On three puzzles I've used it now for all three hints, because I genuinely had no idea where to even start with them, and I sit here for six minutes each only to be frustrated that the hints I got were completely useless and I just had to solve the puzzle on my own anyway.
Like any hint that goes "Decode then rearrange" is a terrible hint because yes, i understand that's how the game works. The part I'm stuck on is I have no idea what you even want me to decode. One of the hints I got was literally just "Trial and error may help" and I'm just like why did i wait two real-life minutes for the game to tell me to just guess the answer to a puzzle I don't understand?
If the hint system was instantaneous or the hints were a lot more useful, I wouldn't have cared enough to leave a comment, but the hints dragging it out so long only for them to not help at all made me so frustrated I had to stop playing and come back to the game later after I cooled off.
Edit: I ended up beating it, and put money in the jar cuz I did mostly like it. I just still really don't like the hint system.
looking back on it, i understand your complaints with the hints system, and i agree. if i were to make an updated version, or if i were to make the game today with the knowledge i had back then, i'd rewrite the hints system entirely to make it more helpful and with less waiting
Is it just me, or would anyone else kill for a mobile version? I just wanna be able to carry this around and mull over a puzzle in my head just to be able to whip out the cypher in question when inspiration strikes.
Haven't felt this way about a puzzle game since Layton!
I just unlocked the last yellow dead end and had the same reaction. (Btw, do you know the anwser/rule to Evolve (Yellow top right), the hints doesn't help me ?)
I knew it was that but couldn't get the pattern and even after the guy that made the walkthrough explained it it was still hard to imagine because it's (warning spoiler) a letter loop that doesn't mean anything (and the background is missleading because it's the same as golden spiral)
Sorry to hear you've been unable to run the game. I'm not a mac user, so i've not been able to test whether the game functions perfectly on macs.
I'm also sorry to say I don't currently have a solution, but I'm working on finding one right now. Either i'll let you know when i've found a solution to your issue, or someone else who is more informed than me regarding apple technology will be able to solve it before me, in which case they'll deserve both our thanks
Shoutout to Icely for getting me here, and shoutout to EngineerBill for helping me do it in a night with only 3 or 4 in-game hints lol!! 10/10, would submit to the AI overlords again
At the risk of being all "I just started and I'm stuck"...
What I seem to have open right now are three red dead ends and a blue dead end, and half of "Green Letters". (But the hints on "Green Letters" only apply to the half of it I've solved.) What am I missing that would help me progress?
EDIT: never mind; I had the right answer, but was typing it in the wrong format. (Which feels a little guessing-game-like, not to accept the right answer in a different format, but.)
I really love this game, but some ciphers are just too obscure for me.
HARD STUCK at the ‘Wires’ puzzle right now, the hints are useless. Help would be appreciated :(
Hey there! Wonderful to hear you're enjoying the game!
As for one of the puzzles you're stuck on, keep in mind that the game is somewhat non-linear, you might not be able to solve puzzles encountered earlier until you reach some other ones later. Wires is one such example
Thanks for the reply!
Your hint was surprisingly helpful - I was going to complain about it at first :D But knowing I didn’t have to solve the puzzle made me look at the deadends again … and it clicked :)
This game is so much fun, but I wish there was a walkthrough when I was playing. I've decided to make one in case anyone else gets stuck. This one is just a guide but I'll make the walkthrough soon.
I'm extremely happy that you're enjoying the game, and am completely blown away that you're making a walkthrough as well. I honestly never thought this game would be noticed enough for that. Thank you so much!
Glad to know you're enjoying the game! It's worth mentioning that there is very little linear progression, and some puzzles you can access earlier can only be solved with information from later ones.
update: im an idiot and assumed there was gonna be a letter in all rings and didn't think that the "acting differently" was referring to the direction of spinning
This game is cool for cipher tools alone! Really liked Sid Meier's Cover Action cipher sections and as fan of puzzle games was looking for game which used many different ciphers for their puzzles. And this game is ONLY ciphers with weird, but still logical reasoning. Thank you for this project!
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I really don't like the hint system.
On three puzzles I've used it now for all three hints, because I genuinely had no idea where to even start with them, and I sit here for six minutes each only to be frustrated that the hints I got were completely useless and I just had to solve the puzzle on my own anyway.
Like any hint that goes "Decode then rearrange" is a terrible hint because yes, i understand that's how the game works. The part I'm stuck on is I have no idea what you even want me to decode. One of the hints I got was literally just "Trial and error may help" and I'm just like why did i wait two real-life minutes for the game to tell me to just guess the answer to a puzzle I don't understand?
If the hint system was instantaneous or the hints were a lot more useful, I wouldn't have cared enough to leave a comment, but the hints dragging it out so long only for them to not help at all made me so frustrated I had to stop playing and come back to the game later after I cooled off.
Edit: I ended up beating it, and put money in the jar cuz I did mostly like it. I just still really don't like the hint system.
looking back on it, i understand your complaints with the hints system, and i agree. if i were to make an updated version, or if i were to make the game today with the knowledge i had back then, i'd rewrite the hints system entirely to make it more helpful and with less waiting
Is it just me, or would anyone else kill for a mobile version? I just wanna be able to carry this around and mull over a puzzle in my head just to be able to whip out the cypher in question when inspiration strikes.
