Keylocker Heart Strings Update is OUT NOW!!!
Hello Doppelgangers!! The Heart Strings Update is OUT NOW!!Please check our video showing off the new update!!Here are the Patch Notes:New Backer Weapons:LunarisTranscendenceSledgeamourSaw WavesFantasiaCl-Ferric OpBackscratcherGu’Oui
New Romanceable NPCsPatriciaNahilysKnitting Prodigy Jester GirlSargonIC-Bot
New Feature - Jam SessionThe Concert Minigame can now be played directly from the Main Menu
New Feature - Quest MapsMaps with Quest specific markers can now be accessed via the Quest Menu
New Feature - Black HolesBattle through Randomized Encounters in the new Black Holes, accessible through Laplace’s Place in the Palace, with new entrances scattered across all Zones.Traverse through four randomized maps, each with an increasing Danger Level Encounter in order to challenge the Black Hole Boss Encounter.Access the Black Hole Shop to purchase equipment you might have otherwise missed, or stock up on necessities like Milkshakes or Oil.
New LanguagesPortuguese BrazilianSimplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Korean
New HatsDealer's 2nd class hatsRocket's secret hat
Zone specific changes:
PrologueFixed a graphical error with shadows on Prologue - Hacker 2Fixed an issue with being able to swap loadouts before the first combat tutorial
Scrapyard Zone
Added more equipment to find across the ScrappyardAdded a new Item Chest in Circuit Barricade (Post-Carpet)Added a new Item Chest in Kymel DesertAdded two new Item Chests in District 9
New Quest - Ophelia’s Fashion CrisisNew NPC - GlitchNew Dateable NPC - IC-Bot Event Chain StartNew Dateable NPC - Nahilys Event Chain StartNew Dateable NPC - Patricia Event Chain StartAdjusted Simon event in Icey’s Shop to require giftingImproved Small Boxes Parade eventAdjusted Sequencer Desert Cleric Quest in Kymel DesertRemoved invisible collisions at the DesertFixed issues with Samurai Hat Quest (Vulture Lord)Small overhaul to the enemy Samurai from the Reese QuestDecreased Desert Dungeon BPMRemoved a missing string in Icey’s ShopFixed graphical issue on Watts Alley
Sewers Zone
Added a new Item Chest in Sewers 1Added Backer Monument for ReeseNew NPC - Gu’OuiNew Quest - Gu’Oui’s RequestNew Dateable NPC - Knitting Prodigy Jester Girl Event Chain StartAdded Laplace’s Hideout Entrance near Tethys’ ZigguratFixed an issue with Tethys & Mimas Boss Encounter TriggersAdded music on Subway Platform mapUpdated RIVAL encounter on Subway Platform MapAdjusted Subway Platform Event with Prince and Dealer to have Mimas stay out of the wayAdded SFX for Horseman Statuization
Soundwave City
Adjusted Dateable NPC Gifting events in Subway MapAdded a Sign to indicate Icey's new ShopFixed a missing string during Bank Robbery Event ChainFixed an issue with Attorney only Bank fightAdded a new Item Chest in Barrel Brother’s Secret HideoutAdded Backer Monument for OpheliaNew Quest - Ophelia’s Fashion Crisis 2New NPC - DreaNew Quest - Drea’s DeliveryAdded new Cannon weapon to Workshop ShopNew NPC - Sonder CypherAdded Backer Monument for Gu’OuiAdded Laplace’s Hideout Entrance near SWC CenterFixed Jester Girl Milkshake Quest in Epimetheus PalaceFixed issues with music desynch in Epimetheus PalaceSignificantly updated and adjusted Senpai-Sama’s Apartments EncounterUpdated Musashi’s AnimationsUpdated SWC Route Quests to display correctlyUpdated Clericone Rooftops Chase Sequence with new SFXUpdated Gamma 3 Prince Event graphicsFixed Music Desynch related to Gamma 3 Prince EventGetting Sliced on Apartments rooftop now appropriately clears Gamma Route QuestUpdated Janus Event in Palace LaboratoryImproved some Janus animationsRemoved Freezetime during Janus EDEFAdded new BGM to Epimetheus Palace Ending SceneAdded “Give Up” option to Puppet Dance MinigameAdded new Main Story Quests to SWCFixed an issue with one of the Blockers on SWC Center not disappearing correctlyFixed a crash related to Marionette ability in Epimetheus & Janus BossfightUpdated Patricia’s Head Replacement Event in Beta WorkshopFixed a potential Soft Lock caused by excessive Elephant PettingAdded translation to the Janus Doors names
Forgotten Technology
