Slimestride Chronicles [Prototype]

In the quiet town of Falcons Crown, a young woman is ready to leave behind the demanding job as a gatherer for the Artisans Guild and pursue her dream of becoming a champion Slimestrider. As her new apprentice you are taking over her gathering duties, but also share the dreams of raising a companion of your own and becoming an ICBA Champion. Will you rise to the challenge or be crushed under the pressure?

                                                           Features currently in the game:

Choose your Character:
- Choose from one of 6 characters
- Now playing as Jessa's apprentice instead of Jessa as of update 0.2.1
- Name your character
- Currently you play as their teenage sprites, in future updates I plan to use their adult sprites after several years have passed in game. Depending on how story progression goes, it may even happen after the tutorial phase, but the characters will become adult at some point after future updates.

Interact with your Companion: 
A good Slimestrider knows there's a lot more to becoming an ICBA Champion than simply training daily and battling your slime. Interact with them by:
 Praising  [+Loyalty, -Focus]
 Petting  [+Loyalty, -Stress, -Focus]
 Scolding  [+Focus, ++Stress, -Loyalty]
 Playing Games  [Mini-Games. Gains dependent on performance]
 Giving Gifts  [Various Items that Raise/Lower Stress, Loyalty, Focus, and Attribute Stats]
                                                                                                                                                                                                


Caring for your Companion:
Manage their Stress, Focus, Loyalty and Happiness meters. Actions have consequences for trainers as well y'know! Scolding companions for underperforming may raise their Focus which helps performance but also raises Stress and lowers Loyalty as a result. Using items, resting, and interactions can help maintain a proper balance to help keep them happy and healthy!
                                                                                                                                                                                                


Growing list of Once a Day Activities:
- Friendly Duels with other Slimestriders for EXP.
- Daily Hunter Contracts which must be completed by the end of the day.
- Daily Training Sessions to raise your Companions Stats
- Townsfolk requests [NPCs request Craftable items to sell them each day]
- Interactions w/ Slime [Pet, Give Gifts, Treats, Scold, Play Games]
                                                                                                                                                                                                


Learn Cooking Recipes:
- Currently 30 Recipes and growing
- Recipes allow you to cook meals which restore energy
- More complex recipes can restore or raise other attributes
- Sell meals to hungry townsfolk for extra profit or just save money by making your food instead of paying high shop prices.
- Learn Treat Recipes for your companions.
                                                                                                                                                                                                


Wooden Tools are for Blockheads:
Upgrading your Axe, Pickaxe and Shovel will lower the energy consumed and improve the amount of resources collected when chopping wood and mining... [Upgraded Fishing Rods controlling Fishing odds is planned]
                                                                                                                                                                                                


Loads of Resources to Gather:  
- Collect Fiber, Flowers, Mushrooms etc.
- Chop Trees & Mine dozens of Ore and Stone.
- Over 100 Fish to Catch (Pond, Fish, River variants)
- Over 100 Bugs to collect (Ground Bugs, Tree Bugs, Flying Bugs)
                                                                                                                                                                                                


150 Cards to collect:
- Buy Card packs
- Sell Cards
- Trade Cards with townsfolk
- Collect all 150 and exchange for a rare accessory to equip.
- Cards showcase Key NPCs, Companion Types, and a bit of Lore.
                                                                                                                                                                                                

Keyboard Layout:
Movement - WASD Keys or Arrow Keys
Interact/OK - Z, Enter, Space Bar, M1
Menu/Cancel - X, Q, Esc, Backspace
Sprinting - Hold Shift (R toggles auto-sprint)
Turn in place - CTRL+Direction (turn toward slime and press OK to interact)
Map - TAB, M
Auto-Clicker Mini-Game (Mouse 1 to click, close with icon at top right corner)

Controller Layout:
Currently this game only supports Keyboard & Mouse controls. With a controller, some functions may not work.