Heartfall Team 8 route guide
Updated 2026-10-15 · Last checked 2026-10-15
Team 8 follows Music is Magic. This v1.01 guide covers the entry decision, progression checkpoints, and 5 registered story endings. Keep a separate save before leaving the opening route.
We checked the unencrypted data in the official free Linux v1.01 build on 15 October 2026. These are data-derived route and ending conditions, not a claim that we played every branch. Later patches can change them. We do not redistribute the game, dialogue scripts, or ending artwork.
Route entry and branching decision
Complete Impulse’s opening Music Box material request, then agree to show him the secret library. Refusing to tell him or already committing to the Bad Boys alliance changes that conversation instead of loading IP1.
Event reference: Session1 / IP1_MBQComplete / outcome1 -> IP1.
Progression and key choices
The session IDs below identify progression in v1.01; they are not a universal chapter count shared by every route. Complete the active quest before moving to the next checkpoint.
- IP1: gather three bones from the Mountain Trail cave, then complete the Maestro material request.
- IP2: follow the music-box, Pearl-food, stone, enchanting, and neighbor objectives. Persistently refusing Pearl food or the library-cleaning request through every chance to relent loads the exclusion conversations that end in Solitude.
- IP3: accept Etho’s Red Jasper gathering request, deliver it, and finish IP3_TradeComplete with etho_redstone set. This increments ip_strange_evidence. Encourage Pearl to join the dance for another increment.
- IP4: complete Jimmy’s flower-gathering request for the third evidence increment. The finale checks equality with 3, not a guessed probability or a reputation threshold.
- IP5: in the Bdubs betrayal scene, stop Pearl from killing him to enter the fatal Pearl chain, or let her finish and continue. At Impulse’s flower, evidence ==3 leads to revival; otherwise the Music Box reset/destruction choice remains.
- If IP2 progression has stalled after Pearl’s food request, apply the official v1.01 patch before retrying. Data-based conditions do not imply that unrelated softlocks have been play-tested away.
Ending conditions
Good reputation means the game passes its named good-reputation check. We do not invent numerical reputation thresholds. Conditions apply to this route, not every appearance of the same character.
| Ending | Required branch or condition | Build ID |
|---|---|---|
| Solitude | In IP2, persistently refuse food in IP2_FoodForPearl or cleaning in IP2_LibraryCleanQuest, rejecting every chance to help, then finish the exclusion conversation. Relenting avoids that immediate ending. The IP3 exclusion scene also uses this ID. | ip_alone |
| Self-Inflicted Solitude | Reach the false-flower branch in IP5 with evidence !=3, repeatedly refuse to play the Music Box, then destroy it. | ip_aloneflower |
| Dal Segno al Fine | Reach the Impulse-flower check with ip_strange_evidence exactly 3 and follow the revival scene. Collect the Etho trade clue, include Pearl in the dance, and finish the flower errand. | ip_truegood |
| Dal Segno al Coda | Reach the false-flower branch with evidence !=3, play the Music Box, and confirm the reset. | ip_falsegood |
| Fallen Companions | In IP5_BdubsBetrayal, stop Pearl at the final intervention instead of letting her kill Bdubs. The resulting fatal Pearl scene leads here; two event transitions share this ID. | ip_worst |
Characters on this branch
These profiles describe the game portrayals, not the real people. Locations and outcomes can differ between routes.
| Character | Profile |
|---|---|
| Grian | /characters/grian/ |
| Jimmy | /characters/jimmy/ |
| Bdubs | /characters/bdubs/ |
| Etho | /characters/etho/ |
| Impulse | /characters/impulse/ |
| Pearl | /characters/pearl/ |
Team 8 roles
The carrd groups Heartfall's seventy collaborators into Teams 0 through 11. Team 8 is managed by Mys Tery. Writing credit starts with Safe safeturnip. The spelling below follows the carrd, including repeated names where one person holds two roles.
| Role | Names as published |
|---|---|
| Writing | Safe safeturnip |
| Writing assistance | Gala Stuckinorbit |
| Scenario design | Peanut Peanutbutter255 |
| Art | Forrest |
| Editing | Gala Stuckinorbit |
| Editing assistance | Safe safeturnip |
| Menu art | Sprout Sproutellini |
| Team manager | Mys Tery |
Questions
How do I enter the Team 8 route?
Complete Impulse’s opening Music Box material request, then agree to show him the secret library. Refusing to tell him or already committing to the Bad Boys alliance changes that conversation instead of loading IP1.
How many endings are registered for Team 8?
5 story ending IDs belong to Music is Magic in the official v1.01 data. This is a build-specific count, not a count inferred from contributor teams.
Related pages
Sources
- Official Heartfall v1.01 download — Linux v1.01, checked 15 October 2026. Route names and ending IDs: game_staticdata.json; event conditions: game_sessions.json; choice outcomes: game_convos.json, in Data/Game Ready. Independently checked build data, not a developer-written walkthrough.
- Heartfall carrd credits — Team 8 roster. Checked 15 October 2026.