Heart Of Darkness Vita

Heart of Darkness (hode)
General
Author	Matthieu Milan (usineur)
Type	Action
Version	0.2.9d
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2020/11/23
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This is a port of hode (Heart of Darkness Engine) for the Switch and PS Vita.

hode by Grégory Montoir is a rewrite of the engine used in the game Heart of Darkness made by Amazing Studio.

Installation

How to install:

• Install hode.vpk using VitaShell.
• Copy all datafiles (see Datafiles section) and hode.ini into ux0:data/hode.
• Edit hode.ini and set scale_factor value to 1 and fullscreen to true.

Datafiles:

• The original datafiles from the Windows releases (Demo or CD) are required.
• hod.paf (hod_demo.paf, hod_demo2.paf)
• setup.dat
• _hod.lvl
• _hod.sss
• _hod.mst

If you do not have the game, you can use the demo datafiles from the Android version.

Controls

D-Pad or Left Analog - Move Andy

Circle - Jump

Cross - Run

Square - Use weapon/power

Triangle - Special power

Select - Skip cutscene

Start - Exit confirmation screen

Screenshots

Media

Walkthrough - Heart of Darkness CD1 - [no any single death] (Games n Music)

Changelog

v0.2.9d

• Import 0.2.9a, 0.2.9b, 0.2.9c and 0.2.9d changes:
  • Added gain to sounds.
  • Added no-hit cheat for 'rock' and 'lava'.
  • Added original sounds limiter (16 channels).
  • Fixed checkpoint 7 for 'lar1' screen 19.
  • Fixed some bounding box checks.
  • Fixed sound glitches when resuming the game after a cutscene.
  • Added PSX hint screens.
  • Added 'volume' submenu.
  • Fixed sounds volume and panning.
  • Fixed walk on chain bridge in 'lar1' screen 3.
  • Fixed gate not closing in 'lar2' screen 8.

v0.2.9

• Import 0.2.9 changes:
  • Added PSP and Wii platforms specific code.
  • Added support for PC demo v1.0 data files.
  • Fixed screen state for 'fort' screens 16 and 17.
  • Fixed checkpoint for 'pwr1' screen 21.
  • Fixed PAF animation glitches with last frame.

v0.2.8

• Import 0.2.8 changes:
  • Added PSX background overlays (MDEC).
  • Fixed crash playing paf animation #3 with Italian PC data files.

v0.2.7

• Import 0.2.7 changes:
  • Added 'projection' submenu.
  • Added PSX backgrounds (MDEC).
  • Fixed menu on big endian platforms.

v0.2.6

• Import 0.2.6 changes:
  • Added initial code for menu.
  • Added initial code for PSX sounds (SPU ADPCM).
  • Fixed skull animation in 'rock' screen 18.

v0.2.5

• Import 0.2.5 changes:
  • Fixed spiders and worms movement.
  • Several fixes for big endian platforms.

v0.2.4

• Import 0.2.4 changes:
  • Fixed Amigo walk path in 'pwr2' screen 7.
  • Fixed glowing stone puzzle in 'lar2'.
  • Fixed missing trigger for switch #0 in 'lar1'.

v0.2.3

• Fix autosave on Vita.

v0.2.2

• Fix wonky movements when using left stick on Vita #2.

v0.2.0

• First Release.

Credits

• Gregory Montoir, for the hode engine.

External links

• GitHub - https://github.com/usineur/hode
• VitaDB - https://vitadb.rinnegatamante.it/#/info/512
• GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/heart-of-darkness.550985/