Tech Support

Thank you for purchasing Unpacking! If you are having any technical issues with the game, look no further than this thread.

We've put out two patches to resolve the most pressing issues that a few of our players have run into so far. If you have experienced any of the following:

  1. Game worked fine the first time you played but now crashes on load
  2. Can't press any button on the title screen
  3. Can't put down the camera in the first stage
...Get the latest update and these should be fixed!

The following are not bugs (warning, contains spoilers):
  • Can't find a spot for the diploma in 2010
  • Can't find a spot for the picture in 2012
These are puzzles! If you are struggling with them, there are answers in threads right here in the forum and in guides elsewhere on the internet.

If you encounter any other technical problems, let us know in this thread and we'll do our best to help!

Cheers,
Wren :unpackingrainbow:

76561199221574021 replied to Tech Support November 18, 2021 @ 7:33:56 pm PDT
76561199221574021 replied to Tech Support November 18, 2021 @ 7:33:56 pm PDT

I've gotten all updates and I still can't press any buttons on the title screen. It worked fine the first time I played but now I can't get past the title screen and I have to force quit to leave.

Wren replied to Tech Support November 20, 2021 @ 10:07:23 pm PDT
Wren replied to Tech Support November 20, 2021 @ 10:07:23 pm PDT

Originally posted by natalie.e.nelson:
I've gotten all updates and I still can't press any buttons on the title screen. It worked fine the first time I played but now I can't get past the title screen and I have to force quit to leave.

Sorry to hear that! Did you change anything in the control rebinding screen or did the cursor just randomly stop working?

If the controls got remapped, please follow these steps to reset them:
1) Right click on Unpacking in your library and select "Properties..." from the drop-down menu.
2) At the bottom of the "General" tab, you'll see an empty text field with "Launch options" written above it. Write "resetcontrols" in that box.
3) Close the properties window and launch the game. Your controls should be reset to default.
4) Open the properties window again and remove "resetcontrols" from your launch options so that your controls won't be reset each time you start the game.

PancakesAPlenty replied to Tech Support December 5, 2021 @ 6:09:48 pm PDT
PancakesAPlenty replied to Tech Support December 5, 2021 @ 6:09:48 pm PDT

Sorry to bother, but is the black star in the first level a glitch? It appeared when I put all of the items on the floor, but when I try that on any other level the black completion star never appears. Is it something that changes the story line or is it just there? No one else seems to be talking about it either.

Wren replied to Tech Support December 5, 2021 @ 8:11:31 pm PDT
Wren replied to Tech Support December 5, 2021 @ 8:11:31 pm PDT

Originally posted by superundertale:
Sorry to bother, but is the black star in the first level a glitch? It appeared when I put all of the items on the floor, but when I try that on any other level the black completion star never appears. Is it something that changes the story line or is it just there? No one else seems to be talking about it either.

Hi there! It’s not a glitch. You’ve stumbled on a secret mode, and you’re the first on the Steam forums to do so. :) there’s been a bunch of discussion of it on our Discord if you’d like to know more about it!

Immy replied to Tech Support December 6, 2021 @ 1:03:19 am PDT
Immy replied to Tech Support December 6, 2021 @ 1:03:19 am PDT

Is it a glitch to NOT get the black star? I'm going insane on the roommate level.

Wren replied to Tech Support December 6, 2021 @ 2:39:50 am PDT
Wren replied to Tech Support December 6, 2021 @ 2:39:50 am PDT

Originally posted by Immy:
Is it a glitch to NOT get the black star? I'm going insane on the roommate level.
Haha, it's just very hard! there are a couple of secret items that you may not realise can be moved. :)

bridanielle14 replied to Tech Support December 10, 2021 @ 8:17:00 pm PDT
bridanielle14 replied to Tech Support December 10, 2021 @ 8:17:00 pm PDT

How do I rotate items on a mac book on my keyboard?

