Hi, crew members!
Thank you for joining us in celebrating the 'Hollow' premiere. It's been a very busy end of the year for us, we'd like to thank you once again for being there with us and your continuous support for the developers! Hopefully 'Hollow' will grow even further with your help, see you all on Steam forums!
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We're happy to announce the winners of our community contests!
Hollow Release - community contest Thank you for sending us your gameplays, the winners were selected according to the order of applications sent to us via e-mail:
1. qvaku - original 'Hollow' soundtrack, syringe-like pen, official 'Hollow' t-shirt, monster figurine, and ID card from the game.
2. lapin killer - original 'Hollow' soundtrack, syringe-like pen, official 'Hollow' t-shirt, and ID card from the game.
3. iChipsy - original 'Hollow' soundtrack, syringe-like pen, and ID card from the game.
Congratulations to all the winners, we will contact you via e-mail very soon, thank you again for participating in our contest!
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Hollow theories - community contest We'd like to thank iChipsy for sending us an in-depth explanation of what happened on board Shakhter-One! The reward (original 'Hollow' soundtrack, syringe-like pen, official 'Hollow' t-shirt, monster figurine, and ID card from the game) will be sent to you very soon, congratulations!
You can read the contest entry below: Mark had to enter the hospital due to a mental illness(we can see this being the reason due to it being stated in a divorce decree). While Mark spent years in the hospital, Sara decided that the best thing to do was starting a new life far away from Mark and therefore boarded the Shakhter-One.
Shakhter-One is a space rocket ship dedicated to minery. It was built by russians using cheap sources of labour and gain benefits from it as fast as possible. This ship landed in Jupiter to start the extraction of the minerals, and, unluckily, one of the planet's compound was unknown and had a chemical composition close to the one heroine has. The systems were unable to purify this compound and before the crew could notice, they were being infected.
When Mark exit the hospital , following Sara, he boarded the Shakhter-One aswell. In this ship, he worked as a pilot and as when the virus spread across the crew he got infected. Sara, despite of everything she suffered when they were married, helped him to escape so that Mark wouldn’t have to face the same destiny the infected ones had to.
Mark, due to one of the virus symptoms, forgot about what happened and came back to the ship crashing against the Shakhter-One in the endless search of Sara (we can see the crashed ship before fall down in Cables' maze).
Mark was being chased by the Shakhter-One tripulation so, he decided to hide himself on the Cables' maze and wait for the situation to calm down. While this was happening, Sara was enclosed for helped Mark to escape from Shakhter-One.
Whole the situation makes Sara fall ill and for this reason the tripulation thought that Sara was infected and they enclosed her in an isolation cell with the infected ones (for this reason Sara sometimes says: ''I wasn't infected, you were the infected one, Mark''). Sara couldn't resist anymore so she decided to kill herself because she knew that Mark never would stop until recover Sara and she dindn't want to stay with him anymore, she wanted to start a new life.
Mark was still hiding in the cables' maze therefore finally he died because of the UC. It is a virus which makes people become crazy and see things that are not really there. For this reason they make things like suicide, homicide and cannibalism.
The UC can kill your body but it can not kill your souls but it can harrow it. So, the ones who get killed by the UC, are doomed to wander for their darkest and deeper thoughts. For this reason at the start of the game Mark says: ''I don't know who I am or even if this happened before. If this hapenned before, I could remember it, right?''
When we arrive at the cables' maze, we can discover that our guide in the game, Mike, is really ourself in another time. He said: ''We have tried to do this another times but the UC always reached us so we had to start again''.
This is what we exactly see at the final A of the game. We destroy the Shakhter-One but this is not real, the really Shakhter-One is wandering near Jupiter (that is the unknown planet which we can see when the reaper reached us) and the real Mark is dead in the cables' maze. So the UC reset our mind and we have to start the same story again.
In the case of Mark, he is doomed to wander in the search of Sara for his eternity because he couldn't let Sara go in the real life and his soul can not do it so, he will be living the same torture again and again. For this reason at the final B of the game we can hear Sara saying: ''I couldn't resist anymore so I killed myself Mark. You have to stop this, I am dead and you can not make me your demon for the rest of the eternity''.
Therefore, Mark's soul is trapped in an infinite loop where he is trying to recover Sara and repair his errors in the past and where he is close to the nightmare's end the UC just reset his mind and he has to start again.
Hollow optimization patch
During the week following Hollow premiere, we've been looking on Steam forums for your feedback and suggestions. One of the main problems you were reporting was game optimization, and we took our time to look into this issue and to work on it - to provide you the best gaming experience possible.
