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Vanquish the Kaiser's Imperial Fleet using timing, tactics and telegraphy in MORSE, a minimalist strategy game that teaches you the lost language of Morse code. Can you change the world with the push of a button?

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What have people been building with MORSE?

Jan 13

Hey folks,

With MORSE launched and a new year beginning, I thought I'd start 2026 off sharing a different perspective; Highlighting the amazing projects you've been building inspired by the project!

Iona (UK)

First, I want to talk about Iona, an amateur radio enthusiast based in the UK, who shared her Arduino tutorial on coding a telegraph USB adapter.

This was personally very helpful to me as I have a couple of R4 Minimas that I had lying around gathering dust that I was able to wire up without issue using her guide. I actually sent my completed telegraph setup for exhibition at Good Game Fest![goodgamedev.co.uk]

What made this even better was because Iona was based in London, she very kindly offered to cover the MORSE booth at the event (as I was unavailable to attend).

She even set up a radio station on the booth (pictured above) which I was completely blindsided and delighted by! Once I've got my license, I'd love to make a radio setup a booth staple so that players can translate their learned knowledge of Morse Code directly to radio.

Contacting her to approve the draft of this post, she mentioned that the experience and exhibiting MORSE has inspired her to delve further into electronic prototyping with ESP32's. A huge thanks to Iona again for all her help, excited to see what she comes up with next!

You can view her project here: http://cmd.pm/morse_connector/ You can see my implementation of her logic here: https://bsky.app/profile/alexvscoding.bsky.social/post/3m65t6zblb222

TimeDiver997 (Steam)

Next, we have this absolutely incredible 3D printed Iambic key design from TimeDiver997!

When I first saw this, I was honestly gobsmacked by the sophistication of this design and its inner workings. When I was exhibiting MORSE at EGX in Birmingham late November I kept showing this controller to every person who played the game! Just look at that engineering.

Matching filament to the game palette and including MORSE iconography was a really nice touch as well. Amazing work.

Here's Time Diver's project to check out and build for yourself: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7215115

Magnus (USA)

Finally, we go stateside for an especially wonderful story.

Last year Magnus, a teenager from South Dakota reached out about a homebrew installation he'd built to operate MORSE, that he had some very interesting plans for.

His installation consisted of a wired telegraph, launch button and computer housed within a wooden briefcase. It was tested initially with his local ham radio club (pictured above showing older hams waiting for their turn to play) before the setup was installed in the communication section of the local county museum.

Here's Magnus describing in his own words how the opening went:

"I have been told that the museum loves the box. On the first day, a group of 30 kids attended and loved the setup so much that they had to turn it off to keep the kids on their tour. My club president even learned a bit of Morse code from it."

As the cherry on top, Magnus also shared a document featuring an in depth discussion of the code and hardware of the project. As an educator this was such a treat to read (his wiring solutions were much neater than mine are). In his last email, he mentioned plans to make more installations with his radio club for further outreach regionally.

There was also an interest from the local school/museums for a short curriculum to accompany the installation (A request I've had from other institutions), which I'll be drafting and publishing in the coming months.

I fully endorse Magnus for his efforts and hope that he inspires others to craft installations of the game for their local museums and clubs. If you follow in his footsteps, please get in touch as I'd love to hear about it.

The fact that all 3 of these solutions were realised BEFORE we announced the Teaspoon Telegraph[ympt.co.uk] was a pleasant surprise. It shows the breadth of creative expression can be fostered when the question of how control your game is left open to interpretation.

There's so many other similar innovations that I'm looking forward to sharing in future posts, if you've developed something inspired by the project, please share it on the Steam Discussions and reach out! I'd love the forums to function as a library, both showcasing and documenting alternative controllers for use with the game and more broadly amateur radio.

That's all for now, thanks to everyone who bought MORSE over the Steam Sale and continue to support the project.

73, Alex

MORSE

Is there a cheat sheet ?

I have a game night coming up at work and I'm wondering whether there's something like a cheat sheet to help people get up to speed with the basic concepts. A poster would be even better, it would advertise and explain the game before people even touch the telegraph....

Hightree

15 hours ago

General Discussions

HOW TO GET SET UP WITH A TELEGRAPH! Suggestions, support and showcase.

Looking for the authentic telegraphist experience for operating MORSE? You're in the right place. This discussion is dedicated to sharing information and tips on setting up your own telegraph key, be that fabricating a homebrew solution or commercial options. Here is a list of projects and solutions to delve into (Which I will add to as more suggestions come in!) Something to quickly mention first, before splashing out on a telegraph, it'd be worth starting with a homebrew solution, there's lots of 3D p...

alexjohansson

Jan 15 @ 7:05am

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Patch #4 Going out with a Bang: New Explosion Animations!

Dec 30, 2025

Hey folks,

Just thought I'd sneak in just one more small update in 2025 that's fitting for the end of the imminent end of year festivities:

EXPLOSIONS!

I commissioned my good friend and talented pixel artist Sinclair Strange[sinclairstrange.itch.io] to do a bunch of VFX for the project, overhauling the explosions in MORSE. Instead of featuring just a static circle (and basic water animation), explosions now have a bunch of animated variations, splash variants have been added (with more to come) and smoke clouds emerge from the blast. The smoke and water plumes also have variance of frame rate, which creates a bit more dynamism.

I'm very happy with how they've turned out, the new VFX brings more spectacle to combat with explosions visually packing more punch. It's even more cathartic blowing up cruisers.

