We played this through and. holy WOW we've had our brain downright scrundled before but this takes the cake for being so consistently effective at sending us to the ether. Genuinely? I think HYPNOSCREEN brought us to the next step of suggestibility. What you've made here is incredible.
We're hoping life allows you to develop more of this!! We're more than happy with what's already here, but if more does come, we'll probably be over the moon. Thank you for not only creating this but releasing it for free!! Whenever we finally get spending money, we WILL be sending some your way. You super deserve it! ^▽^
Was cool! Loved all of them although my fave would probably have to be Sal. Pretty new to hypnosis so idk if I really got hypnotised or not (Wisper's hella cute even if he wasn't particularly effective on me) but it was still super relaxing. Happy to hear you're still working on the game :>
Sal's yo-yo does not swing, when it was put on screen already it just stays there and when it wasn't it doesn't appear. It also doesn't appear at all during the counting sequence or when you associate it with hypnosis.
This was super super fun and effective! I don't drop very easy but this had me down deep. I have only tried the first two tists but I really enjoy them. My King is definitely my favorite of the two. His task is open ended but fun. Slight glitch though: attempting to reply his second to last task errors out the game. Can't wait for the next update!
Pretty fun game, I did enjoy everything but Sal's last request is kinda confusing because I'm not sure if is just me or not but when Sal ask me to stare at the yo-yo for a short time and then tell how many spins did it made but there is no yo-yo and then I just end up snapping out of trance. Also I'm curious about the nsfw part, is that on the future or what? that'd be fun
Playing through your game, I can really admire how well designed the concept was to focus on immersion in a hypnotic setting gameplay-wise. There's a bit of polish still needed of course, for instance Sal's last task requires to give an answer after some time, but said answer box cannot be interacted with if you decide to start another hypnotist's task beforehand (bug observed in the Web version). But as an overall experience, it definitely marks its own spot in the genre!
I do wonder, what engine is this game running on if you don't mind me asking?
Great stuff! I think this is the first time I've been properly hypnotized (Wisper's last event was crazy! It's fascinating what the brain can do). The only small nitpick is that Sal's events don't seem to work properly for me (the yoyo doesn't swing in the web version and the game full-on crashes at that point in the .exe :( ), but other than that this is super fun! Looking forward to any potential future stuff if you keep going with this <3
As someone who has learned hypnosis from articulate resources, and appreciates both the technical and emotional aspects of it, this game is a really great thing to stumble onto. Vinyl GETS it~
I love the simplicity of this. Tried a couple other hypno games out there, but this seems to be the only one that really does anything for me. I even hooked this up to my vr headset through an desktop viewing app and good god this just goes to a whole new level. Love it.
I finally had time to try out 1.3! Here's my thoughts:
Wisper is really good! I thought for sure I wouldn't like them, but they turned out to be great. I like their personality and writing a lot! Also Wisper's color scheme is amazing! Wisper's spiral set to 13 speed with the Spiral event is, no exaggeration, the most mesmerizing thing I've ever seen.
The new voices though, I'm really not crazy about. It'd be nice to have an option to switch back to the old ones, since the new ones are so weird and distracting.
My biggest request though would be a way to display the visuals from the spiral or yo-yo event all the time. I wish I could just stare at Sal's Yo-Yo or the Spiral Event (especially mixed with Wisper's spiral) endlessly without having to wait and re-trigger the event over and over, which really breaks my immersion.
Overall, another great update! I'm waiting eagerly for the next one!
I was having a good time with it when i kinda encountered a bug that threw me out of how I was doing sadly, Kinda ruined the trance but hey, still nice over all
___________________________________________ ############################################################################################ ERROR in action number 1 of Draw Event for object obj_SalInduction4c:
Trying to draw non-existing sprite. at gml_Object_obj_SalInduction4c_Draw_0 ############################################################################################ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- stack frame is gml_Object_obj_SalInduction4c_Draw_0 (line -1)
whenever I play, the game crashes after going through some of the dialogue. when I go back in, it gets through a couple more lines, and then crashes again. do you know how to fix this? it's unplayable at the moment :/
After a long day of figuring out what the hell was causing it, this should be fixed now! Try re-downloading and let me know if you still have problems~
Wow I really loved the most recent update, Wisper was so cute and really hit me personally. I hope you add more stuff to the already established characters after you add the new ones of course. Love your work and thank you so much!
