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Mods are one of the hallmarks of PC gaming, and doubly so for budding indie developers, so it’s always good news when developers release the tools to hack apart their games and rebuild them from the ground up. That’s exactly what Frictional Games has done, making a suite of editing tools available for Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Were you wondering about that “Custom Story” option on Amnesia’s main menu? Well, wonder no more, as that is where the levels and campaigns created by modders with Frictional’s tools will appear. Not that there was much wrong with Amnesia’s story already, as Erik already detailed in his review, but you can never have too much of a good thing. Right? Even when that good thing is a twisted parody of the human form, watching from the shadows, waiting to devour you at any moment.
Among the documentation for Frictional’s fittingly named HPL2 Engine you will be able to find everything needed to make your own interactive horror. Once you download the editing tools, you’ll have everything you need to modify levels, models, particles, and materials. Don’t know how to do that? Then check out the tutorials for for help with all of those as well as some basics to get you started with scripting. Or if you just want to see what new levels people are making then you might want to start by browsing the Custom Stories and Modifications section of Frictional’s forums. There are already a couple of mods uploaded, including one to touch up the original game’s textures, a handful of original stories, and even a remake of the first level of Doom.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent is available now for $20 for PC, Mac, and Linux from Frictional’s store, or from a number of online retails including Steam, Impulse, and Direct2Drive.
