18 Oct 2024Developer post

Patch notes 0.815 Fixes and various changes/improvements.

Implementing some bug fixes and updating some features. * The Anomaly Transmitter A machine attached to a wall has been added to all the islands in the backrooms. This can be traced by the compass and can be turned off and on. Playtester were confused as to what the compass was p

Implementing some bug fixes and updating some features.

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* The Anomaly Transmitter
A machine attached to a wall has been added to all the islands in the backrooms. This can be traced by the compass and can be turned off and on. Playtester were confused as to what the compass was pointing to so the transmitter was added to fix that problem.

* The Gate Changes.
The Gate has had the door moved to the side and some new textures and meshes were added to help the room stand out more. The button and starter items were moved closer together and on the opposite side of the door to better present the items that can be picked up.

* The Lab Changes
The unbuildable area that includes the shop among other things have been moved to the rear of the lab. This should make the lab feel more open.

* Pick up animations
If an item is hovered over by your mouse cursor then the Hazmat hand will reach for the item informing the player that it can be picked up.

* Icons for UI
The UI center image was a series of dots in the shape of a circle. this has been changed to custom images changing based on what you hover over.

* Animation changes
The Running animation was updated and the camera sways just a bit more. Camera sway was also added to the player in labs.

* Camera changes
Play testers were confused on what photos they should take so the camera now raises based on how close you are to a photoset spot.

* Options menu
Motion blur off/on, Talking text sound Toggle, Mouse Sens, Controls menu. Your previous saved options apply on launch.

* Optimization Changes.
Generation has been optimized and changed so you dont fall through the map.

* Sound/UI.
Sound when moving an item has been added depending on what storage its being transferred to. Sound has also been added to picking up items based on where the item is sent. Backpack or hands.

* Bug fixes.
- No white screen appears when the world regenerates. instead the screen blurs.
- Floating items are no longer appearing in the backrooms.
- Options now save and apply at start of game.
- The research bench menu does not freeze the game when ESC is pressed.
- Vents will no longer allow you to stand.
- Saferoom button will now always spawn.
- Tutorial Tips will stop the player running.
- ESC Menu Un pauses now

* General Changes

- Backpack unlocked default slots have changed from 2 -> 4
- Options button added to the hazmat ESC menu,
- A flashing effect has been added to the camera that will grow bigger based on how close you are to a picture.

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02 Oct 2024Developer post

Maintenance update 0.81

* Fixed Generation of Wonder islands. ( Wonder Islands spawned too far into the backrooms. This change will increase the chance of them spawning near the start.) * One Shot Profits now accepts photos. ( Photos are the easiest way to make money but the profit machine rarely spawne

20 Sep 2024Developer post

The 0.8 Update (The Building Blocks)

Building Blocks A lot of the changes in this patch have been so I may have ease of access in the future when it comes to building levels or adding items. hence the name. PERKS Perks have been added and placed in the LAB with a wall customizer as well. NEW ITEMS A lot of new items

16 Mar 2024Developer post

Preview of patch 0.8 Sooner then you think

Hello again from the depths of CIEB. Im here to announce that the update is 80% done. The lab is almost fully furnished and the backrooms are look better then ever. Lets look at what's changed. Gameplay Changes OLD GAMEPLAY NEW GAMEPLAY The new gameplay is going to change how the

Hello again from the depths of CIEB. Im here to announce that the update is 80% done. The lab is almost fully furnished and the backrooms are look better then ever. Lets look at what's changed.

Gameplay Changes
OLD GAMEPLAY

NEW GAMEPLAY

The new gameplay is going to change how the game works in a fundamental way. One of them being that the UI has actually taken a backseat and only be visible when the information is needed. For example scrolling through your inventory will show your 3 items on your belt. The play button has been removed and replaced with a REC text with a timer under it. The Inventory also got remade to fit in the backrooms.

This inventory should feel better then the old computer screen and the clipboard has some attachments on the upper right side. The Pace Marker will beep when you travel a certain distance. If you reset the marker then you will leave a sticker on the ground and gain 500$ profit, A nifty monster detector is also right under it. it will update in real time on how close a hostile enemy is near.

Favors

Gary has joined the lower level of the new elevator gate.

You will exchange certain items for favors. The favors will range from a free battery station at every safe room to keys for the golf cart.

Backrooms

The Backrooms itself went through a major change. I was able to get the generation to be 3x as big. This means no more pop ins from loading tiles. instead a seamless entrance to a never ending backrooms adventure can begin.

The poolrooms and other levels have taken a backseat for now as i was focusing on improving the generation code but now the code is finished and Ill be showing more soon. I will probably update when im close to 95% done.

The Lab

The lab is finished. Here is the final look of the lab. in all its glory.

