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Overview

Adventure is a gamemode separate from survival. It doesn't have a permanent world, but blocks can still be placed/removed somewhat. It focuses on exploration, as you try to see more and more of the abyss with each descent and overcome challenges like monsters or terrain. Progression requires returning to Orth, but delvers may choose to go without expecting to return.

Genre

• It's hard to put a specific label right now, but overall the goal is to focus on open world exploration, survival (i.e. crafting things, fighting mobs), as well as more hardcore aspects from roguelikes.

Pillars of gameplay

What are the core goals we want to achieve?

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• Heavily encourage exploration.
• Hardcore death that causes substantial harm but not a full reset.
• Offer replayability and a sense of progress even for poor dives.
• Item-oriented progression and economy (in the form of relics).
• Orth as a hub for progression.
• Two ways of playing: With progression or as a sort of roguelike.
• Encouraged group play (parties) even for lategame players.

Gameplay loop

Primary (second-to-second) This is the most important to make fun!

• Minecraft's combat + lots of fancy relics. Also, interesting ways of navigating the world with the climbing system and relics.

Secondary (minute-to-minute)

• Survival in the abyss. It's setting up camp, inventory managment, and picking where to go next.