Nuclear Nightmare
by BG Productions · 20 Oct, 2024
15 downloads
About the Game
Join your fellow players in assembling an elite extraction team for a thrilling mission to recover classified materials hidden in the harsh Arctic landscape. Gather the necessary supplies to call in an evacuation chopper and make your escape back to civilization. Will you succeed?
Explore a vast open world with a variety of vehicles and trusty huskies to help you navigate the expansive terrain. Earn points to unlock powerful perks at soda machines, discover new suits, and even unlock dance moves! But beware—time is running out. With a devastating nuclear strike looming from the US government to contain the black goo virus, your mission is clear: salvage critical information about the virus before it’s too late. Can you beat the clock and complete your mission?
Beware the lurking threat of the black goo virus. In this perilous mission, you must test for infections and stay vigilant—anyone, even your loyal husky companions, could turn at any moment. Manage your resources wisely; each vaccine can cure an infection only once, and your inventory is limited to just five slots.
Scavenge for flamethrowers, shotguns, flare guns, and more to defend yourself against the relentless dangers. Will you make the right choices to survive, or will the virus claim you?
Are you ready to face the "Nuclear Nightmare"?
Customize Your Experience: Tailor your world settings to match your unique play style.
Unlock Perks: Enhance your chances of survival with powerful perk abilities.
Tame Huskies: Train your loyal companions to scavenge for items, guard your location, or alert you to dangers.
Navigate the Open World: Drive snowmobiles and fly helicopters to traverse the treacherous terrain.
Dynamic Gameplay: Encounter randomly generated events, enemies, items, and scenarios for a fresh experience every time.
Prepare to confront your worst nightmares in "Nuclear Nightmare." The fate of humanity hangs in the balance, and only you can prevent the impending apocalypse. Will you rise to the challenge, or will you become just another victim of this "Nuclear Nightmare"?
Screenshots
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
- Improved atmospheric lighting & fog (restoring original version's grittiness while respecting remaster)
- Missing playable enemy model caused by rag doll deaths fixed
- Grenade replication improved
- Grenade death causing camera to fall through ground fixed
- Grenade physics smoother on client
- Spectating snowmobile driver camera position fixed
- Improved player rag doll deaths
- Apex predator kill results in rag doll
- Acrobatic Instructor landing animation not playing fixed
- Minor UI improvements
- Monsters clip through the door while breaking it down fixed
- Cant shoot open glass doors FIXED + better glass break FX
- Spectator replication fixes
NUCLEAR NIGHTMARE V6.4
UI REMASTER/OVERHAUL
New map UI
New menu screens
New perk menu
New in-game HUD
New settings menu UI
Fixes for UI elements getting cut off screen for different resolution sizes
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Snowmobile Remastered
More performant model
Randomized color variants
Increased fidelity
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Major Improvements
- Major performance optimizations: all areas now load when you first spawn in. This removes mid-game stuttering from level streaming and results in more consistent frame rates throughout the match.
- More realistic ragdoll physics for improved character reactions and immersion.
- New gore system: explosions can now dismember limbs with visible bone detail.
Gameplay & Mechanics
- Snowcats can now run over and kill players or enemies at high speed.
- Helicopter blades are now lethal on contact.
- Improved helicopter damage detection for more reliable interactions.
- New drowning system: players now gradually sink when drowning.
- Random gamemode option added: matches can now automatically select between Imposter Mode and Default Mode.
World & Visual Updates
- Gas station model has been fully remade.
- Emergency lighting updated to use distance field shadows for better performance.
- New idle animation added.
Systems & Interaction
- Hand scanners introduced, replacing the previous keypad system.
- Minor networking improvements for smoother multiplayer performance.
- Match player list issues fixed.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where water was incorrectly dealing fire damage.
- Fixed Russian translation issues in Imposter Mode.
- Fixed Imposter assimilation failing at certain distances.
- Fixed head bob triggering incorrectly during cutscenes.
Settings Changes
Default graphics settings have been adjusted from Very High to High for better performance on most systems.
UI OVERHAUL COMING NEXT!
