Community achievements

Average INSOMNIA player

• 79% of our players like to play INSOMNIA on their desktops and use Windows Pro 64bit OS;
  
• 85% of their gear is powered by Intel processors;
  
• 83% are using NVIDIA GPUs;
  
• 58% prefer 1920x1080 screen resolutions;
  
• 56% of our players use English as their primary language.
  

ETA for v1.6

V1.6 update status

V1.6 status update

• Character generation bug is fixed allowing you to get the desired look for your insomniac without extra hassle;
  
• Somnic dogs can now be “deactivated” again;
  
• The problem with the main menu buttons being inactive in full-screen mode on various 4K resolutions is no longer the issue;
  
• NPCs don’t act weird anymore (previously, most of them were in standing position even when they were intended to be sited).
  

Space Exploration Sale

• Character generation bug: thanks to Nox, our loyal community member from the early days, we’ve got a handy tip that will help you avoid the above-mentioned issue if you ever happen to stumble upon it;
  
  
• In-game font size issue: some insomniacs have reported that the font size on the incidental dialog became somewhat small and hard to read on bigger screens. So if this is something that happened to you as well, don’t hesitate to check out the following workaround suggested by Tolwrath and Ty Cobb;
  
  
• The game renders extremely dark after loading a savegame: long story short — if you are having this bug, there just might be a solution for you (courtesy of Brimstone).
  

• Stereo 3D mode: if you know what this is or have no clue but want to try anyway, Bobisz has you covered!
  
  
• Controller support: since this is one of the most popular questions we get now and then, here’s a link to the guide that will help you;
  
  
• Freezes on AMD powered machines: this proved to be quite useful for v1.4 and below, however, in case any of you still find yourself in the situation mentioned above — you can always try this trick.
  

Game guide contest has been prolonged till the end of July

• INSOMNIA is now running on Unreal Engine v4.21.2 (it used to run on v4.16.3). Since the difference between these two versions was huge, we couldn’t jump from the older version to the newest one in one go. We had to update the game step by step and fix many new issues that weren’t causing any trouble previously;
  
  
• DirectX 12 support is introduced, so get ready for some dramatic changes to the appearance of in-game locations! The lighting effects have been improved drastically, making Object 6 look and feel more realistic and sinister than ever before. You can also expect DirectX 11 support, even though INSOMNIA worked only with DirectX 10 initially;
  

• The texture streaming feature was added to fix the missing textures issue that some of you have experienced before for specific in-game models. Localization-related glitches have also been addressed which was technically impossible without UE4 upgrade (along with missing textures bug);
  
  
• Better optimization for AMD powered machines and overall improvement of game stability, along with fixing all known critical blockers, crashes and freezes that prevented some players to continue with the game at certain stages.
  

Settings:

• The game’s resolution is being set correctly in the Settings menu no matter what is the actual resolution of the screen at the moment;
  
• The game is no longer being displayed in full-screen mode when setting to 1680x1050 windowed mode;
  
• The quality of the textures is now being set to the maximum quality when appropriate option is picked in the Settings menu.
  

NPCs:

• The look of your followers is now being changed in accordance with the current level of their equipment (armor, backpacks, and weapons);
  
• The higher ranked commissars are now wearing red coats so the player will know whom to avoid (the lower level of Committee Archive);
  
• Manner is no longer floating (Square of Glory);
  
• The appearance of Dowel is now changed depending on whenever he wears a mask or not;
  

• An NPC in Casino Amarkord doesn’t run into the truck anymore;
  
• The militia no longer blocks the way during the “On the Verge of Despair” quest;
  
• Fixed an issue with Dern not appearing in Thyper’s Shelter (this happened with some saves for older versions of the game).
  

Level:

• The inability to leave the Wax Cell through the main exit point (this happened if you’ve entered this location through the lavatory area);
  
• A container no longer sticks out from the railway carriage on Station D-96;
  
• Added a proper name to the “no name monument” found on Square of Glory;
  
• Converter Details can be no longer picked in Antique Shop (sorry, guys, you don’t need them);
  

• Zone 88 no longer disappears from the global map after talking to Gennard and leaving the location;
  
• Your character no longer falls through the floor of the elevator in Committee Archive;
  
• A screw-nut no longer floats in Checkpoint B-10/2;
  
• A doorstep no longer prevents the player from entering the code protected door in Checkpoint B-10/2;
  

• A bad cover no longer floats in Crematory;
  
• An issue with the security bots in Urb Perimeter not attacking the player in the Prologue is fixed;
  
• Security personnel in Prologue no longer stays inside the door leading to the Reservation D-106 administrative building;
  
• The player can no longer use the crawler remotely in Military Base;
  

• The issue with fanatics not letting the player go in Residential Unit random encounter has been fixed;
  
• The issue with the inability to enter one of the portals and finish the game has been fixed.
  

