SledHEAD

Genre: Trick & Time Trial Racer | Adventure
Platform: Web-based (PC)
Target Audience: Arcade racing fans, adventure/simulation players, streamers & content creators

🎮 Game Controls Guide - Detailed explanation of all game controls and mechanics

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Table of Contents

1. Core Concept
2. Gameplay Loops
   • Sledding Phase (Downhill)
   • Climbing Phase (Uphill)
   • Management Phase (House & Upgrades)
3. Trick System
4. Upgrade System
5. Photo System
6. Game Balance & Tweakable Variables

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🎯 Core Concept

You are an aspiring sledding champion & content creator, challenging yourself to master an enormous mountain. Your goal is to optimize sled runs, perform aerial tricks, and earn money by completing daring stunts and photographing wildlife.

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🎮 Gameplay Loops

⬇️ Sledding Phase (Downhill)

• Speed & Gravity: Race down the mountain, using gravity and momentum to your advantage.
• Perform Tricks: Execute tricks mid-air to earn extra cash.
• Avoid Obstacles: Rocks and other hazards can slow you down and increase collision counts.

⬆️ Climbing Phase (Uphill)

• Manual Return: Use simple directional controls to climb back up the mountain.
• Camera Controls: Rotate your camera and adjust the altitude line to prepare for wildlife photography.

🏠 Management Phase (House & Upgrades)

• Upgrade Equipment: Use your earnings to purchase upgrades that improve your sledding, camera, and movement capabilities.
• Pay Off Loan: Reduce your initial loan with the money you earn. Once it's fully repaid, you win!

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✨ Trick System

• Perform tricks during jumps to earn additional cash.
• Tricks include:
  • Left Helicopter (Rotate left mid-air)
  • Right Helicopter (Rotate right mid-air)
  • Air Brake (Apply aerial braking)
  • Parachute (Deploy for controlled descent)
• Tricks can be chained for bonus rewards, and re-hit jumps can extend combo chains.

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🔧 Upgrade System

Upgrades enhance gameplay and include:

🛷 Personal Upgrades:

• Rocket Surgery: Increases speed and jump dynamics.
• Optimal Optics: Improves camera angle and accuracy for better wildlife photography.
• Sled Durability: Increases the number of collisions you can survive.
• Fancier Footwear: Improves uphill movement speed.

🏔️ Mountain Upgrades:

• Ski Lifts: (Planned but not yet implemented)
• Snowmobile Rentals: (Planned but not yet implemented)
• Groomed Trails: (Planned but not yet implemented)

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📸 Photo System

• Wildlife Spawning: Bears and birds spawn during the uphill phase.
• Camera Use: Adjust the camera angle and altitude line to capture the perfect shot.
• Scoring Factors:
  • Altitude Matching: Better alignment with animal altitude increases reward.
  • Centering: Well-centered shots provide bonus payouts.
  • Movement Bonus: Photographing moving animals yields more cash.
  • Repeat Penalty: Avoid photographing the same animal multiple times for reduced penalties.

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⚙️ Game Balance & Tweakable Variables

Key variables that control game mechanics and can be adjusted include:

• Jump Mechanics: Height, duration, and zoom bonuses.
• Animal Behavior: Spawn times, movement speed, and flee mechanics.
• Upgrade Costs & Effects: Each upgrade scales in cost and effectiveness.
• Collision Handling: How collisions are managed and penalized.

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🎮 Controls

• W/A/S/D: Move the player during the uphill phase.
• Arrow Keys: Adjust the camera angle and altitude line.
• Spacebar:
  • Downhill Phase: Initiates jumps.
  • Uphill Phase: Takes a photo.
• E: Manually spawn an animal (for testing purposes).

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✅ Win Condition

• Pay off the initial loan to trigger the victory state.