Gloomwood News

[h2]Ah, good Doctors...

We have a surprise for you this holiday season![/h2]

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You may now enter THE MIRROR REALM!

Without spoiling too much: let's just say that this realm will allow you to more easily revisit places in Gloomwood that you've been before... and may even open up some new paths!

(Yes this is how we've done fast travel in a game devoid of any sort of in-game menus, HUD or UI)

[h2]But that's not all![/h2]

We've also improved the lightmaps and various weapon/item textures in the game!

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Behold that fine shotgun engraving....

We've also added many new items and treasures to the game. Including lots of new food!

(that you can now gorge upon by simply pressing right click)

And in the spirit of the season - I believe we've truly outdone ourselves with the holiday content. (optional, of course)

Falling snow! Snowballs to throw! Funny little hats for everyone you know!

EVEN KRAMPUS HAS DECIDED TO JOIN IN THE FESTIVITIES!


We've been working hard on Gloomwood since it entered into Early Access a little over a year ago, and we're glad that you seem to appreciate that hard work - as you've now rated Gloomwood as OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE on Steam


And we'll continue that hard work into 2024 as we welcome you into The Underport and beyond...

because We Love you and We Hate Menus
[h2]Happy Holidays![/h2]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150760/Gloomwood/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/37384/ULTRAWOOD/

Note: Expect an increased game file size due to the new HDR lightmaps.

General

• Improved the fidelity and texture work for the gloves and models of the following viewmodels: canesword, revolver, shotgun, flaregun, beartrap, flashbomb, handlantern, light gem ring, jackolantern, syringe, enemy carry models
  
• Added inspect animation to light gem ring
  
• The canesword can now be unsheathed and charged up with a single input hold
  
• Lightmaps are now formatted for high definition range (HDR) and handle color/shadowing in a more gradual and smoother way
  
• Improved shop restock and inventory handling
  
• Added a Reset to Defaults button in the settings menu
  
• Added Anisotropic Filtering in video settings
  
• Improved antialiasing for point-filtered cutout surfaces
  
• Added action log message for placing the inventory in an invalid position
  
• Added action log message for trying to add an item to a full inventory
  
• Tweaked sound propagation so outdoor sounds travel a bit further
  

Seasonal

• Added outdoor falling snow and ground snowfall
  
• Added weapon 'Snowball' which douses fire and blinds impacted enemies
  
• Added Santa Hats to Huntsmen and Batbarbers
  
• Added Krampus skin for the Goatman
  
• Added Reindeer costume for the Fishdogs
  
• Added tiny Santa Hat for Bubert the Rat
  

Area: Coast Fishery

• The locked watchtower is now accessible with a key
  
• The carriage basement garage is now accessible
  

Area: Coast Cliffside

• Added new kitchen and hammock area to the lighthouse
  

Area: City Market

• Added entrance to the future Underport district
  
• Added Lord Kar manor entrance hall
  
• Added some additional enemies to Lord Kar's manor
  
• Reworked some of the structures outside the front of the barbershop
  
• The chest reward for the hidden switch has been replaced with a new unique treasure
  
• Stocked the kitchens and various dining rooms with new food items
  
• Tweaked some of the ammunition and treasure balance
  
• Made the jewlery box in the pharmacy shop openable
  
• Improved some detailing and texture trims
  
• Fixed dumbwaiter not dealing crush damage
  

Area: Market Shop

• Added attic area
  

Area: ???

• The mirror beckons you...
  

Bug Fixes

• Wax cylinders should no longer appear in the shop on difficulties that don't require them
  
• Fixed issue where AI would sometimes not react to suspicious objects like allied corpses
  
• Fixed issue where AI could rotate past their IK limits
  
• Fixed issue where AI could not break doors correctly
  
• Fixed issue where rapidly interacting with the attached key on the Goatman's back would create a glitched duplicate
  
• Fixed various issues with AI pathfinding not taking the correct navmesh links
  
• Fixed market gunshop clerk room door not being properly locked
  
• Fixed Batbarbers not facing the correct direction after a lunge attack
  
• Fixed issue where repeatedly examining an item would gradually offset it in the examine window
  
• Fixed several issues with fire propagation and contact fire checking
  
• Fixed bullet trails not correctly pooling and restoring
  
• Fixed issue where projectiles would not correctly play their loop sounds after pooling
  
• Fixed physics issue where players would be killed while crouched while riding an elevator
  
• Fixed various geometry and occlusion issues
  
• Fixed various description typo issues
  
• Fixed an async error when switching monitors in settings
  
• Fixed an issue where empty save slots could be deleted
  
• Fixed issue where pause menu would override input while in load game menu
  
• Fixed null reference with model dynamic attachments
  

[h3]Well well well - good ol' PC Gamer voted Gloomwood as one of their top 25 most anticipated games (neat) and asked if we could show off some upcoming content for the game... SO WE HAVE.[/h3]

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[h3]You'll be able to delve into The Underport early next year, but we also have a sizeable Gloomwood update coming for you in DECEMBER.


See you soon, Doctor...[/h3]

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

One of our favorite early access games is getting a big update soon. As teased during the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted, Gloomwood is heading down into the Underport.



You can watch the first look at the Underport in the teaser above. From what I can tell, we're in for a dank sewer network hosting slimy pustules and what seems to be a four-legged monster with claws. I hope I'll have saved enough shotgun shells for when we meet face-to-face.



There's not much more to the video than vibes and the promise of an unpleasant encounter, which I guess is what makes it a pretty good teaser. I'm itching to jump back into Gloomwood since I blazed through its opening chapter last year. Since then, the previously locked Tavern was unlocked, as well as the Market area that'll serve as a hub for the main story. There's a shop, new enemies, and as of a more recent Halloween update, flash bombs that give players an option to return to stealth after being spotted by guards. I hope the Underport update will introduce more goodies for my briefcase, too. A new weapon, perhaps?



Associate editor Ted Litchfield dove back into Gloomwood earlier this year when the Market update landed and thought just the areas added since early access launch made a huge difference:



"That diversity of form is something that's really stuck with me about Gloomwood: it's a surprising, varied, 'greatest hits' of all the coolest level ideas that have come out of the immersive sim genre, packaged in Gloomwood's own excellent gothic atmosphere," Ted wrote.



I'll admit I'm still hesitant to start a new save. I prefer not to overfamiliarize myself with immersive sim levels before I have the chance to take in the full game, though if anything is gonna tempt me to reinstall, it's a teeth-grinding sewer journey.



Gloomwood's Underport update is coming "Soon™" according to the teaser. So, let's say 2024 to be safe and hope for sooner?..
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