Interface & Graphics:

• Urb Perimeter map is no longer represented with the yellow square;
  
• Duplicated UI elements are removed from the Character menu;
  
• The player no longer gets a notification regarding visiting the Antique Shop after previously discovering it;
  
• Followers body model no longer replaces the players body model upon switching between the Team and Inventory menus.
  

Inventory:

• The player can now use items without exiting the Inventory menu;
  
• Turban can no longer be picked in Wild Grove (shouldn’t have been available for picking in the first place, oops!);
  
• Fixed an issue with no icon items on random locations.
  

Misc:

• The flameflower sound loop is fixed (an issue occurred while fighting the Tester in Wax Cell);
  
• Fixed the lack of end game trailers after continuous playing session;
  
• The player is now able to get a positive outcome for “On the Verge of Despair” quest;
  
• The game no longer freezes on Alt+F4
  

• The game no longer crashes on loading the Antique Shop location;
  
• The issue with the character flickering and freezing after exiting the Tank Armor is fixed;
  
• The end game trailers are now being launched after finishing the game as expected.
  

Plans for the nearest future

• Redden doesn’t move after completing “Bane of Mills” and “At the Bottom” quests, and talking to him;
  
• Quest log lacks the information regarding the quest related to Tel and the first time the player gets to the somnia;
  
• No ability to exit the Beach.
  

• 3 new special encounters on the global map: survive through yet another deadly Pyramid Mercenaries ambush, restore order in a distant camp infested by savage cannibals, and get ready to be punished by the righteous if you choose to take advantage of the weak;
  
  
• 3 mini-bosses to challenge: try to outwit money thirsty leader of the Pyramid Mercenaries, confront the mind rotten Butcher the Cannibal and fight the owner of rusty Tank Armor who just might remind you of someone you’ve met before;
  
  
• 1 secret location to find. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? More likely a room filled with peculiar corpses to loot and… shoot… if you want to, of course;
  
  
• 5+ unique items to use: new armor, vest, shotgun, gasmask, axe, and other equipment.

Levels:

• Fixed the inability to exit Water Purification Plant (Sabra no longer ignores the player);
  
• Wild Grove’s door now always functions as expected (“Lethal Retrospect” quest);
  
• The elevator now matches the size of the shaft in Water Purification Plant;
  
• Invisible wall in the Wax Cell is removed;
  

• The sandbar model no longer disappears at the end of the game after entering the blue portal;
  
• Character is no longer able to walk through the wall on the third floor after entering the somnia;
  
• Fixed the inability to exit the Vulture’s Nest at the end of the game;
  
• Bridge to the anomaly now acts as expected at the end of the game.

• The elevator in the Military Base now always works as expected;
  
• “Bad actor” indicator is no longer showing in older saves for Station D-96;
  
• The elevator in Vulture’s Nest now always works as expected;
  
• The elevator in Casino Amarkord now looks as expected;
  

• The player can no longer enter the water in Abandoned Zone H27/55;
  
• The player can no longer fall into the pit in Abandoned Zone H27/55;
  
• Fixed the level objects loading speed upon loading the save file;
  
• Security bots no longer stuck under the ceiling while fight with Derden during the “Bane of Mills” quest.
  

NPCs & Quests:

• NPCs no longer ignore walls while showing the way to the player;
  
• Corpses are no longer standing upon visiting specific locations;
  
• Captain Riebel’s haircut and beard no longer change;
  
• Fixed Genaro’s inability to transfer the player to the Coast more than once;
  

• The player can no longer get more than one copy of Book of Taboro;
  
• NPCs are no longer invisible after appearing from above in certain scenarios;
  
• Fixed issues with inability to complete the “Bane of Mills” quest in certain scenarios;
  
• The wrong story ending is no longer activated after entering the blue portal.
  

Interface & Graphics:

• Game optimization improved thanks to transferring to the newest version of UE 4;
  
• Fixed the duration of subtitles visibility in the Prologue intro movie;
  
• Overload / hunger / thirst / low health indicators are no longer active for no reason;
  
• Full screen 2560*1440 resolution mode functions as expected now.
  

