How to Play

The story

In Croc Park, an ordinary crocodile swimming in the pond touches something at the bottom: the sceptre of the Croc King. In a flash he changes. He stands up, he can talk, and he is part human. Meet Wally.

Being part human comes with a catch: Wally now needs people food. Lucky for him, his new mate Kenny the koala knows the rules: keep your distance and people will throw you their lunch.

The sceptre has lost its six talismans. Find them all across the Cairns region, carry the sceptre to the Croc King, and he will grant Wally one wish. What happens then, you find out when Wally does.

The basics

Stay fed

The feed-o-meter (top right) runs down as Wally moves. Catch the food people throw to fill it up. Catch it in the air or with a leap for more points, and keep a streak going.

Keep your distance

People throw food when Wally is near, but not too near. A ring on the ground shows the sweet spot round each group. Come too close and they get scared and run off with their snacks.

Kenny's jar

If the feed-o-meter empties, Kenny runs in with his jar of Vegemite toast to revive Wally. He can do it three times in each place (the dots by the meter). After that, the place starts again.

Keys and chests

Every place has a quest in two parts: find the key, then the chest it opens. The chests hold the talismans.

Map, Book and buttons

• Map (Tab): the whole trip, where Wally has been, and where to next.
• Book (B): everything Wally has found, his stamps and his items. It opens by itself for the big moments: a talisman, a key, the sceptre.
• Outfits and Gear: dress Wally up, and carry useful things.
• The first time Wally arrives somewhere, a fly-over shows the place. While it plays, the game checks your device and sets the detail for smooth play. Skip it with Space.

Controls

Play with a keyboard, a mouse, a game controller or a touch screen. They all work the same way: forward goes the way Wally is facing, left and right turn him, back turns him round, and the camera follows behind him.

Keyboard

Mouse

• Click the game to hand it the cursor. Now moving the mouse turns Wally.
• Hold the left button to run him forward.
• Hold the right button to look around with the camera; let go and the mouse steers Wally again.
• Esc gives the cursor back. Any message box gives it back too, and you get control again when you close it.

Game controller (Xbox, PlayStation, Switch Pro)

Phone and tablet

• Left thumb anywhere on the left half: a joystick to steer.
• Drag on the right half to turn the camera.
• The Jump and Duck buttons; in deep water, Dive and Up buttons appear.

Settings

In the settings you can change the steering to camera-relative (Wally moves toward the camera's view instead of turning), turn tips, music and sound effects on or off, and show the frame rate and detail level.

The boomerang throw

1. Angle: tip the boomerang out with ↑ ↓ (or W S, the mouse, or the stick). The meter shows how far it leans from upright. Press Space, click, or A to set it.
2. Force: the force meter swings up and down. Press Space, click, or A to throw, as hard as it shows.
3. Catch: as it comes back, a Catch! ring appears. Press Space, click, or A.

The flight is real physics. Too upright and it dives in; too flat or too hard and it climbs over your head; too soft and it falls short. A flatter throw needs less force. For your first two throws, a green zone on the force meter shows what will bring it back.

The levels at a glance

In the order Wally travels: what to do in each, the keys and things found there, and its talisman. Completing a level always opens the next one. Going back to a level puts it up a difficulty (easy, then intermediate, then hard), and a harder go is worth more points.

#	The level	Objective	Keys and things to find	Talisman
1		Croc ParkFeed out every group of visitors around the lagoon, beating the pelicans, flying foxes, toads and crocs to the food. Then reach the gate.	The gate key (for feeding every group). The machete waits at the gate. Golden Mangoes along the way (a bonus).	None here
2		The Cane FieldsCut a path through the burning cane to the middle. Eat the cut cane to keep going before the toads and flying foxes take it.	Needs the machete from Croc Park.	Fire
3		The EsplanadeFeed the picnic groups along the boardwalk, collect the Golden Mangoes, and open the chest at the Lagoon.	No key needed. Golden Mangoes, pearls, and the Big Golden Mango from the chest (the reef needs it).	Sun
4		The Great Barrier ReefDive the coral maze before your air runs out. Give the giant clam the Big Golden Mango for the pearl key, then open the pirate chest in the cave.	The pearl key (from the clam). Pearls, seashells, and the Skyrail pass to Kuranda.	Moon
5		Kuranda and the zip lineFeed the market street and fill the feed-o-meter. Catch the boomerang at the Boomerang Throwing archway, then ride the zip line down Barron Falls.	Reached by the Skyrail (the pass from the reef). Golden Mangoes from the markets.	AirWater
6		Mossman GorgeSwim down the holes and rock slides. Dive to find the key on the bottom of one hole, and open the chest in the last.	The Mossman key (in one of the holes).	Earth: the opal
7		The Daintree and the rescueSwim with the tour boat and keep fed while the wild crocs give chase, swing through the rainforest on the vines gathering pawpaws, and bring the sceptre to the King. Then the train to Croc Park, lead the crocs to the sea, swim up the coast and push the boat free.	Needs all six talismans set in the sceptre.	The sceptre, whole

The places

Seven places, from Cairns up to the Daintree, in the order Wally travels.

