So, the first major puzzle of the game is slowing down enough to recognize what the formatting of the files is. I can't really hint at it further than to say pull apart the 3 elements and work out what each one is. This is the first puzzle of the game, and is more or less the core puzzle throughline that continues throughout the rest of the game. Last chance to go back and take another stab at it before I spell it out, as I wish fervently that itch comments had simple spoilers:
The first part is a timestamp. all 01 events happen before 02, which come before 03, etc.
The second part is a location. Person 11 points Person 1 to the entrance. ENtrance. EN is the file code for an event happening at the entrance. Person 1 got stuck on QUail Lane, QU.
The third part is a chain of numbers. Look at the interactions within each file, and you might notice some things: Each speaker is assigned a number. Each number in the file name corresponds to a speaker. The chain of numbers is the list of people that were at that location at that time code. Persons 1 and 11 were at quail lane at time code 01, Persons 1, 6, 7, and 10 were at the entrance at time code 02.
Now, to put it together. You are given 04-ST-????. You now know it's asking you to work out who was in the ST room at time code 04. You can work that out by reading through the events you have at time code 03. Near the end of it, one of the people invites two others to join them in a place.
This was a really good game. The pacing of the puzzle discovery was amazing. Just as soon as me and my friend figured out one piece of the puzzle or just about to get a piece of paper to make notes about people's names or label stuff, the new commands were shared with us. And moving from figuring out which files we're missing to figuring out the greater mystery was really fun. We are going to try out the other games that were inspirations and are really looking forward to the remaster on steam.
Toward the end, we were crying so also a very tragic story that we uncovered. Thanks for making this!
For those who have beaten Type Help and would like to re-explore or reexamine the entire game, I've made a video essay doing so. I hope there's something inside of it that can increase your appreciation for this amazing game!
Reading all the encoded comments makes me feel like I’m part of a secret society, incredible.
I loved the game: it has a simple but effective game play, a well thought out story structure with just enough twists, and at times it was genuinely spooky!
Spoilers encoded rot13
Gur raqvat jnf n gnq qvfnccbvagvat orpnhfr V guvax vg jnagrq gung ynfg gjvfg fb onqyl vafgrnq bs tbvat sbe n zber rzbgvbanyyl fvtavsvpnag raqvat. V ernyyl jvfu gur qernz svyr (gur bayl guvat V pbhyqa’g svaq ol zlfrys) jnf na npghny qernz @ unq. V jnagrq gb xabj zber nobhg uvz, engure guna trg n 4gu jnyy oernx. Gung’f whfg zr gubhtu.
That said, I still think this is a fantastic game, well worth the time!
My notes were long though, probably the most notes I’ve taken in a game aside from Obra Dinn. :)
I'm pretty sure the guide needs every file you have, not just the most recent ones! Otherwise it just presumes you haven't done pretty much anything ( including opening the inbox), I used it when I had like two files missing and it was such a chore to copy-paste everything lol
But! The first scene you mentioned might be very helpful for where you're at if i remember correctly :)
Am I the only one who super disappointed with the ending? There were so many story lines that went nowhere. It felt like Lost where the author writes a bunch of twists without knowing how they're going to end it and then they just don't.
(rot13 for spoilers)
V haqrefgnaq gur onfvp cerzvfr bs ubj gur phefr jbexf, naq jub @ jnf. Gung'f svar, ohg vg frrzrq yvxr gur fgbel jnf ohvyqvat gbjneqf qrrcre eryngvbafuvcf orgjrra gur punenpgref gung jrer arire nqqerffrq.
Nz V pbeerpg va gur nffhzcgvba gung Ehcreg, Bfjnyq, naq Ryrnabe jrer fvoyvatf? Ehcreg zneevrq Znegun, naq Rqqvr vf gurve fba.
In case you’re still interested, these are - I think - the answers to your questions: (rot13 etc)
Gur qenjvat gung Bfjnyq fubjf vf bs uvz, uvf cneragf, uvf fvfgre Ryrnabe naq uvf oebgure Ehcreg. V guvax lbh tbg guvf bar svtherq bhg.
Nzryvn Jrfg vf na negvfg/pbzcbfre/cvnab cynlre jub qvrq sebz gur phefr naq jnf sbetbggra, hagvy Ehcreg erzrzoref ure (ur cebonoyl hfrq gb or n sna?) naq va qbvat fb npgvingrf gur phefr. Nzryvn vf cngvrag 0 sbe guvf gevttrevat bs gur phefr.