Wren replied to Tech Support December 11, 2021 @ 4:20:16 am PDT
Wren replied to Tech Support December 11, 2021 @ 4:20:16 am PDT

Originally posted by bridanielle14:
How do I rotate items on a mac book on my keyboard?
I responded on your other thread just now, but in case anyone else is wondering: control+click!

mor replied to Tech Support December 27, 2021 @ 11:37:56 am PDT
mor replied to Tech Support December 27, 2021 @ 11:37:56 am PDT

Hello! I bought the game this morning and finished it, thought it was very cute, and was hoping to look at what I had designed when I encountered a bug I don't see anyone else has mentioned...? If I click on the hamburger menu option while exploring (in top left), sometimes the list of options for help doesn't include any words at all, only icons. I accidentally reset my entire 2004 level because of this bug. I couldn't tell what I was clicking, it was completely blank, but I could still select. It's very frustrating.
This is my first time commenting in a Steam discussion and I'm not sure how to add screenshots, but I hope what I explained is clear enough.

Robbo replied to Tech Support December 28, 2021 @ 1:58:55 am PDT
Robbo replied to Tech Support December 28, 2021 @ 1:58:55 am PDT

Hi there! Got the game today! but i can't get past typing my name into the album. I click the yellow arrows to continue, but then i get a black screen, the music stops and it completely crashes. I haven't been able to start the game at all :(. Wondering if there is anything i can do to fix it?

Kivathem replied to Tech Support December 29, 2021 @ 11:19:28 am PDT
Kivathem replied to Tech Support December 29, 2021 @ 11:19:28 am PDT

Originally posted by mor:
Hello! I bought the game this morning and finished it, thought it was very cute, and was hoping to look at what I had designed when I encountered a bug I don't see anyone else has mentioned...? If I click on the hamburger menu option while exploring (in top left), sometimes the list of options for help doesn't include any words at all, only icons. I accidentally reset my entire 2004 level because of this bug. I couldn't tell what I was clicking, it was completely blank, but I could still select. It's very frustrating.
This is my first time commenting in a Steam discussion and I'm not sure how to add screenshots, but I hope what I explained is clear enough.

I have the same issue, clicking sometimes shows no text just icons! Hard to figure out, I had this occur on the 1997 level!

Thanks, hope you have a suggestion

аdvicebanana replied to Tech Support December 31, 2021 @ 8:30:00 am PDT
аdvicebanana replied to Tech Support December 31, 2021 @ 8:30:00 am PDT

Running this game for the first time, Steam showed it running at 1000 fps. Please implement some sort of resource limitation. This looks like a very modest game in terms of reuired computing power, so please don't destroy my CPU/GPU by maxing them out for no good reason.

yaman.kyah replied to Tech Support January 2, 2022 @ 10:14:49 pm PDT
yaman.kyah replied to Tech Support January 2, 2022 @ 10:14:49 pm PDT

Running the game the first time was fine although now my cursor just hovers over the menu page and I can't even play the game. However I have updated and i'm sad because I just spent $28 bucks on this game, please fix it

Wren replied to Tech Support January 3, 2022 @ 6:33:08 pm PDT
Wren replied to Tech Support January 3, 2022 @ 6:33:08 pm PDT

Originally posted by Robbo:
Hi there! Got the game today! but i can't get past typing my name into the album. I click the yellow arrows to continue, but then i get a black screen, the music stops and it completely crashes. I haven't been able to start the game at all :(. Wondering if there is anything i can do to fix it?
Hi Robbo, sorry this is happening! What operating system are you running?

Wren replied to Tech Support January 3, 2022 @ 6:35:25 pm PDT
Wren replied to Tech Support January 3, 2022 @ 6:35:25 pm PDT

Originally posted by yaman.kyah:
Running the game the first time was fine although now my cursor just hovers over the menu page and I can't even play the game. However I have updated and i'm sad because I just spent $28 bucks on this game, please fix it
Hi there, did you change anything in the controller remapping? If so, it's possible you remapped your clicker to a keyboard key instead of mouse left-click.

