Summary:
"Search" (name might be changed in the future) is our latest Custom Story/Full Conversion Mod project for Amnesia - The Dark Descent. It features some incredible details and very carefully planned maps and progression. We've decided to make this story an epic adventure, with a plot you would care for. We've been working specifically on greatly detailed level maps, good quality voice-acting, an interesting storyline and optional details to make the game more enchanting. It's currently being worked on, but we're not sure when we expect it to be released. There are a lot of things we want to add to the story to make it our best creation in recent time. We will be using custom models as well, which can consume some of the time for the development. The theme will be an emotional adventure, with interesting characters and puzzles that make you think. We hope you will enjoy this creation of ours when it is public.
The story right now, is that you are Benjamin Olsen, living with your family in the woods of Scandinavia. Your father had ventured outside but has yet to return home. Some time passes, and your brother Kenneth decides to go look for him. When he does not return either, Benjamin goes to investigate what might have caused them to disappear. That isn't the only thing that's out of the normal. The village nearby reports unknown, cloaked visitors that have been spotted in the woods during the night, and people are worrying since the Duke does not seem to take action.
The story develops from those basics, but will be much more immersive as the story goes on. We have plans for a big story, and hopefully a mod that will take some time to complete. Be sure to check the progress below in the screen shots. I upload new ones when I have anything interesting and new to share.
Here's a video we made about a little something we wanted to add. We had way too much fun making this xD
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I should note that I am making these videos on a Mac computer, though most of the tutorials should work just the same on other operating systems. This first video though, might be more Mac-dependent, as the installation procedure is a bit different from each. Also, this is done with the Steam copy of Amnesia, so the location of the files from the retail copy is different.
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[Mac] Setting up a custom story
Video Description:
This is my tutorial about how to set up your first Amnesia Custom Story.
Here's the path to the Steam Amnesia folder:
~/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/Amnesia The Dark Descent
Picture resolution:
Width: 590 pixels
Height: 360 pixels
Links:
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Editor Tools ➤
Wiki.frictionalgames.com
Custom Story base ➤
Mediafire.com
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Amnesia Level Editor Explained (Part 1/2)
Video Description:
This is my tutorial on how to start working with the Amnesia Level Editor. I will try my best to explain how all the functions work and how to use the tool effectively, mostly aimed at all-new users, though if you already know how to use it, you might pick up a few tips. I hope you enjoy and find it helpful!
Amnesia Level Editor Explained (Part 2/2)
Video Description:
This is my second video out of 2 where I explain how to use the Amnesia Level Editor tool so that you can begin development of your own custom stories. This is targeted at beginners, but you might pick up a few tips even if you know how to use it.
Amnesia Scripting Basics
Video Description:
This is my tutorial on the basics of Amnesia scripting. I hope you find it helpful, as I try my best to explain things in a good matter. Sorry if the video is a bit long, but I had to cover quite a lot. Anyways, I hope you learned something new, and good luck with making Custom Stories.
Get TextWrangler here ➤
Barebones.com
Read the Engine Scripts here ➤
Wiki.frictionalgames.com
Making a crowbar door w/effects (3 parts)
Video description:
If you need to know how to make a door open in Amnesia using a crowbar, this very lengthy tutorial will likely help you. Sorry that the video is so long; there's a lot of things to explain in it. If you don't want to watch through the whole thing, and if you know some basics when scripting, feel free to download all the code necessary for the whole event below. Thank you for watching! If this helped you, a like would be awesome :3
All code used in the video ➤
Pastebin.com
Making Notes with Voice Acting
Video description:
Need to make voiced notes in Amnesia Custom Stories? Just watch, and you'll see how.
I hope you like the tutorial.
Use this code for the lang file (Just replace the parenthesis with diamond brackets, cus I can't here):
Be sure to place it in the "Journal" category.
(Entry Name="Note_notename_Name")Your Note Name(/Entry)
(Entry Name="Note_notename_Text")[voice filename.ogg][br]Your Note Text(/Entry)
OGG Converter ➤
Audio.online-convert.com
Key Unlocks Door
Video Description:
This video is perfect if you are just starting out with custom stories. I explain in great detail how to make a key unlock a door in Amnesia. Hope you enjoy!
Engine Scripts ➤
Wiki.frictionalgames.com...
Custom Story files ➤
Mediafire.com...
All code used in this video ➤
Pastebin.com
Monster Paths
Video Description:
If you need to know how to make a monster follow a certain path in your custom story, here's the video for you! I even learned something new myself by the end of it, where I show some rather cryptic but useful information. Thanks to Litronom for helping me with a little bit of research.
All code used in this video ➤
Pastebin.com
Secret Bookshelf
Video Description:
This is how you make a rotating bookshelf that can hide a secret behind it. I also show how to trigger events using a lever, so if you need to know that, then you're welcome. Hope you enjoyed and found it helpful!
All code used in this video ➤
Pastebin.com
Engine Scripts ➤
Wiki.frictionalgames.com...
Custom Story files ➤
Mediafire.com...
