Community5 Sep 2024September 2024 Update Regarding Development of Book ThreeHello everyone - it sure has been a while, huh? First, let me apologize that updates are so lacking lately. Unfortunately, the past few months have been a bit of a rollercoaster. The time that should have been for working on Heart Fragment the most was unfortunately addled by some rough life circumstances. I won't go into depth too much, as it'd be a lot to put on everyone, but I want to share…
Happy New Year everyone! You may have noticed that a new update just went up. A few things have been optimized since the last update, and a good chunk of voice acting for Xani that was missing was added both for Book One and Book Two. Lana's route still contains some unvoiced Xani lines, but those will be updated as well at a later date! Wondering how development on Book Three is going? Well, b…
Hello everyone! Wait... What do you mean? We are already in August!? That's ridiculous. Time has been going by way too fast for me this year. Every time I look at the calendar, I'm shocked to see how much further along we are. I come bearing an apology this time. Because of money and time constraints, Heart Fragment Book Three will not be releasing at the end of 2023 as originally intended. Wri…
A few quick patches were posted today, including: · preparation for Book Three to make it playable immediately upon release later this year · a few typo fixes · an error with one of Lana's CGs not showing up in the gallery has been fixed; if it still doesn't show up for you, the scene may need to be viewed again unfortunately! Sorry for the inconvenience! Thank you all for your diligent bug & t…
Hello everyone! I hope you've all been well since the last news update was posted here on Steam. Have you gotten a chance to play Book Two: Belief Fragments? There were a ton of reveals, answers to questions from Book One, new questions to resolve, and (of course) a chance to get to know Shannon & Lana better. I've had a few people approach me to say they'd be skipping Book Two because they're…
A few small updates & fixes: · Clive's style B sprite no longer has 4 arms (alas, less arms to hug you with now...) · Error with the male MC showing up in a female MC flashback was fixed · Issues that prevented a certain bad ending in Shannon's route have been resolved · Platonic ending variations in Shannon's route are easier to obtain · Typos that were reported have been fixed I hope you are…
Been looking forward to the second installment of Heart Fragment? The DLC, Book Two: Belief Fragments will be out in just a few hours! Anyone who purchased Book One prior to the game being switched to free will have access to the DLC for free at no additional cost. Otherwise, the price will be $2.99 with a limited time 30& off launch discount.💕 A full walkthrough guide for the new DLC will als…
New updates include: · Minor typo & bug fixes · Fixed issues with the timeline showing some events twice · A few exceptionally large CGs were reduced in size, hence the large update to replace those assets; while the update size might be a bit of a nuisance, it helps save disk space in the long run · Added in prep for the Book Two: Belief Fragments DLC so that when it is released, there will be…
The long-awaited update to Book One is finally here! A ton of new & high requested features are now available, including: · Art style selection between "style a" and "style b" for more consistency than the previous version · A male MC variation · Option voice acting for Xani / the MC provided by Jessica Spencer (feminine voice) and Jerron Bacat (masculine voice) · Extra scenes & options to buil…
A few small updates & fixes: · The kitchen background at the protagonist's home is updated to an original background · Fixed an error in one of the nightmare sequences that appeared when on Clive's route · Added nightmare dialogue variation in some spots that change based on certain endings · Some flashbacks were added to Kay's route And a few progress updates for the next release: · NaNoWriMo…
The Heart Fragment: Complete Edition Kickstarter ends in just 3 days! We're 100% funded but working towards some amazing stretch goals. Here's a recap of the how, the why, and everything else you might be asking: Q: I already own the game. Will I still be able to play all the future content? A: Yes, absolutely! Book Two, Book Three, and the Finale will still be available to all who own Book One…
Two important quality of life updates just went live! · Right-clicking the skip button instead of left clicking will use the "skip to next choice" feature. Based on my testing so far, it seems to also work as a "skip to next unread dialogue" button, but I'll need to do a bit more testing just to double-check that before I upload the patch. · StarxSocial posts now show up as a full social feed !…
Two exciting things! First, you can add Book Two DLC to your wishlist on Steam now. This DLC will be FREE to add on to Book One, and comes with the full routes for Lana & Shannon. The planned release is early March. Next......... 💕 The Heart Fragment: Complete Edition PRELAUNCH Kickstarter page is now live! 💕 Sign up to be notified when it launches officially - some tiers have limited backer…