The lab will have adjacent rooms that aren't ready yet. This includes a office, Extra building space and a trophy room/simulation lab.

New Items

The first new item is the Flash Trap. Place the flashtrap against the wall and wait for a monster to trigger it. It will stun the monster with a flash of light and take a picture. You can see gameplay of it in the YouTube video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEw1Wpksrbw&t=2s

EMP Ball is a ball that is ether white or black. If the EMP ball is white. it will offer power for 6 seconds of any electronic in a 6 feet radius. If black, it will fry the electronic. This could be useful for hiding in the dark or creating a safe space in the backrooms.

The Extension Cord. This cord is spawned in the backrooms next to a generator and will power anything with a wall socket as long as power is sufficient. Below is a reddit post of the item being used.

https://www.reddit.com/r/backrooms/comments/1b8gony/power_within_the_backrooms_can_be_used_to_power/

Entities

The spider will be spawning in the backrooms and will most likely be sleeping. Best not to disturb it.

The mannequin is almost done and the hunter is in its very early stage. I doubt the hunter will be in the next patch but ill try to make it a reality,

Whats left

Well The spider AI is in shambles. I have 3 more levels to model and implement and the progression system overhaul is almost done. Other then that, the biggest thing left is the new tutorial.

The update will come soon but for now enjoy the spring sale with a discounted price. If any of you feel like getting the game at a cheaper price. It would be now. Ill go back to working on the update. See you soon.

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05 Jan 2024Developer post

Update about next patch! Preview of pool rooms and more.

About the Silence and broken promises. I wanted to say that im sorry for the silence and the broken promise of the last patch. The updates scope kept getting bigger and putting my head down to work was productive but resulted in me not updating the news. I am active in the discor

22 Nov 2023Developer post

The Autumn sale is here! Patch .43 Preview

Hey guys, I wanted the update to go live at the start of the sale but things dont always go to plan. I will most likely release it during the sale. The game will be fundamentally different to play. This is why the patch is taking longer then indented, Below this text are previews

02 Nov 2023Developer post

Patch .43 will be coming later this month. (patch delay)

------------------------- ------------------------ The new patch wont come out till later this month. I hope it comes before the 20th but I have no way of knowing as this patch will incorporate the use of newly made features. I was going to keep adding things little by little to

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The new patch wont come out till later this month. I hope it comes before the 20th but I have no way of knowing as this patch will incorporate the use of newly made features. I was going to keep adding things little by little to then make the overall game but I see that I need time to make features that change the game overall. I cant do that by implementing smaller patches sidelining the features that would improve the experience. The game is in a rough state. I know this. The resource storage does not save or store newly bought materials and the game is just not in a state im happy with.

I want this game to be focused on exploration and wonder rather then the roguelike I advertised it to be. That is not to say that I am abandoning that aspect of the game. far from it actually. I need to make the core game fun to explore. the backrooms are the main character of the game. So im going to keep my head under the hood and get to work. Thank you for supporting the game.

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Before I go away and work. I would like to show you things that are in progress. This is not all what's gonna be in the patch but what I've gotten done.

The lab at first was just a bunch of cobblestone walls put together to resemble a room. This is a preview of the Reworked version.

In the party room you can find a small ball pit. (yes, you can jump in it.) This was yet another test on big structures in the backrooms. Bigger then a single generation tile at least. The test was successful and made me decide to work on the next big level.

The pool rooms are the next big level. im working on the pool rooms as they comprise of mostly the same texture and I can make different structures easily.

Here are 2 items that are replacing 2 things in the tier one list.

ANOMALY SCANNER

Points you in the direction of unique areas. ( Safe rooms, Ball pits, Etc.). It tells you how far

you are by the needle on the left side of the item. The higher it is the closer you are. its comes with a compass as well.

BANDAGE

If you get hit. you can heal.

That is all from me. Ill see you on the next patch!

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24 Oct 2023Developer post

Patch 0.38 is HERE! (Smiler Rework, Skinner, Safe room and more!.

---------------------------------- Patch 0.38 --------------------------------------- Halloween Relaunch Update ------------------------------------- Features --------------------------------------- Smiler Rework The smiler has a new face!(Rather a new body). It is better designe

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Halloween Relaunch Update
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Smiler Rework
The smiler has a new face!(Rather a new body). It is better designed and its AI has been overhauled for unique interactions. It cant stand light so run for an area of the backrooms that's lit to evade it. if you feel like you cant outrun it to the light then bring out your flasher for a temporary stun. Also it doesn't like to make it self known so you wont see it unless it smells some pheromones in the air.

