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Haha, that's great to hear!

Unfortunately there won't be any future updates. It's an old game and I don't have any time to invest into it :(

But it's still a game I loved working on and if I won the lottery, I would've loved to make a sequel.

Hey MK_Codes,

Sorry for the late reply, but I used Photon for the multiplayer. It's a package for Unity that you can get from the Asset Store. If you Google "Photon Unity" it should be the first few results.

The game is a few years old, but I think the version I used was PUN2. There may be a newer version by now but I'm not sure. It was available for free up to a certain amount of players and has good documentation and samples for learning.

Thank you!

You'll probably want to get a friend to join. Technically you can join open rooms, but it's rare that you'll find one.

LETS GOOOOO!!!!
Good luck. Game dev is a treacherous (but rewarding) path.
If you ever need help understanding how things work just let me know. I don't have much time to do coding work, but if there's something you want to make but don't know where to start I'd be more than happy to help.

Yep! It was definitely one of our inspirations :)

I'm sorry, I was making a bad joke. I don't know why I thought that was funny. But eventually there will be more Control Room content! It will probably be quite a while, but I definitely want to make a sequel in the future.

God I feel bad, I'm sorry LOL. The joke really wasn't as obvious as I thought.

new update releasing tmrw ;)

That's very similar to an idea I had for the sequel if it's ever made ;)
Thanks!

Hi Sen,

Thanks for playing, I'm glad you enjoyed the demo! Unfortunately the game is currently on an indefinite hiatus :(

Hey packman,

I saw your other reply, so I want to respond! Unfortunately Control Room won't be receiving updates - partially because it's quite old, and also because I have other projects that I'm working on. You can read more about it in the Development Log section above Comments.

But thank you very much for the feedback! I've wanted to create a sequel that includes some of the things you mentioned, such as medic units, and many more types of maps. However it may be years before I'll have time to start on it :(.

I'm very glad you enjoy the game! Thanks again!

This is the most flattering insult. Don't give up!

Nope, you can play with anyone! The game's not that active, so it may be rare to see other lobbies open

The music was made by a friend of mine! You can find his sound cloud at the bottom of this page's description :)

LMAOOO

Thanks! And go ahead, I love videos :)

No worries! Thank you, that's awesome :)

I'm curious to see the remake, I know some people also wanted the soldiers in multiplayer

Oh shoot, sorry I didn't see the notification for this comment!

If you look at the maps on the wall, or in the Control Room, you'll see a blip that indicates where the exit is. If you go to the exit and open the door, you'll be automatically evacuated. 

BUT, the blip will only appear AFTER you've survived until the timer runs out (shown on the Control Room interface). Just make sure you repair the transmissions when they go down, since the timer will pause until they've been repaired.

If a transmission needs to be repaired, you will hear a beep and be notified in the top left of your screen. You can find the broken transmission by going to the flashing red blip on the map.

Thanks! here's a rundown of how to make the cure:

Basically:
1. Inject an infected's DNA into the cure computer.
2. Gather the needed ingredients and adjust their temperatures.
3. Place the ingredients into the cure computer.
4. Wait for it to mix then take the cure from the bottom slot.

For more detail:
1. Find the injector gun near the cure computer in the Control Room (looks like a pistol, but with a needle on the end)
2. Kill an infected, then approach its corpse and "shoot" it with the injector gun. This might only work on fresh corpses.
3. Go back to the cure computer and "shoot" the square platter on the computer, the one on the right side.
4. The computer will generate a cure and tell you the ingredients needed. The higher the difficulty, the more ingredients needed.
5. The ingredients will be a list of Beakers, such as "Hot Blue Beaker", or "Cold Green Beaker".
6. Start by finding all of the correctly colored Beakers and bring them back to the Control Room.
7. Next you need to make them "Hot" or "Cold". You will find small devices near the cure computer with red and blue buttons.
8. Place a Beaker on the device and press the red button for "Hot", or the blue button for "Cold".
9. Wait until the number on the device reaches the target temperature (100 or -100).
10. Take the beaker and place it into the square slot on the cure computer, the one on the left side.
11. If the beaker is the correct color and temperature, the computer will accept the beaker, otherwise it will reject the beaker.
12. Repeat steps 8 to 10 until all the ingredients are added. You can add them in any order.
13. Once all ingredients are added, the computer will mix the cure. When it's done, pick up the cure and take it with you when you evacuate.

Hey moonsquid,
Unfortunately you can't change how the camera controls :(, but you can "fake" a 3rd-person-view if you zoom in all the way using the scroll wheel and then rotate the camera using 'Q' and 'E', or by moving the mouse while holding right-click.

No worries!
Ahh, I see. I'm not entirely sure why that's happening, but I made a small change based on what I could find through Google.

Can you let me know if this build has the same problem? You should be able to click "Download" in the top right corner.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ya7xUM_52jEtc8xt_trDZ-b0n7Dwj7nb/view?usp=shari...

Hey Alex, sorry this response is so late, but I believe I've figured out the solution! You can find it in a reply to one of the latest comments.

Hey natsukoshii,
Good news! I've figured out how to open it using a Mac (assuming that you're getting the error saying "The application "Lil Tribals" can't be opened." Bad news is that it's so many steps that it would be too much to type up, so I'll have to summarize with links.

