Retro-Styled Anomaly Horror Game

[cobalt ivy]

What's up gamers! I recently picked up work again with a new Horror Game, but this time sadly not about Donald Trump
Either way, this game has no name yet and Ima just gonna post some progress here from time to time, just like i did before.

Game is similar to "I am on observation duty", though here you need to look over an asylum which inmates start acting up the later it gets. You need to report anomalies to try and survive until the end of your shift!

Here some early screenshots

• Already added Cameras + system for night vision and switching cameras
• Basic doors
• Interactable PCs
• All assets made from scratch

Its not a lot though I picked up development like 2 days ago so yeah

thought i mnight share some early progress

[spark moon]

https://tenor.com/view/garfield-pee-garfield-lasagna-gif-8628026067144579261

[civic bough]

This looks sick

[cobalt ivy]

Modeled this wheelchair

Turned out pretty well I think

[junior urchin]

that would make me ask about the drill

[cobalt ivy]

low poly dude i made, will be the base for the different pateints in the asylum

[cobalt ivy]

introducing the first patient of the asylum

he looks a lil shiny, cuz texture is displayed wrong rn

[spark moon]

Chad

[cobalt ivy]

Ingame Look

He is one of four patients in the asylum

[spark moon]

zamn

rlly liking it so far

[cobalt ivy]

Whos that creeping through my widnow ~

Game even finished soon which is crazy

like its not that much work to make the models for the other patients

• started working on anomaly system

gotta make a report system tho

but atleast one of these duded is here already

[cobalt ivy]

Anomaly: Blood Flood

[rich silo]

Anomaly: Huddy wanna volunteer

That’s me im Huddy

[spark moon]

Smooth

[spark moon]

Bro shat his pants

[cobalt ivy]

Its everywhere

[cobalt ivy]

Alr, gonna think bout it :D

[spark moon]

All over the screen

[cobalt ivy]

• Made the blood flood more bloody
• Made it less performance consuming, I am using a normal material and not a water body actor anymore
• The water can now slowly rise up and doesnt just spawn in

Blood flood now + Patient is missing, because of "Patient Missing" Anomaly"

[cobalt ivy]

Also made the patient dissolve into like "dust" so he just doesnt despawn randomly but rather disappears smoothly

i will use the effect for probably all of the "Object Missing" anomalies

[cobalt ivy]

so yeah

some lil progress today, wont do much more cuz its acutally my birthday td and im having guests over later

so yeah

maybe we dont finish this in 1 week then

[red cloud]

Obama

[cobalt ivy]

Obama indeed

Working on some stuff for reporting the anomalies

[spark moon]

ternimal

[cobalt ivy]

This will be the menu for selection the Anomalies

IT is also already mapped so you can select what room the anomaly is in in theory (need to setup system, but rooms you hover + click already setup and highlight green)

[rich silo]

That’s sick

[spark moon]

nice

[cobalt ivy]

Button

will open automatically when you get close to it

polished selection menu a bit, saves elements selected prior + also displays their names/id's at the bottom

not completly done yet - but on a good way :D

[spark moon]

sick

[civic bough]

Patient really looking sick

[civic bough]

This is amazing

[cobalt ivy]

Anomaly Report System is now working - you can report anomalies which also will call a function to remove them (which i still need to code )

The thing missing in the game right now are just:

• The interior for the other rooms, rn the only Room with Interior is Patient_1
• The other patients, already made Patient_2, No. 3 and 4 are missing though
• Some kind of goal in the game, like try to stay under 10 active anomalies until your shift is over or so
• a main menu
• sound design

thats pretty much all there is left to do

now that the pretty modular anomaly system works

[spark moon]

nice

[cobalt ivy]

Dynamic Report System done.

Time to add more anomaly objects to the game

[cobalt ivy]

• Added System to Prevent Anomalies from Double Spawning while having multiple objects that share anomaly options like Movement.

[cobalt ivy]

• Added System to guarentee an anomaly spawn after 5 false attempts as the system is luck based/chance basesd

[cobalt ivy]

New Anomaly - The Watcher

[cobalt ivy]

radio

[cobalt ivy]

Special thing about the watcher: When it is active, it is active in all rooms. It will switch on camera switch. It has a designated position in every room therefore

[spark moon]

hel yea

[cobalt ivy]

implementing the new watcher mechanic still

was kinda hard to get him right

as he follows the camera through all rooms

he needs to be also reportable in all rooms

[cobalt ivy]

Chat, is this a Ye reference?

