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Infliction coming to PS4, Xbox One & Switch

Infliction coming to PS4, Xbox One & Switch

Exactly one year ago today I started a Kickstarter. That Kickstarter kicked some major ass and met its funding goal. It did however fall short in regards to stretch goals for both additional languages and console release. Cut to today, I have self funded Infliction for seven languages which include German, Spanish, French, Chinese, Russian, Japanese and of course, English! I have also partnered up with Blowfish Studios to bring Infliction to PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch

Bonus Content in Update 2.4

Bonus Content in Update 2.4

Infliction update 2.4 was released about a month ago. In fact, at the time of writing this, 2.5 is already out. So why am I writing this? I wanted to talk about the bonus content I added to the game and the lessons learned from such a thing. I love special features on DVD and Bluray. I own the special edition of Lord of the Rings and I often choose the watch the appendices over the movie itself. I don’t know how common that is. Maybe everyone does the same thing or maybe I li

Infliction Update 2.3 and more localisation

Infliction Update 2.3 and more localisation

Next week I’ll be adding Russian, French and Japanese subtitles and interface to Infliction as part of update 2.3. This will bring Infliction's languages up to six along-side English, Simplified Chinese and German. I’m always so excited to bring new languages to Infliction. It represents the opportunity to expose more people around the world to my game. Update 2.3 also adds new quality of life improvements (like a level select as shown below), new sound effects, game-pad rumb

🎃Thank you and Happy Halloween! 👻

🎃Thank you and Happy Halloween! 👻

Hi all, Thank you again for the amazing response to the launch of Infliction! It has been a dream come true to release this horror game, and it was great to celebrate this milestone at the PAX Australia Indie Showcase this weekend. I traveled to Melbourne to show Infliction with help of some great friends, and it was wonderful to meet some of you there in person. Before the trip I released a first patch for some fixes, and now that i’m back in Sydney I’ve been hard at work to

Infliction is out now!

Infliction is out now!

Hi all! I’m excited to announce that Infliction is out now! I recommend getting yourself in a spooky mood by watching the new Infliction launch trailer before playing. You can also download the spooky soundscape backer reward here, and read The Dark Below, a creepy story set in the universe of Infliction written by Australian author James J. Dominguez These creepy treats are all to say thank you for helping bring this game to life! Thank you so much for your support! I will o

Infliction launch date announced!

Infliction launch date announced!

I'm excited to confirm with you that Infliction, will be released on the 18th of October 2018 - Just in time for all our Halloween fans! Infliction will unlock for everyone in the community at these times: Los Angeles (PDT) Thursday, 18 October at 12:01:00 midnight Melbourne (AEDT) Thursday, 18 October at 6:01:00 pm London (BST) Thursday, 18 October at 8:01:00 am Don't forget to add Infliction to your Steam wish-list so you’ll be notified when it goes live. Infliction wo

An update on Infliction's Development

An update on Infliction's Development

Although I have not yet announced a release date, I did put a tentative date of Q1 2018 on both my web page and the steam page. I was on track to meet this deadline but something major changed in the scope of the game. Late last year I made the decision that I wanted the game to be more substantial with a greater ability to deliver the story and offer a better experience to you. I can assure you I’m working extremely hard to complete the game and can say with confidence that

Infliction in VR?

Infliction in VR?

So the game has been announced with small to moderate interest thus far. This is to be expected since I haven't invested more than a couple of hundred bucks in to marketing at this stage. There is one question that I'm asked fairly frequently though. "Will this game be in VR?". The short answer to this question is no....but! Wait a minute,... Why not? Well, I started development on infliction in January 2016 in a part time capacity. The Oculus Rift came out around 3 months af

Infliction is on Steam

Announcing your fist indie game

Infliction officially announced

Infliction officially announced

A couple of days ago I officially announced Infliction to the world. Infliction is currently slated to release in early 2018 on steam with console versions to follow. Announcing the game was a nail biting experience for me. I did a lot on the day and I'll write an article about my experiences announcing the game in my development diary in the coming days. If you haven't seen it yet, you can check out the announcement trailer below. For all things related to the games developm

Development Update - Dynamic Fear System

Development Update - Dynamic Fear System

Infliction is a mixture between dynamic AI and scripted events. Scripted events take time to craft. But I can craft them! Add the sound of a fast beating heart, some lights flickering, you get the idea. The problem I was having was when the dynamic AI is in the world, she currently has a creepy ambience that plays on a loop and that's it. You'd be surprised how far that simple solution can take you. But, its not very dynamic and it gets old. Enter the Dynamic Fear System. So

Opinion - The value of QA

Opinion - The value of QA

As a solo indie game dev, I can't stress enough how many times I've played my game during development. If I was to try to put a number to this, I't be in the thousands. Mostly because every time something has been implemented I play test to ensure it works correctly. I try every scenario I can think of when I'm play testing too. I'm fairly comfortable with knowing where my bugs are and knowing that I'll get around to fixing them later. Major bugs I find, I fix right away but

Development Update - First Impressions

Development Update - First Impressions

First impressions are so important. If I start up a game, I don't usually judge it by the main menu. In most cases this is a static screen with a few options. So okay, a regular main menu doesn't usually make me feel one way or another, but what if the menu itself was awesome? Every now and then you play a game that has a 3D menu. I immediately think of the last of us. And what if that menu was dynamic with things going on? And what if that menu contained clues about the game

Development Update - More intractable interactions

Development Update - More intractable interactions

Maybe I've just played this game thousands of times during development. In-fact I know that's true. Every time I implement anything at all, I play test for at least 20 mins to make sure it works as intended. I was play testing something and I picked up one of the books in the game. It flips open to a page and you can rotate the book. It was okay but it didn't feel very natural, engaging or interesting to look at. That's right around the time I decided to make it a little more

Development Update - Real Time Mirrors

Development Update - Real Time Mirrors

Easily, by far, getting mirrors working has set me back more than anything else. I've never implemented AI before and I found that easier. So after much grief and optimisation I get something working fairly well on my machine. There was a significant frame rate dip but it was within acceptable range on my machine. I had my fingers crossed that it would be acceptable on machines of a lower spec. Boy was I wrong. Real time planner reflection mirror pictured above, apologies for

Development Update - AI Vs. Scripted Events

Development Update - AI Vs. Scripted Events

Whats better? A dynamic AI or an orchestrated scripted event? Both have their pros and cons. Lets examine the difference between the two before we look at their pros and cons. Scripted Events are a linear, predetermined series of events that unfold on cue. They're usually triggered by some kind of collision or trigger volume. An example of a scripted event might be something like "when the player enters the hallway, play scary music and make all the doors slam shut". AI (Arti

Development Update - Real time mirrors, are they worth it?

Development Update - Real time mirrors, are they worth it?

So I've finally implemented a real time mirror that doesn't totally crash the game. I must say though, its a performance hog. I have a fairly high end PC and I consistency get around 60fps (frames per second) which I'm happy with. I'm targeting 30fps as this isn't exactly a twitch shooter. The problem is that this mirror, the one you can see in the screen shot. Causes my machine to dip to around 40FPS while in front of it. While that is somewhat acceptable the frame dip is no

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