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2020-09-06T07:12:51Z

2020-02-19T02:16:26Z

Byebyebutterfly: Added February 18th audio, changed date span for January 28th call

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[[File:1-858-WHEN-KRZ.jpg|thumb|right]]
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1-858-943-6579), or the '''''Kentucky Route Zero'' Development Status Hotline''', is a phone hotline by [[Cardboard Computer]] dedicated to providing callers with the release status of {{KRZ}}, including [[Act V]] and the game's console ports. It features the voice of [[Will]].

Online as of October 15, 2018, Cardboard Computer stated in their announcement [https://twitter.com/cardboardcompy/status/1052007818902102017 tweet] and [https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo-brUABAgf/ Instagram post] that "if you find it reassuring, you may add it to your 'speed dial.'"

== Development Status Hotline ==

Recordings of the messages heard on the hotline at different dates are listed below.

=== "In production" ===

''Dates used: October 15, 2018 – June 2019.''

[[File:1-858-WHEN-KRZ.ogg]]

=== "Quality assurance testing" ===

''Dates used: June 2019 – January 4, 2020.''

[[File:1-858-WHEN-KRZ - QA Testing.ogg]]

=== "Preparing for publication" ===

''Dates used: January 4 – 28, 2020.''

[[File:1-858-WHEN-KRZ - Preparing for Publication.ogg]]

This recording played a countdown, in minutes, to 9:00 a.m. PST on Tuesday, January 7, 2019 (seven years since the release of [[Act I]]). A transcript can be read [[:File:Preparing for Publication transcript.pdf|here]].

As the countdown reached zero, the recording played the following message:
[[File:1-858-WHEN-KRZ - Countdown complete.ogg]]

== Department of the Real ==

[[File:Dept of the Real.jpg|thumb|right]]

On January 28, 2020, Cardboard Computer announced a collaboration with [[wikipedia:Iam8bit|iam8bit]] on a physical releases of the game for several systems, in addition to vinyl releases of [[Ben Babbitt]]'s [[music]] related to the game. The hotline was rebranded to the '''Department of the Real''' and Cardboard Computer began advertising it using the numerical phone number.

=== "The number you have dialed is not real" ===

''Dates used: January 28 - February 18th, 2020.''

[[File:1-858-943-6579 - January 29th.ogg]]

=== "Please open your dream journal, and turn to page 81" ===

''Dates used: Since February 18th, 2020.''

[[File:1-858-943-6579 - February 18th.ogg]]

The hotline's "today, the following things are not real" item listing changes roughly every other day:

* '''January 28–29:''' Discarded snakeskin, empty buildings, music from a passing car, silence, frogs, the house you grew up in, the house I grew up in.
* '''January 30:''' Software, felt, empty beer cans thrown in the woods, moths, moths, mice.
* '''January 31:''' ''[Unknown]''
* '''February 1–2:''' Desktops, heartbeats, magnets.
* '''February 3:''' Goat's feet, rain, the em dash, the bat circus, your first set of tires.
* '''February 4:''' Weight, glory, brunch, stories written on rabbit skins, comedy.
* '''February 5–6:''' ''[Unknown]''
* '''February 7–8:''' The wind in your hair, the air in your tires.
* '''February 9–10:''' Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday.
* '''February 11:''' Nostalgia, discomfort, mittens, thirst, the 1996 Ford Taurus.
* '''February 12–13:''' Chemicals.
* '''February 14–17:''' Thunder, your favorite song, the sound in your ears just before you fall asleep, a child's drawing of a building complete with a chimney and smoke, residual lacquer, snow.

[[Category:Real world]]

2020-01-30T03:35:59Z

Byebyebutterfly:

Cardboard Computer included access to their debug menu and tools as part of the final release of [Kentucky Route Zero] PC Edition. These include functions and features that are not intended to be accessed during a normal playthrough, and are not polished enough in presentation to be considered for inclusion in the TV Edition.

Players may access the debug tools by editing '''<setting name="console" value="False" />''' to '''<setting name="console" value="True" />''' in settings.krz, located in their computer's save game location.

=== High resolution screenshot tool ===

This tool allows for a player to compose screenshots which are taken at a much higher resolution than their native monitor resolution. All screenshots taken using this tool can be found in the Screenshots subfolder, which is generated in the save game location.

''Resolution factor'' refers to a multiplier based off of your in-game resolution - i.e. a factor of 1 is your native resolution, a factor of 2 would be double that, and so on.

'''\''' enables a debug information panel.
'''F9''' takes a high resolution screenshot.
'''Left Ctrl + Up Arrow''' increases the resolution factor by 1.
'''Left Ctrl + Down Arrow''' decreases the resolution factor by 1.
'''Left Ctrl + Page Up''' multiplies the resolution factor by 2.
Left Ctrl + Page Down''' divides the resolution factor by 2.

=== Here and There Along the Echo phone selection ===

'''z''' changes the phone to the classic pink phone.
'''x''' changes to the office-style speakerphone.
'''c''' changes to the white, modern-style phone.
'''v''' changes to the black, vintage-style phone.
'''b''' changes to the classic white phone.

Debug mode

2020-01-30T03:35:40Z

Byebyebutterfly: Created page with "Cardboard Computer included access to their debug menu and tools as part of the final release of [Kentucky Route Zero] PC Edition. These include functions and features that ar..."

Cardboard Computer included access to their debug menu and tools as part of the final release of [Kentucky Route Zero] PC Edition. These include functions and features that are not intended to be accessed during a normal playthrough, and are not polished enough in presentation to be considered for inclusion in the TV Edition.

Players may access the debug tools by editing '''<setting name="console" value="False" />''' to '''<setting name="console" value="False" />''' in settings.krz, located in their computer's save game location.

=== High resolution screenshot tool ===

This tool allows for a player to compose screenshots which are taken at a much higher resolution than their native monitor resolution. All screenshots taken using this tool can be found in the Screenshots subfolder, which is generated in the save game location.

''Resolution factor'' refers to a multiplier based off of your in-game resolution - i.e. a factor of 1 is your native resolution, a factor of 2 would be double that, and so on.

'''\''' enables a debug information panel.
'''F9''' takes a high resolution screenshot.
'''Left Ctrl + Up Arrow''' increases the resolution factor by 1.
'''Left Ctrl + Down Arrow''' decreases the resolution factor by 1.
'''Left Ctrl + Page Up''' multiplies the resolution factor by 2.
Left Ctrl + Page Down''' divides the resolution factor by 2.

=== Here and There Along the Echo phone selection ===

'''z''' changes the phone to the classic pink phone.
'''x''' changes to the office-style speakerphone.
'''c''' changes to the white, modern-style phone.
'''v''' changes to the black, vintage-style phone.
'''b''' changes to the classic white phone.

1-858-WHEN-KRZ

2020-01-30T00:16:05Z

Byebyebutterfly:

1-858-WHEN-KRZ

2020-01-30T00:15:37Z

Byebyebutterfly:

1-858-WHEN-KRZ

2020-01-30T00:07:22Z

Byebyebutterfly:

2020-01-21T11:09:33Z

Byebyebutterfly:

eleanor with a lowercase e, because it's cuter. also because lowercase music is an underappreciated genre.

[//twitter.com/ListeninGarden tweet place]