[spark moon]

Nice

[cloud solar]

It looks amazing

[cobalt ivy]

Working on adding more patients currently

Game will receive more updates in the future but maybe first release this weekend

[spark moon]

Hel yea

Shit gonna be peak

[cloud solar]

can't wait to try it!

[cobalt ivy]

Gonna post some updates tmw

Finally implemented the other patient correctly, the system would work modular, tho i had some bugs in the code causing texture issues

[spark moon]

nice

you seem rlly locked it for this game

good tho

[cobalt ivy]

Damn. After almost 6h of bug fixing I traced down a specific bug that seemingly just occured today down to something I did today:

My dumbass created another Anomaly_Manager_Class, but did not change the Anomaly Room Tag, so sometimes certain Actors would be part of the one room or the other, making them seemingly not being added anywhere - I am so drained 💀

But now some screesnhots

Say hi to garry

New patient

have to rework him a bit tho, so he is actually a child class of the first patient, cuz otherwise i wont be able to change his location as i do with Patient_1

Also added that camera locations are now synced with the preview on the Computers and adapt to changes in position. The camera used in this is on the down middle screen in the pc wall

[spark moon]

fire

[cobalt ivy]

Working on main menu

[cobalt ivy]

early preview

working bit on UI stuff rn

[cobalt ivy]

Anomaly Display works now - anomalie count will increase and decrease in relation to spawns and reports

[spark moon]

pixel ist kochen

[hard mirage]

blud is cookiong

[spark moon]

cocking

[spark moon]

https://tenor.com/view/ksi-floating-stairs-sidemen-gif-20767306

[hard mirage]

Real

[cobalt ivy]

Somethings wrong - power just went out

[cobalt ivy]

Now there is actually no more power - all displays off

• Added Dynamic Lamp Flickering

for more scary

[cobalt ivy]

Added the old generators.

[cloud solar]

It's cool to make games until you stumble on a bug and scratch your head for hours to fix just a tiny bug 🐛 that somehow appeared 😅

[hard mirage]

REAL

[red cloud]

Real

[cobalt ivy]

Have been stuck with shit like this for AGES on the project fr

to get the report system right was a pain in the ass fr

[cloud solar]

fr it could be a pain but it's great to hear you FINALLY FIXED THAT SON OF A BUG. keep on going the game sounds amazing

[cobalt ivy]

yuh

it will be released soon with some kind of premature ending, will be updated later on heavily

[cloud solar]

that's great

[cobalt ivy]

tho i need to publish this before i focus completly on school

got my finals coming up

[cloud solar]

well better learn for your finals since i heard is like 80% worth your grade or something like that

[cobalt ivy]

nah not that much but somewhat around 45% or so

for just one exam

[cloud solar]

i mean 45% still is a bit for just one exam

[cobalt ivy]

yes

i got my pre-finals next weeks

but i got like the subjects with the least learning effort

like geography and english

lol

[cloud solar]

i love when i know a subject with littel effort it can be quite tiring to learn all day also lol i am good i math and english but other trash

[spark moon]

same fr

[flat fjord]

love the looks dude

you can make the game scarier by making the anomaly report system look more cozy and when the power breaks u literally go into panic

if you want to then I recommend sum like #76C893 or #99D98C for the color 🤓 but overall the game is better than I could make in a lifetime 🙏 incredible work

[cobalt ivy]

Thanks :D

[cobalt ivy]

paintings

[cloud solar]

Looks amazingly good 👍

[cobalt ivy]

Scary

Ima tell yall game takes a somewhat surprising turn

[cloud solar]

Isn't it a bit to hard to see tho? Or you have some kind of light

It's actually scary

[cobalt ivy]

nah its just lit like this

its enough

[cloud solar]

Oh okay cause in the picture looks dark like so dark you can see nothing

[cobalt ivy]

yeah its acutally ok

its dark, but managable

[cloud solar]

Oh ok that answers my question

[cloud solar]

It looks fire dude 🔥

[cobalt ivy]

thank u! :)

[cobalt ivy]

file drawer

[cloud solar]

Is inside like a file and you do something with it or just decoration?

[cobalt ivy]

rather decoration

but there will be some files laying around there somewhere

[cloud solar]

That's cool also I do like the most the detail looks pretty much real

[cobalt ivy]

Some more screenshots + updates soon - currently busy with my pre-final exams :)

[spark moon]

Goodluck!