Sal's last game where he asks you how many times the Yo-yo spins in a minute seems to be broken, I'm trying to click the button to change the number displayed, but it's not doing anything.
Also it seems pausing the game while in a dialogue softlocks it. When I click "resume" the dialogue is gone, but the background keeps moving on its own as if I was still in a dialogue
Okay, so, Autofire doesn't work for me. Could've been patched after I downloaded it (I got this a bit back, not sure if there's been a patch since). Easy fix, I just weighed down my spacebar with a bottle. :P Got real laggy with Wisper, so I'd advise people with weaker computers to prepare for the worst cos it crashed a few times during his (?) final dialogue. Otherwise, fun to play with, was a nice distraction. Also noticed the "time dilation" trick you put in there. Pretty sneaky sis!
Still unhypnotised though. I don't think I can be, it relies on attention and my brain doesn't like to sit still. :P But it's fun to tamper with the custom text and play with it, the patterns are pretty, and the wubs are pleasant (I've looked at hypno stuff before and the noise they produced made me feel sick, but this one is pleasant, like humming machines).
Though if there was some endgame way of locking the special events (swirl and pendulum, not so much the gem) on-screen without having to constantly reactivate them would be handy. I say endgame cos then it can't be used to cheat points with.
My only real problem was the character limit to the custom text, but I think that's my fault for using sentences and not single words. :P
Hey, what's up with this? I'm not bothered by the delay, it's just strange to me that we're more than a week overdue and as far as I can find there's been no mention of it at all.
I think the 100 point gem event is bugged. Presumably the intent is for it to require 100 points total from the entire gem round (as opposed to 100 from a single click of it which there simply isn't enough time for), but it will not complete even when the value of the last click reaches 14 (as 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14 = 105), and I have not satisfied the objective even reaching 17 or 18.
First, the big one: I don't think autofire should be a powerup you have to buy. Not for something like this. I think that autofire should be a starting feature and active by default, and actually require going through a "Are you sure you want to do this?" prompt to turn off. I get you wanted interaction, but you need to account for repetitive motion strain being a thing. At the absolute minimum you need to spell out that it's there, possibly by making it a forced first purchase. But IMO it should be a default option.
Second. the timing needed to score 100 points in one round on King Cobra's "Simon Says" gem is perhaps a bit too tight. I'm frankly surprised I was able to pull it off.
That's absolutely understandable about the autofire! I can make some adjustments to make it more clear it's an option. I don't think it needs to be automatic, though, as you can use either the mouse or the spacebar to get to the amount of points needed to buy it. It's available from the start as the first option in the shop.
And there was a bug with the King Cobra's 100 points threshold, which has been fixed now!
There is a mobile-friendly web version over on vinyldragon.com/hypnoscreen ! I don't have plans to make a mobile-specific version, though, unless there's enough interest in that!
Today I noticed that the pendulum event doesn't seem to work in this update. Every time I click on the icon it just disappears without triggering the event
I played this today and it's great! The inductions worked super well for me and I love the idea of having colour schemes for each character, and King Cobra forcing you to use Kaa eyes to do his tasks
However, I did encounter problems
First is, it'd be great if in the options menu along with Awakener there was Induction, Jen would use her original induction to bring you down. That'd help achieve trance quickly ^^
Second, it's annoying being told you can't look away from Sal's yoyo and having to read their text at the same time. Same with King Cobra's eyes at the end, you can't follow it and read at the same time
Third is more characters but this is in demo so it's fine ^^
Fourth, an option to summon Sal's yoyo after finishing all his tasks. That way you can submit super easily to him
Fifth, more tests for Jen. She is the hypnosis scientist after all, and currently the only test is the affect on how you perceive time. Although again, it's a demo so I'm guessing you're planning on adding more
If you go to the "tist" menu, and flip the switch, you can replay all of the inductions you've unlocked with each character! Including Jen's first inductions :P
I get the issue with reading and following. One day, I'll try looking into voice acting, as it seems like the best fix. But unfortunately, this may be a necessary evil for now...