Patch Notes V6.2:
Match start up logic moved to authority only (Should fix clients crashing when loading into a match or rare crash occurring when start with radios are selected, as well as improving overall networking and desync)
Snowmobile Physics Overhaul (Snowmobiles now have more realistic collision, handle better, and have improved steering)
Camera lock bug fixed (This occurred if for example you were attacked while playing an animation and then did not die your camera would become locked in place)
Imposter mode can be played with two players now (This is fun if you are playing with a friend and do not tell them you are playing imposter mode)
Player can move if being assimilated while doing keypad fixed
Improved metallic look of starting helicopter
- Imposter can see objectives
- Ability to move during attack and death sequences fixed
- Imposter and enemy attacks not exiting victim from tasks/events (includes generators, lasers, computers, etc)
- Camera no longer lags behind mesh during a ragdoll death
- Deprecated old start up load level stream (may have caused client crash on start of match)
- Fixed issues with spawn points for big lobbies starting the match
- Scanner says uncontaminated when done by imposter on tower island fixed
- Player ragdolls falling through map fixed
- Major post process improvements
- Motion Blur (You can turn this off in the graphics menu if you dislike the feature)
- Imposter mode potential crash cause fixed
- Temperature dropping in lobby helicopter fixed
- Fixed crashes occurring during matches
Nuclear Nightmare — Imposter Mode Update (v6.0)
🧬 Imposter Mode (NEW)
One player is secretly selected as the Imposter
Mimic other players — including their appearance and usernames
Assimilate the entire team to win
Blend in, deceive, and strike when no one is watching
Vaccines will temporarily mask positive test results
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⚙️ Major Performance & Optimization Improvements
Significant FPS and stability improvements across the game
Optimizations include:
Texture resolution balancing
Virtual Shadow Map memory tuning
PSO (Pipeline State Object) caching
Rendering improvements
🌐 Major Networking Improvements
Improved synchronization and server authority
Fixed desync issues:
Players appearing dead while still alive
General multiplayer inconsistencies
🎮 Playable Enemy Rework
Now fully third-person
Switch between:
Husky form
Monster form
Replaced old attacks with a clean Assimilation interaction (Press E)
Smoother, more reliable gameplay
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🎥 Visual Overhaul — “Cold Horror” Restored
Reworked post-processing for a darker, more grungy and atmospheric tone
Increased body cam fisheye effect for authenticity
Improved ghost rendering
Emergency light shadows reintroduced with optimization
Added:
More snow buildup on characters
WWII-style skin
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🎮 Gameplay Improvements
More accurate enemy spawning (No spawning on dead players)
Enemy AI improvements (Mimics can no longer open locked doors)
Added Husky footprints
Added Emote cooldown (Prevents spam)
Added 3 new headshot death animations
Improved Action Cam
Faster exit from animations
Better rotation (no more looking at the back of your head)
Improved cinematic movement
🧊 New & Updated Features
Headbob setting (toggle on/off)
Session Browser Update (Displays current gamemode type)
Public Match Warning (Clear message when a session is set to public)
New Loading Screen
🗺️ Map Improvements
Fixed enemies spawning on ceilings (Tower Island)
Improved spawn behavior makes encounters more intense
(Highly recommended to revisit)
🐛 Bug Fixes
Fixed camera clipping through surfaces during animations
Fixed replay screen disappearing when multiple players die
Fixed swimming camera position issues
Fixed glacier cracking launching players into the air
Fixed inverted mouse not working in:
Snowcat
Spectator
Playable Enemy
Fixed snowmobile issues:
Missing movement audio
Rare crash
Final Notes
The Imposter Mode Update is a major step forward for Nuclear Nightmare! bringing deception-based gameplay, better performance, and a stronger horror atmosphere.
Stay alert. Trust no one.
- Barricade Rework, now requires an enemy to hit the door 8 times, if the enemy runs away in the middle of this the barricade and door will stay intact. Additionally enemies play an animation when trying to break open the door. (Barricades should be worth using now)
- Players receiving random fire damage fixed
- Leech attack get up camera animation not playing fixed
- Exiting vehicles on a slope caused camera to become stuck in a tilted position fixed
- Driver now exits vehicle in forward direction
- Monster footsteps slightly increased in volume
- Removal of raytracing proxies (possibly causing AMD start up crash)
- Item spawning optimizations (Should stabilize FPS overall)
Note:
We are starting development of the traitor mode so I apologize if there is a bit of silence between updates. Will get a trailer out with a release date as soon as possible! The traitor mode update will also introduce a few new items into the game as well.
- New Pilot Skin
- Emergency lights spin speed slowed
- Reload occurring multiple times when spamming R fixed
- Can see first person arms when using jetpack fixed
- Huskies not blowing up from trip mines fixed
- Snowcat passenger animation improved
- Duplicate sniper in vehicles fixed
- Player death animations not playing when shot or burned while doing gen or laser fixed
- Flamethrower damage not affecting players fixed
- Cabin lighting blown out fixed
- Start game loading screen speed up (no longer can see teleport to start position)
- Inverted bathroom doors in Tower Island fixed
- Lag at outpost 32 when dog navigating fixed
Sorry all for the radio silence given it was Christmas and New Years. During the time off I reevaluated which direction I want to take Nuclear Nightmare in and this year I want to put more of a focus on gameplay such as infection systems, new enemies, traitor mode, etc. So the new map will be taking a backseat until I feel happy with gameplay improvements.
Happy New Years!
Features:
- Players now drop full inventory on death
- Players can now reinforce spectators that joined the game after the match has already started (This system prioritizes players already in the match so in order to reinforce players that joined late, all original players will have to be reinforced)
Fixes/Improvements:
- Snow on gas stations + gas station model optimizations
- when dropping items the game will select the one that will take the old slot
- improved unequip for glowsticks and flashlights (Fixes an issue where you hold two items at the same time)
- Snowmobile snow kick up particle effect overlapping over fog fixed
- Dogs sliding in sit mode fixed
- Infected corpse not going into normal walk animation state fixed
- Fix for players getting stuck in falling animation loop when joining a game late
- Matches ignoring lobby timer and starting automatically fixed
- Benchmark graphics test improved for more accurate results
- Restart application message on language option (Some players reported language not going back to normal, you will have to restart the application for languages to take full effect)
- New gas canister explode sound
- Drilling rig oil tank photo task was still there despite not being the currently active objective
- Medbay doors getting kicked down on the wrong axis fixed
- All maps now play the nuke siren if nuke timer is less than 5 minutes
Current Release
28102024
Uploaded Nov 06, 2024
System Requirements
How to Install
NuclearNightmare.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
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8.1 GB
28102024
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