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DevLog 7 - Blood and Gore

Hello, Cultists! It’s Byte Barrel here with another DevLog. In the previous ones, we covered topics like creation of the Cathedral location, changes to the artstyle of the game, or the process of designing weapons; now it’s time for something a little spicier — and definitely more gory! In today’s article, we would like to talk about gibs, headshots, weak points, and everything else that makes Forgive Me Father 2 so bloody delicious!

But let’s start with the basics. Depending on where you shoot an enemy or how much damage you deal, there are at least 3 different results whenever the enemy is killed: normal death, headshot and tearing the enemy into pieces.

The first two of those are quite straightforward, and probably don’t need any additional explanation, but the third one? That’s a completely different story.

[h3]It’s time to rip and tear![/h3]

As we mentioned, there are different animations depending on the way you kill an enemy, and one of them is tearing them into pieces. But how can you achieve that? All you need is to deal enough damage — just a bit more than for a normal kill. The more injured the enemy is and the more powerful your weapon, the easier it is to turn them from a formidable, scary adversary into just pieces of viscera flying every which way.

Instead of the basic death animation, the enemy, when killed, drops tons of that sweet, sweet gore and gibs that scatter around the player. So, if you’re a fan of bloody games, then you will definitely find joy in fighting hordes of enemies in Forgive Me Father 2.



[h3]Extra treats for extra precision[/h3]

We would be remiss if we didn’t mention the special weak points; Some of the enemies you will encounter in Forgive Me Father 2 have this cool feature that triggers a unique interaction if you hit a particular part of their body.

The most iconic of these interactions from the original game are making a comeback in the sequel - including zombies reloading their spare heads after a headshot and Liquidators, who can be molten with a single shot, transforming them from ranged opponents into melee ones. As you can see, some of these unique effects are added purely for your amusement, while others have a more profound, tactical impact on gameplay.



[h3]Bloody hell![/h3]

While we got gibs, weak points, and death animations in general covered, let’s move on to the substance that flows through it all, makes the experience feel complete and look even better: blood!

Comic-like blood splashing everywhere is one of the distinctive characteristics Forgive Me Father is well-known for. When creating the blood system for the sequel, we wanted to not only keep it similar to the original and instantly recognizable, but also upgrade the way it looks, and even add some quality of life changes. The most important goal was to maximize the players’ vision, while keeping these juicy blood splashes as flashy as possible. So, how did we manage to achieve that?
Blood splatter animations are definitely faster, and the direction of the splash depends on the angle from which you shoot. That prevents the player’s screen from being entirely covered in blood, improving their vision on the battlefield significantly. The amount of blood when hitting an enemy is defined by multiple factors, of which the most important is the used weapon’s power. The harder you hit, the more blood you get.



Oh, and if you’re not a fan of rivers of blood in your games, or perhaps you want to create more family-friendly content and show it to the world, then we have good news: you can always turn off the blood effect in the settings.

That’s all for now! Thank you for reading and make sure to get yourself a copy of Forgive Me Father 2 if you haven't done it already - and if you have, leaving a review of it here on Steam would be really nice! And don’t forget to drop by our Discord to chat with us and other players!

Until next time,
Byte Barrel Team

Happy Cthulhidays with a New Patch for Forgive Me Father 2!

Greetings, Cultists!

Praise be to the Great Old Ones; the time of long, dark, nights filled with restless anticipation is here again. So let's celebrate, shall we?

Even the inmates of Forgive Me Father 2's mental institution feel the spirit of the season, and have been moved by it to decorate the hub to mark this festive time of the year - now, you can take your between-levels break or change equipment next to colorful lights and a Christmas tree.:



And while this is not one of the planned big content updates yet, we would like to present all fans of our game with a small Christmas gift - we have patched many of the issues you've reported, tweaked gameplay balance in some areas and made several visual improvements as well - check the full changelog below!

And if you would like to be a part of Forgive Me Father 2's development journey, have your voice heard and impact the final form of the game, please, share all your feedback here in Steam discussions, leave a review or better yet, drop by our Discord!

Happy holidays, and have a wonderful and crazy New Year 2024, everyone!

