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This page is for discussion of the technical side of content creation. If you have a technical issue or question with regards to a character or story you are creating, talk about it here.
(The old Custom Content thread can be found here)


Helpful things:

--> Medium build girl, the .psd that was used to create the built-in characters, is available with layer names in English.

--> Kudos to SparkleFox for finding us a male tachie generator, authored by "彩 雅介" (Aya Mayabaikai?)! This one is put together as a program, but has PSD files with layer-names in Japanese. No "fan-translation" available at this time.

--> You can use any of these images for making new custom characters.

--> Notepad++ with syntax highlighting for Heartache 101 can be a big help with story creation. To set it up, go to the View menu and set User Defined Language to HeartAche. Then close View, go to the Language menu and select HeartAche. (If you already have Notepad++, here's userDefineLang.xml by itself)

--> Mr. Help File has, regrettably, forgotten to mention certain locations! They are as follows:
Beach (sunset), Grounds (sunset), Roof (sunset), Bedroom (Morning), Downtown, Studio Room.
Note that these locations must be specified via a PLACE command. To the best of my (ie: Marrend's) knowledge, they cannot be obtained via the generic "School" or "City" code.

--> If you are writing story content that includes the appearance of existing characters (built-in or custom), the following list may be of reference:

ID 0 = The Player
ID 1 = Nakajima Miki {flowerthief, Built-in content}
ID 2 = Ikeda Keika {flowerthief, Built-in content}
ID 3 = Onishi Tsubasa {flowerthief, Built-in content}
ID 4 = Kaneshiro Shihoko {flowerthief, Built-in content}
ID 5 = Kaneshiro Riho {flowerthief, Built-in content}
ID 6 = Sato Akari {flowerthief, Built-in content}
ID 7 = Hiraoka Hinami {flowerthief, Built-in content}
ID 8 = (Secret character) {flowerthief, Built-in content}
ID 9 = Watanabe Junko {Nekochi, "Junko"}
ALSO = Tsukino Emi {Silent Pheonix, "Tsukino Emi", in progress}
ID 10 = Mitsuya Masako {Marrend, "Masako"}
ID 11 = Monotami Ruri {Marrend, "Uchioniko"}
ID 12 = Nemoto Mayu {Marrend, "Uchioniko"}
ID 13 = Terakado Shoko {Marrend, "Uchioniko}
ID 14 = Shirazu Izumi {Marrend, "Uchioniko"}
ID 15 = Watanabe Aoi {Nekochi, "Junko"}
ALSO = Lambaria Yuu {KimotoDragoon, "Yuu", in progress, Caretaker: Marrend}
ID 16 = Ran Fujioka {Neckochi, unpublished}
ID 17 = Torako Koizumi {Neckochi, unpublished}
ID 18 = Yumemi Tanno {Neckochi, unpublished}
ID 19 = Umehara Joruri {Marrend, "Joruri"}
ID 20 = Sakuragawa Fuyuki {Fuyuki, "Fuyuki", cancelled}
ID 21 = 21 Ways {dude797, "21"; Caretaker: Dozen}
ID 22 = Ikari Kyouki {Dozen, unpublished}
ID 23 = (Reserved for Nekochi)
ID 24 = (Reserved for Nekochi)
ID 25 = Kuwabara Emiko {Marrend, "Emiko"}
ID 26 = Tanaka Yoko {triad2/Noone42, in progress}
ID 27 = Katanashi Seira {triad2/Noone42, in progress}
ID 28 = (Reserved for KimotoDragoon)
ID 29 = Shitazawa Arika {Dozen, unpublished}

