🎃 Albino Lullaby Ep2 - A Spooky Halloween Revelation! 🎃

Greetings, denizens of the Albino Lullaby realm,

In the abyss of this ever-encroaching October, where shadows creep and phantoms awaken, we unveil the spectral tidings of Albino Lullaby Episode 2: Alice's Lullaby, with a fresh update; a dark symphony that resonates with the haunting rhythms of Halloween.
Within the marrow of this ghoulish season, we pay homage to the macabre and the bizarre—themes that seamlessly merge with the enigmatic tapestry of Albino Lullaby.

1. Content Lock is on October 31st 🗝️

On the last eerie night of October, the clock strikes 'content lock.' A cryptic gateway to our relentless pursuit of the next enigma in the Albino Lullaby saga.
this means everything that will be in the game is IN the game. No more adding things. After we pass this milestone, the next step is polish and bug fixing, followed by release.

3. Gratitude to Our Peculiar Supporters 💙

In the labyrinthine journey to this juncture, it is you, the peculiar souls who have stoked the fires of our creative engine, that we thank. Your unwavering devotion has driven us to the edge of sanity.

5. A Sequel, A Riddle Unfolding 🌟

Episode 2 transcends mere DLC, ascending into the realm of sequelhood. A revelation that answers the questions that have haunted you while birthing new enigmas into the ether.

6. An Unparalleled, Mind-Bending Odyssey 🌀😱

Prepare for an unparalleled, mind-bending odyssey that will warp your perception of reality. As we traverse this distorted dreamscape, we believe you will be captivated by the madness.

4. A Glimpse into the Abyss 🎮👀

This Halloween, we offer a glimpse into the abyss—a foreboding preview of Albino Lullaby Episode 2. On Halloween night we will drop a teaser.

Prepare to plunge once more into the abyss, where the familiar collides with the chillingly unexpected.
As the darkness thickens and the moon rises, we implore you to mark your calendar for this spectral rendezvous. Halloween beckons, and the shadows will dance in ecstasy. Prepare for the descent into Albino Lullaby's enigmatic abyss once more.

In eternal reverence,
The team at ApeLaw

Esteemed Patrons of Albino Lullaby,

We write to you with a heart full of both excitement and regret. The excitement comes from the fact that we are approaching the completion of the second part of our beloved game. The regret comes from the knowledge that it has been a while since we updated you on the progress of the game, and for that, we are most apologetic.

We are pleased to announce that our alpha build is nearly done, and it includes both gameplay and story elements. We have put forth an effort like no other to make sure that the game's mechanics and the story are engaging and enchanting.

We have decided not to release a demo version of the game. Instead, we have dedicated all our energy and time to the completion of the full game. We think it would be more fitting to have you experience the complete package and not just a small piece of it. We are convinced that Albino Lullaby, Episode 2: Alice's Lullaby, will be worth the wait, and we appreciate your patience and understanding.

We know that our development process has taken more time than anticipated, and we are sorry for any discontent or unease that it may have caused. We are most grateful for your support and unwavering confidence in us. It is through your encouragement and enthusiasm that we draw our strength.

We will keep you posted on our progress and keep you in the loop as we reach new milestones. We are excited about sharing the finished product with you, and we hope you are equally as excited to play it.

Warmest Regards,

Justin, and the team at ApeLaw

Greetings fans and followers of Albino Lullaby!
We at Ape Law are super excited to finally show off some of Albino Lullaby: Episode 2. We have a packed update for you so let's get to it!

After much ado we are finally able to announce a solid release date for Episode 2 ! We intend to release on steam on:
MARCH 22, 2018!!!
And as the meat to your potatoes we are proud to finally share the very first footage of Episode 2.

Check out the video here: http://mailchi.mp/albinolullaby/episode2announcement

We apologize for the confusion and delays and hope you'll stick with us. If you're interested you can follow our progress via our devblog.
https://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=58489.msg1294402#msg1294402

Hello,

on 24th of January I initially added a new build to the VR testing branch (which is open to anyone wanting to opt into early updates) that I moved to the mainline branch, the patch is regarded as a hotfix and is not a new iterated build so the build number stands as 2.0.0

The hotfix includes:

A recompile that should fix the note pickup issue in VR (where the game would lose frames and flicker into the steam VR home area then back to the game).

A fix to the rooftops area in which some players could not access the tower room for one of the buttons to unlock the matchbox (as reported on the forums and by other users).

Removal of double vision causing 2D text for VR (This will later be replaced by 3D text renders for controls and objective information).

I want to thank everyone for being patient with this and posting these bugs so that I can properly investigate them, so please be sure to let us know if you're still having any issues!

As a friendly reminder there is now a VR Bug Tracking sub discussion board please relay all VR inquiries to that section so they are easier to receive.