Uryra’f uhfonaq qbrfa’g frrz gb or pbaarpgrq nf sne nf V pna gryy - gubhtu ur pbhyq orpbzr n arj frrq sbe gur phefr.
Naavr’f cnfg vf abg ernyyl syrfurq bhg ohg ng yrnfg jr xabj Gbal erzrzoref ure orpnhfr fur jnf bapr pnhtug fgrnyvat sebz n ybpny fgber. Gung’f gur ernfba jul ur erzrzoref ure naq fur qbrfa’g erzrzore uvz. Be ng yrnfg fur cergraqf abg gb erzrzore.
Gbal frrzf gb or n ovg bs na vqvbg (nf Naavr evtugyl erznexf) fb ur’f cebonoyl gelvat gb znxr uvzfrys orybat ol ervgrengvat gung ur jnf vaivgrq gb guvf cnegl - rira gubhtu ur’f grpuavpnyyl bayl gurer orpnhfr bs uvf fvfgre naq zbgure.
Wbua naq Gbal jrer chyyvat gur freivpr pbeq va gur nggvp ebbz, pbaarpgrq gb n oryy va gur xvgpura. V’z nffhzvat gur ubhfr vf cerggl byq naq fgvyy unf n frghc yvxr gung, gubhtu cebonoyl ab ybatre va npgvir hfr. Gubeagba erznexf hcba urnevat gur oryy va bar bs uvf svefg fprarf.
V haqrefgnaq fbzr bs jung obguref lbh nobhg gur raqvat. V nyfb jvfurq gur phefr jbhyq unir n zber vagrecrefbany pnhfr guna vg yvgrenyyl orvat ‘vg whzcf sebz crefba gb crefba yvxr n zvaq ivehf’. Vs guvf jrer gb unccra va erny yvsr gur jubyr jbeyq’f cbchyngvba jbhyq or qrnq jvguva n pbhcyr bs zbaguf. :)
GOD THIS GAME,,,,,, IM COMPLETELY INSANE (rot13 for spoilers)
gur fprar jvgu gur unatzna jurer ab yrggref lbh chg va jrer pbeerpg naq gur ahzore whfg pbhagrq qbja sebz 11, bar sbe rnpu crefba va gur ubhfr (abg vapyhqvat 12 naq X) naq gur unatrq svther unq na @ nf gur snpr V YVGRENYYL TBG TBBFROHZCF
i think i was a bit too stupid for some bits, the walkthrough at https://dfabulich.github.io/type-help-hints.html was definitely needed for me, but the logic all made sense and flowed! the ending did leave me a bit confused but ultimately it was a gripping story that had me staring at the wall for a minute at the end 10/10 game absolutely peak i love non-linear stories
Wonderfully sublime little game. The occasional moments of perfect clarity (e.g gur ernyvmngvba gung Ehcreg jnf ab.12) were really quite splendid. The irregular stretches of frustrating puzzlement were more than worth it when compared to the realizations that ended them. And the ending! Jvgu gur pbzcyrzragnel zhfvp vg jnf zneirybhfyl znpnoer; gur wnhagl cvnab bire gur pehqr unatzna bs Evpuneq Ybatyrl jnf gur orfg jnl gb pnc bss guvf ovmneer bovghnel bs n gnyr.
And to think I'd thought it a run-of-the-mill murder mystery. Run-of-the-mill it is not.
i think i finished it; not without a bunch of help from dfabulich’s hints lmao. also i might still need to figure out just wtf was happening, but amazing game.
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Amazing game! Analog horror vibes!
so I just started and I've spent hours and still cant figure out 4-ST-???? can I get some help?
So, the first major puzzle of the game is slowing down enough to recognize what the formatting of the files is. I can't really hint at it further than to say pull apart the 3 elements and work out what each one is. This is the first puzzle of the game, and is more or less the core puzzle throughline that continues throughout the rest of the game. Last chance to go back and take another stab at it before I spell it out, as I wish fervently that itch comments had simple spoilers:
This was a really good game. The pacing of the puzzle discovery was amazing. Just as soon as me and my friend figured out one piece of the puzzle or just about to get a piece of paper to make notes about people's names or label stuff, the new commands were shared with us. And moving from figuring out which files we're missing to figuring out the greater mystery was really fun. We are going to try out the other games that were inspirations and are really looking forward to the remaster on steam.
Toward the end, we were crying so also a very tragic story that we uncovered. Thanks for making this!
For those who have beaten Type Help and would like to re-explore or reexamine the entire game, I've made a video essay doing so. I hope there's something inside of it that can increase your appreciation for this amazing game!
