As of now, we will more generalize the FAQ. Meaning the FAQ will not be version specific anymore. A section for questions about the latest game version will be added however.

Please remember to search your questions first per Rule 5. Either thought searching in Reddit itself or a search engine of your choice (such as Google, DuckDuckGo etc).

Here is a link to the previous 0.7.0 FAQ, please check if you can find your answer here. From now on we will not immediately remove questions from this old FAQ, but if they get asked too often we will start removing questions per Rule 5 again.

For known bugs, please check this spreadsheet of reported bugs: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LH9xFwlrdDAUYBEnSHRftadldKebnrEbTtj4GHMNRoQ/edit?usp=sharing

If you want to report a bug, please use this link: https://forms.gle/7boCzCAqDF7UGg9M8

Anyway, let's get into the FAQs.

GENERAL QUESTIONS

(Questions that are not strictly about in-game problems, but still related to the game)

1. WHAT IS THE UP-TO-DATE BUILD?

- 0.8.0 is the current version! DOWNLOAD IN QUESTION #2

1a. When will be the next major update?

- TBA

2. Question: "How do I get version 0.8.0?"

- DO NOT USE THE ITCH.IO APP!!! Instead use this link: https://mrdrnose.itch.io/votv . Click on the purple download button. It will ask for a donation, but you don't have to donate to get the game. Click on the link that says "No thanks, just take me to the downloads". (Read Question #1 for most up-to-date version).

3. Question: I downloaded the file but it's a 7z file and won't let me run it? What do I do?

- Honestly, I'm surprised by the amount of people not knowing what a 7z (7-Zip) file, or a normal Zip file is. To break it down, these are archive files. Think of it as a package that needs to be unpacked. You will need a software, either 7-Zip or WinRar to extract the files. Here is a video on how to unpack files using 7-Zip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxFM0AQ68yg DO NOT TRY TO RUN THE EXE WHILE STILL IN THE ARCHIVE, IT WILL NOT WORK!

4. Question: My antivirus detects the game as a virus? Does it contain a virus? Help!

- No, the game is completely safe to play! There are currently a number of people experiencing false positives. Please follow the these instructions from MrDrNose

``Wacatac..B!ml``  is machine learning trying to find out this month they changed the algorithm as it seems and **it detects on the mildest shit even on itch.io** (please stay on safe known good sites and dont download from shady and think its safe))  - click on the windows pop-up and after that click on "history", should be the 3rd option and allow the download from there or - disable your live detection in your antivirus, its detecting the link to be malicious or thinking after download its malicious  if you want to double check if your file is safe the downloaded .7z file should be 1.04GB (1.119.555.431 Bytes) big (check via properties)  or if you want to check via hashes SHA256 = 8d92b68a3863f9bada04da982534f3a4f9b7499d409d4ef8a8bdb0a69c8752ef MD5 = 96aca69d9d4aee7a6938d66515d156d8 

0.8. SPECIFIC QUESTIONS

(Questions regarding Update 0.8+)

This section will contain frequently asked questions regarding 0.8. This section will be updated as more and more questions are being asked in this subreddit.

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GAME MECHANIC QUESTIONS

(Questions regarding Game Mechanics)

1. Question: My Signal download is at 100%, but it won't let me save it. Why?

- Make sure the detector status is also 100% before you can save it.

2. Question: I can't call the drone to pick up my drive box, is this a bug?

- It's not a bug. Communications of the Radio Tower may be down. To fix it, climb the tower and interact with the panel at the top.

2a. Question: I've done everything said in Question #2, but the drone still isn't being sent. Is my save broken?

- This is a known bug. It's reported that reloading your save fixes it.

3. Question: Why do I get a message saying "I don't feel so good..."?

- This happens when you get food poisoning. Don't eat spoiled food or strange mushrooms. There are also other sources that can cause poisoning, not just food related.

4. Question: I'm hearing random explosions. What is that?

- This can be caused by a variety of things. Random explosions can be caused by a phenomenon known as explosive pinecones. They sometimes fall from trees and explode. Very rare though.

