Favor lowered. It should require actual work to maintain. Fixed a bug with pets.

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 # Draugnorak
 
-A survival audio game built with NVGT. Explore, gather, craft, and defend your base as day and night cycle.
+A survival audio game built with NVGT
+Explore gather craft defend your base through the day and night cycle
 
 ## Installation
-- Unzip the file for your operating system.
-- On Linux and Mac, make sure the draugnorak executable is marked executable.
+- Unzip the file for your operating system
+- On Linux and Mac mark the draugnorak executable as executable
 
-``` bash
+```bash
 chmod +x draugnorak
 ```
 
-
 ## Quick Start
-- Move with Left/Right, jump with Up.
-- Hold Shift, /, or Z for 1 second to search the current area.
-- Craft basic tools in the base with C.
-- Set snares and build fires to survive.
-
-Some of the first things you will want are a stone knife, spear, stone axe, and firepit.
+- Move with Left or Right
+- Jump with Up
+- Hold Shift or slash or Z for 2 seconds to start a search results come after 1 second delay
+- Craft basic tools in the base with C
+- Set snares and build fires to survive
 
+Some of the first things you will want are a stone knife a spear a stone axe and a firepit
 
 ## Controls
-- **Left/Right**: Move.
-- **Up**: Jump, climb trees, start rope climbs when prompted.
-- **Down**: Climb down trees or descend rope climbs when prompted.
-- **Shift, /, or Z (hold)**: Search area (1-second hold, 1-second delay).
-- **Control (hold/release)**: Attack with equipped weapon. Bow and sling use a charge window.
-- **A**: Action menu (place snare, feed fire, burn incense). Also check fire, fishing pole, or snare if in range.
-- **C**: Crafting menu (base only).
-- **I**: Inventory.
-- **E**: Equipment.
-- **P**: Character info.
-- **B**: Base info (base only).
-- **Q**: Quests menu (base only).
-- **S**: Altar menu (base only).
-- **Tab**: Adventure menu (outside base, once per day).
-- **H**: Health.
-- **T**: Time.
-- **X**: Coordinates + terrain.
-- **1-0**: Quick slots (equip bound items).
-- **Backspace**: Pause/Resume.
-- **Escape**: Exit game (or close menus).
-
+- **Left or Right** move
+- **Up** jump climb trees start rope climbs when prompted
+- **Down** climb down trees descend rope climbs when prompted
+- **Shift or slash or Z hold** search area
+- **Control hold then release** attack with equipped weapon bow and sling use a charge window
+- **Space** call your pet send it out or call it back
+- **A** action menu place snare feed fire burn incense also check fire fishing pole or snare if in range
+- **C** crafting menu base only
+- **I** inventory
+- **E** equipment
+- **P** character info
+- **B** base info base only
+- **Q** quests menu base only
+- **S** altar menu base only
+- **F** fylgja menu once unlocked
+- **Tab** adventure menu outside base once per day
+- **H** health
+- **T** time
+- **X** coordinates and terrain
+- **1 to 0** quick slots press in Equipment to bind an item to equip or in Inventory to bind a count check
+- **Backspace** pause or resume
+- **Escape** exit game or close menus
 
 ### History Shortcuts
-- **\\**: Repeat most recent notification.
-- **[ / ]**: Previous/next notification.
-- **, / .**: Previous/next speech history message.
-
+- **Backslash** repeat most recent notification
+- **Left bracket** previous notification
+- **Right bracket** next notification
+- **Comma** previous speech history message
+- **Period** next speech history message
 
 ## Menus
-- **Up/Down**: Move selection.
-- **Enter**: Confirm.
-- **Escape**: Close.
-- **Tab (in most menus)**: Perform “max” actions (craft all, deposit all, etc.).
-
+- **Up or Down** move selection
+- **Enter** confirm
+- **Escape** close
+- **Tab in most menus** perform max actions craft all deposit all and similar
 
 ## Gathering and Resources
-- **Grass/Forest/Deep Forest**: Sticks and vines (search).
-- **Gravel/Stone**: Stones (search).
-- **Streams/Water edges**: Reeds and clay (search).
