Voices of the Void (Alone in My Spooky Base)

[@fruitsalad5036]

Fun fact: that THING that scared you... was just a hallucination, not a bit or anything your dude was at 0 sleep

[@Roo-Smith]

How does that effect the real person lmao...its a game not realige

[@alerthunter742]

@@Roo-Smith 💀

[@snakeyro]

@@Roo-Smith It matters not if whatever scares you is real or not immersion overlaps knowledge of safety Plus it is good to learn the mechanics of the game.

[@FiatUno2003]

@@Roo-Smith what the fuck are you talking about? This makes no sense ☠️

[@kuznetsov9471]

Ignore this clown, the thing that scared you is El Diablo.

[@commentercommentypants7904]

49:09 was the most raw startle reaction I've ever heard.

[@velonian5154]

WHAT

[@VirtuaVirtue]

WHAT

[@ohgodhesdead3310]

hamburger

[@juanvilas8509]

*Prossesing....* "WHAT?"

[@MercIsMercIsMerc]

That scream at 49:07 is an amazing example of genuine instant terror where you think fast enough to say words but your brain can't come up with more than 1 syllable

[@Swifty881]

No one has noticed the pair of eyes at 55:05 floating on the left side of the door, that got me good!

[@thymii]

oh that's Sleep Friend

[@agentshibe]

Sleep friend keeping watch constantly making sure you get a good nights rest

[@dankxen0n804]

it popped up at 26:58 to the left of the radar too

[@rod-shaft]

58:37 To the left, haunting.

[@izarexx1305]

sleep friend starts stalking below 10 sleep, below 0.5 sleep he enters chase mode.

[@icevlad148]

This is probably the best game in "I liked another game so much I'm making my own version of it." genre.

[@Espartanica]

Especially when you consider the game isn't nearly to the first full release yet

[@highbahamut6188]

the "making joel shit himself" genre

[@quantumblauthor7300]

​@@highbahamut6188he does that unprompted

[@ZeallustImmortal]

Its really hard to go back and play Signal Simulator after playing so much VotV

[@exaVolt13]

Working for S.E.T.I. was always a dream job for me. I remember having a job fair in 6th grade and you had to explain what your chosen profession was and people looked at me like I was insane for saying, "S.E.T.I.". This game perfectly captures what working for S.E.T.I. is...night after night staring at a computer, listening to static and nothingness...desperately hoping that tiny increase in the beeps and boops are a new signal and not just a dead star's remnants. I still run Berkely's S.E.T.I. program on my PC and have been since the mid-2000's and it uses your computers downtime to help go through all of the thousands of terrabytes of data that they have stored and are currently receiving from all the different signals they find. It helps them out tremendously by helping to compile and you get credit if anything is found.

[@arcturus4317]

Dude you described one of my dream jobs, I have always wanted to have a job like that. Definitely looking into S.E.T.I more

[@exaVolt13]

@Arcturus The movie CONTACT is based off of the Carl Sagan novel by the same name. Jodie Foster's character in the movie, she essentially works for S.E.T.I. (or a program that's similar). People were very divided over whether the movie was a good representation of the novel, but I still thoroughly enjoy the movie and watch it all the time despite it being about 30 years old now. Also, the PC program, it's still available. Search for Berkeley's (the university) S.E.T.I. program and it should take you to a download. You'll see the data being complied in a screensaver it has in the download. It's pretty amazing.

[@altIiiIiiiiI]

Can you still download that S.E.T.I program? I'd love to help out

[@fruitsalad5036]

i was thinking while playing the game "If i was given this exact job, out here in the woods, would i do it" the answer is YES YES I WOULD

[@fruitsalad5036]

@Adolf Hitler Guys who left the time machine in the 1930s because we have an angry Austrian to deal with again...

[@RougeMephilesClone]

For any future gameplay, be aware that there is a pause menu option to turn daily credit penalties off. It may help you ease into the game, especially because it starts expecting you to file away your signals as you become able to process them into different levels. Don't be ashamed, the most popular playthrough of this game does it to avoid severely limiting options and slowing the pace even further.

