Deepfield is a sandbox RTS set in the tiny world of microbiology. Deepfield’s microverse is alive and contains many biomes, each with their own mix of environmental mechanics and unique enemy types. Find and exploit resources, multiply in number and expand your territory to fend off extinction.

## About This Game
Deepfield is a sandbox RTS set in the tiny world of microbiology. Deepfield’s
microverse is alive and contains many biomes, each with their own mix of
environmental mechanics and unique enemy types. Find and exploit resources,
multiply in number and expand your territory to fend off extinction.
## Sectors & Biomes

The Deepfield microverse is broken up into many smaller play areas called
sectors; small groups of connected sectors make up a biome. Each biome has its
own mix of environmental mechanics and unique enemy types; players will have
to constantly adapt and pivot strategies in order to spread their influence
across the microverse.

(As of 0.4.0, biomes and environmental mechanics have yet to be
implemented)
## Capital Units

The most important class of unit; if all your capital units perish, game over.

Capital units have a wide range of capabilities but most importantly they can
store resources and use them to spawn new units. They are the only type of
unit which can use the mutation mechanic to enhance their capabilities and the
only type of unit which can initiate travel between sectors.
## Mutations

It’s an expensive and lengthy process but your capital units can be improved
by mutating.

Mutations can change a wide variety of things. They can unlock new units to
build, modify capabilities, boost/change stats and more.

Some biomes will be so hostile to a particular species that without mutating,
units will die to the environment.

(The mutation system in 0.4.0 is a placeholder, this mechanic will be
completely overhauled in the future)
## RTS, not “RTS”
At its core, Deepfield is an RTS, however, it takes a lot of elements from
other genres such as sandbox, RPGs, open world games and MMOs. This makes
Deepfield unlike traditional RTS games.

The Deepfield multiplayer microverse is alive and persistent; it ages, changes
and eventually dies. Your units continue to exist and will carry out simple
tasks even when you’re not there. Players can drop in and out of the
microverse at any time. How all this plays out can be configured by the host.

In multiplayer there are no specific PvE or PvP modes. Diplomacy is fluid so
how you interact with others is entirely up to you; you can attempt to crush
everyone you meet, create long-lasting alliances or cooperate until it’s no
longer convenient.

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