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Occult Clockwork - Amnesia Dark Descent mod series (2014-2016)

Occult Clockwork was a series that started out as a self-imposed challenge: under a total amount of 24 hours, create a fully functional mod with a decent playtime, closely monitored by a timer. The series episodes were released between 2015 and 2017 originally. Frictional Games had become my biggest inspiration in game making for the majority of this decade, and I had several releases to show for it.
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The stories throughout follow certain individuals, lost on an alternative reality timeline, and ultimately redeeming themselves (and sometimes others) of the occult/otherworldly influences present in their worlds.
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After the release of the first "Zeroth" entry, I released another 24 hours "trilogy". To close things up, Profound Decay was made through a community anniversary event, which was a Dark Descent original area redesign challenge, and didn't have a timer involved. Due to their shared nature and themes, but differing challenge details, it was publicized on a separate page.
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I was joined by my close friend from the Amnesia community, Lukas Lauko, for the First Sin, who (having multiple project experience of his own) co-developed the trilogy with me. The projects were released under the banner of "Death Gods Only Eat Apples".
We shared responsibilities in the following way:
- One person designs levels and directs gameplay
- The other person either creates custom assets (Lukas) or writes story / unique events (me) for the project
- The effort of both people contributed towards the 24 hour limit.
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Aforementioned trilogy also received (time-limited) professional voice acting by Olivia Steele.
The project also featured rarely-seen locales such as an underground temple, a polluted factory and various dreamscapes. The influence of the Amnesia series' other title, A Machine for Pigs was also notable.
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Profound Decay (Moddb): https://www.moddb.com/mods/black-eagle-tavern-tales
Occult Clockwork series (Moddb): https://www.moddb.com/mods/occult-clockwork-24-hours/addons

Profound Decay - Reservoir (Community "redesign" challenge)

Profound Decay - Reservoir (Community "redesign" challenge)

First Sin Ep 1 - Dreamwalking (Duo 24 hours challenge)

First Sin Ep 1 - Dreamwalking (Duo 24 hours challenge)

First Sin Ep 2 - Pollution (support design by Lukas Lauko)

First Sin Ep 2 - Pollution (support design by Lukas Lauko)

First Sin Ep 1 - Aztec Temple

First Sin Ep 1 - Aztec Temple

Profound Decay - Ritual Site

Profound Decay - Ritual Site

Zeroth Entry - A 24 hours solo challenge

Zeroth Entry - A 24 hours solo challenge

First Sin Ep3 - Netherworld (support design by Lukas Lauko)

First Sin Ep3 - Netherworld (support design by Lukas Lauko)

Occult Clockwork - Menu design

Occult Clockwork - Menu design