[@Espartanica]

Yeah, the game is a real pain at times with expecting you to try and balance doing your jobs and actually having fun. The beginning is just a total slog

[@eg_manifest510]

Librarian: "my name is Chris btw" Wiki Editors: 'Write that down! Write that down!'

[@creditsunknown7974]

Oh hey! played this once. My computer was lagging and hating it's existence and I for some reason decided to become extremely attached to the mannequins.

[@SirKemzyGodle]

isolation makes us do very weird things doesn’t it?

[@zzynneth]

@@SirKemzyGodle ong it do

[@e_i_e_i_bro]

Jeffery Dahmer spotted

[@mistakesregretsandimperfec7740]

But was one of them called Dave? Because you better attach a sticky note with a smiley face on that one! God, I love the mannequins from In Sound Mind. They are such bros!

[@argonianguy6226]

@@mistakesregretsandimperfec7740 one of my favourite things from this game, such a nice subversion of expectations

[@the_real_Kurt_Yarish]

There are rocks in one of the lockers in the garage, you can use them to smash open crates. Not only is this useful for removing crates from the drone landing pad, but you can also open the much larger crates scattered around (like the ones in the bedroom) to receive the random selection of items inside (which includes food). It takes a while though, you have to physically smash them against the crates repeatedly. There's a crowbar you can buy to break them open Half-Life style, it's a bit quicker. You'll also hallucinate if you don't eat food/don't sleep with either value at zero. Nightmares also sometimes happen, especially if you go to bed hungry. There's also a camera mounted to the wall outside the base's front door. You can activate it by interacting with it and view it's image from the laptop inside the base. You can also dismount it and move it around to a location of choice. Useful for... keeping an eye on things... Finally there's a ton of hidden things scattered around the place to find. That note you found in that strange clearing is a part of a subplot connected to some of these secrets. Poke around a bit if you can, who knows what you'll find?

[@LockjawGael]

After spending 3 months marathoning your older videos, I'm glad to finally catch up.

[@hazzmati]

I respect your commitment

[@FiatUno2003]

I did the same thing last year and I don't regret doing it. Sometimes I even rewatch his Gmod exploration vids

[@98SE]

@@FiatUno2003 those are my favourite videos!

[@dasklavierleben]

I'm getting close to the end of the backlog and I am scared what I will do in my down time when I run out.....

[@josephmatthews7698]

The void and space has always comforted me. Looking up into the sky and realizing just how insignificant I truly am and by extension my problems gives me reassurance. I know it sounds weird finding peace in insignicance but it comes with this profound sense of freedom, wonder and luck that I get to be here at this very moment and see all of the incredible things this universe has to offer.

[@evergreenartifact515]

I think that feeling of incomprehensible vastness being comforting is common for many. Humans have stared into the sky since the beginning, and I would never describe the feeling while doing so being uncomfortable. It’s commonly stated that the vastness of the universe confirms our insignificance. But this is an assumption. Because if all the universe is barren in any meaningful way as far as we have seen, it is equally valid to say that our existence is the most significant thing in the entire universe.

[@josephmatthews7698]

@@evergreenartifact515 I usually hear people fear space or it gives them uneasiness. I've always found the idea we're alone not only statistically improbable but a bit egocentric. Far more likely to me space is either far too vast or intelligence is an evolutionary dead end. Even if it is somehow true that life has never formed elsewhere I gotta ask, why is that significant? And significant to whom or what? If we are alone that only makes our insignificance even greater.. Every emperor, king, CEO, president and person who ever lived has done so on a tiny fraction of a tiny fraction of a blue speck in a pretty average solar system in a pretty average galaxy. It's the equivalent of a single bacteria forming somewhere no one has ever seen before or thought possible but dying before it could reproduce. Just a single drop in a massive ocean, sure it's neat if it's discovered - but comparatively does it even matter? The flipside being how just to exist in this moment where I am given the opportunity to observe anything luck and improbable beyond all measure regardless of life elsewhere. For earth to form the way it did, for life to sprout, for beings to evolve, for my ancestors to have mated and died in the exact time and way I needed them to for me to exist right now. All so improbable and unlikely we each might as well have won the lottery ten times over in a row before we were even born. Truly amazing.

