Call of the Mountain is a casual sim pixel game about exploration and community building

COTM is inspired by games like Cattails, Stardew Valley, Dave the Diver, and Clangen. COTM does not have a direct 'end', gameplay lasts forever if the player desires.

Intro

Game fades in. Wilde greets the player."Another new face! You're not the first to be relocated here. Human development is really destroying the land below the mountains. My name is Wilde! I'm happy to show you around, like I've done for others. What's your name?"- prompts character creation -

Character Creation

Players are able to create their own character! They can choose between mare and stallion, then pick a base coat, quip type, quip colour(s), and white marking type & coverage. Eye colour default is white, but players can pick any colour from a slider. Players can assign themselves a name and preferred pronouns. The above are samples of what could be hundreds of combinations. This same system is used to auto generate random NPC designs, and make foal designs based on parent 'genes'.The player can have foals with any romanceable NPC. Foals are born after 6 in-game months. Same-sex couples will adopt an orphaned foal.
Foals are generated from their parents’ colours and markings. Base coats follow simplified genetics, quip type will be inherited from either parent. For quip colour, the game generates a gradient based in the parents and assigns the foal a random value. Eye colour is 40% dam, 40% sire, 20% chance of random colour.

Abilities

Sprint: Default pace is a jog. Sprinting consumes stamina and lags a limited time. Sprint bar shows above the player when sprinting. Sprinting is used to flee from confrontation.Kick: Can be used to break environmental objects, or to attempt to intimidate foes. Kicking is not meant to be combat, merely a chance to stun or distract so flee can be taken.Dig: Digging can be very useful! Many things are hidden under the dirt. In winter, digging is essential to find forage. Digging enables the player to plant mini gardens of important herbs and flowers.Rear: Used to reach high objects or attempt to intimidate smaller foes.Carry: Light objects can be held in the player's mouth. Wilde will give the player a wicker basket to begin with. This is your inventory.

Stats

Health
Begins to drain when stamina is depleted. Player can still sprint, flee, etc when out of stamina, but it will now consume health. Failing to intimidate a foe can also reduce health. The player will wake up in Saira’s grove if health empties. Player will be required to rest for a few in-game days to build their strength back and return to the wild. Player can choose to skip the rest days by sleeping early, or the player can engage with Saira and play mini games with her and they help her with her tasks.Stamina
Sprinting, fleeing, digging, and rearing deplete stamina. Stamina can be regenerated by specific forage, or by resting in the hot springs. Stamina can be increased with the help of NPC Saira.

Passive Stats

Passive stats are raised though player’s chosen actions in quests, dialogue, or random events. Passive stats increase every in-game year no matter what.Persuasion: easier to get things from NPCs
Charisma: friendship raises faster, new dialogue
Survival: weather has less of an effect on the player, forage has a chance to yield more

World

Map System

The main map page offers an overview of the area. Clicking a location title will bring you to a mini map of the area, and will function as a fast travel mechanic when all tiles in an area are explored.

? = encounter
! = quest
chest = cache spot*Mini maps offer a pin for the player’s current location (this can be toggled on/off), markers for events, quests, cache spots, and toggle mode to view herd locations. Event and quest markers are dynamic and change as NPCs and Random Events cycle every three days. Cache markers will only show when a cache location is discovered.^{* A Cache Spot functions as the player's extended storage. WMEs don't have much in the way of pockets. Caches are run by raccoons through a network of trees. Cache raccoons can store and retrieve your items at any time - well, as long you can bribe them with something.}

top left: season icon, a slider that changes with time of daybottom left: inventory, if a basket or other storage is ownedbottom right: map icon, stamina and health bars.sample represents 2 tiles of map

Seasons

Seasons change throughout an in-game year. Each lasts 3 months (26 days in-game). Seasons change using visual cues, but NPCs will also give hints as to when in the cycle the player is. Each season has a different foraging table. Weather (snow, rain, wind storm etc) can have different effects on the player (slow movement, increased stamina drain, health drain, etc)

NPCs

NPCs are scattered throughout the world! They have varying functions and mechanics, and the player can gain or lose relationship with any NPC.Certain NPCs can have foals with each other. Foals of NPCs can be recruited by the player's character.♡ = Romanceable NPCPlayers can choose to join the romanced NPCs herd, or start a new herd in any available tile. Once affection is maxxed out, NPCs can have foals with the player. One foal is born every two years in game, if the player chooses to accept. Same-sex couples will adopt an orphaned foal. Foals are generated via the game's colour and quipping system (refer back to character creation). The player cannot play as a domesticated equid. Romancing a domesticated equid will involve a lot of back-and-forth.Some NPCs can become Companions and join the player in the world. Companions can help in random events, hold objects, and unlock new dialogue options with other NPCs.

Mountain Herd

Janus is a good leader, but tends to be stern and wary.After greeting the player, Wilde can be found either with her herd, or wandering the map. She craves adventure, and will often ask to accompany the player on side quests.Ferrero and Rocher are mates. They are always together. They can have foals together.Axl is a big time flirt, and loves to tease. His side quests may lead to a dead end, or a trick.Clover is a quiet sweetheart. She offers guidance on where to find certain flora the player may be looking for.

Domestic Herd

Athena treats wild equids with caution. She doesn't want them to influence Fluke. She will allow the player to use the farm's produce if they offer trade, or if their friendship is high enough.Ganache is incredibly skittish. The player will need a lot of patience if they wish to romance her. Ganache will not leave the farm to join the player.Bubbly and full of energy, young adult Fluke will follow the player around and ask lots of questions. She will relay stories or information she's overheard. Fluke will initiate mini-games, like hide n seek, catching butterflies, and racing snails.Monty begins cold and distant. If the player chooses to befriend or romance him, they will be rewarded with seeing his personality change and blossom. Monty can leave the farm to join the player if romanced, but he will return every night.

Badlands Herd

Vivian is a constant antagonist. She sill steal resources, block paths, and intimidate your herd members if you have any.Thorn often shows up with Vivian as backup. Sometimes she wanders alone, she will demand a bribe if she catches up to the player.Nasreen tends to keep to herself, preferring to defend the badlands.

Singles

Saira cultivates various herbs by her lake. She will teach the player about herbs and what to do with them as the game progresses. Different herbs will grant bonuses to speed, confidence, knowledge.Raising friendship with Irene will allow you to gain flower knowledge, and eventually cultivate them. Flowers award bonus relationship points to equids depending on likes and dislikes.Stornoway is a chronic wanderer. Once a relationship is well established, he will express interest in creating a herd.

Other NPCs

Travelling herds and equids: the game will occasionally spawn generated WMEs to populate the world. They will offer some dialogue, some trade, but mostly they can be recruited to join player herds.Raccoons: a variety of raccoons make up the cache system. Raising friendship with one counts as raising it for all of them.Ravens: sometimes ravens will appear. The player can bribe them with seeds to gain information, or steal back an item the Badlands herd has stolen.Barn cats: often visit the player at the farm. They can give the player gifts.Various animals throughout the world can be talked to and have unique dialogue.

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