Is there a "true ending"? (spoilers)

[MochaSlushes]

I beat my first playthrough of the game and chose to stay with Kinito. I got the yellow text in cmd prompt saying "this is not the end" or whatever and got my first encrypted file but the in game email was very vague in what I need to do. Does the lens thing actually do anything, what do I exactly have to "keep an eye out" for. I need motivation to play through the game again because so far everything is the same and I haven't found any new files.

(I'm also planning to record on obs and connect my drawing tablet so it recognizes it as another monitor just to see what happens...)

[softjasper]

the lens program is a vital part of finding every encrypted file! they show up in certain sections of the game, but you can't see them normally without the lens.. good luck searching! ^_^
little hint; the fountain is needed as well!

[Namikazinn]

nice

[MochaSlushes]

@softjasper I’ve been using the lense and dragging it everywhere up to the house cleaning mini game, I haven’t found a single other email. And what fountain?

[softjasper]

there's 5 codes in total! the ending is a bit convoluted to get to, so bear with me here... there's some good guides on steam if my response isn't helpful enough!

the latest they can show up is in the Feedback Hub section! buut.. if you're looking for something more detailed..
heavy spoiler warning for their location; if you want the specifics on where you can find all the files, the first one(Credentials) shows up anywhere - i'm guessing that's the first one you got! but the specific chapter based ones are in the other locations - specifically in Meet Kinito(Server), right before the Hide and Seek mini game loads up (Password), Feedback Hub(Access), and in a secret place.. i think the last one(Confirmation) only shows up when you have all of the previous ones, so make sure you grab those first just in case! all of these files are stored in a specific folder - use the file explorer app on your computer and head into there using %appdata%\KinitoPET\Files !!

and, about that silly little fountain.. click the fountain near the bottom of the screen a lot in the web world chapter (doesn't matter which one) until an animation plays, and then click on the rope hanging on one of the trees!! once you're in that area, drop the files you collected into that funny fountain. the last one should appear when you put the four files into it. that or it'll already be there. i forget! ^_^

good luck!!

[MochaSlushes]

Thanks! Could you link me the guides?