Backrooms Rebuilt
The Backrooms seemed a little too big and gave a feeling of safety. not what I was going for so I redid the textures and messed with the lighting to give it a more secluded feel. I also added a bunch of effects to the camera to mimic that of a body cam and vhs camera all in one go. You can see the difference below.

Safe room and Stairs
Running back and forth is no fun. to rectify this problem. safe rooms will now spawn throughout the
backrooms. This room will provide you with a random item, A battery station, and a proof Submission cart. This way, you wont have to run back and forth unless you are close.

Battery Station
A quick little wall mounted station that will replenish your battery. it only spawns in the safe rooms for now but I will add it to the things that can spawn against walls next patch.

Skinner
The Skinner is now in the backrooms once again with a victim. I would not come to close to her while she's eating or when she's roaming the halls. The flasher does work on this monster as having one eye sunken in soo much made her quite sensitive to sudden bursts of light.

UI REDESIGN
The UI Was all the same and did not vary in color. I opted to redesign it from top to bottom. below are some examples of the old UI and the new UI. (Not every UI has been updated. Ill slowly get them all.)

Halloween Festive
Festive decorations has been added to the labs. HAPPY HALLOWEEN.

Note From Dev

This has been the biggest patch yet. I've been working hard to layout the groundwork for future levels as well. The safe room and stairs were the first test on whether the generation can be broken for a certain area. If it wasn't then multiple areas would spawn on top each other crashing the game or causing lag. Im happy to say that it didn't. it works as intended. giving me room to make other levels such as the poolrooms and other big areas. With the system I put in place. I could spawn in entire mall complexes and not sacrifice fps or the generation.

Now for the broken promises. The warehouse is not ready nor will it be ready anytime soon. The smiler remake took much longer then I thought and took up the majority of the time. At first it wasn't going to be anything fancy but with the system now in place. I can make it into something much bigger. What im saying is that its going to take a while. In the meantime I will add more items, buildings, game mechanics and other things ill go into further detail later down this patch. I am thinking of adding the poolrooms next since the textures are the same and all I would have to do is worry about the lighting and layout but ill keep you posted on the discord.

For future, I want this game to reward exploring rather then punishing. The safe rooms was a step towards that by giving you a way to rest your feet and take a quick break but i want it to go further then that. The next item will be a radar that marks different areas such as safe rooms, stairs and other anomalies and guide you to it. but the next tier of items will be focused on camping in the backrooms and having the layout change around you. what do you think about things like this in terms of the game going in this direction. Let me know in discord or in the forums.

Thank you for supporting C.I.E.B The Backrooms Project.

Patch Notes 0.38
*Added the Smiler remake
*Added the Blob
*Added the Skinner
*Added Safe rooms
*Added Battery Stations
*Added sound to monsters and some UI.
*Redesigned Main UI
*Redesigned Lab UI
*Redesigned Lab Storage UI
*Redesigned Waste UI
*Redesigned Upgrade Hazmat UI
*Redesigned Menu and Pause Menu UI
*Added A notification if you are looking at something you can interact with.(Labs)
*Added Festive table and sign for Halloween.
*Added Camera effects for Hazmat.(Fish eye and color correction.)
*Redid the Backrooms Textures.
*Added a four way.
*Added Stairs to second floor.
*Redesigned Tab Menu UI.
*Added Objective board.
*Removed room by start of gate.
*Lowered Ceiling of backrooms.
*Removed some lighting from both Labs and Gate.
*Added Death animation for both Skinner and Smiler.
*Reduced sound of footsteps.
*Increased base stats of stamina and battery.
*Increased Stamina Regen.
*Increased monster chance spawner from 30 secs to 90 secs.
*Added Blood effect over UI for damage.
*Redesigned Death UI.

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16 Sep 2023Developer post

Patch .35 is here! Dynamic Item spawns, New Hub, and more.

-------------------------------Patch .35----------------------------------- ----------------------------Short Message---------------------------------- Alright so lets get the big thing out of the way. The new level is going great. It should be ready next week with alot more bug

-------------------------------Patch .35-----------------------------------

----------------------------Short Message----------------------------------

Alright so lets get the big thing out of the way. The new level is going great.
It should be ready next week with alot more bug fixes and a smiler remake. Regarding this
patch, A lot of thought went into how to make the game more easy to understand. I added some new
UI Elements and made a HUB for when you are about to enter the backrooms. This hub has instructions
written on the wall and the machine inside the room has been replaced with a big door with a exit sign.

I added alot of quality of life features. Gamma settings and the game now saves your settings once applied.
A circle should also appear if your near an object you can interact with. A lot of bug fixes as well.

