Hello Doppelgangers!!

The Heart Strings Update is OUT NOW!!

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Please check our video showing off the new update!!

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Here are the Patch Notes:

New Backer Weapons:

• Lunaris

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• Transcendence

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• Sledgeamour

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• Saw Waves

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• Fantasia

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• Cl-Ferric Op

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• Backscratcher

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• GuOui

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New Romanceable NPCs

• Patricia

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• Nahilys

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• Knitting Prodigy Jester Girl

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• Sargon

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• IC-Bot

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New Feature - Jam Session

• The Concert Minigame can now be played directly from the Main Menu

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New Feature - Quest Maps

• Maps with Quest specific markers can now be accessed via the Quest Menu

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New Feature - Black Holes

• Battle through Randomized Encounters in the new Black Holes, accessible through Laplaces Place in the Palace, with new entrances scattered across all Zones.

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• Traverse through four randomized maps, each with an increasing Danger Level Encounter in order to challenge the Black Hole Boss Encounter.

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• Access the Black Hole Shop to purchase equipment you might have otherwise missed, or stock up on necessities like Milkshakes or Oil.

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New Languages

• Portuguese Brazilian

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• Simplified Chinese

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• Traditional Chinese

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• Korean

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New Hats

• Dealer\'s 2nd class hats

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• Rocket\'s secret hat

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Zone specific changes:

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Prologue

• Fixed a graphical error with shadows on Prologue - Hacker 2

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• Fixed an issue with being able to swap loadouts before the first combat tutorial

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Scrapyard Zone

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• Added more equipment to find across the Scrappyard

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• Added a new Item Chest in Circuit Barricade (Post-Carpet)

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• Added a new Item Chest in Kymel Desert

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• Added two new Item Chests in District 9

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• New Quest - Ophelias Fashion Crisis

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• New NPC - Glitch

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• New Dateable NPC - IC-Bot Event Chain Start

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• New Dateable NPC - Nahilys Event Chain Start

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• New Dateable NPC - Patricia Event Chain Start

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• Adjusted Simon event in Iceys Shop to require gifting

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• Improved Small Boxes Parade event

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• Adjusted Sequencer Desert Cleric Quest in Kymel Desert

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• Removed invisible collisions at the Desert

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• Fixed issues with Samurai Hat Quest (Vulture Lord)

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• Small overhaul to the enemy Samurai from the Reese Quest

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• Decreased Desert Dungeon BPM

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• Removed a missing string in Iceys Shop

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• Fixed graphical issue on Watts Alley

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Sewers Zone

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• Added a new Item Chest in Sewers 1

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• Added Backer Monument for Reese

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• New NPC - GuOui

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• New Quest - GuOuis Request

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• New Dateable NPC - Knitting Prodigy Jester Girl Event Chain Start

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• Added Laplaces Hideout Entrance near Tethys Ziggurat

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• Fixed an issue with Tethys & Mimas Boss Encounter Triggers

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• Added music on Subway Platform map

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• Updated RIVAL encounter on Subway Platform Map

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• Adjusted Subway Platform Event with Prince and Dealer to have Mimas stay out of the way

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• Added SFX for Horseman Statuization

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Soundwave City

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• Adjusted Dateable NPC Gifting events in Subway Map

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• Added a Sign to indicate Icey\'s new Shop

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• Fixed a missing string during Bank Robbery Event Chain

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• Fixed an issue with Attorney only Bank fight

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• Added a new Item Chest in Barrel Brothers Secret Hideout

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• Added Backer Monument for Ophelia

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• New Quest - Ophelias Fashion Crisis 2

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• New NPC - Drea

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• New Quest - Dreas Delivery

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• Added new Cannon weapon to Workshop Shop

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• New NPC - Sonder Cypher

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• Added Backer Monument for GuOui

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• Added Laplaces Hideout Entrance near SWC Center

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• Fixed Jester Girl Milkshake Quest in Epimetheus Palace

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• Fixed issues with music desynch in Epimetheus Palace

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• Significantly updated and adjusted Senpai-Samas Apartments Encounter

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• Updated Musashis Animations

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• Updated SWC Route Quests to display correctly

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• Updated Clericone Rooftops Chase Sequence with new SFX

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• Updated Gamma 3 Prince Event graphics

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• Fixed Music Desynch related to Gamma 3 Prince Event

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• Getting Sliced on Apartments rooftop now appropriately clears Gamma Route Quest

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• Updated Janus Event in Palace Laboratory

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• Improved some Janus animations

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• Removed Freezetime during Janus EDEF

