What triggers the Off Air ending
The ending triggers when the station receives no photographs for the entire run. The park asks where the news is, the broadcast complains that everyone is waiting, and eventually the screen cuts to color bars.
Once the station is off air, the park figures start talking to each other instead of watching a screen. That conversation is the hidden ending.
What to photograph
Nothing. Do not press the shutter, do not click a figure, and do not photograph the television. The entire route depends on giving the station zero images.
Step-by-step route
- Start a run and keep the camera down. Do not take a single photo.
- Wait while the park asks for the news: The whole park is WAITING for the news!, then HELLO?? ANYTHING??
- Keep waiting until the television cuts to color bars and the OFF AIR caption appears.
- Watch the figures begin to talk to each other. The prompt They're just... TALKING. To each OTHER. confirms the secret ending.
Common mistakes
One photo ends the route. Even an accidental click on a figure or the television gives the station a story, so keep the camera stowed until the ending card appears.
Do not leave the run early. The color bars and the conversation take about a minute, and the ending follows after the prompt.
How to confirm the ending
The card reads Off Air Ending, ending 13 of 14, with the tagline "with nothing on tv, the park finally talked to each other". The 13 of 14 numbering marks it as one of the two secret endings added after the original twelve.
Headlines to watch for
These are the on-screen captions that tell you the route is on track. If the TV stops using them, the run has moved to another story.
The whole park is WAITING for the news!HELLO?? ANYTHING??OFF AIRThey're just... TALKING. To each OTHER.
See also
- All 14 Say Cheese! endings — the full list and recommended order
- Breaking News Ending route — when the news ran out, the station made its own
- Good Ending route — the station went dark and the park stayed kind
- Star Ending route — the news made a nobody famous, and the nobody became the news
- How Say Cheese! chooses your ending — route families and the last-photo prompt
- How to start a run — controls, camera, and your first photo
- Camera and TV guide — how a photo becomes a headline