[cloud solar]

I also wish you Good luck on your exam!

[cobalt ivy]

Thanks! Today is the second last one

After wednesday this week i am free

[spark moon]

hell yeah gl

[cobalt ivy]

exam went good

[spark moon]

https://tenor.com/view/tole-tole-cat-cat-vro-cat-gif-17161343143756375842

[cloud solar]

https://tenor.com/view/happy-amazing-shocked-omg-omfg-gif-17956745

[cobalt ivy]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1236349218692534354/1343565591780524083/image.png?ex=67bdbc77&is=67bc6af7&hm=a53e0cda99d9a62ae8e23b9913139b6e50fa6e1ad2a90c382682604eea1a1ddd&

Forgot to share this here

First time in a while i had time to work a lil on the game

Made these pipes and cool stuff :)

[cloud solar]

You always surprise us with so many cool new stuff. I bet the game will be so amazing once it's released. Keep it up!and never lose hope even when there are hard times. Keep on going strong 💪

[peak slate]

Yo the game looks incredible
I love those new spot the anomaly games where you're walking around and I didn't realize how cool it would be with retro style. Keep up the amazing work!

[cobalt ivy]

Thanks for all the love guys!

Keeps me going :)

Tmw last exam after that maybe even publishing this week

[cloud solar]

In my opinion, You should study. for the next exam then you can think of the game later.and it's release. Even so we would be happy if you may publish it this week😆

[cobalt ivy]

Nah its my last exam - for like 2 months or so :)

• I feel the urge to Code again lol

And also make a new yt vid

[cloud solar]

Can't wait to watch it I watched your previous videos they are amazing

[cobalt ivy]

https://pix3ldev.itch.io/patient-8

game page went live

❤️

[cloud solar]

Yippe

The page is amazing. the description also gives a creepy vibe! which is really cool in my opinion

[peak slate]

YOOOOOO

Congrats dude that's incredible

[cobalt ivy]

Ty

[cobalt ivy]

Game is close to being finished, i worked on the end cutscene

I will need to add some content in the middle part, otherwise the game maybe too short and too boring

[cobalt ivy]

picking up development again - took a few days off

:)

game is real close to being done now, ima create some main menu stuff, 1x room with a puzzle and then - BOOM! chapter 1 is done

if i am dedicated enough i might get it done today

• i also need to work on sound design

[cloud solar]

Idk what to say? But I can tell you that It's great that you keep going it makes me wanna keep going to

[rapid kelp]

Hey man, what game engine used?

Oh, Unreal Engine, good job!

I could never make anything in UE.

[cobalt ivy]

Yup UE5 used

Alright I implemented a dialog feature for dialog wirh npcs inspired by the dialog from Fears To Fathom

[spark moon]

epico

[cobalt ivy]

Worked on cutscenes for different entities/Monsters.

Almost done

The overall thing that is missing is the sound design

[cloud solar]

That's epic

[spark moon]

Give @surreal gazelle the steam cars vro

[cobalt ivy]

yuh

forgot about that

as i was feeling bit sick the whole time

still have a massive headache and fever

._.

[spark moon]

damn get well soon bruda

[cobalt ivy]

Death Screen

[cloud solar]

The death screen looks amazing

[iron lagoon]

Is there an inconsistency with the text starting with mentioning "subject" 13 but the ending mentioning "suspect" or is it written that way on purpose?

[cobalt ivy]

on purpose. the end is just a general statement making clear again: "this dude is just replacable and he is not the first and sure ah not the last"

oh wait

i see

yeah nah thats not on purpose

i will fix

[iron lagoon]

Aight

[cobalt ivy]

Started working on the Settings

[cobalt ivy]

Settings done, last finishing touches then game will go into beta-testing

[spark moon]

[hard mirage]

WOOOO

[cobalt ivy]

Demo Testing has officially started.

Expect release in a couple of days

[sinful ember]

Peak game

From demo tester

[spark moon]

VERY peak game

from another demo tester

[sinful ember]

Yessir

[cobalt ivy]

Fixed a few major bugs

[peak slate]

It's amazing to see amazing work get made and for me to interact with the developer, you did an amazing job bro, I really really hope 8-bitryan plays this when it fully releases 🙏

[cobalt ivy]

i am currently a bit occupied with school, it was my final week and all i really did was party and stuff - was at home rarely lol. but development will be picked up again soon, game is mostly done. beta testers are still doing their thing

[peak slate]

Take all the time you need, my number one advice would be to try not to feel pressure, it'll only make things worse for both your mental health and even the development, best of luck with everything!

