This game is completely text-based. There are no full maps, no hints, no eagle vision, no nothing. But that does not mean that you are completely blind! The protagonist constantly talks about his surroundings, everything he says is there for a reason, so don't skip all the dialogs!
Every time you see a little > on the screen it's your turn to play the game. You have a handful of commands that you can use in every situation that you can review by typing commands.
Each of the commands that you can use does consume some amount of time, this becomes especially important in fights where losing time could mean death.
We suggest testing and exploring the commands by yourself, but if you want more info on some commands you can view the Commands.md file.
Your character will talk about his surroundings and everything he sees. The range of his vision is always a 1-block radius. This means that when your character says he sees "A chest nearby", it means that a block containing a chest is available in one of the 8 blocks around you.
The game is saved automatically whenever the prompt Game Saved! shows up on the screen. If you die you can reload from your last save and try another path!
The game has an integrated day-night cycle system. At day everything is normal, shops are open and people are friendly. But at night everything is different. Enemies spawn everywhere, shops are closed and NPCs will usually not speak with you. The rewards might be better, nevertheless, we do not recommend exploring at night.
Note: The game times are calculated based on your commands and not in real-time.
As the days pass, the game gets harder and harder. So we recommend using the daytime to the fullest!
There are a lot of items in this game! Some of them are for fighting, some are for eating, and some just help you progress. You can find out more about your items by using the inventory command. You can also use an item by using "use " command.
The more items you carry, the heavier you are. The game doesn't limit you on how much you can carry, but the more you carry, the slower you are which means travel times would be much more than normal and time will pass faster!
There are some shops located in the game that you can use to sell your unwanted items and buy the things you want. The currencies in this game are coins.
Not all shopkeepers are the same, some have higher prices, and some buy your items at a higher price. explore and find the shopkeeper that suits you the best.
There are blacksmiths in the game that can help you upgrade your weapons. The currency for upgrading your weapons is called Scarp which can be obtained by either scrapping an unwanted weapon or finding some in the world.
Each weapon has its upgrade path based on its type. So we recommend upgrading every type of weapon and seeing the results by yourself.
Homes are the safe havens of this game. your progress gets saved here, your hp restores and the time skips to 5:00A.M of the next day. They also usually contain an item inside.
Not all homes are empty. Enter with caution. That small wolf might be the difference between life and death when you are wounded!
No one knows how these teleporters work, but the legends say that they can move you to wherever you want in the world!
Fights in this game are text-based also. The only command for attacking that you have is "attack" which uses the equipped item to attack the enemy.
Each move you or your enemy make in a fight uses some amount of time, the turns in the fights are calculated by using that time.
Always make sure to have equipped your best weapon before exploring into the unknown. You never know when you are going to fight the next enemy and that extra equip might be what saves or kills you in the end.
These are effects that can be applied to your character. They vary in range from killing you to giving you a huge edge in battles. explore and find what you can do with these.
To finish the game, you need to find the castle and explore it completely to the end. You have 2 options to find the castle:
- explore blindly until you come across the castle block
- find a compass. by using a compass the compass directs you to the castle location.
Always go into the castle prepared. The enemies there will kill you easily if you are not well prepared.
Happy Exploring, good luck!