Reading all the encoded comments makes me feel like I’m part of a secret society, incredible.
I loved the game: it has a simple but effective game play, a well thought out story structure with just enough twists, and at times it was genuinely spooky!
Spoilers encoded rot13 Gur raqvat jnf n gnq qvfnccbvagvat orpnhfr V guvax vg jnagrq gung ynfg gjvfg fb onqyl vafgrnq bs tbvat sbe n zber rzbgvbanyyl fvtavsvpnag raqvat. V ernyyl jvfu gur qernz svyr (gur bayl guvat V pbhyqa’g svaq ol zlfrys) jnf na npghny qernz @ unq. V jnagrq gb xabj zber nobhg uvz, engure guna trg n 4gu jnyy oernx. Gung’f whfg zr gubhtu.
That said, I still think this is a fantastic game, well worth the time! My notes were long though, probably the most notes I’ve taken in a game aside from Obra Dinn. :)
Can someone help? i'm alr at (2) 06-ST-1-10 and (1) 02-LI-5-8-9 the guide doesn't helpp it just says something about the inbox
I'm pretty sure the guide needs every file you have, not just the most recent ones! Otherwise it just presumes you haven't done pretty much anything ( including opening the inbox), I used it when I had like two files missing and it was such a chore to copy-paste everything lol
But! The first scene you mentioned might be very helpful for where you're at if i remember correctly :)
OH MY GOSH THIS HELPED ALOT THANK YOUUU :3
Extremly good game, and extremly good helper
https://dfabulich.github.io/type-help-hints.html
It just feels like something should go at the ending-ending when you punatr @f anzr gb uvf npghny anzr
SPOILERS
I dug into the sequence of events and found [rot13] Nyzbfg nyy bs gur zrzbevrf jrer gevttrerq ol abfgnytvn sebz culfvpnybowrpgf. Gur yvfg bs anzrf jnf nyfb rssrpgvir, ohg bal sbe crbcyr jub unq yvsr-ybat eryngvbafuvcf jvgu gubfr crbcyr. Wbua pbhyqa'g erzrzore Naavr, univat bayl zrg ure lrfgreqnl, ohg ure zbgure erzrzorerq ure.
Ehcreg jnf erzvaqrq bs Nzryvn Jrfg ol gur nhgbzngvp cvnab.
Gubeagba jnf erzvaqrq bs Ehcreg orpnhfr bs gur Puncry Xrl ur serdhragyl hfrq.
Rir jnf erzvaqrq bs Gubeagba ol gur ubg pbpbn.
Uryra jnf erzvaqrq bs Rir ol gur ratntrzrag evat.
Qnzvra jnf erzvaqrq bs Uryra ol gur cbpxrg jngpu gung ur erpbirerq sebz Gbal.
Ivp jnf erzvaqrq bs ure cnegare Qnzvra ol Rqzhaq'f ebznagvp nqinaprf.
Rqzhaq jnf erzvaqrq bs Ivp ol gur sevraqfuvc oenpryrg Gbal unq sbhaq.
Znegun jnf erzvaqrq bs Rqzhaq orpnhfr Naavr unq n yvfg bs anzrf, naq Rqzhaq'f snibhevgr fbat jnf cynlvat.
Gbal jnf erzvaqrq bs Znegun orpnhfr bs gur yvfg bs anzrf?
Bfjnyq jnf erzvaqrq bs Gbal orpnhfr bs gur tha gung unq orra cbvagrq ng uvz.
Naavr jnf erzvaqrq bs Bfjneq orpnhfr bs gur phefr. Ure fhvpvqr jnf gbb yngr.
Xngurevar jnf erzvaqrq bs Naavr orpnhfr bs gur yvfg bs anzrf.
Wbua fhvpvqr jnf shgvyr orpnhfr ur unq abguvat gb erzvaq uvz bs Xngurevar.
Naq Xngrevar'f arvtuobhef jub hapbirerq gur gentrql jrer arkg ng evfx...
I'm glad I picked a day I wasn't working to play through this. That was incredible!
Am I the only one who super disappointed with the ending? There were so many story lines that went nowhere. It felt like Lost where the author writes a bunch of twists without knowing how they're going to end it and then they just don't.
(rot13 for spoilers)
V haqrefgnaq gur onfvp cerzvfr bs ubj gur phefr jbexf, naq jub @ jnf. Gung'f svar, ohg vg frrzrq yvxr gur fgbel jnf ohvyqvat gbjneqf qrrcre eryngvbafuvcf orgjrra gur punenpgref gung jrer arire nqqerffrq.
