Castlevania Harmony of Despair (PC) FAQ

>Where do I get the game?
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnU7JNis_4CFUPn5LeUCpTA
The latest version will be in the description of his latest video

>Can I run this?
If you're not using a computer made to run windows 0.9 then you should be just fine. Works on the toastiest of toasters.

>Whats the difference between this and Retail version?
As of v9.7:
The physics are slightly off
Single Player mode is not available * though you can play alone in multiplayer mode
Yoko, Simon, and Getsu Fuhma are not available
Chapters 9, 10, and 11 are not available
New characters are Albus (OoE) and Axe Armor
New chapters 12 (based on SotN) and 13 (Based on OoE)
Items are not currently restricted to specific chapters

>When do we run?
We start roughly 11PM EST and end 3-4AM EST

>How does hosting work?
Peer 2 Peer

>My Controller won't work
Make sure only one controller is plugged in THEN make sure your system recognizes that controller is the only one active.

>How do I set a username?
From the main menu > Howtoplay&Options > Settings > Others > Online Name

>My FPS drops to -3 after awhile
Regrettably this is a known bug that has something to do with damage numbers lingering in the game's memory for too long. It is ideal to close and reopen the game after 2 or 3 runs as a group. This bug does not seem to appear while playing alone.

>I have the server set to US and still can't find you guys
There are two possibilities.
1. The game is full. We'll usually lose a couple folks in between chapters for resets. No one holds a grudge over a lost spot.
2. The host disconnected for whatever reason and you've found yourself in the roughly 1 minute gap in between someone making a new lobby. Sit tight and keep looking or follow the thread's tags and make a lobby yourself.

>How do I level a character?
Depending on the character, you will either need to rank up the weapons by hitting things with them or rank them up by collecting more copies.

Leveled by hits:
Vampire Killer
Doves
Agartha
Axe Armor's Axe
All Subweapons for Julius, Richter, Johnathan and Axe Armor
Shanoa's glyph spells
Maria's guardian animals

Leveled by Copies:
Shanoa's Weapon Glyphs
Charlotte's Book Weapons
Charlotte's Spells
Alucard's Spells
Soma's Soul Spells

>How do I get loot
Loot in this Unity Version is only restricted by difficulty and not chapters. You can look at the loot tables in this link
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D0PgpuopBbgi8u8b6bOZLVLTyLRj0pCU5mBejZRHMl8/edit

Food drops from brown chests.
Blue chests drop life water exclusively (Until a single player mode is put in. When it is, Blue chests will have the same as green chests.)
Red Chests will only drop money.
Mediocre loot will drop from green chests.
Moderately useful loot and skills will drop from Purple Chests
The best loot comes from Gold Chests from bosses.

>What do that stats mean?
Attack is your base attack plus whatever your weapon and equipment provide. It is not increased by STR or INT.
Defense is your physical damage reduction. This includes contact damage.
STR increases the damage of non-weapon and non-subweapon attacks. Attacks like Richter's uppercut and dash will receive bonuses from STR.
CON will reduce the knockback and hitstun caused by damage.
INT increases your subweapon and spell damage.
MND increases your magic defense.
LCK increases your chance to crit slightly, your chance of getting item drops from monsters, and improved the chances of getting rare loot from chests.

>I can't equip weapons onto *X*
Characters are restricted to certain weapons without glitching. The same applies to certain pieces of armor

>How do I hear english voices/see english callouts ingame?
Hold F/R2/Right Trigger when selecting your character's color.

>Callouts are just a white box
You will need to alter the windows in which they appear.
From the main menu > Howtoplay&Options > settings > windows
From there, fiddle with the colors to make the insides any color other than white.

>I can't use any of the skills in the skill list
You will have to acquire them ingame to be able to use them. They will usually come from purple chests.

>How do I make money
You have a few options
1. Cheat because this game has no cheat protection
2. Use an earlier version of the game to sell items you don't actually have
3. Run expert chapter 1 constantly and pray for miser ring duplicates. They sell for a million each.