Habbo 2020

Habbo 2020 is a new Client update expected to be released in 2020. It was necessary after the news that Flash, which the Habbo Client has relied on since the New Habbo update, would be discontinued at the end of 2020. The 2020 Client is built with Unity.

The client will also bring new features and updates to current features. The first new feature to be revealed was user levels which were seen in the first screenshot shared of the client, on 7 October 2019. There are major changes to some systems such as BC, HC and trading, which have caused consternation with some players.

A full list of FAQs can be found here (for Sandbox beta testers) and here (Habbo Help FAQ guide).

The official Beta of Habbo2020 started on 26 October 2020, with 100 Habbos chosen to test out the new system.

The full release has been confirmed to be launched later in 2020, however Habbo have confirmed that many features, furni and functionality will be missing - from the FAQ - "Due to time constraints we’ve had to prioritise certain features in order to have a playable version of Habbo ready before the removal of support for Flash on major browsers later this year. We’re asking for you to bear with us over the coming months while we continue to develop the game and add as many features – existing AND new – as possible."

Below are the updates that have been discovered through Habbo sharing screenshots, beta testers or via the FAQs.

Trading

• There is no direct player-to-player trading on the first launch of Habbo
• All trading will take place through the Marketplace in a separate tab for Private trades, where you can send furni to people on your Friend list
• There are no "free" trades
• Direct trading will be developed "hopefully for summer 2021"

Vault

A new feature in Habbo2020, the Vault is similar to a player's Purse. Credits will either go to a player's purse or vault depending on how the credits were receieved:

• Real money credit purchases and voucher code redeems will never go to your vault.
• Avatar level progression and achievement rewards always go to your vault, but they are shown and collected in the earnings window first so that you know what you're getting.
• Other cases: credits go primarily to your purse, but if your total credit amount (counting both the credits in your purse and vault) goes over 500, the exceeding part goes to your vault instead. The credits already in your purse are not affected, even if they go over the limit.
• Credits you withdraw from your vault will go to your purse permanently.

At first, the Vault appears to have an 80% tax on withdrawals - e.g. to withdraw 1c you need a minimum of 6c in your vault. You can only withdraw or 'unlock' the full amount in your vault at once, and the tax percentage depends on how many credits were in your vault.

Any credits that users already have before the launch of the Vault will not be placed into the vault.

To unlock your vault permanently, you must make real-life purchases. Habbo have not confirmed the price, but have confirmed that "when you buy a sufficient amount of credits with real money at once, your vault unlocks permanently".

Earnings

An upgraded feature in Habbo2020, the Earnings feature incorporates all earnings Achievements, Habbo Club gifts and payday bonus, Advent calendars, Marketplace earnings and Level progression. It appears, from screenshots, that you can earn both Duckets and Credits from the methods listed above.

Changes include:

• Advent Calendar gifts can only be claimed on the day (currently you can claim the previous few days if you miss them)
• Habbo Club gifts can only be claimed on the month you are eligible for them

Shop

• The Shop's 'Premium' section will be where you get your currency and memberships from in Habbo 2020.
• Searching for and filtering items in the Shop has been made clearer and easier.
• The Shop's layout has been changed to make featured and discounted items easier to see.

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Marketplace

• There is a 'Recall all' button to the Marketplace where you can recall all items you have for sale in the Marketplace
• There is a bulk listing tool where you can list multiples of the same item at once
• Habbo tweeted: "We've altered the marketplace tax so that it is more progressive. Lower-priced items will be taxed less than they are currently." - once the Beta launched, it was confirmed that all items would be 'taxed' or have a fee of 10% of the item's price. The fee is non-refundable, whether it sells or not.
• There is a maximum marketplace price of 9999c.

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UI

• There is no traditional homepage - the Hotel View will be the landing page once you visit Habbo.com
• You can zoom in and out using your trackpad/middle mouse wheel

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Looks Editor

• Instead of icons we now have the names of each body part and within each section we got icons on the left as sub-categories.
• The Wardrobe has its own category now too instead of being on the right side of the editor.
• There is a icon with a shopping cart that links to the clothing section of the Shop which makes it easier to buy new clothes instantly.

Pets

• You can only own a maximum of 50 pets
• There is a limit of 5 pets in a room
• There is a new "Pet Holiday" feature which costs 5c, where you can pay to send your pet "for a holiday". It is irreversible - e.g. you do not get your pet back

Groups

• Once you buy a Groups you can no longer edit its name or badge

Achievements

• Habbo 2020 has a much neater and clearer way of showing you the achievements you have and the progress you've made with them. Also... we've added brand new achievements for you to complete!

Star Gems

A new feature of Habbo2020, Star Gems are a feature which replaces the existing Respects system. You can give them to Habbos via their user profile. They cost 1 Duckets each and you can get a series of New Achievements from giving and receiving them.

Non-functional items

The following items have been confirmed as non-functional for the official launch of Habbo 2020. Habbo have confirmed they are planning to implement these in future.

• Stickie notes
• Stickie poles
• Badge display cases
• Black holes
• Tents
• Mini-game systems (snow war, hockey etc.)
• Monster plants
• Room dimmers / mood lights / background colour furni
• Camera photo wall items
• Furni with customisable colours
• Water floating furni
• Windows
• Step-on state switches
• One-way teleports
• Lovelocks
• Jukeboxes
• Trax
• Effect givers
• Mannequin furni
• Fireworks
• Chatter furni (furni that produce randomised lines of text.)
• Rentable spaces within rooms
• Billboards
• Multi-user reaction furni (furni that changes when more than one Habbo interacts with it.)
• Furni that produce sound effects
• In-room embedded videos
• Cuckoo Clocks
• Dice