Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition News

The first patch for Herald: The Interactive Period Drama - Complete Edition is out. In it we address several bugs that were reported during the launch weekend. A list of fixed issues can be found below.


[h2]Bug fixes:[/h2]

• Fixed issue that prevented certain achievements from unlocking. Unfortunately, this bug also means that any newspaper headlines unlocked on earlier versions of the game did not count towards the ‘Completionist’ achievement. If you still have the save file, you can load the final scene again to have those headlines count towards the achievement.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the game to attempt to localize to German or Spanish based on system settings, while no such localization exists.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Credits would not end automatically.
  
• Fixed several instances where it was possible to click on an object through a wall.
  
• There was a ‘reset unlocks’ button in the archives that did nothing. It has been removed.
  

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[h2]Content fixes:[/h2]

• The game should now accurately record whether you opened the brig. This opens up more variations of the cinematic shortly after.
  
• Rob is no longer standing around alive seconds after getting shot.
  
• Caleb will no longer falsely accuse Devan of talking to the captain if Devan did not talk to the captain. Conversely he will now accuse Devan if Devan did in fact talk to the captain.
  
• Ludlow now accurately remembers if you backed him up on gun rights.
  
• Tabatha should no longer ‘dance’ when the group is scheming in the cargo hold.
  
• Made various minor tweaks to text and cameras.
  
• Inspecting the guestbook in the saloon now brings up the correct image.
  

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We want to thank all players who have played the game during our launch weekend for helping us find any lingering issues with the build. We can't promise that everything is fixed, there might be soms small things in there that we missed. Please continue to report these bugs here, so we can fix them in the next patch.

If you haven played the game, but haven't written a review yet, please do! We would be very grateful.

- The Wispfire Team

We’re very happy to announce that today, at long last, the Herald will conclude its journey.

Herald launches as part of the LudoNarraCon, Fellow Traveller Games’ digital narrative games festival that runs on Steam for its seventh year in 2025, from May 1 - 5 2025. Herald: Complete Edition is 15% off during this online games conference.

If you already own Book I & II, you will receive an extra 40% discount for the Complete Edition with our special Complete Edition bundle.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/53156/The_Complete_Edition_Upgrade/

We hope you’ll love it
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Did you finish the game? We’d love it if you left us a review to tell us what you think!

Want to learn more about Herald’s development? Watch our DevStream program during the LudoNarraCon on the Wispfire broadcasting page: https://steamcommunity.com/broadcast/watch/76561198191894502

At long last, on May 1st, Wispfire's high seas adventure will be complete! Following the release of Books 1 and 2 of Herald: The Interactive Period Drama, we are finally ready to release the thrilling conclusion to the story of Devan Rensburg and The Herald with Herald: Complete Edition, which will include the previously-released Books 1 and 2, along with the all-new Books 3 and 4, which conclude the story.

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Herald: Complete Edition is a narrative high seas adventure where player choice is vital. As Devan Rensburg, you will navigate an alternate history 19th century where the west has united into a colonial superpower known as The Protectorate. Aboard the HLV Herald, a luxurious merchant ship bound for Devan’s home country, players will begin to unravel a conspiracy that spans the globe.

Herald: Complete Edition tasks players with navigating complex politics and social norms despite inhabiting the role of a man with very little power. The narrative of the game will force players to make tough, realistic choices as they deal with a world rife with racism and intolerance due to bitter class divisions. Will you boldly call out injustice, risking an already-tenuous position, or will you bite your tongue and weather it, hoping that it will win you influence that you can use later on to make a tangible difference? Where other games put the player in a position of power, Herald: Complete Edition challenges the player to contend with the reality of an unjust world, and the restrictions that come with it.

While this game has been in development for over a decade, its message is more important now than ever before. Despite Devan’s relative powerlessness, the actions the player takes in his role can have a massive impact on his found family. At its heart, Herald: Complete Edition is a game about how everyone, no matter how powerless, can do something to change the world in a small way, and we hope that lesson stays with players long after they reach the end of our story.

Please help us spread the word, join our BlueSky and Discord to celebrate the upcoming launch. More news on the release of Herald: The Interactive Period Drama - Complete Edition will be posted soon.


- The Wispfire Team -