Don't trust anyone, don't panic and always keep moving.
Music by Conciliator, go check out his Sound Cloud for more of his awesome work! Additional audio recordings by www.luftrum.com/free-field-recordings/
(Can also be found in the main menu)
WASD to move, SPACEBAR to jump, use E and Q keys to pickup/use items when prompted onscreen
-Reduced spawn frequency of dangerous events
-Made panic system more forgiving i.e. slower to build up and fixed some associated bugs
-Added an "exploration mode" that removes many of the hazards, unlocked after surviving more than 30 seconds in the main game mode
-Reduced movement speed of dangerous and non-dangerous NPCs
-Made some improvements to menus including a help section
-Fixed some miscellaneous bugs
In your search for a rare bird, you are caught in the tide of a mysterious ritual, a festival of living statues, and the ruins of an ancient floating city. Explore deeper into the festival grounds and talk to festival-goers.
Mercuralia is a mix of first-person exploration with visual novel elements. It takes about 30 minutes to complete.
CW: for brief descriptions of bodily harm and some coarse language.
| MOVEMENT: | INTERACTION: | TEXT: |
| [WASD] to Walk | [E] to Interact when prompted | [ENTER] or [CLICK] on text box to advance dialog |
| [SPACEBAR] to Jump | [B] to use Binoculars | |
| [SHIFT] hold to Run | [ESC] to open Pause Menu |
Graphics options and a chapter select feature can be accessed from the main menu.
Mercuralia was a testbed to for a lot of new ideas around worldbuilding and graphics. Visually some of my big inspirations were block printing, the sculptures of Antoni Gaudi, and deep-sea landscapes. Like my other projects, it draws on conversations and imagery from dreams. I think it'll be the last project to use the 'walk around and interact with stuff' structure for a while.
Along with the game I also included some process artwork made during development which is collected in a short booklet 'MercuraliaSketchbook.pdf'.
The project will mostly remain as is, though if anyone experiences majorly game-breaking bugs I'll try to address those.
I hope you enjoy.
-Jacob
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