[@sneezebiscuits7239]

I dunno man space just makes me depressed

[@josephmatthews7698]

​​@@sneezebiscuits7239 i had a friend who felt the same way like accepting his insignificance weighed on him heavily. I just switched my way of thinking and found freedom and reassurance. Obviously it's not that way for everybody and I hope you find a piece of happiness regardless.

[@ZeallustImmortal]

That sense of freedom, wonder, and luck from realizing how insignificant you are is called "Optimistic Nihilism"

[@fishyboi98]

I would honestly not mind this being a more unedited series. The downtime is part of the game's experience, so even if not much interesting is happening it'd still enjoy this as a more podcasty-type game.

[@WyxianGames]

Would definitely love to see more parts of this! Also, couldn't help but notice the old inventory, there's an update by now with new content and a better inventory system you should probably get.

[@jonaw.2153]

49:02 "Oh right, I'm carrying human remains" Ah yes... silly library man, carrying around the arms and legs of his deceased colleagues. Quirky indeed.

[@sumicmusic]

"I'm definitely not doing a series on this because it's going to be a nightmare to edit" *voices of the void season 3:*

[@gogurtbogurt]

I remember watching my brother play Votv a while back. He decided to use a scanner, that i think is on the right side of the big area in the building, which is used to tell how many alive things there are around you. Usually it only picks up you but the one time i witnessed him use it it happened to pick up on a second thing moving in on the facility. I did not sleep well that night

[@Espartanica]

Don't worry, it actually lives in a cave in the corner of your fenced in area, and if you anger it it will hunt you down across the map. It also hunts at night and this is when the scanner picks it up. Sleep well

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

@@Espartanica Theres also the invisible entity that can open locked doors and throw stuff at you

[@Ghostly3011]

@@EspartanicaHow does one anger this being?

[@Espartanica]

@@Ghostly3011 Stealing its magic crystal

[@surytrap]

52:25 really roleplaying that zero sleep

[@crazyeyeswafflez]

Definitely turn into a series please, love to see you do this more.

[@Vibevibellama]

This game would be great for your channel, and it becomes spooky over time.

[@souldemon5747]

After the start of the third season it's funny to look at this video and hear that there won't be a series of it 😂

[@avalonmandrake3989]

This is awesome, i’d love to see it become a series, or just something you come back to every once in a while, because there’s a *ton* of neat stuff to see, as well as a bunch of easter eggs to find, which i’m sure you’d like!

[@GarfFishTank]

Yo, I'm a big fan of this game and wanted to say it does take a while to get used too, there are tons of things to find on the map and it seems you aren't playing on the latest version as well. Also, how didn't you notice the eyes at 55:05? Edit: type alien in the console for a surprise :]

[@Overposting]

what the fuck are those eyes

[@kwettybo]

i didn't even notice the eyes there, nice catch

[@grunkfussthefunnyclown4038]

i found that at 26:57 too

[@velocichungus]

I would love for this to be a full series.

[@Orcodstrea]

This seems like a great video for lunch

[@matthrew]

26:58 - sleep demon first sighting, on the left side of the screen you can see his eyes a bit above the servers, (tiny bit left and up)

[@aratwhoisaprivate2109]

PLEASE make this into series this is honestly one of my favourite games and would love to see more on it!

[@simplename1064]

If you would like more of this game I would recommend watching vargskelethor Joel play it

[@zapdog_]

I've been hoping for you to play this ever since I found out about it. This game deserves to blow up.

[@NPCN-dd8hg]

49:09 That scream

[@dappercoat249]

That scream made me jump a little

[@urielwitchcraft3620]

*WHATT!!*

[@wyattnof]

couldn’t enjoy vargskelethor’s streams enough, now I’m here, also, glad to be here.

[@kabob0077]

I would LOVE this as a Multiplayer game... Two players would still be very lonely but it'd cut down on the workload.

