This means that Chapter 2 is now nearly ready for code freeze. The sinister loading area of the abandoned Asylum Rock institution can now be explored (with some danger of course) for reasons... unspecified... Would you like to visit Asylum Rock? Do you perhaps have a friend there? Please make an appointment via the Leith asylum office and ensure you read the entire visitor safety manual while you wait on your arrival date. Pandora's Rock is opening for visitors soon and is a stepping stone to the Asylum Rock, also owned by the ubiquitous Malin Family of the Hebrides. Formerly a huge health retreat and asylum for rich and poor alike, the Asylum closed its doors some twenty years ago following some... discrepancies... Now it is a huge, damp and uninhabited edifice looking out over the Western Isles and into the raging ocean.
Live Streaming The Wickie; Journey of a Lighthouse Keeper NEW Demo
Is it human or monster? Discover a dark secret in this open-world first-person adventure game. There is a secret on the Islands, that you must uncover, and it is up to you to find out what it is. Are you BRAVE enough to explore the secrets of the islands? Are you DARING enough to survive two weeks in one of the most remote places on Earth?
Encounter sinister characters, strange and unnerving new people, strange and esoteric places, and weird phenomena in this twisted fable. A foreboding, imposing place of outstanding natural beauty that has been paired with otherworldly buildings, impenetrable isolation, and tantalizing mystery. In this disconcerting adventure, how will your story evolve? Will you take the easy options or explore and experience ancient cosmic terrors? This place has a rich history, full of hidden secrets, and it will be up to you to explore and find them. You must uncover the dark past that has shaped this island and find out what lies within. But beware, for there are many dangers lurking in these strange and forbidden islands...
Cris Robson, the developer of the game will be broadcasting the demo live on Steam NextFest and will be happy to answer questions. The Demo of The Wickie; Journey of a Lighthouse Keeper, is set on the first day that you arrive on the island and your first foray into learning your way around. You will meet new people and visit new places as you solve a small puzzle or two and start to take note of what is going on. While the entire island can be explored, Cris will not be taking you too far into it's secrets during the broadcast, as some secrets are best discovered for yourselves...
And others... should stay hidden...
Live Streaming The Wickie; Journey of a Lighthouse Keeper NEW Demo
Is it human or monster? Discover a dark secret in this open-world first-person adventure game. There is a secret on the Islands, that you must uncover, and it is up to you to find out what it is. Are you BRAVE enough to explore the secrets of the islands? Are you DARING enough to survive two weeks in one of the most remote places on Earth? Encounter sinister characters, strange and un-nerving new people, strange and esoteric places, and weird phenomena in this twisted fable. A foreboding, imposing place of outstanding natural beauty that has been paired with otherworldly buildings, impenetrable isolation, and tantalizing mystery. In this disconcerting adventure, how will your story evolve? Will you take the easy options or explore and experience ancient cosmic terrors? This place has a rich history, full of hidden secrets, and it will be up to you to explore and find them. You must uncover the dark past that has shaped this island and find out what lies within. But beware, for there are many dangers lurking in these strange and forbidden islands...
Cris Robson, the developer of the game will be broadcasting the demo live on Steam NextFest and will be happy to answer questions. The Demo of The Wickie; Journey of a Lighthouse Keeper, is set on the first day that you arrive on the island and your first foray into learning your way around. You will meet new people and visit new places as you solve a small puzzle or two and start to take note of what is going on. While the entire island can be explored, Cris will not be taking you too far into it's secrets during the broadcast, as some secrets are best discovered for yourselves...
And others... should stay hidden...
The Wickie; Journey of a Lighthouse Keeper : Update May 2022
The Wickie; Journey of a Lighthouse Keeper: Update May 2022
Internal Testing Version.
New Features ------------ Upgraded engine to Unreal Engine 5 Updated use of manual block loading to make game smoother Day 2 now active. New end of day 1 story format New end of day 2 story format New area - upstairs bonus area 1 New area - upstairs bonus area 2 New area - upstairs hallway New area - downstairs hallway New area - The Watch area New walls placed near broch, folly and village New wind traps New wind puzzle New character artwork for Peter De Bole New dialogue for Peter, Malin, Jack, Nathan, Nigel, Neville and Neil New interactive books for day 1 New interactive books for day 2 New puzzle added to day 1 Folly added to day 2/1 New mine workings "Orange Book Mine" added New immersive audio system added Puzzle at pumphouse 2 changed New furnishing added Birdspotting added New autosave points added for day 2 Blocks on day 1 added to prevent access to areas not used yet Ridable mine cart implemented Pause system updated temporarily to allow for total pause Swimming system added, currently used on island lakes
Day 1 is now completable. As is Day 2. On completing these days you will get access to some bonus material, as well as access to Malin's stories etc.
As usual any major bugs, please let me know.
Cris
The New Trailer For The WIckie; Journey of a Lighthouse Keeper Out Now.
In The Wickie; Journey of a lighthouse keeper, you journey to Pandora’s Rock, an island in the Outer Hebrides, to take up duty as a lighthouse keeper back in 1936. Over a two-week period, you will perform the duties of a lighthouse keeper, while also uncovering mystery and adventure in this multi-layered isolated, magical, and mysterious yet breathtakingly beautiful remote Scottish paradise.
