Crafting the Jungle: an exclusive First Look

[p][/p][p]In The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu, the forest isn’t just a backdrop: it’s your first enemy.[/p][p]
[/p][p]These in-game shots are still work in progress, but they already hint at the tension you’ll face: dense vegetation, unnatural silence, and paths that seem to shift around you. This is not a space to explore. It’s a space to survive.[/p][p]
The environment itself is hostile, and every detail matters:
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• [p]Dense vegetation and branches slow your movement. You can cut through with a machete, but too much noise risks drawing out hidden creatures.[/p]
• [p]Dense fog limits your vision, and rain threatens your survival in more ways than one. A soaked fuse means your gunpowder weapons won’t fire when you need them most.[/p]
• [p]Caves and structures might feel like the last place you want to enter, but they are where you are most likely to find treasure, and also offer a small advantage: at least inside, you can keep your gunpowder dry.[/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p]Here, survival means weighing every choice - sometimes the danger you see isn’t as bad as the danger you might awaken if you choose to use your firearms.[/p][p][/p][p] [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]The team drew from real-world inspirations, especially the Valdivian temperate rainforest of South America: an ecosystem that is ancient, wet, and claustrophobic. [/p][p]But reality is only part of the story, the environment is also twisted with Lovecraftian elements, as the inhabitants of the underworld can alter life to their will.[/p][p][/p][p]“...The K'nyanians had attained immortality and subjugated other races before them, and had the technology to biologically modify other life-forms”[/p][p][/p][p]The jungle becomes an ideal hunting ground, a camouflage for ancient predators.[/p][p]There are things that crawl through the roots, and even more ancient things beneath, things you are never meant to encounter, if you want to survive.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]🧭 Join the Galleon[/h3][p]Facebook Twitter Discord[/p]