Ahhhh... everyone's favourite day of the week - Tunesday!


Ben Huskins, Lead Designer:

Matt Berry - Television Themes - Rainbow

Mainly because Lauran won't let me put any Corduroy on this list, and as a little bit of Two Point trivia - did you know Gary Carr worked on Rainbow? True story!



Prem Fatek, Artist:

The Oral Cigarettes - Color Tokyo



Lauren Woodroffe, UI Artistt:

Move - Saint Motel
Talk Too Much - COIN



Rich Brooks, Coder:

Interpol - Pace Is The Trick
Manic Street Preachers - Ocean Spray
Muse - Get Up And Fight



Ben Hymers, Lead Coder:

The Zutons! All 3 albums! On repeat! But I'll pick just one track; You've Got a Friend in Me - creepy lyrics, but lovely tune that just feels nice in my ears :)



Gary Carr, Creative Director:

What about ya boy T-Pain with By U a Drank :)



Jake O'Neill, QA Tester:

Looking Glass - Brandy
Cheap Trick - Surrender
Kansas - Carry on My Wayward Son
The Outfield - Your Love
Toto - Stop Loving You



Mark Smart, Lead Artist:

Sparks - So Tell Me Mrs Lincoln Aside From That How Was The Play

Could have chosen any track of their last album. Chose this because of the title. As a nine year old I was transfixed by the look of the Mael Brothers. Ron with his, lets call it Charlie Chaplin moustache, staring impassively from behind his keyboards, Russel with a great head of curly hair bouncing hyperactively around in the front. Really only recognised for one tune, but they’ve consistently made great music since the early 70’s….er not that I remember.

Johnny Moped – Running Scared

Belter from The lads third album. Three albums in 40 years is hardly prolific. Mind you surprised they made them. Croydon’s proto punks have always been a bit chaotic. (boasting Captain Sensible of the Damned and Chrissie Hynde from the Pretenders in previous line ups) About to play one of their biggest gigs, Johnny hadn’t turned up, fifteen minutes before they were due to go on, they found him. Queuing up to get into his own gig.

The Stranglers – Down In The Sewer

Chosen only because I saw them again for the umpteenth time recently, and this is one of my favourites live (it’s a bit prog/punk as well)


We've set up a Two point Radio Specific Spotify Channel now, where you will find our older and brand new playlists. You can find the 2019 playlist here!: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4jycpaF6TYJ38nIXI8kezv

And if you're interested, you can find our 2018 playlist here!:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2q7q4m0bXZT1U1XumCGXDF


Enjoy!

Lauran

How's that for a slice of fried gold?! We're calling this epic event Two Point Hospital: Open Surgery. Not only is the game TOTALLY FREE TO PLAY from 5pm GMT today, and available at 33% off (our biggest discount yet, btw) but - and this applies to current owners of the game too - you will also be treated to a variety of items honouring our SEGA family once you've arrived in Two Point County!


https://youtu.be/ybAXAyMGz4Y


You'll also be able to find items in game inspired by our friends at Creative Assembly, Sports Interactive and Amplitude! Here's what you can expect to see:





And as you can see, there's one more utterly disturbing addition to honour our friends at Valve. Good luck curing that!

To celebrate this momentously momentous occasion, we will be live streaming ALL DAY tomorrow, handing over to our pals from the above listed SEGA studios to see how their skills as Hospital Administrators fair. We can't wait. Here's our schedule for the day:





And if that wasn't exciting enough, our second DLC - Pebberley Island - will launch on Monday! Phew - what a week! We're glad to have you along for the ride, Scrubs!

Lauran and Craig will be going wild in Pebberley Island at 4pm GMT! Come and join us for a first look at Pebberley gameplay!

twitch.tv/TwoPointStudios

Hello Scrubs!

I hope you're all well and excited about our upcoming Pebberley Island DLC! Our excellent moderators, Jonathan and Ashley, are running a competition where you can get your hands on Pebberley Island - once it launches!

