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12 days in a town devoured by plague. It's an enemy you can't kill. It's a game where you can’t save everyone

Pathologic (Мор.Утопия)

12 days in a town devoured by plague. It's an enemy you can't kill. It's a game where you can’t save everyone
12 days in a town devoured by plague. It's an enemy you can't kill. It's a game where you can’t save everyone
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Twelve Years Older

For twenty months I didn't post a single update.

At this point, however, when the project is at an advanced stage of development, it seems timely to start sharing advanced... Read more

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Lucid Dreaming

We have reached the Lucid Dreaming stretch goal—thanks to you. That means the playable characters will have interactive dream experiences.

This is also the first completely new feature we’re introducing... Read more

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Not a Remake

The new Pathologic will be different from the original one—that much we have already said. But on the scale of “totally new characters” to “just kinda retexturing the Polyhedron a... Read more

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Cards on the Table

It’s about time we put the cards on the table.

No, we’re not talking about that thingin the dungeon; it’s not supposed to be talked about. We’re merely referring... Read more

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A Cliffhanger

If life was a book or movie franchise, year 2015 would have been that crucial middle part of a trilogy that contains a ton of plot development and twists, introduces... Read more

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The Final Keys to Unlock it

The GOG backer keys for Pathologic Classic HD are finally here. Which is to say, if you’ve been waiting for a DRM-free copy of your reward, you can now claim... Read more

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Pathologic Classic HD is now available on Steam, GOG, and Humble Store

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTCEAqZGE7s&feature=youtu.be

http://store.steampowered.com/app/384110

P. S. As for us, we'll be available for a chat today at 6 pm GMT and 8 pm EDT in our Steam Community Chat. Drop by if... Read more

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Agog for GOG

As of today, you can also pre-order Pathologic Classic HD on GOG and Humble Store.

 If you already own a copy of the original Pathologic on GOG, there’ll be a ... Read more

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Pathologic Classic HD: Facts, Figures, and Caps Lock

Pathologic Classic HD arrives on Steam, GOG, and Humble Store on October, 29; just in time to revisit the game while the autumn is still golden. 

We’re talking about the ... Read more

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Classic Ice-Picks! (Not Really)

At the end of October, we are planning to release the original Pathologic on Steam, GOG and Humble Store.

Not the Remake. The original game. It will, however, feature a... Read more

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Poles in Tune

Any translator that ventures to represent a decently complicated text in a different language (which obviously also implies a different culture) gets stuck between two extremes: the pole of “... Read more

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The Steppe

You can’t leave the Steppe. They say there are things beyond it—like the Capital or the Skerries—but that’s just because they don’t know better. There’s a reason why the only... Read more

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Tables, Chairs, and Oaken Chests

Everyone who’s played the original Pathologic knows that Bachelor, Haruspex, and Changeling weren’t the main characters of the story. Sir Trash Bin was. The one any of the three playable... Read more

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Back to the Portal

“Is it a dog?”

“No.”

“Is it a horse?”

“No.”

“Is it a pseudo-absurdist play that tells you basically nothing about the development of the actual game?”

“Nope, not that... Read more

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Act I, Scene III

    PERSONS REPRESENTED
  • Ivan, Game Designer. He’s always there so that you don’t feel bored.
  • Nikolay, Creative Lead. Also Amateur Economist.
  • Ayrat, CTO and Managing Director. His family motto is “Why Can’t... Read more
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Act II, Scene II½

PERSONS REPRESENTED

  • Peter, 3D Master. In a party hat.
  • Meethos, Art Director. Directly into your soul he stares.
  • The Community Manager Community™. Masha, Nikita, Gorn, and Artyom. United.
  • Igor, Igor.... Read more
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Act I, Scene II

PERSONS REPRESENTED

  • Ivan, Game Designer. Dead.
  • Peter, 3D Master. A real genius. Emanates soft, gentle light.
  • Nikolay, Accountant. Mostly deals with money.
  • Ayrat, The Guy Who Doesn’t Want to Be... Read more
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Act I, Scene I

PERSONS REPRESENTED

  • Ivan, Game Designer. Doesn’t design anything, but rather appears to be a project manager.
  • Peter, 3D Mastermind. Cheerful.
  • Liu, Tabletop Master. Wears an operating gown.
  • Alphyna, Chief of... Read more
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The Beginning

It has been a long month. 

