[ILLUSION] Honey♥Select (ハニーセレクト) - Discussion & FAQ

[Dr Yoshi]

Game Information and Download Links

About this game

• Game Name : Honey♥Select (ハニーセレクト)
• Company : ILLUSION
• Release Date : 2016/09/09
• Related Links : Honey♥Select Page - Illusion Site - Illusion Blog
• Online Stores : Game Page on Getchu - Game Page on Amazon (JP)

Download Links

Main Game : Honey Select	[Torrent from Gircelly]	[Torrent from 2D.G.F]
Expansion Pack : Additionnal Personality -Active-	[Torrent from Gircelly]	[Torrent from 2D.G.F]

Official Game Updates

Download the all-in-one Update + DLC + Translation + Uncensor patches from this thread : Honey Select - MF Patch + EMF Patch

12/26 : Additionnal Data + Studio Ver.6 (hotfix)

honey_03_plus1226ss.exe (586.3 MB)	[MEGA#1] [Mediafire#1]	This is the latest update. You should download and install this one if you want to make sure you're 100% up-to-date.
honey_03_plus1226cp_sub.exe (69.7 MB)	[MEGA#1] [MEGA#2] [Mediafire#1]	This is an incremental update. Use it if you already have installed the 12/22 Update and want a faster download.

  Spoiler: Older Updates 

12/22 : Additionnal Data + Studio Ver.6

honey_03_plus1222sa.exe (561.8 MB)	[MEGA#1]
honey_03_plus1222ap_sub.exe (44.7 MB)	[MEGA#1]

10/14 : Additionnal Data + Studio Ver.5

honey_03_plus1014n.exe (550.9 MB)	[MEGA#1] [MediaFire#1]
honey_03_plus1014ki_sub.exe (5.5 MB)	[MEGA#1]

09/30 : Additionnal Data + Studio Ver.4

honey_03_plus0930s.exe (551.0 MB)	[MEGA#1] [MEGA#2] [MediaFire#1]
honey_03_plus0930i_sub.exe (18.1 MB)

09/23 : Additionnal Data + Studio Ver.3

honey_03_plus0923b.exe (539.0 MB)	[MEGA#1]
honey_03_plus0923u_sub.exe (46.7 MB)	[MEGA#1]

09/16 : Additionnal Data + Studio Ver.2 (hotfix)

honey_03_plus0916r2.exe (508.4 MB)	[MEGA#1]
honey_03_plus0916r_sub.exe (311.9 MB)	[MEGA#1]

09/16 : Additionnal Data + Studio Ver.2

honey_03_plus0916r.exe (508.4 MB)	[MEGA#1]
honey_03_plus0916r_sub.exe (311.9 MB)	[MEGA#1]

09/09 : Additionnal Data + Studio Ver.1

honey_03_plus0909g.exe (211.9 MB)

[MEGA#1]

With all our thanks to MegaKameha and Phoenix Flame for providing mirrors for those updates. (Original posts for credits - MegaKameha : 09/16, 09/21, 09/23, 09/30, 10/14, 12/22, 12/26 - Phoenix Flame : 09/30)

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Mods & Community Content

MF Patch & EMF Patch

• Honey Select - MF Patch + EMF Patch

Mods

• Requests and Releases - Honey Select Mods
• For more mods, also check the Honey Select Mods forum on Hongfire

Character Sharing

• Honey Select Character and Outfit Share Upload thread
• Search for "Honey Select" on Illusion Game Cards
• Unofficial Character Uploader (via IP : http://178.140.224.56/hst/)

FAQ, Tips, Walkthrough and Save Data

• Honey Select Wiki
• Japanese Wiki on Honey Select
• 100% Save Data - Provided by kropler37
• 100% Save Data - Provided by Digitalartnet

Modding Tools and Discussions

• [Mod Discussion] (Illusion) Honey♥Select (ハニーセレクト)

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Trials, Pre-Release Update History & Other Information

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Official Game Trials

Chara-Maker + H Trial Ver1.1.1

Chara-Maker + H Trial Ver1.1.1 :	[Download]	[Mirror #1 (thanks to MegaKameha)]
Nakadashi Patch for Trial Ver1.1.1 :	[Download]
VR Patch for Trial Ver1.1.1 :	[Download]	[Mirror #1 (thanks to MegaKameha)]

Honey Shower

Honey Shower :	[Download]	[Mirror #1 (thanks to Snooley)]
Honey Shower VR Patch :	[Download]

Pre-release Update History

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You can find all the videos and screenshots from the official Honey Select website in this MEGA folder.