I added a VERY Early Version of a monster called the mannequin. I promise you this. you will not be afraid of it.
This is not the final look. As for monsters, the party goer, smiler, ocean hands, and the new mannequin are the only ones
roaming the backrooms for now. The rest are not following the code and cause the game to lag so i have to look into that.

There are now also DYNAMIC SPAWNS. this goes for monsters and items.

Overall this patch was another one focused on Bug fixes and quality of life rather then content.
The next update will be content driven for both new ways to make money and the new level.

Here are some pictures on the items im working on and the new level.

----------------------------Patch Notes------------------------------------

* Added a info bar when placing objects.
* Added a roaming hazmat in lab. (Early version)
* Added a prompt for interacting with items in Hazmat.
* Added a reminder for the shop about locked items.
* Raised Prices of Resources, Modules, and items. (Making money was too easy)
* Raised Upkeep cost while adding in ways to avoid paying.
* Added a early version of mannequin.
* Added HUB
* Added Dynamic spawn for Random Items, Servers, Lockers and other things.
* Added a gamma setting to options.
* Added Save game settings by hitting apply.
* Added Dynamic spawn for monsters.
* Reduced Spawns for Pictures.
* Lowered Battery and Stamina Default.
* Added Exit door
* Added Safe icon to UI.
* Added Feature for Dropping items.
* Added Prompt for Wrench and first explore.
* Added Descriptions to tons of UI Elements.

----------------------------Bug Fixes-------------------------------------

* Fixed Inventory building getting you stuck if used.
* Lowered Sound for director when speaking.
* Fixed Return screen not counting proof on person when left through door.
* Enlarged safe box to cover HUB.
* Fixed Camera sometimes clipping through the floor when using Proof Submission.
* Moved Proof and locker to hub.

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09 Sep 2023Developer post

Patch 0.33 is here! Quality of life Changes and bug fixes.

--------------------------------Short Message------------------------------------------ So the game launched in a not so good state. I've been told that the game is hard to follow and has multiple issues with clipping. Some things can't be found even when testing your own game. E

--------------------------------Short Message------------------------------------------

So the game launched in a not so good state. I've been told that the game is hard to follow and has multiple issues with clipping.
Some things can't be found even when testing your own game. Even with other play testers. Things can fall through the cracks.
I know now that I was telling them how to play and was not letting the game speak for itself. I added UI Elements to combat
this problem. I also add a few things to make the game feel smoother. Entity spawn's are fairly low as well. some monsters are clipping
Through the floor so they have been disabled until I can fix them. (Skull Spider, Skinner, and Face stealer.)

This was a pretty bad launch with how apparent these issues seem so I apologize in advance.
I am dedicated to making this game better from top to bottom.

--------------------------------Future Content Update----------------------------------

While I am fixing these things. The next Content update will come in two weeks. This update will feature.

-A new Level

-A new buildings

-More things to find in the backrooms

-UI Redesign

-New Entity

-Smiler Remake.

-New building (Fast Door Exit)--

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*Fixed the link room animation

*Added sound to UI and items.

*Added the info box to main pause menu (Lore/How to Guides)

*Color coded the UI Inventory windows.

*Added Free Upgrade body to base.

*Added UI to better explain the Game and Actions that are available to you.

*Added input to inventory screen so "Tab" exits it as well.

*Fixed some bugs with saving progress. i.e. Buildings still appearing though not saved.

*Fixed Bug that made it possible for player to have "Negative Funds"

*Added Hazmat inventory window to Lab Chest.

*Added UI popups to help explain in tutorial.

*Monsters can no longer spawn near the entrance of the backrooms.

*Tweaked some of the wall drawing spawn chances.

*Ocean spawn will now spawn exits on every corner of a backroom tile.

*Locker will no longer spawn different building.

*Fixed Resource buying bug.

*Server sound not as loud.

---------------------------------Bugs known (Working on)-----------------------------

*Back wall does not spawn leaving the spawn area exposed.

*Sometimes moving mouse will building will cause your mouse to "Lock"

*Multiple doors spawn on top each other.

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C.I.E.B The Backrooms

Updates & announcements

Hiatus.

Patch notes 0.815 Fixes and various changes/improvements.

Maintenance update 0.81

The 0.8 Update (The Building Blocks)

Preview of patch 0.8 Sooner then you think

Update about next patch! Preview of pool rooms and more.

About the Silence and broken promises.

New Hazmat

New Menu

New Lab and Link Room

Poolrooms Preview

Ending

The Autumn sale is here! Patch .43 Preview

Patch .43 will be coming later this month. (patch delay)

Patch 0.38 is HERE! (Smiler Rework, Skinner, Safe room and more!.

Patch .35 is here! Dynamic Item spawns, New Hub, and more.

Patch 0.33 is here! Quality of life Changes and bug fixes.