Cold Comfort News

Join Level Designer Ice Grenade, Game Writer and Voice Actor Mike Bodie, Game Tester Acheron, and Project Lead Jezza as they play the pre-alpha build of Cold Comfort.

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[h2]WHERE TO WATCH[/h2]
You can watch the stream live on Twitch on Thursday, June 18th, 2020 at 10 P.M. CEST.
http://twitch.tv/coldcomfortgame


[h2]WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT[/h2]
You can expect a janky, buggy AF experience, but hopefully an enjoyable one. Sure we're in the early stages of development, but this stream may give you a glimpse of the potential, and how Cold Comfort can evolve.

[h2]WISHLISTIN'[/h2]
If you haven't done so already, do us a solid, and wishlist this puppy. This serves to massage our fragile egos, and give us fake, virtual affirmation.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/683190/Cold_Comfort/


[h2]DISCORD[/h2]
Our discord server is alive! You can join the conversation and hang out with other fans on the discord server and talk directly to us regarding your thoughts and ideas about Cold Comfort.

Join Level Designer Ice Grenade and Project Lead Jezza as they muse over multiplayer maps, and start with the initial conceptualization of the new map, Angers.


The Angers Corrections Facility also known as “The Château” was established in 1852 and is the oldest prison in the state of Louisiana. The prison complex sits on Point Angers, which comprises 432 acres (1.75 km²) on the north side of Angers Bay.
As the prison is quite old, we have the opportunity to have a mix of old prison environments with newer, additional buildings and renovations.
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[h2]DISCORD[/h2]
Our discord server is alive! You can join the conversation and hang out with other fans on the discord server and talk directly to us regarding your thoughts and ideas about Cold Comfort.

[h2]STATUS[/h2]
For the sake of transparency, we'd like to dedicate this update to discuss our current situation and our short term goals.
Presently, we have a prototype for Cold Comfort. This prototype includes the following:

• Two different core gameplay loops
  
• The ability to embody a rat and evolve into a Gamma Prime
  
• 2 Survivor Characters
  
• 2 Gamma Prime Characters
  
• Fully network replicated
  
• Realistic ballistics (including bullet drop and spread)
  

In the prototype, SURVIVOR players’ objectives are to find and evacuate as many Civilians (NPCs in
the Civilian state) as possible. Whereas, the GAMMA PRIMES’ main prerogative is to spread the
infection, by any means necessary to as many Civilians NPCs and enemy players as they can.
In later versions, these winning conditions will stay but there will be more conditions added to make
for a more complex gameplay experience.




[h2]WORKIN' IT[/h2]
Not to bore you with the details, but as a young start-up with visions of grandeur, it is our task to find a fitting investor and or publisher for the further development of Cold Comfort. We've been lucky so far, that we were able to find some initial angel investors and with the help of the local government, we were able to get the financing in place to complete our prototype. With the prototype in hand, we are now in a very good position to be able to argue the validity of the concept of Cold Comfort. Sure, it's a prototype- but with proper planning, the right team, and adequate funding it can be something amazing.


We've actually already implemented quite a lot of these features already in the prototype. In hindsight, having fully modular AI is dope, but we did end up spending a lot of time working on that, and perhaps our time would have been better spent honing the gunplay, but hey, it's a learning experience.


[h2]WISHLIST[/h2]
Not gonna lie here, the whole wishlist option was one of the biggest motivational factors in our decision to go live with our steam page. Adding Cold Comfort to your wishlist is a great way to support the development and stay up to date. As we are a small indie dev studio among many, garnering the attention of not only potential fans, but also potential publishers is of paramount importance. Is Cold Comfort going to be successful? Who the heck knows! All we can say is that we are confident that with the proper support, we strive to make Cold Comfort a contender.


[h2]LOCALIZATION[/h2]
In addition to the English version, our steam page is now available in the following languages:

• French
  
• Italian
  
• Hungarian
  
• Portuguese
  
• Chinese (Simplified)
  

We are currently working on a number of other language versions as well! We want as many potential fans of Cold Comfort to be able to get hyped about the game as possible.

[h2]QUESTIONNAIRE[/h2]
As game developers, we sometimes suffer from tunnel vision, and forget what is truly important to you, our fans! By filling out this questionnaire, we'll get a better grasp of what you guys and gals expect and want out of Cold Comfort, and how we can give you the most excellent gaming experience.



[h2]DISCORD[/h2]
Our discord server is alive! You can join the conversation and hang out with other fans on the discord server and talk directly to us regarding your thoughts and ideas about Cold Comfort.



This is our second update EVAH. We doin' this right?

After much deliberation, we decided the best course of action was to create a steam page- and we couldn't be happier with the feedback and resonance that we've received so far.

Our goal is that by doing so at this stage of development, we can help build awareness, and generate excitement among fans. We plan on pumping out regular updates, keeping you informed about our process, trials, and tribulations.

[h2]WISHLIST[/h2]
Not gonna lie here, the whole wishlist option was one of the biggest motivational factors in our decision to go live with our steam page. Adding Cold Comfort to your wishlist is a great way to support the development and stay up to date. As we are a small indie dev studio among many, garnering the attention of not only potential fans, but also potential publishers is of paramount importance. Is Cold Comfort going to be successful? Who the heck knows! All we can say is that we are confident that with the proper support, we strive to make Cold Comfort a contender.




[h2]LOCALIZATION[/h2]
In addition to the English version, our steam page is now available in the following languages:

• French
  
• Italian
  
• Portuguese
  
• Chinese (Simplified)
  

We are currently working on a number of other language versions as well! We want as many potential fans of Cold Comfort to be able to get hyped about the game as possible.

[h2]MODULARITY IN THE PIPE[/h2]
An elaborate and customized AI system is a key feature for a multiplayer game that utilizes NPCs. The better the AI system is planned and executed, the better optimization of resources will be in the game. Furthermore, it affects the visuals and the experienced realism, as well as the entire gameplay experience.

The Modular AI in Cold Comfort plays a big role in maintaining realism and authenticity in a visceral environment. One key feature, and also aim, of the Modular AI system, is being resource-efficient. The Modular AI System aims at delivering a certain level of randomness in the appearance of NPCs by combining interchangeable body/clothing parts and altering the texture (adding dirt, blood, etc.) with the help of masks and nodes, and can be sustained with a smaller, and thus more resource-efficient library, rather than using a big library filled with different NPCs and texture sets. But in order to make the system work flawlessly, there are important aspects in the creation process that need to be taken care of.



[h2]QUESTIONNAIRE [/h2]
As game developers, we sometimes suffer from tunnel vision, and forget what is truly important to you, our fans! By filling out this questionnaire, we'll get a better grasp of what you guys and gals expect and want out of Cold Comfort, and how we can give you the most excellent gaming experience.



[h2]DISCORD[/h2]
Our discord server is alive! You can join the conversation and hang out with other fans on the discord server and talk directly to us regarding your thoughts and ideas about Cold Comfort.



This is our first update EVAH. We doin' this right?