🎮 Nature's Quest 🎄 🌴

👋 This is a cool 3D prototype base built with Unity 6 and C#.

🎥 Gameplay Preview

NaturesQuestCompress.mp4

Watch Nature's Quest in action!

✨ Features Implemented

• 🚶 Third-Person Character Movement: Smooth controls with Cinemachine for a dynamic camera.
• 🎒 Slot-Based Inventory System:
  • Add ➕, remove ➖, and move items 🔄.
  • Drag & drop items between slots.
  • Use 🧪 (consumables) or equip 🛡️ items directly from the inventory!
  • Items can be stackable 📚.
  • Drop items from the inventory back into the world 🌍.
• 🤝 NPC Interaction & Dialogue:
  • Simple trigger-based interaction with NPCs.
  • Sequential dialogue system displayed at the bottom of the screen. Press "E" (or your interact key) to start and advance conversations.
• 💾 Save & Load System:
  • Your inventory state (items and their equipped status) is saved when you quit and loaded when you start! Persistent progress! 🎉
• 🎨 UI & Item Juice:
  • Interactive item pickup cues with outlines.
  • Inventory panel animations (appear/disappear with DOTween).
  • Inventory slots have hover effects (scale & color change).
  • Items jiggle when being dragged! 🤏
• 🔊 Simple Audio System:
  • Play sound effects for interactions like picking up items, UI clicks, and dialogue. Easy to extend!

🛠️ Getting Started

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Eric-Catarina/based-nature.git

2. Open in Unity: Open the project with Unity Hub using Unity version 6000.0.x (or the specific version you used, e.g., 6000.0.3f1).
3. Install Packages (if needed):
   • Make sure you have Cinemachine and Input System installed via the Unity Package Manager.
   • Import DOTween (HOTween v2) from the Unity Asset Store and run its setup.
4. Key Scenes:
   • Open your main gameplay scene (e.g., SampleScene or whatever you named it).
5. Input Actions:
   • The PlayerControls.inputactions asset defines the inputs. By default:
     • Move: WASD / Left Stick
     • Look: Mouse / Right Stick
     • Interact / Start Dialogue: E Key
     • Advance Dialogue: E Key (when dialogue panel is active via UI Action Map's Submit)
     • Open/Close Inventory: I Key
6. Play & Explore! 🕹️

🙏 Credits

• Game design, development, Juice and more developed by Eric Catarina
• Uses DOTween for slick UI animations.
• Player character and some item models might be from Kenney Assets.

---