THIS PROJECT IS A WIP! Unfortunately, I couldn't finish this project fast enough and today's the deadline. You can't get past the part where Lynn want you to hunt because I haven't coded the food yet. However -- I hope this still counts! I spent 14+ hours on it. (shared 11:00 PM) Apologies for incredibly rushed and ugly artwork lolol - I swear I'll redraw the backgrounds HAHA (no promises on the character sprites... i can still tolerate them for now...) Sandhill Cranes - thousands of them migrate through my state each fall! (Not saying anything else due to privacy issues-) This project is inspired by a lone crane I saw during late spring, who was so this is mainly what my project is about - you play the role of a sandhill crane who got lost from her flock during migration. She is trying to find her way back to her flock. This game includes a lot of dialogue because the purpose of it is to teach people about sandhill cranes, so please don't complain in the comments about it lmao FULL SCREEN IS RECOMMENDED - there are a lot of tiny graphics and you can't really see them if you don't turn on full screen. Plus, everything's really blurry when it's normal size and it's not really a good experience haha Instructions: The story of Sage the Sandhill Crane starts with a somewhat short cutscene. Use space or tap to advance through the slides. After it ends (fades away), the game begins. To move, use WASD or arrow keys. To jump, use W or the up arrow. (I'm unsure why you need to jump, but if you want to, sure, why not?) Click on things or characters to interact with them. If you hover over items such as grass, fish, berries, or insects and a box appears telling you about the item, it means that it is edible. You will need to click on these items to keep your hunger bar high! Click on water sources to drink, you’ll need water to keep your thirst bar high. You MUST keep these bars high! If either of them are empty, you will starve to death or die of thirst. If your hunger bar is already high, any food items you click on will be sent to your inventory. The food there isn’t eaten automatically, you’ll have to press E to eat items stored in your inventory. Press I to see what your inventory. Press Q to see your current quest. Click on the blue arrows to travel to the island that Rio and Kai are standing on. Your nest is located here once you finish Rio's first task. How do you finish/win the game? You must complete three things: finish all the tasks, get your recovery bar full, and talk to everybody to learn as much about sandhill migration as you can. Troubleshooting: How do I increase my recovery bar? When you start, YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE ONE POINT OF RECOVERY! This is not a bug, and please do not complain about it in the comments. The point of this game is to learn about sandhill cranes and to fill your recovery bar. To fill, you can sleep every night (+0.5) and eat food / drink water (+0.2). Every task completed also increases your recovery by 1.5 points. Comment below if you find any bugs or have any other questions - this was a really quickly put-together game, so there are probably quite a lot. I am aware of the glitch that happens when you walk out of an area when a NPC is talking, and I am trying to fix it. (It only happens occasionally, but it does happen.) Meanwhile, just try to stay in the same area as the bird you are talking to. Have fun, and good luck! Credits: Idea: (really bad vector/bitmap) Art: Coding: Hunger and Thirst inspiration: (Go check out her games - they're really good!) Contest Host: (Contest link is above) Other Inspiration - Pigeon Path ( ), various other unfinished games I built over a year ago, etc. Updates: [Oct. 20, 2022] - First sharing of the game. Finished character sprites of Sage, Rio, and Kai. The first two quests were up and working. IN PROGRESS - [Mar. 22, 2023] - Finished character sprite for Lynn and added prey items. Added day cycles.