Level Transitions
Video Description:
In this video, I show some level transitions like a level door and a generic transition, while adding details to it, to make it like how you normally would have it in a custom story. Hope it helped ya, and have a good day!
All code used in this video ➤
Pastebin.com
Explaining Variables
Video Description:
I suck at explaining variables :c
Hopefully this video gives you at least somewhat an idea of what you can use variables for and how they work. I don't think I explained it that well though, perhaps you tell me? Anyway, if it was bearable, then yeah, thanks for watching 'n stuff.
Adding Mementos
Video Description:
Need help adding mementos? You're welcome! If you need further help, feel free to ask any questions, and I'll help the best I can. You can get the script I used below, just don't forget the extra_english.land entries. Btw, do I need to bump up my audio for the next videos?
All script used in this video ➤
Pastebin.com
Secret Wall Passage
Video Description:
Yeah, you don't need any scripting to make it possible to break the wall by throwing an object, so I decided to make a tutorial that is a little more interesting perhaps. As always, if you need any help, just ask me!
All script used in this video ➤
Pastebin.com
Flashbacks w/Subtitles
Video Description:
If you need to know how to properly add a flashback to your custom story, here's a video for you! I hope you enjoy and find it helpful, and if you need anything, I'm right here :3
Feel free to subscribe if you need more tutorials. I really appreciate it ❤
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Replace parenthesis with diamond brackets
(CATEGORY Name="Flashback")
(Entry Name="Flash1_1")So, have you ever been to one of these before?
(/Entry)
(/CATEGORY)
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Engine Scripts ➤
Wiki.frictionalgames.com
Custom Story files ➤
Mediafire.com
.flash file ➤
Mediafire.com
OGG Converter ➤
Audio.online-convert.com...
Dialogue w/Subtitles
Video Description:
Here's a video on how you can make a voice file execute and have subtitles in Amnesia custom stories. Hope you find it helpful and enjoyed, and if so, liking the video will make me happy =)
All script used in this video ➤
Pastebin.com
Engine Scripts ➤
Wiki.frictionalgames.com
Custom Story files ➤
Mediafire.com
OGG Converter ➤
Audio.online-convert.com
Creating Custom Entities
Video Description:
At last, here's a video introducing you to the Model Editor, and what you can do with it. I do not show how to actually make the model itself, as that is a completely different process. If you want to know what software to use, I recommend Maya 2011 (with openCOLLADA as the exporter). Supposedly you can use Blender, but I have never gotten it to work. Anyways, hope you learn something useful from this video, and thanks for watching. Have a great day!
Block Model files ➤
Mediafire.com
Setting up Developer Environment
This works for Windows users as well, as long as you know where the files are. Here's a video on how you can enable the development environment for Amnesia on a Mac. I'm using Steam, though you can still figure out how to do the same thing using the retail version. The folder locations will be different, but the files are the same.
I hope you find the video helpful! =)
main_settings.cfg ➤
Pastebin.com
Text Guide ➤
Wiki.frictionalgames.com...
Making Intros and Outros (with Credits)
Hey guys, here's a video on how to make some rather interesting intros and outros for your custom stories. You can make a nice, smooth intro with art, and a nice outro with credits. Hope you enjoy, and don't forget to ask if you need any help =p
Thanks for 100 subs btw. I really appreciate it x)
All script used in this video ➤
Pastebin.com
Engine Scripts ➤
Wiki.frictionalgames.com
Custom Story files ➤
Mediafire.com
OGG Converter ➤
Audio.online-convert.com...
Lever Puzzles
Video Description:
I was gonna make a video on elevators but it turned out to be a little tricky, so I'll do it a little later. Sorry there was no video this week, I'll try making another soon, perhaps this weekend.
Anyways, this video is how you can make levers activate different events in your maps, and how to combine them with puzzles if you'd like. Hope you like it and find it helpful!
All script used in this video ➤
Pastebin.com
Water and Ladder Areas
Here's a small (yeah right) video on how you can make water appear in your levels, as well as how to create functional ladders. I did this as a smaller video, because I'm quite busy lately with school, as expected. I'll make an elevator video soon, not sure when.
All script used in this video ➤
Pastebin.com
Elevator Scenes
Video Description:
At last, I finally managed to get this video done. It took a lot of work for some reason, but yeah. Hopefully it's a good one, even though it is over an hour :s
I don't like making videos that long, since most people will probably not bother watching it, but I just had to explain it all. Oh well, thanks for dropping by at least!
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All script used in this video ➤
Pastebin.com
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Sso your gonna do it or not?
I thought this is a WIP mod. where is the downloads and when is it going to fully release?
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i have no download like you fool!
Wow a lot of custom stuff =O
Hey, if you're in need of any beta-testers, I'd love to help you! :)
Wow, all the screen shots look amazing. So does the video. I can't wait to play this.
Hmmmmm
New items :D
Wow, i need tracking this :DDDD
Seens very bad, Even Last Night was glitchy as ****!
I hope you won't let that thing put you down, because I can assure you this is something completely different in quality. To be fair, Last Night WAS our first ever CS, and yes it wasn't great but what can you expect?