Hello everyone, I hope you are having a good day, today I would like to share a page that I have been working on in recent weeks, in this you can see in general how "The Bakerville Case" is progressing, in addition to the fact that I am continually updating the progress made.

And if anyone wants to see more closely the work done, data behind the development and other curiosities of the project (as well as support me), there is also the Patreon page, which was reworked some time ago offering 1 additional level and new benefits.

I also plan to open a Kickstarter campaign in the coming weeks to further expand the visibility of the project and offer limited-time benefits.

🔹 Trello: https://trello.com/b/83MDSQrk/the-bakerville-case

🔹 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/moonlightgameworks/membership


📢 As a small preview, I am already preparing the next DevUpdate, which brings a lot of new advances, including improvements to the game interface, a new main implementation to the core of the gameplay, new weapons, customization, etc.

- Kevin

Hello, whatever time you see this, I hope you are having a good day, today we bring the first Dev Update of the year, there are several advances that I would like to share some details about, as well as some screenshots to show them. Without further ado, let's get to it.

Some elements seen in the screenshots may not be finished.

ENVIRONMENT
Now the entire main story will occur within the same map (scene), unlike the original plans, which was to divide the story into more than one scene.
As a technical consequence, much more optimization and resource management work will be required, but I believe it is the best decision to be able to make several of the systems already implemented work better.
In addition, I have dedicated myself to expanding the map and adding more areas of interest that motivate the player to explore and discover secrets or find useful objects.
For this, both the available objects, collectible objects, the weapons available and the variety of enemies to face were expanded.
Something that should be highlighted is that even though it is a desolate town, it will be a living place in a certain way, due to the activities to do and the places to explore, in addition to the fact that the player will be able to come across with enemies roaming around the town or lurking around the surroundings.
Likewise, I added many more details to the environments that were already built, both interior and exterior, new details were added such as wet surfaces, scuffs, decorative objects, structures, vegetation and optimized additional lighting.

VOICES
We aqcuired a system that uses Artificial Intelligence to generate realistic voices, this is even cheaper than hiring voice actors, although adjustments will have to be made and some additional work.

NARRATIVE BACKGROUND
Regarding the story, I have worked on improving its lore and making it feel bigger than it would seem, for this, I wrote multiple text logs that the player can find while exploring, these logs will be divided into several categories to address themes specific to both the main plot and the lore.
I also plan to take advantage of AI voice generation to include “recordings” that further expand the narrative background.
To represent this, I worked on adding specific panels for each type of log in the game interface.

NEW MECHANICS
New mechanics were added to the gameplay, such as new ways to navigate your way through new areas or to obtain items by solving specific puzzles and mechanics.

There will also be small sections (similar to a dungeon) called “Challenge Zones”, in which the player will have to fight enemies and solve puzzles to obtain rewards such as resources, coins, upgrades, new weapons and discover new documents that reveal more about the background of the story.

Another new mechanic that is being worked on is the implementation of the wear and tear of the player's weapons due to their use, so they must use a workbench to repair them using specific resources.
Improved versions of weapons will no longer require repairs.

An additional mechanic to mention is the navigation system, which will make it easier to navigate the map, it is planned to implement a compass system on top of the player's camera and a panel of places of interest (Important sites of the story, safe rooms, Challenge Zones, etc.), which when selected are highlighted on the compass and facilitate their location. I also hope to apply this to special items like supply boxes.

The following are the Upgrades that the player can acquire by spending the coins found in the environment. Each upgrade will have three unlockable levels.

• Ammo Finder: Improves the chance of finding ammo items.
  
• Survival Instinct: Improves the chance of finding medical items.
  
• Improved Resupply: Improves the loot from supply boxes.
  
• Scavenger: Improves the chance of finding resources.
  
• Enhanced Taste: Improves the coffee machine.
  
• Effort and Reward: Increases rewards for completing Challenge Zones.

Some changes were made to safe room items to accommodate different difficulties, as well as have a more consistent overall balance.
In each Safe Room, there will be 3 special objects, which are:

• Typewriter: Used to save player progress.
  
