" No one in living memory can comprehend the language of the gods, but perhaps a chance encounter with a cosmic soothsayer can lead to some vague understanding, that even such low-class nous can decipher."
A mod being made by Amnesia Pandemiac - a special event including experienced developers - about an epidemic situation in another world, we can all relate to..
Inspired by various religious myths, the vision of H.P. Lovecraft, and several other games of similar aesthetics, such as Bloodborne and Blasphemous.
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To start things off, yes, you heard that right.
KiraImmortal as an alias, retired yesterday.
Not to worry, I will continue to interact with the community, work on and release creative work, but after completing a portfolio spanning over 10 years (and even 15 including older releases), I figured it's time to put up the shutters, and time for something new.
So with that, let me present my final project as KiraImmortal, released "right on time" on my last formally active day.
Esophagus - A Pandemia Escondida demo:
As my last project I can easily say, that it was the hardest part of aforementioned portfolio, with numerous crashes, redesigns and member changes. The sheer scale of it still frightens me from time to time, but I've been teasing playable material for years, so here's one!
Note that it's already a demanding mod, but the demo contains unique storyline and gameplay entirely "unrelated" to that of the final product. So feel free to try it, and of course, give me feedback and bug reports!
Here's an official walkthrough it you need it:
So what happens to the unfinished projects?
My plan was to leave peacefully in a way, that no TDD project is left "in TBD", and this is exactly what happened. I released all projects that I have planned to, leaving 2 in Early Access,including Pandemia.
These projects will NOT be abandoned however.
The big change here, is that 2023 was a year when I completed around 6 releases on Dark Descent. In 2024 my focus will almost completely shift from the game, and these 2 projects and any other lingering releases introduce a formula similar to Forbidden Trip.
I will release some things when updates are ready, with no date or content restrictions whatsoever.
So if you're still interested in existing project updates such as my Gun Mod or Pandemia itself, and more, be sure to follow their pages, and my Main Page.
As a formerly lead figure on Pandemia, it will certainly go under "new management" so to say from now on..
That would be all really.
Thanks for everyone who contributed and gave me constructive criticism during the last 10 years, all this work made me a better design and story guy, which is still who I remain after all this time.
When I have something new to show, I will announce it, until then, have fun with what's already available,
and have a great 2024!
Cheers, and farewell!
Esophagus - Private testing
News 1 commentThe "promised day" has arrived, and well.. you can play something, if you're willing!
Esophagus - Breaking down ambition, and a "cry for help"
News 2 commentsAs the mod was expected to receive updates before the summer ends, here we go. There are quite a few things that needs explanation!
Cardia demo trailer and release date
News 2 commentsI'm happy to announce enough work has been completed that I can show the Pandemia project in a demo release this summer.
An unfortunate delay, yet plenty of good news
News 3 commentsDue to my immense discomfort, the demo of Pandemia Escondida had to be pushed next year. Let's see why that is.
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Esophagus (1.0)
Demo 2 commentsYour mind is in shambles. Legs, swallowed in gastric acid. An endless glide into a neverending abyss. Not how you expected to meet your so-called "God"?...
Amnesia 64bit LAA support (1.11)
Graphics Tool 7 commentsAmnesia 64 bit support, made with 4GB LAA patcher by Daniel Pistelli. Only a flag was unlocked to give the game more memory. Installation instructions...
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After depriving myself of sleep a bit, Esophagus finally released!
Following some rest, I will add it to the Steam Workshop, write a news article with some thoughts about it. And publish a walkthrough, you might need it.
Until then, happy new year, and have fun if you decide to try it out already!
hi! I don't know how to write to you in DM... could you send me the private link to play it somehow?
sure! by the way there is an envelope icon next to your account name on top, and then you can use the + button to compose a new message :)
Any news ?
Work is going slowly and often haulted by being the only person actively working on the mod most of the time. As I have other projects, life being busy and my focus is slowly shifting from hpl2 altogether, the most I can promise is a progress update coming soon with details.
All in all a demo is unlikely to come before the summer ends, but likely to come this year. If my computer doesn't decide to give up on me until then :)
(rest assured, the project is properly backed up online)
EDIT: news is up.
This still active?
Yes indeed, now with my gun combat mod demo released, I'm back in full force to get the demo ready for this one :)
Yes, it absolutely is.
yes
I can't believe something as insignificant as the threat of eminent nuclear annihilation would stand in the way of getting anything as important as this mod completed.
Well mostly my own time management is the only one that gets in the way, but we'll try our best to deliver it in this century :D