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• Added new BGM to Epimetheus Palace Ending Scene

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• Added Give Up option to Puppet Dance Minigame

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• Added new Main Story Quests to SWC

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• Fixed an issue with one of the Blockers on SWC Center not disappearing correctly

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• Fixed a crash related to Marionette ability in Epimetheus & Janus Bossfight

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• Updated Patricias Head Replacement Event in Beta Workshop

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• Fixed a potential Soft Lock caused by excessive Elephant Petting

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• Added translation to the Janus Doors names

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Forgotten Technology

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• Added a new Item Chest in Zone Zero

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• New NPC - Nikara

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• New Quest - Nikaras Challenge

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• New NPC - Sully Skully Walker

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• New Dateable NPC - Sargon

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• Fixed Cemetery Shortcut - can now access the Road\'s End map from the Cemetery, as the Whale intended.

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• Updated Pumpkin NPC Graphics

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• Updated Lilibug NPC Graphics

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• New Quest - Find a Floppy Disk for Akira

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• New NPC - Johnny the Naked Frog

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• A new Gunpowder Flower eventually grows near the Greenhouse

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• Added Laplaces Hideout Entrance in Zone Zero

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• Removed a missing string in Forgotten Technology intro sequence

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• Added special Black Hole Akira Encounter

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• Updated Lilibug and Fenrir Sprites

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• Fixed an issue with Fenrir AI being unable to target player on certain tiles

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• Changed Fenrir AI Tags

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• Added new Main Story Quests to Forgotten Technology

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• Fixed Felix Lover event in Lake map

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• Adjusted Collision on Lake map

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• Reduced screen shake during Mother Tree scene

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• Carpet item is now removed at the end of Forgotten Technology to avoid Dome problems

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• Fixed an issue with a climbable vine on Greenhouse Exterior pushing you out of collision

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Basilica of the Hymn

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• Added new dialogue at the end of Polydeuces introduction

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• Updated graphics for Polydeuces introduction

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• Updated Polydeuces Battle Animations

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• Polydeuces now recovers all LP and EP on his final phase, takes reduced damage

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• Fixed missing enemy palettes in Polydeuces bossfight

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• Added Laplaces Hideout Entrance in Main Hall

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• Removed Freezetime during Polydeuces EDEF

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• Added new Main Story Quests to Basilica

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• Added Dealer\'s 2nd class hat chest to Pillars map

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• Adjusted collision on Pillars map

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• Updated Judge Combat SFX

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• Updated Oligarch enemy Animations

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• Updated enemies in Polydeuces Boss Encounter to use Church Palette

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• Updated Polydeuces Attack SFX

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• Added more Milkshake Rewards to Basilica Encounters

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• Adjusted a conversation on Pillars map outside of Basilica

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• Polydeuces now full heals when the 7th Seal is triggered

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• Polydeuces stats have been increased

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• Added an idle animation and drumming animation for Yu during Basilica Concert

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• Gates locking access from Basilica Main Hall to Doppelganger Breeding Grounds are now angled correctly

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• Simon is now correctly displayed in his Instrument animation during Basilica Concert

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Doppelganger Breeding Grounds

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• Added Laplaces Hideout Entrance on Outside DBG map

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• 3 new quest chain events around the DBG

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• Fixed an issue with repeating dialogue during Clayton fight on Assembly 3

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• Updated Pan & Daphnis Combat Animations

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The Eternal Dome

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• Fixed Ending NPCs accidentally appearing too early in The Eternal Dome - Chateau

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• Fixed Dealer speaking when not present on The Eternal Dome - Temple

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• 3 new quest chain events conclude at the Dome

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• New Quest - Ophelias Fashion Crisis 3

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• Decreased Blue Elite Horseman survivability

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• Added 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)

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• 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 didnt)

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• Updated Dissonance Ending scenes for text visibility and graphical polish

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• Added Laplaces Hideout Entrance in Temple of Saturn

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• Laplace can now only reset the stats of characters present in the current party

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• Added Felix Combat Animations for ending encounter

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• Added correct Turn Order Displays for all Romanceable Characters

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• Golden Gates RIVAL NPC now gets removed if Rocket is no longer in the party

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• Added more Milkshake Rewards to Eternal Dome Encounters

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• Added more laugh SFX to Prometheus encounters

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• Adjusted Simon Romance Ending hair color

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• Added Chateau mapname

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• Fixed an issue where a missing string is displayed when talking to First Dingus after Riddle Completion

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• Adjusted a Director string to remain inside the bounds of the text box

