Help Thread (Spoilers!)

[Jon_NoCode]

The game can be hard, and in a world of heaviliy tutorialised games, SU might come across as impenetrable to some :) But thats ok! The clues are always there, and the answers can always be found.

Some Tips:

Think outside the box:
Sometimes literally. The clues to progress might not always be directly in front of you. Sometimes they are, and you won't realise it either. Explore, in every sense of the word.

Prod and poke things:
SU is very much a game about discovery and mystery. The systems aren't laid bare, and need you to explore to find out how it all hangs together. Click on things, try different commands, look around.

Look around:
If in doubt, "look around" and pay close attention to the things mentioned. Looking at, using, opening those items mentioned should be first port of call. You can do this in-game-in-game, and just in-game too ;)

Weird Stuff:
SU is weird af. It's an experimental game, but never a brick wall. You can always proceed and the answers usually make complete sense, just that you might not have noticed something, or the clue is intentionally well hidden.

Last stop:
Post here! As I said on the blog post, enjoying and experiencing this game is far more important than 'doing it all yourself' for some sort of 'honest victory'. There is no shame in seeking help, but also don't ruin it for yourself by simply typing in the exact commands in the exact order, much less fun will be had that way!

We'll be here as much as possible during Launch Week to help people out with spoiler free hints. We're not going to hand out a list walk through, because that'd ruin the fun, but we'll give you as much help as we can!

Enjoy!

[sͪpͤeͯaks]

Originally posted by Dr. Tanknboomer:

I'm in Chapter 4 where you have to type something in lines 1,2, and 3. I've read the police report but I still have no idea what to do. Help?

Use the circled bits.
I think it's case sensitive.

[Zirkalaritz]

Originally posted by NICKTHEBASTARD:

So in case 4... WHERE THE HELL ARE MY KEYS!!! D':

Jen knows... also, it's cold outside, she's wise to be putting on a coat.

[Tendr]

I'm still really stuck on the latitude and longitude in case 3

[Zirkalaritz]

Originally posted by dtendr:

I'm still really stuck on the latitude and longitude in case 3

doing this from memory, excuse any ♥♥♥♥♥♥.
Rot.x 189
Actuate.y 045
(something something, dont remember) ALEXANDER

[KINGBASTARD]

Originally posted by SpeakEZ:

Originally posted by NICKTHEBASTARD:

So in case 4... WHERE THE HELL ARE MY KEYS!!! D':

Living room > look around > look at coats

Much appreciated, thanks.

[Tendr]

oh, well. I think I overthought that one. That's way simpler.

[Mighty]

I must be extremely simple, because i cannot find the generator at all. It says it's in the yard, but when i go to the yard, there's nothing there. If i try "go to backyard" it just sends me to the front.

[Unfunky UFO]

I'm stuck on case 3: chevron. I've tried Get.int 601, Get.int 040, and the same but with brackets around the numbers. I feel a bit silly because everyone seems to be stuck either just before or just after this, anyone got a hint?

Edit: Got it. Number, not digit.

[Eli Parker]

Why not have a list of keyword on the bottom part of the screen? I recall text adventure games having a manual that list key words players can use during gameplay.

FYI: I have this game on GoG and it's a ghost town on the game's community discussions.

[TBoneMalone69]

Originally posted by Dab:

Originally posted by Dr. Tanknboomer:

hold the click

holding it down doesn't do anything either, neither does zooming in

Same, nothing is changing when either hovering/left licking/right clicking. Can someone just screenshot the solution? Seems like a bug and I don't want to play through the level again with the hopes that restarting fixes it.

[Chriz]

Originally posted by Kurome:

Originally posted by Chriz:

I'm completely stumped on the glyph puzzle in level 2. Am I supposed to translate it somehow? I also can't see anything in the room that would help. Entering the code on the left side of the monitor would be the obvious solution, but that doesn't do anything. I even restarted the chapter to make sure I didn't miss anything
Nevermind, solved it through trial and error.

hover over the ball, it knows the code

Thanks, I actually tried that and didn't see anything. Might go back to see it.

[Chriz]

Originally posted by Dab:

Originally posted by Dr. Tanknboomer:

hold the click

holding it down doesn't do anything either, neither does zooming in

That was my experience exactly

[Wobb the Great and Terrible!!!!!]

Originally posted by Mighty:

I must be extremely simple, because i cannot find the generator at all. It says it's in the yard, but when i go to the yard, there's nothing there. If i try "go to backyard" it just sends me to the front.

Go to SIDE, not back. This stumped me for a while. If you notice when it describes where you are, it says "side yard", and so it's the side where you need to go, not the back.

[DaddyDieter]

Can somebody tell me how I stop the ringing in case 1?

[Wobb the Great and Terrible!!!!!]

Originally posted by AkumaKanae:

Can somebody tell me how I stop the ringing in case 1?

You mean the alarm?
Turn it off. Just type "turn off alarm" or something like that, and it will shut it off