Genre: Shooter, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
InSomnia: The Ark
INSOMNIA: The Ark - Gamescom 2018 coverage!
Hello everyone! While you are reading these lines, our good friends at GameStar.de (one of Europe’s biggest games outlets) are showcasing INSOMNIA on their Gamescom-dedicated stream:
We are currently chilling in chat and answering questions. Come join us ;)
P.S. missed the stream? We got you covered:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CENzp_NpIWs
Delve into INSOMNIA’s world - new lore vid released!
Sit down, fellow stargazer. Sit down and learn about the Exodus - humanity's great escape and sacrifice.
The game’s story unfolds on a massive interstellar space station, where the sole descendants of a once great civilization fled from a dying planet engulfed by the flames of war.
It’s hard to imagine that an operation of such scale could be carried out without a strong leader. The people of Nomah (inhabitants of Object 6) had their own - prime general Azar. His persona became a huge part of the Nomah nation’s rich story after the Exodus. While playing INSOMNIA you will witness Azar’s impact on the day to day life of Urb and Near Range citizens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVS6uP2IgYA
Hey YOU, get in on our latest contest ;)
Last week we have launched our most impressive giveaway so far with valuable prizes that include:
Thanks to your incredible activity on Steam and on social media, we have already added 19 keys to original prize pool of 25 beta access codes for INSOMNIA.
The contest will last till August 26th and the winners will be announced live on INSOMNIA’s Steam page the next day (August 27th), so it’s still not too late to join the party!
You can find more details about the giveaway in our previous news post.
Until next time!
P.S. some of you have already activated your beta key and can no longer wishlist the game in order to participate in the giveaway. No worries - all you need to do to be eligible is complete the remaining 2 steps: follow our Steam page and leave a comment here.
YOUR Chance to Win a GeForce® GTX 1080 card!
Hello everyone! We’ve been completely blown away with the number of streams and video reviews posted on YouTube/Twitch after the embargo was dropped. The fact that people seemed to enjoy what they’ve experienced so far makes us even happier :). Happy enough to launch a big contest with some really cool and valuable prizes!
Let us know if any of you need a beta key for INSOMNIA and...
MSI GeForce GTX 1080 - a monstrous 8GB RAM video card that will make Object 6 literally fly on your PC. This baby is one of the most advanced video cards ever created!
MSI DS502 gaming headset - gorgeous, light weight & self-adjusting headphones that are able to immerse you in the dark ambient sounds of INSOMNIA in its full glory.
MSI Vigor GK40 Combo - a perfect combination of a gaming keyboard and a mouse that were meant to be used together: don’t let the dangerous creatures lurking in the tunnels of our huge space metropolis catch you unprepared!
3 easy steps to win:
add INSOMNIA to your wishlist (you know the deal)
follow our page
add a comment to this news update clearly stating that you want to participate
https://store.steampowered.com/app/783170/INSOMNIA_The_Ark/ Since we can’t realistically afford a ton of graphics cards, headsets, keyboards and mouses to cover everyone, we will also give away 25 more beta keys to make it worth entering!
In addition to that: 1 extra key will be added to the prize pool for every 10 reposts/retweets of this contest announcement on our Facebook and Twitter pages. How about that?
We will accept participants till August 26th and the winners will be announced live on INSOMNIA’s Steam page the next day (August 27th). Let the contest begin!
P.S. make sure you’ve read these boring contest rulesbefore participating (we bet most of you won’t anyway, but at least we tried). Also if you are new to the whole INSOMNIA: The Ark thing, check out this high octane video we produced last week:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlf88ujN5C0
New trailer + Embargo dropped + Streaming!
Hello everyone! Today we have some cool news for you:
1. After processing more than 150 suggestions and bug reports from testers since May, we are ready to move to the next stage of beta. Starting from this very moment, anyone playing the current game build is allowed to publish any materials regarding the game online: screenshots, streams, videos, reviews etc.
2. To celebrate this event, we have prepared a new feature packed trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlf88ujN5C0 You can expect quite a few let’s plays, streams and previews to be published in the near future, and we will try to bring your attention to the most interesting ones in upcoming updates.
3. If you’ve missed the news earlier, we are going to stream INSOMNIA today on our Steam page in approximately 1 hour (7pm GMT+3 / 09:00 PDT / 12:00 EDT). The link to the stream should appear at the top of the page:
We plan to demonstrate different gameplay mechanics and scenarios, as well as give away some beta keys in the process. Be there and let’s have fun!
INSOMNIA Stream + Beta Key Giveaway
Hello fellow Object 6 dwellers (see what I did there?)! This Friday (August 3rd) @ 7pm GMT +3 (09:00 PDT/12:00 EDT) we will be streaming INSOMNIA for your viewing entertainment.
We plan to cover a variety of gameplay scenarios and content, as well as give away beta keys throughout the stream’s duration. Who knows, we might even tease some new content from the full game, not just the closed beta build ;).