ID 31 = Maeda Eriko {triad2, "Meada"}
ID 32 = ? Genji {triad2, "Meada"}
ID 33 = ? Ryoko {Dozen, unpublished}
ID 34 = (Reserved for Tthedragon)
ID 35 = (Reserved for Tthedragon)
ID 36 = Murakami Megumi {Render, unpublished}
ID 37 = Kawano Fujiko {Render, unpublished}
ID 38 = Matsuhara Akane {Render, unpublished}
ID 39 = Momohana Nami {GloopMaster, Unknown, in progress}
ID 40 = Konohana Midori {LordNight, "Midori", RMN only, in progress}
ID 41 = Natsume Rika {LordNight, "Midori", RMN only, in progress}
ID 42 = (Reserved for LorSquirrel)
ID 43 = Hasegawa Kanon {LordNight, "Midori", RMN only, in progress}
ID 44 = Kirihara Kana {LordNight, "Midori", RMN only, in progress}
ID 45 = (Reserved for LordNight)
ID 46 = (Reserved for LordNight)
ID 47 = (Reserved for LordNight)
ID 48 = (Reserved for LorSquirrel)
ID 49 = (Reserved for LorSquirrel)
ID 50 = (Reserved for LorSquirrel)
ID 51 = Shiromiya Kagami {BDFalcon, unpublished}
ID 52 = Tsuchitsuru Airi {BDFalcon, unpublished}
ID 53 = Kimura Shizuka {Mute, unpublished}
ID 54 = Columban Kuri {?, unpublished}
ID 55 = Shikimori Asuka {Render, "Clique", unpublished}
ID 56 = Shikimori Sanako {Render, "Clique", unpublished}
ID 57 = Nakao Yasuko {Render, "Clique", unpublished}
ID 58 = Sakaki Usagi {Render, "Clique", unpublished}
ID 59 = Waifu Mai {pegaso, "Mai", unpublished} (temporary reserve?)
ID 60 = Makoda Yuuki {Ilan14, unpublished}
ID 61 = Hisatsuki Seiryuu {BDFalcon, unpublished}
ID 62 = Torahashi Mio {BDFalcon, unpublished}
ID 63 = Eienji Rie {BDFalcon, unpublished}
ID 64 = Hamaguchi Takako {dewelar, unpublished}
ID 65 = Yoshimura Noriko {dewelar, "Noriko"}
ID 66 = Ichini Sanshi {BDFalcon, unpublished}
ID 67 = Kimura Sachiko {Mute, unpublished}
ID 68 = Hitsuragi Yuureiko {BDFalcon, unpublished}
ID 69 = Hanata Haruka {BDFalcon, unpublished}
ID 70 = Shiraki Kotone {BasedMG, "Kotone", in progress}
ID 71 = Kurokawa Sarako {BDFalcon, unpublished}
ID 72 = Kurokawa Mikari {BDFalcon, unpublished}
ID 73 = (Reserved for LorSquirrel)
ID 74 = Yamisaki Eliza {Kevincalanor, Wolfpack}
ID 75 = Yamisaki Alessa {Kevincalanor, Wolfpack}
ID 76 = Nakamura Yuriko {Kevincalanor, Wolfpack}
ID 77 = Harada Himeko {Garage, "Winggirl"}
ID 78 = Fujikawa Sayumi {Garage, "Winggirl"}
ID 79 = Fujikawa Mayumi {Garage, "Winggirl"}
ID 80 = Hashimoto Midori {Ertad, unpublished}
ID 81 = (reserved for Ertad)
ID 82 = (reserved for Ertad)
ID 83 = (reserved for Ertad)
ID 84 = (reserved for Ertad)
ID 85 = (reserved for Ertad)
ID 86 = (reserved for Ertad)
ID 87 = (reserved for Ertad)
ID 88 = (reserved for Ertad)
ID 89 = (reserved for Ertad)
ID 90 = (reserved for Ertad)
ID 91 = (reserved for Ertad)
ID 92 = Itawa Miyuki {RukasuWYZ, "Ijona on'nanoko", probably canceled}
ID 93 = Shogowa Yuka {RukasuWYZ, "Ijona on'nanoko", probably canceled}
ID 94 = Fujita Suki {RukasuWYZ, "Ijona on'nanoko", probably canceled}
ID 95 = Chihiro Sato {RukasuWYZ, "Ijona on'nanoko", probably canceled}
ID 96 = Shingoza Ayumi {RukasuWYZ, "Ijona on'nanoko", probably canceled}

ID 97 = Sawada Merika {Garage, "Winggirl - Pathways"}
ID 98 = Nagai Shika {Garage, "Winggirl - Pathways"}
ID 99 = Harada Hibiko {Garage, "Winggirl - Pathways"}
ID 100 = Robin Clark {Wowzer_, "Robin"}
ALSO = ? Takuya {Kevincalanor, "Built-off", tachie/profile only}
ID 101 = Miyazaki Kiyoka {Nedras, "First Years", unpublished}
ID 102 = Matsumoto Atsumi {Nedras, "First Years", unpublished}
ID 103 = Kagawa Yasuna {Nedras, "First Years", unpublished}
ID 104 = Azuka Ishikawa {Nedras, "First Years", unpublished}
ID 105 = Hayashito Kaede {ShinigamisApples/KiyokoKaia, unpublished}
ID 106 = Hayashi Kitsune {Garage, "Kitsune"}
ID 107 = Sasaki Riku {Garage, "Nadeshiko"}
ID 108 = Yamaguchi Ayame {Garage, "Nadeshiko"}
ID 109 = Kimura Nanashi {Garage, "Nadeshiko"}
ID 110 = Takahashi Karen {Garage, "Rivalries"}
ID 111 = Inoue Azami {Garage, "Rivalries"}
ID 112 = Yamamoto Hina {Garage, "Crossover", unpublished}
ID 113 = Kojima Daishi {Garage, "Crossover", unpublished}
ID 114 = Hashimoto Chiyo {Garage, "Crossover", unpublished}

