All of the past builds of Code-Black have been using Unreal Engine 5.7 Over the past couple weeks I have pushed the project to the newer Unreal Engine 5.8 which includes many critical performance improvements for Nanite, Lumen, Mega Lights, and more. I hope this improves the performance for many players who may have experienced any lag, fps issues, or rendering constraints, which typically come…
After the success of the Steam Next Fest and recieving some feedback from the community, along with testing as much as I possibly could on my own, I have made some great improvements over the past few days. If you recently played the game early last week, I highly recommend you try the demo again with these new updates! I have decided to extend the release of Early Access, and hope to release t…
Bug Fixes & Improvements · Fixed an issue with Akimbo weapon upgrades that would cause some other weapons to stop working · Fixed an issue with the Radial Menu Selector not selecting the correct weapon slot · Balanced the Flying Gremlins, instead of starting on round 2 they now start spawning on round 3 · Fixed issue with music stopping after opening the third door to the tomb Other Changes · A…
Day One Yes, I am going to be releasing a Day One Patch as there are a few things I noticed late last night and today, that I want to make sure I fix right away! · Controls menu does not show all the correct inputs and will be fixed immediately · Lethal Pickups have a bug where your weapons are invisible after picking up more lethals, for now lethal pickups are disabled, and this will be fixed…
Main Announcement · I am aware the Steam Page has never had a listed launch date and has always said "Coming Soon" but on social media and internally, my plan was to launch today, April 24th, 2026 · The Early Access build is under review by Steam and the initially planned date for Early Access Launch is being delayed for a few main reasons: · As a solo dev, some things can be unpredictable, I h…
Various Zombie improvements: · added additional methods for re-spawning to prevent the round from not ending or not being able to locate final zombie(s) · increased zombie damage, and speeds · added more wall weapons, upgrade machines, explosives, and weapon pickups to the level
Various Zombie and Weapon improvements including: · fix with zombies not re-spawning when too far or stuck · increased zombie difficulty · fix for melee weapon disappearing · fix for missing wall weapons
The Pre-Release Closed Playtest for Code-Black will be happening the whole weekend of April 3-5 Join the Discord in order to gain access ːsteamthisː Whats this all About? This closed playtest will be for testing the core-loop and mechanics, evaluating performance on different machines, and balancing gameplay ːsteamthumbsupː Please keep in mind Code-Black is a solo-developed game, and certain fe…
Now Available to Wishlist The Code-Black Announcement Trailer is out, watch it now on Youtube and get a glimpse at what Plague Doctor Studios has been creating. Code-Black is a Zombie Survival FPS game set in a sci-fi post apocalyptic world. You are Rugir J.z, a treasure hunter captured by mercenaries in the Great Tombs when the dead start to rise, the one time imprisonment actually saved you.…
Friday, February 13th, 2026 the Official Gameplay Trailer V1 will be posted on Youtube, and here on Steam as a replacement for the current "Teaser Trailer" so keep your eyes open. As a solo developer creating cinematics and trailer videos can be time consuming, and takes me away from actually making the game. So this will be the final and only Gameplay Trailer I release until the Early Access r…
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