Crashes & Freezes:

• Fixed game crashing upon repairing Hierarchy Leggins and Commissioner's Cloak;
  
• Game no longer freezes while trying to load a save file from the main menu;
  
• Fixed game crash after finishing the “Enemy Behind the Walls” quest and exiting the Urb Perimeter;
  
• Game no longer freezes in Prologue on entering the global map;
  
• 5-10 minutes loading time on entering the global map is fixed.
  

Misc:

• Fixed zoom animation during interactions with the objects;
  
• Traveling between locations on the global map works as expected now;
  
• Fixed the movement issue on the global map at the beginning of the game;
  
• Fixed the inability to finish Prologue due to the lack of the outro movie in certain situations.
  

Evgeny Maloshenkov, artist

I found INSOMNIA while browsing Kickstarter for potential job opportunities. After getting in touch with the team, sending over my portfolio and completing the test assignment, I was invited to join Mono Studio. I’ve created at least a hundred of concept arts for characters since then. I loved the way the working process was organized — quite often I had no strict borders for what I can and cannot do. This is exactly the way quite a few peculiar NPCs and bosses were created. Understanding the setting is the key here.

Also, I would like to point out that it’s quite rare to see concept art to be used inside the game in its original form. Usually, it's used as a visual reference point for 3D artists. However, one of my works can be found in Object 6 in the form of a painting. It’s a central piece in the Morach Base:

Generally, I don’t need a specific source of inspiration. Being an artist for years now, I just start drawing and get inspired in the process. Of course, it never hurts to listen to some good music, watch a movie or two, play a game or browse creations from other artists.

Games, games, games… my relationship with them is quite complicated :). I don’t play a lot. Most of the games I stumble upon feel mundane and I lose interest quite fast. Dark Souls must be the only series I’ve completed in the past 10 years. However, I’m a vivid YouTube gamer though :). Also, I admire the following classics: Fallout, Gothic, Morrowind, HOMM3, Diablo.

Roman Prokhorov, Level Designer

I’ve started my game development life as a freelancer and worked on various environment elements and locations for 2D games. These tasks also required some additional artistic and 3D modeling input, since I had to create sprites based on 3D objects.

I joined Mono Studio back in 2015. At that point in time, there was just one level designer who was searching for new members to join his team. I’ve completed the test assignment and two weeks later, I was working on INSOMNIA.

I designed and tweaked some of the levels which included the placement of NPCs, enemies, stashes, and all kinds of interactions between them. You can see some of this work in the Morach Base and Casino locations. Naturally, I worked on other parts of the game as well. However, since there were multiple designers that were involved in the process, there’s hardly any location inside Object 6 that was built entirely by one person.

When it comes to inspiration, I play a lot of games and pay attention to the way their fictional worlds are built. Of course, there are other artistic mediums that can fuel my creative fire. For example, I really enjoyed searching for abandoned USSR era summer camps. Lots of interesting stuff can be found there. Unfortunately, these days they are either destroyed or rebuilt into modern resorts (at least when it comes to Samara district).

Wowa Savin, Lead Programmer

I was just a kid when I started creating my first games. This became possible with the help of my first Soviet computer “Krista”. I’ve learned Assembler and developed a few little projects based on “Jeux et casse-tête à programmer” written by Jacques Arsac. Many years later in 2010, I was invited to a meeting with people who were interested in my area of expertise. We were discussing a project that became known as INSOMNIA and this is basically how Mono Studio was created. When I first saw the concept art for the game, I instantly knew I want to help breathe life into this world.

I served as a software architect for INSOMNIA and was responsible for the implementation of all logic and interaction mechanics inside the game. However, the most obvious visual representation of my work can be demonstrated by… elevators and doors functionality. Since I have a friend who installs elevators for living, I was able to to get all of the required information from someone who actually knows this stuff. So I’ve done my best to make a virtual representation of those as real as possible.

My favorite source of inspiration is work itself. Game development is an industry where you have to solve all kinds of tasks and I love it. This project was no exception. In my free time, I usually don’t play games at all, since this is a very time-consuming process. However, sometimes I pay attention to some of them when I need to learn new technologies. In these cases, I prefer to watch YouTube letsplays though. Anyway, I always enjoyed NFS5, all Gothic games, Risen and Elex.

Pen and Paper INSOMNIA RPG

• Hungry or unconscious - the philosophy behind the Big Sleep
  
• The Exodus - from the ashes of despair spread the wings of hope
  
• The Nomah Autonomy’s Guide to Object 6
  
• The factions of Object 6
  
• The wildlife of Object 6
  
• Things you might have missed while playing INSOMNIA + PT II
  
• The origins of citizen KZ0012
  
• The man behind the House of Bea Kera
  

Current progress on v1.5