- My Games are going to be free - 1 July 2022
Hi everyone, because of some private changes I have to make a pause with solo developing and that's why I am deciding to give my games away for free. So with July 1st, all my games are free on Steam. I am not sure if and how frequently I can still work on Dayscream, but let's see what the future holds. Best wishes, Bernhard
- Patch 0.4.1 - 1 November 2021
Some minor fixes including a bug which prevents the dogs from chasing the player in the city. Also some stability and performance fixes.
- Update 0.4.0 - 14 August 2021
Dear followers, after some time off work for Dayscream I can finally release the last part of Chapter 2, the city. Explore it and master the button puzzle to get to the final chapter, which will follow later this year. It was hard work to build the city and to make it feel like from a good old psx game. I hope you enjoy the city and I will keep you updated about the final chapter 3. Best wishes, Bernhard
- Short development update - 29 April 2021
Dear followers, I know it has been very quiet lately. April was a very stressful month and I had little to no time to work on Dayscream. Sorry for that! But I am still working on the game and will start working more frequently on it again in May. Chapter 3 is coming together very well and there are also some bug fixes in the working. I hope to release at least some parts of it in the end of May or June. So, please apologies my absence, the next and final Chapter is still in the works! I also hope to fix most of the critical bugs as well a push them as a fix even before the next Chapter 3. Stay tuned for more updates in the next weeks and more important, stay healthy. Best wishes, Bernhard
- Working on the final Chapter | Dev Diary #9 - 5 February 2021
You can also read this and upcoming dev diaries here: https://bernhardp.com/blog/ And don't forget to: Join the Community Discord: https://discord.gg/Z6MSezS Twitter: https://twitter.com/BPotu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bernhardpgames/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear followers, long time no see, I guess. I am currently working on the next chapter and level for Dayscream. It will feature a City where you will walk arround, search for clues, fight enemies and, of course, search again for buttons! Perhaps I have overreached myself with the endeavor to create a small section of a city. But Still I am happy with what I have accomplished so far. I will also add some screenshots of my latest work here. So yeah, the game is still in development and I hope to bring you the next and final chapter within the next 2 months. Best wishes, Bernhard
- Update 0.3.0 - 4 January 2021
Don't forget to: Join the Community Discord: https://discord.gg/Z6MSezS Twitter: https://twitter.com/BPotu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bernhardpgames/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear followers, this update is not as big as a new chapter, but it is nearly as important. It features a whole new reworked character controller which should be more robust against glitching and other problems. It also behaves different than the old one. Of course, it is possible that the new controller introduces new bugs, but I still hope that the new ones are not as significant as the glitches and other game breaking bugs. Also, I changed a little bit the shaders in the intro sequence and hope that this maybe fixes a problem with Linux where the screen is only black. There are also additional bug fixes with the enemies and raycasting problems in the new ch…
- Update 0.2.0 Chapter 2 - 21 December 2020
Dear followers, the next Chapter of Dayscream "The House" is availalbe now, right before the holidays. You should be able to just continue your last save, if you encounter troubles let me know and/or start a new game to fix the problems. Explore the strange and dark house as you encounter the "Darkness". How long will you survive and can you overcome the puzzles to get out of the house? I hope you will enjoy the new chapter as I will continue to fix bugs and get to work on the next and last chapter. Happy Holidays, Bernhard
- Finishing the next Chapter | Dev Diary #8 - 17 December 2020
You can also read this and upcoming dev diaries here: https://bernhardp.com/blog/ And don't forget to: Join the Community Discord: https://discord.gg/Z6MSezS Twitter: https://twitter.com/BPotu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bernhardpgames/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear followers, we are getting close to the release of Chapter 2. The house is nearly finish and the end of the chapter is coming together. It will introduce the first steps in the next and final chapter 3. Of course the net chapter will have some bugs I did not encounter yet, but I am already in bug fixing the chapter as well as adding improvements to the already available parts. This also included the new UI and AI update from the last patch. I will give you a small insight with some new screenshots. I am excited to release the next chapter and hope that you will enjoy it.…
- Update 0.1.4 - 30 November 2020
Dear followers, I pushed a new update with improvements to the UI and the AI. The Main Menu has now better looking buttons and looks overall better in my opinion. There is also now a sound played if a button is clicked. The AI has been refined an shuld work now a litle bit smarter with better pathfinding and performance. Let me know if there are new errors with the enemies! The next update will be the next chapter if there is no need for hotfixes. I will cover the next chapter in my next dev diary so stay tuned for it. Best wishes, Bernhard
- AI | Dev Diary #7 - 27 November 2020
You can also read this and upcoming dev diaries here: https://bernhardp.com/blog/ And don't forget to: Join the Community Discord: https://discord.gg/Z6MSezS Twitter: https://twitter.com/BPotu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bernhardpgames/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear followers, sorry for beeing so quite in the last few weeks. It was and still is a very busy time. But nevertheless I am working on Chapter 2 and many improvements to the enemy AI and the UI of the game. And it is Steam Autumn Sale so tell your friends and family to get the game 20% off until Dec. 1st. And if you have not bought it already now is your best chance to do so! In the next update it will feature many UI improvements to the main menu, and the player UI. New buttons, sliders and other graphics will be added. I hope this will deliver a better experience as well…
