Amnesia: The Dark Descent News

Total Conversion support

Hey everyone,

Hope you have been trying out and enjoying the recent Steam Workshop support for Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

There are already over 180 (!) mods available to try out - this is truly insane and we are so happy to see the community engaged after all these years!

So, today we’re enabling Total Conversion support for the workshop as well, meaning you can go buck wild with the mods, if you want to.

Today we’re also launching the anticipated Halloween Update for Amnesia: The Bunker!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1944430/Amnesia_The_Bunker/

This update brings a bunch of new features, adding new horrors and heaps of replay value.

If you've beaten the game once you can challenge yourself with the new Shell Shock mode - or play around with the settings in Custom Mode.

Happy Halloween! 🎃

Watch the trailer now: [previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Changelog for ATDD version 1.5

Added total conversion support through custom story menu
Fixed support for dds cubemap textures
Restored old custom story window behaviour when loading an entry
Added navigation of custom story menu with gamepad
Fixed a crash caused by using more than 2^16 (65,535) callbacks
Added option to menu.cfg to allow specifying colors for menu item text
Added option to main_init.cfg to specify how custom stories are loaded within a custom story (Variables.ShowLocalCustomStoriesOnly)
Added new script function ShowScreenImage
Added new script function OnUpdate
Added #include for .hps files
Fixed bug where Chests weren't storing their coin requirements in save files
Fixed option to specify multiple slime types for SlimeAreas
Updated color picker in editors
Misc fixes

Amnesia: The Dark Descent Redux mod adds Vulkan and DirectX 12 support

Well this is quite fun to see. Amnesia: The Dark Descent has gained a Redux mod that rebuilds the graphics engine behind the game to provide Vulkan on Linux and DirectX 12 on Windows.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/09/amnesia-the-dark-descent-redux-mod-adds-vulkan-and-directx-12-support

Frictional Mod Jam 2023: Horrors of War

We were so impressed by some of the fantastic mod submissions last Jam that we wanted to dedicate an entire Jam to get to see some more!

Join us for a month and a half-long event focused on HPL modding! You’re welcome to participate alone or in a small team (up to 4 people). For peer support, head on over to our Discord server.

The theme for this Fan Jam is a play on and extension of the themes in Amnesia: The Bunker, namely: Horrors of War

You are welcome to interpret the theme however you wish. The mods don’t have to have a connection to Frictional Games titles.

The winner(s) will receive A3-sized posters and a T-Shirt from Amnesia: The Bunker

The winners will also receive Steam-keys to any Frictional game of their choice.

This Frictional Fan Jam is specifically for HPL modding. You are free to use HPL2 and HPL3, or even HPL1 if you’re brave enough.

Duration: July 24th until September 10th
Theme: Horrors of War
Medium: HPL engine modding
Submission: Submission link

More info here: https://frictionalgames.com/2023-07-frictional-mod-jam-2023-horrors-of-war/

If you haven’t played Amnesia: The Bunker yet, now is the perfect time to! The game is on sale this week at a 15% discount.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1944430/Amnesia_The_Bunker/

Amnesia Re-Collection update

We’ve decided to include Amnesia: The Bunker as part of the Amnesia Re-Collection and Frictional Collection bundles here on Steam, alongside SOMA, Amnesia: Rebirth and Amnesia: The Dark Descent

As an owner of one or multiple games in the Amnesia Re-Collection and Frictional Collection bundles you can now purchase the other ones (including the newly released Amnesia: The Bunker) at a discounted price!

The Amnesia Re-Collection includes:

Amnesia: The Bunker
Amnesia: Rebirth
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs

In addition to the games above, The Frictional Collection also includes:

SOMA
Penumbra

Grab the Amnesia Re-Collection bundle for an additional 15% discount on all Amnesia games, or the Frictional Collection for 20% discount on all games!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/20170/Amnesia_Recollection/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/6817/Frictional_Collection/

After 13 years, Amnesia: The Dark Descent got Steam Workshop support out of nowhere

In a surprise move, Frictional Games has introduced Steam Workshop support for its foundational horror game, Amnesia: The Dark Descent. The change came four days before the launch of the latest game in the series, The Bunker, and brings The Dark Descent more in line with later games from Frictional like Soma and Amnesia: Rebirth...
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