[@qbert1234]

I love games that look realistic, but not movie quality. Gives it a slightly unsettling feeling for me especially in the dark like this. Maybe that’s why I find Garry’s mod so disturbing

[@Espartanica]

You mean the retro aesthetic? Anyways it helps with the uncanny valley effect, mixing familiar styles from the past with new themes and the scenery being just not quite real helping the monsters not stick out

[@qbert1234]

@@Espartanica exactly

[@hoboq7631]

I love this game, it takes a bit to get used to but its fun, there are also a few eastereggs in the game

[@magoszeeth1771]

Love your videos hope you enjoyed this

[@Thig16]

This game really growed in me over time, i would really love to see a series of this!

[@dargunsh7156]

I hope this blows up cuz would definitely love to see this become series

[@moalisiddiqui]

I like to imagine the turn from annoyance and frustration to one of curiousity and joy came when the Hamburger Alien appeared. That's when things GOT GOOD.

[@3TonguedGourd]

I love the use of Source sound effects and aesthetics in this game

[@pessimistprime6318]

49:08 I was listening to this video while working and heard your scream and that alone scared me, and then saw everything happening. Was NOT expecting any of that in this game thus far

[@Jimmy-3294]

So this is the Gary’s mod version of Signal Simulator, pretty neat.

[@Kertezium]

Christ; I felt that jumpscare all the way down into my legs.

[@arnashe8538]

This is the essence of creepy/comfy

[@FG-xp6ts]

dude that wind at 34:12 spooked me so bad

[@EclipseGamer02]

I so looking foward to how this game will be when it's complete, it's already so good

[@ghtducafe239]

i really like your channel and the fact that your community is not too big makes it very cozy, keep it up !

[@aliensarerealbaby]

Please make this a series!!! This game seems so cool and i really love your style of playing it

[@dillinperry]

if you look in the lockers in the garage youll find rocks that they give you to break the boxes open so you can get rid of them

[@gabrielfernandesbarreto7728]

just downloaded it and played for 30 minutes, already in love with the project

[@tpd1864blake]

lmao hearing the gmod sound effects and seeing the hints popping up is hilarious

[@panickal]

Love this game. Like signal simulator but in active development and getting tons of new content and creepy encounters

[@Espartanica]

And also not a flat and empty map where it's hard to hide things

[@Jarewill]

It's so nice to see you play this game! No clue if you saw them, but I did post plenty of comments asking if you would play it, which I am glad you did! Personally I enjoyed this game a ton, so I hope you will have a similarly fun experience. Now time to watch the video.

[@RaziHiakri]

I think you should really check out the creepy and comfy vibes that were on the original Halo combat evolved. Always was thinking I wasn’t alone on blood gulch and sidewinder, or the map with all the transporters. Always felt like someone was just around the corners and I just missed them, plus that creepy video series of someone playing hide and seek on the maps was really creepy. Just thought the vibes would be something you might like. Anyways love your content!

[@Espartanica]

Boot up Backwash in classic Halo 2 multiplayer and just explore a while

[@RaziHiakri]

@@Espartanica good idea, that and cold storage.

[@Espartanica]

@@RaziHiakri Wanna really be creeper out, look into the Meddlers

[@RaziHiakri]

@@Espartanica so would you agree that the halo maps and parts of the games would be good content material for Librarian to document on? Or even you if you would like?

[@Espartanica]

@@RaziHiakri If you do a KZbin search for "empty Halo maps" it's already been done

[@georgeofhamilton]

Man, this game is really something. It really starves you of scares.

[@adrien5262]

That drone reminds me of that snatchbug from the Pikmin games so fucking much with the way it yoinked that package and dipped lmao

[@RougeMephilesClone]

Oh snap, I didn't expect to stumble back into the channel and see this game. I'm happy to see both.

[@rettjester]

This is on a very VERY old build of the game, 0.5.2 is the newest patch and I strongly recommend playing on that.

[@Espartanica]

Very build much game

[@TheVvolfpredator]

Librarian, check the bathroom!

