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Patch 1.0.9.647

Heartbound · published 10 months ago

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This is the monthly update build for October. It focuses on adding storyline to The Clash in the form of a number of routes for Sheldon. As always, writing is the lions share of work left in the game. It takes time but I will keep releasing monthly updates until it is done.

You can reach The Clash by treating The Mossbacks terribly. If you're having trouble finding this section of the game reach out on the official Discord and talk to people in the #Heartbound channel. You can reach this channel by selecting the Heartbound role under #channels-and-roles. There are a ton of routes so it can be unwieldly to find specific areas at times.

With this update we can draw The Clash to a close. Animus now only needs The Picnic and the final fight scene to be completed. The Picnic will be next up and shouldn't take much time at all. The fight scene is more complex but it's all mechanics with low narrative requirements which makes it much faster to implement. Hope you all enjoy.

Known Issues

Russian language has not been updated past Fern/Rhode in Animus.
English is the only language past the Mossbacks.

New Content

Sheldon is now accessible in The Clash.
Sheldon now has multiple routes in The Clash as detailed below.
We abandoned the Mossbacks.
-> We followed Shelly.
-> We followed Sheldon.
We didn't abandon the Mossbacks.
-> Stroll Darkness was at maximum.
-> Stroll Darkness was at more than none but not maximum.
-> We had no Stroll Darkness.
--> We had the stroll with Shelly.
--> We had the stroll with Sheldon.

Bug Reporting

Please report any issues on our official Discord at https://discord.gg/piratesoftware
There is a channel called #heartbound-ticket where you can report stuff!
Include a screenshot, it makes things much easier to fix!

Upcoming Content

The Picnic is next up and contains a scene with Sheldon, Shelly, and Ramul.
This will require you to treat either of them well during their strolls.
It will lead into The Clash and allow for alternate routes through it.
This is the last environment that needs to be completed for Animus.

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