06/17 Update

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New Pages : Mini-Site Index - Download 01 (Trial) - Concept - Story - Characters - Reservation Bonus - Specifications



Related Downloads : 06/17 CM - Trial Version & Trial Mirror thanks to MegaKameha - Concept Page Embedded Videos - Reservation Bonus Video

Related Blog Post : "Honey Select"... Is this encounter unexpected ? Inevitable ? (Read post on Illusion's Blog)

06/24 Update

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New Page : Chara 02 (Requests & Garments Introduction)



Related Downloads :

06/24 Pickup Movie - Chara02 Embedded Videos

Related Blog Post : Introducing the new clothings ! (Read post on Illusion's Blog)

07/01 Update

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New Page : System 01 (Communication & Events)



Related Downloads :

07/01 Pickup Movie - System01 Embedded Videos

Related Blog Post : Presenting H Communication ! (Read post on Illusion's Blog)

07/08 Update

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Page Update : Download 01 (Trial Ver1.1)



Related Downloads : 07/08 Pickup Movie - Download01 Embedded Videos

Related Blog Post : Trial Update for President !

07/15 Update

  Spoiler:  

New Page : System 02 (Game Flow)



Related downloads : 07/15 Pickup Movie - System02 Embedded Videos

Related Blog Post : Presentation of the game flow !

07/22 Update

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New Page : H-Scene 01 (Part 1)



Related Downloads : 07/22 Pickup Movie - h01 Embedded Videos

07/29 Update

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New Page : H-Scene 02 (Part 2) + Page Update : Chara 02 (Costume Presentation & Election)



Related Downloads : h02 Embedded Videos

Related Blog Post : H-Scenes 2 & Vote results

08/05 Update

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Updated Pages : Download 01 (Trial & Viewer) - Specs (with desktop & laptop configs)



Related downloads : 08/05 Pickup Movie

Related Blog Post : Spend a fresh summer with Honey Shower !

08/10 (Early) Update

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Updated Pages : Download 02 (Chara-Maker Additionnal Data) - Manual



Related downloads : Download02 Embedded Videos - HoneySelect Manual (HTML format) - HoneySelect Manual (PDF format)

Related Blog Post : One month before release ! We successfully made it to the deadline (master up) !

08/19 Update

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Page Update : Pre-Order Bonus (Oiran Costume) - New Page : Package



Related downloads : 08/19 Pickup Movie - Pre-Order Bonus Page Embedded Videos

Related Blog Post : Three remaining weeks until meeting your lovely honeys !

08/26 Update

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Page Update : Download 02 (Append Data)



Related downloads : Download02 Embedded Videos

Related Blog Post : Only two weeks before release ! Disclosing Studio screenshots !

09/02 Update

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Page Update : Download 02 (Additionnal Data)



Related downloads : Additionnal Costume Preview - Download02 Embedded Videos

Related Blog Post : Honey Select will hit the shelves next week !

Details and Additional Information

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The Story.

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This is a place you unexpectedly reached while travelling. A huge building that towers a quiet suburb.

The moment you set foot in the gorgeous-looking lobby, a woman calls you out, as if she wanted to draw you in : "Welcome, please come in."

Leaded by this woman, Sitri, you decide to penetrate the building.....

This is a place to look for a partner. A special place only made for you to share sweet moments with your chosen partner.

You may wonder what kind of story will unfold in this place. But that is something that depends on you and your partner.

Her name is Sitri Rembrandt.

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On the character page, this girl is introduced as the mansion concierge, providing the player with support in various fields. It's also mentioned that she cannot be customised by the player and possesses a fixed, unique, dedicated personality.

We don't know much about her, except her name : Sitri Rembrandt. And this name is peculiarly intriguing.

In demonology, Sitri is the 12th Prince of Hell and rules over 60 legions of demons. He was extensively described in the Lemegeton (the Lesser Key of Salomon), a 17th century grimoire that compiles occult books written during the European Renaissance.
The first part of this grimoire, the Ars Goetia, was written after the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum from the Dutch occultist Johann Weyer, and introduced Sitri as a demon that is able to "inflames a man with a woman's love and also stirs up women to love men". It is also said that Sitri can reveal the secrets of women, make them "luxuriously naked" and obey his whims. And that this demon, when taking human form, is extremely attractive and beautiful.

Her surname also is interesting. It seems clear that it was borrowed from Rembrandt van Rijn, a famous Dutch painter from the 17th century that is still considered one of the greatest to this day.
Rembrandt is mainly known for his large and impressive baroque paintings often featuring biblical or mythological themes, and his clever take on tenebrism, using highly-contrasted lights and shadows (a technique known as clair-obscur or chiaroscuro) to emphasise the dramatism of his scenes.


It's not really difficult to connect the dots, here. We have a girl whose forename is inspired by a demon of lust that is mostly known from a 17th century grimoire compiling the work from Dutch occultists, and whose surname is the same than a 17th century Dutch painter that was famous for its mythical themes.
And this girl is going to be the one that supports you and help you find your "partner". The girl that is going to play Cupid in this story bears the name of a demon known to be able to make men and women lust after each other. It's almost weird how everything seems to correlate, here.

I doubt Illusion built that character on top of such references just for show. As far as I'm concerned, it feels a little bit too elaborated not to have any role in the story, and may explain why everything about this game and this girl has been left shrouded in mystery : there probably is more to her than meets the eye.

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I explained that Sitri was able to shape-shift into a very beautiful human, but I didn't believe it was necessary to mention that under his demonic form, this Great Prince of Hell is "appearing with the face of a leopard, and having wings as a griffon".

Those overlooked details are actually important, and pretty relevant, here. Just have a look at the tie and the hat of our "concierge" :



Aren't those the head of a leopard and the wings of a griffin ?

[FoolBoy]

Well, i'm cautiously optimistic, can't get much info from the video and it doesn't look like they've expanded the custom options. Seems like PPD and SBPR melted together to look slightly better ?

[tmvaegis]

Dammit... And just when I thought I'd be safe to stick with SBPR's Studio. Then again, who's to say there will be a Studio, albeit one that actually functions as we'd like it to?

Nope, agh, I will not let the hype overcome. I am fully prepared for disappointment!

[foxxyswords]

Hmm hopefully this time around they learned how to use the Unity engine a bit better.

[Stampar]

Hopefully they've learned that making huge, amtibious sandbox games is out of their league. I wish they'll make a game with very minimalistic gameplay like PPD or Playclub and focus on the actual sex animations/interactions (there's much to improve in that regard) and of course character-making and posing.

If they can optimize it so it doesn't run like shit on every computer ever created by man, then that would be cool too.

[Axl321]

Well, I wish they didn't mess this game up, I still have high hope for Illusion

[GIL★ギル]

Hmmm to me it seems like SBPR customization + PC graphical quality. Which is the very obvious logical next step, intead of absurd little experiments like Shotasphere.
If they can add to the mix a poser editor that also combines the best aspects of the previous ones this could be a masterpiece.

[pingtoryan]

Thanks as always, Doc.

So this is probably what they meant by "keep your SBPR character data" sometime ago...a glimpse of the maker in the video seems like a souped-up SBPR one...

The problem this time will be optimization, of course...

[Redorc]

Oh! So they kept the semi realistic style, good... good
Maybe this time they'll have better support for VR?
I only wish that they stop with one game and make dlc to enhance it, but as always with Illusion, they really are into new games...

[Ryousama]

In Hongfire I read that Illusion suggested users to keep their SBPR characters hinting their use in a future game... And in the video you can see a quick slideshow of characters clearly done in SBPR. I guess this is going to be it?