-- **World drops**: Found on the ground after hunting; search picks them up e.g. goose, turkey, and recoverable arrows.
-- **Trees**:
-  - Search near trees for sticks/vines.
-  - Use an axe to chop down a tree for logs (and extra sticks/vines).
-  - Trees regrow over time.
-  - You can climb trees (Up) and climb down (Down).
+- **Grass Forest Deep Forest** sticks and vines search
+- **Gravel Stone** stones search
+- **Streams and water edges** reeds and clay search
+- **Snow** found in high mountains currently yields no resources
+- **World drops** found on the ground after hunting search picks them up such as goose turkey and recoverable arrows
+- **Trees** search near trees for sticks and vines
+- **Trees** use an axe to chop a tree for logs and extra sticks and vines
+- **Trees** regrow over time
+- **Trees** you can climb Up and climb down with Down
 
-## Crafting (Base Only)
-Crafting is only available in the base (C).
+## Crafting Base Only
+Crafting is only available in the base with C
 
 ### Categories
-- **Weapons**: Spear, Sling, Bow
-- **Tools**: Knife, Snare, Stone Axe, Fishing Pole, Rope, Quiver, Canoe, Reed Basket, Clay Pot
-- **Materials**: Butcher Game, Smoke Fish, Bowstring, Arrows, Incense
-- **Clothing**: Skin gear, Moccasins, Pouch, Backpack
-- **Buildings**: Firepit, Fire, Herb Garden, Storage, Pasture, Stable, Altar
-- **Barricade**: Reinforcement options
-- **Runes**: Unlocks later
-
+- **Weapons** spear sling bow
+- **Tools** knife snare stone axe fishing pole rope quiver canoe reed basket clay pot
+- **Materials** butcher game smoke fish bowstring arrows incense
+- **Clothing** skin gear moccasins pouch backpack
+- **Buildings** firepit fire herb garden storage pasture stable altar
+- **Barricade** reinforcement options
+- **Runes** engrave equipment after unlocking runes in adventures
 
 ## Combat and Hunting
-- Equip weapons in the Equipment menu (E) or bind them to quick slots.
-- **Spear**: 1-tile range.
-- **Axe**: Melee; also chops trees.
-- **Sling**: Ranged (uses stones). Hold Control to charge; release on the “in-range” audio cue.
-- **Bow**: Ranged (uses arrows). Hold Control to draw; release to fire. Damage scales with draw time (0–10).
-- Enemies include zombies (night), bandits (invasions), and boars (daytime).
-- **25% chance** to recover a fired arrow as a world drop.
-- If your base has an altar, each undead kill grants **+0.2 favor**.
-
+- Equip weapons in the Equipment menu or bind them to quick slots
+- **Spear** 1 tile range
+- **Axe** melee also chops trees
+- **Sling** ranged uses stones hold Control to charge release on the in range audio cue
+- **Bow** ranged uses arrows hold Control to draw release to fire damage scales with draw time 0 to 10
+- Enemies include zombies at night bandits during invasions and boars during daytime
+- **25 percent chance** to recover a fired arrow as a world drop
+- If your base has an altar each undead kill grants 0.2 favor
 
 ## Base and Survival
-- **Passive healing** in the base when below max health.
-- **Herb Garden** increases healing speed (base only, one per base).
-- **Fires** require a nearby firepit and need fuel (sticks, vines, logs).
-- **Barricade** starts at 100 health, capped at 500; reinforces via Crafting > Barricade.
-- **Storage** enables base inventory management and helps attract residents.
-- **Residents** (if recruited) consume meat, help defend, repair the barricade, and collect resources.
-
+- Passive healing in the base when below max health
+- Herb Garden increases healing speed base only one per base
+- Fires require a nearby firepit and need fuel sticks vines logs
+- Barricade starts at 40 health capped at 500 reinforces via Crafting Barricade
+- Storage enables base inventory management and helps attract residents
+- Residents if recruited consume meat help defend repair the barricade and collect resources
 
 ## Residents and Automation
-Residents can automate survival tasks, defend your base, and process resources. To get the most out of them, ensure you have the necessary tools and facilities in your base storage.