More characters (and more inductions for existing characters) are on the way!
And the issue with Sal's yoyo dissapearing has been solved, thank you so much!!
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We played this through and. holy WOW we've had our brain downright scrundled before but this takes the cake for being so consistently effective at sending us to the ether. Genuinely? I think HYPNOSCREEN brought us to the next step of suggestibility. What you've made here is incredible.
We're hoping life allows you to develop more of this!! We're more than happy with what's already here, but if more does come, we'll probably be over the moon. Thank you for not only creating this but releasing it for free!! Whenever we finally get spending money, we WILL be sending some your way. You super deserve it! ^▽^
Was cool! Loved all of them although my fave would probably have to be Sal. Pretty new to hypnosis so idk if I really got hypnotised or not (Wisper's hella cute even if he wasn't particularly effective on me) but it was still super relaxing. Happy to hear you're still working on the game :>
Absolutely Epic!
Sal's yo-yo does not swing, when it was put on screen already it just stays there and when it wasn't it doesn't appear. It also doesn't appear at all during the counting sequence or when you associate it with hypnosis.
Both McAfee and Virus Total say this is a virus
It's a false positive. That happens all the time with indie games.
I really like this game and hope for more uwu
This was super super fun and effective! I don't drop very easy but this had me down deep. I have only tried the first two tists but I really enjoy them. My King is definitely my favorite of the two. His task is open ended but fun. Slight glitch though: attempting to reply his second to last task errors out the game. Can't wait for the next update!
man it felt good to be in that trance, keep up the amazing work
Pretty fun game, I did enjoy everything but Sal's last request is kinda confusing because I'm not sure if is just me or not but when Sal ask me to stare at the yo-yo for a short time and then tell how many spins did it made but there is no yo-yo and then I just end up snapping out of trance. Also I'm curious about the nsfw part, is that on the future or what? that'd be fun
Seems the download is bugged
Playing through your game, I can really admire how well designed the concept was to focus on immersion in a hypnotic setting gameplay-wise. There's a bit of polish still needed of course, for instance Sal's last task requires to give an answer after some time, but said answer box cannot be interacted with if you decide to start another hypnotist's task beforehand (bug observed in the Web version). But as an overall experience, it definitely marks its own spot in the genre!
I do wonder, what engine is this game running on if you don't mind me asking?
I'm getting crashes in the 1.4.1 release during Sal's third speech, where the yoyo is supposed to move around, the error is
___________________________________________
############################################################################################
ERROR in
action number 1
of Draw Event
for object obj_DioParent:
Trying to draw non-existing sprite.
at gml_Object_obj_DioParent_Draw_0
############################################################################################
gml_Object_obj_DioParent_Draw_0 (line -1)
gml_Object_obj_SalInduction3_Draw_0 (line -1)
I'm getting the same error
Great stuff! I think this is the first time I've been properly hypnotized (Wisper's last event was crazy! It's fascinating what the brain can do). The only small nitpick is that Sal's events don't seem to work properly for me (the yoyo doesn't swing in the web version and the game full-on crashes at that point in the .exe :( ), but other than that this is super fun! Looking forward to any potential future stuff if you keep going with this <3
THANK YOU SO MUCH! This has now been fixed, too, thanks for pointing it out!~
Really sorry about this. This has now been fixed!~
Game crashes when starting dialogue with Sal and Wisper
Super relaxing and blush-inducing game! I absolutely love it, Vinyl! Best brainless bubble-bath without having to take a bubble-bath ^^
I might be dumb but what's nsfw about this? I beat it fully and i dont understand. Am i just dumb?