ID 121 = Furuya Reika {ScarbucksCoffee, "Reika", unpublished}
ID 122 = Furuya Shunpei {ScarbucksCoffee, "Reika", unpublished}
ID 123 = Shimada Tsukasa {ScarbucksCoffee, "Reika", unpublished}
ID 124 = Shimada Tomo {ScarbucksCoffee, "Reika", unpublished}

ID 130 = Tanaka Grace {mysteriousone3, "Grace"}

(Note: You don't need to care about this list if your story events will not include existing characters, as ID numbers for characters in separate files don't have to be unique)

--> Finally, I've listed the game cheats here. You can use these during story events to test your content:
SHIFT + F5 -- Adds 10 to Looks
SHIFT + F6 -- Adds 10 to Athletics
SHIFT + F7 -- Adds 10 to Personality
SHIFT + F8 -- Adds 10 to Mind
SHIFT + F9 -- Adds 10 to Soul
ALT + F5 -- Adds 1000 to yen
ALT + F6 -- Active speaker's affection decreases by 100
ALT + F7 -- Active speaker's affection increases by 100
ALT + F8 -- Advances the calendar by 1 day
ALT + F9 -- Advances the calendar by 7 days

Posts

I try to answer (most of) your questions:

The story ID has no real meaning. It's just used by the game to identify a story in case another one needs to. For all the game cares, you could just number them backwards (and write content that has 1 as the ID of the main ending).

About dating places: pick what you think a char likes and remember her reaction. You could even ask them - after the very first date, that is.

With some girls you could make a reasonable guesses. Like it should be easy to guess that Riku likes both the gym and the Children's Park but doesn't care too much about going shopping. Anyway: even taking a girl some place she dislikes might teach you something about her.

Sorry. But I don't really get what your trying to say in the last three paragraphs.
Actualy it can begin at story 2000, but, if i am like player do it like hints and tips think, then it better begin at story 1.

Ahha... talking at we same scanerio? I thinking at what i am put my own girl, youre think about in already do...

Riku... intresting... some place that is BOY´S name... not surprise at player get thinking... well... that in Japan.

Garage... are you simply hint at good Story scanerio? Yours are so GREAT! (really!)
Also Marrend at also GREAT... (well, not yet get Juriro or that partways... but anyway... ) at *****/***** for Uchioko was my feelings even not enough... same feelings at Winggirls! ´(Riku isn´t Wing girls... )
Riku is supposed to be an unisex name in Japan, if the internet is to be trusted. In fact that was the reason why I picked it for her ;)
If most people would first think of a boy when hearing this name: that fits my purpose even better.

As for story IDs: just forget about them, unless you want to write your own content.
For example my content is numbered in way that's intended to make it easier (for me) to debug - and that's all.

I'm glad if you like my stories; after all that's why I published them. ;)
Marrend
Guardian of the Description Thread
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author=EgyLynx
id 110-120, 125-129 and 131+ was now free, if i am look right? (And 30?)

Technically speaking, nobody has ever claimed those slots. Pretty sure about that. With the exception of #30. I'm almost positive that's where Yume Francisca used to be before it was cancelled, and removed from the list. I seem to recall at least one other cancellation of content that was also removed from the list. That character I think was part of the OCCD at one point, so, I probably made a comment in the blog about when it was removed.

author=EgyLynx
By the way, 104, uses Kitsune...

