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"Voices Of The Void" Pre-Alpha

Gather unknown signals from deep, silent space · By mrdrnose

I like this game... BUT (about game speed and more)

A topic by Konstantin created 35 days ago Views: 1,495 Replies: 18
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"If you read, you will judge"

I'd like to point out that a lot of people are unhappy with the changes in the recent update 0.9.0 but... I don't know, I like every single bit of it, honestly. It is like "day and night" compared to the 0.8.2v. The game slowly evolves and becomes to look a lot like a proper developed and polished game (my first reaction in 0.9.0v approaching the base is thinking "Wow, that is art..."). Good job developers! I enjoy how they reworked the base once again! It looks great! The game is fun to play! Yeah, I'm having a blast playing it so far...

But now there is a problem with everything taking a long time to do, like, even the simpliest tasks in game... It becomes a real job simulator (at some point you're an Uber driver, a mechanic, a janitor, an office worker, ...a ghostbuster) especially in the early game (after that, you pretty much just build yourself some robot wifes that get your job done for free... and you can focus on busting ghosts, reinventing interior fashion and enjoying spooks). Sometimes, you just gotta sacrifice something - eather you live as a discord mod, a lazy a.. that scientists are not happy with, or just cheese it and edge the scientists with not fully completed tasks... (or both) (sorry, English is not my first language) The simpliest way to solve this problem (is to delete the game) and enjoy your stay "in the isolated research lab in the mountains of Switzerland" is to set your day cycle speed in the save file to like 0,7 (it's the most comfortable speed for me - not very challenging, not quick and not really boring - and you're not rushing yourself with anything with the strict deadlines) - in my opinion

Even in the previous versions of VOTV it really freaked me out that it took like an hour for The Drone to get to your base alone, and then - back to Dr Bao, Dr Lea and those mysterious scientists, whatever... I failed my daily tasks miserably because of that A LOT.

So yeah, all of the problems are because of the game speed (my brave conclusion). I think devs should normalise this speed in the future updates.

Oh, and controls changed - bad... but not for me - I adapted really quickly.

Well, if people are still struggling... man, that's called a skill issue.

If there are more problems... eh, the devs will figure it out.

By the way, you might be wondering, why am I adoring this raw version and praising it so much? - well, I got it for FREE, and you, people, too! And that makes me happy with every improvement and little change. And if there's something wrong - it's a minor inconvenience that will be fixed in the future. Just give the developers time.

(so far, I'm still on day 6 - don't throw tomatoes at me)

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I really like this update as well.

Everyone's having a hard time collecting signals
I think it would be nice if you could advise me to upgrade "ping cool down" first by tutorial or email.

There's also a lot of talk about atv
There are a lot of complaints about the difficulty of maintaining the battery. I think adding a battery charger would be a good idea.

Also, it would be nice to add a bike that can be used for emergency use when the atv is unavailable. Of course, the bike should perform a little less than the atv... because if the performance is the same as the atv, there's no reason to use it.

Votv is more enjoyable thanks to this update.

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Man... it's been like a week in my save and my ATV is still up and kicking ass! The battery is still alive!
Are people forgetting to turn off the lights when they let it rest in the garage over night, or what?
What the freak are we doing with ATV, excuse me? ...Racing all day? I like racing a lot aswell, there are signs of that all over the satellites - blood is everywhere - after I flew forward from ATV (sometimes backwards), hitting the tree (or the column of the satellite) with my head... making the satellites look like a horror scene...

About "ping cooldown"... well, I also struggle with that. I just never press the "seek signals" (just made up that name) button and look for them myself so I won't loose my time as much. 

Well, we all just gotta get used to it - this new system.

VOTV is indeed enjoyable thanks to the recent update. Quite a lot of things to do, test and explore here...

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i know right??? i'm on day 14 and my atv battery is still at 30%!!!! i use this thing on the daily!! how are people going through it in 3 days? did they find a skatepark and rode it throughout the whole night while chugging coffees?

Yes, the battery lasts quite a long time once you buy it.

I don't have much complaints about this either.

But some people suggested that the battery runs out too fast
I was just saying it because I thought it would be nice to have a battery charger.

And I finally finished all the atv upgrades today. Finally!

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Battery charger is already apparently planned, as with a lot of other changes that should balance some new stuff more reasonably.

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Most of the complaints are from people who haven't even played it. They're upset that it's a complicated game that they have to actively engage with and not some passive Tiktok slop.  This game is one of a kind. It won't vibe with everyone.

Basically casual shitters being filtered by an actual video game.

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Yeah. I've been playing the game for years, I've been super attached to the way recent builds have had things set up, from the controls to the base to the mechanics - I loved it all.

Update is better. Not afraid to admit it.

You're right... to an extent. Those people played the game but gamed like absolute casuals

I saw someone posting about arirals not appearing as intended. I just finished my first week in game and it really worries me. Can someone look into it more and share their thoughts, please? 

Overall, happy with the game. Still floating rocks all over the map since the 0.8.0 update (I think) though. Or "it's not a bug - that's a feature" moment? Like, this place is magical. 

Yes, there are no arirals.

I can't even see the ariral house.

But there is a mess tin, and you can still give shrimp as a gift.

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look, I'm playing for over an year in this game, I'm not casual, and I DON'T LIKE new control, DON'T LIKE new features, because I play games and I know when gameplay become boring. this is most killing thing for game. also if u weren't so dumb u could easily understand what more casual players buy this game = more money for devs that make them happy and do their job making games. SO if u catch my thought, ppl sending feedback, write about their feelings and devs can read it and do som things for update - or not. and it this case it will be player's choice to play boring and difficult game or not. 

also casual players are players TOO, no matter how you feel about it. guys who want play this game dig into it ourselves without your long nose, others just drop the game and it's fine.

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You know, you're totally right, they should add the ability to go back to the old controlls for the OG players - my bad... 

Sometimes, I still use the Alt key (still adapting) in game to do things... Actually, isn't there an option to change your keybinds already?... Or did I just saw that while dreaming? 

Also, I advice you to look into your typing errors and all of that. - I can't quite fully understand your message but I got it... Of course, people that really enjoy the game can donate to the developer and help the process, that's no doubt... And we just have to focus on what we (community) have to change firstly (addressing the devs "please, this really needs help") - it seams that it will be arirals not really "contacting" us as it used to be. 

And I'm sending feedback, telling what's wrong and what they did great... 

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This is an extremely niche game; most of the people that still play it have been playing it for months and months, if not way longer. I don't know where you're pulling this from because I don't see people talking about VoTV like that aside from big streamers like Charborg. Other than that, all the issues with the update I've seen have come from people who've been around these forums forever. Your experiences are not the same.

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brother, in my testing, the day speed slider in 9 isn't actually implemented yet

lmao

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Dude, I would tell you but I'm not at home at the computer at the moment. But I remember, when you select the save file (when you choose the Story mode in the main menu and) - there are "the experience" options on the right. Was I helpful? Try that out!

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yes it does nothing

I tested in game by comparing the clock speed to the no signal sound effect

there was no difference on minimum vs maximum

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I've never been talked down to in a more cringe way ever in my life. I'm glad you're enjoying the update man, but that doesn't dismiss other people's problems. Also, the time speed slider does not work currently. More things to manage, less time to do it, frustrating tedium that used to be a perfect mix.

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What do you mean it "doesn't work"? 

Just like the other person replied to you with. The time speed slider function does not currently work. Time goes at the same speed regardless of what multiplier it is at.