Find out more here:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/535930/discussions/0/1837937637897832196/

Good luck!

Lauran

Bon Voyage, Scrubs! It's time to dig out your travelling trunk, pack up your stethoscope, neatly fold away your doctors coat and slap on some sunscreen, because we're headed to Pebberley Island!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1003310/Two_Point_Hospital_Pebberley_Island/

https://youtu.be/anB8_Sa3LG4

It's been a little while since our last DLC, Bigfoot, hit the ground running with its enormous hairy feet, so we thought it was about time we visited a part of Two Point County that's a little less polar - because who doesn't enjoy a holiday to warmer climes?! Plus, we've been looking for an excuse to couple Bermuda shorts with our serious Doctor's attire for AGES now.


There's a rumour that the secret to eternal life exists somewhere on the Island. I just hope that the death-defying water doesn't taste like something that's been sitting stagnant for ages… because I drank some really old water once and it made me gag….


Aaaaanyways, in Two Point Hospital: Pebberley Island you'll be joining intrepid explorer Wiggy Silverbottom in an exciting new adventure through the tropics. I don't want to say Wiggy's eccentric, but he is a real stickler for cleanliness, so you better make sure your Janitors work their socks and sandals off to banish the germs from your General Diagnostic rooms and everywhere else, frankly. You'll be faced with some utterly overgrown landscape and some brand new illnesses.


Let's have a look at what you can expect:


Pebberley Reef:

This Hospital site sits on the majestic coastline, waves lap the shore nearby and the forest exists just out of reach, but probably close enough to attract insects. You’ll arrive to discover you can only hire janitors with absolutely no experience whatsoever so err… good luck with that. Oh - and watch out for the totally unpredictable weather. Pebberley Reef is somewhat of a microcosm, might be worth getting a pair of those rubber souled shoes to make sure you're grounded at all times.




Overgrowth:

I don't want to go as far as to say the plants are watching you and paying attention to how you run your hospital… but they kind of are. In fact they're not only watching, but they're also judging you. Please the trees to gain ground in the jungle and expand your hospital. Guys… I think they're listening, quick - act Philanthrop-y… *ahem* I, for one, welcome Overgrowth Overlords.


Topless Mountain:

Having visited the Pointy Mountains in the snowy North of Two Point County, you'll likely be shocked at just how flat a mountain can be. I mean really, these elevations are flat enough to build Hospitals on! Build up some cash and kudosh and tropic like it's hot - which it will be - to build some altitudinous healthcare constructions and assist the most sickly traveller.

Wiggy will busy himself with excavating the surrounding area, which is likely to attract hordes of sight seers. Literal hordes. Prepare for waves of sickly tourists as things get pretty crazy. As long as you keep palm and carry on you'll be just fiiiine.




In addition to these new locations, you'll enjoy a plethora of new illnesses, including:


Blank Look - The sufferers facial features have receded out of existence and must be coaxed back with subtle, hydraulic machinery. NOT REALLY! Watch aghast as sufferers faces are quite literally stamped back on to their heads. Harrowing.

Wanderust - Prolonged feelings of sameness have led to dull, tedious pain and a craving for adventure. The sufferers tendency to search for relief in highly precarious, unimaginative activities mean that they pose a great risk to themselves and others… and you, Dear Administrator, can be the one to put all of this right.

Screwball - Recurrent bafflement has caused a build-up of extremely dense negative feelings. The heavy head must be removed and replaced by a lighter, happier head before it's too late.


I'm off for a Margarita. Adios, Beaches!

Calling all Scrubs - Two Point Hospital requires your artistic flair!

For the next week (starting today at 3pm and running until Monday 4th March at 3pm) we're going to be running our Open Art Surgery Competition! We want to see your art or artist inspired Interior Designer items. You can be as abstract or traditional as you like, your hospital is your canvass, but your creations must be art or artist themed.



