Heartbound News

Thanks for all the feedback and support.
You guys rock. :HBHeart:

• Quality of Life
  
  
  
  
  • Floor 2 now clearly explains what to do with your change.
    
  • Floor 2 now clearly explains where not to whistle.
    
  
  
• Reworks
  
  
  
  
  • Darkworld 103 is no longer a shadow maze.
    
    
    
    • This was super boring before. Thank you for the feedback!
      
    
    
  
  
• Bugs
  
  
  
  
  • Fixed a cutscene skip in Darkworld 103.
    
  • Fixed numerous translation issues with FR.
    
  • Fixed numerous translation issues with PTBR.
    
  • Thanks for all the reports!
    

• Bugs
  
  
  
  
  • Beating the boss of The Tower and then closing the game before finishing the next world section no longer traps you in The Tower Floor 2 forever.
    
  
  
• Music
  
  
  
  
  • Two new songs were added to the OST.
    
  • These songs are not planned to be in the game and can only be found on the OST.
    
  
  
• ARG
  
  
  
  
  • RING RING
    

• Language
  
  
  
  
  • ESMX is still being worked on.
    
  • RU is still being worked on.
    
  • JP is now planned.
    
  
  
• New Content
  
  
  
  
  • Existing Worlds
    
    
    
    • A phone in your bedroom needs to be interactive.
      
    • A book in your bedroom needs to be interactive.
      
    
    
  • Tower Floor 0 is being actively developed.
    
    
    
    • Environments are almost finished so this should be done soon.
      
    • Watch us stream it live here!
      
    • https://www.gopiratesoftware.com/twitch/
      
    
    
  • Animus (Chapter 3) is being actively developed.
    
    
    
    • All of the environment art is finished.
      
    • All of the character sprites and animations are finished.
      
    • All of the environments are built and functional.
      
    • Starting on 1/7/2019 we will be working on this chapter live on Twitch.
      
    
    

French has now been added to the supported languages!

Thanks for all the feedback and support.
You guys rock. :HBHeart:

• Quality of Life
  
  
  
  
  • Cheating at puzzles now has different consequences.
    
  
  
• Bugs
  
  
  
  
  • A joke in a closet was changed.
    
  • A blank textbox near Paul was fixed.
    
  • Whistler's hat lost its green dots.
    
  • OScar now always has a face in the cafeteria.
    
  • All of the tiles to the Mailshroom now spawn.
    

• Language
  
  
  
  
  • FR translation has been released!
    
  
  
• Game Files
  
  
  
  
  • Heartbound is no longer a single file EXE.
    

• Language
  
  
  
  
  • ESMX is still being worked on.
    
  • RU is still being worked on.
    
  • JP is now planned.
    
  
  
• New Content
  
  
  
  
  • Tower Floor 0 is being actively developed.
    
    
    
    • Watch us stream it live here!
      
    • https://www.gopiratesoftware.com/twitch/
      
    
    

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:

• 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.
    

• 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.
    

• 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/
      
    
    

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:

• 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.
    

• 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.
      
    
    

• 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.
    

• 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/
      
    
    

• 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.
    

• Bugs
  
  
  
  
  • You can no longer move while talking on Floor 2.
    

• 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.
    

• 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.