Voices of the Void: [BAD SUN]

[@flviir]

You get an achievement by the end of the event called "Bad Sun"

[@isaiahmiranda7609]

This didn't mess up/delete your save in the same way the red skull signal does, did it...?

[@flviir]

@@isaiahmiranda7609 no my save is fine

[@ScormyScorum]

@@flviir how long does it take to end, I can't sleep or nothing!

[@flviir]

@@ScormyScorum can't remember completely but i think you need to wait till 6 am of the next morning

[@vendybirdsvadl7472]

@@ScormyScorum you need to wait until like 3:00/4:00

[@pyropyropyro8549]

I like that whatever happened to the sun is equally confusing to the aliens as well, they go so far as to abandon their mission and destroy the sun for their own reasons

[@jetex1911]

Not just destroy the sun, they want to capture whatever light it emitted too. Does that mean the light still has it's effects no matter how far it's traveled? Terrifying.

[@kyyay-yt]

"CAPTURE THE REMAINING LIGHT" in the death sequence is actually a bit scary to think about, because it implies that this anomalous sun is so unimaginably dangerous that even if you observed it from another entire solar system, the relatively TINY amount of photons that would reach you would still be bad

[@flviir]

holy shit I didn't think of that

[@notNyxiann]

damn

[@crazgon7261]

this may be a reference to SCP 001 - When Day Breaks where any contact with light from the sun will turn you into a flesh monster

[@growlie2676]

The Annihilate The Sun thing Is creepy in a way.

[@SwizzleDrizzl]

i hate, hate, HATE that whatever's going on with the sun is censored, that's genuinely so scary

[@flviir]

not as scary as the weeping angel mannequins. gave me a god damn heart attack first time I encountered them.

[@isaiahmiranda7609]

Sometimes the things that are the creepiest aren't what you CAN see but, instead, what you _can't..._

[@guozhenli2896]

its a references to “when day breaks” from SCP 001？i forgot it

[@theastrollama777]

@@guozhenli2896 i dont think it is.

[@shibainu2528]

@@theastrollama777 I mean, even though it is most likely an altered version of the story, it might've taken inspiration from "When Day Breaks" For example, the strange compulsion for Dr. Kel to look at it when in his line of sight (0:28) or the flesh chunks falling off when in DIRECT sunlight, also the alarms start blaring as if some supervisor witnessed what happened to someone in direct sunlight and turned them on themselves. Not entirely sure why the sun is censored unless if it's some sort of memetic protection for the player themselves in a 4th wall breaking sense. And also, the developer already took some inspiration / references to other creepy moments in media, like "The Freezer" from Saints Row 2, Rufus from Gooseworx's dream, or some of the fears Joel might've had (Duende anyone?)

[@DeadlinePhil]

Oh my god if this happen during one of Joel's stream he gonna fucking die.

[@greenhead352]

joel will destroy his pants

[@corokossa]

feels like a direct counter to his idea that the daytime is safe.

[@MisterRyth]

Oh I am PRAYING this happens! I AM ON MY KNEES PRAYING TO THE TERRIBLE SUN 😂

[@mikadosannoji553]

im still waiting

[@Lambent_Omega]

It happens on the real-life 24th day of every month, so if he streams VotV on the 24th it's gonna happen

[@aohinoko9110]

Oh hey it's the SCP "When Day Breaks"

[@Maschinenpistole1]

thats what i thought lmao

[@Dr_Doctor_Lee]

and its done so wonderfull.

[@Darkoriax17]

It sure is. Literally what this is based off of.

[@theHatted]

I like to think that the sun here is censored because it's the cognitohazard mentioned in the alpha warning at the start of the game.

[@lforlost131]

Me and the insomnia demon having a All night sleep over in the basement, waiting out this chaos

[@RGMS_]

i found out that if you solve the "puzzle" he puts you in you get 100 energy when you wake up, so far i only managed to complete the corridor one, just run like crazy and dont look back haha

[@lforlost131]

@@RGMS_ I'm sorry, I am confused. What "Puzzle"?