Bug-wise, I fixed an issue of duplicated letters on one axis (K) on one of the later levels, (thanks to those who helped me track it down) and I've added some more entries to the manual, looking forward to populating this further next year.

Just wanted to give one more signoff before the New Year to thank everyone who's supported MORSE so far, I'm hyped for what 2026 will bring for myself and the project and I'm eager to share some of the new features coming down the pipe!

Happy New Year to all, stay tuned for more soon.

73, Alex

MORSE

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Gamer's Guide to Beating the Kaiser Fleet!!

I've been really into this game lately and though I'd made a simple guide for this lovely game (this will also be my first guide on Steam!). This guide should give you a good rundown of important information needed to be pretty good at the game. (This guid...

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My MORSE setup

Hightree

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Stuck on "pick your platform"

On my second launch of the game it asks me to pick a platform. When I click on pc nothing happens besides a sound being made. I am not on a steam deck but I clicked on that as well just to see if anything would happen and still nothing. Am I doing something wrong? How do I get it to let me play the game?...

Stoutgut

Nov 12, 2025 @ 1:33pm

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MAJOR UPDATE - Accessibility, Steam Cloud and the Teaspoon Telegraph.

Dec 20, 2025

Hey Folks!

Thank you for your patience in awaiting updates on MORSE, I've taken the last few weeks to rest after launch. I have much to share.

MORSE is currently on discount at 20% for the Steam Winter Sale

If you've been waiting, now is the time to get it for yourself or as a last minute Christmas gift (possibly with a telegraph key) for a loved one curious about amateur radio.

New! Dedicated Easy Mode

Novice Mode is now 5 waves shorter than the standard campaign (reaching 7 vertical rows).

The trickier blackout mode and the larger U-Boat are saved for Telegraphist and Expert.

I think this creates a nicer flow to the difficulty, with Telegraphist having partial blackout and Expert having full, unbroken blackout. This should hopefully make MORSE more approachable to folks less familiar with video games. Modifiers can also set all ships to be visible and move slower).

New! Steam Cloud Support

MORSE now has Steam Cloud Support for PC and Steamdeck, thanks for your patience whilst this feature was added, clearing this roadblock should make updates easier.

Introducing... The Teaspoon Telegraph!

One of my most cherished outcomes from MORSE over the last month has been seeing the incredible homebrew telegraphs[www.thingiverse.com] many of you have been contributing[codeberg.org], as an educator it's such a joy to see all these different innovations and experiments manifest.

That's why I am so excited to announce the Teaspoon Telegraph, a beautiful 3D printed telegraph designed by my producer and good friend David Hayward, featuring a metal teaspoon at it's heart. It blend of traditional telegraphy, industrial manufacturing and modern, amateur fabrication.

David has lovingly crafted and documented extensively how to print, assemble and care for your own. The print and guide together are truly a staggering achievement and a perfect pairing for MORSE.

As an installation designer, I've long dreamed of finding a way for independent artists to distribute "Alternative Controllers"[www.gamedeveloper.com] in a way that isn't massively wasteful or cost prohibitive. We hope the Teaspoon Telegraph will encourage more people to engage with engineering and electronics, foster interest in tactile, interactive design, create an affordable yet stylish telegraph design which is customisable (I am very excited to see custom designs with various novelty teaspoons) and for it to exist as a cultural artefact that permeates ham radio and far outlasts the legacy of MORSE.

The best part? The 3D files and instructions are entirely free to download and print.

Consider it an early Christmas present to the Amateur Radio Community and a heartfelt thank you to those who've supported MORSE so far.

Learn more about the Teaspoon Telegraph here: https://ympt.co.uk/teaspoontx.html

Here's some footage of the Teaspoon Telegraph in action: MORSE - A strategy game playable with a glowing telegraph!

You can share your telegraph designs and ask questions in the Steam Discussions: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1976860/discussions/0/689741058327776126/

Other improvements and fixes

+ Overhaul of Modifiers: Now only some modifiers disable achievements.

+ Letters are now the default for the Y axis (instead of numbers).

+ Added a modifier to turn off tutorials (requested).

+ Added a modifier to enable using Morse to fire with = (-...-), so the game can be entirely controlled fully with a telegraph. (requested)

+ Telegraphist starts with 2 rows unlocked rather than one (requested).

+ Death Flash Improvement: The screen flash on losing a life now reveals the silhouettes of hidden ships (pictured above).

+ Fixed issue around Y row not spawning in (reported bug)

+ Achievement graphics display fixed.

This is the last major update before the end of the year, other than bug fixing for the new update.

I'm very proud to have finished MORSE before the end of the year and I'm so excited for what is to come.

Thanks again and to sign off, I want to share the footage from MORSE at EGX with the words of Ross Keniston (pictured above) of the Finger Guns podcast [fingerguns.net]with some very nice words about the project when he saw it at the event. This is particularly poignant because his grandfather who was proficient in telegraphy used to write him Christmas cards in Morse Code.

-- . .-. .-. -.-- / -.-. .-. .. … - -- .- … 73, Alex

MORSE

demo not working on steamdeck?

i am using the official layout but no controls work on the game

MPFB

Jan 13 @ 6:26am

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Bug report?

I laid my mines and the wave started but that tutorial message telling me to morse SKIP to skip to the wave kept showing blocking view on the grid. Saving, back to menu and restart fixed that. If there is an official process to report bugs and such let me know....