Please follow these steps to reset the controls:
1. Right click on Unpacking in your library and select "Properties..." from the drop-down menu.
2. At the bottom of the "General" tab, you'll see an empty text field with "Launch options" written above it. Write "resetcontrols" in that box.
3. Close the properties window and launch the game. Your controls should be reset to default.
4. Open the properties window again and remove "resetcontrols" from your launch options so that your controls won't be reset each time you start the game.

Let me know if that helps!

Wren replied to Tech Support January 3, 2022 @ 6:33:08 pm PST
Wren replied to Tech Support January 3, 2022 @ 6:33:08 pm PST

Originally posted by Robbo:
Hi there! Got the game today! but i can't get past typing my name into the album. I click the yellow arrows to continue, but then i get a black screen, the music stops and it completely crashes. I haven't been able to start the game at all :(. Wondering if there is anything i can do to fix it?
Hi Robbo, sorry this is happening! What operating system are you running?

Wren replied to Tech Support January 3, 2022 @ 6:35:25 pm PST
Wren replied to Tech Support January 3, 2022 @ 6:35:25 pm PST

Originally posted by yaman.kyah:
Running the game the first time was fine although now my cursor just hovers over the menu page and I can't even play the game. However I have updated and i'm sad because I just spent $28 bucks on this game, please fix it
Hi there, did you change anything in the controller remapping? If so, it's possible you remapped your clicker to a keyboard key instead of mouse left-click.

Please follow these steps to reset the controls:
1. Right click on Unpacking in your library and select "Properties..." from the drop-down menu.
2. At the bottom of the "General" tab, you'll see an empty text field with "Launch options" written above it. Write "resetcontrols" in that box.
3. Close the properties window and launch the game. Your controls should be reset to default.
4. Open the properties window again and remove "resetcontrols" from your launch options so that your controls won't be reset each time you start the game.

Let me know if that helps!

yaman.kyah replied to Tech Support January 2, 2022 @ 10:14:49 pm PST
yaman.kyah replied to Tech Support January 2, 2022 @ 10:14:49 pm PST

Running the game the first time was fine although now my cursor just hovers over the menu page and I can't even play the game. However I have updated and i'm sad because I just spent $28 bucks on this game, please fix it

mor replied to Tech Support December 27, 2021 @ 11:37:56 am PST
mor replied to Tech Support December 27, 2021 @ 11:37:56 am PST

Hello! I bought the game this morning and finished it, thought it was very cute, and was hoping to look at what I had designed when I encountered a bug I don't see anyone else has mentioned...? If I click on the hamburger menu option while exploring (in top left), sometimes the list of options for help doesn't include any words at all, only icons. I accidentally reset my entire 2004 level because of this bug. I couldn't tell what I was clicking, it was completely blank, but I could still select. It's very frustrating.
This is my first time commenting in a Steam discussion and I'm not sure how to add screenshots, but I hope what I explained is clear enough.

Robbo replied to Tech Support December 28, 2021 @ 1:58:55 am PST
Robbo replied to Tech Support December 28, 2021 @ 1:58:55 am PST

Hi there! Got the game today! but i can't get past typing my name into the album. I click the yellow arrows to continue, but then i get a black screen, the music stops and it completely crashes. I haven't been able to start the game at all :(. Wondering if there is anything i can do to fix it?

Kivathem replied to Tech Support December 29, 2021 @ 11:19:28 am PST
Kivathem replied to Tech Support December 29, 2021 @ 11:19:28 am PST

Originally posted by mor:
Hello! I bought the game this morning and finished it, thought it was very cute, and was hoping to look at what I had designed when I encountered a bug I don't see anyone else has mentioned...? If I click on the hamburger menu option while exploring (in top left), sometimes the list of options for help doesn't include any words at all, only icons. I accidentally reset my entire 2004 level because of this bug. I couldn't tell what I was clicking, it was completely blank, but I could still select. It's very frustrating.
This is my first time commenting in a Steam discussion and I'm not sure how to add screenshots, but I hope what I explained is clear enough.

