OUR FIRST CO-OP MOD PLAYABLE PROTOTYPE / PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT
Trials of Mana
Two independently controlled heroes. A shared camera. The remake, with a friend by your side.
Meet the projectINDEPENDENT FAN PROJECTS FOR THE MANA SERIES
Some adventures
are meant to
be shared.
The worlds we love. A friend at our side.
We’re bringing more ways to play together to Mana — starting with Trials of Mana.
Trials of Mana · Local two-player prototype · In development
Official Trials of Mana artwork · © SQUARE ENIX
↓YOUR HERO✦THEIR HERO✦ONE SHARED ADVENTURE
FROM THE MANA TREE, NEW POSSIBILITIES
Adventures worth sharing.
A home for independent Mana co-op projects.
One game at a time. Built with care.
OUR FIRST CO-OP MOD
A FUTURE CHAPTER
Secret of Mana
A classic adventure in our wider collection. Public project details and supported setups will follow when ready.
No public project download yet
ON THE HORIZON
Visions of Mana
A world we’d love to share. A future research direction, with its own challenges and no promised release date.
Co-op implementation not availableOfficial game artwork sets the scene. Project status is shown separately; these images are not recordings of our mods.
CHAPTER 01 / TRIALS OF MANA
WINDOWS STEAM REMAKE
SAME WORLD. DIFFERENT HANDS.
A real party.
Your party.
Choose a hero each, then explore and fight together on one screen. Keyboard and mouse for one player, an Xbox-compatible controller for the other.
A camera that keeps you together.
Our shared camera follows the two human heroes and adjusts its zoom. A distance warning helps you stay within reach.
Your character. Your abilities.
Switch to the free AI companion without taking your friend’s hero. Charlotte’s healing and her own MP cost have been play-tested with both devices.
A friend leaves. The party stays.
A disconnected controller returns its hero to AI. Reconnecting waits for a deliberate Start press before rejoining.
THE SHARED CAMERAINTERACTIVE CONCEPT
Two humans set the centre. Move the slider to see the idea — this is a diagram, not a performance simulation.
Still an adventure in the making. We’re working through interaction, map-menu and camera edge cases from real play sessions. Complete story progression and long-session stability are not yet verified.
See the current statusLESS SETUP. MORE ADVENTURE.
Make room for player two.
Our Windows configurator prepares the local co-op setup. Public downloads will open when the first release is ready.
Find your game.
Find the Steam installation or select a folder. The installer checks the game executable and refuses to overwrite unknown loaders or mods.
Set your controls.
Check XInput buttons and sticks. Remap core keyboard and mouse movement, jump and attack bindings, then save a profile.
Press Start. Step in.
Load a save with a companion. The controller joins with Start, while the keyboard and mouse control the other human hero.
A GOOD ADVENTURE STARTS WITH CLEAR EXPECTATIONS
Where we
are today.
The local prototype is playable, and development is currently private. A release gets a download when its checks are complete.
- Windows Steam remake / build 5736103
- Tested baseline
- Keyboard + mouse and Xbox 360 controller
- Local play-tested
- Shared camera, switching and AI fallback
- Prototype tested
- Configurator and core keyboard remapping
- Preview
- Map, interactions and special-attack camera
- Fixes being tested
- Other controllers / three human players
- Not verified / not available
- Full story and extended-session testing
- Still to do
FAR APART. SAME PARTY.
Next, a couch
without borders.
Our first online approach streams the host’s local co-op game to a friend. The guest sees the stream and sends controller input back through Parsec.
The configurator can open Parsec and use its documented Peer ID connection. A real remote co-op session is the next test.
Read about the Parsec connectionYOUR PCGame + local co-op
Host keyboard & mouse
Host keyboard & mouse
PICTURE + SOUND →← GUEST CONTROLLER
THEIR PCParsec stream
Guest gamepad
Guest gamepad
PLANNED TEST / NOT YET A VERIFIED ONLINE FEATURE
Separate Parsec sign-in and host approval are required. This approach streams one host game; native network multiplayer and split-screen are later research.
IF YOU’D LIKE TO HELP
A little support.
More shared adventures.
If you’d like to support my independent co-op work, there are two optional ways on Patreon: a US$10 monthly membership or an original journal for a one-time US$50 purchase.
Public stable mod releases are intended to remain free. Early builds are test versions; support does not promise a release date or a finished feature.
Explore the US$10 monthly membershipTHE NEXT ADVENTURE IS TAKING SHAPE
Bring a friend.
We’ll bring the co-op.
We’re preparing the first public release. Downloads and source links will appear here when it’s ready.
The original game is required. No game files or saves are included.
BEFORE YOU SET OUT
A few things to know.
Which game is the first mod for?
The Windows Steam remake of Trials of Mana, app 924980, with tested baseline build 5736103. This download will not be for the SNES original, Secret of Mana or Visions of Mana.
Can we use two keyboards or three players?
The tested starting point is one keyboard and mouse plus one Xbox 360 controller. Separate physical keyboards are not separate players. Three-human control and a second independent controller bridge are not available yet.
Can we already play online?
Remote play through Parsec is being prepared, but a real guest session has not been verified. We will label online demonstrations as experimental until the connection, controls and reconnect flow have been tested.
What do Patreon supporters receive?
The US$10 monthly membership includes development updates and early experimental versions of our own mod when available. The separate US$50 one-time purchase includes Supporter Journal #1, without a subscription or mod download. Neither option guarantees a release date or a finished feature. Patreon shows the current terms before payment.