⚔️ Combat System

Inspired by Undertale: you can fight OR convince the enemy to calm down.

Base Mechanic

Each enemy has two emotional meters:

• Convinced (0-100): rises when talking or negotiating. At 100, the enemy is convinced and the conflict resolves peacefully.
• Hostility (0-100): drops with diplomacy. Below 30, the enemy may talk instead of attacking.

Generic Options

Citizen Combat: Builder Méndez

In the Zona Colonial, use civic activism options:

Peaceful resolution: Méndez redesigns the hotel to protect the ruins. "It'll cost more, but it'll give it a unique value. And besides... it's the right thing to do."

Colonial Combat: Maroon Hunter

At Lemba's Palenque, Marcos the lookout spots a colonial slave hunter approaching on the trail and triggers combat. The hunter is accompanied by a tracking hound that appears beside him on the combat screen. This combat uses standard options (Attack, Talk, Negotiate, Item, Flee) rather than custom options.

Hound attack: 35% chance on enemy turn — the hound bites the player (reduced damage, but raises hostility +3).

Peaceful resolution: "The soldier understood that you cannot chain someone who was born free." (+15 reputation)

Victory by force: "The hunter has fled. Our mountain remains free!" (+5 reputation)

Ecological Combat: Lionfish

The meter shows "Controlled" instead of "Convinced". Ecological control options:

Legal Combat: Trafficker Rodrigo Torres

The meter shows "Evidence:" — heritage law options:

Combat Sounds

22 procedural sound effects generated with Web Audio API. Zero audio files:

• Player actions: hit, talk, negotiate, item use, flee attempt
• Enemy responses: attack, block, dodge, growl
• State changes: conviction rise, hostility drop, damage, healing
• Special events: peaceful victory, combat victory, defeat, start

Enemy Sprites

• Soldier Diego: dark red uniform with conquistador helmet (morion)
• Maroon Hunter: same colonial soldier sprite (dark red uniform, conquistador helmet) — shares tipoSprite: 'soldado' with Diego
• Constructor Méndez: yellow shirt with construction helmet
• Lionfish: red/white stripes, fan fins, venomous dorsal spines
• Trafficker Torres: dark suit, sunglasses, double-bottom briefcase

African Artifacts

Two weapons obtained in the Palenque de Lemba that boost non-pacifist attack damage:

⚙️ Game Mechanics

Inventory

20-slot backpack (5x4) with unique code-drawn icons. Each item has a name, translated description, and type. Usable items (like healing items) are activated with E from the inventory.

Healing

Health can be restored in 3 ways:

• Behique Yuisa (Settlement II): fully heals you to 100 HP when you talk to him. You can revisit him anytime.
• Soursop Leaves: Guarionex (farmer, Settlement II) gives you medicinal leaves and seeds. Restores +30 health. Usable from inventory anywhere.
• Healing Vessel: Anacaona (potter, Settlement I) gives you a clay vessel with higüero pulp, maguey sap, and prickly pear. Restores +35 health. Usable from inventory.

If you use the items, you can get them again by talking to the NPC.

Dialogues

Dialogue system with typewriter effect, gold character name, response options support. Translated to ES/FR/EN.

Full Translation (i18n)

The entire game interface is translated into 3 languages (ES/FR/EN) with ~130 keys in the ui section of each language file. This includes:

• World controls (bottom bar) — 10 variants depending on level type
• Action labels: [E] Talk, [E] Examine, [F] Detect Metal, etc.
• Combat UI: hostility, health, turn indicators, controls
• Cinematics: intro, character selection, cinematic credits
• Mini-games: calibration, programming, and wire connecting instructions
• Inventory toasts, generic character names, quest log

Auto-Save

Saves to localStorage when returning to the map. Saves: progress, inventory, companions, health, gender, and language.

Toasts

Non-intrusive floating messages. Entry animation, dark background with golden border, max 4 simultaneous.

Photo Album (P key)

A visual collection system that records characters and objects encountered during the adventure. Two capture modes:

• Photo: renders ONLY the NPC/object sprite, centered in a square block on a dark background. No screen capture — the sprite is auto-centered.
• Selfie: renders the NPC/object next to the player avatar, in a vertical rectangular block on a dark background. Sprites are auto-centered.

Photos and selfies are saved in the player's album and can be reviewed at any time.

Magnoboot Detection

Radar pulse (F key) that reveals buried excavation zones.

Risk Map

Overlay with colored zones: green (protected), yellow (at risk), red (threatened).

