Draugnorak

A survival audio game built with NVGT. Explore, gather, craft, and defend your base as day and night cycle on.

Quick Start

• Move with Left/Right, jump with Up.
• Hold Shift for 1 second to search the current area.
• Craft basic tools in the base with C.
• Set snares and build fires to survive.

Controls

• Left/Right: Move.
• Up: Jump, climb trees, start rope climbs when prompted.
• Down: Climb down trees or descend rope climbs when prompted.
• Shift (hold): Search area (1-second hold, 1-second delay).
• Control (hold/release): Attack with equipped weapon. Sling uses a charge window on release.
• A: Action menu (place snare, feed fire, burn incense).
• 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).

History Shortcuts

• \: Repeat most recent notification.
• [ / ]: Previous/next notification.
• , / .: Previous/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.).

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.
• 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).

Crafting (Base Only)

Crafting is only available in the base (C).

Categories

• Weapons: Spear, Sling
• Tools: Knife, Snare, Stone Axe, Fishing Pole, Rope, Quiver, Canoe, Reed Basket, Clay Pot
• Materials: Arrows, Butcher Game, Incense
• Clothing: Skin gear, Moccasins, Pouch, Backpack
• Buildings: Firepit, Fire, Herb Garden, Storage, Pasture, Stable, Altar
• Barricade: Reinforcement options
• Runes: Unlocks later

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.
• Enemies include zombies (night), bandits (invasions), and boars (daytime).
• Bow combat is planned; arrows are stockpiled for future bow use.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
• 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.