• Coffee Machine: Restores a part of the player's health, but this value can be increased by purchasing upgrades. In order to use the coffee machine, a cup of coffee is required, which is a special item, for balance reasons.
  
• Storage Chest: Used to store the player's items and retrieve them in another chest.

DIFFICULTIES
There will be 4 difficulties available to play: Easy, Normal, Survivor and Nightmare, each difficulty will have changes that will modify the challenge when playing, such as increased health and damage of enemies, less player stamina, reduced efficiency of upgrades, restrict the use of certain items for the player on high difficulties, etc.
There is also a difficulty planned for a future DLC called "Inferno."

WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT
Currently there are 10 fully functional weapons, without considering upgraded versions (9 base and 1 for a future DLC), but I plan for the base repertoire of available weapons to rise to approximately 20 weapons, not counting upgraded versions, among which will be pistols, submachine guns, melee weapons, thrown weapons and projectile launchers.
Several of these weapons can be acquired naturally as you progress through the game, while others will be unlockable through in-game currency, special Challenge Zone rewards, and Supply Boxes.

The weapons currently available are:

• Knife
  
• Axe
  
• M1911 Handgun
  
• G18 Handgun
  
• M37 Shotgun
  
• MP7 SMG
  
• Tactical version of the M1911
  
• M9 Handgun
  
• PT-9M Experimental Pistol
  
• Makarov Pistol (Future DLC)

ENEMIES
So far there are 4 types of enemies available:

• Common Tormented: Common experiments that "The Mind", the group behind the Bakerville Massacre in the main story, performed on the townspeople.
  
• Spotter: Great detection capability and faster movement speed. Greater persistence to hunt the player. This enemy has a great ability to see the player at longer distances than other enemies thanks to the torch he carries, he also has greater hearing ability, so he can detect the player even without seeing him, and once this happens, It can be difficult to lose or get rid of, although it does not have much physical resistance and can be easily defeated.
  
• Axeman: Increased movement speed. Deals heavy damage to the player. This variant of the Spotter carries an axe to attack the player, which makes him more lethal but retains the low physical resistance of the Spotter variant.
  
• Butcher: Increased health and damage resistance. Reduced range of vision. Deals heavy damage to the player. This experimental abomination has a circular saw implanted in its right arm, with which it can deal a lot of damage to the player, in addition to resisting greater amounts of damage, so headshots do not apply additional damage. However, because he possesses only one eye, he has a reduced range of vision.

GRAPHICS AND TECHNICAL ASPECTS
Introducing Envira Enhance, a library of advanced graphics solutions for Unity 3D.
It is made up of 3 components: Pulse Illumination, a high-fidelity enhanced lighting system, Quantum Volumetrics, a volumetric lighting system, and ShadingWorks, a set of high-quality shading solutions.
Months ago I met some guys in a Discord group who study graphics development, and in the conversation I told them about my game project, it was then that they offered me to try preliminary versions of their projects, and after a while of testing them and giving them my feedback, we reached an agreement to market them through the Unity Asset Store, this to raise awareness of both my game and its creations.
So we organized to sell them collaboratively and they were improved for better functioning.
These resources will be freely licensed at the time of purchase, so anyone can implement them in their projects.
This is our own system of graphics tools that you are using in conjunction with others for the visual aspect of the game.

Multiple improvements to the graphics were implemented, such as better rendering of the characters' skin and other materials using the “Subsurface Dispersion” technique, better texture resolutions, and improved post-processing effects.

To optimize the loading of game data, especially textures, the use of “Texture Streaming” was implemented, which when enabled, allocates a specific amount of customizable memory for streaming, and starts loading textures on the hard drive when they are really needed.

Another technical aspect that I would like to mention is, for example, the implementation of FMOD, a dynamic music and audio system that adapts sound parameters, in this case music, to different situations within the game. This system is in the process of implementation and early testing.