I have the same issue, clicking sometimes shows no text just icons! Hard to figure out, I had this occur on the 1997 level!

Thanks, hope you have a suggestion

аdvicebanana replied to Tech Support December 31, 2021 @ 8:30:00 am PST
аdvicebanana replied to Tech Support December 31, 2021 @ 8:30:00 am PST

Running this game for the first time, Steam showed it running at 1000 fps. Please implement some sort of resource limitation. This looks like a very modest game in terms of reuired computing power, so please don't destroy my CPU/GPU by maxing them out for no good reason.

bridanielle14 replied to Tech Support December 10, 2021 @ 8:17:00 pm PST
bridanielle14 replied to Tech Support December 10, 2021 @ 8:17:00 pm PST

How do I rotate items on a mac book on my keyboard?

Wren replied to Tech Support December 11, 2021 @ 4:20:16 am PST
Wren replied to Tech Support December 11, 2021 @ 4:20:16 am PST

Originally posted by bridanielle14:
How do I rotate items on a mac book on my keyboard?
I responded on your other thread just now, but in case anyone else is wondering: control+click!

superundertale replied to Tech Support December 5, 2021 @ 6:09:48 pm PST
superundertale replied to Tech Support December 5, 2021 @ 6:09:48 pm PST

Sorry to bother, but is the black star in the first level a glitch? It appeared when I put all of the items on the floor, but when I try that on any other level the black completion star never appears. Is it something that changes the story line or is it just there? No one else seems to be talking about it either.

Wren replied to Tech Support December 5, 2021 @ 8:11:31 pm PST
Wren replied to Tech Support December 5, 2021 @ 8:11:31 pm PST

Originally posted by superundertale:
Sorry to bother, but is the black star in the first level a glitch? It appeared when I put all of the items on the floor, but when I try that on any other level the black completion star never appears. Is it something that changes the story line or is it just there? No one else seems to be talking about it either.

Hi there! It’s not a glitch. You’ve stumbled on a secret mode, and you’re the first on the Steam forums to do so. :) there’s been a bunch of discussion of it on our Discord if you’d like to know more about it!

Immy replied to Tech Support December 6, 2021 @ 1:03:19 am PST
Immy replied to Tech Support December 6, 2021 @ 1:03:19 am PST

Is it a glitch to NOT get the black star? I'm going insane on the roommate level.

Wren replied to Tech Support December 6, 2021 @ 2:39:50 am PST
Wren replied to Tech Support December 6, 2021 @ 2:39:50 am PST

Originally posted by Immy:
Is it a glitch to NOT get the black star? I'm going insane on the roommate level.
Haha, it's just very hard! there are a couple of secret items that you may not realise can be moved. :)

natalie.e.nelson replied to Tech Support November 18, 2021 @ 7:33:56 pm PST
natalie.e.nelson replied to Tech Support November 18, 2021 @ 7:33:56 pm PST

I've gotten all updates and I still can't press any buttons on the title screen. It worked fine the first time I played but now I can't get past the title screen and I have to force quit to leave.

Wren replied to Tech Support November 20, 2021 @ 10:07:23 pm PST
Wren replied to Tech Support November 20, 2021 @ 10:07:23 pm PST

Originally posted by natalie.e.nelson:
I've gotten all updates and I still can't press any buttons on the title screen. It worked fine the first time I played but now I can't get past the title screen and I have to force quit to leave.

Sorry to hear that! Did you change anything in the control rebinding screen or did the cursor just randomly stop working?

If the controls got remapped, please follow these steps to reset them:
1) Right click on Unpacking in your library and select "Properties..." from the drop-down menu.
2) At the bottom of the "General" tab, you'll see an empty text field with "Launch options" written above it. Write "resetcontrols" in that box.
3) Close the properties window and launch the game. Your controls should be reset to default.
4) Open the properties window again and remove "resetcontrols" from your launch options so that your controls won't be reset each time you start the game.

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