Island Merchant
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Become part of the United Islands Merchant Marine
Embark on a shakey journey through the rough seas while keeping your precious boxy wares on your boat with your crane (and ship) piloting skills.
Load as many boxes as possible and keep your boat level!
Boxes!
Sunsets!
Cute Faces!
Can you beat our Final Score?
At the start of each level you have some time on the docks to load up your ship with boxes ( you may need to swing the crane to get to the boxes farther away). Be careful to watch the weight balance to avoid sinking your ship.
Once the time is up on the docks, the ship will depart and you'll be tasked with facing the open seas while keeping the cargo balanced.
Golden Boxes are heavier, so they will unbalance the ship quicker, but they give you extra points.
To control the crane or the ship just go up the stairs and get close to the control panel or the steering wheel.
Walking controls:
- Move with W/A/S/D or Arrow Keys
- Grab boxes with Space
Crane controls:
- Rotate crane with A/D or Left/Right
- Pull up/down the claw with W/S or Up/Down
- Grab boxes automatically, release them with Space
- Exit with Tab
Ship controls:
- Move sideways with A/D or Left/Right
- Exit with Tab
- 07/10 - Fixed the crane, it was too hard to pick up boxes and changed from "Hold space to grab" to "Tap space to release".
- 08/10 - Crane control with arrow keys was fixed, the sailing part was cut a bit shorter and smoother transition of sea movement to fix crates clipping through the floor.
- 08/10 - General improvements to the UI to show correctly on all screen sizes and make it more obvious when the balance is off. Fixed crane physics so it shouldn't get stuck upside down anymore. Added fullscreen button on main menu. Hide crane when walking on the front of the ship to avoid camera clipping through it. Improved camera angle when using the crane.
Embark on a shakey journey through the rough seas while keeping your precious boxy wares on your boat with your crane (and ship) piloting skills.
Load as many boxes as possible and keep your boat level!
Boxes!
Sunsets!
Cute Faces!
Can you beat our Final Score?
How to play
Objective
At the start of each level you have some time on the docks to load up your ship with boxes ( you may need to swing the crane to get to the boxes farther away). Be careful to watch the weight balance to avoid sinking your ship.
Once the time is up on the docks, the ship will depart and you'll be tasked with facing the open seas while keeping the cargo balanced.
Golden Boxes are heavier, so they will unbalance the ship quicker, but they give you extra points.
To control the crane or the ship just go up the stairs and get close to the control panel or the steering wheel.
Controls
Walking controls:
- Move with W/A/S/D or Arrow Keys
- Grab boxes with Space
Crane controls:
- Rotate crane with A/D or Left/Right
- Pull up/down the claw with W/S or Up/Down
- Grab boxes automatically, release them with Space
- Exit with Tab
Ship controls:
- Move sideways with A/D or Left/Right
- Exit with Tab
Changelog
- 07/10 - Fixed the crane, it was too hard to pick up boxes and changed from "Hold space to grab" to "Tap space to release".
- 08/10 - Crane control with arrow keys was fixed, the sailing part was cut a bit shorter and smoother transition of sea movement to fix crates clipping through the floor.
- 08/10 - General improvements to the UI to show correctly on all screen sizes and make it more obvious when the balance is off. Fixed crane physics so it shouldn't get stuck upside down anymore. Added fullscreen button on main menu. Hide crane when walking on the front of the ship to avoid camera clipping through it. Improved camera angle when using the crane.