[@RGMS_]

@@lforlost131 Those weird places he takes you when you pass out, i dont think all of them have a solution (at least i couldnt figure out most of them) but some have, for example the hamburger plataforms you need to find all of the shiny hamburgers around, the corridor one you just run on the opposite way of that weird light that keeps growing until you reach a door at the end, if you manage to complete it you will wake up with full energy

[@lforlost131]

@@RGMS_ OH! the nighmare puzzles. I understand now. Yes, so far i've completed the burger dream, mannequin dream, and corridor chase dream

[@DraconBerry2740]

chocleates give you back sleep

[@lithium444]

This event seem so simple but still creeps me out

[@hyperinvox9129]

SCIENCE COMPELLS US TO BLOW UP THE SUN

[@isaiahmiranda7609]

Normal science stuff

[@redundead187]

10/10 reference

[@DraconBerry2740]

@@redundead187 its SCP-001 When the day breaks reference

[@piragintheevercorpulent1526]

What hyperinvox said in particular is a reference to Outer Wilds actually!

[@shibainu2528]

But is potentially anniallating an entire solar system worth the safety we may gain from doing so?

[@iamanerd5706]

I remember seeing on the VotV wiki around a day after the 0.6.0 update came out, and there was just a threat listed called "Censored Sun" with no pictures nor any information. I was so curious to see what it meant and... yeah, this is about what I expected. It's so creepy, and I love it. I wonder if this would have been permanent? I wish we got to see what happened if you tried waiting through it.

[@flviir]

i waited through it and it seems to last the entire day. it wasn't as bad as i expected you just need to avoid the sun light. scared the fuck out of me though

[@CESTLAFDTJEUNEPD]

I literally waited the whole day up until 1am and I still couldn't save nor sleep so I'm restarting a run lmao

[@flviir]

@@CESTLAFDTJEUNEPD you need to wait to 6 am if i remember correctly

[@mistysimba29]

@@flviir aw i wish i had seen this before hand lol, my friend sent me this video today and then i had it happen just like an hour ago. Spent the entire day decoding and scanning, then did sundown by doing hashes, less than 15 sleep the whole time. After midnight passed and i couldnt pause my game or sleep still i just closed out

[@RGMS_]

I almost had a hearth attack, i was going to get Echo's hash and as soon as i left the sat the sirens went off and i started taking damage, i ran back as fast as i could and then i noticed how strong the sunlight was compared to a normal day lol

[@gotgunpowder]

This is definitely another SCP reference. One of the SCP-001 proposals is called "When Day Breaks" and it's basically the sun becoming anomalous and turning people into fleshy abominations when they're caught in the light.

[@notNyxiann]

nice green mage pfp!

[@lejogamer6274]

001 doesn’t kill them, it melts their flesh and makes them think the sun is beautiful and makes them want other people to experience the “beauty” of the sun, even moonlight isn’t safe because it’s reflected light

[@lavans5721]

Fear the light, embrace the dark

[@lavans5721]

@@kathiecraig2803 yup. I believe the ig foundation motto is: We die in the dark, so you may live in the light SCP-001 (this version anyways) literally flies that around so perfectly, I love it

[@BonBonToro]

When you accidentally activate light mode

[@erihgioqe3798]

Oh god, it's the ugly barnacle who was so ugly that everyone died

[@reverserealism2214]

got the event on day 5, and it was the first time i was playing the game myself and not just watching someone. scared the ever loving hell out of me 11/10 game of the year

[@therealalmightyloaf3285]

FIRST DAY BRO AAGGGHHH

[@gravy6893]

Holy hell this is terrifying. Legit made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. This is peak horror.

