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Date, create, and share!

Assuming the role of a male high school student in Japan, the player will meet, interact with, and date a number of female characters with the goal of winding up with one of them at the end of a 101-day calendar. Yeah, you've seen this all before...or have you?

In other romance sims, there's little reason to replay the game again once you've pursued all the characters you're interested in. But Heartache 101 allows for a variable female cast. The number of characters in the game is completely open-ended!

You can create new characters and add them to the game, share them with other users, and add characters created by other users. You can create the images for custom characters from a template, or use images you created yourself, or images from any source. (only "standing" images of characters can be imported; there is no event CG in the game) A simple scripting language is provided for writing story events. You can also customize some of the music.

The game system itself is in part a visual novel interface with gameplay that include conversational decision-making, board game-like mechanics, stat management, financial management, and more.

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New game forthcoming, some might like to know



Since I've been asked many times if I would ever make a sequel to Heartache....

Well this is not a sequel. In very many ways it's radically different. But some might find that it partially retains a bit of the same feel?

So I'm posting the first public screenshot here, and whoever is interested, look for a game page up in the next week or two with the title "Where One Citizen". Game is not complete yet, but after 10 years of development it's about time to start showing it!

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author=laithplays
Ican't get the endings because i cant copmplete the story route of the girl or its something else.

Is there a particular girl you're having trouble with?
author=Garage
author=laithplays
Ican't get the endings because i cant copmplete the story route of the girl or its something else.
Is there a particular girl you're having trouble with?
keika and miki i havent tested the others yet.
author=laithplays
author=Garage
author=laithplays
Ican't get the endings because i cant copmplete the story route of the girl or its something else.
Is there a particular girl you're having trouble with?
keika and miki i havent tested the others yet.

Those are definitely complete-able if you listen carefully to them and keep working on your stats.
author=Garage
author=laithplays
author=Garage
author=laithplays
Ican't get the endings because i cant copmplete the story route of the girl or its something else.
Is there a particular girl you're having trouble with?
keika and miki i havent tested the others yet.
Those are definitely complete-able if you listen carefully to them and keep working on your stats.
Do i need to get every thing right like make them happy and not messing up??
author=laithplays
Do i need to get every thing right like make them happy and not messing up??

Not everything.

There's milestones on any route that you have to pass. Like whenever there's a choice like that one (the first on Miki's route)

A: (Athletics) Try to catch up
B: Take a shortcut instead

You should take and pass that test (some of these tests open alternative routes if you avoid them, others just fail the current route).

As a rule of thumb: it never hurts to be nice to the girl you're after. And normally you shouldn't be too mean to her friends either.
author=Garage
author=laithplays
Do i need to get every thing right like make them happy and not messing up??
Not everything.

There's milestones on any route that you have to pass. Like whenever there's a choice like that one (the first on Miki's route)

A: (Athletics) Try to catch up
B: Take a shortcut instead

You should take and pass that test (some of these tests open alternative routes if you avoid them, others just fail the current route).

As a rule of thumb: it never hurts to be nice to the girl you're after. And normally you shouldn't be too mean to her friends either.
so should i catch up or take a shortcut?
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You can certainly try to select the "catch up" option. I forget what the value is that you need to pass that Athletics check. If you fail it, I believe that opens a route for a different character (Riho?). The other option in that choice I'm... pretty sure opens up Tsubasa's route?


Darigaaz, it has been forever since I actually played this game.
If you want Miki you should race her; but you'd need an ATHLETICS skill of at least 20.

If you take the short cut you'll encounter Tsubasa.

(Pursuing Riho would also mean you should pass the ATHLETICS check)
author=Garage
If you want Miki you should race her; but you'd need an ATHLETICS skill of at least 20.

If you take the short cut you'll encounter Tsubasa.

(Pursuing Riho would also mean you should pass the ATHLETICS check)
I am sorry if i am annoying you but can you tell me how to get Keika story route and ending?
It's been a while but ...

Spoilers:

You'll need Personality and Athletics up to 50 and 40.
Early in her route she'll talk about going to the gym, you should go there too.
(Her route will silently fail if you don't do it before day 40)
Other than that I don't recall her route all that well.
author=Garage
It's been a while but ...

Spoilers:

You'll need Personality and Athletics up to 50 and 40.
Early in her route she'll talk about going to the gym, you should go there too.
(Her route will silently fail if you don't do it before day 40)
Other than that I don't recall her route all that well.
Thank you very much.
;) Why them not look story at these txt

Well... that spoils
Douple sorry :( ... not get it take it...
Hello can i ask something?
It,s about Shohiko event, i am having trouble with her i am waiting for the events but they wont come or appear. I dont know why but i passed the Athletic test,

SPOILER


It,s where i help her get over the fence there is no more events after that and because of that i can't get the ending!
If you have any tips or tell me something that i have to do please reply to this message.
And Thank You! ^_^
author=laithplays
It,s where i help her get over the fence there is no more events after that and because of that i can't get the ending!
If you have any tips or tell me something that i have to do please reply to this message.
And Thank You! ^_^

Random events can be a real pain sometimes. For whatever reason Shihoko's route felt a bit more random to me than most of the others' - but that could just have been my bad luck.

As far as I recall, the athletics check should be somewhere in the middle of her route.

Spoilers:
She should at one point start mentioning outings with her friends, you should take note of these locations and you should go there, too.

At one point she'll invite you along. You should try to make her notice you, you have to challenge Masashi whenever he's trying to claim her for himself; but you should always do that in a playful way.

After the athletics tests there's two more tests you have to pass. One is on one of these outings, the other - the final one - is when you call her out on kissing other guys.

I'm not sure if it's a real requirement, but frequent phone calls and one or two dates with her can't hurt your cause.

Basic tips regarding especially Shihoko:
  • You'll need most of your stats at one point in time, try to figure out which of them is the one she values the most.
  • Don't neglect learning new locations, you'll need most of them for her.
  • Be nice, not pushy.


These tips work for almost any of the other girls too, of course. But with her you'll have to try extra hard in a way.
author=laithplays
Wait!!!
What if you dont have the stadium at the stadium and the event of shohiko went by it because you didnt have the stadium before the event but you have it after the event.
The built-ins are designed to wait for you.

You shouldn't rely too much on that of course, since there's still that 101 days time limit ... so if you meet her at the stadium on day 99 you won't be able the rest of her route in the remaining two days - no matter how hard you try.



author=Garage
author=laithplays
Wait!!!
What if you dont have the stadium at the stadium and the event of shohiko went by it because you didnt have the stadium before the event but you have it after the event.
The built-ins are designed to wait for you.

You shouldn't rely too much on that of course, since there's still that 101 days time limit ... so if you meet her at the stadium on day 99 you won't be able the rest of her route in the remaining two days - no matter how hard you try.
Thank You very much ^-^