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This page details pre-release information and/or media for Blood: Refreshed Supply.

This page will document information about the development of Refreshed Supply as well as the mod scenarios included with it.

Development Timeline#

2025

  • September 28th - Refreshed Supply is announced.
  • October 24th - Jason "Jace" Hall is interviewed on Night Dive's Deep Dive podcast.
  • October 31st - The game is showcased on the Atari podcast.
  • November 26th - Nickolas "Damien_Azreal" Palsmeier and Dustin "Bloatoid" Twilley are interviewed on Deep Dive.
  • December 4th - Refreshed Supply is released.
  • December 16th - Patch 2.1 (Hotfix #1) is released.

2026

  • January 23rd - Patch 2.2 (Hotfix #2) is released.
  • February 13th - Patch 2.3 (Hotfix #3) is released.
  • March 10th - At the Kinda Funny Spring Games Showcase, the Death Wish update is announced to be coming later in the month.
  • March 19th - Patch 3.0 is released, adding Death Wish and playable prototype builds from the DOS original's development.
  • April 10th - Patch 3.0.1 (Hotfix #4) is released.
  • April 23rd - Brendan McKinney of Night Dive is interviewed on Deep Dive about remaking the cutscenes.
  • May 7th - A port for Nintendo Switch 2 is released.
  • May 12th - Patch 3.1 (Hotfix #5) is released. Data of the game from August 1994 is also added to the DOS launcher.
  • June 4th - Patch 3.1.1 (Hotfix #6) is released. The game is subsequently put into "maintenance mode" and development is largely concluded.
  • July 24th - Patch 3.1.2 (Hotfix #7) is released.

Early Footage#

Reveal Trailer#

Watch on YouTubev1.9.10 text can be seen in shots of the trailer with the HUD visible, presumably this is a holdover from Fresh Supply.

Atari Podcast (Ep 66)#

Watch on YouTubeFootage of a prerelease build of the game was shown off on episode 66 of the Atari Podcast. The game is version 2.0.2895 as indicated by the HUD.

Deep Dive#

Watch on YouTubeOn an episode of Night Dive's Deep Dive podcast, developer Brendan McKinney is interviewed about his experience working on the HD cutscenes. Featured in the video are clips of the cutscenes and models being worked on.

Marrow Development Timeline#

2021-2022

  • 2021 - Nick Palsmier began teaching himself map making in the Build engine to prepare for working on what would become Marrow.
  • July 13th, 2022 - Nick states in a Twitter post that he is working on a custom episode for Blood.

2023

  • September 28th - Version 1.0 of Marrow is released.
  • September 30th - A trailer is featured in Realms Deep 2023.
  • October 12th - Version 1.1 is released.
  • December 16th - Version 1.2 is released.

2024

  • April 8th - Version 1.3 is released.

2025

  • September 28th - Marrow 2.0 is announced to be included in Blood: Refreshed Supply.
  • December 4th - Marrow 2.0 is released with Refreshed Supply.

2026

  • January 23rd - Version 2.0 is released standalone on ModDB. Development of the mod is complete.
  • March 26th - A small patch for the standalone mod version is released, making small fixes and adjustments to various maps. These fixes were later incorporated into Refreshed Supply.

Death Wish Development Timeline#

2010

  • January 2010 - Work on Death Wish begins.

2011

  • October 31st - Death Wish v1.0 is released.

2020

  • October 13th - v1.7 is released.

2021

  • January 16th - Bloatoid creates a Twitter account for updates.

2025

  • May 20th - Night Dive Studios CEO Stephen Kick publicly messages Bloatoid on Bluesky.
  • September 28th - Death Wish is announced to be included in Blood: Refreshed Supply in a planned future update.

2026

  • January 31st - DWE4M8: Dead End is previewed, with it being announced that all levels have been completed and a release date coming soon.
  • March 19th - Patch 3.0 is released for Refreshed Supply, adding Death Wish. The mod also is released standalone on ModDB.
  • June 23rd - The mod is updated to v2.0.1, adding fixes and changes made to it in previous updates to the Refreshed Supply version.

References#