Added a new Item Chest in Zone ZeroNew NPC - NikaraNew Quest - Nikara’s ChallengeNew NPC - Sully “Skully” WalkerNew Dateable NPC - SargonFixed Cemetery Shortcut - can now access the Road's End map from the Cemetery, as the Whale intended.Updated Pumpkin NPC GraphicsUpdated Lilibug NPC GraphicsNew Quest - Find a Floppy Disk for AkiraNew NPC - Johnny the Naked FrogA new Gunpowder Flower eventually grows near the GreenhouseAdded Laplace’s Hideout Entrance in Zone ZeroRemoved a missing string in Forgotten Technology intro sequenceAdded special Black Hole Akira EncounterUpdated Lilibug and Fenrir SpritesFixed an issue with Fenrir AI being unable to target player on certain tilesChanged Fenrir AI TagsAdded new Main Story Quests to Forgotten TechnologyFixed Felix Lover event in Lake mapAdjusted Collision on Lake mapReduced screen shake during Mother Tree sceneCarpet item is now removed at the end of Forgotten Technology to avoid Dome problemsFixed an issue with a climbable vine on Greenhouse Exterior pushing you out of collision
Basilica of the Hymn
Added new dialogue at the end of Polydeuces’ introductionUpdated graphics for Polydeuces’ introductionUpdated Polydeuces’ Battle AnimationsPolydeuces now recovers all LP and EP on his final phase, takes reduced damageFixed missing enemy palettes in Polydeuces bossfightAdded Laplace’s Hideout Entrance in Main HallRemoved Freezetime during Polydeuces EDEFAdded new Main Story Quests to BasilicaAdded Dealer's 2nd class hat chest to Pillars mapAdjusted collision on Pillars mapUpdated Judge Combat SFXUpdated Oligarch enemy AnimationsUpdated enemies in Polydeuces’ Boss Encounter to use Church PaletteUpdated Polydeuces Attack SFXAdded more Milkshake Rewards to Basilica EncountersAdjusted a conversation on Pillars map outside of BasilicaPolydeuces now full heals when the 7th Seal is triggeredPolydeuces stats have been increasedAdded an idle animation and drumming animation for Yu during Basilica ConcertGates locking access from Basilica Main Hall to Doppelganger Breeding Grounds are now angled correctlySimon is now correctly displayed in his Instrument animation during Basilica Concert
Doppelganger Breeding Grounds
Added Laplace’s Hideout Entrance on Outside DBG map3 new quest chain events around the DBGFixed an issue with repeating dialogue during Clayton fight on Assembly 3Updated Pan & Daphnis Combat Animations
The Eternal Dome
Fixed Ending NPCs accidentally appearing too early in The Eternal Dome - ChateauFixed Dealer speaking when not present on The Eternal Dome - Temple3 new quest chain events conclude at the DomeNew Quest - Ophelia’s Fashion Crisis 3Decreased Blue Elite Horseman survivabilityAdded a Combat Softlock Fail Safe - Turns will automatically proceed if attack execution halts for 10 seconds (prevents the mysterious Horseman Soft lock - please report to us anytime you see these long turns)Implemented a fix for situations where enemies using LDEF with no EP available end up in a broken animation state (should actually fix Horseman Soft lock - but the fail safe is there too in case it didn’t)Updated Dissonance Ending scenes for text visibility and graphical polishAdded Laplace’s Hideout Entrance in Temple of SaturnLaplace can now only reset the stats of characters present in the current partyAdded Felix Combat Animations for ending encounterAdded correct Turn Order Displays for all Romanceable CharactersGolden Gates RIVAL NPC now gets removed if Rocket is no longer in the partyAdded more Milkshake Rewards to Eternal Dome EncountersAdded more laugh SFX to Prometheus encountersAdjusted Simon Romance Ending hair colorAdded Chateau mapnameFixed an issue where a missing string is displayed when talking to First Dingus after Riddle CompletionAdjusted a Director string to remain inside the bounds of the text boxCameramen photographing Bobo during Concert event on the Avenue Map now have SFX
Miscellaneous
Added SFX to all Skill Program Effect AnimationsAdded Dealer Secondary Class PortraitsAdded Dealer Secondary Class Helmets for Cyberwalker, Terminator and JesterFixed Dealer KanaboUpdated animations on all Dealer attacks, including but not limited to:Kanabo, Scythe, Longsword, Greatsword, Battery, Gun, ThrowAdded SFX to Dealer Battery AttackFixed an issue with Dealer’s Gun hitframesPolished Bobo and Dealer Mancer animationsPolished Nail Effect animationFixed an issue with Bobo’s Harpoon Attack not having freezetimeUpdated Bobo Wind Instrument animationFixed Rocket Guarding AnimationFixed Rocket’s Arms not being visible during Flamethrower Attack
