- Development Being Suspended - 17 January 2025
As of 1/16/2025 This game’s development has been suspended indefinitely The Good News INFESTSTATION is not leaving Steam or ceasing to function. It will remain in your library and it will still be fully playable, both solo and with other players. We utilized peer-to-peer architecture for our multiplayer that does not rely on external services to work (the player who creates the crew lobby is the host of their own server). The Bad News After 11 content, gameplay improvement, and performance improvement updates, we have exhausted our financial runway and sales are insufficient to support the cost of operation for the studio, so the game’s development must be suspended indefinitely. It has been an exciting but difficult journey full of many surprises (good and bad) and challenges leading us to this point. Although we are saddened that INFESTSTATION was never able to grow into the game it w…
- Update 12: Seasonal Content Removed - 5 November 2024
Update 12 Nov 5, 2024 Halloween Seasonal Content has ended, so the two Halloween themed missions have been removed from the game. There are also a few minor bug fixes and tweaks, as well as some rebalanced threat spawn sets for each mission type, a fix to add sound and visual effects to the destruction of scrap barricades, and some balancing to make eggs less annoying when spawning in doorways. Gameplay Scrap barricades now have sound and visual effects when destroyed Non-Halloween missions have had their threat types rebalanced for a bit better diversity across missions and variety within them Eggs are now much less likely to spawn in doorways (and when they do, they will spawn in fewer numbers) and instead are now more likely to spawn as random clutches of eggs in missions with appropriate/associated threat types Art Changed a decal set for security doors to no longer appear metallic
- Update 11: Healing Stations - 18 October 2024
Update 11: Healing Stations Oct 18, 2024 Health Stations have been added to the game! This was one of the most requested features beside the end-of-mission summary screen (which came online in Update 8) and I’m excited to say it has finally made it into the game. Be on the lookout for functional Decontamination Stations that can show up in the game in place of the big explode-y ones (you’ll know them by their friendly green screen and lack of horrible flying sparks). It will drain 100 Data collection points from your collection pool each time you use it, but it will also fully restore your health! There have also been a few other fixes and improvements added as well, check out the notes below for the full changelist: Gameplay Added Decontamination Stations that can heal injured players for a cost of 100 data Jack-o-Lanterns are destructible and net some extra Data collection when destro…
- Update 10: HALLOWEEN - 1 October 2024
Oct 1, 2024 Happy October! It’s finally spooky season and we’ve got an update specially built for Horror’s favorite holiday. The primary feature of this update are the two new Halloween themed missions that will only be available for the month of October. These missions have customized room and hallway decorations, lighting, and artwork and two separate sets of Halloween themed threats! There are also some regular-type updates included as well, including more quality of life and stability improvements, as well as gameplay improvements and bug fixes. Check the notes below for the full details. Gameplay 2 Special Halloween themed missions have been added with custom decorated rooms and custom threats! Reduced headshot damage multiplier for Doppleganger threats to make them less likely to be 1-shot kills Increased the amount of threats that can spawn in throughout a level, and particularly…
- Update 9: September 18th - 18 September 2024
Update 9 Sep 18, 2024 With update 9, we have refactored the procedural level generator's room selection and prioritization for each of the missions, with the biggest impact coming on missions that feature a "branching" layout design, taking much better advantage of the various large and small POI rooms for a more interesting layout and more active rooms. The HUD also got some love, with the look getting pushed further towards a projected / AR / hologram style effect, with matching updates to the helmet interior that surrounds it. Some of the experimental missions also got updates to better spawn threats and spawn them with a bit more diversity in which types it chooses and when. Additionally, player icons will now show each player's proper facing direction on the Map Tool screen, not just the player holding the map! It's a small fix, but a big quality of life boost for helping other pla…
- Update 8: Sept 11, 2024 - 11 September 2024
Update 8 Sep 11, 2024 This update brings a mix of gameplay, quality of life, and art improvements. The most noticeable change is that there is now a "Mission Results" screen that is displayed after exiting a mission and before returning to the Lobby. This is an early step toward a more robust post-game for players, displaying which players lived or died, how much data was collected, and whether or not they completed the primary objective of getting the Crimson Core to the POD. NERVe - the visual representation of player health (and eventually a more complex representation of player stress/sanity) was also improved to more clearly and actively reflect how close a player is to death. Check the notes below for all the changes and improvements! Gameplay Health value now correctly controls amplitude of NERVe meter readout and generally improved the readability of the player’s health value on…
- Update 7: Aug 23 2024 - 28 August 2024
Update 7 Aug 23, 2024 Gameplay Expanding trap-hazards into different types, starting with converting the current exploding screen trap to a more electricity-based trap, and adding a new wall screen trap that is explosive-based Reduced number of props keycards spawn on now that props spawn more reliably across mission levels ADS bug with Laser Cutter has been fixed - the weapon should no longer get stuck “aiming” when entering ADS too quickly after switching or picking up the weapon Slightly lowered HP of some minor threats Added “Rip Closing” audio fx Art A bit of UI cleanup in the server select and lobby screens New art assets for the updated wall screen hazards Added 3 variations on the “Airlock” room outside of the POD with different lighting setups, to be later tied into gameplay implications Stability & General Bugs More work to remove the Laser Cutter bug that can get users stuck…
