channels for screenshots, updates and even gameplay videos in the coming months. See links above!



What are the minimum PC specs for Two Point Hospital?

We've recently announced our min specs in a blog, you can check it out here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/535930

Can I stream the game before it launches?

As you can imagine, we have had a huge amount of interest in Two Point Hospital from Streamers and YouTubers. If you would like to be added to our list of potential streamers, please send your channel link, how many subscribers you have - but don't worry, this isn't a popularity contest - some indication of your channel growth, what kind of games you usually play and any other information that you think may be of interest to us to: twopointhospital@sega.co.uk



What is Hospital Pass?

Hospital Pass is a special, free club! If you’re a member you get a free in-game item on launch (only available to Hospital Pass members), early access to trailers (before even the press), exclusive videos and a regular health-check email rounding up everything you might have missed.

You can sign up at www.twopointhospital.com and access Hospital Pass content right away! We’ll be adding to this virtually every single week between now and when the game is released.

Will Two Point Hospital be available for pre-purchase?

Yes, we will announce more details on this when we get closer to the time of availability.

Will the game be free-to-play?

No, this is a paid downloadable title in the mould of other PC simulation games. You may have noticed a second currency in the game called 'Kudosh', this is not related to microtransactions in any way! It's an in game reward currency.

How can I keep up to date with Two Point Hospital on social media?

Oh how kind of you! We would love you to come and join us and our community for a chat whenever you can! We can be found here:

http://www.twitter.com/2pointhospital
http://www.facebook.com/twopointhospital
http://www.youtube.com/twopointhospital

How can I give you a load of money to say thanks for being amazing?

Just leave it in the usual place, thanks. We'll also accept coffee and puppies.

Hello, delightful Scrubs!

As you may have seen today, we’ve announced that pre-purchase is up and running for Two Point Hospital (with a wonderful 10% early bird bonus discount, no less) and that the game will be out on August 30th, 2018! Earlier than you thought, huh? We’re such teases!

Some of you might have been looking for some minimum specs on our Steam page so that you can figure out if your PC can run it or not. While we’re very, very close to confirming these, we’re not quite there yet (we’re mere days away while we test a bunch of configurations).

The bit we’re trying to confirm is how the game will run on built-in graphics cards (for those of you who do not have dedicated graphics cards in your PC). To give you a loose guideline on this, we expect the game to work as a minimum on Intel HD 640 onboard graphics cards. That covers off a wide range of possible computers, but please check that yours is at least as powerful before buying – and check off against the other specs below.

Below is the expected minimum spec list (which also includes dedicated graphics cards in this list – if you are skipping down the page and you have an onboard/internal card please do read the paragraph above).

OS: Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i3 6100 or equivalent AMD
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460, 1 GB or ATI Radeon HD 6850, 1 GB
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 6 GB available space

So there we go. We have a release date, we have pre-orders available (with a lovely 10% off) and now you also have details of likely minimum specs. Time to get sketching your dream hospitals, because this is getting real!

Lauran,
Two Point Studios

It's official! Two Point Hospital launches on 30th August 2018! We couldn't keep you waiting any longer!

🏥🤩👩‍⚕️


Pre-Orders will be live very soon, and when you preorder you'll get 10% off!: https://store.steampowered.com/app/535930/Two_Point_Hospital/

Lauran