Konvel appears to be close-to-or-done-with sorting out the most recent hardware issues and is working on the game once more, however I can't be absolutely certain of that as I haven't asked directly. He's not gone dark in the discord again though, so I think the game is being worked on again at this time.
Tech issues are very unfortunate, but it seems resolved. Hold tight and keep the line! Morale is the first best weapon against the trials of the world.
Nothing new since the last Patreon post, but I'd argue for patience right now given Konvel's situation, nearly lost everything he's been working on for over four years.
He's far more active on Patreon and his Discord than here, and his Patreon's free to join so far as news posts. Just because he's not as active on Itch doesn't mean there's no way to get in contact with him.
There's no concrete date set yet, but the post said he's doing the final proofing before release right now, the announcement'll probably go live on Patreon and Discord first soon.
For who it may concern, Konvel's back in action, gave an update via Patreon three days ago explaining his absence, basically came down to a daisy chain of bullshit regarding his hardware. He managed to salvage everything regarding Hearth, but he's had a damn hard time of it, so cut him some slack. This is a link to the post for further context. https://www.patreon.com/posts/back-again-125820275
So far iam enjoying this game. Iam in ch2 right now. The story has me hooked. One question. Are there going to be side girls the MC can mess with and/or NTR? (Stealing another guy's girl)
Sometimes character icons won't be on the overworld map, look for them where you've seen them in the past, Lilac can be found in the clinic or downstairs if her icon's not visible most of the time.
i really hope some more girls get added to the romance sheet! im not at the end of the story yet so i dont know what happens but im really interested in hatsumi and izya but im pretty sure the last girl i have to discoverdoesnt have horns from the shadow so its likely not them.
either way ive played alot of VN and plan to make one of my own in the future and Demons of the Hearth is definetly one of the best ones ive played.
Keep up the good work! Im excited for the rest of the story to unfold and to see what else you have in store!
Your mistake is in assuming a visual novel is a game more than it is a story. The gameplay is choosing how to react to characters when they ask you a question or make you an offer, and when to interact with whom. Beyond that it is literally a novel. From the complaints I can only assume you've barely gotten through the prologue or you came into this expecting all sex all the time or something. This VN isn't that and that really isn't its selling point.
This is a story of political intrigue in a world of magic and modern at once.
There are choices. Choices you may even regret making for a long time, but this is not an arcade game that is played in the moment to moment.
This is an interactive book for people who actually like reading books.
It is a slow start, I will freely admit; the interesting part doesn't really get fully started until all the characters are met. Such is the price of a complicated setup.
But if you're not interested in learning about people more than putting things in their holes, you should probably check out a different game. Perhaps one that actually uses the word 'game' somewhere in its description.
And notably, Konvel does state right there in the description that you'll get plot with your plot.
Congrats friend, you've discovered the basis of the VN/AVN genre. That's pretty much it. It's not a go places do things game. It's a follow the story, get attached to the characters game.
We're not praising Konvel because they're making the next best call of duty rival. We're praising them because they're crafting a story with modern classical writing themes and a wide array of characters with choices that may or may not affect the story down the line.
Can the reading get tedious? Absolutely. But what we're here for is the story. And porn. A lot of us are here for the porn.
If you want AVNs with "game play", consider playing Wet Sand by Likho Games, Goddesses Whim by NCrow, or Alcyone Legends: Ilias by Alcyone Legends. All great great games, highly recommended personally with mini games, choices, and QTEs. But don't try and put down Konvel, who has been working on this, for YEARS, because you're bored with something that you're just not into.
okay it seems yall not understand my complain...the sand box mode sucks sorry I hate sandbox box...I love avn that just play as story and I have choices...example...eternum i love the game and I know how to keep play....in the hearth....go do I proceed? I just wanna play as in keep going...not being stuck telleporting talking about stupid stuff...like some of it is dumb...and has no character back ground much at all, the problem is the sand box mode...I wanna proceed....how long do I have to waist time in the sandbox mode? I wanna play the story...it was fine before hearth now it's just sand box and sandbox is boring always have been I like sory...idk why someone said I just want sex...I can watch video for that...I want to proceed not he stuck in lame ass sand box mode
Assumptions were made based on the extremely adversarial tone of both of your posts.