I double-checked the profile for Kitsune, and she definitely uses 106 as her ID number. I did a search of "id = 104" in the story-file too, and found no results. Do you mean something else by this?
author=Marrend
author=EgyLynx
id 110-120, 125-129 and 131+ was now free, if i am look right? (And 30?)
Technically speaking, nobody has ever claimed those slots. Pretty sure about that. With the exception of #30. I'm almost positive that's where Yume Francisca used to be before it was cancelled, and removed from the list. I seem to recall at least one other cancellation of content that was also removed from the list. That character I think was part of the OCCD at one point, so, I probably made a comment in the blog about when it was removed.

author=EgyLynx
By the way, 104, uses Kitsune...

I double-checked the profile for Kitsune, and she definitely uses 106 as her ID number. I did a search of "id = 104" in the story-file too, and found no results. Do you mean something else by this?
I see. Why? That sounds cute name:(. I mean: Yume Francisca.
Marrend
Guardian of the Description Thread
21806
Fran wasn't a well-thought out, or well-executed, idea. That, and I have no desire to re-write the character to make her work better. Hence, the cancellation. If it's any consolation, I somehow managed to squeeze out a re-write of Emiko. Her original writing was probably just as bad, and her graphics... ugh.
author=Marrend
Fran wasn't a well-thought out, or well-executed, idea. That, and I have no desire to re-write the character to make her work better. Hence, the cancellation. If it's any consolation, I somehow managed to squeeze out a re-write of Emiko. Her original writing was probably just as bad, and her graphics... ugh.

Oh I am so sorry about that:(. Well, makers have own goals and ideals what follow.
There are no real corners what you girl should look, like, dislike or something else. .. Her is...

Well maybe I will try my girl too. . But only one is just so less... Pictures of her or them are will be highest question to me although...
Let's see...
Maybe or something like that.
Ideas are but are they going allowed is other think...

Let's see...

Maybe no?
I apologise if I'm using the wrong section.
I downloaded and installed the "official custom content" from the download section and I noticed that many characters are missing their portraits, or to be more correct they share the same appearance. Also, I'm pretty sure some of the locations I saw from the files don't even show up.
Am I doing something wrong? Is it a known issue?
I literally copied and pasted everything onto the game folder. It's pretty sad because I have 4-5 characters sharing the same aspect.
Marrend
Guardian of the Description Thread
21806
That ZIP file should have been set up so that if a user targets the base Heartache directory, all the files should be extracted where they should be. That, in itself, may need to be double-checked before the file gets updated in June. However, if all the files that were contained in that file were extracted into the base directory instead...

...Well, the logic in my head is that the game wouldn't even read them there. It should read content from the Music, Profiles, Story and Tachie sub-directories.


In any event, I double-checked the ODDC blog. As it happens, there are at least two characters that share graphics. However, I don't know if it's simply the case that you're continuously encountering those two characters (which may be largely unlikely with all content enabled, but, awkwardly possible), or if something else is going on. Thus, I would like to know who you are encountering that shares graphics, and compare with what I've got on my end.

As for locations not showing up, a thought in my mind is that there could have been an error in where the graphics were placed. I'm aware of certain content where the directory of custom backdrops should be, as an example, "Heartache 101\Tachie\SOSC", or "Heartache 101\Tachie\74", or what-have-you. Another thought is the possibility that you somehow locked yourself out of seeing the events that have those locations. Unless you unlocked the story-viewer, and still can't see them that way? Hrm.
author=ShiningCryst4l
I apologise if I'm using the wrong section.
I downloaded and installed the "official custom content" from the download section and I noticed that many characters are missing their portraits, or to be more correct they share the same appearance. Also, I'm pretty sure some of the locations I saw from the files don't even show up.
Am I doing something wrong? Is it a known issue?
I literally copied and pasted everything onto the game folder. It's pretty sad because I have 4-5 characters sharing the same aspect.
Some time ago flowerthief (the author of this game) posted a few tachie to be used by whomever wanted to use them.

A few of the custom characters are based on those. And there's at least some duplicates.

About not being able to see some events: if there's too much content they will start blocking each other. And don't forget that stories are chosen randomly if there's more then one possibility for one location at one point in time. So it'll take luck or patience.

For example: I - personally - would strongly advice AGAINST installing the whole "Official custom content" on your very first run through the game. Chances are very high that you won't get anywhere with anybody just because there's so many of them (and only 101 days ...)

You should only do this if you have completed the game at least once and thus can enable/disable which content you want to try next.