[h2]Full Changelog:[/h2]

[h3]Weapons[/h3]
  • Bullets fired from non-projectile weapons now have visual tracers
  • Shooting a single bullet with some fast firing weapons is now easier
  • Fixed explosive projectiles sometimes disappearing when fired
  • Hitting enemies with shotgun-like weapons is now a bit more lenient
  • Improved weapon muzzle flash brightness and bloom
  • Pump Shotgun - Increased firing speed
  • Grenade Launcher - Increased firing speed
  • Rocket Launcher - Fixed second firing frame position on screen
  • Fixed weapon stretching on different resolutions and aspect ratios
  • Fixed weapon disappearing when using Flashlight or activating Dark Tome with
  • precise timing

[h3]Enemy Tweaks and Fixes[/h3]
  • Enemies can now see through windows and shoot at them
  • Enemies can no longer start an attack while they are in the air
  • Enemy blood will no longer appear stretched near corners and walls
  • Enemies’ wake up sounds will now play properly after changing difficulty

[h3]Levels[/h3]
  • When replaying a level, all found secrets, tokens, dialogue and picked up weapons
  • won’t appear anymore
  • Added new window glass textures on all levels
  • Now after pressing the “Restart Level” button, a confirmation popup appears
Asylum
  • Fixed bug with unresponsive enemies in the canteen and the dark section
  • Fixed gap between textures in the first cell
  • Moved part of the wall that player could walk on in the first corridor
  • Moved the first lever a little bit lower
  • Added wooden scaffolding above the canteen door, which prevents player
  • from skipping parts of the level
  • dded two more Civilians in the canteen
  • Covered the window that was showing the end of the map (in the last room)
Port
  • Added the missing wall in the staircase
  • Now, enemies next to the hostel are spawned when the player is close enough
  • Fixed bug with enemies blocking between beds in the hostel corridor
  • Blocked all the windows to the rooms that shouldn’t be accessible (in the hostel section)
  • Removed access to the boat’s chimney
  • Walking across the bridge on the outer side of barriers and skipping the whole bridge section is no longer possible
Shipyard
  • Added wooden frames in the destroyed building in the first section
  • Fixed bug with unresponsive enemies in the big warehouse
  • Blocked a window near the red key
  • Fixed bug with Liquidator not being able to go above the small space between containers
  • Added new music in the final fight
  • Removed access to the boat’s chimney
Sanctuary
  • Fixed low frame rate when the tombs are moving
  • Fixed bouncy movement on some stairs
  • Fixed an issue with player not being able to jump after destroying an explosive barrel
  • Added an additional layer to the dynamic ambient at the end of the level
Cathedral
  • Fixed enemies spawning and staying out of arena’s bounds during the last fight
  • Fixed bouncy movement on some stairs
  • In the second room of catacombs, Liquidators have been replaced with Civilians on the higher platform; one more Liquidator was added on the ground floor
  • Added collision for the cathedral’s roof
  • Increased wall height near the destroyed statue
Trenches
  • Player can no longer bypass the trigger spawning enemies before arena fight
  • Fixed a levitating rock near the red key section
  • Added some wooden beams above the first door
Front Line
  • Fixed glitchy movement on the boxes in the first secret area
Villa
  • Added new stove and burner meshes in the kitchen area
  • Jumping through the ledge in the library room is no longer possible
  • Added missing poster texture in the secret area
  • Fixed glitchy movement in the barrel area
Abandoned Tunnels
  • Added a hole with water to remove fall damage when player leaves ventilation
  • Fixed bouncy movement on some stairs
  • Fixed an issue where train door could open before killing all enemies
Sinking Station
  • Added sounds of footsteps in shallow water
  • Fixed a bug when players were able to trap themselves between rocks in the first tunnel.
  • Fixed blurry blood on the wall
  • Moved a wooden box which was colliding with steel construction
Court of Sanity
  • Fight now resets properly after player’s death
  • Readjusted attack damage for all phases
  • Saving is now unavailable during the boss fight
  • Removed collisions of meshes in elevator which could block the player
  • Fixed player taking damage when damaging the boss with certain explosives
  • “Finish Level” text is now more visible

[h3]Graphical Fixes[/h3]
  • VSync now locks framerate to the highest available refresh rate (bear in mind that VSync only takes effect in Fullscreen Mode)
  • Door padlocks’ color now change depending on the key required
  • Framerate limiter now has more values available including all found refresh rates
  • Pickup frame now matches screen aspect ratio
  • HUD frame now looks properly on super ultrawide resolutions
  • Fixed some textures appearing blurry
Dark Tome
  • Better screen visibility while Dark Tome is active
  • Dark Tome screen effect no longer removes outlines while active
  • Fixed some blood particles not being colored properly while Dark Tome is active
  • Increased blood color fading distance
  • Screen effect now fades in when Dark Tome activates

[h3]General Fixes[/h3]
  • Added epilepsy warning
  • Fixed an issue with buttons not being focused after finishing a level using gamepads
  • Menu UI & UX improvements (including ultrawide resolutions)
  • Fixed some cases where loading the game could result in unexpected behavior
  • Flashlight radius is now larger on higher FOV values
  • “Big Game” achievement now requires killing the enemy directly
  • Improvements to audio when returning to main menu
  • Music now pauses when pausing the game
  • Shooting the traffic sign to make it spin now works with directly hit explosive projectiles
  • Improved light flickering in some places
  • Fixed an issue which could lead to player receiving falling damage when landing in water on low framerate
  • Fixed an issue with player not being able to jump in some cases

We're in TOP 100! Let's push it further!