[@cat-ru8kk]

the hell xd

[@napstablook7279]

just now got that exact event on day 22. the only thing that i find slightly annoying about it is that it seems like the only two options you have are 1-you either reset events (idk if it works as i never tested it ever but i assume it works lol), or 2-sit in a corner of your base all day. i mean hearing sirens and seeing everything flickering for no reason while i was minding my own business almost gave me a fookin heart attack ngl lmao. also the "you have seen everything" achievement with description being "enjoy the light" is pretty ominous ngl. also not too sure but i assume it is a reference to When Day Breaks or whatever its called idk. anyways yea scary shite, love it.

[@RGMS_]

i got lucky because it happened in the second day just before i sent the first box full of drives to complete the tasks, so after that i had 9 signals to process after i upgraded the thing that lets you process the signals

[@NickDerMitHut]

this event is a pain in the ass if u dont have the coffee machine yet ( like I did lol) basically the entire day wasted and getting caught over and over by the sleep demon cuz u cant sleep and cant really get stamina back any other way

[@flviir]

yea idk why you can't sleep during an event it's stupid

[@NickDerMitHut]

@@flviir Yeah, I mean with the sun being so bright in this event I can kinda see it making sense but like after 18:00 its already getting dark and still. Or like if the day would go by a bit quicker or so

[@BahnDaten]

@@NickDerMitHut the days are shorter on harder difficulties but you also lose hunger and sleep faster

[@NickDerMitHut]

True! I thought abt that too but I then I remembered that I cant change difficulty ( or any other settings) during such an event@@BahnDaten

[@CookieCraftMedia]

I went through 7 chocolate coffee bars in order to keep me away from the sleep demon, after running out of sleep multiple times. It didn't help that not only did the obelisk event occur along the bad sun on that day, but also got the wendigo hauntings and trippy looking trees. I was so confused because I couldn't sleep for almost 2 whole days

[@endlesswanderer1753]

I just got this. As far as events go, this is a rough one. It's really, really damn cool, but man if this happens it's just a wasted day. Can't sleep, can't go outside, and if you're caught without coffee or anyway to gain stamina, you can't even work on anything and just spend the day collapsing. I guess it's two wasted days, since my transformers were at 40% the day before, and I guarantee they'll blow before it ends. I'll have to spend tomorrow sleeping and fixing every server/transformer before I can do anything else, lol.

[@flviir]

this is why i try to buy the coffee machine as fast as i can

[@DraconBerry2740]

@@flviir i think you should start making videos fropm this game like day1

[@endlesswanderer1753]

@@flviir It turns out I was being a little dramatic. Around noon I finally passed out and had a nightmare. Managed to find a door and woke up with full stats. Around 20:00 the sun started going behind the mountains and I was able to do stuff on the east side of the map without taking damage.

[@theincursion5898]

i dont know what's creepier, the sirens or the fact that there is a giant fucking black box where the sun should be

[@DIAMOND____]

Thats a cognitohazard. Cognitohazards are things that are dangerous if looked at... so there is a reason why its a black box, its stopping you from seeing it

[@Enoonb]

You can avoid this by going into the saferoom that's inside your bedroom, which was originally boarded up. Grab your clock, some food and watch some videos until the sun calms down. Oh and the sun doesn't seem to do any damage to you while you are operating your ATV. That'll probably get fixed soon.

[@lunchbox997]

This is technically what would happen if Earth's Magnetic Field or Ozone Layer were stripped away. Very scary stuff.

[@miracle-pi5ws]

Really??

[@tanaflameheart8883]

When day breaks.

