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Split Fiction

Split Fiction is a co-op adventure platformer starring Mio and Zoe where they enter many realms of fiction to split a CEO's dream and make it fictional.

Secret Level#

There is a secret hard "Laser Hell" level found at the Maximum Security segment of the Isolation chapter. To enter this level, the players need to press a binary code outside an elevator. Completing this level will show a video of Josef Fares congratulating the players.

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(Source: Reddit and Eurogamer)

Unused Areas#

Brave Knights#

There is a playable unused area on the Brave Knights level.

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Streets of Neon#

There is a playable unused area on the Streets of Neon level. It can be accessed with careful platforming or going to the (DEV) Alley 1 - Lanterns progress point in Skyline/Nightclub.

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(Source: Reddit)

Hearth Hub Cutscene Test#

There is a level named Main with (DEV) Hearth Hub Cutscene Test showing a large structure and the players free-falling.

Hidden Commands in Options Menu#

Telemetry UID#

To reveal "(DEV) Telemetry UID" under the Usage Sharing option, open the Options menu and press either:

  • Keyboard: Ctrl-F10
  • Controller: Hold down left trigger and right trigger, then press left stick (L3) while both triggers are held down

Level Timer#

A level timer can be shown at the top-right of the game by opening the Options menu and pressing either:

  • Keyboard: Ctrl-F6
  • Controller: Hold down left trigger and right trigger, then press right stick (R3) while both triggers are held down

(Source: Speedrun.com)

Debug Mode#

The developer menu can be enabled by launching the game with the -devmenu command line parameter. Once enabled, the menu can be accessed in the pause menu after starting a game.

Dev Shortcuts can also be enabled on the pause menu. Holding down the V key or the View button on an Xbox controller will show a list of debug commands such as God Mode or player teleportation.

Keyboard

Controller

Dev Progress Points#

TestPath#

There is a dev progress point named (DEV) TestPath in Tundra/Crack/Forest showing the Walking Stick of Doom in a teal background.

Free-falling#

There are various dev progress points that teleport the players to free-falling in empty space, it is unknown if there were content previously at these positions.

Dev Progress Points on Chapter Select#

By editing the ShouldShowDevProgressPoints function on Split/Script/GUI/ChapterSelect/ChapterSelectWidget.as, it's possible to show dev progress points on the Chapter Select menu, similar to the developer menu.

Internal Location Names#

The internal names of each location/level differ from what's seen in-game and can be found on the developer menu.

Internal

In-Game

Tutorial

Chapter 1: Rader Publishing

OilRig

Level: Freedom Fighters

Village

Level: Brave Knights

Skyline

Chapter 2: Neon Revenge

Tundra

Chapter 3: Hopes of Spring

Island

Chapter 4: Final Dawn

RedSpace

Level: System Fail Safe Mode

Summit

Chapter 5: Rise of the Dragon Realm

Prison

Chapter 6: Isolation

Sanctuary

Chapter 7: The Hollow

Meltdown

Chapter 8: Split

Removed BossRush Level#

There is a filename reference to /Game/Maps/BossRush/BossRush_P in Split/Config/DefaultGame.ini, but no such game mode exists and there are no other files named 'BossRush' inside the PAK files.

References#


  1. Split Fiction on Steam↩︎