If you're new to this game: for your first run try using just the original cast. There's plenty of fun and interesting stories to discover.
First of all, thank you both for your kind reply.

author=Garage
For example: I - personally - would strongly advice AGAINST installing the whole "Official custom content" on your very first run through the game. If you're new to this game: for your first run try using just the original cast. There's plenty of fun and interesting stories to discover.
I finished the game many times already but I didn't know there were custom characters, so I went to the download section and installed the pack. Some of them are really well designed and add many interesting stories to the main game.

Regarding the tachies that flowerthief posted, I'm pretty sure the pack -shouldn't- feature the same exact "design" on different characters, so it has to be a bug.

author=Marrend
As it happens, there are at least two characters that share graphics. However, I don't know if it's simply the case that you're continuously encountering those two characters (which may be largely unlikely with all content enabled, but, awkwardly possible), or if something else is going on.

I think there are more than two, if I'm not wrong.

https://i.imgur.com/Gv1NF9j.png

I found all of those just by doing a quick run (10 mins max). So having 4+ character sharing the same graphics gets a little bit confusing after a while, really. But again, I'm not sure if it's inteded or not.
author=ShiningCryst4l
Regarding the tachies that flowerthief posted, I'm pretty sure the pack -shouldn't- feature the same exact "design" on different characters, so it has to be a bug.

Both the blonde and the lightbrown one are from the tachiesets I mentioned.
Marrend
Guardian of the Description Thread
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With a bit more delving, I can confirm that the "YAK" package (Yuki Winters and Konoko Winters from your screenshot) contains pre-made graphics from the link Garage mentions. More specifically, the ones labeled "Character 25", "Character 27", "Character 28", and "Character 29". The "Ijona on'nanoko" pack (Shogowa Yuki and Sato Chihiro from your screenshot) also contains pre-made graphics from that post. More specifically, the ones labeled "Character 25", "Character 26", "Character 27", and "Character 28".

However, to answer the question of intent, those graphics were presented to potential authors to use as they see fit. As such, one could argue that this scenario that we are seeing here is intentional. However, I suppose it could also be argued that those graphics could have been intended as a temporary measure for testing/development purposes until more appropriate graphics could be made/found.
On a side note: those two packages - along with "Nami" who too uses one of those tachiesets - are considered incomplete.

Thus no one ever claimed they are perfect ;)

Maybe their authors once upon a time were planing to make "real tachie" for them when they are done? ...

By the way: don't let yourself be discouraged by that "incomplete" flag, tho.

In my humble opinion some of that stuff is really enjoyable.
author=Garage
On a side note: those two packages - along with "Nami" who too uses one of those tachiesets - are considered incomplete.

Thus no one ever claimed they are perfect ;)

Maybe their authors once upon a time were planing to make "real tachie" for them when they are done? ...

By the way: don't let yourself be discouraged by that "incomplete" flag, tho.

In my humble opinion some of that stuff is really enjoyable.

Nami. It that scanerio was "clean mode off"?

Like 21 Ways?
her past and more found her end...

Even them NOT yours or Marrend´s "girls" .

author=Garage
Some time ago flowerthief (the author of this game) posted a few tachie to be used by whomever wanted to use them.

A few of the custom characters are based on those. And there's at least some duplicates.

About not being able to see some events: if there's too much content they will start blocking each other. And don't forget that stories are chosen randomly if there's more then one possibility for one location at one point in time. So it'll take luck or patience.

For example: I - personally - would strongly advice AGAINST installing the whole "Official custom content" on your very first run through the game. Chances are very high that you won't get anywhere with anybody just because there's so many of them (and only 101 days ...)

You should only do this if you have completed the game at least once and thus can enable/disable which content you want to try next.

If you're new to this game: for your first run try using just the original cast. There's plenty of fun and interesting stories to discover.

Hmmm... After all, I was think that ONE more story scan more when least some "offical" end at seen.
But difficult say which one was easiest... But just one or two More and these who allowed Clean mode(?) or not...

Anyway, i liked at what at these Marrend and Garage are put already :) .
THEM girls aren´t just empty feelings!
Heh, thanks to my poor time management skills I should've posted this earlier but ehh

I've provided names for my reserved characters, to make them literally more than just a number on the list...

121: Furuya Reika (the elusive sister)
122: Furuya Shunpei (the antisocial brother)
123: Shimada Tsukasa (the disreputable gadfly, Shunpei's closest friend)
124: Ishida Tomoe (???)

Marrend
Guardian of the Description Thread
21806
ID list updated. I made a dumb an educated guess that those four characters represent one character package, and that the "lead character" is Reika.
... I think: when that "scanerio" is download list... And what it name?