Attack/Onhit popup icons in battle are now colored by their Attack TypeFixed start-up crash from opening menu while game is loadingAdded instrument sounds for rhythm movesHarpBagpipeUpdated many Item ImagesAdded an item image for Macross ItemLaplace’s Hideout has received a visual update
Fixed issues with Senpai-Sama’s romance routeUpdated all RIVAL battle AnimationsAdded Idle animations forAll Developer NPCsAll missing Backer NPCsYuSistaGeneric Metalhead NPCSniperboss and MaskbossGeneric Terminator NPCAkiraDr Hax no-computaDioneAdded Drummer Yu spriteAdjusted Pioneer LDEFFixed Madman EDEF EffectAdjusted Apodemossy Counter FreezeframeAdded Freezetime to Pioneer Drill AttackAdded new effect to Clericopter pistol attackFixed an issue with Apodemossy CounterMade Fabricant Chainsaw Attack easier to blockUpdated Clericopter EDEF SFX
Updated multiple hardcoded strings to be localizedFixed an issue with Milkshake Limits resetting on game loadAdjusted special player-enemy to use hatsRemoved color tags from places where color tags don’t functionAdded a new expression for NahilysAdded a new expression for RocketAdded a secret new NG+ hat for RocketAdded new Main Story Quest Texts
Fixed Items sometimes being in an invalid equip stateMultiple UI Adjustments to accommodate new LocalizationsAdded at least 1 stat up item to all shopsAdded SFX to Detective Alligator eventsAdjusted Bobo’s feet during Warping SequenceFixed Turn Order Display Palette issueUpdated Portraits:SargonGeneric AttorneyBirdmanSaci PerereCatapulteer GrumblerFenrirGlitch
Patricia’s portrait now changes after her head replacement in the Acquaintances MenuFixed using the Dpad to select options in the battle pause menuFixed a rare issue with the Horsemen enemiesFixed an issue with some portraits appearing incorrectly for one frameAdjusted Lover Heart gain from events and giftingChanged Amplitude effect name display colorFriendship levels are now displayed correctly in messenger windowsDealer now gains or loses hearts depending on your actions throughout the gameBobo now starts the game with Simon as an AcquaintanceAll lovers can now reach max heartsFixed Relationship Statuses not being cleared when starting a new file or NG+
Added ability to “Give Up” during Concert MinigamesAdded ability to “Autoplay” during Concert MinigamesAdded Venue Selection to Jam Session minigame
Fixed 2 instances of missing strings in Japanese LocalizationFixed last save/load slot not animating correctlyReduced size of Chained Prince’s nameAdded a new check to ensure battle and area music are always syncedFixed an issue with Choice Events crashing the game when there are too many choicesAdded a familiar BGM to Laplace’s HideoutAchievements are now backfilled when continuing a Demo Save in the full gameFixed an issue with NPC Culling and Item pickup on non-standard viewport size mapsNon-player Character Allies now show their sprite when trying to move around the GRIDSArrow Timed Hit now appears with a delay and an animation to help players see which Timed Hit is startingLine Timed Hit now appears with a delay and an animation to help players see which Timed Hit is startingNana the Alpaca is now blueNana the Alpaca will now have a christmas hat when playing the game in decemberFixed a Textbox memory leakRhythm Minigames encountered during exploration are now affected by Timing Difficulty (and are more lenient in general)Added support for Steam Deck Resolution (1280x800)Added black areas to cover unrendered parts of the screen for various resolutionsChanged Jam Session Result screen Song Name Font into one that supports all localizationsFixed an issue with Synergy Activations sometimes appearing as a blank stringFixed an issue with followers appearing out of position when swapping Party LeadersBeamdog Blade is now coolFixed an issue with Jam Session percentage only going to 99.99%Added a crying SFX for Stray Kids suffering (quite a few events across the whole game)Fixed an issue where increased Item Limits were not being stored correctly when loading savesFixed an issue where the DPad on controllers was not usable inside of the in-battle load menu