5. Question: I bought a coffee machine or another machine that has a plug, but the plug is under the floor! How do I fix this?

- If you look at where the cord comes out of, there should be a hidden button that gives the option to "retract" the plug. Press it and the plug should respawn right in front of it.

6. Question: How do I assemble the Bitcoin Miner?

- You buy the frame on the store and some GPU Boards. Plug the Frame into an outlet. You need Metal Scrap to add slots for the GPUs. After that, add the GPU.

7. Question: How can I get compressed radioactive material?

- First of all, if you are trying to craft the radioactive capsule because you want >!Kerfur Omega!< and don't have one yet. It is much easier just to get the capsule south-ish from Transformer 1.

However, if you already have one and want more, you will need to craft more capsules and you will need the compressed radioactive material for it. User u/Camp_the_fire posted a useful guide for this a few weeks ago (at the time of writing this). Check the link here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Voicesofthevoid/comments/1b6owl4/recipe_how_to_craft_radioactive_capsule_and_cave/

8. Question: What do I do with scrap? Can I craft stuff with it? What scrap should I keep?

- Answer: Right now the scrap that have use are Metal, Rubber, Plastic and Electronic Scrap. Wood and Paper Scrap currently have no use and can be sold instead. If you want to find out how to make scrap, you can find a notebook at the workbench in the garage. Scrap is used for crafting stuff like drives, crypto miner slots and coolers, as well as crafting >!Kerfur Omega.!<

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BASE QUESTIONS

(Questions regarding the Base)

1. Question: The light switch for the Hallway isn't working, how do I fix it?

- If you mean the light switch at the entrance, then that is NOT the hallway switch. The switches for the hallway are located inside Administration. I understand the confusion though.

2. Question: What's the code to Administration?

- Spoilers if you want to find out yourself: >!The Code for Administration is 1234, yes you could easily figure this out, but you can also find a piece of paper with the code on it on one of the boxes next to the door inside the garage at the feet of the mannequin.!<

3. Question: How do I clean the base?

- The best way is to sell the trash. To do so you need to buy an item box from the store on the computer. You can then store trash into the box. When it comes to garbage piles, you need garbage bags. There should be some in the utility room, but you will need more which you can also buy from the store. Once the item box is full, you can send the drive box with the drone like a drive box and receive points for the items inside. As for stains, you can use the sponge next to the emergency shower to clean them.

4. Question: My drive slots are not working. I can't put drives in them anymore. How can I fix this?

- It's a common bug. To fix it, move any drives near the drive slot away from it and save. Reload your save and you should be able to put them back in the slot now. ^(Speculation on what is happening here: The game thinks you already put a drive in the slot, one that is probably laying around near it. By moving them, saving and reloading, you can reset this state.)

5. Question: Everything in the Base disappeared. What happened? Bug?

- Answer: No, this is a new event. Look under Event Questions #4 bellow.

6. Question: I can't craft >!Kerfur Omega!< what am I doing wrong?

- Answer: >!Kerfur-Omega's !<crafting recipe has changed in 0.7. You'll require >!the radioactive capsule!< to craft it. To find it >!You need to go south-ish from Transformer 1, you should find a circular patch of dirt with a skeleton. In front of the skeleton is the capsule, half-buried. You need a shovel to dig it out. Careful with the capsule as it will slowly kill you being near it. Putting it in your inventory will slow down or entirely stop the damage over time effect, so you gotta act quick when crafting Kerfur-Omega. Or wear a Hazmat Suit which can be bought on the store.!<

7. Question: Is there a way to repair >!Kerfur Omega!< if it gets destroyed?

- Answer: Yes, you have to find all of it's parts and bring it to the workbench to reassemble it. Each part should have a ping on the radar, colored blue if you have the corresponding module (unconfirmed, requires testing).

