Parasomnia is leaving steam. For those of you who enjoyed the game - as crazy as you are - thank you. For those of you who hated the experience - we apologize and we sympathize. The game never fulfilled our vision either, though we did try our darndest.
The 1.5, or rather the "2.0" update doesn't appear like it'll ever be finished and it doesn't make sense to continue to offer this title on steam in lieu of that. Technically, and frankly speaking - this game was never completed, and likely never will be - and is not representative of the ethos of HG in more ways than one. For this unfinished project to remain public any longer would be a great disservice to all of us and shall be removed.
An unfinished 2.0 update package WAS released on the Moddb page, which will feature many, many updates that will make the game more somewhat more playable at the cost of making it much more UNSTABLE You can grab that here if you wish:
Half-Rats: Parasomnia 2.0 (Unfinished Patch) file - ModDB
If you want to know what's in it:
DISCLAIMER: Maps: Para8 is broken due to a missing "trigger_inout". Para12 is half-finished and missing an "inout" as well.
-The bosses are still broked.
- I THINK the dialogue-skipping feature is available, but don't quote me.
-The lighting is better.
-The weapons are better.
-The training map is better.
-Provided the bright blue uniform for the undead cop fuckheads to make them more visible. MIGHT be on the model, might not, but you can add it with HLMV.
-Half-Cat is not portable but was going to be.
-Clues and voice lines were added or edited.
-New titles.txt.
-Journal works I think, but I don't believe there was an entity built for the system, so they won't show up in-game...
-The FGD is also out of date.
I also included all the .rmfs. Some levels just REFUSED to compile, so the compiled maps (BSPs) for those will be out of date, so bear that in mind - the playable versions might be different than the .rmfs. Para3 was one of them, and I believe para10a,b,c were as well. Maybe more. Some might have done a fast compile, so your framerate will go to hell, on those too. Cannot remember which ones, though.
You'll need to move some things around and put them in the correct spots to get a "full" build. The most recent folder is the build from September of 2023, and I BELIEVE you can add all the new assets into that one (in the correct spots) to make a somewhat functional, albeit broken version of Parasomnia 2.0. The models, the sounds, the titles, the journals, the sentences, the skies, etc.
I provided the 2.0 Game Design Document.
Again, this pack might be extremely unstable. Use caution and discernment!
Bear in mind that the 2.0 update is also NOT finished. The last level is incomplete, and the final boss is still horribly broken. Read that last sentence again for me, please.
Thank you! We're outta' here!