i was asking because i was scrolling the nsfw tab. thats why i was so confused
As someone who has learned hypnosis from articulate resources, and appreciates both the technical and emotional aspects of it, this game is a really great thing to stumble onto. Vinyl GETS it~
Is there a way to play this on android? I tried to use joiplay but it says "this game is not supported"
Vert good game, but i found out that i cant be hypnotized
I love the simplicity of this. Tried a couple other hypno games out there, but this seems to be the only one that really does anything for me. I even hooked this up to my vr headset through an desktop viewing app and good god this just goes to a whole new level. Love it.
I finally had time to try out 1.3! Here's my thoughts:
Wisper is really good! I thought for sure I wouldn't like them, but they turned out to be great. I like their personality and writing a lot! Also Wisper's color scheme is amazing! Wisper's spiral set to 13 speed with the Spiral event is, no exaggeration, the most mesmerizing thing I've ever seen.
The new voices though, I'm really not crazy about. It'd be nice to have an option to switch back to the old ones, since the new ones are so weird and distracting.
My biggest request though would be a way to display the visuals from the spiral or yo-yo event all the time. I wish I could just stare at Sal's Yo-Yo or the Spiral Event (especially mixed with Wisper's spiral) endlessly without having to wait and re-trigger the event over and over, which really breaks my immersion.
Overall, another great update! I'm waiting eagerly for the next one!
I was having a good time with it when i kinda encountered a bug that threw me out of how I was doing sadly, Kinda ruined the trance but hey, still nice over all
___________________________________________
############################################################################################
ERROR in
action number 1
of Draw Event
for object obj_SalInduction4c:
Trying to draw non-existing sprite.
at gml_Object_obj_SalInduction4c_Draw_0
############################################################################################
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
stack frame is
gml_Object_obj_SalInduction4c_Draw_0 (line -1)
Thank you so much! This is now fixed. Let me know if you have any other problems!
whenever I play, the game crashes after going through some of the dialogue. when I go back in, it gets through a couple more lines, and then crashes again. do you know how to fix this? it's unplayable at the moment :/
I am getting the same problem
After a long day of figuring out what the hell was causing it, this should be fixed now! Try re-downloading and let me know if you still have problems~
I've re-uploaded the game, things seem to be fixed on my end. Could you try again?
Sorry I am still getting the same crashes. I haven't played previous versions so I couldn't tell you if its because of the update or my pc
it seems to be working for me now (i got through the dialogue that comes at 150 clicks with no crashes)! thank you!
Wow I really loved the most recent update, Wisper was so cute and really hit me personally. I hope you add more stuff to the already established characters after you add the new ones of course. Love your work and thank you so much!
Amazing game, I absolutely love it.
Sal's last game where he asks you how many times the Yo-yo spins in a minute seems to be broken, I'm trying to click the button to change the number displayed, but it's not doing anything.
Also it seems pausing the game while in a dialogue softlocks it. When I click "resume" the dialogue is gone, but the background keeps moving on its own as if I was still in a dialogue
Edit: using the awakener un-softlocks it
Okay, so, Autofire doesn't work for me. Could've been patched after I downloaded it (I got this a bit back, not sure if there's been a patch since). Easy fix, I just weighed down my spacebar with a bottle. :P Got real laggy with Wisper, so I'd advise people with weaker computers to prepare for the worst cos it crashed a few times during his (?) final dialogue. Otherwise, fun to play with, was a nice distraction. Also noticed the "time dilation" trick you put in there. Pretty sneaky sis!
Still unhypnotised though. I don't think I can be, it relies on attention and my brain doesn't like to sit still. :P But it's fun to tamper with the custom text and play with it, the patterns are pretty, and the wubs are pleasant (I've looked at hypno stuff before and the noise they produced made me feel sick, but this one is pleasant, like humming machines).
