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May Development Blog

Hello Survivors! Welcome to May’s Development Blog where we have survivors looking forward with cautious curiosity, and preparing to take a swing at whatever lies ahead for them.



Your sweaty hands slip on the handle as you attempt to look around the corner for what is coming next. The way your heart jumps into your throat as you speculate what that sound could be, maybe another survivor? Someone who can help? Hope vanishes as you hear a gurgle and ripping sound, and the heart that was in your throat drops as you shift your grip on your fire axe.

Not a survivor.


When it comes to horror there is a lot of emotion that is carried by the unknown. Behind the scenes we are aware of what we want our players to be experiencing, to be questioning every sound, every shadow, every movement at the corner of their eye. Concept Art is vital to sharing how we can deliver that feeling. It's in the lighting of the scene, the placement of bodies, where an encounter takes place, and even how many players we think will be around. They also cover how a location should be laid out for players

What story do you see?

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There are very few weapons that can tell the story of survival in the early stages of an outbreak like a Fire Axe can. A useful tool that could open doors to save others, it doubles as a weapon one can shove or swing with when dealing with the undead scourge as it awakens. For a survivor looking to get out of urban centres, a fire axe can help clear the way of former occupants.

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In No More Room in Hell 2, the Fire Axe can be helpful to shove zombies back, and strike as an overhead head with a powerful 2-handed grip. Unlike the hatchet, the Fire Axe swings slower but with an extended reach, and a harder hit. Along with being a classic weapon against zombies for crowd control, it is also great to deal with any doors and barricades you come across.

Keep it sharp, practice your swings, and you may find that a Fire Axe becomes your new favorite tool in your arsenal.

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What’s around the next turn? The call to leave, get out, to run is so strong, but running makes noise, noise attracts attention, attention brings trouble, and you cannot always outrun trouble.

What happens when trouble finds you?


The uneasy feeling is replaced by something more terrifying, more sinister that embeds itself in your chest, clawing upwards, aiming for your brains. The infection takes over.

On that note, see you in June, Survivors!

April Development Blog

Happy April!
As the No More Room in Hell 2 development team continues working on the game, we have new assets to share with you!
The shuffle scrape, shuffle scrape outside the window catches your attention. Something is outside, making steady progress towards you. Your breath catches, hopeful that you have not been spotted. An assessment of the room gives you a crowbar, and you go cautiously to check…

Your senses play an important role in your survival against an enemy that is relentless in their pursuit of you. Zombies do not care about the weather. They do not get tired or dehydrated, but they are starving. It can be too easy to forget that your enemy isn’t just the zombie at your doors, scratching, scrapping, and pursuing you. It’s the environment around you.


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The Zombie Survival Guide advises would-be survivors to take care of their firearms and know what weapon will work best for you. When it’s you or them, zombies will not stop, they will not freeze up. They will not be scared of a bolt-action Hunter 85.

Know your weapons.

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With the Hunter 85 bolt-action rifle every shot has to count in the Zombie apocalypse. Players will need to take the time to aim and conserve their ammo. Use wisely and take care - having a firearm in an outbreak can be both a blessing and a curse.

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For a survivor in No More Room in Hell 2, the Hunter 85 rifle is a high damage rifle that fires over a long range with precision. However, it is limited with the number of rounds in a mag, and fires slow. High Risk, High Reward.



The air is weighted, heavy, and your every step echoes your own heartbeat as you try to outrun that which will never cease…
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Uneasy. Agitated. Tense. The pressure on our players builds with each location they explore, each survivor they search for, and each zombie they encounter. In No More Room in Hell 2, we want you to feel that weight on your shoulders, that voice at the back of your mind screaming at you to not open that next door, to not go into those dark woods, to not explore that abandoned place… and you will anyway. Because that is what a survivor does.

See you in May!

March Developer Blog

Welcome to March!

Development on No More Room in Hell 2 continues behind the scenes, and here we are to share a part of that development process. Let’s pull back the curtains on what we can show and celebrate the amazing progress by our hard working team!


Let’s raise a tower to our environment artists! This month's asset highlight is a guard tower that was to be rolled out and raised during the initial outbreak to keep an eye on the Dead as they encroached on the living. Though, they were probably unhappy to be stuck in there when the Dead realized fresh food was in a to go container.



The door gives a creak and swings open with the lightest pressure on it. There is a wet, drip sound, a squish. Frightened eyes assess the room for a weapon or an escape. In the doorway, their eyes are empty. They haven’t seen you.

Yet.

With No More Room in Hell 2, that uneasy feeling will accompany you across the map, through your objectives, and could determine whether you would survive in a zombie apocalypse. Our concept art is key to bringing that feeling into all we do, all we see, and all we experience.


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This month's audio file presents a pulsing deep unsettling experience and a stark reminder of the dangers present in No More Room in Hell 2, whether you can see them or not. Stay on your guard, listen with eyes open…

What do you see when you hear it?

February Developer Blog

Hello Survivors.

Welcome to February’s Development Update! Back at HQ, we understand that you out there want us to dig into the guts of what we’re working on, share deeply what’s inside and upcoming, and spew out the facts. So of course we’ve been looking forward to this blog and what we can currently share about No More Room in Hell 2.

We’ve also adjusted the FAQ’s on our Steam game page and in our Discord so go check those out for current information about No More Room in Hell 2 and what to expect ahead of the Early Access Launch. In the meantime enjoy this look into No More Room in Hell 2 development, and we’ll see you in March.

We’re going through February swinging. As a survivor, hatchets are useful in many ways - chop wood, cut through brush to clear a path, or to shave off bark for kindling. It’s also handy for dealing with those zombies that are trying to take a chunk out of you and is a good weapon to keep around when you want to cut short any attacks, or undead attackers who try to make you lunch. Aim for the head, follow through, and keep a sharp lookout for more zombies in the area. We have our own hatchet, sharpened and ready to swing, rendered in beautiful detail thanks to UE5’s Nanite Technology. We got you.

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We have what looks like a tough situation! Wonder what part of the map that’s going to be, and how we’ll see it in No More Room in Hell 2.



Concept Art like this is vital to capturing the story that a scene can tell and in giving direction to different design aspects in a game. What story do you think is being told - share with us in the comments!

No moody atmosphere and apocalyptic land would be complete without the sounds that dive deep into your heart to pull out the helplessness and hope that can exist within No More Room in Hell 2. Close your eyes, hit play, and let us know what comes to your mind with this audio!

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Thank you for reading and we’ll see you in March with another Developer Blog.

Have a great day Survivors!

January Developer Blog

Hello Survivors and welcome to 2024!

We are excited and looking forward to what this year will bring, such as more news about No More Room in Hell 2, more sneak peeks, and more details!

Since our last update, there has been so much work done that we look forward to sharing with you in the coming months. In the meantime, we wanted to thank you, our survivors, for your support throughout 2023.

We’ll see you in February with an update on what we’ve been working on, and regularly throughout 2024 to keep you posted on No More Room in Hell 2 and what to expect of the coming zombie apocalypse. This is just the start of our 2024 as we aim to share more news in the coming months.

Happy New Year, Survivors!