Camera

[Trevor]

What is the point of the camera? Does it have some impact in the game that I just haven't gotten far enough to need? So far I've never encountered anything that required it and can't seem to understand what the purpose is.

[Oskutin]

You're supposed to take pictures of the broken infrastructure which needs to be reapaired, like when you see huge cracks in walls, water leaks and machine malfunctions.

We're working on giving players better tips how to use the camera.

[Trevor]

But, does it ever change the puzzle solving? Or is it simply for more story?

[Oskutin]

It's for the story and ending.

[FatBaldBastard]

the camera and flashlight run out of power too quickly, given the scarcity of batteries. They should last at least 3 times as long.

[jetcoasterfan]

I agree on the battery life for both the camera and flashlight. I think they should last like 5 times as long.

[Trevor]

I can maybe agree for camera, the flashlight I hardly ever even use. I've found very few areas where I've needed it, have found 3 batteries so far and am still on the original ones.

[Boilrig]

I'm like an hour in and missed around 4 or 5 things I could of taken a photo of due to the lack of batteries in the map as well as battery drain.

[offlinenolife]

It should be a game mechanic: taking a "good" picture (of structural damage) recharges your batteries instantly.

It would reward "intelligent" use of the camera and remove the annoying and immersion-breaking quest for brand-new-but-instanly-depleted batteries in abandoned buildings...

[EvaEevee]

Originally posted by offlinenolife:

It should be a game mechanic: taking a "good" picture (of structural damage) recharges your batteries instantly.

It would reward "intelligent" use of the camera and remove the annoying and immersion-breaking quest for brand-new-but-instanly-depleted batteries in abandoned buildings...

I like the idea, but also keep the camera batteries if you like taking pictures of stuff you think is a problem but isn't and run out of charge from mistakes.

[not madattak]

Originally posted by Oskutin:

You're supposed to take pictures of the broken infrastructure which needs to be reapaired, like when you see huge cracks in walls, water leaks and machine malfunctions.

We're working on giving players better tips how to use the camera.

I was slightly confused. I knew the general purpose, but for exmaple in the first level I opened the water monitor and took a photo because it was all off, but it didnt get anything. Also took one of the erroring generator control panel.

[pilotjohnauctions]

What button flashes the camera?

[not madattak]

TIP: The box on your camera screen will focus if youre looking at a photographical object.

[McShave07]

Originally posted by madattak:

TIP: The box on your camera screen will focus if youre looking at a photographical object.

Thanks, handy to know. The batteries are still a bit stupid in this. Why would a phone go dead after taking 20 photos or a flash light run out of power after a few minutes? It's just daft.

[pilotjohnauctions]

Figured you have to push the P button to thake the photo...

[veryinky]

From what I've seen, I think the main character should use the phone more. Unless it's normal in Finland for building inspectors to just take pictures of corpses instead of calling the police.

I'd like to think he'd also call in after finding lethal hazards like electrified pools of water, granted nobody's apparently been in those buildings in decades but still leaving all those doors unlocked in his wake would allow teenagers or hobos to die horribly.

The main character also doesn't seem to react that differently from photographing a crumbling wall section compared to fires and floods.