This Kickstarter campaign has been the most engaging public project we’ve done. We’ve tried to stay online 24/7 following your discussions, and it has... Read more

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Successfully raised $333,127 with 7,139 backers

Reconstruction

Hi,

Nikolay Dybowski with you once again. I’m here not as a writer today, but as the director of our game.

Most of the updates we’ve published during the campaign... Read more

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Synecdoche, Gorkhon

And so The Town is growing. We’ve hit our first stretch goal, The Town Extended.

That’s great news.

One of our major goals with this project is ensuring every step... Read more

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Localizing “The Void” — and what I learned for “Pathologic”

This is an update from our German translator and localization manager, producer, and dearest friend, Wolfgang Walk. He’s the one we’re thankful to for making the German version of The... Read more

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Ice-Pick Lodge Reddit AMA Live Now

Our AMA has gone live! Here it is.

We’re doing our best to answer your questions here, but there’s no doubt some of them are slipping through our fingers. This... Read more

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Sound and Music

Hello dear friends,

My name is Vassiliy Kashnikov. I’m also known as Mushroomer—the funny alias is a testament to my love for mushrooms as a life form. I’ve got my... Read more

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The Reverse Side of the Coin

Hi,

My name is Peter Potapov, and I’m in charge of everything that has to do with 3D here at Ice-Pick Lodge. 

3D visuals are a two-edged sword. On one... Read more

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The Steppe Alphabet

It’s finally time to show you one of our physical rewards—The Brand!

The Brand is a 35mm-high and 2mm-thick metallic item wearable around your neck (although you can find a... Read more

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You

We’re there! Or rather “here”, seeing how we we’ve moved to the Land of Funded Projects overnight and are currently looking at its inhabitants curiously. The requirements for entering the... Read more

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Tall Poppy Syndrome

Hello everybody, I hope you are well. I am Gabriel also known as Meethos, and I am the art director of Pathologic.

Every time I see what your pledges... Read more
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In Hindsight

Let’s talk pledges.

A lot of the things that have happened during this campaign were quite unexpected for us. We never thought we’d have such a spectacular launch, and it... Read more

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A Fine Line

Hi,

My name is Alexandra “Alphyna” Golubeva. Our previous backers may remember my Knock-Knock update. I work for Ice-Pick Lodge full-time now; I’m a linguist, a translator, and a writer,... Read more

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As a Player I Want

Hi! My name is Ivan Slovtsov, and I am a game designer at Ice-Pick Lodge.

 

Since the launch of the Kickstarter campaign there’s been a lot of discussion about... Read more

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Stretching Our Goals

We’re 86% and more than 4,500 backers in! Thank you all so much—that’s wonderful news. it also means that we finally feel comfortable announcing stretch goals. If you’re not interested... Read more

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Making Tragedian

Hello everybody, I hope you are well. This is the Wednesday issue of Pathologic Kickstarter Updates, presented by me: Gabriel-Meethos.

There is a peculiar kind of anxiety known as Pediophobia.... Read more

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Yet Another Miracle

Hi. My name is Ayrat Zakirov, and I’m the managing director/chief technology officer at Ice-Pick Lodge.

When we started working on the original Pathologic,the only experience any of us... Read more

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Scriptwriting: Gap #1

Hi,

My name is Nikolay Dybowski. I’m the person behind the plot, the setting, and the script of Pathologic.

The story of Pathologic is not fictional. Or rather not... Read more

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The Scissors

My name is Gabriel but you may call me Meethos. 

This is the first time we meet each other, though, in all likelihood, not the last. I've brought you two... Read more

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On Top of the Table

Hi, 

I’m Liu Sukhinina, and my job is making Pathologic the tabletop game. It’s time to come out of the shadow and tell you a little bit more about what... Read more

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Half the Path

We're halfway there. In a day and a half. Who could have thought. We actually had a neat and tidy update plan (an update every two days or so), but,... Read more

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And Here The Path of Erratic Logic Begins

So, er, we kind of knew there are some people interested in our endeavours and possibly frustrated with some aspects of original Pathologic, but we're floored. We never thought we'd... Read more

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