Deadhaus Sonata News

The September streams were filled with lore, new designs, community guests, and one major reveal!! We learned a lot about Vampires from Mike, Jack and Xan in the Lore of the Dead stream. We learned about the various histories of vampirism across different cultures and where the inspirations for the Vampires of Deadhaus came from. Blood curses, viruses, silver, voodoo, rituals, death... Jack delves into the mythos and explains more about the Vampires we will come to know and love (and play as!). We learned that every Vampire of Malorum can be traced back to one single creature- the Red Lady. Bloodlines will be very important, and as Jack revealed, depending on which age you start with, there may be origin stories available to you only within that age. All the more reason to get a Supporter Pack and get in on the First Age...



James Macleod, the Art Director for Apocalypse Studios, gave us some awesome art tips in the Brushes with Death stream! We got to watch as James showed us his creative process and talked about all of his inspirations when creating his masterpieces. We watched as a plain sphere was sculpted into the beginning stages of the Draco-Liche right before our eyes! If you want to watch the master work his craft, don't miss out on this one!

In the Chains of Truth stream, we listened to CEO Denis Dyack talk about his own origin story and how he came to be the legendary game creator we know and love today. We also got to hear all about the founding of Apocalypse Studios!



We also had a full cast during the Community Scream Stream, starring our special guests Big_Haddy, Gilcan, and Horror_Historian! We covered their favorite classes and they fought their way through tough battle scenarios. We even had an extra special guest, Jericho the cat! Will his adorable face inspire you to join #TeamJericho? Or will the many-headed wight on #TeamHaddy steal your heart?



And finally, we had one BIG REVEAL on our Out of the Shadows stream! Denis announced that there will be a Combat Room Demo available before the end of 2021!! We'll get to play as everyone's favorite Vampire, Lord Zorin, and take out waves of our enemies from the Thacean Empire. If you'd like to help name the combat room, visit the forum here! We are currently asking you, the community, to pick your favorite name for this mysterious arena below Os Kurrox. If you have an idea you'd like to see on the ballot, it's not too late to throw your hat into the ring! Sign up for free in the forum and tell us what you want to see!



So join us every Wednesday for more streams like these for lore, art, design and always the possibility for more beans to be spilled! And don't forget, in the world of Malorum, our bell tolls for all...

There have been a few changes to the official Deadhaus Sonata streaming schedule! If you aren't already following, we here at Apocalypse Studios have weekly streams to keep you, the community, involved and informed on all things Deadhaus Sonata. We stream to Twitch, Youtube and Facebook. Going forward, the weeks of each month will be broken down into categories as follows:



The first Wednesday of every month is henceforth known as “Lore of the Dead,” will be lead by our host and Twitch menace, FacelessMike! He will be joined on stream with the narrative director, Jack Lindsey, and they will discuss and dive into the vast lore of Deadhaus. Don't miss these streams if you want to understand the intricacies of Malorum's politics, the characters (and enemies) you will meet in your journey, and everything in between.



The second Wednesday is “Brushes with Death,” and will be lead by your very favorite Banshee, Shinybri! She will be joined by the art director, James Macleod, as he does a live art stream and creates masterpieces before our eyes. James encourages audience participation and wants to hear what the community thinks, so don't be shy, tell him what you'd like to see come to life in the future of Deadhaus Sonata.



The third Wednesday will be known as “Chains of Truth” and will be lead by the amazing Koldin Collie, and he will be joined by the CEO himself, Denis Dyack. These two will explore the game's design and influences and as usual when Denis is on, there will be the chance of beans being spilled! You don't want to miss this one!



For the months that have five weeks instead of four we will be having our Community Scream Streams, where FacelessMike, Shinybri and Koldin invite members of the community to join us to discuss various topics, from classes to enemies to battle strategies, and more! Get in touch with one of the hosts via Discord if you'd like to join us on any Community Streams in the future.



For the last Wednesday of each month, we will be having a reveal stream called “Out of the Shadows.” Get ready for sneak peeks at new art concepts, environments and locations, tarot cards, characters and a whole lot more! There is a lot going on with Deadhaus in the recent months and so many things to look forward to. Fight the living!! And remember, our bell tolls for all.

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Apocalypse Studios Inc., a cloud-first video game studio based in St. Catharines, Ontario, has announced it has teamed up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and The Linux Foundation to launch the Open 3D Engine (O3DE). Apocalypse will highlight Deadhaus Sonata, a narrative-driven action RPG to illustrate the new engine’s power and graphic fidelity. The brains behind Apocalypse Studios are no strangers to the industry. Founder Denis Dyack is the creator of critically-acclaimed video games, including Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem, and Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes, and plans on changing the way people play games.

“The Open 3D Engine is the largest open-source project in history, forever changing game development”, said Denis Dyack, CEO and founder of Apocalypse Studios. “Apocalypse Studios is excited to announce that Deadhaus Sonata is now one of the first games being powered by the Open 3D Engine. ‘The Old World’ teaser illustrates the graphical power of O3DE, allowing developers to achieve things previously impossible.”

“We are delighted to be working with Apocalypse Studios,” said Royal O’Brien, O3DE Project Lead. “Apocalypse has been an excellent development partner, as Deadhaus Sonata is a breathtakingly beautiful game that highlights the potential of the Open 3D Engine. Apocalypse, together with the Open 3D Foundation, will lead the way in changing the way development is done, opening the way for hyper-advanced and democratized schemes in the development space.”

Apocalypse Studios and AWS are only a part of the group behind the project run by the Open 3D Engine Foundation. The Open 3D Engine Foundation works directly with an extensive array of partners to ensure developers have all the tools they need to create their games, tell their stories, and build the ultimate detailed experience in their simulation.

“The number of partners behind this effort is truly awe-inspiring, and O3DE will usher in an unprecedented collaboration of companies”, said Denis Dyack, CEO of Apocalypse. “This is a watershed moment for the games industry, changing forever the way games are made.”

Today we revealed our first in-game model for Deadhaus Sonata. From concept to in-game model. Much more to come!



Once he was known as a templar in life, then as a king in death, but the only title N’Gaztak names for himself is the Black Hand.

We are looking for members of the Deadhaus Sonata community to join us on our reveal stream on September 30th at 4 pm EDT. You will be featured as a guest with full video and interaction during the stream. This is not a stream to be shy! ːsteamhappyː

Requirements:

Be able to be on camera for the duration of the stream (No avatars)!

Post a reason why you would like to be on the stream on our forum here:

https://deadhaussonata.com/forum/threads/be-a-guest-on-our-reveal-stream-on-the-30th.335/