To progress you need to look at the hints in the menu. Sometimes the hints in the quick hint menu are more or less descriptive than the ones in the main menu and the individual girls' dossier pages. If your complaint is specifically about the need to fill up an invisible "get to know you better" gauge when they really have nothing to say, then I would agree that is a flaw in the tuning. However, if you've been trying to focus on one character, that's probably the major chokepoint you're hitting. Talk to everyone a little bit until they have the hint 'I need to X with Y first' at which point you can stop talking to them. Eventually you'll run out of people who don't have a hint like that and simply talking to the right person will set off a cascade of new event flags as long as you do them in the order of characters they're listed as depending on. Be sure to also check the main menu for hints about progressing the main plot as sometimes you will need the world to be in a certain state to be able to activate new pending events. You can't deal with a serial killer when there haven't been any killings.
It's possible to get a little stuck. It's not perfect. Sometimes events will happen when you least expect it simply by entering a location even without a hint telling you its there.
Again I would agree that the hinting needs refinement.
I hope you can figure out the rhythm and enjoy the plot as it unfolds. But if you can't then... that's unfortunate. But maybe take a breath and remember civility if you don't want to fight in a war it seems to everyone else like you just started.
Incidentally, after getting to know everyone in the hearth is where I would say the most interesting part is. It's where all the gears start meshing... or grinding as they sometimes do.
thanks your info does help alot! And I don't really care how others feel...so they can be keyboard warriors all the want...yeah i know it's bad not feeling anything but it is my life...i could not care less for this world but this is helpful so thank you very much!
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So much to heart of you
Anal sex is not implemented yet ?
any updates?
Konvel appears to be close-to-or-done-with sorting out the most recent hardware issues and is working on the game once more, however I can't be absolutely certain of that as I haven't asked directly. He's not gone dark in the discord again though, so I think the game is being worked on again at this time.
Tech issues are very unfortunate, but it seems resolved. Hold tight and keep the line! Morale is the first best weapon against the trials of the world.
Até agora a melhor lore de todos os jogos deste gênero que já joguei!
Personagens perfeitas!
Ansioso pelas novas atualizações.
Status update from discord: Konvel had another hardware issue and is remedying. No indication of any data loss.
In my personal opinion this does not sound like cause for panic, just gonna need a little more patience.
Thanks for the headsup, haven't been able to check the server for a couple days now.
any news?
Nothing new since the last Patreon post, but I'd argue for patience right now given Konvel's situation, nearly lost everything he's been working on for over four years.
tbh that s*ck that we here dont get any news at all we literally blind regardless the situation unless someone from patreon tell us
He's far more active on Patreon and his Discord than here, and his Patreon's free to join so far as news posts. Just because he's not as active on Itch doesn't mean there's no way to get in contact with him.
unfortunately for me discord banned in my country and patreon blocked access here.
Dunno what to say then man, sorry about your situation, but there isn't much that can be done other than sticking to the status quo.
oh wow. Amazing! I was starting to really lose hope (and worry a little bit about a stranger on the internet's health and wellbeing).
Great to hear Konvel's alright!
Cherry on top that the game isn't condemned to final development hell!
Sorry to hear about the hardware troubles, though. That's my most real and immediate recurring nightmare.
And hey, no pressure. Just genuinely great to know what's going on. Love the story.
Will there be an estimated date of when the new update will be released or just until it is ready?
There's no concrete date set yet, but the post said he's doing the final proofing before release right now, the announcement'll probably go live on Patreon and Discord first soon.
For who it may concern, Konvel's back in action, gave an update via Patreon three days ago explaining his absence, basically came down to a daisy chain of bullshit regarding his hardware. He managed to salvage everything regarding Hearth, but he's had a damn hard time of it, so cut him some slack. This is a link to the post for further context. https://www.patreon.com/posts/back-again-125820275
I hope you are alright right now and even if not, I will always pray for you.
Dunno if you follow his Patreon or Discord, but he's back. Further context via my comment above yours.
Thats good to know! thanks for info bro🫡🫡🫡
Iam all caught up. Is the game still going? I need to know what could happen next.
So far iam enjoying this game. Iam in ch2 right now. The story has me hooked. One question. Are there going to be side girls the MC can mess with and/or NTR? (Stealing another guy's girl)
ok, i'm near the end and it says "go to hearth during the day"
I believe that's a logical typo and it should actually say Barrbourgh
The game is very wonderful and I am waiting impatiently for the new part
Dunno if you follow his Patreon or Discord, but he's back. Further context via my comment at the top of the page.
