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Morbid is an atmospheric psychological horror game; experienced as Senior Detective J. Taylor, unfold haunting and morbid events that will question your sanity.

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Development Report: Feb. 2023

Mar 2, 2023

Visit the the official Morbid Software[morbid.software] post for a better reading experience.

Development during the month of February focused on level design and integrating new content for gameplay.

House Design

Creating a realistic environment.

Last month I mentioned that one of my priorities is a complete rework of the house level. This task is important because this is where the player will likely spend most of their time, and I want Morbid to have a completely original atmosphere, while still utilizing the Unreal Marketplace to streamline development.

I have created an entirely new house inside and out, the interior will have some similarities to the original asset. I recognize that the original asset has some well-designed features that I wanted to carry over to the new level.

I would like to mention that I have put a lot of thought into making sure the house has a realistic design that takes advantage of all of the space available. Any dead space is being utilized. The unmodified house asset has a seemingly used fireplace in the living room, with a bedroom right above it that would make it impossible for the smoke to vent. These are the kind of simple design flaws that I am being mindful of.

Below are some before and after screenshots taken during development.

Screenshots from earlier builds.

(Unmodified house) A screenshot from the front door looking at the living room.

(Unmodified house) An unlit screenshot of the front of the house.

Development Screenshots: These may not be full-quality renders and are subject to change.

(New house) Outside front perspective.

(New house) Garage looking towards basement and hallway.

Currently, there are multiple issues with the doors that are part of the house assets. As you'll see below the hinges do not pair to the door frame, when positioning the door correctly on the frame the door does not have a good fit, and the door's pivot point is incorrect (I can resolve that within a blueprint.)

I have contacted the author with examples of a solution.

Level Transitions

Level transitions without loading screens create a seamless experience for the player, keeping them immersed in the game. I've set up these level transitions to occur either with a cinematic camera effect or load dynamically in the background during gameplay.

I've taken quite a bit of time writing all of this, and I'd like to get back to work so I can have the next playable build available as soon as possible. The countless hours of work will be worth it.

Morbid

Early Access: Error & Bug Reporting

Morbid Early Access just released, and I am already tracking and fixing some minor issues with this build. If you are to come across a bug in-game, please use this thread to report it. Provide any relevant information you can such as the error you received and how to replicate it....

Zorak556

Oct 7, 2022 @ 6:45pm

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Development Report: Jan. 2023

Feb 1, 2023

Visit the the official Morbid Software[morbid.software] post for a better reading experience.

Welcome back, I'm excited to share the first Development Report of 2023.

Before I get into the report:

Development Reports are supposed to be published at the end of every month. That being said, I know the last report I shared was from September, and most are probably wondering "When are we going to get a report or an update?" This report details the hardships, and the tremendous amount of progress that has been made over the past few months.

I would have liked to have published reports sooner, and more frequently, but I had to put them lower on the list of priorities. I also regret not being able to push updates to Steam for distribution. In hindsight, I believe that even the Early Access release of Morbid was premature. After all the hours I put into this project just to get it to an "Early Access" build, I was ready to get the project announced and published on Steam.

I am again making this a priority and you can expect a report at the end of each month. I won't make any promises on when the next update will be pushed to Steam, but hopefully, it will have been worth the wait.

Lumen + Virtual Shadow Maps + Nanite

This has been one of the most time-consuming aspects of development.

I can't stress enough, how important all of this work has been to this project. My goal is to create detailed, high-quality level designs for Morbid that feel realistic and immersive. In the past few months, I've worked on each level's lighting, performance, and details, with each iteration improving over the previous. Looking back at the build that is currently on Steam, I'm very proud of the progress that has been made since then.

Screenshots from the editor featuring various levels and rendering views.

Development Screenshots: These may not be full-quality renders and are subject to change.

MetaHumans

I've decided to use Unreal Engine's MetaHumans[www.unrealengine.com] to create highly realistic characters for Morbid. I plan on giving these characters a few voice lines, and already have a solution for lip-syncing with audio in real-time.

Screenshots from the MetaHuman Creator.[metahuman.unrealengine.com]

Level Design

One of my priorities is a complete rework of the house level. It's a great foundation to start with, but I will be starting from scratch. I want Morbid to have a completely original atmosphere while still utilizing the Unreal Marketplace to streamline development. Before I purchased this asset I had no idea how widely it has been used (mostly unaltered) in many games. I've seen it all over YouTube in various indie games. There's even a Ready Or Not mod featuring it.

Development Screenshots: These may not be full-quality renders and are subject to change.

An exciting feature I have been working on is level transitions with cinematic effects rather than loading screens, and have also been working on the Detective's Office, to allow the player to start gameplay right from the menu.

Development Screenshots: These may not be full-quality renders and are subject to change.

Bonus Content

Development Screenshots: These may not be full-quality renders and are subject to change.

Thanks for reading. I'm looking forward to the future of Morbid, and will keep you updated every month.

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Morbid Update: Alpha 3

Oct 16, 2022

Alpha 3 has been pushed to the main branch. This update includes bug fixes, working Steam Achievements, and some performance improvements.

A few changes have been made to the storyline.
Subtitles have been added to give more context to the game and improve playability.
The item spawning system is currently being updated and should be included in Alpha 4.

More information can be found on the Morbid Development Tracker[github.com].

Morbid

Pending Update: Chapter 1

Just checking in to say that I am still working on Chapter 1. The current projected release of chapter one is within the next 2-3 months. Thank you for your patience.