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Hey guys! Me and my team are still working hard on Nightmare House 2, but we’re happy to say it’s just around the corner. I might sound like a broken record by now, saying how close it is to release, but I can say this: The whole game is fully playable from start to end and almost everything is in. We’re polishing, fixing and adding last few features to sharpen things out. It’ll be out this May, worst case June.

With that said, we know you’re eager to play it already, so we’ve prepared one last teaser before the launch. It’s right below, have fun! You can download the trailer at 720p from http://nh2.wecreatestuff.com . Speaking of which, the new website will be up just before we release the game.

P.s I’d say, for the first time, you get a glimpse about Nightmare House’s storyline. Nightmare House 2 is the direct successor of the first classic horror map pack I released back in 2005. We spent a lot of time developing a deep story with a lot to explore, I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we did making it

Hey guys, working hard here! I know you all got the impression that Nightmare House 2 will be out before 2010 but I doubt that will happen. Let me assure you, Nightmare House is close to be done, and I’m going to polish it as much as I can before giving it to the rest of the world.

So for now I’d say the release date is Q1 2010.

Now for a bit of media update! This will probably be one of the last before Nightmare House 2 will come out.

(Note – these screenshots are not final, and I am still working on adding more visual elements such as fog, color correction, lighting, and so on to make the final version of the maps look A LOT creepier.)
As you can see I’ve decided to show a bit more then just areas, without spoiling anything too much, I hope. That’s it for now.

PS- If you guys have any question, want to follow the progress from a closer perspective, or just talk with me you can visit the “Nightmare House 2 progress thread”.

PPS – A lot of people are asking me what are the game’s requirements, although I said it a lot, Nightmare House will require Half-Life 2: Episode 2 only, and will come with a remake of the remake that doesn’t require Counter Strike: Source.

PPPS – New website coming soon.

Progress is going good here. We’re at about 80% done, and it’s looking sharp!
Here’s a wallpaper Pedro (a friend and team member) made yesterday. The cool thing about this one is that it’s an in-game screenshot, no photoshop editing whatsoever

I found this screenshot so awesome, I just packed it for all resolutions and decided to throw it out here. Without telling too much about the storyline, it might look familiar to those who played the first Nightmare House and its remake.

Nightmare House 2 wallpaper

- Click here to download

Hey ladies, Hen here.

Recently I’ve been getting more and more emails and forum posts, asking about what’s up with Nightmare House 2, how the progress is doing and whether it’s still in development at all.

I understand your worries completely, especially because the current website is very, VERY outdated. Well, not anymore. First of all, a new website, full of fresh new info and media is being worked on, and will be up in the following weeks.

Until then, regarding the progress of the mod, I have a little surprise for all Nightmare House fans: We just put up a new temporary minisite for the mod, with a brand new HD trailer of NH2 at its best. It shows a lot of the stuff you may encounter in NH2, so I’m waiting to read theories!

Go watch it here:  nh2.wecreatestuff.com Change your pants and come back.

Nightmare House 2 official trailer

FAQ

Q. Damn it Hen, when’s the mod gonna be released?
A. I don’t want to promise any dates. The current progress indicates the release of the mod will be around Q4. I’ll update you guys otherwise. Speaking of which, if you’re interested in the development, follow it on: Twitter, Facebook, the official forums, and… this blog!

As a final note for this post, I’d like to thank again to all of you guys for expanding the ideas thread. It helped me a lot, even beyond just ideas – it was and still is a motivation fuel for me.
Cheers!

Hey guys,

Last week Valve finally released the Left 4 Dead Authoring Tools. It allows me and other mappers to have fun in L4D’s dark atmosphere full of zombies.

So I took a break from Nightmare House 2 for one day, and made the following map: God Dam. It’s a rather simple survival map, with two main zombie streams, opposite directions. Sounds easy, but I can assure you it is challenging. Have some screen caps (download below):

L4D Map God Dam from a distance

L4D Map God Dam from an epic angle

L4D Map God Dam Gameplay

L4D Map God Dam Gameplay 2

I like the new tools, I might make a campaign too.

So, Click here to download.

Mirrors: 1|2

Instructions, (readme.txt) goddamn it:

Put both the bsp file and the nav file in:
\Steam\steamapps\common\left 4 dead\left4dead\maps

To play the map, open up the console and type “mp_gamemode survival” and then type “map l4d_sv_dam”.

To start the action, go to the far side of the dam and press on the switch.

Made by Hen Mazolski of We Create Stuff
www.wecreatestuff.com

HF, any feedback is appreciated!

Heya!

I think it’s time to push the April fools posts down, and as well keep you guys up to date on what we’re working on. We’ve got lotsa stuff planned in the following weeks, and we sure hope you’ll like it.

First off, some of you may have noticed the front page is going through some redesigns. These changes are made in order to expand the theme of WCS to the rest of the website. This means, eventually, this blog and the forums too will have the same sleek look of the front page. Oh and the forums will be upgraded: PHPBB2 did a fine job for the past year or so, and it’s time to move on.

Projects-wise, both Echoes and Nightmare House 2 projects are going well! Echoes is gonna get its website set up real soon, so be sure to read around. NH2’s website is also gonna get an update, as it is rather outdated at the moment. Meanwhile, Hen told me to put this up:

Nightmare House 2. yarrr, wat the eff ey?

Heya. Nice new blog theme around! Hen here, and I wanna get you guys up to date with NH2.

Been in development for hella long, lately it feels like things are finally catching up. I will say it again: Nightmare House 2 is not dead. In fact, it’s more alive than ever.

I thought about it, and I figured pictures talk best. So there you have it, some fresh screenshots from the latest:

Unfortunately I can’t promise aloud a date just yet, but I can assure you it is gonna be worth the wait.

You can expect more media soon. One more thing – NH2.WCS’s blog is a little outdated, but will be linked with this one soon, so worry not.

Heya!

I’ve got some cool news for you today. For the past few months now we’ve been working on a new title, Echoes. It’s a Flash strategy – shooter game, in a futuristic war theme, and I can’t wait to show you some pics.

Isn’t that one awesome logo. Wait ’till you see the following characters. Axel Hammarback is the one responsible for their sharp looks – He’s the lead art & animation on Echoes:

Snap, awesomeness!

Last, I forgot to update about it. Portal: Still Alive is out and available on the Xbox Live Arcade for 1200 points ($15). It includes ALL of the original Portal game, plus a number of new challenges (That’s where we come in. Go Hen!), and new twelve achievements. Seven-hundred megabytes of win.

I’ll keep you guys posted.

Howdy boys and girls. I’m here to confirm and report some awesome news, so ready your 100% pure orange juice and toast with me.

Remember Hen’s Portal: The Flash Version Mappack? I know I do! It’s the Mappack we released based on Portal: The Flash Version – taking all the puzzles from the Flash version back to the 3D Portal world!

Last E3 Valve announced a new title, ‘Portal: Still Alive’. After wetting many Portal fans pants, they have confirmed this is not ‘Portal 2′. But hey, they later on confirmed it’s gonna feature our Mappack, so they wet my pants!

Next – here’s a tease from We Create Stuff’s next Flash game.

One last thing. Join our Facebook group, it’s full of awesomeness. I approve.

Finally, it is done!

You can download the mappack through its little website. Remember, you need both Half-Life 2 and Portal installed in order to play.

Have fun, and don’t forget to leave me some feedback!