Happy October, everyone! Here are the updates for the latest patch: · More custom background updates (forest, alleyway, cafe, streets in the city) · Normalized the volume of sound effects that were too loud in comparison to everything else · Fixed an error with the configuration screen that appears when starting a new game that adjusted the wrong setting for one of the buttons · Minor typo/bug…
Hello everyone! Back with a few more updated custom backgrounds, some minor bug fixes, and a few notes for Book Two and beyond! · Custom backgrounds added for: cafe (outside), flowerfield, school, Shannon's bedroom, MC's bedroom at Lana's house, the store. · Small update made to Gray's living room background to add a photo of the MC's mother to the wall. · Fixed an error with the glossary/notes…
I hope August has been wonderful for everyone! Here's a summary on the update that just went live: · Updated notes to self system - there is now a huge expansion to the 'notes to self' including category navigation, more notes added, character specific notes with details about each character as you learn about them, and a full timeline that will arrange all the information you learn in the orde…
I hope you are all doing well today! Here is an update summary for you: · When viewing the NMCI document, the "click to continue" button wasn't disappearing until the next scene. This has been fixed. · An issue was preventing people from unlocking Clive's branch 2 social media CG scene because of the phone menu being hidden. Fixed; if you already viewed the scene, you should be able to unlock t…
Thank you again for all of the reports & feedback thus far! Here's an update summary for you: · Fixed a bug with one of the dissolve transitions · Replaced a stock background with a custom background (thanks Wroth Sloth!) · One of Clive's bad endings wasn't triggering properly due to one personality trait bypassing the other possible conditions; this has been fixed · Typo fixes
Thank you to everyone who has sent in any error reports they came across! Here's a small update summary: · Fixed an issue with the final expression for Kay & Clive's 1st CGs not unlocking · Fixed an error that occurs during one of the nightmare sequences if you have screen effects turned off · A few minor narration changes in the common route · All of Clive's end CGs can now be unlocked in his…
I am extremely excited to announce that the release of Heart Fragment: Book One is officially coming in (a bit less than) 2 days! To say I'm eager to show you all what we have accomplished in Heart Fragment so far is an understatement. I truly hope that the game not only lives up to but exceeds your expectations thus far. A few notes for the release: · The July 30 release is "Book One: Fantasy…
Happy May, everyone! Since the last update, many things have happened both in terms of development and in terms of the upcoming release schedule. As many of you know, the release date is schedule for July 31, 2021. This release date still stands but with a few alterations. It seems unprofessional to get into the details too deeply, but the brief summary of the situation is that my mother has be…
A huge demo update just went live. This is the the last planned change before the full release aside from any potential typo & bug fixes until the full game is released on JULY 31, 2021. What's new: · The majority of the characters now have sprites · A preview into some of the routes · A new feature that allows you to use a certain power the protagonist possesses · Small 'side stories' that giv…
It has finally been posted: Heart Fragment's final big demo release! What's new: · All main character sprites have been updated · A huge expansion to the soundtrack · More CGs and voice acting · Story revamp, new features, tons of new dialogue and scenes throughout · Difficulty settings Still to be added: · An option to switch between sprite styles · Phone menu updates, including a chat history…
IT IS FINALLY LIVE: a huge revamp to the demo! What's new? Well... a lot. · A ton of the prologue has been rewritten in places that weren't fully satisfying , including many new choices to make . · A ton of new scenes in the prologue. · Revamped GUI - the only thing that isn't updated yet is the main menu screen because the art is not finished. This update will come very soon! · New art & new C…
Heart Fragment's demo is now available to download on Steam! ... But only the demo. Some people got emails that made it sound like the full game was released. This is not the case - the release date is still set for late 2020/early 2021. What was intended to be posted was the demo, but I'm still new to using Steam as a developer and seem to have made a mistake somewhere along the way. I'm very…
We are now live on Steam... almost! Steam requires a 2 week "coming soon" period before games can go live. After that 2 week period you will be able to download the demo while you wait for the full game's release. Interested in helping making Heart Fragment a reality as soon as possible? Consider supporting us on Kickstarter ! Story by Casper Swann, a chronically ill content creator Original co…
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