What is Communite in a nutshell ?
Communite is a game that was launched on Itch.io and quickly found a fan base that spread the word about the game through streams, word-of-mouth and sharing. The game's ease of use and its core concept of helping others with their constructions have won it over. Come on, I'll take you!
Okay, so how does it work?
Communite begins with a short tutorial, in which you learn how to place tiles and improve tiles under construction, before choosing a character from 33 possibilities. Here are our lucky communite characters.
Once you've chosen a character, you'll be teleported to the world of communite, where you'll probably find other players creating the world. In the top right-hand corner, you'll see your character and level. A bar below symbolizes the xp remaining until the next level. On the right, the flower is the kindness you have left, and if you stay on it, you'll see how much it regenerates every 30 seconds.
Kindness icon
If you're just starting out, you'll get a double regeneration boost to get you off to a smooth start. Many huts can be built up to a higher level, and to help you reach them quickly, you'll need to spend as much kindness as possible. But don't panic, it will regenerate in a minute and you'll be able to continue! You'll get new kindness every 15 seconds
On the right are the sparks, which you can earn up to 3 per Quest.
But what's a Quest?
Every 10 minutes, a quest is activated, consisting in building certain tiles, such as 8 swamps, 3 sands, 4 swamp logs, 2 swamp grass. Once you've completed these constructions, you get 3 sparks. For the moment, the sparks serve no other purpose than to prove your assiduity in the game, or deliver NPCs.
But what else is there to find?
As you know, at the bottom of the page you'll find the list of blocks ! Don't hesitate to swipe to navigate the menu ! There are plenty of hotkeys for those who'll be playing on the computer, namely:
- WASD: Move camera with
- Number from 1 to 8: Use 1st to 8th menu action
- Backspace: undo last action.s
- Space: join
- Space: quickbuild
- O: photomode
- Escape: toggle bottom bar
- R: reaction tab
- ENTER: submit text
And more to come because it's under active development! All of this will certainly evolve fast!
No, but there's a lot of stuff displayed, what is it?
In the top right-hand corner you'll find another succession of icons, in this order:
Removes UI so you can take screenshots of your finest creations
Because sometimes you just want to listen to music without the noise of the game in the background. Set the incognito mode on
This menu will allow you to manage quick moves. From the travel menu, you can save areas to return to later, teleport home or select coordinates to teleport to.
These are the notifications. In reality, you've probably taken part in some construction work, and the notifications that arrive will simply tell you that the building in question has been completed or is at an advanced stage! Click on it to teleport to the location in question!
Show you the various buildings tiles you can build on the selected tile
Show you the various natural tiles you can build on the selected tile
When selected, it will show the builder.s involved in the creation of the selected tile ! Very handy to know who helped you !
Travel far and beyond
Now teleporting wherever you want has never been so simple thanks to this menu ! Once open, you have lot of options:
If you click on it, it will teleport you to the next npc to save
A shortcut that teleports you directly to your home zone. Handy for setting up a quick checkpoint
When you press it, you'll be teleported to the area in which players are currently building. This zone is defined by the last tiles built. It's now also possible not to become the active zone when you're building by activating incognito mode in the settings.
You'll go to the community hub, with the elder npcs zone. Let's check the progression of the big elder tree !
You will be shown a list of all the non-player characters that have already been released, and you can then teleport to them by simply clicking on the one you are interested in.
What better way to manage your own points of interest? This menu contains several options, which I will explain in more detail below.
Clicking on this button will save your current location! Give it a name and find the spot in your list of flags. Then click on it to go there instantly
The fast teleportation option! Enter the coordinates of your choice and confirm to be there when you've finished blinking. Make a note of the X and Y coordinates so you don't end up in the wrong place!
Rescue new NPCs
New NPCs are likely to arrive in future updates. Saving an NPC is easy but slow. Here's a quick guide to the task!
When you teleport to the NPC you want to free, you'll see a dark area around it:
All the cursed squares around it must be freed, i.e. a total of 24 tiles.
The NPC can then be freed, earning you his tiles and emblems. A player must have participated at least once in the liberation of the non-player character to obtain the objects associated.
For each tile, 5 sparks must be spent to lift the curse. That's a total of 24 x 5 = 120 sparks.
The latest NPCs to appear in the home update have a much larger 11x11 area around them. This gives 11x11 - 1 * 5 = 600 sparks to deliver them. It's a real challenge for the community to deliver them.
Every 30 minutes, you can earn 3 sparks. And since the cross-platform update, it's no longer possible to spend all your sparks on freeing a non-player character. At first, there will be a 6-second delay, then a few minutes to several hours between each use.
The most logical and 'communite' way is to wait for the other players to join in, and for you to cooperate in freeing him.
When a new NPC appears, a new icon in the NPC list will be available ! Click on it to teleport there and help deliver it !
Take care of Communite's land
Occasionally, you'll come across areas in pain that you can heal, in the form of a mini-game. To access them, simply click on the 3x3 areas with this symbol :
Carezone
A new button will apear that you click to start healing the zone !
Care Button
The mini-game will start. The 9 squares of the selections will shuffle and you'll have to swap them back into the right order! It's a quick and easy game that's sure to earn you a lot of kindness!.
Don't hesitate to scroll all over the already-built areas to find more and increase your rewards!
Home Sweet Home
Each time you launch the game, you'll appear in your home zone. This is a 7x7 square with a house in the center:
Homezone
You'll be able to build or destroy anything you like in this zone, do your tests and create your own quiet play area !
When you click in this zone, you can also invite your friends to join you in building together, or show them your progress!
Reactions
In communite, the only way to communicate is to use reactions. You'll find 20 to best describe your emotions, wishes or ideas!
Here's the list of possible reactions! Each one will be accompanied by a movement or action from your character! Don't hesitate to make the most of them!