1. Croc Park

Where it all begins. Feed out every group of visitors to earn the gate key, and the machete waits at the gate.

Win: the machete, for the cane fields.

2. The Cane Fields

Dusk south of Cairns, the ranges on the skyline. Cut paths through the sugar cane with the machete and eat the cut cane to keep going. Toads and flying foxes steal it. The cane is burning in rings: the fire can never hurt Wally, but he cannot go through it. Find the way round to the middle.

Win: the fire talisman.

3. The Esplanade

The Cairns waterfront: the boardwalk, the lagoon, the pier. Collect the Golden Mangoes along the walk; the chest at the Lagoon opens for enough of them.

Win: the sun talisman, and the Big Golden Mango the reef will need.

4. The Great Barrier Reef

Out from Cairns. Dive into the coral maze (watch your air). A giant clam in a dead end takes the Big Golden Mango and gives up the pearl key, which opens the pirate chest in the cave.

Win: the moon talisman, and the Skyrail pass.

The Skyrail

The ride from the valley station near Cairns, up over the rainforest canopy and the Barron Gorge, onto the Tableland at Kuranda. It plays the first time Wally heads for Kuranda.

5. Kuranda

The village in the rainforest. Feed every group along the market street and fill the feed-o-meter. Halfway down, walk in under the Boomerang Throwing archway: a local instructor shows Wally how to throw and catch a boomerang, and the first catch wins a talisman. At the end of the street, the zip line down the Barron Gorge.

Win: the air talisman (the boomerang) and the water talisman (the zip line).

6. Mossman Gorge

Clear swimming holes stepping down the gorge over granite, joined by smooth rock slides. Dive (Shift) to look on the bottom: the key is in one hole, the chest in the last.

Win: the opal, the earth talisman: the last of the six.

7. The Daintree

The oldest rainforest, the widest river, and the end of the journey. Swim with the tour boat and catch what the passengers throw, but watch out: the wild crocs slide off the banks and come after Wally, and they snap up any food they reach first. Keep moving.

The six talismans and the sceptre

The Croc King's sceptre has six settings, and each talisman goes back into its own: heaven above and earth below.

Heaven

Earth

Heaven above: the sun at the top, the moon to its right, the air to its left. Earth below: the earth at the bottom, the fire to its right, the water to its left.

Heaven

Sun

Moon

Air

Earth

Earth

Fire

Water

The sceptre

Tips from Kenny

• Stand in the sweet spot, not on top of people. Scared people run off with their lunch.
• Food caught in the air, or with a leap, is worth more than food off the ground.
• Watch the feed-o-meter. When it turns red, go and find a group, fast.
• In deep water, watch your air too. Come up before it runs out.
• On the Daintree, never stop for long: the wild crocs are slower than Wally, but they close in on a croc that sits still.
• Lost? Open the Map (Tab): it shows the job for each place.
• Trouble keeping it smooth? The fly-over on the first visit sets the detail for your device. You can see it with "Show frame rate and detail" in the settings.

Acknowledgement of Country

Chomp 3D is set in Far North Queensland. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians, the stewards of the lands and waters it celebrates, who are part of this Country as the rivers, the streams and the rainforest are, including the Gimuy Walubara Yidinji and Yirrganydji peoples of Cairns, the Djabugay people of Kuranda and the Barron Gorge, and the Eastern Kuku Yalanji people of the Daintree and Mossman Gorge, and recognise their continuing connection to these lands, waters and cultures. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. We acknowledge too the Torres Strait Islander peoples, and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who call Cairns, the Tablelands and Far North Queensland home, and everyone, from every background, who calls this region home. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are welcome to tell us how they would like to be shown in the game, and to change or add characters.

A home to many

Australia is home to people from all over the world, and it welcomes visitors from everywhere. The people who throw Wally his lunch reflect that: locals and travellers, young and old, from many places and many cultures, all sharing the same beautiful corner of the country.

For the love of Cairns

Cairns and the Cairns region are among the most beautiful places on Earth. It is awe-inspiring: ancient rainforest running down to the sea, giant waterfalls, vast sugar cane fields, paradise beaches and the Great Barrier Reef, all within reach of one city. If you ever get the chance, go.

• Rainforests
• Giant waterfalls
• Sugar cane fields
• Paradise beaches
• The Great Barrier Reef
• Green Island
• Coral reef snorkelling
• Scuba diving
• Cruises
• Swimming
• The Atherton Tablelands
• Skyrail
• The Kuranda Scenic Railway
• Rainforest river cruises
• River rafting
• Zip lining
• Bungee jumping
• Boomerang throwing
• Golf courses
• Resorts
• Shopping
• Nightlife
• And lots of crocs