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• Cameramen photographing Bobo during Concert event on the Avenue Map now have SFX

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Miscellaneous

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• Added SFX to all Skill Program Effect Animations

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• Added Dealer Secondary Class Portraits

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• Added Dealer Secondary Class Helmets for Cyberwalker, Terminator and Jester

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• Fixed Dealer Kanabo

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• Updated animations on all Dealer attacks, including but not limited to:

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• Kanabo, Scythe, Longsword, Greatsword, Battery, Gun, Throw

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• Added SFX to Dealer Battery Attack

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• Fixed an issue with Dealers Gun hitframes

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• Attack/Onhit popup icons in battle are now colored by their Attack Type

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• Fixed start-up crash from opening menu while game is loading

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• Added instrument sounds for rhythm moves

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• Harp

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• Bagpipe

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• Fixed issues with Senpai-Samas romance route

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• Updated all RIVAL battle Animations

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• Added Idle animations for

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• All Developer NPCs

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• All missing Backer NPCs

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• Yu

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• Sista

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• Generic Metalhead NPC

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• Sniperboss and Maskboss

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• Generic Terminator NPC

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• Akira

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• Dr Hax no-computa

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• Dione

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• Updated multiple hardcoded strings to be localized

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• Fixed an issue with Milkshake Limits resetting on game load

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• Adjusted special player-enemy to use hats

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• Removed color tags from places where color tags dont function

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• Added a new expression for Nahilys

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• Added a new expression for Rocket

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• Added a secret new NG+ hat for Rocket

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• Added new Main Story Quest Texts

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• Fixed Items sometimes being in an invalid equip state

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• Multiple UI Adjustments to accommodate new Localizations

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• Added at least 1 stat up item to all shops

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• Added SFX to Detective Alligator events

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• Adjusted Bobos feet during Warping Sequence

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• Fixed Turn Order Display Palette issue

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• Updated Portraits:

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• Sargon

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• Generic Attorney

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• Birdman

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• Saci Perere

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• Catapulteer Grumbler

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• Fenrir

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• Glitch

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• Patricias portrait now changes after her head replacement in the Acquaintances Menu

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• Fixed using the Dpad to select options in the battle pause menu

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• Fixed a rare issue with the Horsemen enemies

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• Fixed an issue with some portraits appearing incorrectly for one frame

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• Adjusted Lover Heart gain from events and gifting

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• Changed Amplitude effect name display color

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• Friendship levels are now displayed correctly in messenger windows

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• Dealer now gains or loses hearts depending on your actions throughout the game

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• Bobo now starts the game with Simon as an Acquaintance

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• All lovers can now reach max hearts

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• Fixed Relationship Statuses not being cleared when starting a new file or NG+

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• Added ability to Give Up during Concert Minigames

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• Added ability to Autoplay during Concert Minigames

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• Added Venue Selection to Jam Session minigame

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• Fixed 2 instances of missing strings in Japanese Localization

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• Fixed last save/load slot not animating correctly

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• Reduced size of Chained Princes name

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• Added a new check to ensure battle and area music are always synced

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• Fixed an issue with Choice Events crashing the game when there are too many choices

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• Added a familiar BGM to Laplaces Hideout

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• Achievements are now backfilled when continuing a Demo Save in the full game

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• Fixed an issue with NPC Culling and Item pickup on non-standard viewport size maps

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• Non-player Character Allies now show their sprite when trying to move around the GRIDS

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• Arrow Timed Hit now appears with a delay and an animation to help players see which Timed Hit is starting

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• Line Timed Hit now appears with a delay and an animation to help players see which Timed Hit is starting

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• Nana the Alpaca is now blue

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• Nana the Alpaca will now have a christmas hat when playing the game in december

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• Fixed a Textbox memory leak

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• Rhythm Minigames encountered during exploration are now affected by Timing Difficulty (and are more lenient in general)

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• Added support for Steam Deck Resolution (1280x800)

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• Added black areas to cover unrendered parts of the screen for various resolutions

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• Changed Jam Session Result screen Song Name Font into one that supports all localizations

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• Fixed an issue with Synergy Activations sometimes appearing as a blank string

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• Fixed an issue with followers appearing out of position when swapping Party Leaders

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• Beamdog Blade is now cool

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• Fixed an issue with Jam Session percentage only going to 99.99%

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• Added a crying SFX for Stray Kids suffering (quite a few events across the whole game)

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• Fixed an issue where increased Item Limits were not being stored correctly when loading saves

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• Fixed an issue where the DPad on controllers was not usable inside of the in-battle load menu

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