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Mission Help and Outside Parties Procedures
Target Assistance
Mission X8127 (Ematille/Nimble) 750 Hints Available
Online Resources
Ask for help, offer help, report problems, or discuss the mission (please use spoiler tags as appropriate):
- CRI Recruiting Video
- Discussion channel on the Playdate Squad Discord
- Reddit thread
- Bluesky
- Mastodon
- Support form
- Download this site for offline use (last updated 2026.03.11)
Hellscryer K5 User Guide
This information is also available on-device below the Log list.
Handler Instructions: Log
- Ⓐ displays the panorama to seek the target selected in the Log list.
- Signals from your Explorer with open targets to find are marked with a square target icon.
- D-pad changes which target is selected.
- (Ⓑ reverts to previous selection.)
Handler Instructions: Panorama
To acquire a new signal, aim at its source in the 360° panorama:
- Locate and center the target object on the screen with the d-pad, Ⓑ, and Ⓐ.
- Rotate the phase screw on the side to tune the image and its signal to maximum clarity.
Operation Notes
- Only the currently selected target can be acquired. Return to the Log to change targets if you see a different object you wish to acquire.
- Each target found delivers a new signal, often leading to a new target (which is selected automatically—no need to return to the Log to select it).
- Some signals (marked --) have no new target.
- Select an already-found target (crosshair icon) to view it again in the panorama.
- The panorama used to locate signals from Outside is a visual snapshot capturing a single moment. The signals themselves may originate before or after the moment of capture: each signal “echoes” for multiple days after transmission.
- Zooming (Ⓑ Ⓐ) closer than needed to view the target is harmless.
- Headphones recommended.
Shortcuts
- Hold down Ⓐ on the Log screen to view a full-screen transcript of the selected signal, plus its context: the location where you acquired it.
- Press Left to jump to the top of the list and see the total targets found.
- Press Right to jump to the last open target to find.
- Or, when a set of multiple already-found targets is selected, Left/Right cycles them for viewing.
- Hold down Ⓑ in the panorama to quickly return to the Log.
Hellscryer K5 Software Changelog
(Version history in reverse chronological order.)
Version 1.2.3
2026.01.13
- Prevent possible accidental triggering of testing tools.
- Fix typo in “About the Hellscryer K5.”
- Update © date range.
- Add more visual distinction between two particular missions (one mid-game, one late).
- Misc. additional artwork and artwork tweaks (not affecting missions).
Version 1.2.2
2025.12.19
- A little additional artwork (not changing any missions, just depicting the answer to an unimportant story question)
- A couple of targets made easier to see
- A few minor punctuation corrections in signal transcripts
Version 1.2.1
2025.12.12
Convenience features:
- “Context” note added to the end of signal transcripts (long-press Ⓐ in Log): a reminder of the target and location that led to the current signal
- Pressing Ⓐ while viewing a transcript would already switch to the pano, but now it will also jump to the signal’s context in the pano: the location where the signal was originally heard (possibly helpful if you’ve been away a while: “the ferry dock below here,” for example, is easier to find with a reminder of the context, so pressing Ⓐ will jump you to the “here” in question)
- New help info below Log list explaining the above
System menu:
- Added “Mission Help” with QR code for this website (also linked on Catalog page)
- “Show full 360” now also re-centers the view to the starting (“north”) coordinates (formerly a separate “Center Pano” command)
Other:
- Fixed minor Log weirdness when re-exploring an already-completed saved game
- Fixed one launch card frame
- Fewer numbers stations vs. other sounds
Version 1.2.0
2025.12.05
- Dozens of additional random background sounds (about 2 MB app size increase)
- New weighting system to better manage which sounds are more common vs. rare
- New animated effects in home screen title card
- New animated effects in home screen list view icon
- Adjusted timing of text vs. spoken words for many signals
- Misc. small artwork tweaks
- Fix for potential crash when letting the Playdate auto-sleep during a popup dialog
- Fix for Playdate sometimes failing to auto-sleep when left unattended with crank out
- Fix for some unintended voice fragments
Version 1.1.0
2025.11.25
- Fix for an occasional bug that could play the wrong audio (not matching the text)
- Quieter background ambience during dialog
- Slightly quieter sound while raising the device in front of you to start each session
- Boosted treble on specific voice clips that had been lacking treble
- Less stereo panning of certain background sounds (a potentially annoying effect with headphones)
- More variation in background sounds
- Removed unneeded target bar in Void Monitor mode
- Less-frequent music in Void Monitor (now the same as game play)
- Fixed unwanted occasional clear voices in Void Monitor
- Fixed situation in which game view could shift to top of pano upon starting a new game
- Addressed a very rare crash when zooming with Ⓑ
- Unique icon in the Log list for the very last target once found
- Misc. artwork tweaks to make certain things stand out a little better etc.
- Added skull to wrapping paper
Version 1.0.3
2025.11.21
- Updated Log help info for signal transcripts
- Additional audio
Version 1.0.2
2025.11.20
- Boosted volume for one character
- Edited subtitle punctuation to better match spoken dialog
- Additional audio
Version 1.0.1
2025.11.19
- Reduced reverb FX in one scene
- Additional audio
Version 1.0.0
2025.11.18
- Initial distribution to exploration teams
Warnings
- Protect your passcode! An unlocked Hellscryer could be extremely dangerous in non-CRI hands.
- Do not allow salt, blood, or CSF to enter the Hellscryer.
- Remember your three reality-test questions: Who am I? Where am I? How did I get here?
- Only operate with properly-dosed CRI serotonin receptor agonists.
- Do not seek post-mission therapy other than that offered by the CRI.
- Use the magnetic overshield during all solstice events.
- Do not attempt to replace depleted hemofluid with unprocessed human or animal blood.
- Draw any necessary runes precisely. Never attempt to create new ones.
- If injured in astral form, awaken to your body immediately before you become too weak to return unaided.
- DO NOT COMMUNICATE WITH OUTSIDE PARTIES.
Cafeteria Credits
Free monthly credits are no longer offered for use in the cafeteria at CRI HQ.
Reasonably-priced meals and snacks remain available for purchase by credit card.
Contact Z or your Mission Supervisor with any questions.