The Lil Tribals app may need to be dragged onto the Desktop, but I'm not certain if that's required.

1. Open the terminal
https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/terminal/apd5265185d-f365-44cb-8b09-71a064a42125/mac#:~:text=Open%20Terminal,%2C%20then%20double%2Dclick%20Terminal.

2. Navigate to the folder containing the Lil Tribals app with the "cd" command
https://www.macworld.com/article/2042378/master-the-command-line-navigating-files-and-folders.html

3. In the terminal, enter the command:
chmod a+x Lil\ Tribals.app/Contents/MacOS/*
https://answers.unity.com/questions/1377896/the-application-cant-be-opened-mac-build-problem.html

At this point you should be able to open the app, but it may say "Lil Tribals cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified." If so, you can either enter "sudo spctl --master-disable" into the terminal to allow all downloaded apps to be opened, or you can follow the steps in the thread below:
https://forum.unity.com/threads/clang-cannot-be-opened.759941/

Hopefully this helps, let me know if you have issues!

Hey SmithMama,
I appreciate the offer, but I would prefer to keep Control Room as more of an isolated project for the time being. But if things change in the future I'll be sure to let you know!
Thanks!

Unfortunately not :(, only mouse and keyboard

Yep! You'll probably have to play with friends though, it's rare to find a random lobby

Thanks gonzapapa!

I understand what you mean about interacting with the panel, it can be troublesome sometimes. If you hold right-click, you should be able to zoom in and "aim" a bit better. I know it's not exactly what you have in mind, but hopefully it helps a bit!

Glad you enjoy the game :D

Thanks pieandtakoz!

Hope you enjoy the multiplayer :D! if you get confused about "the cure" in multiplayer, I wrote some instructions in the comments below.

Yep, it's always been working!

If you dont see any lobbies, there may be none made, or they may already be in game. Its best to play with friends because the multiplayer isnt as active as other games!

Hey Mattyw,
Do you mind if I ask what OS you're using? Windows, Mac, or Linux?

There shouldn't be any loading bar when starting the game; does the window say "Extracting"? It could be that you're running the .exe inside of the .zip file instead of extracting the files.

Let me know if this makes sense, if not, I can try walk you through it more!

Hey Calypso,

Unfortunately I'm not quite sure why that may be happening :(, but you can try this solution and see if it works for you:
https://superuser.com/questions/1345755/how-to-fix-the-application-cant-be-opened-on-mac

LMAO I loved the video! Thanks for playing!

I agree, the graphics can definitely be improved. The cure is also a bit confusing to make, basically you have to use the small devices found in the Control Room near the Cure Computer to change the temperature of the beakers.

Also, you can turn your flashlight on with F!

Hey Soup,

The game isn't cancelled, but it is on hiatus for the time being. I'm currently working on some other projects at the moment while I gain more experience and funding, but Control Room will be much more epic one day :)

Thanks!

Thanks for the support Kacyu!
Unfortunately the game has been put on hiatus for the time being. We are still interested in completing the game, but are working separate jobs at the moment while we individually establish ourselves in the industry.

Hopefully one day soon!

Hey h3lp, sorry the instructions aren't super clear LOL

Basically:
1. Inject an infected's DNA into the cure computer.
2. Gather the needed ingredients and adjust their temperatures.
3. Place the ingredients into the cure computer.
4. Wait for it to mix then take the cure from the bottom slot.

For more detail:
1. Find the injector gun near the cure computer in the Control Room (looks like a pistol, but with a needle on the end)
2. Kill an infected, then approach its corpse and "shoot" it with the injector gun. This might only work on fresh corpses.
3. Go back to the cure computer and "shoot" the square platter on the computer, the one on the right side.
4. The computer will generate a cure and tell you the ingredients needed. The higher the difficulty, the more ingredients needed.
5. The ingredients will be a list of Beakers, such as "Hot Blue Beaker", or "Cold Green Beaker".
6. Start by finding all of the correctly colored Beakers and bring them back to the Control Room.
7. Next you need to make them "Hot" or "Cold". You will find small devices near the cure computer with red and blue buttons.
8. Place a Beaker on the device and press the red button for "Hot", or the blue button for "Cold".
9. Wait until the number on the device reaches the target temperature (100 or -100).
10. Take the beaker and place it into the square slot on the cure computer, the one on the left side.
11. If the beaker is the correct color and temperature, the computer will accept the beaker, otherwise it will reject the beaker.
12. Repeat steps 8 to 10 until all the ingredients are added. You can add them in any order.
13. Once all ingredients are added, the computer will mix the cure. When it's done, pick up the cure and take it with you when you evacuate.

Thanks for the help Alex! I'll let you know if I'm able to fix it!

OS Catalina seems to be a struggle to develop for, even installing Unity is a challenge LOL

Hey Alex,

I think the issue may be because I built the Mac version on a Windows PC. I'm going to try fix this, but for now you can try this: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50577473/unity-game-compiled-in-windows-doesn-t-open-in-mac

Hey LingLing_Artsu, sorry about the late reply! We actually started working on a mac build after reading your comment, but it's available now!

Let us know if you experience any issues :)

Hey kill-vearn!

Unfortunately we don't have a source of funding at the moment and have put the game on hold for now, but are hoping to return to it soon!

ty scrubz

Unfortunately not :(. Only in single player.