🏜️ Desktop Open World – Core Gameplay Loop
Rust meets Red Dead Redemption in a high-risk, high-reward open world where survival is key, and every choice matters.
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Rust meets Red Dead Redemption in a high-risk, high-reward open world where survival is key, and every choice matters.
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1️⃣ Scavenge & Explore → 2️⃣ Build & Fortify → 3️⃣ Take Action (Missions, PvP, Heists) → 4️⃣ Earn Rewards → 5️⃣ Manage Risk & Survive → Repeat
Objective: Players start by scavenging the frontier for essential supplies such as food, weapons, tools, and crafting materials to survive. Exploration is crucial to uncover hidden resources, new locations, and random events.
Player Choice: Players decide whether to focus on survival by gathering supplies or seek out missions, PvP battles, or raids for greater rewards.
Points of Interest (POIs):
Abandoned Camps (for supplies)
Mines (for crafting materials)
Towns & Saloons (for missions and duels)
Hidden Treasure Locations
Objective: Players use the resources they’ve gathered to build structures such as hideouts, camps, and fortified bases to protect themselves and their loot.
Building Mechanics:
Craft Defenses: Build walls, traps, and secure storage to keep your loot safe from raids.
Upgrade Bases: Players can upgrade their hideouts to unlock new crafting options, enhance defenses, and gain safe zones to heal and regroup.
Posse Hideouts: Players can join forces by forming Posse clans and building larger bases together, pooling resources and enhancing survival chances.
Objective: Once fortified, players can take on missions, challenge others in PvP, or participate in dynamic events like bank heists or train robberies.
Mission Types:
Survival Quests: Scavenge for rare supplies or defend your base from attackers.
Bounty Hunts: Track down NPC or player targets for rewards.
Bank Heists: Rob banks with your Posse and split the loot, but beware of rival players.
Saloon Duels: Engage in high-stakes PvP duels for reputation and loot.
Objective: Players earn loot, crafting materials, reputation points, and $POSSE tokens for completing missions and surviving encounters.
Reward Types:
$POSSE Tokens: Used for in-game transactions and leaderboard placement.
Loot & Crafting Materials: Weapons, horses, outfits, and tools to enhance survival and combat effectiveness.
Reputation Points: Increases a player’s rank on the "Most Want3d" leaderboard, unlocking exclusive missions and perks.
Objective: As players gain notoriety by completing missions and winning PvP battles, they attract more danger from bounty hunters, rival players, and NPC factions. Players must balance their risk-reward decisions to survive longer and keep their loot safe.
Player Choice:
Stay Notorious: Continue taking high-risk missions to increase rewards, but risk losing loot in raids or PvP combat.
Go Underground: Lay low to reduce your bounty and fortify your base before taking more risks.
Permadeath Risk: If a player is defeated during a mission or raid, they risk losing a portion of their loot, supplies, and $WEST tokens.
Players can choose to go solo or form a Posse (clan) to work together in missions, build larger hideouts, and share resources for mutual survival.
Posse Benefits:
Larger Bases: Build more advanced structures with pooled resources.
Team Missions: Take on bigger heists and raids with coordinated attacks.
Posse PvP: Defend against rival Posses or engage in clan wars for control over key locations.
Bank Heists: Form a Posse to rob a bank, triggering PvP defense from other players.
Train Robberies: Race to loot a moving train before it escapes the map.
Town Defense: Protect a town from bandit NPCs or rival Posses for rewards.
Gameplay Pillar
Description
Scavenging & Exploration
Gather supplies, weapons, and crafting materials for survival.
Building & Fortification
Build hideouts and bases to protect loot and increase survivability.
Missions & Events
Complete story missions, bounty hunts, heists, and dynamic events.
PvP Combat
Engage in duels, raids, and Posse wars for reputation and loot.
Risk Management
Balance notoriety and danger to survive longer and keep your loot safe.
Posse Formation
Collaborate with other players to build stronger hideouts and take on larger missions.
Step 1: The player starts by scavenging for supplies and finds an abandoned camp with valuable loot.
Step 2: They use the resources to build a fortified hideout on the edge of town.
Step 3: The player takes on a bounty mission to track down an NPC outlaw, earning reputation and $POSSE tokens.
Step 4: Returning to town, they engage in a saloon duel with a rival player, winning additional loot.
Step 5: The player forms a Posse with friends, and they plan a bank heist, splitting the loot while fending off PvP attackers.
Step 6: After a successful heist, they return to their hideout to manage their rewards and prepare for the next adventure.
Scavenging & Building: Encourages exploration and resource management to create a sense of ownership.
Dynamic PvP & Events: Keeps gameplay fresh with unpredictable encounters and time-limited challenges.
Risk-Reward Mechanics: Players are constantly balancing risk vs. reward to maximize their loot and survive longer.
Social Interaction: Posse formation and collaborative missions create strong community-driven gameplay.