[cobalt ivy]

aight thanks :)

ima try to put a video in the easter holidays maybe, if i get the time

and if not - ima just do it after my final exams

cuz then i am a free man

[peak slate]

Yeah I recommend you do that after the exams, I had to pause the development for my own psychological horror game I was passionate about and plan to continue this summer after my exams

Game development requires a fresh mind with no stress, otherwise you won't be very productive, pushing you to more stress and then you cant focus on work outside of that and then the endless cycle continues

You can just brainstorm ideas and stuff you wanna do with your game in the mean time

[cobalt ivy]

yuh facts

already brain stormed some vid ideas

but ig time for bed

only had 5h of sleep

[cobalt ivy]

testing phase almost over

started working on the video

didnt had much time to work tho, was my last week of school

[spark moon]

man

[zenith hemlock]

Sheeesh that looks awesome! Just scrolled through the entire game history you posted here.

[cobalt ivy]

Glad you like it

Will probably dabble again into PS1 style games or more general these retro looking games, like Fears to Fathom

But before I will finish my Backrooms Game (to a certain extend)

[cyan sparrow]

Oh this shit is peak af

I'd buy this

Will it be on steam?

[cyan sparrow]

Pls teach. Idk how to do graphic properly

Or volume

[cyan sparrow]

That's a lie

[cobalt ivy]

Its free to download

On itch.io

After release

[cyan sparrow]

Oh? I'd pay

I'd pay at least 10 bucks

Maybe even 15

[cobalt ivy]

Can donate if you want haha

[cyan sparrow]

That shits good as well

[cyan sparrow]

I'll try 100%

[cobalt ivy]

But my first real game will release on steam this year probably

[peak slate]

Yeah you should add a donation system for people to support you

[cyan sparrow]

I want to support you with that

[cobalt ivy]

Started working on it a year ago

Backrooms game

[cyan sparrow]

This shit is peak as fuck.

[cobalt ivy]

I might even habe a Post about that here

[cyan sparrow]

So this game is like a practice run?

[peak slate]

Wait mb, this isn't roblox 😭

[cobalt ivy]

Wait lemme check

[cobalt ivy]

There is

Itch.io has it or sum

[peak slate]

Yeye I Rembert now

Remmebee

[cyan sparrow]

Lol

[limpid shard]

I honestly love this

[peak slate]

Remebed*

[cyan sparrow]

Real

[peak slate]

Realest

[cyan sparrow]

Oh

Lol

[cobalt ivy]

Ah cant Forward it

[peak slate]

Rip

[cobalt ivy]

Lemme get the images rq either way

Or ima just send in #✅-image-general

[peak slate]

No access, it's over

[cyan sparrow]

Lol

Image general

[cobalt ivy]

Awww

I can send you later

When i am on pc

[cobalt ivy]

Its there

[cyan sparrow]

This shit low key is so cool though

[peak slate]

Facts

Like I said, I really hope 8-bitryan plays this

[spark moon]

@cobalt ivy sry if i couldnt playtest much

lol

i see youre doing good on your own tho

[cobalt ivy]

Thanks

Its pretty much Bug free noe

Now

Some small glitches, but Overall it works

[cyan sparrow]

I would offer to play test, but the way it looks it'll fry my laptop

[urban flint]

Just lower graphics then bruh smh

[cyan sparrow]

It still don't matter

It has like 4gb ram

[urban flint]

I see

[cyan sparrow]

And I can't check anything else now

I just know the ram

[urban flint]

No need to

It’s alright

[cyan sparrow]

So I want a new gaming laptop for 1500$ idk how much in America

[urban flint]

Sounds like a good price

[cyan sparrow]

Yes

For Americans...

953

.32

953.32$ in America

In Australia 1500$

[urban flint]

Oh

And that’s without tax?

[cyan sparrow]

Idk

I don't think so

I'm pretty sure we have automatic tax

But it counts as the price

[urban flint]

I see

[cyan sparrow]

Let me check

I think it's 10% extra

Yeah

But it just counts as the price

[urban flint]

Ok

Australia has good prices lol

[cyan sparrow]

Yeah.