There will be 2 runners up and one overall winner. Our runners up will win a coveted Two Point Hospital t-shirt, whilst our 1st place winner will get a code for our Bigfoot DLC and a Two Point Hospital t-shirt to boot! If you come in first place and already have the Bigfoot DLC we will find an alternative and fitting reward.

Be it a Starry Night in Hogsport or a Sunday Afternoon in Grockle Bay, let your imagination run away with itself. After all, Venus had to be born somewhere and even The Girl with a Pearl Earring had to go to a medical professional at some point... probably.

All you have to do to enter is follow these steps:

1) Get up to speed with the terms and conditions: www.sega.co.uk/sega_prize_draw_terms_and_conditions_nps

2) Create your artistic marvel using Two Point Hospital's Interior Designer Function

3) Publish it to Steam Workshop and share on Twitter, using the hashtag #TPHOpenArtSurgery, or post your entry in the comments of our Facebook announcement of the competition.

4) Sit back and await the glory that may or may not come from being chosen as one of our top 3 entrants!

Good luck! We look forward to seeing what visual delights you come up with!

Continuing our Steam Workshop Interior Designer feature, let us bring to your attention the classiest bundle of flooring we've EVER SEEN! And you can trust us... we've seen at least 5 by this point.



Amoebae has succeeded in creating beautiful flooring that would impress the most hoity, and indeed toity, VIP. There is not a scrap of kardean to be found in this hospital - only genuine polished planks grace the floors - which will no doubt make your doctors feel like they're performing medical miracles in style!

Subscribe now!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1659916555

Another fortnight has passed, and therefore it's officially another Tunesday! Get these right in your ear holes! Like what you hear? Let us know who's music taste is most in tune with yours in the comments below!


Chris Knott, Lead Animator:


Meduza - Piece of your Heart

Yuksek - Showbiz - purple disco machine edit.

Earth Wind and Fire - Shining Star.

Pertubator - Future Club.


Dave Oxford, Artist

I recently watched the Blackkklansman and liked the soundtrack. The track Blut Und Boden (Blood and Soil) captures the flavour of the film really well, I thought.

Well worth a watch and listen.


Prem Fatek, Artist:

One lil energy boost
Snake man by RichaadEB

And one intense orchestra song (except the original is not on spotify >:( , so have a base filled cover of it )
D.V.M.N(From "devilman crybaby") by falkkone


Rich Brooks, Coder:

White Lies - Ritual - Bigger Than Us
White Lies just released an album called Five, that seems pretty cool. But the first couple album are still their best imho. This one is from Ritual and is typical of their sound. Love it!

Radiohead - The Butcher EP - The Butcher
The is an obscure Radiohead track, released as an extra for those that bought King of Limbs from their website. It's definitely a big out there, but if you're not tapping your foot or nodding your head by the end of it, then there's something wrong with you.

Gomez - Bring It On - Whippin' Piccadilly
Classic band. Classic song.


Lauran Carter, Community Manager:

MegaRan - Splash Woman.
A whole song about the first ever female boss to appear in Mega Man? Yes. Please.

Also, I've very much still on the Mac Miller train. It's been a full month of Mac for me now, and I have no intention of moving on. I won't add another track to the playlist, but do go and listen to more if you feel so inclined. I love him. I am sad.


Craig Laycock, Brand Manager:

When Nik Kershaw wrote The Riddle he succeeded in creating the most confusing banger in pop history. Take the lyrics, “Near a tree by a river, there’s a hole in the ground/ Where the Old Man of Aran goes around and around”. I’ve done some research and I can confirm the whole premise is absolute tripe. Tripe that I can’t stop listening to and that I’m now inflicting to ruin your day, and this playlist. Damn your songwriting hands, Nik Kershaw!


Ben Hymers, Lead Coder:

This week I have just had my big playlist on shuffle. The shuffle gods have chosen this song more often than all the other songs: Les Fleur, by 4hero. It's a lovely tune :)


Mark Webley, Director:

I've been listening to Gorillaz: The Now Now pretty bloody excellent.

