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Ahem, trying this again since my first post was truncated — I learned the hard way that emojis aren't supported in these forums (and that I should double check the posted text every time) :D

So...

GREETINGS DEAR GOG COMMUNITY! As this is my first update here, I'd like to leave you basic information and brief news about the current status of Asylum.

First, thank you for the overwhelming support — I got word from GOG that the game had a very strong wishlisting on its first day, and happened to be one of the most popular news on the site for several days. We're off to a great start!

Next, some social links to keep in touch with us and learn all the latest news as fast as you can scream:

Discord: https://discord.gg/senscape
Facebook: https://facebook.com/senscape
Twitter: https://twitter.com/senscape
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senscape

In fact, I must encourage you to visit our Discord community, now with over 1700 merry members! It's easily become one of the most active communities of adventure game fans :)

And now, the nitty gritty of Asylum:

- We reached a big milestone in December, finally delivering a fully playable demo of the game to all our Kickstarter backers. Reactions have been hugely positive: this is the game people have been expecting and a worthy follow-up to Scratches.
- Backers reported that performance is top notch, so even people with older computers will be able to enjoy the game. Even modest ultraportables with 4GB of RAM and those ubiquitous Intel HD 3000 chipsets will be able to handle Asylum just fine. Mind you, we still have several optimizations left to do!
- We seem to have hit a stride recently crushing milestone after milestone, so we feel comfortable enough to share our general schedule: the toolset and engine framework we need to complete the game are 99% done, as is the case with the majority of assets. Essentially, what remains is implementing the game logic (puzzles, interactions with the environment, additional writing, etc), and this is proving to be fast.
- Currently, we’re expecting to have 50% of the game fully playable in late February. A complete beta, meaning Asylum will be playable from beginning to end with all bells and whistles, is expected around May. So a release in late 2019 is quite doable, and rest assured we’ll give this goal our very best! We’ll try to pinpoint the exact date as soon as possible.

In short, the outlook for the project is better than ever and we couldn’t be more excited! Asylum is coming along exactly as we expected and we can’t wait to finally see you playing the game.

In the meantime, stay tuned for news, stick around, and feel free to ask me any questions. Cheers!
Post edited January 28, 2019 by Agustin
What?! Umm... the entire post is missing. Please don't tell me there was a character limit.
Post edited January 25, 2019 by Agustin
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Agustin: What?! Umm... the entire post is missing. Please don't tell me there was a character limit.
I believe there's a character limit but it's quite generous and WAY more than your initial post. You could try posting in two parts. :)
No, the issue was an emoji that silently truncated the post. I deleted the draft after posting, but I should have double checked the text.
Post edited January 28, 2019 by Agustin
*bump*

OK, I fixed the original post with all the missing info! Now we have a proper update.
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Post edited June 28, 2020 by Aleksandr.Mgn
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Agustin: *bump*

OK, I fixed the original post with all the missing info! Now we have a proper update.
Google Translate:
Hello. Are you a Scratches developer? I apologize for being off topic, but I wanted to ask a question about Scratches. Why don't you release Scratches on GOG? I would love to play a game, but it is not for sale. I knew that there was such an interesting game, but I could not get the game and therefore did not play it. Is there really any legal problems? Sorry, then if there are legal problems. Then where can I get it officially? Now the game can be obtained only in an unofficial way.

ASYLUM really looking forward to and buy in GOG.
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Agustin: *bump*

OK, I fixed the original post with all the missing info! Now we have a proper update.
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Aleksandr.Mgn: Google Translate:
Hello. Are you a Scratches developer? I apologize for being off topic, but I wanted to ask a question about Scratches. Why don't you release Scratches on GOG? I would love to play a game, but it is not for sale. I knew that there was such an interesting game, but I could not get the game and therefore did not play it. Is there really any legal problems? Sorry, then if there are legal problems. Then where can I get it officially? Now the game can be obtained only in an unofficial way.

ASYLUM really looking forward to and buy in GOG.
Yes, I’m afraid there’s legal issues and Scratches can’t be sold anymore. As soon as we’re done with Asylum, I’ll look into the situation, but don’t keep your hopes up :(
What's the point of putting the demo only in English if the full game also has other languages available?
Or at least the GOG page of the demo says it's only available in English. Maybe it's a mistake?
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Mungibbeddu: What's the point of putting the demo only in English if the full game also has other languages available?
Or at least the GOG page of the demo says it's only available in English. Maybe it's a mistake?
Sorry about this, we're in touch with the translators but we're not ready to begin translating since we're still ironing out the script. Rest assured the final game will have all the promised localizations.
ASYLUM Demo does not start on my computer. Error messages appear, see screenshots. The computer meets the minimum system requirements of the game. I have a 32-bit system, so I downloaded and installed the 32-bit version of the game.
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Post edited June 22, 2020 by Aleksandr.Mgn
Hi,

I started the demo and after the video (should be retro ... well ... would be better in high quality for my taste) the game starts - 4k with highest quality is no problem (AMD Zen 2 [Ryzen 5 3600] & Navi 10 [RX 5700 XT] on Ubuntu 19.10 (Eoan) with Linux 5.7 Vanilla kernel).
It looks great, can look around - but I can't get into the house ... and the settings does not have the controls.
Is there something I am missing here ?
Thank's in advance for any hint how to play.

JMB
Post edited June 21, 2020 by JMB9
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JMB9: Hi,

I started the demo and after the video (should be retro ... well ... would be better in high quality for my taste) the game starts - 4k with highest quality is no problem (AMD Zen 2 [Ryzen 5 3600] & Navi 10 [RX 5700 XT] on Ubuntu 19.10 (Eoan) with Linux 5.7 Vanilla kernel).
It looks great, can look around - but I can't get into the house ... and the settings does not have the controls.
Is there something I am missing here ?
Thank's in advance for any hint how to play.

JMB
In the car you need to take a Notepad and only then you can go to the house
Post edited June 21, 2020 by Aleksandr.Mgn
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Aleksandr.Mgn: ASYLUM Demo does not start on my computer. Error messages appear, see screenshots. The computer meets the minimum system requirements of the game. I have a 32-bit system, so I downloaded and installed the 32-bit version of the game.
Удалось решить проблему?
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Aleksandr.Mgn: ASYLUM Demo does not start on my computer. Error messages appear, see screenshots. The computer meets the minimum system requirements of the game. I have a 32-bit system, so I downloaded and installed the 32-bit version of the game.
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nespeshist: Удалось решить проблему?
Проблему не удалось решить, но я узнал у разработчика, в чём дело. Дело в том, что разработчик видимо, поменял движок и поэтому возросли системные требования, игра стала требовать только 64 битные и DX11. У меня старый компьютер 2009 года и поэтому игра не запустилась. А ведь старое демо шло на старых системах и разработчик обещал, что игра пойдёт даже с 4 ГБ оперативной памяти и вездесущими чипсетами Intel HD 3000.
Вот наше общение с разработчиком. Это первое его сообщение дальше скрольте, чтобы почитать нашу переписку:
https://discord.com/channels/368191694384136193/410782748064743424/727207278620704800
Post edited July 12, 2020 by Aleksandr.Mgn