[@blackterrian89]

What a discord mod would think of the sun

[@Kashi-K]

possibly a reference to When Day Breaks

[@Idklmao1502]

Some information about the "BAD SUN" event Basic info: 1. It will happen every 24TH in every month (it can happened anytime but it's extremely rare for it to happened outside 24TH) 2. This is an "Game Over" event, means that you can DIE in this event. (When you die, the save file is deleted) 3. This event happened from 6:00 until 18:00 (basically the whole day) 4. Definitely inspired from SCP-001 "When day breaks". The sun went anomalous for some reason and it will melt any organic materials, humans included, fusing them and turned into one hell of a biological abomination

[@Idklmao1502]

How to survive it? 1. Take as much food as you can 2. DO NOT GO OUTSIDE. PLEASE. 3. The safest place is either the pool or the basement 4. good luck If you still wanted to look at the sun then... 1. The sun is censored by a black rectangle. Your vision will be forced to stare at the sun and you can't shake it off. It will slowly kills you.

[@Idklmao1502]

Oh, and you can't pause the game

[@Idklmao1502]

Please, pin this comment so that everyone realize how bad this event is and make them well prepared.

[@itryen7632]

Bad sun over paradise

[@LocalGoober10]

I am currently experiencing this event right now and it scared the fuck out of me.

[@d3r3l1ct]

Got it on my first day XD Went outside, sirens started blaring and I was like "Is Dr Kel getting arrested" before getting attacked by the sun. A week later I'm still picking up bits of goregibs. I love this event but I wish you could pause. I needed to go away from my pc but was basically held hostage lmao

[@morales6224]

I got this horseshit at day 7, I had to ring around the rosey the insomnia Bastard till 1:00 before it let me pass out.

[@ItsYee64]

Learning new shit about this game every day that makes my jaw drop every time is an experience. There are so many things to find in this game and it's terrifying!

[@lolTech41]

For some really weird reason, the event lasted 2 days for me before it fully ended and gave me the bad sun achievement (edit: I forgot to mention that it lasted through day #2 and 3)

[@HolyFeline]

The sun is a deadly laser

[@lejogamer6274]

And it liquifies flesh

[@froos_art]

this happened to me on day 5, i seriously thought the electrics is being wacky until the alarms starts blaring and i went outside

[@ZombieKabob]

I guess day finally broke

[@nyloaf]

i love that you can see the initial terror

[@lolzers7986]

That is absolutely horrifying dear lord

[@vinihenrique8941]

The fact that there is a siren to the event shows us that it has happened multiple times so it is probably a worldwide event [Not my information got from another video]

[@spengithestrangeengie8474]

I got this on day one and it happened right after the monster screamed that lived in the cave i thought i was being chased

[@flviir]

i would drop dead irl if this happened to me

[@spigggg]

how did u get it to happen?

[@flviir]

@@spigggg the sun event happens randomly. but the monster part I think he's talking about the alien creature at romeo he spawns every day and walks around romeo at night

[@spigggg]

@@flviir thanks for the info

[@spengithestrangeengie8474]

I loaded my save again and got the bad sun a second time and checked out what happens if you make it through the entire day, once the sun sets it won't hurt you but you still can't pause or sleep

[@omegadragons321]

funny thing i have a bugged save where its eternally a bad sun but i can sleep just fine. yes the sun goes down but the event happens again the next day

[@Engineer921]

For me is one of the most creepiest events in the game. With this, also i wanted know more about the BAD SUN, it's a inspirations of something? A conspiracy theory?

[@Darkoriax17]

It’s a very direct reference to SCP-001 “When Day Breaks” where the sun becomes an anomaly and puts off enough light to break Earth’s Ozone Layer and pretty much melt all life on Earth into nothing.

[@bagel5833]

Aw shit, day broke.

[@fart1878]

coldest day in death valley california

[@ChesterManfred]

I had it today, I didn't understand the alarm or anything. I felt nervous. Died trying to fix Yankee

[@guozhenli2896]

When day break thats why theres a censored sun idk the flashbang light make my eyes GONE

[@cythrex]

Reminded me of when day breaks from scp and nameless deity from terraria mod

[@Акула-о6ь]

imagine getting up by sirens and see a black square at sun💀💀

[@konstralit2105]

I really like this siren when the event starts

[@SergioPSC]

The sun did a little trolling

[@Squabsss]

its that day of the month once more!

