Christmas at Morleyville Mall cover
Christmas at Morleyville Mall screenshot
PC Steam
Genre: Strategy, Indie

Christmas at Morleyville Mall

Fix is on the way
Problem in Gentleman Jim's has been confirmed and should be fixed; a new build will be up shortly.

New build
A new build is online with some fixes, but now the ghosts (and possibly more) in Gentleman Jim's Menswear are possibly behaving strangely. If there's a problem, will attempt to fix as soon as possible.

Bug Fixes
Some bugs have been fixed in the current version, 0.34


- When the player equips a device that doesn't have any battery power, an alert is generated telling the player to hit "B" to load new batteries. Previously this message had only been generated at the moment when the device ran out of power, and some players didn't notice the message and hence were unsure what to do.
- Devices are no longer duplicated after going to the Spook Inspectors office. Previously, after leaving the office the player would often be given extra copies of each device or extra batteries when going on the next investigation.

The game is finally released
The game is now live for purchase.

Major Change and Nearing Early Access Release
The game's name has been changed to just "The Spook Inspectors", as there are now locations outside of the mall itself, such as Green-Eyed Jack's Steakhouse, the Happy Spoon Diner, and many others. In order to continue adding additional locations and other features, the game will be released in Early Access, with a release date within a week or so (hopefully).

Major Change
The focus of the game has now been shifted to just the Spook Inspectors portion (which originally was just a percentage of the "levels") and the name has therefore been changed to "Spook Inspectors Investigate Morleyville Mall". The goal is now to work your way up the ranks in the Spook Inspectors Paranormal Society by investigating allegedly haunted locations.

Since this is now the sole focus, the number of devices at your disposal will be increased in subsequent builds, probably including devices to detect ghosts with laser grid projectors; display Kinect-style "stick figures" to indicate possible human forms from density data; and record EVPs (electronic voice phenomena).

The latest demo also includes a number of bug fixes and minor feature changes.

Build v. 0.15 uploaded
Build v. 0.15 has been uploaded.

- Fixed a bug (introduced in v 0.14) which had prevented ghosts from showing up in the infrared display.

- Fixed diagonal strafing when moving both forward and laterally

- Rearranged Settings menu and fixed a bug which had previously made it impossible to go back to previous options.

New Build 0.14
A new build has been uploaded (v. 0.14)

- Sidestrafing now works
- Can now de-equip item by hitting its number again
- Light glow on Christmas wreaths now works properly
- New title screen
- Added SSAO

New build uploaded
Version 0.13 has been uploaded.

Changes include:
- Some new options in the user settings menu
- Some small fixes and tweaks

The upcoming "sabotage" gameplay should add a new dimension to the game: sabotage competitors by placing traps and pranks in their store after hours, or defend your own store by finding and neutralizing traps set by competitors (or at least set off the traps on yourself to spare others. Someone needs to take one for the team).

New build fixed
The new version of the demo (mentioned in yesterday's announcement) is now fixed and should have the correct files. The previous upload just had the old version.

What would people like to see next in the "Christmas at Morleyville Mall" demo?

A) New level: neutralize pranks set by competitors : motion-triggered devices which cause figurines to pop out or which squirt water, shaving cream, fake vomit and nastier stuff; devices that pinch people's bottoms when they walk past or sit down; airhorns strategically placed under chairs or behind doors so they make loud or embarrassing noises, etc. Every store has its share of competitors engaged in a full-scale prank war to sabotage the opposition.

B) New level: make / order Christmas chocolates, yule logs, etc. Either a food preparation work sim except with nostalgic Christmas desserts; or a manager level in which you order Christmas desserts from suppliers, balancing cost versus quality and speed of delivery. Some suppliers are more dubious than others.

C) All that's needed is Bob Gasper's earwax and life is complete. Nothing else is necessary.
Newer posts Older posts