The Hive Progress Report

Good doctors! We know it has been quite some time since we've updated you on Gloomwood development... So please sit back as we dig into what we've been up to...

After we released the Power Station district this summer there was still much we wished to add to it...

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1150760/view/4168723569582408911

NEW AREAS

NEW FEATURES

And inititally intended to release these new areas and features with a pre-hive update, however...

WHAT'S BEEN TAKING SO LONG?

After we released the Power Station, we noticed performance and compatibility was becoming an issue for many players. And after some deliberation we decided we wanted to get ahead of these issues before releasing more content.

So... we've been reworking the lighting (again) and several systems in the game which will not only improve performance but allow us to have new lighting features (caustics?) and most importantly for us, shorter light bake times.

Previously, our production light bakes could take up to two days to complete before we could accurately test new content, but now with these new systems our bakes are down to 1-2 hours! A MASSIVE improvement.

These new features are still being tested so bear with us as we get through this challenging part of the game's development that will hopefully be well worth the time we've invested into it.

Now what you've been waiting to see more of...

THE HIVE

Is that a flare bolt? Yes, yes it is. (finally)

And yes you'll also be getting the long awaited HARPOON RIFLE down there...

You'll need it to GET OUT of The Hive as well as get to new places in old areas...

You can drop into the hive SOON™ (we almost had it ready for Halloween!)

And as you can tell from the in-game map - it's going to be a doozy.

All of this and MORE in the next update.

Thank you for your patience as always. Gloomwood is an incredibly complex game to develop and we appreciate your support.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150760/Gloomwood/

Oh also pumpkins and stuff are back as seasonal content, Happy Halloween, Doctors!