8. Question: My Kerfur is stuck under the floor! How can I get it unstuck?

- Answer: There is a little secret next to the mailbox, the trianglular floor next to the mailbox isn't solid and you can get under the floor this way. Yeah this is not a bug, this is a feature. You should be able to reach Kerfur this way and is probably how it got in there in the first place.

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ENTITY QUESTIONS

(Questions regarding entities)

1. Question: How does >!Ariral !<reputation work? How do I gain or lose reputation?

- Depending on your standing with them different things may occur. If you have high reputation, they will give you favors and gifts. Low reputation and they may break into your base, beating you up and prank you more often. To increase reputation, do good things for them. The best way to increase reputation is to give them shrimp as they love shrimp. But there are other cases where they may lose something, returning their belongings to them also increases reputation. To lose reputation, you have to do bad things to them. This is mostly stealing their belongings such as food and items (some items have an exception such as posters of theirs)

2. Question: I heard a sound and suddenly everything turned black. I can't seem to be doing anything, I can't pause, can't save, can't do nothing.

- You may have been caught by a black >!wisp.!< Once you have been caught by them, the only way to fix it is to alt + f4 and reload the game.

3. Question: There was a white orb of sorts. And when I touched it my game crashed. What was that?

- You got caught by a white >!wisp.!< Yeah they tend to do that. Avoid if possible.

4. Question: Whats up with the door?

- No one really knows. If you walk up to it while it's open it will slam shut. It's purpose is unknown and it is unsure if there will be more to it in the future.

4a. Question: Whats up with the door... that chases you?

- It's been confirmed that there is a variant of the door that will continously fly towards the player, ignoring all obstacles and fly through walls even. It will crash the game if it reaches the player. If this happens to you, you might wanna take a break from the game for a bit, because this only happens after playing for 12 hours straight (real time). It's DrNose's way of telling you to go outside I guess.

5. Question: I touched a yellow/orange >!wisp !<and now everything seems mirrored? How do I fix this? When does it end?

- While I don't know if it lasts a limited time, you can fix it by going into your settings, the video tab and uncheck "Mirror mode".

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EVENT QUESTIONS

(Questions regarding in-game events, be it random or story events)

1. Question: I got sent random food I didn't order (Sushi or Crossaints). Why did this happen?

- Yes you didn't order it, that is correct. It was sent by some of Dr. Kel's (the character you play as) colleagues via the delivery drone. Just as a nice gesture I guess. A note should come with it.

2. Question: I suddenly heard a whacking sound and got teleported into a seemingly infinite concrete maze. Is there a way out?

- It's not just seemingly infinite, it IS infinite. You got teleported into the Backrooms. This happens when the game thinks you attempted to clip through walls, as a punishment of sorts. Sometimes there can be false positives. If it happens, either wait for a while as the game will eventually crash, or restart it.

3. Question: THERE ARE SO MANY PINGS ON MY RADAR! WHAT IS HAPPENING???

- Stay calm! You are probably experiencing the >!Purple Wisps!< event. A lot of them spawn around the map and are generally harmless. Please don't post a screenshot of it as it's a very well known event and it's being posted about daily now.

4. Question: Everything in the Base disappeared. What happened? How do I get my stuff back?

- New random Event as of 0.7.0. You actually get teleported into an alternative empty version of the base with just the walls and floors left. No objects, doors, windows. To end the event, you are supposed to jump into the void outside.

5. Question: I'm on Day 45(-ish) and I'm having trouble with the >!Hole !<Event. What am I supposed to do?

• This event is supposed to end by itself, just takes a while. A bug that caused it to last for days is supposedly fixed but unconfirmed. If you want the event to end sooner, drive to and away from the hole.>!You need to make sure to avoid the entities shooting at you on the way though, they become passive when you get inside the fenced area of the hole.!<

7. Question: There is a light coming from somewhere above me, how do I get rid of it?

- It's inside the vents. There is a broken vent cover in the middle of the ceiling, that's how you can get inside. You either use a hook to get up to it or pile some trash balls. This should allow you to reach the source of this blue light.