[@hoboq7631]

49:05 I have played this game for hours and have never seen that

[@MatthewT394]

that's what happens when you don't get micro-sleeps like joel.

[@xNytus]

@@MatthewT394 Joel would shit himself and never play votv again

[@MatthewT394]

@@xNytus luckily he has gotten sleep.

[@omarlopez1372]

36:57 "2+6=10"? Lol Anyway, I thought you already played Signal Simulator a few years ago so I was hoping you would make comparisons in this video. Despite the lack of updates, it's best to also play the OG!

[@nuclearcosmos23]

What a great surprise, been watching joel play hours of this and thinking you would love it. Unfortunately you're playing an older version though.

[@clorby22]

Who’s Joel?

[@nuclearcosmos23]

​@@clorby22Vinesauce Joel or Vargskelethor

[@ChrisRyot]

That was a casual name reveal. :D

[@bluenightfury4365]

Finally you'd get to this game, been watching Vinesauce joel play it and its hillarious how he gets freaked out, wonder how you will fair (and I hope its a reoccuring video type I havent watched the video as of this comment.)

[@shaw8313]

I would very much enjoy more of this.

[@vidsatler5517]

I highly recommend you play Visage. I often found myself unwilling to set forth because my imagination was running wild due to the game's foreboding atmosphere and the feeling of dread I was experiencing. Edit: Hearing your take on it would be very exciting.

[@beefanman]

YESS YOU PLAYED THIS!! I love the concept of this game

[@tinoradu]

This is the second video in one day

[@qbert1234]

I know he posts so often it’s impressive and the videos actually have quality, they don’t feel rushed

[@terriblehumanbeing8117]

Perfect game for the channel! While you might feel inclined to focus purely on the job, the game very much rewards exploration and curiosity, so you shouldn't be afraid to wander around more in between signals once you get the hang of doing the daily tasks. Even the base itself has some things you seem to not have spotted. Despite being a very early demo, as is obvious from the jankiness, the game is already filled with an unbelievable amount of stuff going on under the surface, and it's constantly being updated. The dev also loves being funni and messing with people, try typing "alien" in the console Also, the game pretty clearly takes inspiration from Source games, so the same logic you might think would work in GMod will also work in this game. To break the crates, just whack them with a rock lmao

[@ZeallustImmortal]

"I think I fell behind" he says, after quitting before even getting a task to do

[@klimgus3823]

hope to see more of this game

[@drexcarratala5290]

please turn this into a series this game is facinating

[@devinsullivan6160]

Please keep this up, this game is exactly the kind of thing I'd hope you would do a series of, short of a @SaveItForParts co-op

[@Spewa-em8cm]

49:07 I have never in my life heard someone make a noise like that omfg

[@marc0xd.f726]

Oooh I was wating for this! This is really a good spooky game 0_0!!

[@kessal6806]

i really hope libry plays this game to completion!

[@rikybj0276]

26:58 THE EYES!!

[@scrubscruby4112]

That thing made me flinch so hard that my neck hurts.

[@7uke001]

Signal Simulator would be interesting

[@RealRoboKnight]

Yeah, but it's pretty dead lmao

[@7uke001]

@@RealRoboKnight really? But there are still a lot of creepy secrets and stuff right?

[@JohnMBlue1992]

Darn it i was gonna Recommend this game on your Discord! glad your playing it though… Vargskelethor/Vinesauce Joel has been playing it on his twitch streams past few months after Signal Sim stopped getting updates an since Joel/Vargskelethor has been streaming it on Twitch the Dev has been watching Joels streams an poor Vinesauce Joel cant shut up and has given the Dev ideas… also theirs a couple of Easter Eggs in VoTV and Easter Eggs Towards V-Sauce Joey so keep an eye out!

[@strangeyoutuberman7115]

Imagine the librarian finding the skull and just screaming GRAND DAD in a northern swedish accent

[@bosselotiscanon]

this confirms my suspicion that vargskelethor joel viewers have the tiniest bit of overlap with the librarian viewers (i am one of them as well) :D but yeah a lot of the references to _sveadish_ (swedish) shit are references to this particular streamer, in case librarian stumbles across them and are like "??? what in the goddamn". particularly the vargshroom. too many mushrooms.

