It’s been almost eight months since we held our first-ever developer stream, and we know that you have been asking the same question ever since - “What now?”

It’s been a long while since we started working on Medic: Pacific War, and we know there have been multiple pauses throughout the years.

Now - this Devlog - is the beginning of the new era. We’re coming in hot with the full commitment of rolling forward. No more stopovers. We will be dropping bombs like zeroes under the morning sun.

We made you wait long enough. It’s now or never!

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Medic: Pacific War began as a passion project aimed at making the role of a World War II Medic engaging while staying true to its historical roots. While this made sense from the start, the deeper we went into development, the more we realized we needed a more realistic approach. After all, we named the game after the impressive work done by the World War II Medical Corps.

With this in mind, we have now gravitated towards making Medic: Pacific War more “realistic,” moving away from the more “arcade” style we initially leaned towards.


Upgrading to a more advanced and powerful game engine is a no-brainer. After all, everyone involved in the project and the community wants an immersive experience like no other. Immediately, the change to Unreal Engine 5 allowed us to improve every aesthetic aspect of the game, from the graphics to the sound effects.

Thanks to UE5’s Nanite, we can showcase the beauty of our environments at an unprecedented level. Battlefields are now rendered precisely how we wanted them to be - representing the war’s destructive effect on the environment.

The battlefield is filled with different light sources, and UE5’s Lumen has allowed us to make them appear more realistic than ever before. Whether you’re inside a war tunnel lit only by small, flickering ceiling lamps, or getting flashed by shots coming from the zeroes in the sky, light sources bounce off realistically.

The move to Unreal Engine 5 has also allowed us to scale our game’s graphical options for more modern setups, allowing us to use the latest graphical techniques in video games, such as DLSS, XLSS, and more. This will allow for a much wider range of compatibility with different gaming setups.

Considering this, moving towards a newer engine is an almost gargantuan task for a game already built from a previous iteration. While the most noticeable improvements are already in our development build, we’re continuously working on maximizing the potential of Unreal Engine 5 towards Medic: Pacific War. We can’t wait to share more about this!


Moving around the battlefield with a heavy bag of medical supplies wasn’t supposed to be as easy as moving around every day. Plus, the dangers of the battlefield made it harder to take each step forward. Such is the mindset we embody moving forward whilst making Medic: Pacific War lean towards realism.

We’ve updated the in-game animations to better represent the hardship the ground troops went through during the Second World War. Whether you’re trying to get from one cover to another, or you’re trying to sprint toward a wounded ally, the animations will convey how moving for the sake of your survival should look like.


Most video game characters tend to have automatic health regeneration as one of the aspects of having a plot armor. However, what it gains from making games more fun and engaging comes the failure to provide more immersion to the players.

When we say we wanted players to experience a more realistic “Medic: Pacific War”, we meant it so far as to remove the “auto-regen” mechanic and require them to heal themselves using the same inventory for healing the wounded.

Apart from this, we’re now allowing enemy damage to affect the wounded while they are being transported by the player. This represents a challenge for players to encourage further strategy when moving around the map and securing wounded to medical sites—besides being more realistic.

We’ve also made progress with a new game mode that we are extremely excited to share with you:


For the hardcore medics out there - we’re adding an “Arena” mode! This yet-to-be-officialy-named mode combines the familiar setting of an “endless” mode with the unique Medic: Pacific War twist.

There's no time limit in this “arena” mode - but you only have a single life. You’ll also receive progression factors like skill points to improve your gameplay and survival chances.

To improve variation, we’ve developed several “events” that are set to occur between “waves,” which will significantly impact your choices moving forward, like ambushes or bombardments that will hinder you from using similar paths from point A to point B, or destruction of specific areas which will slow you down as you find another way towards a goal.

We saw this as a fitting mode to add to the game due to how the core mechanics work and are loved by the people. We can’t wait to see everyone’s take and gameplay on this unique Medic: Pacific War twist to the already familiar mode.

We’re committed to keeping you updated as Medic: Pacific War continues to steadily evolve. Your feedback is very valuable to us - the more discussions and engagement around the game, the better we can make it. So don’t hesitate to talk about the game and what you expect from it on our community platforms - we promise you - it helps a ton!

Speaking of community platforms, we’re leveling up on everything else, even outside the game.

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Trying to balance full-time game development and community management proved to be a challenging task for us. So, we decided to bring someone else to focus on the community side of things while we continue working on the game.