Today's update is a further gameplay optimization that will greatly improve your game performance. The change in FPS count should be noticeable on all settings and hardware configurations above the minimal requirements.
We are looking forward to hearing from you. Visit Steam forums and leave us your feedback on the newest update! - http://steamcommunity.com/app/590970/discussions/
New Patch - Keybinding!
Hi, crew members!
We've implemented the patch with added keybinding! We've listened to your feedback and suggestions and decided to add new keybinding options in settings menu - now you're free to assign the keys to your liking - and enjoy Hollow your way.
In the nearest patch, that should be up very soon, we're going to add further game optimization, that will greatly improve the game performance! Stay tuned!
Thank you for your feedback, we're happy to hear from you. You may report bugs and share with us your ideas on how to improve the gameplay on our Steam forums - http://steamcommunity.com/app/590970/discussions/0/3183345000079426150
Hollow update is now live!
Hello, crew members!
Thank you for your dedication to bug reporting and continous support! With today's update we fixed the most common issues, as well as added tweaks to the gameplay you all were asking us for.
Make sure your game is up to date and don't forget to visit us on Steam forums to leave your feedback on the newest version of Hollow - http://steamcommunity.com/app/590970/discussions/0/1489992080499656395/
UPDATE
Added full gamepad support
Melee attack balancing
Further performance optimization
Fixed Steam achievements
Fixed few minor bugs
See you on Shakhter-One!
Hollow update | 17 November 2017
Thanks to your incredible response after Hollow release and activity on Steam forums we are happy to present you the first update to the game. Let's keep up a good work!
Make sure your game is up to date and visit us on forums to leave comment on the newest version: http://steamcommunity.com/app/590970/discussions/0/3183345000079426150/
UPDATE
Game optimization to improve the performance
Few minor fixes based on your feedback
First update coming today!
Hollow is here and we're extremely happy to hear from you! Your feedback and suggestions help us improve the game and thanks to your bug report we were able to prepare first patch for the game - with game performance optimization and with few minor fixes. Stay tuned, the patch will be implemented today - 17 November 2017!
Day 0!!!
We are celebrating Hollow release and to do it even better we prepared for you two contests. Details below:
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You lay your hands down on the game. Yes, finally, it's here! Do you feel the thrills and chills? Do you shake uncontrollably? Do you feel the sweat drops?
Hmm, it might be something wrong with you. Did you take the vaccine?
Remember, avoid the illusions.
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To celebrate 'Hollow' premiere, we have prepared something exceptional for you! We're launching the community contest, that gives you a chance to win a unique 'Hollow' merchandise!
Rules: 1. Record a video with final battle and second ending (yes, the mystery is revealed, Hollow has 2 endings! Curious now?)
2. Send it to us at pr@forever-entertainment.com
3. The contest starts at 16 November 2017 at 21:30 CET, and ends on 10 December 2017 at 23:59 CET
4. The first 10 people will be named as winners!
Prize: I place: original 'Hollow' soundtrack, syringe-like pen, official 'Hollow' t-shirt, monster figurine, and ID card from the game.
II place: original 'Hollow' soundtrack, syringe-like pen, official 'Hollow' t-shirt, and ID card from the game.
III place: original 'Hollow' soundtrack, syringe-like pen, and ID card from the game.
IV - X place: original 'Hollow' soundtrack and syringe-like pen.
Don't miss your chance, good luck!
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Read contest rules here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jsd7jpf6ucnn2m3/AACBK_htTT_gdvHh1mw9AvQMa?dl=0
Hollow theories - community contest
Do you like writing? Are you into the craziest theories? 'Hollow' for sure leaves room for some wacky stories!
We give you a chance to let your imagination run free! If you feel like sharing with us your stories about 'Hollow' and what really happened on board a Shakhter-One ship, don't hesitate and take part in our contest!
Rules: 1. Write a story about what, in your opinion, really happened on board a Shakhter-One ship (up to 3 stories per entry)
2. Send it to us at pr@forever-entertainment.com
3. The contest starts at 16 November 2017 at 21:30 CET, and ends on 30 November 2017 at 23:59 CET
4. We will choose the best stories and send prize to the winners!
Prize: Authors of the best fan-made theories, chosen by us, will receive a package with original 'Hollow' soundtrack, syringe-like pen, official 'Hollow' t-shirt, monster figurine, and ID card from the game.
Don't miss your chance, good luck!
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Read contest rules here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mqj0plaqplgvbw9/AACUZVBKlr8ny1I-H-9vdzAoa?dl=0
