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arkibet Nov 27, 2020 @ 9:34am
Please Explain Left Click in the Controls
Hi! I was playing on Steam couldn't leave the starting area. After 20 minutes, I gave up. I reached out to some friends. "How do you find the code in the first room?"

"what code?"

"the code to the keypad, I assume it lets you out of the first room."

"You don't need a code, what are you talking about?"

"There's a keypad at the end of the room. I tried using the Right Click (use) and the F (secondary use) to manipulate it, but neither seem to work. Since it's a keypad, I assume there's a control, but I can't find one. I assumed it would be on that conspiracy looking board, but there's no code on it. I did find a key, but it vanished when I picked it up. It says main door key in the journal, but it didn't have a code. But it shouldn't work on that keypad"

"Did you left click the door next to the keypad?"

"No."

NOWHERE IN THE CONTROLS DO THEY HAVE LEFT CLICK EXPLAINED.

Seriously, Devs. EXPLAIN THE LEFT CLICK!
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MuscleBearGamer Nov 27, 2020 @ 10:17am 
Left click is just left click.

Left click the keypad with your mouse and it will open it. " aim at the keypad and left click with your mouse"

Hold left click on a door/ closet door/ drawer and move your mouse while your move forwards or backwards to open doors.

Left click on light switches to turn them on. Left clicking is just an interaction.

Don't see how it needs to be explained.... it's practically always like this on every game.
Last edited by MuscleBearGamer; Nov 27, 2020 @ 10:18am
JackieTheDemon Nov 27, 2020 @ 10:23am 
You haven't tried left-clicking lol
Thundercracker Nov 27, 2020 @ 10:50am 
wait till OP finds out you gotta pick the key up to get inside.
CryptoScroogeMcDuck Nov 27, 2020 @ 11:12am 
Originally posted by Dr Gori:
wait till OP finds out you gotta pick the key up to get inside.
lol
arkibet Nov 27, 2020 @ 2:10pm 
I know it seems silly that I didn't left click, but it really was the case! I did pick up the key. I still haven't successfully completed the tutorial yet. I'm on my 10th attempt. I have to say I am really sucky at this. I ask all sorts of question into that box, can't seem to find fingerprints, I'm sure I'm not using the video camera correcty*, and that EMF thingy hit 2 once and I got excited, but I wasn't sure what I did to make that happen.

*With the video camera, there really isn't a good explanation on how to tell if there's a ghost orb. First, do you have to have the camera on with the lights on or do you have to turn the lights off and enable night vision mode on the monitor? Or do you leave the lights on and just look for something glowing?

The tutorial does leave much to be desired, and I would have preferred if it was clearly "we know the spirit is in this room, use your tools in this room" as a super basic guide. Or a walk through on how to use each of the tools at your disposal.

But above all, nobody should spend 20 minutes thinking there's a code to get out of the first room. Seriously... the assumption that something is intuitive is really naive. When I played Edith Finch it took me pounding my keyboard in frustration until I finally found out that this wasn't a click and move adventure, it was a Use the WSAD keys to move type adventure. Yeah, I'm an idiot, but when you start telling people that you gave up on a game or ask for a refund because your idiot self is staring at the controls and not realizing that Left Click interactions exist... does is seem to hard to put "INTERACT WITH NON TOOL OBJECT: LEFT CLICK" into the Control screen?

arkibet Nov 27, 2020 @ 2:12pm 
Originally posted by Dr Gori:
wait till OP finds out you gotta pick the key up to get inside.

That wasn't my issue. I found the house key, the car key, and whatever key is sitting on the crendenza in the kitchen. I do have an issue that the only place you can see them is in the journal. I noticed the only indication you have for a missing key is just that the tiny cursor turns into a tiny lock, so yeah, I'm not a big fan of the interface I guess.

edit: I need an "I'm over 50" option that makes those icons a lot bigger.
Last edited by arkibet; Nov 27, 2020 @ 2:13pm
mldb88 Nov 27, 2020 @ 2:32pm 
Eh, personally I just find left clicking to be the most intuitive thing to try first. I mean maybe it'd be nice if the controls were posted in the truck first rather than in the slide show but I mean it's not that unintuitive to try left clicking the little number box.

As for the tutorial itself, honestly it's not terrible in my opinion. The fact that it's an actual ghost and only 3 of the tools will actually work is a little annoying since you won't get to see what a positive reading looks like unless you play multiple times, but overall its not terrible. I think you can see with and without night vision, its just easier with night vision and lights off. Basically looks like someones waving a pen light around trying to mess with their cat. Also it tells you what room it's in on the truck's whiteboard, so it legit is "we know the spirit is in this room, use your tools in this room" as you put it.
Last edited by mldb88; Nov 27, 2020 @ 2:32pm
Tyler Zeta Nov 27, 2020 @ 5:11pm 
Originally posted by JackieTheDemon:
You haven't tried left-clicking lol
I figured that out fast.
arkibet Dec 8, 2020 @ 7:34pm 
Originally posted by Tyler Zeta:
Originally posted by JackieTheDemon:
You haven't tried left-clicking lol
I figured that out fast.

Yeah, I went in, and the first thing I did was review the controls so I'd know how the game worked. And I thought Left Click wasn't used for anything. Plus, the exit was a keypad, not a giant button that said "lower lift gate."
🎇TYPHOON🎇 Dec 8, 2020 @ 11:31pm 
Originally posted by arkibet:
The tutorial does leave much to be desired

Use (left click) the TV remote in the living room to get detailed instructions on how to use every item.
arkibet Dec 14, 2020 @ 10:45pm 
Originally posted by TYPHOON:
Originally posted by arkibet:
The tutorial does leave much to be desired

Use (left click) the TV remote in the living room to get detailed instructions on how to use every item.

Yeah, I didn't do that. When I started the game, I went to the options and looked at the controls.

So to use the remote, I picked up the item. I used Q and E if it didn't appear as the top item, and then used the Right Click button to click through. That seemed to match the controls when I went to the control menu. I saw a tutorial video on Youtube and saw that he wasn't picking it up, which really confused me. When I tried to use Right Click and F on it, nothing seemed to happen.
chubwheel Nov 30, 2022 @ 6:12am 
Hi All,
What bugs me is that primary use and use (so left mouseclick is the same), so when i try to turn a lightswitch on, it turn the tool in my hand either on or off. I find this really stupid, so not sure what would be a good keybinding solution for this. I just changed the local and Global push to talk to my MMB and to my 4th mouse button. I've changed nothing else
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