*editors note - I've chosen the first track so as not to bombard you with Gorillaz!*


Gary Carr, Creative Director:

Adolescent Sex - Japan

Up Around The Bend - Hanoi Rocks


Harry Puttock:

Tokyo -Brockhampton

Your Dog - Soccer Mommy

Vibrant - Brasstracks



We've set up a Two point Radio Specific Spotify Channel now, where you will find our older and brand new playlists. You can find the 2019 playlist here!: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4jycpaF6TYJ38nIXI8kezv

And if you're interested, you can find our 2018 playlist here!:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2q7q4m0bXZT1U1XumCGXDF


Enjoy!

Lauran

Hi everyone,

We have just released our latest update (1.12) which fixes some bugs from the Interior Design release (1.11) last week.

We are loving seeing all of your creations in Workshop! There are 1900 items in total so far, and they are all brilliant! If you have any feedback on the feature, or if there is anything else that you'd like to see in Workshop than let us know in the comments below.

Change log:

• Fixed preview images larger than 1MB causing failure to upload to Steam Workshop - images are automatically downscaled
  
• Fixed issue with UGC (User-generated content) room items not being unlocked in sandbox when "All Unlocked" option is turned on
  
• Fixed issue with selection area rotation in UGC image picker
  
• Fixed issue with Workshop sandbox saves not updating level Kudosh
  
• Fixed issue with incorrect message dialogues appearing when loading UGC sandbox saves
  
• Fixed issue causing black textures when deleting local UGC
  
• Fixed issue where downloaded hospital items were not getting updated on workshop items update notifications
  
• Added support for line breaks in UGC description field
  
• Added tab key toggling between input fields on UGC screen
  
• Added filter to item filters list for each UGC bundle
  
• Improved item icons for e.g. long rugs. For any existing items you will need to update the item for the new icon to be regenerated.
  
• Tweaked display of names of missing UGC items

We also have a wiki for Workshop with some tutorials on it, which you can find it here: https://wiki.twopointstudios.com/Main_Page

Let us know if you have any problems with the update and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Thank you so much for the support :)


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Patch/Update history;

v1.01 Version 1.1.20734
https://steamcommunity.com/app/535930/discussions/0/1737715419894374958/

v1.02 Version 1.2.20902
https://steamcommunity.com/app/535930/discussions/0/1737715419912789209/

v1.03 Version 1.3.21016
https://steamcommunity.com/app/535930/discussions/0/2590022385657630517/

v1.03 - Hotfix 1.3.21253
https://steamcommunity.com/app/535930/discussions/0/2590022385674105664/

v1.04 Version 1.4.21500
https://steamcommunity.com/app/535930/discussions/0/1742220359686940247/

v1.05 - Version 1.5.21458
https://steamcommunity.com/app/535930/discussions/0/1734339901242274332/

v1.06 - Version 1.6.22002
https://steamcommunity.com/app/535930/discussions/0/1730963192532977799/

v1.07 - Version 1.7.22557 -
https://steamcommunity.com/app/535930/discussions/0/1734342161870561505/

v1.08 - Version 1.8.23179
https://steamcommunity.com/app/535930/discussions/0/1735468693696549361/

v1.09 - Version 1.9.24567
https://steamcommunity.com/app/535930/discussions/0/1744479698793334049/

v1.10 - Version 1.10.24826
https://steamcommunity.com/app/535930/discussions/0/2806204040006424820/

v1.11 - Version 1.11.26305
https://steamcommunity.com/app/535930/discussions/0/1778262124933711289/

v.1.12 - Version 1.12.26819

Afternoon Scrubs!

Today we're kicking off our community workshop feature, we're calling it The Cream Of The Shop! 😏

GoblinandDuck's paisley passion is absolutely something we can get on board with! We've been thoroughly impressed here at Two Point Studios, you'll probably find this collection in most of our Hospitals!

Fancy Schmancy rugs for all! Subscribe now to get them in your hospital:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1651392063



Great work, GoblinandDuck! Thanks for your support!

Lauran