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Melatonin - Basic Guide and Achievements

By Kirai

This is a quick, basic guide to Melatonin.
Hidden achievements and all maps will be marked as spoilers.

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Category: Achievements, Game Modes, Gameplay Basics, Maps or Levels, Secrets, Story or Lore

Languages: English

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8 Mar, 2023 @ 11:46pm

17 Oct, 2024 @ 9:22pm

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Guide Index

Overview

Basics

Editor

Achievements

Maps

Night 1 Map

Night 2 Map

Night 3 Map

Night 4 Map

Morning Map

Thank you!

Comments

Basics

Default Keys

Space

This will act as your action key (similar to "Enter").
This can be changed to a key of your choice in settings.

W, A, S, and D
or
up (↑), left (←), down (↓), and right (→)

These are the direction keys that will allow you to move around the game menu and the map.
Settings will allow you to choose one of the two sets as movement options.

Both the action key and the direction keys (aside from the D/down key) will be used within the levels.

For the purpose of this guide, the direction keys will be mentioned as W, A, S, and D.

Goal

The idea of the game is navigating through each map, completing the levels, and proceeding to the next area. Maps and levels will be shown later in the guide. Each level contains three modes.

Modes

Each level has 3 modes you can play.

Practice
This mode will introduce you to the sound and visual cues for the level.
It does not matter if you are not perfect here. This mode will not count towards the completion of the level (it is not required).

Scored
This mode will grant you stars (0-3) based on how well you perform. This mode will count towards the completion of the level.

Hard
This mode will grant you rings (0-3) based on how well you perform. This mode will count towards the completion of the level.

Both "Hard" and "Scored" modes will grant you P (a perfect rating) if you complete the level with all Perfect notes. Each of these mode can grant a perfect rating.

Types of Notes

Hit
The game begins with the action key as the only "hit" type note.
Direction keys A and D will be introduced in later levels, followed by the W key.

Hold
The action key is the only note that will be held in the current game modes.
There are usually 3 different lengths of time in a level which the action key will be held.
These time lengths will be noted by the audio/visual cues in the game.

Note Scoring

There are 4 ways a note can be scored.

Early
Perfect
Late
Missed

Setting to Improve Your Score

Gameplay

Perfects only (when toggled on)

The level will restart when a note is not "Perfect"

Vibration

Enables vibration in levels.

Accessibility
(These features are described when toggled on)

Visual Assist

The "Timing Circle" is displayed through all levels.

Audio Assist

A metronome is played through all levels.

Wiggle room

The timing window for a "Perfect" note is increased.

Easy scoring

"Early" and "Late" notes give more points.

Calibration
Note timing can be changed using the "offset" scale here.
The calibration tool is where you can change the note timing using a visual flash.

Keyboard
The area where you can change your action key and toggle your direction keys.

Editor

This section will list most information within the editor.

The editor is needed for the "Creator" achievement.

Direction keys

Direction keys for right and left will allow you to move forward and backward within the level's editable slots.

Add something

Defaulted as "SPACE".
Your action key will allow you to add a single downbeat, offbeat, event, or tempo within the edited level.

Remove

(hold to remove all)
Defaulted as "R".
This key will allow you to remove a single downbeat, offbeat, event, or tempo within the edited level.

Switch tabs

Defaulted as "TAB".

Downbeats

Offbeats

Events

Tempo

Defaulted as "M".

Custom music
Add in a sound track (must be a sound file)

Upload
Upload your level. Other players can download your edited level and play it.

Play

(hold to skip to current bar)
Defaulted as "P".

Achievements

There are 14 achievements in total for this game.

Honor roll
Get all perfects in the tutorial.

Star precision
Get 3 stars on any "Scored mode" level

Star perfectionist
Get a perfect score in "Scored mode"

Stargazer
Get 3 stars on every "Scored mode" level

Ring precision
Get 3 rings on any "Hard mode" level

Ring perfectionist
Get a perfect score in "Hard mode"

Ring collector
Get 3 rings on every "Hard mode" level

Go to bed
Achieve perfect scores on all levels

Creator
Complete a level you have custom edited

The 5 hidden achievements are listed below.