Greetings, cultists,

We made it to the TOP 100 of IndieDB Awards 2023, and that's only thanks to your support - you guys are the best! This nomination alone is a tremendous accomplishment for us, but let's finish this fight and push Forgive Me Father 2 into the Top10! ːsteamthisːːsteamthisːːsteamthisː

Voting is possible until December 20, and every vote counts - so tell your friends, tell your enemies, tell random people on the street*!

Spread the word of the Great Old Ones, cultists - just make sure to click that nice red "vote" button next to Forgive Me Father 2 on the voting page!



And of course, it's worth checking out the rest of the Top100 list - as in the previous round, you can vote for more than one title and there are some tremendous games worthy of your attention there; including all of Fulqrum Publishing releases from this year! ːsteamhappyː

Thank you, everyone!

*unless they carry a bigger or more Lovecraftian-looking weapon than you, in which case we would advise against approaching them

Devlog 6 - Designing the Flashlight System

Hello, Cultists!

It's the Byte Barrel team again, and we’re here today to shed some light on the Forgive Me Father 2's flashlight system. If you’re interested in how it was designed and want to learn more about the way it enriches the dreadful atmosphere of the game, then dive in.

Design and purpose explained

When designing the flashlight system, our goal was to fit it into both of the two main cores of Forgive Me Father 2: dynamic, action-packed gameplay and a horror atmosphere straight from the myths of H.P. Lovecraft. So, creating a tool that allows players to see in the dark is one thing, but delivering a system that connects these two worlds is an entirely different story. So how did we approach it?

The flashlight system is all about building tension and the feeling of dread, but also creating as immersive experience as possible. That said, we wanted to make the flashlight an integral part of the gameplay and not something that the player would use once or twice just to read runes scratched on a wall.

Another goal we set for ourselves was to make it satisfying and fun to use. From smooth animation with additional camera shake to sound effects that are not repetitive, but actually change depending on how long you charge the flashlight for.



Okay, but how does it actually work?

Much like the lantern in the previous installment, the flashlight is the primary source of light for the Priest in Forgive Me Father 2. It’s activated by pulling the cord, which spins a dynamo inside that powers the tool.

Each pull charges the flashlight for a short amount of time, allowing you to prepare for longer fights in a darker area or another round of exploration. The effect stacks up to a total of two minutes, but that’s not always enough during the longer battles - so don’t forget to refresh it if you don’t want to be left in the dark.



How does the flashlight enrich the atmosphere of dread?

We said before that the system is designed to connect the dynamic gameplay and horror aspects of the game, but let’s focus on the second one since that’s where the flashlight truly shines. Imagine it unexpectedly going off in the middle of the fight because you were too absorbed in fighting hordes of enemies and simply forgot to charge it. And did I mention that the arena was completely dark?

Another mechanic affecting the dark atmosphere of the game is the flashlight’s fading light, which begins to flicker when it's close to running out of power. With the diminishing light, the players’ field of vision is getting smaller and smaller, playing with their minds and making everything around them a potential threat. Oh, and don’t forget about jumpscares when a zombie or a cultist suddenly appears before you just after you activate the flashlight.



That’s all for now! Thank you for reading and make sure to get yourself a copy of Forgive Me Father 2 if you haven't done it already; and if you did, leaving a review of it here on Steam would be really nice! And remember to drop by our Discord whenever you want to chat with us and other players!

Oh and don't forget that you still have time to nominate Forgive Me Father 2 for this year's IndieDB Awards! This link will lead you there!

Until next time,
Byte Barrel Team

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2272250/Forgive_Me_Father_2/


Nominate Forgive Me Father 2 For The IndieDB Awards!

Hello everyone!

The mightiest indie game awards are here yet again and we humbly ask for your help with the nominations!

Forgive Me Father 2 has launched into Early Access this year and thus it can be nominated for "Indie of the Year 2023"!

All you have to do to push the game through the first round is head to its IndieDB store page and click VOTE NOW on the shining green banner!

This voting decides if we make it to the Top 100 and if we do, we're going to need your help once more, so stay tuned! You can vote until the first round ends on December 10.

Thank you all for your support, don't forget to stop by at our social media accounts and join the official Forgive Me Father 2 Discord!