WHAT IS DECIMATED ?

We are creating an online multiplayer sandbox game where players must use skill and intelligence to harvest resources, trade with other players, and survive in a hostile apocalyptic environment. DECIMATED is an online multiplayer sci-fi survival game which we are developing in Unreal Engine 5 to achieve this massive scale, and meaningful persistence. There are two factions of players: human citizens and cyborg cops, both of whom are played by real people.

We are using blockchain technology to manage in-game trading, digital scarcity and ownership of virtual items, which will be stored in a digital wallet on the players’ smartphone. Our digital token is called ÐIO and can be earned or scavenged in-game, used to buy, sell or trade virtual items, upgrades and customizations.

DECIMATED will incentivize exploring and scavenging the environment, looting, missions and working for reward. Players can compete against each other, or cooperate to complete objectives and perform jobs in-game — as good citizens, or rogue citizens. All virtual items from clothing, weapons, construction equipment and technology will have value on the market, and can be traded with other players or in virtual shops.

The game will be a 3rd person Player vs Environment (PvE) & Player vs Player (PvP) game in a persistent online world, on a planned 64km² map that can be crossed by land, sea and air vehicles. Players can switch into 1st person at any time, such as when aiming with a weapon. DECIMATED will be a competitive and cooperative online game, where players can choose to play a human citizen or a cyborg cop, policing the area.

All players will begin as human citizens, and can be whitelisted to play a cyborg cop if they have been playing by the rules of the game, and pass their training. There will be ranks to be promoted to as a cop, but breaking the law or not performing duties will result in demotion, and potentially being blacklisted temporarily or permanently from playing on the cop side. Players can salvage technology, repair vehicles, find cryptocurrency, build bases, fortify shelters, and trade in this hostile post apocalyptic environment. Enemies include other players trying to survive, plus NPC’s such as malfunctioning robots, bio-monsters and mutated creatures

The game was originally developed to pre-alpha stage in Unreal Engine 4 and upgraded to Unreal Engine 5 in 2022 for the alpha version, using the most up to date physically based rendering (PBR), real-time raytracing (RTX) with photogrammetry assets. We will be creating a hyper-realistic game world, with lifelike characters, creatures and environments. Textures will use dynamic shaders for snow, sand, water and other environmental effects, that will change according to the weather. We are using procedural systems like Houdini to create landscapes, buildings, roads, bridges, tunnels and props scattered around the environment.

• Official website: https://www.decimated.net/