As a move towards finally coming back for good, we’ve brought in a new community manager - nicknamed Strakchy - for our Discord, Reddit, and other community platforms. He will be focused on maintaining focus and engagement about the game, making and handling events, and growing the community.

With a new person handling the community overall, we can now focus more on making Medic: Pacific War reach its full potential. We can’t wait for our new CM to build our community to greater heights and show you what we can achieve with our full attention on Medic: Pacific War development!

You will see more of his work in future devlogs and news posts on Steam, Discord, Reddit, and other platforms.

Together with having a new Community Manager means having changes to our home base - our Discord!


To match the new community management stuff above, we’ve also overhauled our official Discord server to make it focused on one thing - the game itself.

One of the main changes is the server name change—from Hypnotic Ants Studio to Medic: Pacific War. You will also see structural changes to the categories and channels that we and the new CM planned to better suit the game’s community. For those still interested in our other games, we have maintained some channels for familiarity.

Speaking of channels, we’ve added some where you can discuss and engage focused topics with fellow medics, such as:

• #History-talk, where you can discuss historical events and everything related to WW2.
  
• #Medical-talk, where the main topic is the art and science of medical treatment.
  
• #Media, where you can share your Medic: Pacific War-related stuff (e.g. memes, videos, images, cosplays, art, and more)

There are also changes to the roles, rules, info channels, FAQs, and more. Check out what the renewed Discord server looks like now!

[discord.gg]We’ve also built a new base on Reddit! Finally, a Medic: Pacific War subreddit to call home.


Finally, we have an official subreddit for Medic: Pacific War. This is going to be a place for those who’d rather stay on Reddit than anywhere else. Our subreddit will host official announcements, exclusive Reddit events for the game, and so much more, so make sure you subscribe!

Our new community manager will also handle our subreddit using an official Medic: Pacific War Reddit account. Overall, you should see more of Medic: Pacific War on Reddit since we plan to lurk on relevant subreddits so that everyone can get to know us. Again, subscribe so you don’t miss anything on our sub!

Speaking of a brand-new community platform, we’re upping our social media game, to say the least.


To ensure you feel confident that we’re back for good, we’ve also brought in a new Social Media Manager! k00L—who will also be present on our Discord—will manage all social media content from now on, delivering news and content made especially for our—wait for it—new social media pages!

Exclusives on social media, like events, content, and stuff will be posted regularly - so make sure you follow us so you don’t miss out!

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We have more in store on our official platforms! Join our passionate community of virtual war medics dedicated to saving lives and bringing the troops home!

[discord.gg]Follow us on our official social media pages to get the latest scoop!

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281640/Medic_Pacific_War/

Welcome, warriors! 🎮

We apologize for the extended period without updates from our developers.
However, we’re back now and ready to share behind-the-scenes insights into the making of Medic: Pacific War.

Get ready for an exciting live stream from the game Medic: Pacific War! As an American field Medic on the Pacific front, you are the last hope for wounded comrades. Your decisions will impact the outcome of battles, but not all choices will be easy. Moral dilemmas, tough decisions, and the fight for survival await. Join us to explore behind-the-scenes details, discuss the community survey, and answer viewer questions!

📅 Date: Friday, 16 August, 18:00 UTC Check your TimeZone[www.worldtimebuddy.com]
🔴 Platform: Youtube, Twich, Tiktok (Links soon)
🎙️ Host: Medic: Pacific War developers
🔍 Agenda:
Survey Discussion: Talk about the questions we asked the community and the results we obtained.
Q&A with Viewers: Have questions? We’re happy to answer them!
Production Insights: Discover the secrets of game development and the inspirations driving Medic: Pacific War’s world.
Gameplay: See what it’s like to be a Medic on the war front. Expect emotions, challenges, and unexpected situations!

Join our stream to uncover the world of Medic: Pacific War and experience what it’s like to be a true hero during wartime. 💪🩺

If you need additional information or have other questions, feel free to ask! 🤗

[discord.gg]

Dear Players,

We deeply regret the prolonged silence and the unexpected delay in our game's production. Your input is invaluable to us, and we invite you to participate in a survey that will help shape the game's future. Your feedback is essential in aligning the game with your expectations and preferences.

As the Alpha version is currently under closed access, some survey questions may reference experiences not available to all. Please feel free to skip any questions that do not apply to you.

We apologize for the wait and are working on new ways to keep you updated and involved. More information will be forthcoming.