Though if there was some endgame way of locking the special events (swirl and pendulum, not so much the gem) on-screen without having to constantly reactivate them would be handy. I say endgame cos then it can't be used to cheat points with.
My only real problem was the character limit to the custom text, but I think that's my fault for using sentences and not single words. :P
Hey, what's up with this? I'm not bothered by the delay, it's just strange to me that we're more than a week overdue and as far as I can find there's been no mention of it at all.
I absolutely LOVE this game! I can't wait to see more!
Also as a bit of experience sharing, while posessed by wisper, I went and got some snacks and ate them!
I think the 100 point gem event is bugged. Presumably the intent is for it to require 100 points total from the entire gem round (as opposed to 100 from a single click of it which there simply isn't enough time for), but it will not complete even when the value of the last click reaches 14 (as 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14 = 105), and I have not satisfied the objective even reaching 17 or 18.
This has been fixed! Thank you for pointing it out, it completely flew by my playtesters.
A couple of things.
First, the big one: I don't think autofire should be a powerup you have to buy. Not for something like this. I think that autofire should be a starting feature and active by default, and actually require going through a "Are you sure you want to do this?" prompt to turn off. I get you wanted interaction, but you need to account for repetitive motion strain being a thing. At the absolute minimum you need to spell out that it's there, possibly by making it a forced first purchase. But IMO it should be a default option.
Second. the timing needed to score 100 points in one round on King Cobra's "Simon Says" gem is perhaps a bit too tight. I'm frankly surprised I was able to pull it off.
Other than that, the game is fun.
That's absolutely understandable about the autofire! I can make some adjustments to make it more clear it's an option. I don't think it needs to be automatic, though, as you can use either the mouse or the spacebar to get to the amount of points needed to buy it. It's available from the start as the first option in the shop.
And there was a bug with the King Cobra's 100 points threshold, which has been fixed now!
Thank you so much for the feedback!!! <3
Really love the new updates and the add 'tists! This game is a lot of fun and very relaxing, so thank you for continuing to work on and update it.
Thank you!!! I love working on this game, so I don't have plans to stop any time soon :P
hey is there any chance this will get a port to mobile devices? It seems like the concept would still work
There is a mobile-friendly web version over on vinyldragon.com/hypnoscreen ! I don't have plans to make a mobile-specific version, though, unless there's enough interest in that!
Today I noticed that the pendulum event doesn't seem to work in this update. Every time I click on the icon it just disappears without triggering the event
Should be fixed. Sorry for not replying before, thank you!
I played this today and it's great! The inductions worked super well for me and I love the idea of having colour schemes for each character, and King Cobra forcing you to use Kaa eyes to do his tasks
However, I did encounter problems
First is, it'd be great if in the options menu along with Awakener there was Induction, Jen would use her original induction to bring you down. That'd help achieve trance quickly ^^
Second, it's annoying being told you can't look away from Sal's yoyo and having to read their text at the same time. Same with King Cobra's eyes at the end, you can't follow it and read at the same time
Third is more characters but this is in demo so it's fine ^^
Fourth, an option to summon Sal's yoyo after finishing all his tasks. That way you can submit super easily to him
Fifth, more tests for Jen. She is the hypnosis scientist after all, and currently the only test is the affect on how you perceive time. Although again, it's a demo so I'm guessing you're planning on adding more
Otherwise, I love the game. Good work ^^
If you go to the "tist" menu, and flip the switch, you can replay all of the inductions you've unlocked with each character! Including Jen's first inductions :P
I get the issue with reading and following. One day, I'll try looking into voice acting, as it seems like the best fix. But unfortunately, this may be a necessary evil for now...
More characters (and more inductions for existing characters) are on the way!
And the issue with Sal's yoyo dissapearing has been solved, thank you so much!!
(And sorry for the late response :P)