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In tangent to sorting bugs out I can safely say I am working on the addition of possible motion control support (HTC Vive / Steam VR) to go along with more VR complementary additions (3D menu's / additional menu options for VR).

These will be rolled out into the vr testing branch first! not into the mainline as I will be building on the functionality incrementally instead of rolling it out as one big update. This way we can hopefully get feedback as we push things out.

An announcement will be made once that begins starting out basic then as I add more functionality.

Thank you all again and for the continued support as we push to keep improving Albino Lullaby and push into the future of the universe.

Hello everyone,


For the past few weeks I have been working with the HTC Vive and coordinating with other fans / supporters of the game to correct the current issue with Albino Lullaby’s current Vive and SteamVR Support.


I am excited to announce that Albino Lullaby now has proper Stereo 3D and Positional tracking implementation for Steam VR and the HTC Vive!


However not perfect the core issues are fixed, I am aware of the 3D problems of some of the UI elements (Controls / Objectives), some areas have a noticeable stutter when turning, and some collision / scale quirks. This should not detract from the overall experience however.


To further improve the Albino Lullaby VR support on steam VR and all platforms I have created a new sub discussion for VR Bugs I will ask that all discovered issues and feedback that can be given to directly help VR support for the game are posted there.


There is now a public beta testing branch called VR Testing as well that any owners of the game can opt into. This branch will be the first updated before the official release on the main platform because of this the beta branch may be unstable at times so take some discretion when opting into it.


In addition to this I want to thank the community for all the documentation and support that aided in fixing this problem, it was a long wait and I apologize for the time this took to fix however we can move forward now to continue to support Albino Lullaby as one of the best VR experiences.


I want to thank budwheizzah on steam. He offered allot support and examples toward the current VR problems, his support went a long way to getting proper VR support implemented and allowing us to move forward in making the game better for the platform.


You can check out his youtube channel here : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRNkWjdRQsB4XLlNqoab3Vg


Moving forward I will be looking into further improving the steam VR implementation in addition to adding an oculus launch option for those who do not own an Vive.


Thank you all.

Our new engineer, Ethan's first task was to put together a build packed with bug fixes and get it up on steam asap. We have fixes for quite a few bugs, notorious and otherwise.

-Fixed the issue with one of the notes not showing up the second half of th episode. You should have no trouble getting the 'all notes collected' achievement now.

-Fixed lighting issues on doors.

-Fixed ambient light gong out in rooftops.

-Fixed the darkness engulfing the entrance to Fairday's chamber

-Fixed issues with capture breaking once players land in The Basement.

-Removed an errant mesh in the conclusion.

-Removed a buggy decal from the conclusion.

-Fixed some issues with the player losing the clicker upon death.

-Smoothed out the explosion leading into the long fall.

-Rebuilt lighting

-Added some components that should improve stereo 3D

-Fixed broken blue light in the prison.

-Fixed collision issues on the rotating room.

-Removed some errant meshes in the long fall

-Blocked some openings players were using to get out of the level.

-Various other small tweaks.

Ethan's Vive arrives in the mail next week, and his next task is to get stereo 3D and positional tracking working correctly with the Vive (still works great on Oculus) So stay tuned!

If you have any suggestions for things we should fix in our next build please send them to contact@apelaw.com

Thanks a ton for playing!

Independent studio Ape Law is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the launch of their psychological horror game Albino Lullaby with a Pre-Halloween Sale. The studio, comprised of veterans from Bioshock: Infinite, top-selling indie title Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, the Tomb Raider reboot and the upcoming PSVR Launch Title Here They Lie, will offer their 2D and VR, no jump scares, no gore horror game for 40% Off from October 7 th through 14 th on Steam for PC and Vive.

“While we are working on Episode 2, this is the perfect opportunity for players with the game on their Steam Wishlist to buy Albino Lullaby at huge discount. For players that are still on the fence, we have made our Demo available for free and it includes the first 40 minutes of gameplay. This is a great chance to check out the game!” said Justin Pappas, creative director of Albino Lullaby and Founder of Ape Law.

The Albino Lullaby: Episode 1 Demo of the first 40 minutes of gameplay is now available for free on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/367320 .

I just posted v1.5.2 update. It is a small update that fixes rendering issue some people were having with Grandmother at the end of the game.

To coincide with the DAWN of the VR era, we'd like to announce that we've updated Albino Lullaby with a megalithic performance overhaul!

The game now runs silky smooth at 90hz in VR on req spec machines and will resonate with even MORE joy in 2D.

Both experiences are great so if you've already played in 2D I highly recommend a return in VR ! The Grandchildren are taller than you remember.

Thanks so much to the community and all your feedback! You helped us find some of our most performance heavy spots.

Keep the feedback coming, and always feel free to reach out to us at: Contact@ApeLaw.com

There are more exciting announcements coming from us in the coming months/weeks, so stay tuned!
You can add yourself to our mailing list at albinolullaby.com

Huzzah!