Chernobylite Complete Edition News

General:

• Small animals have left Chernobyl. They will return when we rebuild their operation logic into something more efficient.
  
• We optimized the operation of portals used by monsters.
  
• We've optimized ranges from which specific sounds can be heard.
  
• We've changed the way the sound engine uses memory
  

All these changes should have a very positive impact on performance. Especially for people who have very good graphics cards and medium processors. Not all problems have been resolved, but we're working on it.

Thanks @Weston and @JafarElBaha. You were really a lot of support.

[h3]Hello![/h3]
News from around the world is more and more disturbing, but we try to focus on our work and maybe bring you a little bit of light in these dark times. Today we’ll have a look at the things that are coming up in the game soon and a bit later.

Also, we have a small favour to ask - but first let’s focus on the new stuff.

[h3]Lenin Square - a fading memory[/h3]
So far, we’ve shown you the Amusement Park, playground, and fragments of the estate. But this time we would like to show you the place from a different angle.
Before the disaster, the Lenin Square area was a classic example of postmodern soviet architecture with vast, open spaces in which concrete dominated the landscape leaving only small bits of land for the flora which was still very strictly organized and limited.





Archival photos - Pripyat.com

Today, during the last 30 years mother nature has been slowly taking back what’s hers. Trees and plants are taking over the place piece by piece. It’s a slow process, but after years of travelling to Chernobyl, we’ve been observing the changes more and more clearly.





Among other things we try to recreate from the Zone when developing Chernobylite, we also pay attention to the flora. The forests, foliage, plants we build our locations with are carefully designed in the way they would greatly reflect the post-apocalyptic mood of the place. Have a look at some screenshots. We hope you like it!





[h3]Workshop - a small glimpse of a new place[/h3]
Do you remember this place from our first trailer? Did you think that it was for the trailer only? Well, it is not ready for the game yet but we are working on this!



It is a very atmospheric place, full of details and hidden stuff. For now, of course, it is only a sneak-peek. You just have to wait for it a little bit more!





[h3]Small favour for us[/h3]



We’re extremely happy that the work we do receives so many positive comments from you and we’re glad for all the feedback we get on our Steam forum. However what is also very very important to us are reviews.



If you like our game, please leave a review on Steam! Let us know what you think of it so that we will know what we should work on more, and what is good and worth exploring further.
We’re making the game for you guys, so share your thoughts in reviews! Thanks a lot!

[h3]#Friday[/h3]
The moment when a monster expresses interest in you and you’re just pretending you’re dead.

Improvements/Additions:

• Level in virtual reality that appears after collecting the appropriate amount of evidence has been redone and pre-designated. This is our new, more narrative way.
  
• We introduced the first iteration of the gib system. Works only with soldiers. Combat should become a bit more spectacular.
  
• We've added new variants of soldiers that appear in later days and at higher difficulty levels. They are stronger and shoot more accurately.
  
• We've added a new, improved and faster revolver reload animation
  
• We have added a new, much nicer effect of going through portals.
  
• We've added map support for Red Forest.
  

General:

• English VOs should now work correctly. They can be selected again in the main menu
  
• It should be possible to map arrows as movement keys. Greetings left-handed!
  
• Problem with the portal generator disappearing from the inventory should be finally solved.
  
• We've fixed a bug that caused enemies to shoot through trees and landscapes.
  
• Shouts of soldiers should not overlap so often anymore.
  
• Fixed bug where storages shared space between each other, thanks to @G4rr3tt and @Vostrikov from Steam forums.
  
• Fixed some minor bugs with weapon usage and Quick menu. Thanks to @Benbebop from steam forums for pointing them out.
  

Localization:

• We've added translations to Czech, Polish, German, Russian and Hungarian in all recently added features and content updates
  

COVID-19 is not stopping us!

Hello!

We hope that all of you are all right! The world is slowing down, cities are empty and people (hopefully) stay at home playing games and waiting for a better time to go outside. Did you know that the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone is now closed? Fortunately, you can still visit it in our game!

[h3]Home office challenge[/h3]
Last week was a bit of a challenge for us. We had to face a huge logistics operation and take all of the necessary hardware to our homes, set up new working places there and get used to this whole new situation. At least that is what we can do. Once again - we are still working, not slowing down and trying to create as much content as we can despite the circumstances!

[h3]Quiet place… or not entirely?[/h3]
Not only the real world is empty and quiet. We are working on new in-game locations which are also forsaken and scary. Is this an empty playground? And an abandoned car? You may think you are safe when there is no-one around but what if someone is watching you from one of many of those windows? You will be able to find out pretty soon!





[h3]New character - Kozlov[/h3]
Meet our new character who we are working on right now. Kozlov - the perfect man of honor, has two faces - a grandfather, who loves to play with his grandson and a ruthless, efficient military commander. He believes in order, warrior’s honor and the nation. What role does he play in Igor’s life? Will he turn out to be a good or an evil person? Well, that is for you to find out soon!



[h3]Even more new enemies![/h3]
Last week we showed you a new monster from another dimension. Today we would like to introduce new human enemies - Soldiers. But wait, we already have some of them in the game? That is correct, but this time we've added new variants of soldiers that appear in later days and at higher difficulty levels. They are stronger and shoot more accurately.



That is all for today! Stay safe and healthy guys. And one more time - please stay home! See you next week!

Hello!

We hope that all of you are safe and healthy. We also hope that you decided to stay home, while we keep preparing new content to enjoy. Today we will show you a sneak-peak with a new enemy but let us begin with very important information.

[h3]Update regarding COVID-19 [/h3]
First of all, we would like to calm you down - we do not stop working on the game. We take all the usual safety precautions, such as home office and avoiding personal meetings. Our field of operation lets us develop games remotely and safely. However, there might be some delays in publishing new patches. We kindly ask you for your patience as we all need to get used to this new situation. So, what are we currently working on? Let’s have a look.

[h3]New and cute enemy[/h3]
We like fighting monsters and trying to survive. But why should we limit ourselves and only have human-like enemies? Who does not love radioactive mutated spiders from another dimension? Covered in a cobweb of chernobylite, trying to surprise you jumping out of their nests? Just look at it, smiling to you! He’s our new cute&ugly dev team pet ;)





[h3]Working on gibs[/h3]
Something not very pleasant for your eyes but highly requested. In a short time, you will be able to unleash your fury and rip your enemies from their arms, legs or heads. As we do not want to be brutal and show you sensitive content here we only present colorless images. But you can imagine how do they look in the game - with full colors and shiny textures filled with horror.





[h3]Tatyana investigation[/h3]
Our investigation will be like no other. You will be able to dive deep into the fractal world, look for clues and watch stories from the past. It is very mysterious but also really important for Igor and for you, as a player. We will not show you more of this for now. We will let your imagination work!






Today we end without any funny memes. Please, stay home, watch Netflix, play games (Chernobylite of course!) and take care of each other. See you next week let’s hope healthy as never!