[@DanYami]

there are things in this world that you're not meant to see

[@shibainu2528]

I've been thinking, and I think I know how to go outside during this event. To sum it up, I just imagined how it would be if I was personally there myself, and I eventually got to the conclusion that having some form of skin covering would be beneficial while running to the nearest shelter (Main base, satellite, transformer shed), like a hoodie with your arms pulled into the sleeves and the hood up, or in the game's case, a hazmat suit that seemingly has no other purpose as far as I know.

[@lejogamer6274]

With it being a reference to scp-001 when day breaks, just a hoodie isn’t safe, you need to cover every square millimeter of your skin and eyes in stuff that won’t let light through or else you are in immense danger

[@shibainu2528]

@@lejogamer6274 Yeah, I've since reread the article on the SCP wiki after I sent the comment, and how it mentioned that the effect is on *visible* light, instead of ultraviolet light that usually gets blocked by glass and sunscreen. They also mentioned that wearing several layers is preferable. But at least in theory, having at least one layer should be good for the temporary "Run for cover" panic in the game, especially with how slow it effects Dr. Kel instead of how the article described as instantaneous.

[@lunchbox997]

@@shibainu2528 On top of that, this is theoretically ultra violet light that got through the magnetosphere, or if the magnetic field is gone then its the full power of the sun beating down on you. Skin coverings or sunscreen would help but you would die anyways because of the physical power of the radiation breaking you down atom by atom.

[@HomeforFlowers143]

I had this happen to me yesterday. On my first time playing votv. I screamed so god damn loud :)

[@Justadonkey]

I think this is an SCP When Day Breaks reference. whenever you get exposed to the suns light you hear weird fleshy sounds

[@PropHuntGuy]

Yep, It’s “When Day Breaks.”

[@theastrollama777]

why does everyone think this is an scp reference? if it was a reference to when day breaks, the sky would be red, youd instantly die, and it would be permanent. i think they just had the idea of the sun being so fucking bright they had to censor it.

[@theastrollama777]

@@kathiecraig2803 shut your pie hole

[@iabgunner8701]

It’s in the same vain isn’t it? If they just copied 001 that would be lame. And as far as I know. Their isn’t another popular fictional story where the sun turns extremely deadly. So the only thing people can relate this too is scp 001.

[@theastrollama777]

@@iabgunner8701 "the sun is a deadly laser"

[@protogensvisiontimelost254]

the bad sun event changes the hue of everything, kills the plant life too and melts you alive upon any contact with it and the death screen reveals the aliens are gonna solve the dilemma by terminating the sun, which in when day breaks is literally impossible for the foundation but not for the aliens ig.

[@Darkoriax17]

Because it’s been literally stated on the wiki as being heavily inspired by SCP-001

[@Maschinenpistole1]

My guess is it's a giant eldritch eye or a tripod?

[@flviir]

the game over screen says "annihilate the sun" so it's probable something weird with the sun

[@Maschinenpistole1]

@@flviir OH FUCK i thought YOU put in the censor... geez thats horrible...

[@asra-5180]

​@@Maschinenpistole1the sun liquified Kel. Turning him into SCP 001-A.

[@Maschinenpistole1]

@@asra-5180 Step outside it's beautiful

[@DraconBerry2740]

when i was using drone during this it was like half charged and the just fell out of sky idk why it was middle of day

[@mic7reaper]

Gives me SCP "When day break" vibes

[@lejogamer6274]

It is a reference to it

[@SaintlyGold]

a rainworld AND votv fan?? dude i love you

[@MonkeFishGod_real]

So spooky it ended the game

[@macharielx]

i got bad sun on day 2, i was absolutely flabbergasted!

[@doveykinsss3337]

Okay, but I actually had to try to upload a signal with a bunch of broken satellites cuz of this. It sucked.

