Under Signals
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Under Signals
---Decode the signal. Identify the mimic. Don't let them in.
Description
You are a newly appointed customs inspector at Olympus Station, humanity's furthest outpost. Your job: verify incoming ships by decoding their ARGUS four-quadrant signal — hull ID, status, cargo, and intent.
The military hands you a manual. Half of it is redacted.
Over 5 days, you process incoming vessels using a CRT-style terminal interface. Decode the raw signal data, and submit your assessment. Some ships are exactly what they claim to be. Others... aren't.
Something out there has learned to mimic our signal encoding. It's your job to spot the forgeries — subtle violations in status logic, cargo isolation rules, and warning codes the military doesn't want you to know about.
3 endings based on your decisions:
🔴 Port Compromised — Too many mimics got through
🟢 The Vigilant Sentinel — You saw through the lies
🟡 Blurred Lines — Somewhere in between
How to Play
Wait for a ship signal, then download the quadrant data
Compare the signal against the ARGUS manual (SOP button)
Fill in your decode report: Hull ID, Status, Cargo, Intent
Clear or Reject the vessel
Pay attention to what's redacted — the patterns are there if you look
Controls
Mouse only — click to interact with all panels
SOP button opens the (partially redacted) operator's manual
LOG button shows your decision history
Theme Connection: "Signal"
The entire game revolves around reading, decoding, and trusting signals. Every ship broadcasts a four-quadrant signal that you must interpret. The mimics forge these signals to pass inspection. The military's redacted manual hides signal patterns you need. Even the narrative builds through intercepted signals — a comms officer's whispered warning, a garbled emergency broadcast, an "accidentally" decrypted MIMIC protocol transmission. The question the game asks: when the signal looks right but something feels wrong, do you trust the data or your instincts?
Tools / Tech
Unity (WebGL)
Made for Ludum Dare 59
Credits
Programming/Art/Writing/Music All by [13pilgrims]
---Decode the signal. Identify the mimic. Don't let them in.
Description
You are a newly appointed customs inspector at Olympus Station, humanity's furthest outpost. Your job: verify incoming ships by decoding their ARGUS four-quadrant signal — hull ID, status, cargo, and intent.
The military hands you a manual. Half of it is redacted.
Over 5 days, you process incoming vessels using a CRT-style terminal interface. Decode the raw signal data, and submit your assessment. Some ships are exactly what they claim to be. Others... aren't.
Something out there has learned to mimic our signal encoding. It's your job to spot the forgeries — subtle violations in status logic, cargo isolation rules, and warning codes the military doesn't want you to know about.
3 endings based on your decisions:
🔴 Port Compromised — Too many mimics got through
🟢 The Vigilant Sentinel — You saw through the lies
🟡 Blurred Lines — Somewhere in between
How to Play
Wait for a ship signal, then download the quadrant data
Compare the signal against the ARGUS manual (SOP button)
Fill in your decode report: Hull ID, Status, Cargo, Intent
Clear or Reject the vessel
Pay attention to what's redacted — the patterns are there if you look
Controls
Mouse only — click to interact with all panels
SOP button opens the (partially redacted) operator's manual
LOG button shows your decision history
Theme Connection: "Signal"
The entire game revolves around reading, decoding, and trusting signals. Every ship broadcasts a four-quadrant signal that you must interpret. The mimics forge these signals to pass inspection. The military's redacted manual hides signal patterns you need. Even the narrative builds through intercepted signals — a comms officer's whispered warning, a garbled emergency broadcast, an "accidentally" decrypted MIMIC protocol transmission. The question the game asks: when the signal looks right but something feels wrong, do you trust the data or your instincts?
Tools / Tech
Unity (WebGL)
Made for Ludum Dare 59
Credits
Programming/Art/Writing/Music All by [13pilgrims]