Quick start

Download Room software installer
Install the software in a folder named after your escape game : The Exorcist
First start : activate administrator mode
Configure your escape game
Configure your microphone
Configure a soundtrack
Configure the escape game script
Add your game masters
Add an escape room reset checkbox in the dashboard
Exit administrator mode
Start your first game
Antivirus authorizations
More :

Configure a backup plan
Add iSpy as a plugin
Configure audio and video
Configure connected props
Configure control panels
Configure dashboard
Configure automation

Download Room software installer

Download the installer from https://xcape.io/download/

Nothing difficult here :

Run installer :

If your antivirus cause problems when downloading or running Room installer, you will find help in:

Download and installation issues

Install the software in a folder named after your escape game : The Exorcist

The room folder is somehow important, give it the name of your escape room :

For this quick start tutorial we don't need the Demo settings :

Again, nothing difficult here :

First start : activate administrator mode

The default admin password is 1234, you can change it anytime.

Configure your escape game

Set the Room name : The Exorcist
You most likely have a microphone connected to the system for the game master : check the Microphone control box
If you want to display video in the room with an extra monitor, set the Expected displays number appropriately.
We recommend to not change the MQTT topics.
Tune other settings appropriately.

Then Apply, the application must be restarted :

Configure your microphone

If you checked the Microphone control box, after restarting we must configure the audio input and output devices for the Microphone, click on MIC. ERROR :

Now you can mute/activate the microphone with the ON AIR button :

Configure a soundtrack

A soundtrack is almost mandatory for an escape game.

Click Open media folder and copy your audio soundtrack file in there :

Click to create a new media :

Set Name and Request
It's the game soundtrack so check Started at new game
Navigate and set Media file and Configuration file
Set Audio devices to play the audio in the escape room
And click Apply

Configure the escape game script

The escape game script is made of challenges with their expected timing.

Click to add a challenge and then to configure the challenge :

The timing allows you to order the challenges in the script and to display alarms to the Game Master during the game when the team is late.

Add all the challenges of your escape game.

You will configure dependencies between challenges later, read more in the manual.

Add your game masters

Nothing difficult there.

Add an escape room reset checkbox in the dashboard

To help the game master, you can add a reset checkbox. It also helps teamwork when multiple game masters reset the rooms together:

the New game button will be enabled when the Reset box is checked.

Drag and drop the Prepare the room button :

Right click the widget to Edit :

Choose Preparation :

Then you have the Check room ready checkbox :

Eventually the game master must check the Check room ready box to enable the New game button.

You can add two other check boxes :

Warm-up :
use this check box when you start the room reset, the software will send commands to connected props so they are ready for the reset (switch on lights, open doors, unlock bolt etc.)
Correction :
when the Preparation (room ready) has been checked, the reset is complete, you can start a new game. However for whatever reason (omission, mistake) the game master may need to enter the room. When he checks the preparation box, the software sends commands to connected props (to unlock internal doors to walk in the room to do his stuff).