Number Station by maxr00
Welcome to the Number Station.
Your job entails listening to the radio, and sending those numbers forward by simply typing them into a phone, how convenient! For security reasons we may ask you to translate the numbers through a simple code, be sure to watch the TV for any code changes. We must apologize for this, but due to power shortages, the station is unable to support the radio, television, and overhead light at the same time, so be sure to be careful turning on and off those switches! Be warned, please avoid listening to any stray broadcasts, we promise you, they are meaningless. If a broadcaster happens to stay in our system too long, this is a breach of security! Please wait until further notice before inputting any more codes, and by no means should you follow any advice from said broadcaster. Happy listening!
How To Play
Only a mouse is needed to play! Click the switches to turn power on for that system (Lights, radio, or TV) Click and drag left or right on the radio dial to tune it. Drag your mouse further to tune the radio faster. Turning on all 3 switches at the same time will cause a short-circuit, avoid using too much power! In the event of a short-circuit, just flip the switch back into its on position to turn it back on.
Developer Comments
Hi! This is my 5th Ludum Dare entry, and by far, my favorite. I loved how everything turned out. This was a first for a lot things, it was the first time I made a 3D game for Ludum Dare, voice acted for a game, and recorded music and sound effects live! I hope you enjoy the game as much as I did making it! (PS There are two endings! See if you can get both!)
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Tools Used
- Unity
- Maya 2015 (Student)
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Audacity
Visual Studios Community 2015
Voice Synth: onlinetonegenerator.com/voice-generator.html
Hints (avoid before playing)
Here are some hints for anyone needing some help with the codes! I tried to make them difficult enough to not solve super quick but I guess I made some of them too hard!
- The hint “Evens” means input only the even numbers
- The word “ECHO” should be treated like the letters E, C, H, O separately
- E and H should both be considered even numbers, as they stand for 2 and 6 respectively
- 0 is not odd or even!
- All the correct codes are in document in the download links, in case you get stuck and want to continue the game!
Ratings
| Overall | 64th | 3.882⭐ | 53🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 297th | 3.235⭐ | 53🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 26th | 4.098⭐ | 53🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 314th | 3.549⭐ | 53🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 25th | 4.294⭐ | 53🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 9th | 4.25⭐ | 54🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 244th | 2.59⭐ | 41🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 12th | 4.333⭐ | 53🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 84🗳️ | 6🗨️ |
Minor, though. The game looks and feels amazing. I would have liked to control the radio with the scroll wheel or arrow keys or something, but that hardly takes away from this unique experience. Good job.
Otherwise, nice solid game in 48 hours! Tuning, radio chatter, managing clues all felt good. Audio was great. A bit frustrating trying to hit keys using a trackpad. Would have preferred being able to use number keys, although that would change the power requirements as light would no longer be necessary. Graphics were nice, although pretty demanding, could not use by integrated graphics card on my laptop. All in all, nice work!
I didn't really figure out much...I get the impression there is a lot more to it than what I found. I plan on playing this one some more before looking at your hints section. Very nice job.
This was by far the most rewarding game Ive played. Coincidentally I just got into listening to Shortwave radio last week. So it really hit me in the excitement area. Fantastic work. :D
Otherwise nice puzzle game, with just enough hints. The effects and atmosphere is well done.
Here’s my live playthrough of Numbers Station on https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin :)