Key & Compass presents:
Red Moon
by Jonathan Hay

• Walkthrough
• Extras
  • Characters, Credits, Endings, Inventory
• Thank You to my Patreon supporters
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Walkthrough

Wooden Hut

> x me. i. x sister. x dress.

> listen. x clock.

> x lamp. turn on lamp. (It's lit, but the room remains dark.)

> x shadows. x door. open door.

> x computer. turn on computer. (Nothing. No plug?)

> x manuscript.

> open cupboard. x photograph. take it.

> x holes. x mirror. xyzzy.

What time is it again?

> x clock. g. g. g.

That's... unhelpful. Try looking at your sister several times:

> x sister. g. g. g.

Weird. Your sister's hair and dress color change every time you look. That's really not normal. Examine the mirror several times:

> x mirror. g. g. g. g.

Ugh. But that was a progression. Not random. Now examine the photo many times:

> x photo. g. g. g. g. g. g. g.

Your dad had a snout? You mom had a claw? You had a brother instead of a sister? Why is nothing in this hut stable? This can't be real. You must be asleep. Also, this game loves making you do actions repeatedly. Therefore, try to wake up several times. Eventually, you'll actually do it:

> wake. g. g. g. g. g. g.

*** You have won ***

Oh. OH. Okay, then.

Extras

Characters

• Your sister is in the hut with you, but she's not talking. Just mumbling to herself. Oddly, her hair length, hair color, and dress color keep changing every time you look at her.
• Your family (you, your sister, your mum, and your dad) are depicted in the photograph. If you look at the photograph often enough, your sister is replaced with your brother.
• Large reptillian beasts can attack you in the alternate endings, and you may see one in the mirror regardless.

Credits

From the author's walkthrough file:

I made this with Inform 7. It was mostly great, gave me some grief at times[1], but overall was a fun learning experience!

Thanks to my friend and beta-tester, Koh Zi Han, who helped me find quite a few bugs and gave me many suggestions!

[1] (Ever tried loading the project, then IMMEDIATELY compiling without waiting a few seconds for your source code to appear? That, as I found the hard way, will UTTERLY erase everything you've done. Beware!)

Endings

• Thank you for playing! You have reached alternate ending 1 of 4. if you tried to open the door nine times.
• Thank you for playing! You have reached alternate ending 2 of 4. if you tried to break the mirror five times.
• Thank you for playing! You have reached alternate ending 3 of 4. if you examined the ceiling six times.
• Thank you for playing! You have reached alternate ending 4 of 4. if you examined the wall seven times.
• You have won if you tried to wake seven times.

Inventory

• a photograph. It's in the cupboard. Examine the photo many times. What's on the photo's will change slowly from a human family to something more military and more alien.
• a digital clock. It's on the desk. Examine it repeatedly; the time changes randomly, so it's completely unreliable.
• a manuscript. It's on the desk, and although it's in English, you can't read it. It's useless to you.

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