Survey link: https://forms.office.com/e/1t5Q6QvRCX


Join us on our Discord server for a closer look at the game's development: https://discord.gg/8T3CKYR4Qs


With sincere apologies,
The Hypnotic Ants Team
hello@hypnoticants.com

The wounded need you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiy-qnAIzTQ&t=3s

Game Operators, PID Games, & Hypnotic Ants will fight together in 2023, as announced during the PID Games Conference. Survive the horror of the Pacific Front where bombs fall from the sky and rifle bullets cut the air.

Make sure to wishlist the game to get the latest news about the game!

The short story has just fallen on the news: before going to war, you’ll have to connect yourself on Twitch. Something’s coming on the 22nd of December, at 20.00 CET. If you want some updates about the game, you should come to say hi on the Twitch channel below.

https://www.twitch.tv/pidgameslive

Want to be sure you don’t miss it? Start to follow us today on Twitch! And, of course, don’t forget to wishlist the game to get the latest news!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281640/Medic_Pacific_War/

Today, we would like to introduce the newest member to our team, Senior Game Writer and novelist, Genese Davis! Quite a few months ago, we noticed that the writing for our game, although passionate, required improvements. We decided to speak with Genese, hoping she’d be up for writing a compelling narrative for Medic: Pacific War, and to our delight, her answer was yes. Thanks to her dedication, already the game is getting progressively better every day!

As a Senior Writer for companies such as Warner Brothers Games, and a Lead Writer for entertainment media such as Mattel, Inc., Genese has garnered a unique expertise in story creation and development. Whether building from the ground up or connecting together an existing narrative, writing exceptional, experiential-focused stories is her specialty.

You can read more about Genese on her website - http://genesedavis.com/about!

Find more of Genese’s game writing in these titles:

• Omensight
  
• Ary and the Secret of Seasons
  
• Override 2: Super Mech League
  
• Rustler
  
• Hogwarts Legacy

We have asked Genese Davis to share a few words with our community. Here’s her message:
We are incredibly happy to have Genese Davis on our team. We are certain that, thanks to her passion and talent, Medic: Pacific War will tell a great, captivating story.

Best regards,
Hypnotic Ants Team

How are you doing? Hopefully everything is going great for you!
During the talks while hard working on Medic: Pacific War we have got an idea to make a first contest here on the discord! Work continues and goes in the right direction but sadly we cannot show or tell you much about it yet... but let's get to the main topic!

We noticed that our discord lacks emoticons that are essential part of communities at discord servers! So the idea of the contest is quite simple – make some emoticons oriented on Medics for us! For the winner (or winners? who knows... it all depends on you!) we will provide a brand fresh new steam key to Medic: Pacific War!

More details on our Discord (#announcements channel):
https://discord.gg/rnHPftZJHX

Best regards,
Hypnotic Ants Team

We are sorry for the lack of posts recently. At the same time, we want to assure you that we are working hard on Medic: Pacific War and that the development is steadily going forward. Recently we were looking for our available options on making Medic: Pacific War better, and even though we have achieved great success recently, the details regarding the whole situation have to be kept a secret for a little while longer.


Let's get back to the most important things. A lot of you are probably wondering how much longer you have to wait in order to play the final Medic: Pacific War game. Our current aim is to launch the game in the first half of 2023. We know that the wait is long for many of you, but our main priority is to make the game as good, as we can. We are thankful for your patience and we hope that you can give us some more time to finish the development.

If you have to wait so long, what can you expect in return?

• Medic: Pacific War is coming to next-gen consoles (final list to be announced),
  
• We are implementing new wound types to provide a more varied gaming experience,
  
• The dialogues are being currently rewritten by a professional writer,
  
• Full professional voice-acting is planned after rewriting the dialogues,
  
• We are adding collectibles to the game,
  
• Polishing the gameplay, cutscenes, fixing the bugs.

All of it and probably even more is waiting for you at the launch of Medic: Pacific War. Thank you for ongoing support. All your messages, e-mails, and posts, on both Steam and our Discord, matter a lot to us. Without your help, this game would never happen. We are extremely grateful!

Best regards,
Hypnotic Ants Team

Today we want to introduce you to our Lead Artist - Wojtek.
He's into Graphic Design since... forever, he loves old cars and wants to be a super-special-effects-guy in the future.
Check it out!

Read our conversation with Wojtek - available here:
Wojtek3d / Lead Artist in Hypnotic Ants Studio[drive.google.com]

If you want to be up to date with everything that is happening with us and with "Medic", be sure to join our Discord Channel, link here: Discord | Medic: Pacific War[discord.gg]

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