It’s the dawn of civilization: the fight for survival is fierce, resources plentiful, and empires nothing more than begrimed huts on the brink of collapse. The world is your sandbox and you can either rise to the top or fall with the weak. Will you withstand the tests of time?

## About This Game

It is the dawn of civilization: the fight for survival is fierce, resources
plentiful, and empires nothing more than begrimed huts on the brink of
collapse. The world is your sandbox and you can choose to rise to the top or
fall with the weak. Vitality is a game which places you into a fictional world
at the dawn of human civilization, faced with the task of guiding your people
through the tests of time. Grow your empire from dirt and sticks to prosperity
and greatness. No longer are you limited to the axe over your shoulder or the
ground beneath your feet; instead, utilize the world’s most powerful resource
as you conquer unknown lands and push the boundaries of civilization: people!

A sandbox at its core, Vitality is a game designed to take you on a journey
across human history as you progress in skills and knowledge. On top of its
open world, interactive-sandbox foundation, the core mechanic of Vitality is
the advancement of knowledge through the completion of NPC quests, world
exploration, and the fulfillment of skill progression trees. In Vitality, you
will explore four distinct ages through the guidance of a loosely structured
narrative–each providing a unique thematic focus and gameplay objective.
Grounded in its atmosphere, Vitality features many familiar mechanics popular
to the sandbox genre–each tailored specifically to ensure a unique,
fulfilling, and enjoyable experience.
## Gameplay Synopsis & Core Mechanics:
## Vitality Age Progression
Vitality features four distinct ages, or “eras”, designed to reflect the
pivotal moments in our real historical growth as a civilization. Each age is
built upon the progression of the previous, with each featuring distinct
gameplay focuses and thematic objectives. Behaving similar to “chapters” of an
overarching narrative, the different ages are designed to guide the player in
discovering gameplay mechanics, encountering unique situations, and
experiencing an evolving and dynamic world.

Stone Age – The Stone Age is the first age you will encounter as you begin
your journey in Vitality. Rough, tough, and unforgiving, the Stone Age is
designed to depict our earliest struggles as an emergent hunter-gatherer
species. With some creative liberties taken–such as the inclusion of
dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts–the Stone Age is designed to test
one’s abilities to survive. As such, the Stone Age introduces you to the
beginnings of the NPC quest and posse systems, the Vitality health &
survival meter, and many other supplementary survival-based mechanics such as
an interactive temperature system, weather, and unique world events.

Tribal Age – As the Stone Age ends, you will transition into the Tribal Age.
With advancing technology and the discovery of agriculture, the beginnings of
civilizations start to emerge as permanent settlements rise up. The Tribal Age
expands the extent of the NPC quest and posse systems, introducing several new
mechanics that will allow you more in-depth management of various NPC
relations. Moreover, with the emergence of tribes, conflict inevitably
follows. Be prepared to manage the favor of your friends and foes!

Medieval Age – Given time, the small tribes of the past expand and conquer,
spreading their influence throughout the region. With growing numbers,
advancing technology, and a thirst for power, empires form and castles scatter
the lands. The Medieval Age throws you into an era of royalty–one split by
the dynamics of wealth and poverty. Introducing several new building and
crafting opportunities, the expansion of settlement politics, and several new
item processing modes allowing capabilities such as in-depth cooking and
metallurgy, the Medieval Age truly is a time of knights and squires!

Industrial Age – Medieval Age technology cannot support the growth of
civilization indefinitely, however. As such, it was necessary to invent new
ways to create and automate. The Industrial Age puts you in a time of rapid
technological advancement–thematically designed with a steampunk-esque style
in mind. Introducing you to the two new Electricity and Mechanisms mechanics,
you will be able to create complex machinery and item processing mechanisms.
How far can you take these new modes of automation?
## Advanced NPC Mechanics

Quests – NPC quests are a pillar of Vitality’s core gameplay. Designed to
loosely guide you through a structured narrative, as well as a way to obtain
new goods, increase NPC favor, and discover new gameplay mechanics, NPC quests
were created to be both expansive and interesting.

Favor – Your relation with NPCs is not guaranteed. Instead, their interactions
with you are based on a “favor” value. You can increase NPC favor by
completing their quests, supporting the village, or saving their lives. Whilst
low favor NPCs will attack you and your tribe if provoked, high favor NPCs
offer many perks!

Posse System – Outside of quests, NPCs can be useful assets to aid you in your
ambitions and adventures–if you can earn it, that is. With high enough favor,
you can recruit NPCs to join your party. Whilst in your party, NPCs will
follow you around the world, each providing special abilities, benefits, and
behaviors based on their specializations. For instance, recruiting hunter
NPC’s will aid you in exploring untamed wilds, miner NPCs will mine ores with
you as you explore complex cave systems, and healers can attempt to revive you
if you meet an unfortunate fate. The NPC Posse system is powered by a robust,
advanced NPC AI pathfinding architecture we created to ensure that NPCs can
always keep up!
## Building, Crafting, & Knowledge

Building & Crafting – Vitality features standard building & crafting mechanics
typical of the genre. Blocks, items, furniture, and utility objects can be
collected and crafted as you explore and advance in the game. To expand on
building capabilities, Vitality features a “micro block” Block placement
system, allowing you to turn any place-able block or material into different
sub-shapes, such as stairs, slabs, slopes, and corners.

Recipe Books – Crafting recipes (in the main Story Mode) are segregated
through a collection of “recipe books” that you will acquire as you play the
game. Obtained through exploration, quest rewards, and skill tree fulfillment,
recipe books create an intuitive way to expand your crafting knowledge and
capabilities. Along with providing the ability to craft new sets of items,
recipe books also provide comprehensive information about each recipe it
contains, allowing quick reference to general item information, uses, and how
they can be obtained.

Story & Collection Books – Alongside recipe books, Vitality will have a host
of story and collectible books that you can discover throughout your
playthroughs. These books will contain funny short stories, lore, and general
anecdotes to entertain you in your journeys!
## Multiplayer
Vitality also features an online multiplayer co-op mode, fully compatible with
the main “story” as described above. Vitality’s multiplayer mode is optimized
to be be played between groups of friends sized 2-8.
## Release Information
Vitality is currently on track for a Q4/Winter 2020 full release. We will post
more information about the specific date as we move closer towards completion.
Vitality will not be released as an Early Access title.

## Community & Contact

If you want to follow the development of the game more closely, or chat with
us about the project, join our Discord Server!

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