Nz V pbeerpg va gur nffhzcgvba gung Ehcreg, Bfjnyq, naq Ryrnabe jrer fvoyvatf? Ehcreg zneevrq Znegun, naq Rqqvr vf gurve fba.
Jub vf Nzryvn Jrfg?
Jub vf Ehcreg'f Oebgure?
Jub vf gur 3eq crefba va Bfjnyq'f qenjvat?
Jub vf Uryra'f Uhfonaq? Ur'f zragvbarq zhygvcyr gvzrf naq uvf nofrapr vf znqr gb frrz fhfcvpvbhf.
Jub qvq Naavr ybir? Bfjnyq vzcyberf ure gb erzrzore n ybir vagrerfg va uvf ynfg fprar.
Jul qbrf Gbal frrz gb xabj Naavr jryy sebz gur ortvaavat bs gur fgbel ohg fur qbrfa'g xabj uvz?
Jul qbrf Gbal ervgrengr zhygvcyr gvzrf gung ur jnf vaivgrq?
Jung ner Gbal naq Wbua chyyvat ba va gur Nggvp gung gurl ner ercevznaqrq sbe?
V thrff V whfg rkcrpgrq gung nyy guvf onpxfgbel jbhyq unir fbzrguvat gb qb jvgu jung jnf tbvat ba. Rqqvr naq Ivp nf sbezre ybiref naq Rir'f wrnybhfl, Bfjnyq'f tevrs bire uvf fvfgre, Naavr orvat qrfcrengr sbe fbzr haanzrq guvat naq arrqvat gb fgnl jvgu ure fvfgre naq Qnzvna, Ehcreg naq Wbua'f zlfgrevbhf eryngvbafuvc. Vafgrnq vg'f whfg na haeryngrq phefr bire n fgbel gung pbhyq unir orra nobhg nalguvat.
Maybe I need to sit with it a while longer.
In case you’re still interested, these are - I think - the answers to your questions: (rot13 etc)
V haqrefgnaq fbzr bs jung obguref lbh nobhg gur raqvat. V nyfb jvfurq gur phefr jbhyq unir n zber vagrecrefbany pnhfr guna vg yvgrenyyl orvat ‘vg whzcf sebz crefba gb crefba yvxr n zvaq ivehf’. Vs guvf jrer gb unccra va erny yvsr gur jubyr jbeyq’f cbchyngvba jbhyq or qrnq jvguva n pbhcyr bs zbaguf. :)
THE BEST GAME I'VE EVER PLAYED!!!!! This should be turned into a movie!!!!! Absolute CINEMA ✋😐🤚
Wonderful game...never used to comment after playing a game, but this one gets me. A horrifying ending. I love it.
GOD THIS GAME,,,,,, IM COMPLETELY INSANE
(rot13 for spoilers)
gur fprar jvgu gur unatzna jurer ab yrggref lbh chg va jrer pbeerpg naq gur ahzore whfg pbhagrq qbja sebz 11, bar sbe rnpu crefba va gur ubhfr (abg vapyhqvat 12 naq X) naq gur unatrq svther unq na @ nf gur snpr V YVGRENYYL TBG TBBFROHZCF
i think i was a bit too stupid for some bits, the walkthrough at https://dfabulich.github.io/type-help-hints.html was definitely needed for me, but the logic all made sense and flowed! the ending did leave me a bit confused but ultimately it was a gripping story that had me staring at the wall for a minute at the end 10/10 game absolutely peak i love non-linear stories
Wonderfully sublime little game. The occasional moments of perfect clarity (e.g gur ernyvmngvba gung Ehcreg jnf ab.12) were really quite splendid. The irregular stretches of frustrating puzzlement were more than worth it when compared to the realizations that ended them. And the ending! Jvgu gur pbzcyrzragnel zhfvp vg jnf zneirybhfyl znpnoer; gur wnhagl cvnab bire gur pehqr unatzna bs Evpuneq Ybatyrl jnf gur orfg jnl gb pnc bss guvf ovmneer bovghnel bs n gnyr.
And to think I'd thought it a run-of-the-mill murder mystery. Run-of-the-mill it is not.
This is awesome, bro!
You're a genius, seriously!
When I had only played about 5% of the content, I decided to stop and make sure my girlfriend played it too. She can't miss out on this masterpiece!
What determines who dies next? Also, what's the requirement for getting the ending? Do you have to find all the files?
i think i finished it; not without a bunch of help from dfabulich’s hints lmao. also i might still need to figure out just wtf was happening, but amazing game.