(These can be complete by playing through every level)

Indulgence
Play through Night 1

Under pressure
Play through Night 2

Meditation
Play through Night 3

Setbacks
Play through Night 4

New day
Play through to the morning

Hidden achievement image below.

Maps

There are five maps to this game (not including the tutorial).

Each map is listed with the levels it contains. Some information about the maps is included in spoiler fields below.

Tutorial

SPOILER! The Night maps contain a fifth level, which combines all four levels into one game.
Night 1
Followers, Tech, Shopping, and Food

Night 2
Money, Dating, Exercise, and Work

Night 3
Nature, Space, Mind, and Time

Night 4
The Future, The Past, Desires, and Stress

Morning
This map has a single level, which is unnamed. This level contains a combination of all prior levels.

Night 1 Map

Night 2 Map

Night 3 Map

Night 4 Map

Morning Map

Thank you!

Thank you all for reading this guide!
If you have any questions feel free to ask in the comments below!

16 Comments

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Kirai [author] 20 Jun @ 9:26pm

Upon reaching the required conditions, please read below if the achievement is still not unlocking.

If the achievement is showing up on your "in-game achievement list" -> Check that your game is synced correctly to Steam.

If the achievement is not showing up on your "in-game achievement list" -> It is possible there's a bug with the achievement. A few others have mentioned trouble with unlocking conditions requiring "Perfect scores".

Some things to consider trying (in no particular order) include:

Copy and back-up your current game files and install a fresh copy of the game.
-> Reattempt the "Go to bed" achievement on a completely new save.
OR
-> Restore your save files and see if this unlocks the achievement.

Contact the game developer about this achievement not unlocking for you.
-> Screenshots/recordings of your game might be helpful.

Please note that these are not guaranteed solutions.

Kirai [author] 20 Jun @ 9:24pm

In reference to the "Go to bed" achievement:
If you completed each level (on every map) with all perfect notes -> the unlocking conditions should be met.
SIDE NOTE: You can verify note scoring by checking your evaluation at the end of playing a level. The number of early, perfect, late, and missed notes will be displayed along with your total points.
To help ensure all perfect notes, you can use the "perfects only" setting when completing levels.

oreoshakes 16 Jun @ 3:35pm

I got all perfects but it hasn't triggered the achievement for some reason? Do you know why or if there's anything else I need to do to get the achievement?

Vortex_Smasher 20 Mar @ 10:41am

It is saying I have not got it, think it might be a bug - I have opened a discussion post about it yesterday, hopefully the dev can have a look at it.

Kirai [author] 20 Mar @ 9:58am

After completing the required conditions:
If the achievement is not showing up on the "in-game achievement list" -> It is possible there's a bug with the achievement unlocking conditions.
If the achievement is showing up on the "in-game achievement list" -> It is possible your game achievements are not synced to Steam correctly.

I would try contacting the developer if you suspect a bug with the achievements.

Vortex_Smasher 18 Mar @ 5:32pm

Having the same issue with the tutorial, done the tutorial with "perfects only" on twice and no joy.

Kirai [author] 18 Nov, 2024 @ 3:59pm

If you know you did all perfect notes in the tutorial, there might be a bug with the achievement.

You can always try the tutorial again with the "Perfects only" setting on. If that still doesn't give you the achievement, then you can try contacting one of the game developers about it. A recording of your run might be helpful.

vini 18 Nov, 2024 @ 9:16am

so i did perfect on tutorial but it isnt counting, help please

Kirai [author] 17 Oct, 2024 @ 8:43pm

For the "Creator" achievement you'll need to edit a level and play the edited version.
This can be done on any Night Map with any Level. Open a Level and you'll see practice, scored, hard, and editor modes. When you go into the editor mode, there should be a menu at the top of your screen showing the controls. All you need to do is press the "play" control to start the level and get the achievement (you shouldn't need to actually edit anything).

bodemackie 17 Oct, 2024 @ 8:12pm

What counts as "completing" a level you made to give you the achievement?

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