- Planned Price Reduction - 18 November 2020
Dear followers, many people have played and tested Dayscream in the last weeks. I gained much feedback and beside number one complaint bugs one of the most mentioned complaints was the current price compared to the currently available content. So that's why I am planning to drop the price from 6.99$ to 4.99$ and maybe raise it after Early Access to 5.99$ or leave it then at 4.99$. For all of you who has now purchased it at the higher price, feel free if you fall within the refund window policies of Steam to refund your game and purchase it at the lower price. If not I am sorry and I apologize for the inconvenience. If you like you can write to [email protected] and maybe we can fiugre something out :) The price will change in the next 24 hours. Best wishes and stay healthy, Bernhard
- Update 0.1.3 - 7 November 2020
Dear followers, this is a smaller update than the previous ones but an important. It adresses the suggestions to add a short information to the beginning of the game how the player can access the weapons. This is now implemented with a short text after the intro. Ther are still many bugs which lead to falling through the world. I made some fixes and tweaks to prevent the player from doing so. If it still occurs, please let me know! Have a nice weekend, Bernhard Conclusion: fixes for player falling through the world short tutorial added
- The House | Dev Diary #6 - 6 November 2020
You can also read this and upcoming dev diaries here: https://bernhardp.com/blog/ And don't forget to: Join the Community Discord: https://discord.gg/Z6MSezS Twitter: https://twitter.com/BPotu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bernhardpgames/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear followers, The last week I was working hard on getting the next level, the house, together. It will finally clear up a little bit the first opening scene, but more of that should you discover yourself. I am still very busy in creating the house and fill it with furniture, notes and other things to discover as well as a new enemy, the darkness. What the darkness is and how it behave should you also experience yourself when the chapter comes out. When will it come out you ask? The plain answer is when it's done, but I think December is a good hint. I am still consider if…
- Linux Release - 26 October 2020
Dear followers, big news for Linux enthusiasts: Dayscream is now available for Linux. I managed to get it working today and I hope it runs on your Linux distributuion of choice as well. Let me know if you get errors or how it runs (it is my first Linux release). I hope you enjoy Dayscream on Linux as well. Best wishes and stay healthy, Bernhard
- Update 0.1.2 - 26 October 2020
Dear followers, a small Update but with a bigger impact for the future. I added, for now, 4 achievements to Dayscream you can unlock now. Of course more will follow in the upcoming content update. But the foundation has been laid for the future. It also includes some minor bug fixes. Best wishes and stay healthy, Bernhard Conclusion: 4 achievements added minor bugfixes
- Update 0.1.1 - 25 October 2020
Dear followers, in this update I implemented a system for darker areas like seen in Amnesia. SO if you get out of light, the ambiance lightning gets a little bit brighter but objects that are further away maybe disappear in fog. Other improvements include graphical improvements that the textures appear even more retro. And the bat monsters fly now lower and do not push you away especially in the first level. Here is also a sneek peak for what awaits you in the next content updates: Stay healthy, Bernhard Conclusion: darkness system graphical improvements bat monster ai improvements
- Update 0.1.0 Story Update - 20 October 2020
Dear followers, I managed to finish the story update earlier than expected. Now you can uncover some parts of the story and maybe get some more questions which will be answered in the next Chapter. You can now read notes and get hints on what is going on. They are scattered around the levels, so if you take your time and look around you will find out more. There are also new effects since the last Update included like impact particles on enemies. I also fixed some bugs which causes falling through the level or be stuck on some ledges. Also some shadersand textures got tweaks since they looked a little bit odd or out of place. Finally the flashlight lights up things further away and the UI interaction text got bigger. There is also a new intro scene on the beginning. So check out the new biggest update to date for Dayscream and experience the first parts of the story. I hope you like the…
- Update v0.0.3 - 19 October 2020
Dear followers, I released update v0.0.3 which should fix the problem with falling through the level largely. Additional I added impact particles earlier, so if you hit an enemy there should be blood particles to better get an impact feeling. Anyway thanks for playing the game, the story update with notes etc. will be released later this week. Best whishes and stay healthy, Bernhard Conclusion: fixed falling through level largely added new impact particles minor shader tweaks muzzleflash for pistol flashlight lights up further away
- Roadmap for next Update | Dev Diary #4 - 14 October 2020
Hello dear followers, the Early Access launch was very exciting, and I am working on the next update for Dayscream. It will feature bug fixes, gameplay tweaks and a big update for the story: it will feature readable notes to push the story forward and give the player an idea on what is going on. So, it will contain the classic note reading ability known from other games. In this way you will be able to explore the first parts of the story. I will also aim at the most crucial bugs like falling through the floor or be pushed through walls and objects by enemies. I will also create a Trello board for the public where you can follow on your own the next steps and the roadmap for Dayscream. I hope to push the update in the mid or the end of next week. Until then enjoy the game and have a nice October and weekend! Best wishes, Bernhard
- Early Access is now AVAILABLE - 13 October 2020
Dear Followers, now is the time to announce that Dayscream has hit Early Access! You can buy at right now and play the first chapter of the game! Let me know what you think here on Steam or on my Discord Server. I hope you will enjoy Dayscream as much as I do while developing it. Best whishes, Bernhard