Filters and effects were added that can be applied to the player's camera to customize the visual appearance, some examples are a black and white filter, an effect that simulates an old television, another that simulates a VHS recording, among others.
They will be available for free in the base game, although more will be added in the future.

New image scaling technologies were also implemented: AMD FSR 3 and NVIDIA DLSS (both still without Frame Generation).

POSSIBLE RELEASE DATE
In recent months I have received multiple questions about when The Bakerville Case could be released, and the truth is that I did not have a date in mind yet, but seeing that development is progressing without problems, and it is also something that I have thought about In recent days, it could be that by Q3 2025 the game would be released in Early Access, and from there I plan to add the next content and work on future expansions of both story and additional modes.
It may seem like an overblown release window, but considering all the changes I've made and all the features, implementations, and additions I've made and still need to make, plus it's just me working on the project, I feel like it's a stretch. date that can be taken more seriously to deliver a product in optimal conditions and with the expectations that I want to achieve so that the people who play it like it even in Early Access.

FINAL CONCLUSION
I've been wanting to talk about the latest I've been working on for this project for a while, but I wanted to have some solid progress and some work done so I could present it.
Therefore, that would be all for this occasion, when there is some essential progress that is worth mentioning, I will be sharing it here, see you next time.

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- Kevin

Introducing the official Unity Technical Features Showcase Trailer, in which we show functions in action and comparisons of technical functions and graphics such as Ray Tracing, FSR 2 and much more.

Add the game to your wishlist and don't miss the most recent news.

https://youtu.be/h-F9xACqjg4

Watch now the first official teaser of The Bakerville Case.
Early Access coming soon.

https://steamproxy.com/steamstore/app/2140620/The_Bakerville_Case/

The Bakerville Case is inspired by the true events of the secret 1950s "MK Ultra" program, to build a haunting and mysterious story that can be complemented as the player explores the playable environments.

You are Thomas Baker, a journalist who, after being contacted by an anonymous source, travels to a town to investigate a series of horrifying unknown events.
In a town located in North America called Bakerville, terror and evil wait to be found. According to the anonymous source, an unknown group is performing horrifying experiments on the people of the town, and the center point of all of it seems to be a nearby psychiatric hospital.
Thomas arrives in Bakerville to discover the terrifying mystery at the heart of the town, but he was never going to imagine what he would find in that place.

The Bakerville Case combines elements of survival horror, psychological horror, exploration, and mystery.
Discover the mystery of this narrative adventure as you survive in Bakerville the fears that await there.

COMBAT
Get multiple weapons to fight and survive.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Administrate your resources to get out of multiple situations.

SURVIVANCE
Survive as you can: Run, fight or hide.

PUZZLES
Use your ingenuity and pay attention to the environment and the situation that where you are to keep forward.

DIFFICULTY
Choose between the 4 difficulties: Easy, Normal, Survivor and Nightmare.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Here are additional details of The Bakerville Case:

- Realistic and modern graphics.
- Totally original music and sound composed by Felipe Miño and Piero Ocaña.
- Dark and suspenseful story.
- Narrative background that the player can discover.
- Explorable semi-open environments.
- Average story duration of 3 hours.
- Multiple weapons, tools and items.
- Over 35 useful items, including resources, consumables, ammo types, and weapons.
- Multiple enemy types.
- Inventory crafting system.
- Variety of game mechanics.
- Unlockable upgrades system.
- Save system to continue your game at another time.
- Explore Bakerville and discover its secrets and you might find something useful for you.
- Customizable controls.
- NVIDIA Reflex support for better input response.
- HDR available and up to 4K resolution.
- No FPS limit by default.
- Ultrawide support.
- Enjoy The Bakerville Case using an Xbox or Playstation controller.
- Real-time lighting.
- Immersive visuals created with AURA 2 technology, which allows for volumetric elements and a more realistic environment.
- Support for DXR (DirectX Ray-Tracing), which enables screen space reflections using a ray-traced reflection simulation technique.
- Support for FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.2, which is a technology developed by AMD to increase the number of frames per second when playing using image scaling techniques.

