sarellano 2025-04-07 01:30
Maybe I'm not getting it but the "start" button is not working for me??? Looks very cool though! I'll wait and see if I figure out how to play it :)
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD57 → The Vault
By ex3d0
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.87 | 10 | ||
| Fun | 3.75 | 10 | ||
| Innovation | 3.62 | 10 | ||
| Theme | 3.93 | 10 | ||
| Graphics | 3.72 | 11 | ||
| Humor | 2.87 | 10 | ||
| Mood | 3.93 | 10 |
Maybe I'm not getting it but the "start" button is not working for me??? Looks very cool though! I'll wait and see if I figure out how to play it :)
I can't find the 6 pieces, the base32s doesn't seem to lead anywhere aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
(note: 1223 is a prime number too, I got confused :sweat_smile:)
Very nice puzzle game, I'll come back later to see if I can find something! I really loved the retro aesthetic!
Hmm, I hit start but nothing happens, is that intentional?
@sarellano @angry-fridge it's a "solving web mystery" type of game, the Start menu is indeed fake and not the way to progress 👀
I'll come back later as I could not figure out the ~~trying to be cryptic here~~ x amount of numbers I need to punch into the vault. I came that far! Some feedback for now:
- The 2.4KB flag threw me off, as "2" does meet the requirements of one of the puzzlepieces in that puzzle - The glitch effect is very distracting / a bit annoying for reading. Maybe that could be less. Unless... It's morsecode, I tried several times to decode that sequence, but I think it is random and just part of the atmosphere - The start button is the first thing people will press, including me :grin: - When right clicking the text input field there is a whole context menu! :o Me as a programmer love that kinds of details! Did you make that yourself? Or is it some sort of standard object in the engine you used?
If I need to, I will change the ratings later when I finish the game
- Edit 20250412: still not found. I had a gut feeling-but I don't know how to translate it into numbers yet. A certain way of writing-was bugging me. - Edit 20250413: @lizz and I both looked into it. Still no answer - Edit 20250414: I refuse to look at the hints, still crunchin' though!
Damn, the last step was difficult! I had to check the solution in the source code and re-read the previous pages to understand what I had to find. Especially since we can't go back to previous screens easily, unless we wrote the URLs!
- I agree, the glitch effect is too much and makes it difficult to read the text. - 2, 1223 and 6737 are primes but not part of the solution, which might be a bit misleading? Not a big deal tho, we can still find the solution after trying a bunch of stuff. - A back button, to get back to the previous page, would be great. Even if it doesn't make sense lore-wise, I feel like it's better than having to restart because we missing something.
But overall, it's great entry that reminds me of CTFs and similar hacking challenges online!
I like the idea and you did a pretty good job pulling off the aesthetic of computers from that era. @paul-maxime also went for an old school computer desktop. If I had more time on my entry, I would've done the same (maybe I'll go back and do it!)
That said, the glitch effect and the CRT bevel/lines made it really hard to read. I had to give up fairly early to avoid a headache. I think it would have been much more visually striking without them, and maybe with less zoom. Neat idea, even if I did find it a bit puzzling to play!
I really love this kind of retro graphics, the postprocessing effects are neat and also I liked the user interface of the mail client.
I will need to come back to it later on, but this is definitely on my bookmarks as I really want to solve the mystery/puzzle.
Very cool and engaging game! Loved the hint for the first riddle. However that glitch effect got a little to intense for me, keeping me from reading all the text. All in all it was very atmospheric though, even without sound.
GOT IT! I'll let this sink in and give some proper feedback later, as the last puzzle changed some perspectives. Also, I have to be careful to not spoil anything
I had to use the tips. Glad I did because I would never have figured it out.
Ok ok, I decided to use base32 encoding for the feedback so nothing is spoiled for others. Here you can decode it:
https://emn178.github.io/online-tools/base32_decode.html
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