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A personal update from the developer

Hey everyone!

I would like to share a personal update with you. My name is Filip, I'm 25 years old, and I'm from Norway. First and foremost, I would like to apologize for the many delays in the development of the game. I had hoped to release the first version of the game before entering the exam period that I am currently facing. Unfortunately, I was not able to meet this goal due to several personal challenges that I have encountered over the past few months.

I am fully aware that many of you have expressed frustration over the delays, and some of you have expressed concern about whether the game will ever be released. I can promise you one thing, and that is that the game will definitely be released at some point. As a one-person company, JoyFI Games, I have invested a lot of time and resources in this project, and I do not want to release a version that I am not proud of.

I would also like to thank you for your patience and support in this process. Currently, the game has already been added to the wishlists of 5200 people on Steam, which makes me incredibly excited to be able to release the game when the time comes. The game will cost around $10, and I plan to release nine subsequent episodes after the first version, which will result in a total of 10 parts to the game. The goal is to release each episode within 2-4 months after the previous one, and I will ensure that the game continues to evolve with high quality and level of detail.

I would also like to give you some information about the technical side of the development. The images and animations of the game are created in Daz Studio, and I use an Nvidia 3090 graphics card and 64GB RAM to ensure high quality. Even with this powerful graphics card, it still takes 1-2 hours to set up a scene, and each image takes from 30 minutes to 2 hours to render. I will ensure that the game has high quality, and therefore there cannot be more than three people in the same image due to optimization.

Finally, I would like to thank you again for your support, and I look forward to being able to release the game soon. Thank you!



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#1 Preview of Hardenville - The Prologue is here

We're terribly bad at showing you previews and updates about the game right now. We will update you from time to time prior to the release of The Prologue. And once it's released, we'll share weekly progress towards the next Hardenville update!

Captured in-game!



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It's finally time for some FREE testing!

For the very first time, we're letting you test Hardenville (MENU AND UI ONLY) for FREE. Check our Discord for more info. And please let us know what you think of the menu and user interface in Hardenville.

Available on these platforms:
  • Windows
  • Mac
  • Linux


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​Happy New Year!

First of all, we would like to wish everyone a happy New Year!

We would also like to apologize for very little activity from us. We've delayed Hardenville several times, simply because we don't feel like the prologue is good enough for launch yet. We often improved the characters, images, parts of the story and UI. Hope you can be patient a little longer. Because now it won't be long before we share a lot more on Hardenville.

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Do as Millie, join our Discord server!

Discord
An open dialogue with you and the rest of our community will play an important role in ensuring the quality of our visual novel game, Hardenville.

We have established a community on Discord. Here we will regularly discuss the game's mechanics, feedback and suggestions from players and many other things.

There are already some new characters not yet seen on Steam waiting to meet you there.

What are you waiting for? Join our brand new community on Discord!

Link to JoyFI Games (creators of Hardenville) Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/XPmezdYHeX

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