-
+Residents can automate survival tasks defend your base and process resources
+To get the most out of them ensure you have the necessary tools and facilities in your base storage
 
 ### Recruitment and Care
-- **Recruitment**: Residents join automatically after invasions. If you have **Storage** built, the likelihood for survivors to become residents increases. **1–2 survivors** can join at a time, up to a maximum of **4 residents**. Beware the vampyr, it will eat your residents.
-- **Food**: Each resident consumes **1 unit of food every 8 hours** (3 per day).
-  - Priority: Meat > Smoked Fish > Basket of Fruits and Nuts.
-  - If no food is available, residents will go hungry and stop working.
-- **Blessing**: The "Blessing of the Resident" (from the Altar) doubles their efficiency and reduces tool breakage for a short time.
-
+- **Recruitment** residents can join after invasions end if your barricade is standing storage increases the chance 1 to 2 survivors can join at a time up to a maximum of 4 residents beware the vampyr it will eat your residents
+- **Food** each resident consumes 1 unit of food every 8 hours 3 per day
+- **Food priority** meat then smoked fish then basket of fruits and nuts
+- **Hunger** if no food is available residents go hungry and stop working
+- **Blessing** the Blessing of the Resident from the altar doubles efficiency and reduces tool breakage for a short time
 
 ### Activities and Requirements
-Residents automatically perform these tasks if the requirements are met in your base storage.
+- **Defense melee** requires spear deals damage to attackers spears can break
+- **Defense ranged bow** requires bow and arrows preferred ranged defense consumes arrows bows can break
+- **Defense ranged sling** requires sling and stones attacks from a distance consumes stones slings can break
+- **Repairs** no tools required repairs the barricade during the day
+- **Gathering** requires reed basket collects sticks vines stones and logs
+- **Foraging** requires reed basket occurs during daytime and scales with resident count produces basket of fruits and nuts
+- **Fishing** requires fishing pole daytime only requires a nearby stream catches raw fish
+- **Smoking fish** requires raw fish and sticks requires a burning fire converts fish to smoked fish
+- **Butchering** requires knife and game requires a burning fire processes small game or boar carcasses into meat skins and more
+- **Snare check** requires placed snares checks active snares retrieves small game and resets the snare
 
-| Activity | Requires (in Storage) | Details |
-| :--- | :--- | :--- |
-| **Defense (Melee)** | **Spear** | Deals damage to attackers. Spears may break. |
-| **Defense (Ranged - Bow)** | **Bow** + **Arrows** | Preferred ranged defense. Consumes arrows. Bows have a chance to break. |
-| **Defense (Ranged - Sling)** | **Sling** + **Stones** | Attacks enemies from a distance. Consumes stones. Slings have a chance to break. |
-| **Repairs** | N/A | Repairs the **Barricade** during the day. |
-| **Gathering** | **Reed Basket** | Collects Sticks, Vines, Stones, and Logs. |
-| **Foraging** | **Reed Basket** | Occurs at 6 AM and 12 PM. Produces **Basket of Fruits and Nuts**. |
-| **Fishing** | **Fishing Pole** | Daytime only. Requires a nearby stream. Catches **Raw Fish**. |
-| **Smoking Fish** | **Raw Fish** + **Sticks** | Requires a **burning fire**. Converts fish to **Smoked Fish**. |
-| **Butchering** | **Knife** + **Game** | Requires a **burning fire**. Processes Small Game or Boar Carcasses into Meat, Skins, etc. |
-| **Snare Check** | **Placed Snares** | Checks active snares, retrieves **Small Game**, and resets the snare. |
+Tools used by residents can break keep a stock of spares
 
-> **Note**: Tools (Spears, Slings, Bows, Baskets, Knives, Fishing Poles) have a chance to break when used by residents. Keep a stock of spares!
+## Pets
+Pets are optional companions that can fight and retrieve drops
 
-## Time, Weather, and Events
-- **1 real minute = 1 in-game hour**.
-- Day/night ambience crossfades around sunrise/sunset.
-- Weather transitions between clear, windy, rainy, and stormy.
