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Something unusual.","format":"md","likes":4,"spam":"N"},{"id":1172474,"author_name":"XP_3D","author_uid":"xp-3d","epoch":1759929303,"text":"Excellent, I enjoyed playing it, it's cool, the sounds are great","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1172480,"author_name":"creatoressa","author_uid":"creatoressa","epoch":1759929400,"text":"U GUYS STOLE 40 MINS OF MY LIFE!!! but im very happy about it lol \nlove the game idea as time killers lover \nthanx for the game guys \nwish u luck! ","format":"md","likes":4,"spam":"N"},{"id":1172993,"author_name":"CptDrusha","author_uid":"cptdrusha","epoch":1759937526,"text":"@uniowl thank you for the feedback! We\u2019re definitely planning to add a health bar and\/or checkpoints when activating the obelisks!\nHope you enjoyed playing!!! \u2764\ufe0f","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1172997,"author_name":"CptDrusha","author_uid":"cptdrusha","epoch":1759937564,"text":"@artalasky its good to hear (\u25cf'\u25e1'\u25cf)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1172999,"author_name":"CptDrusha","author_uid":"cptdrusha","epoch":1759937604,"text":"@xp-3d u are melting my heart!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1173003,"author_name":"CptDrusha","author_uid":"cptdrusha","epoch":1759937632,"text":"@creatoressa Owww! Thank u so much! ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1174667,"author_name":"Melomaner","author_uid":"melomaner","epoch":1759962298,"text":"Pretty fun and moderately challenging game \u2014 I only managed to beat it on my second try. Too bad you can\u2019t shoot at the tentacles, and I wish the footsteps slightly revealed the area ahead since they make sound anyway.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1174830,"author_name":"CptDrusha","author_uid":"cptdrusha","epoch":1759966452,"text":"@melomaner Oh footsteps-scanner is a great idea :yum:! I\u2019ve been thinking about that too \u2014 even made a quick prototype, but there were just too many directions to take it haha \nI think a small highlight would definitely help! Noted it down for the post-jam build \/\/\/ thx, bro \/\/\/","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1175895,"author_name":"JamesXM","author_uid":"jamesxm","epoch":1760005672,"text":"AMAZING. This is so different and i truly love the lidar mechanic + aduio . its a great sesnory experience and is begging to be made into something more. Pie in the sky dreams would be that you could saturate the area to a point where unvield textured geo. I think you could also make the creatures more aggressive but then i would hope to not lose progress when i die. Again your team rocks 5 stars all around\n","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1175902,"author_name":"woona","author_uid":"woona","epoch":1760005862,"text":"Wow, I managed to collect 5 out of 6 thingies before something got me. \ud83d\ude01 The sad thing is I saw the last thing already, but didn't manage to get it. \ud83e\udd72 This game is really scary, with spooky sounds, alien terrain and sonar. Not seeing anything means you never feel truly safe (unless you know the game really well I guess).\n\nI think sonar is a cool game mechanic, but I can't see myself playing this game for too long. I think it needs some more relaxing sections in between more stressful sections. For example, safe rooms where you can hide from monsters. With that, you can probably get away with making monsters even more dangerous.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1178688,"author_name":"gwhyang","author_uid":"gwhyang","epoch":1760093751,"text":"Cool!\nThe atmosphere was really scary. In your sub-blind game player will not only collect the Obelisks, but collecting information with their jourmey.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1180421,"author_name":"UMC049","author_uid":"umc049","epoch":1760168906,"text":"The gameplay is quite challenging and very exciting. The mechanic of scanning unknown spaces is reminiscent of 'The Voidness.' The in-game white noise and danger alert sounds further enhance the sense of horror coming from the unknown. Additionally, the different color prompts and sound cues obtained through scanning effectively guide me to the locations of collectible items, making it difficult to get lost or wander aimlessly. However, a small portion of the scanned walls are irregular, misleading me into thinking there are narrow paths (although this also does contribute to the horror atmosphere, especially in one area that contains four hazardous zones\u2014similar to tentacle enemies\u2014and a moving enemy approaching me).","format":"md","likes":5,"spam":"N"},{"id":1180778,"author_name":"huihang","author_uid":"huihang","epoch":1760190079,"text":"In my opinion, the messy white points really scared me.But a good game.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1180828,"author_name":"Archaeognathus","author_uid":"archaeognathus","epoch":1760192449,"text":"Amazing! I've always searched for games that have this \"scanning\" as vision approach. Only managed 5\/6 (and I've seen the 6th through a gap in a wall), but I got lost and died. The spatial audio is also very nice and adding to the creepy atmosphere.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1181513,"author_name":"ryusui","author_uid":"ryusui","epoch":1760219229,"text":"Visually it's incredible; mechanically, it's fascinating. I don't like how long it takes for the LIDAR to recharge, though - my instinct is to paint every surface I can in as much detail possible (and given how many times the red stuff has popped up closer than expected, it's not a bad instinct!), and it's a bit frustrating how it feels the game wants to encourage me flying blind to some extent.\n\nI died unexpectedly after 2\/6 obelisks and I'll admit I'm not sure what killed me. I never saw anything like \"giant predators\" (well, *pinged* anything like giant predators, anyway); I did see red things on the floor, but I thought I avoided them all. A proximity warning would be useful - both for hostiles, and for the obelisks.\n\nAlso: is it a bug that all your pings disappear after you activate an obelisk, or is it intended behavior?","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1183987,"author_name":"Diralf","author_uid":"diralf","epoch":1760444463,"text":"What a cool idea with lidar - very unusual. It also works well gameplay-wise: you can see where you\u2019ve already been and it gives you a sense of where to go, though navigating is still pretty hard. The color coding is very clear - red is bad, green is good. And the reward for finding the obelisk is great - lighting up everything around you. Great game!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1185136,"author_name":"Phoenix Fireflower","author_uid":"phoenix-fireflower","epoch":1760649338,"text":"This is the most effective horror game I've played during any Ludum Dare jam, amazing work. I do wish the game would give me more feedback on who killed me and why, especially since there are no checkpoints.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld58\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/cptdrusha.itch.io\/depth-scan","text":"Link"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"89591","g_author":"1119700","g_event":"LD58","g_eventkey":"112","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"427708","g_title":"Depth Scan","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"31","g_commentcount":"19","g_site2_node_id":"419590","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"419590","n_urlkey":"427708","n_parent":"415614","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/58\/depth-scan","n_slug":"depth-scan","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"119700","n_created":"1759532591","n_modified":"1779300648","n_version":"1330683","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD58","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":1,"author":119700,"body":"![v3.gif](\/\/\/raw\/493\/d1\/z\/6df6f.gif)\n\n![photo_2025-10-06_22-39-47.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/493\/d1\/z\/6df96.jpg)\n\n![image_2025-10-07_00-21-17.png](\/\/\/raw\/493\/d1\/z\/6df8e.png)\n\n## **Game Description**\n\nDeep beneath the surface of an unnamed planet, explorers have uncovered **Obelisks** \u2014 ancient monoliths that swallow light itself.  \nEven the brightest lamps fail to pierce the darkness that surrounds them.  \n\nScientists discovered that these artifacts emit an energy of unknown origin \u2014 a force that can be harnessed\u2026 and weaponized.  \nA special operations unit was sent to collect it. 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