Post by StalemateZ in DeadClock jam comments

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Interesting game with neat visuals and great story. I really like how the game looks and it's incredibly impressive how you manage to make the whole thing in just 3 days. I also like the story to the game, both from the itch.io page and the subtle lore in-game.

Unfortunately I don't know what I'm supposed to do. I'm not sure if it's a bug or what, but when I try to do things in the desktop view, it just keeps opening up the terminal. From there, I can login, then do some fixing, then just typing out the commands listed there to gain money. I can just repeatedly type out the same commands over and over again to gain a lot of money. I also can play the Snake game from there as well.

Other than that, I'm not sure what else to do. Losing the snake game just brings me back to the terminal login screen, sometimes with the login info randomly adding letters without me pressing anything (kinda like a stuck keyboard). I'm not sure how to go back to the desktop view as pressing ESC doesn't work too.

Maybe I'm just too stupid to play this game xD, or maybe it's just my machine acting wonky. The game itself is very promising though.

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CrypticTM10 days ago(+1)

Thank you for checking it out! I appreciate your feedback a lot.
For a little hint the "Folder" in the desktop view shows a "tutorial" text that gives more lore.. As well as in the "Games" folder you can find hints on the commands. These were my way of giving the player some kind of direction, cut short on this idea. There is also a bit of a hidden timer for the terminal , when you get to the section with the snake commands.. try and 'resist' the urge to play snake.

Spoiler: After 3-5 minutes it auto switches in event to the next sequence where (Malware has injected into the build). From here you can try and find the anomaly and that brings up the second minigame (this is optional and gains extra cash to prevent game over) Although when the malware continues to its third sequence it will allow you to enter mainframe to 'fix' things. This brings you into a 3D space which can bring you to the first ending. Which from other playtesters perspectives, they've told me the cursor is a bit offset and not aligned correctly to the rest of the room . (Misconfiguration in the room dimensions on my part)
- Game over can occur if you have -$50 in budget.

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StalemateZ9 days ago(+1)

Thanks for the response. Regarding my comment about it suddenly opening the terminal, I just now realized that there's a dialogue at the bottom of the screen about it. It's just not that easy to read since it's white text on pretty much a bright background (the edge of the TV).

I actually already read the content of the tutorial and games folder. I just didn't know what else to do in the terminal. But, with your guidance, I was able to get to the next sequence and found the 3D part. The cursor there is indeed a little bit off but not by much. I can still see where I'm going. From there I can finally get to the ending. The story there is nice, though I think some parts of the text got cut off by the screen, which is unfortunate.

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