Pandora’s Rock is 4km square, inhabited by beautiful local flora and fauna. An abandoned village and community lies on the western shore near the old quay, while to the east a large broch stands forboding. Mysterious standing stones on the southwest peninsula lead past esoteric statues, the origins of which are long lost.
You will come across unusual characters on your journey. Uncover strange pasts, and hidden secrets and obtain the trust of those who might be able to help you. But be wary. Is there something more going on under the surface? Talk to people, get clues, solve puzzles and find out more as you interact with your environment in fully realized open world 3d.
Music; The Sapphire Sea : Paul Whitman Orchestra The Summoning : Amanda Robson
The game releases October 2022 and in the meantime, keep your eyes open for the demo, coming in June!
Cris
Version 0.5 is now in private beta test
0.5 Release Notes (Private Beta) - Newsletter Subscribers from www.thewickie.com will be getting access to the private beta before NextFest 2022.
25.3.2022
[Unreal Engine 5] [Global illumination] [DLSS] [Swimming system] [New water system] [New jobs system] [four new areas] [day management system to manage player interaction] [documents and books system updated] [notes system updates] [NPC interaction system updated] [Portal incantation system 1.0] [esoteric magic system 0.1] [New creatures, type A, B and C] [New combat mechanics for ranged weapon attacks] [New trap system A and B implemented] [New rail network system integrated into existing system]
These are summaries of what has happened, and of course I am being careful to remove spoilers so that your enjoyment of the game and surprise at the content remains high as possible! Please remember to sign up to the newsletter on www.thewickie.com
Cris
The Wickie Demo Retired, New demo coming in Jan, PLUS new Promo images and Video
I have removed the current demo build of The Wickie so that people are not being misled by the content, which in my own opinion is now very out of date. Since the demo was released there has been a major update to The Wickie several times over, bringing new content, themes and narrative that the demo was not able to convey accurately enough for my liking. A new demo will be out soon, and will cover all of the events of your first day on the lighthouse and will allow for lots of exploration of the island of The Rock, so please do be patient with me!
I promised new images and new video - if you go to the Steam store page for The Wickie you will see that all images and videos are replaced now in the preview area - I will add some more once the major updates are done over the festive season and I will be keeping you posted at all times. I must apologise for not posting frequently about this. As a solo developer, my hours are long and full and unfortunately I have been very busy and unable to keep up with update posting - I aim to get into a better routine of this as of now.
If you enjoyed the demos then THANKYOU. Seriously, I am massively grateful you took the time to try them out. I am working on building the game that I want to play, which means there is a lot of work to do in order to get it all working but I promise there will be a new demo soon!
Finally - I am going to rip the band aid off, and move the game from being early access to being a full version release next year. I do not want people to think they are taking a risk on something that is woefully unfinished, so after some thinking it has been decided that I will instead ship a full release and then go straight into addons and patches following release of the game. Hopefully that will make the game better for all of you and at the same time, prove my commitment to making a working and fun game!
So have a great festive season, be lovely to each other, pet your shoggoth and I will keep on working on The Wickie!
Ask The Developer is now pre-recorded due to technical problems streaming live. The first episode will be November 10th at 9 pm, coming out on Youtube, Vimeo, Insta and so forth simultaneously. This is charting the development of a high detailed open-world game by a solo developer, Cris Robson to its release in the summer of 2022. This week the focus is on PUZZLES! How they work and how how they are implemented into the game. I will be talking about and demonstrating some small parts of the puzzles.
The Wickie is made in Unreal Engine 4.27 and each episode of Ask The Developer will be at 9 pm each Tuesday - today's episode was live and had problems so the show has been entirely re-recorded and is going up on Vimeo, Youtube and Twitch now and will be set to go live at 9 pm Wednesday the 10th! Apologies for any inconvenience if you were watching the live stream earlier and many thanks to Bertie for pointing it out!
The Wickie Public Demo Version 2 is Now Available!
Originally released mid June 2021, The Wickie Demo version 1 was a fun journey fron Goldola Island through to Pandora's Rock with the aim of finding Captain Malin so that you can report for duty as a probationary lighthouse keeper.
The new demo releases right now, and with this demo comes a lot of new features that finally made it into the game as well as a lot more content for you to discover and try out for yourself. Some of the new content is available right now, with some bonus material to be released into the live version of the demo over the next few weeks.
New Things. 1. Find them yourself. That's kind of the point.
Trivia and Interesting Things
Did you try the original version 0.1? That was the only version where you could actually ride The Wanderer, back before Gondola Island was created to act as a platform into Pandora's Island. All tthe puzzles took place upon the ship and the demo ended when you got to the main island before the boat docked. It had full narration, which was cut because honestly I was sick of the sound of my own voice. Thank god for Rob Sharp (Capt Malin), at least he knows how to talk properly!
The lighthouse was originally a tower lighthouse. Tower lighthouses are the ones that stand on their own without an island and the game was going to explore the idea of being a lighthouse keeper more as a simulation.