STEAM FEATURES
The Bakerville Case has integration and compatibility with the following Steam features:

STEAM CLOUD
Steam will automatically save your progress, so you can resume your game from another computer.

ACHIEVEMENTS
Earn achievements by completing specific actions in the game.

Hi everyone, we want to share a short of the first upcoming teaser trailer that we will release very soon, stay tuned to don't miss it 😉

WATCH THE SHORT NOW

Good day everyone, unfortunately, this time, we bring bad news.
The game will be delayed indefinitely, we expected to release the Early Access at the end of February and the final version at the beginning of March, then we moved those plans to March and April respectively, but due to the fact that we are dealing with very severe bugs and technical problems, we will delay the release of the game indefinitely, since we had to rework most of the first scene of the village, but the technical problem we are going through requires us to completely rework the scene from scratch, so the official trailer, which was almost finished, it will also be delayed, because about 80% of what was seen in the trailer will no longer appear in the game.
This is all because some of the assets we were using started causing conflicts with various game systems, and since the scene seen in the demo is the one that used those assets, we will have to rework it from scratch with new assets.
It should be noted that the mechanics, the gameplay and the story will not change at all, on the contrary, we are working with what we can so that our vision becomes as concrete as possible, even this will allow us to make the environments of higher quality and realism, likewise we will be able to add more puzzles to give more complexity to the challenges, and that this is complemented with the new objects that we are adding.
Something else to say is that we will remove the demo that is currently on Steam, since the last update brought these problems.
Before the game launches, we will release a new demo, so the demo we released earlier should be considered a teaser to give you an idea of what the game will be like in its final version.
We hope to have the game ready this year and we will do our best not to delay it beyond 2023.
This is why we also ask for the support of the community to help us on Patreon, either with a subscription or by donating a custom amount.
Any important change we will be communicating publicly.

From the Moonlight Gameworks team, thanks for the support and feedback.

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Hey, we need your support to improve The Bakerville Case, you can support us on Patreon by buying one of our subscriptions below:

INSIDER ($50 MXN - $2 USD)
With our Insider subscription, you can support us with as little as possible, find out about our progress with images and videos of the development of our game.
As well as important announcements in advance.
You will also have special access to our Discord server.
You will also receive access to closed tests.
When you buy any level you will have an appearance in the credits of the game with your subscription level next to your name.
It includes:

• Exclusive publications and advance announcements
  
• Special access to our Discord server
  
• Access to closed tests

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With our Insider + subscription, in addition to getting the benefits of the previous level, you will also get the opportunity to get early access to public tests, in addition to having the opportunity to attend a Meet and Greet with the developers and see our work behind the scenes through a presentation on our Discord.
It includes:

• Exclusive publications and advance announcements
  
• Special access to our Discord server
  
• Access to closed tests
  
• Early access to public tests
  
• Talk with the developers

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With our Insider Ultimate subscription, you will know more than anyone how the development of our video game progresses, in addition to receiving the benefits of previous subscriptions, you also have the opportunity to get the game before its release. In addition to obtaining content expansion updates completely free of charge.
It includes:

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Hello, we are very excited that The Bakerville Case is coming to Steam, the goal of this is to make it more accessible to get the game, as well as being a platform that everyone knows.
To start, we want to mention a few things in case you are interested in the game.

When will the next demo be?
We plan to release the next demo, which will be open, at the end of this month. This will include the latest additions we've been working on, such as the upgrade system, items, notes, etc.

What will the game be like?
From its concept, we take inspiration from games like Resident Evil 7 and 8 and Outlast.
As for its narrative structure, it will be a linear story with explorable semi-open environments.
The player will be able to find examineable items such as notes and other items that add depth to the story.

Additional details
Something else we want to highlight is that to celebrate the launch, the game will have a 20% discount in the store during its first week,

Support us in the development of The Bakerville Case, through our Patreon you will be able to see exclusive posts of development progress, early announcements and get other benefits for affordable prices.
See our subscriptions or contribute your amount here: https://www.patreon.com/moonlightgameworks