-- **Invasions** can begin after day 2 and expand the map eastward.
-- Expansions can be normal biomes or mountain ranges.
+### Getting a pet
+- Pets can appear after a quest score of 10 or more
+- Pets can appear after adventure victories with a small chance
+- Reaching the top of a tree can attract a hawk with a small chance
+- You need food to accept a pet offer
+
+### Calling and status
+- **Space** call your pet
+- If your pet is out Space calls it back
+- If your pet is with you Space sends it out and costs 1 loyalty
+- If your pet is knocked out Space reports remaining recovery time
+- Press H to hear pet health and loyalty when you have a pet
+
+### Loyalty and feeding
+- Loyalty starts at 5 and max is 10
+- If no food is available loyalty drops by 2 each hour
+- Every 8 hours your pet eats 1 food and gains 2 loyalty if food is available
+- Food can be meat smoked fish raw fish or basket of fruits and nuts
+- Food is taken from your inventory first then storage
+- If loyalty reaches 0 your pet leaves
+
+### Help in the field
+- When out your pet attacks bandits undead and boars within range
+- Each successful hit costs the pet 1 health
+- If health reaches 0 the pet is knocked out for 3 hours and then recovers
+- When out your pet can retrieve world drops like small game boar carcasses and arrows
+- If you cannot carry the item the pet keeps it and it is lost
+
+### Random finds
+- If loyalty is at least 5 your pet can bring back sticks vines stones or clay
+
+## Time Weather and Events
+- 1 real minute equals 1 in game hour
+- Day night ambience crossfades around sunrise and sunset
+- Weather transitions between clear windy rainy and stormy
+- Invasions begin on or after day 2 and expand the map east
+- Expansions can be normal biomes or mountain ranges
 
 ## Mountains and Rope Climbing
-- Mountains have elevation; steep slopes require a rope.
-- When prompted, press Up to climb up or Down to climb down.
-- Moving left/right during a rope climb cancels and causes a fall.
-- Falling from height can cause damage.
+- Mountains have elevation steep slopes require a rope
+- When prompted press Up to climb up or Down to climb down
+- Moving left or right during a rope climb cancels and causes a fall
+- Falling from height can cause damage
 
-## Quests, Adventures, and Runes
-- **Quests** become available in the base once you have an altar and enough favor.
-- **Adventures** are accessed with Tab outside the base (once per day).
-- The mountain adventure features the **Unicorn boss**.
-- Defeating the Unicorn unlocks the **Rune of Swiftness**.
-- Runes are engraved in the base (Crafting > Runes) and require a knife, clay, and favor.
+## Quests Adventures and Runes
+- Quests become available in the base once you have an altar and enough favor
+- Adventures are accessed with Tab outside the base once per day
+- The mountain adventure features the Unicorn boss unlocking the Rune of Swiftness
+- The forest adventure features the Bandit Hideout unlocking the Rune of Destruction
+- Fylgja unlocks after 9 wins in its adventure press F to activate once per day for example Unicorn Charge
+- Runes are engraved in the base Crafting Runes and require a knife clay and favor
 
 ## Inventory and Storage
-- Personal inventory stacks are capped at 9.
-- Skin pouches add +2 stack capacity, backpacks add +9.
-- Arrows require quivers. Each quiver adds capacity for 12 arrows.
-- Bowstrings are crafted from **sinew at a fire** and used to craft bows.
-- Storage is separate and accessed in the base (Inventory menu when storage exists).
+- Personal inventory stacks are capped at 9
+- Skin pouches add 2 stack capacity backpacks add 9
+- Arrows require quivers each quiver adds capacity for 12 arrows
+- Bowstrings are crafted from sinew at a fire and used to craft bows
+- Storage is separate and accessed in the base Inventory menu when storage exists
 
 ## Saving and Loading
-- The game auto-saves daily at 6 AM (in-game time).
-- Load from the main menu. Starting a new game prompts if a save exists.
+- The game auto saves daily at 6 AM in game time
+- Load from the main menu starting a new game prompts if a save exists
+- In the Load Game menu press Delete to remove the selected save (confirmation required)