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game is, amazing. I am loving it. 

Few questions and bits of feedback

Questions

  1. Who made the soundtrack? It's a vibe and I want to be able to download it officially if possible rather then via inspect element.
  2. Was there any inspiration from the "Find Us Alive" podcast or "Pantheon" (the TV Series)? This game has been reminding me of these bits media from time to time. (also since I found this via your post on r/SCP)
  3. Is that your own cat from the picture Riley sends us? Shes adorable even from the small little picture.

Feedback

  1. The non-ending(the "normal" tickets) aren't really varied enough, I see a lot of repeats and sometimes a whole loop will only be ones iv seen before only for the next loop to have a lot of new ones. Would weighting the chance of the different ones appearing based on how long its been since they last showed up be a possibility? (EDIT: I am starting to see more variety now, I think i was just unlucky)
  2. the foreground of the background is a bit, bland,  some small animations might help make it a bit more interesting? Have the computer flicker a bit? Steam from the coffee?
  3. The chat notifications are easy to miss sometimes. 

I am for sure picking this up on Steam as soon as it releases, this is epic.

Might also be worth to add a note that this won't run well in Firefox, it does run in it, but at a VERY slow speed.

I tested this in Firefox Nightly with the only active extension behind TamperMonkey and uBlock.

Hi LakesideMiners!

Thank you so much for the incredibly detailed feedback and kind words. It is awesome to hear that you are digging the vibe. Seeing someone "get" the atmosphere is exactly why I am building this.

To answer your questions:

  • The Soundtrack: That is actually just me messing around on my mini synth at home! I do not have official plans for a release right now, but since you mentioned it, if enough people enjoy the "vibe," I will definitely look into putting it together for a proper download down the road.
  • Inspirations: I actually have not seen Pantheon or heard Find Us Alive, but I will have to check them out now! My personal DNA for the game's weirdness comes more from being a massive Welcome to Night Vale and Dungeons and Daddies (Season 3 especially) aficionado.
  • The Cat: I wish! That adorable girl actually belongs to a friend of a friend, but she definitely deserved a cameo in the I.T. world.

Regarding your feedback:

  • Ticket Variety: Glad to hear the RNG finally balanced out for you! I am looking into ways to tweak the "weighting" so the repeats do not clump together quite as much in early loops. But game balancing is harrddd - its ony my list though I swear.
  • Background Visuals: Totally agree. Adding some life like coffee steam or screen flickers is on the to do list to make the office feel less static. Probably won't happen in the immediate fuiture but I really do want a largish overhaul of the look of the game before Steam launch in 2026.
  • Chat Notifications: I have heard this from a few players. I am looking into making the pings a bit harder to miss so Riley does not get ignored!
  • Performance: Thanks for the heads up on Firefox Nightly. Browser engines can be finicky; I will add a note to the page recommending Chromium based browsers for the best performance. The Steam release luckily/hopefully won't struggle with this at all, but for ITCH purposes I get what you're saying.
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Thank you for your reply! 

Yeah, they do get pretty boring sometimes, Riley stopped sending messages and the special events seem much more rare now. Still am enjoying trying to see if I can get everything to 50%

Still trying to figure out what makes me and Riley different even when the others realize they are in a loop. Like are they "NPCs"? they have their own iteration files sometimes? Digging into all this lore is a blast.


I really hope you will enjoy Pantheon,it's, a wild ride that just keeps punching you in the gut.