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BRUTAL COMBAT

Lose everything on death, take only what you can afford to lose

Quick kills, no bullet sponges
Fragile life: every bullet counts in tactical encounters
Smart AI use environments to their advantage

CRIME AND LAW

Watch the world simulate around you

A detailed crime system, enforcers will be called to keep law and order
Reputation impacts interactions with gangs and corporations
Districts with varying security levels based on crime

CREDITS MEAN EVERYTHING

Everything costs: life, equipment, sustenance, rent and influence

Cheat, steal, bounty hunt, work or scavenge for credits
Full loot: take what you see
Diverse loadouts: gear, optics, intel, heavy chassis and much more

SANDBOX

Play the way you want

Stealth, go in loud, manipulate, hack and more
Interactive world, everything is connected and powered
The world is alive, observe regular joes turn criminal in order to get by

AVAILABLE HOUSING

Sector 7B Hab-Bloc

Basic shelter in the lower sectors. Minimal amenities, maximum grit. Keeps the acid rain off, mostly.

Credits: 125,000

Neo-Kyoto Standard Apartment

A functional living space in the commercial district. Integrated synth-kitchen and standard security protocols. A step up from the slums.

Credits: 600,000

Olympus Tower Sky-Suite

Luxury penthouse overlooking the glittering corporate spire. Panoramic views, auto-valet, private security detail, and zero chance of seeing the street-level filth.

Credits: 2,510,000

THE WORLD

Corporations own this world, private mercenaries, high tech facilities for you to infiltrate and a wide variety of story content
A deep scheduling system to add complexity and variation to AI behaviours
Interactive factions with unique stories and missions
Day and night cycles with varying weather conditions

DISTRICTS

A mono hover system connects districts, each district features its own dynamic security level with various facilities, hideouts and mega structures to infiltrate

RESIDENTIAL

The heart of the city, where daily life pulses with a mix of tranquility and hidden dangers. Engage in covert operations amidst unsuspecting civilians.

OUTSKIRTS

An abandoned wasteland, teeming with danger and lawlessness. Navigate through this chaotic terrain for high-risk, high-reward missions.

COMMERCIAL

The bustling marketplace of the city. Here, the flow of money is constant, providing ample opportunities for both commerce and crime.

INDUSTRY

Industrial powerhouses with automated production lines. Penetrate these heavily guarded zones for industrial espionage and sabotage.

UNDER CITY

The dark underbelly of the city, controlled by gangs and rebels. Here, survival means aligning with the right faction and navigating through shadows.

FACTIONS

Align with power players in this dystopian world.

CORPORATE ENFORCERS

Elite security forces with augmentations maintaining control through superior tech and ruthless tactics.

Augmented Tactical Merciless

Equipped with advanced armor, neural targeting implants, and cybernetic weapon systems.

Mk.7 Cybernetic combat frames
Integrated weapon systems
Neural-linked drones
Tactical HUDs with heat sensors

Operates from fortified compounds with central command in Apex Security Tower.

Automated defenses
Holding cells
Training simulations
Interrogation chambers

THE RESISTANCE

Tech-savvy hackers fighting corporate control from the shadows.

Resourceful Networked Subversive

Uses guerrilla tactics and digital warfare to undermine corporate power.

System infiltration
Security override
Underground networks
Encrypted comms

The Resistance believes in freedom of information and the right to privacy.

Liberation of corporate-controlled resources
Democratization of advanced technology
Dismantling of surveillance systems
Protection of human autonomy

WASTELAND SCAVENGERS

Survivors on the fringe, expert salvagers with knowledge of forgotten places.

Adaptable Territorial Cunning

Scavengers control the abandoned outskirts and industrial ruins, creating makeshift settlements from salvaged materials.

Fortified junk towns
Underground bunkers
Repurposed factory complexes
Hidden caches throughout the city

Scavengers specialize in finding value in what others discard.

Rare pre-collapse technology
Handcrafted weapons and tools
Improvised medical supplies
Knowledge of forgotten pathways and ruins

BLACK MARKET

Underground network trading illegal tech with far-reaching contacts.

Connected Wealthy Dangerous

The Black Market operates through a complex network of fronts and secret meeting places.

Underground augmentation clinics
Weapon modification workshops
Data smuggling networks
Exclusive auction houses for rare tech

The Black Market maintains alliances with influential figures throughout the city.

Corrupt corporate officials
Renowned augmentation surgeons
Elite security contractors
Information brokers with access to restricted data

ABOUT THE PROJECT

This project is early in development (Started in 2023):

Built in Unreal 5
The ambition is large with scalable scope to make it digestible and achievable, most features will have phases of implementation
Initial release will feature early access with a tight loop that is polished, with the potential to scale up
This is a side project and likely won't make significant progress for a few years
The game is single player
3 Main verticals that are being worked on currently - Loot / Combat / AI
Inspired by Deus Ex / System Shock / Bladerunner / Cyberpunk
A game by Shaun Baker (Jestersheepy)