[@DylanPackard]

@@bosselotiscanon Yup, when I saw voice of the void in my sub box today I thought there was another mini clip until I saw which channel uploaded haha!

[@bosselotiscanon]

@@DylanPackard literally me too!

[@JohnMBlue1992]

@@strangeyoutuberman7115 im hopping the Dev adds that to Spook Joel…

[@hankj.wimbleton3032]

Great video Is very interesting to change the point of view of this game From overly scared/paranoid swedish guy to a calm analytic guy Protip: Type "Alien" on the console

[@toothmello]

Been waiting for you to play this!!

[@crazynachos4230]

Yessssss two in one dayyy

[@fruitsalad5036]

OMG YES HE PLAYED IT!!!

[@overwatch1774]

Oh, this is a fairly old version of the game, maybe from 3 months ago. The newest version has some improvements and features added, but the jank isn't really gone.

[@dr.noodles6175]

The Original XCOM. Back in the day I spent thousands of hours playing that lol especially Terror from the deep. I always liked the old XCOM's, as their scenarios were never the same, and outcomes were always different, and once you learned the strategy and concept of play, you would do well. VOTV, has a certain feel compared to it somewhat. We just didnt starve, and the only sleep depravation, was playing at night and seeing the sun lighten the room, and you know 8 hours flew by. LOL. I am going to have to find that CD in my collection now, and install it, Thanks Librarian, lol.

[@incorporealnuance]

Tip: for some free food to hold you over, bust open the wooden boxes with a rock, or get the crobar & hold it, to bust them open faster

[@ElderonAnalas]

as a tip, when you're changing the frequencies, if you look at the nob, hold E down, you can look up at the screen and just use scroll wheel to make changes, you don't have to keep looking at the knob to scroll, as long as you don't let of of E. you'll also want to make sure to press the green button on the same station you play the signals at, so that you can copy them back to drives after you sell them. I can't recall if the dev fixed the ability to sell a single signal 4 times, one for each level of cleaning on separate drives.

[@Espartanica]

That isn't a bug I think but intended

[@eorlundgraumahne37]

I once read a horror story where someone at such a station receives an answer from space that said something like: "be silent or THEY will hear you"

[@Espartanica]

I think I read that one too, turned out there was one alien race that exterminated others and Earth found out too late?

[@ZeallustImmortal]

The story is called "Radio Silence" btw. Its a good one.

[@Siganaga]

Please do this game on a newer version as this one is quite old. I believe it'll be a better experience for both you and us if it's a multi video thing.

[@Captain_Echo]

how did i not see this published lol

[@eddythecoolguy]

make this a series dude! I love it!

[@samb1532]

This seems like a really interesting game... kinda janky but "jobs that very few people actually know how to do" sims are really interesting. If you plan to do more, I think I and other people wouldn't even mind if the editing was closer to 1:1, if that helps make playing/recording it more viable.

[@ZeallustImmortal]

The realization that you can hide in lockers is always fun to see

[@RedWitherITA]

Yes you finally played It!

[@Bernardos2002]

PLEASE MAKE MORE I LOVE IT

[@Techhunter_Talon]

Sometimes, it's better when the Librarian doesn't see something until it's too late... My clue on what I'm talking about it here? Just this: It watches...

[@Hunterofyeets]

Hey! The game has had a MASSIVE update recently. It has more events, a better tutorial, fixed some bugs, and better graphics!

[@dillinperry]

LETS GO YOU'RE PLAYING VOTV

[@cloud1973]

at 49:07 the scariest thing was Librarian's raw reaction to that, Damn!

[@MrFish-so8bn]

OH! Am I in for a treat, A librarian video!

[@kabob0077]

49:56 You just had a hallucinations, fell asleep, fell off your Sleep Deprived Nightmare Realm, and then shocked yourself awake rather violently. Please get some sleep next time you play. Sleep and Hunger DO matter in this game and they do cause stuff like hallucinations.