Wanted to start filling in some storyline and emotional tie-in gaps along with a bunch of bug fixes.
This should set the stage for the new additions when we start working on Floor 0.
Thanks for all the feedback and support.
You guys rock. :HBHeart:
The Tower
Quality of Life
Phish now tells you how many ducks he's missing.
Bugs
You can no longer get stuck in the lunch rush door. Oops.
OScar no longer gives duplicate directions when you finish all your jobs.
You can no longer side-eye talk to objects on desks in The Tower.
Terminating at the same time you're terminated no longer terminates the game.
G8r has lost the green dots plaguing his face.
OScar will no longer double his music just before termination.
New Content
Joe isn't finished chatting with you.
Baron has some words for you.
Global
Storyline Changes
The fires of muspelheim now burn under different circumstances.
Steam
The Steam overlay now works. (Shift + Tab)
You can take screenshots using your preferred steam key. (F12)
The Heartbound OST is now in its own folder in your installation folder.
The Heartbound OST now shows up in Library Music.
The Heartbound OST now has album art.
Bugs
A crash during the first portal cutscene that was implemented in this build was fixed.
Upcoming
Language
FRFR translation will be released next.
ESMX is still being worked on.
RU is still being worked on.
New Content
Tower Floor 0 will start active development on 12/27/2018.
Watch us stream it live here!
https://www.gopiratesoftware.com/twitch/
Patch 1.0.2 - Bugs and Employee Satisfaction
Saw some feedback regarding lack of direction in some parts of The Tower. Working on giving more direction without making it overbearing. These are some minor improvements that I want to test out and see if it helps smooth out portions of the experience.
Thanks for all the feedback and support.
You guys rock. :HBHeart:
The Tower
Quality of Life
OScar will now direct you to your next job if you speak to him again.
It's in his programming and he probably enjoys it.
Whiteboards now assign Newhires to a cubicle. Lucky you!
A handbag is now always at the lost and found. Pick it up if it's yours!
Bugs
A noise complaint has been filed against the local ducks for whooping too loudly.
Sticky notes have lost their ability to phase into noses.
Animus
Bugs
The camera will no longer get stuck in the trees in Animus if you go there multiple times.
No trees were harmed in the fixing of this bug.
Global
Text
Words should no longer fly out of their assigned boxes. Should.
PTBR translation should have a lot less typos and inconsistencies. Also should.
Credits
The credits are no longer a trap and can be exited by hitting cancel.
Credits were harmed in the implementation of this feature.
The credits now speed up if you hold accept as they get excited by your approval.
A bunch of names were added to the credits. Thanks for being rad!
Cutscenes
World portals no longer shift out of the visible spectrum.
Upcoming
Language
FRFR translation will be released next.
ESMX is still being worked on.
RU is still being worked on.
New Content
Tower Floor 0 will start active development on 12/27/2018.
Watch us stream it live here!
https://www.gopiratesoftware.com/twitch/
Patch 1.0.1 - Bug Fixes Galore
Global
Chapter 2 Released
The Tower is now playable.
OST Released
This has been fixed and can now be downloaded as DLC.
Pushing Objects
Pushable objects no longer cause a softlock.
Pushable objects can no longer be walked into from the side.
The Tower
Bugs
You can no longer move while talking on Floor 2.
Animus
Bugs
Entering Animus after beating The Tower should no longer have a broken camera.
Animus can now be entered again after finishing it without causing a softlock.
Language
Brazilian Portuguese
PT-BR has now been released.
If you find any issues with the translation please let us know.
PT-BR can now be selected via the controller.
Early Access
If you guys have any worries about the early access or any questions for us as developers you can always ask here or on the discord. We don't have a wall in front of us and I'm always willing to talk about stuff.
We're not worried about losing hype going forward and we're not planning on making small incremental patches other than for bug fixes. We work on Heartbound 10 hours a day 7 days a week live on Twitch. Every day, all day. Outside of that we make secret additions, boss fights, and storyline spoilery stuff off-stream. Early Access let's us get feedback on that pile of work, fix bugs, and move forward with development.
Episodic content in the gaming industry is generally pretty gross. Paying for additional episodes is both lame for players and lame for us. So we're not charging anything for the rest of the chapters. Ever. Heartbound will have no DLC outside of the OST and will never have a sequel.
In terms of production speed and when additional chapters will be added. All of the environments for Chapter 3 are finished. If you ever want to see them come chat on stream and let me know. I show them off pretty regularly.
Yes you will have to wait for us to finish each chapter.
No you won't ever have to pay another cent for the game.
No it won't take 6 months to release Chapter 3 after The Tower launches.
If you're still concerned about any of these points after this please come talk to us. We're always online and always open to discussion.
Discord:
https://discord.gg/piratesoftware
December Launch!
In December we will be launching the next chapter of Heartbound and releasing the game into Early Access on Steam. New characters, new world to explore, even more advanced sadness. 🖤❤️
From there we will be putting out the rest of the game as additional free chapters. Each time we finish a chapter we'll make an announcement, update the OST with more songs, and launch it all.
You will NEVER need to pay for one of these updates. Once you buy Heartbound you get all of the updates until we finish the game. If you pre-ordered from our site you already have a Steam key so you're good to go.
You can also follow along with development on our daily 10 hour Twitch streams. We stream from 12pm-10pm PST every day of the week!
Also, join us on Discord and chat any time!
Twitch:
https://www.twitch.tv/gopiratesoftware
Discord:
http://discord.gg/PirateSoftware
Patch 1.20 - The Big One
New Content
Multiple new worlds to explore.
Tons of new endings based on your choices and path.
New music to jam to during your adventure.
Even more advanced sadness.
Languages
Brazilian Portuguese has had a major rework.
Russian has had a major rework.
Classical French is now available.
Spanish (Mexico) is now available.
Performance
Major overhaul of the Audio system cutting CPU needs by 65%
Major overhaul of the Draw system cutting CPU needs by 30%
Secrets
Good luck!
Patch 1.16 - Performance and Secrets
Performance
Massive performance update.
Faster collision checking.
Ordered and separated texture pages.
Better performance for all graphics.
Languages
Minor Russian language fixes.
Secrets
Good luck!
Patch 1.15.1
In our haste to update the game we missed a major issue that negatively impacted a number of endings for the Demo. This has now been fixed in Patch 1.15.1 which we just released. Sorry for the issues!
Patch 1.15 - Russian Language Added!
Languages
Russian language has been added!
The main menu is now displayed in your language of choice.
Controller Support
There is now a menu to select controllers instead of mouse and keyboard.
The left joystick can now be used to move and control actions.
Combat when using a controller has been improved.
Bug Fixes
The dresser now asks if you want to wear your sweater in select environments.
Gizmo now properly disappears after being spoken to.
The game no longer closes after the end.
Patch 1.14 - Controller Support
Controller Support
Heartbound can now be played with any gamepad recognized by your computer.
New Content
Combat mini-games have been updated with new instructional graphics.
Combat mini-game objectives change when using a controller.
Additional secrets have been added to the world.
The final cutscene now changes to more correctly match your playstyle.
Save points now explain that your progress has been saved.
Health is now restored before every encounter.
Bug Fixes
The same eye will no longer be chosen multiple times in a row on the Pattern Minigame.
Dying during the first encounter and then starting the second encounter without saving no longer immediately ends the second encounter.
Playing through the entire game without saving and then dying on the final encounter no longer places you outside of the collision in your room.