Dynamic Weather

6 weather types, outdoor scenes only:

Game Log (L key)

Press L to open the game log with two tabs:

• Main Story: shows 13 worlds with status icons — completed, unlocked, or locked.
• Side Quests: shows discovered and completed sidequests with progress details.

Free-Roam Map

13 levels activated by approaching with the sprite:

5 Endings

Sword Duel: Soldado Diego

At La Isabela, the combat against Diego is a side-view swordfighting mini-game instead of the turn-based combat system. After the warning dialogue, the player chooses:

Controls: ← → move, E attack, Q block/parry, ↓ duck.

• Block (Q): reduces damage by 80%
• Parry: block just before the hit (0.2s) stuns Diego for 1 second
• Duck (↓): dodges high attacks completely
• Diego's attacks: 60% high (blockable or duckable), 40% low (block or dodge by distance only)

In pacifist mode, dialogue bubbles appear every 5 seconds and Diego slows down as conviction rises. Unique music: Blades of La Isabela.

Secret Boss: Spirit of the Cemí

A bullet hell secret fight on Isla Cabritos (Lago Enriquillo). Unlocked after delivering the sacred cemí idol to Enriquillo and receiving the Sword of Enriquillo.

• 4 projectile patterns: continuous spiral, ring burst, sine wave, aimed shots
• 3 difficulty cycles: ×1.0, ×1.3, ×1.6 — cycle 3 combines two simultaneous patterns
• 5 hearts — green heart pickups appear among projectiles to restore health
• Stun phase: after each cycle the cemí is vulnerable — attack with E
• Victory cutscene: emotional progression (god's red fury → golden blessing with lightning). Reward: Divine Blessing (+30 HP, +5 strength, +20% speed)
• Defeat: wake up as from a dream, retryable
• Escape: press Esc (or Q) at any time to exit and return to Lago Enriquillo with no penalty — the sword and pedestal remain available

Areíto: Taíno Ceremonial Dance

DDR / Friday Night Funkin style rhythm game with Higüemota at Yucayeque de Maguá.

• 4 lanes (← ↓ ↑ →) with arrows scrolling up to the hit zone
• 3 phases: slow → medium (doubles) → intense (staircase, zigzag, simultaneous patterns)
• Scoring: ✨ Perfect / 👍 Good / ❌ Miss with combo multiplier (×4 max)
• Ranking: S/A/B/C/D. 60% accuracy to pass

Rappel: Cenote Descent

Coordination mini-game to descend the Manantial de la Aleta vertical shaft.

• Arrow prompts scroll upward — press matching direction in the sweet zone
• Grip meter: 100 points, misses cost 12-25. At 0 = fall and retry
• 35 prompts with progressive difficulty (1.0s → 0.45s interval)

Cenote Dive: Manantial de la Aleta

Underwater exploration in the sacred Taíno cenote to find 3 artifacts.

• O₂ system: 120 seconds, air pockets refill +40s. No oxygen = continuous damage
• Currents: 2 lateral currents push the player
• 3 artifacts: Ceremonial Duho (400px), Wooden Cemí (800px), Taíno Pottery (1150px)
• Prerequisite: Diving Gear (from Dra. Sofía after Full Metal Archeologist)

Crown of the Cacique

After defeating Cacique Guacanagaríx in batú, he forfeits his crown as a permanent accessory (+10 reputation).

Reputation System

A reputation score (0-100) tracks the player's standing throughout the game:

• Pacifist combat resolution: +15 reputation
• Violent combat resolution: +5 reputation
• Ecological actions (manatee rescue, reef cleanup, etc.): +10 each

4 reputation levels: Unknown (0-24), Known (25-49), Respected (50-74), Legendary (75-100).

Arrest Cutscene

After defeating trafficker Rodrigo Torres in the Punta Cana Airport, an arrest cutscene plays: airport security arrives, the artifacts are confiscated, and Torres is taken into custody. This transitions the story toward the final laboratory chapter.

Batú Mini-Game (Sidequest)

Batú was the sacred ball game of the Taínos. It was hit with hips (using a stone yoke), shoulders, elbows, knees, and head — never with hands or feet.

Offered as a sidequest by Higüemota in Taíno Settlement II — the player can accept or refuse. Side view with 2D physics:

Rival AI: rebalanced to 72% speed with 30% intentional errors. First to 3 points wins.

💨 Quit the match: press Esc (or Q) at any time to abandon and return to the village with no penalty. You can retry by speaking to the Cacique again.

7 Sidequests

The game features 7 optional sidequests discovered while exploring the worlds:

Easter Eggs

8 personalized secret items: