🦉 Brian Eaglow

Ambient Pioneer

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v2.1.2

🎮 Mini-Game Testing

🏪 Shop/Features Testing

🌱 Nursery Testing (Phase 3)

🤖 Automation Testing (Phase 4)

🎵 Phase 5A Testing (Songbook)

🌊 Phase 5B Testing (Wetland Zone)

🃏 Card Combo Effects Testing

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🌿 Garden View Ecosystem

🎯 How to Play

A relaxing birdwatching experience. No pressure, no timers - just you and the birds.

The Loop:

Attract birds → Use 🌾 Food tool to drop seeds (costs seeds🌾)
Build friendships → Feed same birds repeatedly to level up (5 levels!)
Earn resources → Sweep leaves for seeds🌾 & compost🧪, collect feathers🪶
Build your flock → 1st bird at Visitor, then Friend, Resident, Family!
Expand your garden → Buy upgrades, unlock nursery, discover wetland zone

Resources:

🌾 Seeds: Start with 100. Spend to feed birds. Earn by sweeping leaves (1-3 per leaf)
🪶 Feathers: Main currency. Earn from birds, mini-games, milestones
🧪 Compost: Earn by sweeping. Use in Nursery to boost tree growth
🌟 Premium Seeds (5🪶): 10 uses, +75% happiness! Toggle in menu, auto-depletes
✨ Gourmet Blend (12🪶): 10 uses, +150% happiness! Toggle in menu, auto-depletes

Tips for New Players:

Buy a Broom first - sweep leaves for seeds🌾 & compost🧪!
Cleanliness Bonuses: 85%+ = more birds (after 3 species), 90%+ after rain = +15% feathers!
Buy Decorations early - they boost bird happiness permanently
Befriend birds progressively to join your flock (each slot needs higher level!)
Send Companions on tasks for passive seed/feather/compost income
Unlock the Nursery to grow immortal trees from seeds

⚡ Quick Start

Keyboard: 1=Select, 2=Inspect, 3=Food, 4=Broom, M=Move | ←→ cycle same-species birds
Seeds🌾: Food costs seeds! Sweep leaves with broom to earn more
Companion Flock🦅: Befriend birds → they join flock → send on tasks for rewards!
Shop (🛒): Buy feeders, instruments, decorations, helpers
Logbook (📖): Track species, items, stats, and card collection
Menu (☰): Settings, screenshot, save, guide, mini-games
ESC Key: Close panels, or toggle clean view (hides all UI)

🔧 Tools Guide

👆 Select Tool (Key 1): Your main interaction tool
- Tap birds to discover species & see info
- Tap trees to shake them (drops seeds)
- Tap thought bubbles (🌾💧) to guide birds
🔍 Inspect Tool (Key 2): Learn about your ecosystem
- Click ANY creature or object for detailed info
- Birds: See friendship, hunger, feeding stats
- Twigs, nests, worms, puddles: Ecosystem roles
- Feeders, birdhouses: Occupancy & capacity
- Droppings, feathers: Collection hints
🌾 Food Tool (Key 3): Feed your birds
- Click ground to drop seeds (costs 1🌾)
- Click directly on birds to hand-feed (+bonus friendship!)
- Premium seeds give extra happiness boosts
🧹 Broom (Key 4): Clean & collect resources
- Single-click: Sweep leaves → 1-3 seeds🌾 + compost🧪
- Double-click: Clear food items
- Triple-click: Sweep twigs (nesting material)
- Cleanliness affects bird attraction!
🗑️ Remove: Remove placed items (50% feather refund)
🫳 Move Tool (Key M): Reposition your garden items
- Toggle move mode to see highlighted movable items
- Drag birdhouses, feeders, decorations to reposition
- Hand cursor shows when hovering over movable item
- Press M again to exit move mode

🐦 Birds & Creatures

Behaviors: Flying, Perching, Hopping, Sleeping, Nesting, Feeding babies
Thought Bubbles: Click 🌾(hungry) or 💧(thirsty) to help birds find food/water
Hand-Feed: Use Food tool + click bird! Cooldown: Common 5m, Rare 12m, Legendary 20m
Friendship Levels: Sighting → Visitor → Friend → Resident → Family (higher = more feathers!)
Companion Flock: Slots unlock progressively (Visitor→Friend→Resident→Family)!
Family birds: Max friendship → sparkles + mates + babies
Helpers: Nutkin (feathers), Hoppy (water), Clocksworth (all), Dusty (cleans)

🌳 Environment & Trees

Trees UNLOCK BIRDS! Each tree type attracts specific species — check the Shop for 🐦 attraction labels!
Feeders & Decorations TOO! Nectar Feeder→Hummingbirds, Flower Pot→Finches, Birdbath→Bluebirds
Shop Trees: Instant! But CAN die if neglected - need rain/care
Nursery Trees: Grow from seeds → transplant → IMMORTAL in garden!
Habitat Hints: Check undiscovered birds in the Logbook — each shows what habitat they need with ✅/❌ progress!
Examples: Cherry/Nectar Feeder→Hummingbirds, Oak→Blue Jays, Pine→Chickadees
Shake Trees: Use Select tool + tap trees to shake them! May drop seeds, startles birds
Move Objects: Press M to toggle Move mode, then drag items to reposition
Weather: Rain heals trees, creates puddles. Check forecast!
Day/Night: Birds sleep at night. Owls and fireflies appear
Events: Meteor showers, eclipses, migrations, rare UFO visits

🎮 Mini-Games

Musical Memory (Flute): Watch the note pattern, repeat it back. Retries decrease as you level up!
Card Match (Drums): Match suit patterns (🪶🌸🍂🌰). Higher tiers let you bet feathers for 3x winnings!
Tic-Tac-Crow: Challenge a crow to tic-tac-toe! Answer bird trivia to place your O. Win=15🪶, Draw=5🪶
🎰 Feather Fortune: 🎪 Step right up! Spin the carnival wheel, bet 1-10🪶! Robin(2x), Eagle(1.5x), Owl(3x), Peacock(5x JACKPOT!)
How to Start: Birds with 🎵 bubbles, Tic-Tac-Crow/Wheel in Menu after purchase
Streaks: Win consecutive instrument games for bonus feathers (up to +200%)

🎵 Songbook

Record Songs: Capture bird melodies to replay later
Wild Effects: Replay songs for rainbows, meteors, migrations!
Cursed Songs: Overplay a song (10+ times) and strange things happen... 🐜🛸🌑🌪️
Curse Effects: Ant invasion, UFO abduction, deep darkness, tree shuffle!

🦅 Companion Flock

Unlock: Befriend any bird to VISITOR level (15+ friendship points)
Access: Click the 🦅 button (appears after first companion joins)
Max: 4 birds (5 with Master Naturalist book). Birds fly off, return with rewards!
Investment: Tasks cost seeds to send - invest seeds, earn bigger rewards!
🌾 Seeds 5🌾: 15-30 seeds | 🪶 Feathers 8🌾: 5-15 feathers
🧪 Compost 6🌾: 3-8 compost | ✨ Treasure 15🌾: Mixed + rare seed!
📕 Bird Allies Book Series (Shop):
📕 Bird Allies (75🪶) - Unlock 4 advanced tasks
📗 Field Notes (100🪶) - Tasks 20% faster
📘 Migration (150🪶) - +25% task rewards
📙 Master Naturalist (200🪶) - 5th companion slot
Advanced Tasks (need Bird Allies):
🔭 Scout 20🌾: +5min rare spawn boost
✉️ Messenger 18🌾: 25-50 seeds + 10-20 feathers
🛡️ Guardian 15🌾: +20% cleanliness + seeds
🍎 Harvest 25🌾: 40-80 seeds + rare seed chance

🌱 Nursery & Gardening

Unlock: Buy nursery access from shop to grow trees
Plant: Buy seeds → click plot → water & care for trees
Sweeping: Use broom (key 4) on leaves → get 1-3 seeds🌾 + compost🧪 each!
Compost: Fertilize trees in nursery + attracts more worms for birds!
Harvest: Transplant → tap where you want it → IMMORTAL tree!
Rare Seeds: Find rare tree seeds while sweeping or on Treasure Hunt tasks!

🌊 Wetland Zone

Unlock: 5,000 feathers from shop - separate ecosystem!
Birds: 12 water species (Mallard, Heron, Kingfisher, Crane, Flamingo...)
Features: Large pond, willows, cattails, lily pads, fish
Fish: Stock from shop, fish reproduce, diving birds hunt them

🃏 Card Collection & Combos

Earn cards: Friendship level-ups (100%) and mini-game wins (30-60%)
4 Suits: 🪶Feathers, 🌸Blossoms, 🍂Leaves, 🌰Acorns - 52 total
Bonuses: 13 cards (+10%🪶), 26 (+1 retry), 39 (+10% visits), 52 (+25%🪶)
Card Plays: Uses per day based on Ornithologist rank (1-6/day)
Multi-Select: Click cards in logbook to select, then Play for combo effects!
Poker Hands: Four of a Kind, Straight Flush, Full House, Flush, Straight, Three of a Kind
Special Combos: Royal Court (J+Q+K), Double Aces - unique visual effects!
Combo Creatures: Lucky clover, deer, fox, bunnies, peacock, shooting stars...

🪟 Window & Features

Window Sill: Toggle for cozy indoor view - birds appear 3x larger!
Curtains: Click to cycle styles. Birds under curtains for depth
Clock: 24-hour display with weather forecast. Birds perch on numbers!
Share: Export layout OR full save to share with friends! (📤 button)
Easter Eggs: Gameboy (day 30+), mushroom mode, wind chimes, UFOs
📻 Vintage Radio (Shop): Ambient music stations! 📻=radio vol, 🐦=bird sounds, 🌧️=rain ambience. Click speaker for bird visualizer!
✨ HD Mode (Display Options): GPU-accelerated shaders! Smooth sky gradients, animated pond water, volumetric rain & snow, glowing fireflies. Toggle in menu display options

Relax. Watch. Enjoy. 🌿

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📦 Click to place item

📖 Aviary Logbook

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🔍 Novice Birdwatcher

🛒 Garden Shop

Spend feathers on garden upgrades

🦅 Companion Flock

Send trusted friends on tasks to gather resources!

No companions yet!

Birds at VISITOR level (15+ friendship) can join your flock.

🎵 Songbook

🎵 Birds sing when happy (85%+) and friendly (60%+).
Click to record their unique songs!

⚙️ Settings v2.1.2

🐦 Backyard Birds 🐦

🎮 Select Mini-Game

📤 Share Garden Layout

🪺 Tic-Tac-Crow

🎰 Feather Fortune

🌿 Garden View Ecosystem

⚡ Quick Start

📖 Garden Diary

📜 Recent Events

🐦 Bird Families

📖 Aviary Logbook

Getting Started

Friendship Stages

Tools

Tips

🛒 Garden Shop

🦅 Companion Flock ✕

🎵 Songbook

🌱 Tree Nursery

🦅 Companion Flock