Be sure to check out INSOMNIA’s Steam page on the specified day - the link to the stream should appear at the top of the page:
Let us know in the comments below - what type of content would YOU like to see during the stream?
Once again, see you this Friday (August 3rd) @ 7pm GMT +3 (09:00 PDT/12:00 EDT). Let us explore the deadly tunnels of Object 6 together!
INSOMNIA at Cracow Game Days
Hello everyone! Last week was a tornado of fun and excitement for our team. We would like to share these emotions with you :). On July 21st we participated in our first expo that just so happened to be the first time INSOMNIA: The Ark was showcased abroad. Cracow Game Days, one of Poland’s largest expos, was a real blast for everyone: organizers, participants and visitors.
We had our own stand that was built especially for this event. To make it look special we decided to replicate one of the most iconic locations of the game and the first scene players see in the prologue: Typer’s room.
For those of you who couldn’t join us in Poland last weekend we have prepared the following video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD6rMXup7OE We have also took quite a few pictures that captured different stages of building the stand. So if you want to know more about that and people who made it happen - go to our Facebook page. This was a very interesting experience and we are really grateful to everyone who was involved.
As we got closer to release you can expect more and more cool things happen, so stay tuned to our news and you won’t regret :D. Until next time!
Beta key contest results + upcoming content
Hello everyone! In this update we will finally announce the lucky winners of our second beta key contest. Just as we promised, we are giving away more keys this time, to the most active members of our community.
The initial plan was to part with 10 beta keys. HOWEVER, since you were so active in the comments sections on Steam and social media (over 400 comments, dear mother of god!) we have added 10 keys for every 100 comments, so the total number of beta keys is now 50.
It took quite some time to browse all of the 40 pages to copy nicknames of participants and to check each entry (you had to complete 3 steps in order to be eligible for this contest, remember?). Luckily, we were able to stay as sane as possible and make this new contest video for your viewing pleasure. See if you won here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va2x2AdYVjA If you found your name in the list of winners at the end of the video, add our representative to your friends list and he will send you a beta key shortly. If you didn’t win this time - no worries, we plan to provide everyone with additional ways to join the beta in the near future. Stay tuned for more news!
Beta update plans
You probably want to know what to expect from the next beta phase. Here you go:
new tough enemies (mini-bosses) to challenge you
an option to skip the tutorial from the main menu
and last but not least - we will continue to fix and update the game according to your feedback
Hello everyone! While our team is working hard on processing all of the feedback received after the latest beta update, we are giving you another opportunity to participate in the closed beta. This time only the most active users will get a chance to win a beta key, so don’t miss this opportunity!
It is simple as always:
add INSOMNIA to your wishlist (I bet most of you did this already)
follow our page
add a comment to this news update stating that you want to participate in the beta
This way, you won’t have to compete with all of the 4300+ members of our INSOMNIA community, so your chances to win are much higher now. You are welcome to participate till July 19th. We will announce the winners (picked randomly) the day after.
The number of beta keys will depend on the number of participants, so don’t be shy — let us know you want one in the comments below (and don’t forget to complete the other required steps).
See you next week!
Beta update has dropped!
Hello everyone! INSOMNIA’s beta branch has been updated on Steam today and we are happy to share the details.
Regarding the English localisation: additional text has been added. You will finally know what those items in your inventory are for! Now it's just a matter of further editing and fixing occasional spelling errors or missing dialogue.
We have also addressed the following issues:
Crawler IV texture turning black after talking to Riebel
system error appearing upon exiting the game
game crashing after guns get jammed during non-stop shooting
game crashing after placing items which are being used (consumables) in other inventory slots
regular attacks with melee weapons doing no damage
never ending loading screen while entering the H-27/55 location
Tank Armor sprint animation issues
game resetting current settings after beta is complete
inventory background turning white while consuming food
player pre-emptively notified about a quest update before it is active
Vulture Nest quest bug related to fixing generator before talking to Riebel
Our future plans include solving a few issues that crop up while playing the beta with 1920х1080+ screen resolutions, as well as any other problems the testers may find.
As always, we are very interested in receiving your feedback about each and every aspect of the game. This is the ultimate way for our team to know what needs to be fixed or improved from your perspective.
Until next time!
Next game update estimates and beta progress report
Hello everyone! Today we’d like to share a few details about the upcoming update to the beta build.
The FPS cap has been removed and in-game settings save properly, just as was promised in one of our previous news updates. On the top of that, thanks to your feedback, we were able to eliminate quite a few game crashing scenarios, so you will have a more comfortable game experience in the near future.
Is that it? Not really! Other than fixing what's broken, we’ve introduced a number of additional combat animations and effects to make fighting a bit more satisfying overall. Also, to make it easier for testers, a more advanced crash reporting feature was implemented in case you will still bump into game-breaking issues.
We will provide you with a more complete list of improvements next week when the beta update goes live on Steam.
