Climate Farmer

Overview:

Play as a cute humble carrot farmer trying to make a living off the land. As the world keeps turning and the global temperature rises, the growing salination levels of the natural stream you use begin to affect the amount of usable water. You have to make a choice, short-term profit, or investment into eco-friendly alternatives to prolong the earth.  Compete for high scores and see the real impacts of climate change as you play Climate Farmer!

Mechanics:

• Key Insight:  Press Space to interact with all objects in the game
• Global Temperature: On the right of your screen is a global thermometer showing rising temperatures due to global warming.
• The Stream:  Grab water from the stream by walking up to it and interacting, filling your onscreen bucket. As the global temperature rises, the salination of your water increases and the amount of water you get every time you refill your bucket decreases as less and less is viable. Once you meet the threshold to decrease the amount of water, you can never go back.
• Planting the Seeds: First, walk over and interact with the seed box to fill your inventory with seeds. Then, plant and water the seeds in a plot for the crop to begin growing
• Picking Crops: When the crops are ready to be picked, hit space to add them to your inventory! Remember, you must manage your inventory space wisely, so it may be smarter to hold off on picking the crop right away!
• Crop Rotting: If you wait too long, your crops will rot away! Be sure to stay on top of remembering which crops sprouted first so you can pick them before they rot! Crops cannot rot if they are in your inventory.
• Selling Crops: After the Crops are in your inventory, take them to the sell truck on the bottom right to exchange them for coins and points
• Investing: With those coins, you have a choice. Either you could invest in yourself and your business (netting you additional points), or invest in helping the global fight against climate change (Slowing down the Global Temperature)!
• See How Long You Can Last: Try to get the highest score before the Global Temperature gets too hot and your stream becomes unusable.

Credits:

Producer: Adam C. @RentheDumb

Lead Designer: Carlos M. @CMatteo5

Lead Programmer: Cade O. @PretzelEra

Lead Visual Artist: Cid T. @dkoshell

Lead Sound Artist: Alex S. @Tyrayla

Head QA Engineer: Dane D. @gokeck