The Shadows over Alder Valley
Game made for Pirate Software - Game Jam 15!
Design Document
Controls
Character
- WASD - Move
- I - Inventory
- C - Character Sheet
- Q - Toggle Request Board
- More in-game instructions
Assume the role of Marvin (aka the Protagonist!) in his little potion shop to help and supply the townsfolk of Alder Valley! But be careful! At night, creatures come out of the shadows!
Discover recipes for potions and be sure to learn about different types of herbs and where to find them!
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the game seems very cool, but i can not figure out how to brew potions. i think that i have the right ingredients, but nothing is happening, no matter what i try.
for example, i tried making a mana potion with aether leaf and boiling it, mixed with every possible combination of elements and herbs with every possible order, yet nothing worked. i also tried making a healing potion with healers leaf and boiling it and mixing it with all possible combinations, yet nothing worked
also i softlocked myself by exiting the blacksmith while also triggering the dialogue at the same time, forcing me to reset the game.
The art is great and there's good potential here! I had trouble figuring out how to brew potions though, like how to set process each herb. Clearer instructions (like a tutorial picture with the steps) and more feedback from the game (like an error sound when you do something wrong, or a pop up saying what you did wrong) would help. Keep it up!
have you figured out the brewing system? if so, plz tell me how it works.
Go to the alchemy table in the house, use WASD to highlight ingredients/elements, press J to select one (you need to pick 3 total, a box will appear around the ingredient/element when you select it), then press k to brew. As far as I can tell, the ingredients for what each potion needs is listed on the top in the same column as the potion (e.g. health potion needs mint and healer's leaf), but it's up to you to figure out the cooking method. Good luck!
the ingredients on top being in the correct column explains, why there are two mint slots.
i think, that i have it figured brewing out, but it just isnt working. for healing potions, it is clear, that i need mint, healers leaf and to boil it, but no matter what order i set, pressing k does nothing. i have legit spent half an hour trying out every possible combination of items and elements and orders for every potion, yet nothing worked. is there something you need to do before being able to brew potions? does your cursor need to be in a specific spot to brew? im starting to think that the game is broken.
random thing i found while pressing every key in hopes of finding a different keybind for brewing, as k seems to be broken is, that g dismissed all your active quests.