Haven't felt this way about a puzzle game since Layton!
some funny thing.
i open first documetery and i see the symbol.
and i think .
well, it look smilar like compass.
and try to on compass and solve it.
and when i open all yellow dead end and,
why compass aleady solve? wait...?!
I just unlocked the last yellow dead end and had the same reaction. (Btw, do you know the anwser/rule to Evolve (Yellow top right), the hints doesn't help me ?)
Think about how each letter changes from one line to the next
I knew it was that but couldn't get the pattern and even after the guy that made the walkthrough explained it it was still hard to imagine because it's (warning spoiler) a letter loop that doesn't mean anything (and the background is missleading because it's the same as golden spiral)
if you'd like to reach out to me through my website, i'd be happy to give you a little nudge in the right direction
I managed to do it and understand and finish the game
Hello I tried to download the game but it doesnt let me open it on a mac for some reason. Can anyone help me out
Try downloading the itch.io app.
Probably not gonna work but try.
Sorry to hear you've been unable to run the game. I'm not a mac user, so i've not been able to test whether the game functions perfectly on macs.
I'm also sorry to say I don't currently have a solution, but I'm working on finding one right now. Either i'll let you know when i've found a solution to your issue, or someone else who is more informed than me regarding apple technology will be able to solve it before me, in which case they'll deserve both our thanks
Shoutout to Icely for getting me here, and shoutout to EngineerBill for helping me do it in a night with only 3 or 4 in-game hints lol!!
10/10, would submit to the AI overlords again
Oh, I need to update my profile pic, such is life
the Linux release is broken since there is only x86 (32-bit)
I don’t know why you need this plugin.
What seemed to be the core issue (at least for me) was that I did not have a 32 bit version of gtk2.0 installed.
For ubuntu based distros, do
apt install libgtk2.0-0:i386, for arch (according to this so contributor) doyaourt -S lib32-libgtkhtmlApologies, i don't use Linux myself, so I wasn't able to make absolutely sure it worked from the moment it was downloaded
Remove the plugin if you can. It should fix the problem.
At the risk of being all "I just started and I'm stuck"...What I seem to have open right now are three red dead ends and a blue dead end, and half of "Green Letters". (But the hints on "Green Letters" only apply to the half of it I've solved.) What am I missing that would help me progress?EDIT: never mind; I had the right answer, but was typing it in the wrong format. (Which feels a little guessing-game-like, not to accept the right answer in a different format, but.)Yea, the input needing to be specific is one of a number of things that, in hindsight, I wish I'd handled differently, in a more robust way.
I do hope you're enjoying the game regardless!
i. absolutely. LOVE. this game.
how did i not discover this sooner this was so fun and i wish this was replayable
we need more games like this
Thanks for playing, and I'm glad you enjoyed the game!
proud to say that i am going to speedrun the game :3
where could I contact you, say, if I release it?
You can reach me through my website's contact form
alrighty!
it is now sent & up on youtube! phew...
I really love this game, but some ciphers are just too obscure for me. HARD STUCK at the ‘Wires’ puzzle right now, the hints are useless. Help would be appreciated :(
Hey there! Wonderful to hear you're enjoying the game!
As for one of the puzzles you're stuck on, keep in mind that the game is somewhat non-linear, you might not be able to solve puzzles encountered earlier until you reach some other ones later. Wires is one such example
Thanks for the reply! Your hint was surprisingly helpful - I was going to complain about it at first :D But knowing I didn’t have to solve the puzzle made me look at the deadends again … and it clicked :)
Amazing! It's this blend of hardcore cipher trails and something like Hoshi Saga.
Thank you very much for the kind remarks, and I'm glad you're enjoying it!
This game is so much fun, but I wish there was a walkthrough when I was playing. I've decided to make one in case anyone else gets stuck. This one is just a guide but I'll make the walkthrough soon.
I'm extremely happy that you're enjoying the game, and am completely blown away that you're making a walkthrough as well. I honestly never thought this game would be noticed enough for that. Thank you so much!
I've been playing the game and really enjoying it! (can I have a hint for decoding the symbols in Wires? the ingame ones didn't help much)
lmao half an hour after posting this i made it to 10 and managed to figure it out
Glad to know you're enjoying the game! It's worth mentioning that there is very little linear progression, and some puzzles you can access earlier can only be solved with information from later ones.
im on orbit and i straight up just don't see any of the electrons acting differently?
update: im an idiot and assumed there was gonna be a letter in all rings and didn't think that the "acting differently" was referring to the direction of spinning
This game is cool for cipher tools alone! Really liked Sid Meier's Cover Action cipher sections and as fan of puzzle games was looking for game which used many different ciphers for their puzzles. And this game is ONLY ciphers with weird, but still logical reasoning. Thank you for this project!
thank you very much for the kind comments, and I'm super happy that you enjoy it!