Demo update 0.12.0

It has been a while but... This is probably the last major update before the full release of the Pivot of Hearts this year!

IMPORTANT: Pivot of Hearts is still under heavy development and this updates includes several dialogue changes. As such, expect your saves from the previous demo version (0.11.4) to not be compatible anymore. Saves will become reliably stable only once the full game is released.

The highlights for this update are:

• A new special scene at the end with a preview of content from the full game

• Scene animations 100% complete

• Music and sound 100% complete

• Card choices fully balanced

• Several UX improvements

We are finally reaching the end of a long journey developing Pivot of Hearts. Thank you for playing the demo and stay tuned for a release date announcement in the near future!

Detailed CHANGELOG

Added

• Shadow to all cards in the UI

• Smooth entering animation to phone messages

• Call out to play full game in credits

• Government support in credits

• New contributions in credits

• Luna preview of full game in final scene

• Side image support for Luna

• Three new speech SFX variations, which some characters now use

• Lipflapping in all scenes

• Missing suit hints

• Several SFXs and ambiences to scenes throughout the game

• Quadrilha BGM

• "Cul Convidativo" BGM

• Real chapter title shown in save slots

Changed

• Choice rephrased in Cauã's tour to showcase Wen's irony

• First flashback tweaked to better differentiate suit choices

• First flashback tweaked to clarify player's choices cannot be changed

• Luna's intro BGM set to pick up from title menu GBM

• Credits scenes remade with a typical "rolling" animation

• Copyright notice updated in title screen to include 2025

• Luna's intro updated to reflect current state of the game

• Subway logos replaced

• Support logos in splash screen adjusted to conform to new LPG grant

• Shiryuu phone strap replaced by a full remake

• Present card in 1st dream replaced by king of clubs

• Work colleague names with short version inside speeches

• Suit scores and love points balance for an appropriate level of challenge

• Suit award animation extended to allow gaining multiple points

• Different text emphasis formats in the game more consistently applied

• Audio dynamics implemented throughout several scenes

• Sprite animations adjusted to be more stable

Fixed

• Save slots not being translated

• Build sometimes including scenes from the full game

• Copyright notice so it starts based on the first commit

• Minor inconsistencies in character sprites

• Formatting in all scenes

• Card panel being in wrong state in some scenes

• Missing lipflapping animation for some character expressions

• "Indícios" BGM looping in karaoke scene

• Several typos