[@flviir]

that's why I try to max server stability as fast as I can

[@nautilus5922]

I got this thing while out fixing satellites...

[@LikaLaruku]

White Hole Suuuuuun Won't you come & wash away the flesh?

[@mobiletaskforceepsilon-9]

budget scp 001

[@Doni-uw8ye]

guess what,im scared as hell

[@JNJNRobin1337]

wait why is the sun censored

[@flviir]

it's part of the event. it goes back to normal next morning

[@circleinforthecube5170]

seeing it uncensored is worse than using windows ME

[@capitalcoffee7514]

Hot sun sex, that's why.

[@anadorablestraycat5255]

SCP-001 moment

[@elliter5465]

Scp-001 moment

[@StaticIsJustOkAtGames]

average day in california i think.

[@Maschinenpistole1]

Did you do anything specific to trigger this event?

[@flviir]

nope I was just doing my daily task

[@lejogamer6274]

Happens rarely or on the 23rd of every month till you survive it

[@THE_CARBON]

June 9th lore

[@supertired6412]

THE SUN IS NOT A STAR

[@vitonamous]

That is scurrry

[@eggdogreal]

What does it look like behind the censor tho? I NEED TO KNOW

[@jonsnowver4183]

This just happened to me

[@foxxbaker]

Is the censor the game?

[@flviir]

yes

[@foxxbaker]

@@flviir taking notes, leaving it up to the imagination really is terrifying

[@LikaLaruku]

What is the black box censoring?

[@Darkoriax17]

The sun is literally so bright it will destroy your vision. Think of it like a solar eclipse and how you’re not supposed to look directly at one.

[@Uybak]

On which day was this?

[@flviir]

day 17

[@7z_h3]

got this event on day 2

[@lejogamer6274]

Rarely on any day but guaranteed on the 24th of every month till you get the achievement for it

[@Dippcrafty]

This shit ruined multiple saves already! Can you even avoid it?

[@fluffthecat2438]

You just have to wait it out.

[@Dippcrafty]

@@fluffthecat2438 I read about it in some reddit post of the game. They say you can't sleep after that, sounds like a bug to me

[@flviir]

@@Dippcrafty no they're wrong you've got to wait till 6am of the next morning

[@Dippcrafty]

@@flviir In that case, how am I supposed to do tasks? Tasks that require you to go outside?

[@flviir]

@@Dippcrafty You can 1: don't do them or 2: wait till the sun goes down

[@thebluehat6814]

Aspiring astrophysicst here What youre observing is, most probably, not the sun. Photons cannot actually do any harm to all parts of the body excluding the eyes. If it were related to the sun, it would probably render any human blind, and the sun doesn't (or rather can't) flicker. However, this is most probably a weak gamma ray emission. Not a world-ending one, but a "diluted" one that could've been travelling for millena, and just happened to line up with the sun. For a game where space is the main focus, this mistake is disappointing.

[@HYPERYoshi5]

not a mistake per-se, the intention is for it to be anomalous, and potentially a soft SCP reference. the sun being censored is an implication that it isn't harming you in a conventional way, which is supported by the fact that every time you take "damage" from looking at the sun in this event, you lose a chunk of skin and meat that falls onto the ground. The sun being censored is a gentle implication that if this were footage that could be reviewed, looking at the recording of the sun would produce the same violent damage to one's body it's an exceedingly rare event with a specific real-time based trigger, so it's supposed to feel extremely strange, anomalous, and unexplainable-- which is the exact kind of horror the rest of the game tends to employ the gamma ray emission thing is really interesting and cool to hear about though

[@idealsurrealism9587]

It's not a mistake you just misunderstood what its supposed to be, and that's on you

[@somdudewillson]

Person who understands basic physics here: Photons can _absolutely_ harm _every_ part of the body if sufficiently energetic.

[@MihaIsCool]

SCP 001 "When day breaks"