Ancient Dangers: A Bat's Tale is a third-person action-adventure game with couch co-op support. Our heroes Scoria and Gabbro team up with Herb the bat to battle monsters and hunt treasure in a fantasy environment.

Exploration and combat are the core gameplay mechanics in this game. The aim of the template is to teach players all the basics of building with the Ancient Dangers Kit. The core elements you’ll find in the kit are:

1. Level Construction — pieces to build with, scenery and decoration.
2. Player characters — our heroes Scoria and Gabbro.
3. Checkpoint — stores the player's progression through the levels.
4. Doors & Barriers — control the player’s progress through levels.
5. Monsters — killer flora, rock golems, the undead and dragons. Foe to a budding adventurer.
6. Collectables & Containers — to give you a little incentive to explore and fight.
7. Traps & Triggers — to create puzzles and brain-teasing interactions in and out of combat.
8. Pick Up & Place — elements which can be used to destroy walls or weigh down switches.
9. Music & Ambience — the sounds of the dungeons.

If you’ve played the game then you will be aware there are some other features that aren’t covered in the template - e.g. Herb the bat, Fallen Hero Notes. These are more advanced and require a deeper knowledge of the tools. There are brief explanations of Herb and the notes in “I want to take my foundation to the next level”. We may cover these in detail in future guides - for now just know that these are tricky items you should only tackle if you are confident with the tools.