So does anyone know where to find lilac
Sometimes character icons won't be on the overworld map, look for them where you've seen them in the past, Lilac can be found in the clinic or downstairs if her icon's not visible most of the time.
another thing,
is there a way to get a list of the music used?
i really enjoy listening to them, mainly the main menu theme and chelseys theme
Konvel has a playlist on youtube with the tracks and their sources.
i really hope some more girls get added to the romance sheet!
im not at the end of the story yet so i dont know what happens but im really interested in hatsumi and izya but im pretty sure the last girl i have to discoverdoesnt have horns from the shadow so its likely not them.
either way ive played alot of VN and plan to make one of my own in the future and Demons of the Hearth is definetly one of the best ones ive played.
Keep up the good work! Im excited for the rest of the story to unfold and to see what else you have in store!
Will pregnancy get added, I know one of the girls mentioned about their mother using magic to speed up the pregnancies
Your mistake is in assuming a visual novel is a game more than it is a story. The gameplay is choosing how to react to characters when they ask you a question or make you an offer, and when to interact with whom. Beyond that it is literally a novel. From the complaints I can only assume you've barely gotten through the prologue or you came into this expecting all sex all the time or something. This VN isn't that and that really isn't its selling point.
This is a story of political intrigue in a world of magic and modern at once.
There are choices. Choices you may even regret making for a long time, but this is not an arcade game that is played in the moment to moment.
This is an interactive book for people who actually like reading books.
It is a slow start, I will freely admit; the interesting part doesn't really get fully started until all the characters are met. Such is the price of a complicated setup.
But if you're not interested in learning about people more than putting things in their holes, you should probably check out a different game. Perhaps one that actually uses the word 'game' somewhere in its description.
And notably, Konvel does state right there in the description that you'll get plot with your plot.
Congrats friend, you've discovered the basis of the VN/AVN genre. That's pretty much it. It's not a go places do things game. It's a follow the story, get attached to the characters game.
We're not praising Konvel because they're making the next best call of duty rival. We're praising them because they're crafting a story with modern classical writing themes and a wide array of characters with choices that may or may not affect the story down the line.
Can the reading get tedious? Absolutely. But what we're here for is the story. And porn. A lot of us are here for the porn.
If you want AVNs with "game play", consider playing Wet Sand by Likho Games, Goddesses Whim by NCrow, or Alcyone Legends: Ilias by Alcyone Legends. All great great games, highly recommended personally with mini games, choices, and QTEs. But don't try and put down Konvel, who has been working on this, for YEARS, because you're bored with something that you're just not into.
okay it seems yall not understand my complain...the sand box mode sucks sorry I hate sandbox box...I love avn that just play as story and I have choices...example...eternum i love the game and I know how to keep play....in the hearth....go do I proceed? I just wanna play as in keep going...not being stuck telleporting talking about stupid stuff...like some of it is dumb...and has no character back ground much at all, the problem is the sand box mode...I wanna proceed....how long do I have to waist time in the sandbox mode? I wanna play the story...it was fine before hearth now it's just sand box and sandbox is boring always have been I like sory...idk why someone said I just want sex...I can watch video for that...I want to proceed not he stuck in lame ass sand box mode
Assumptions were made based on the extremely adversarial tone of both of your posts.
To progress you need to look at the hints in the menu. Sometimes the hints in the quick hint menu are more or less descriptive than the ones in the main menu and the individual girls' dossier pages. If your complaint is specifically about the need to fill up an invisible "get to know you better" gauge when they really have nothing to say, then I would agree that is a flaw in the tuning. However, if you've been trying to focus on one character, that's probably the major chokepoint you're hitting. Talk to everyone a little bit until they have the hint 'I need to X with Y first' at which point you can stop talking to them. Eventually you'll run out of people who don't have a hint like that and simply talking to the right person will set off a cascade of new event flags as long as you do them in the order of characters they're listed as depending on.
Be sure to also check the main menu for hints about progressing the main plot as sometimes you will need the world to be in a certain state to be able to activate new pending events. You can't deal with a serial killer when there haven't been any killings.
It's possible to get a little stuck. It's not perfect. Sometimes events will happen when you least expect it simply by entering a location even without a hint telling you its there.
Again I would agree that the hinting needs refinement.
I hope you can figure out the rhythm and enjoy the plot as it unfolds. But if you can't then... that's unfortunate. But maybe take a breath and remember civility if you don't want to fight in a war it seems to everyone else like you just started.
Incidentally, after getting to know everyone in the hearth is where I would say the most interesting part is. It's where all the gears start meshing... or grinding as they sometimes do.
thanks your info does help alot! And I don't really care how others feel...so they can be keyboard warriors all the want...yeah i know it's bad not feeling anything but it is my life...i could not care less for this world but this is helpful so thank you very much!