- Update 6: August 15th - 15 August 2024
Update 6: Aug 15, 2024 The big change in this update is that Lobbies are back!! Not only does this make it easier to get your group together and ready before heading into the POD, but it also eliminates a major vector for mission bugs by not allowing players to join after a mission has loaded and a level has been generated. Gameplay Added new hazard/trap spawns – cryo tanks and cryo crates Made keycard pickups a bit easier to spot Art Added more “mini POI” rooms to branching style maps New assets for cryo tank and cryo crates Several small fixes and adjustments to oddly aligned assets Stability & General Bugs Lobbies are back! Servers will now lock properly when a mission has been started so players can’t join late and experience a broken level Fixed some misaligned doors and doorways Fixed hazard cleaner sound fx to replicate for all players, not just the host Fixed eggs to both burst…
- Update 5: August 12th - 12 August 2024
Update 5: Aug 12, 2024 Gameplay Fixed up a bunch of connecting rooms and smaller rooms that were not properly spawning atmospheric procedural elements, hazards, traps, and threats, which should lead to MUCH more activity happening outside of the main POI rooms Threats do a better job re-aligning themselves to face (and attack) the player when fighting them up-close Hazard Cleaner now has sound fx for when it is used/triggered to make it more clear that it’s doing something when used Crimson Rips will no longer block players, creatures, or weapon fire from going through them Art Adding more ‘micro POI rooms’ to levels with a “branching” layout type, to ensure those levels see more of the unique (and navigationally helpful) spaces that tend to be cut for being too large of a room size for this generator method Fixed a number of slightly floating procedurally generated assets in rooms Fixe…
- Update 4: August 5th - Unreal Engine Update! - 5 August 2024
Update 4: Aug 5, 2024 In this major update, the biggest element is changing from Unreal Engine 5.3 to 5.4, which broke a few things but brings substantial performance improvements. Starting with general update notes first: Gameplay Flame Torch starting fuel increased from 120 to 225 Fixed fuel counter to properly show ammo amount for Fire Extinguisher Art New Crimson Drive Core & Crimson Core Dock 3d assets & visual updates to the Crimson Drive room Added more decals and signage to various assets Fixed buggy “goop splatter” decal from exploding eggs to no longer stretch way up the walls/doorway when eggs explode Various other small tweaks and improvements Stability & General Bugs The lobby has been temporarily disabled, as the 5.4 engine update broke them. For now, host players will load directly into the POD and will see a message prompting them to wait for all other joining players be…
- Update 3: July 29th - Adding a HUD Compass and More! - 29 July 2024
Jul 29, 2024 - Adding a HUD Compass and More! Gameplay Added a “compass” style directional element to the HUD Added a “compass” style directional element to the Map Tool that corresponds to the degrees displayed on the HUD Explosive tank/barrels can now set off other explosive barrels Carrying an oversized item (crimson core, explosive barrel, etc) now ‘holsters’ your current tool Player’s map icon now rotates to show what direction the holder is facing (Known Bug - all other players will appear to be facing the same direction as the player holding the map) Art Updated visuals for HUD after dying and respawning to pilot a camera bot Fixed “splattering goop” decal to not stretch up doorways/walls when eggs are destroyed Various visual cleanups and improvements in rooms Changed the material behind doorway signs to look more natural when there’s no text on the sign Stability & General Bugs…
- July 25th - Update 2: QoL & Fixes - 25 July 2024
Jul 25, 2024 Gameplay Adjusted mission names and descriptions to be more helpful in understanding what each mission type represents Added some potential data console & pickup tool/weapon spawn points to two medium sized transitional rooms that didn’t have any Adjusted hitbox on explosive barrel/tanks to be more accurate Fixes for buggy spark sounds on exploding electrical wall screen traps Added information screens to the POD near each tool to convey helpful information from the Field Guide directly within the game First steps to cleaning up “the thing that killed you” names on the YOU DIED screen after player death Art Continued art improvements in several rooms Stability & General Bugs Revised menu music and lowered mission complete volume and ensured it replicates to all players, not just the server host Servers will no longer allow new players to join once players have loaded into t…
- July 23rd: First Update! - 23 July 2024
Patch Notes: First Update! July 23rd, 2024. The first update is here! It's been wild ride in the last 36 hours since launch day with a lot of great feedback to pour over, bugs to fix, and improvements to keep building on. Up first is a set of minor tweaks and bug fixes, with more substantial improvements to come after that. Gameplay -Reduced Tankiness of some threats -Larger boom-boom radius on explosive tanks -Reduced damage on electrical-explosive wall screens Art -New textures for explosive fuel tanks! -A few general fixes and improvements -Scanner’s ‘mode’ text is now larger and easier to read when changing between different scan modes -Fixed redundant screen in the Field Guide Stability & General Bugs -Removed “key bindings to nowhere” for functions that are no longer in the game -Removed HP value for POD mission console that allowed it to be destroyed What's Next? Some immediate g…
- InfestStation - Pre-Release Livestream - 21 July 2024
Join us on July 21st, 2024 for a pre-release live stream of INFESTSTATION hosted by Insym, Thorlar, JOJOsaysbreee, and Magoroku!
