HUNTERS OF THE DIESCRAPERS

    The Earth is dying. The sky belongs to the wealthy. The last of humanity clings to towering structures that reach desperately toward salvation. Someone needs to fight for those left behind.

    That someone is you.

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    THE WORLD BENEATH THE STARS

    Earth Has Fallen

    Corporate experiments with chemical and genetic manipulation have poisoned our planet's core, rendering much of the surface uninhabitable. This was no accident—it was calculated destruction by powerful conglomerates seeking to control humanity's most precious resources.

    The Last Stand

    While the wealthy escaped to orbital colonies and massive space stations circling our dying planet, those without means remained behind. The survivors built upward in massive structures called DIESCRAPERS - humanity's final, desperate vertical expansion reaching toward the stars.

    BECOME THE HUNTER

    In HUNTERS OF THE DIESCRAPERS, you are an elite protector, augmented and armed to defend what remains of Earth-bound humanity. Hired by orbital elites but bound by your own code, you'll navigate the complex relationship between those above and below.

    Your mission:

    • 🛡️ Protect the diescraper inhabitants who gather vital resources
    • ⚔️ Combat mutated creatures climbing from the poisoned depths
    • 🔍 Recover valuable artifacts and resources lost to Earth's surface
    • 🧪 Decontaminate floors to create more habitable space
    • 🌐 Reach Earth's core to begin the ultimate mission: planetary reclamation

    Fight for:

    • Credits and the chance to join the orbital elite?
    • Loyalty to a specific diescraper community?
    • Vengeance against the corporations that doomed our planet?
    • Or something deeper—a belief that Earth can be saved?

    GAMEPLAY FEATURES

    🔄 DYNAMIC VERTICAL WORLD

    • Procedurally generated diescraper floors with unique challenges
    • Distinct architectural zones reflecting different corporate influences
    • Environmental hazards including toxic zones, structural collapse, and gravity anomalies
    • Day/night cycle that affects creature behavior and resource availability

    ⚙️ AUGMENTATION SYSTEM

    Embrace the techno-posthumanist approach to survival with a deep modification system:

    • Physical augmentations - Combat prowess, environmental resistance, mobility enhancements
    • Psychiatric modifications - Fear resistance, focus amplification, sensory processing
    • Specialized senses - Enhanced tracking, detection of invisible threats, resource location
    • Weapon integration - Biomechanical weapon fusing, ammunition synthesis

    🔫 TACTICAL COMBAT

    • Vertical combat mechanics that take full advantage of the diescraper environment
    • Resource management with limited ammunition and power sources
    • Environmental interaction - use the architecture to your advantage
    • Creature adaptation - enemies that evolve based on your combat style

    🌐 SOCIAL ECOSYSTEM

    • Resource exchange network between diescrapers and orbital stations
    • Reputation system affecting your standing with different factions
    • Religious and ideological groups with competing visions for humanity's future
    • Meaningful choices that impact diescraper communities and orbital politics

    RECLAMATION MECHANICS

    Floor Clearing

    Floor clearing and purification to expand habitable areas

    Community Building

    Community building options to strengthen diescraper resilience

    Technology Recovery

    Technology recovery missions to unearth lost innovations

    Core Expeditions

    Dangerous deep-dive operations toward Earth's center

    THE ART OF SURVIVAL

    Visual Aesthetic

    • Vertical urbanism - Sprawling, interconnected architecture reaching toward the stars
    • Biopunk elements - Organic technology and mutated life forms
    • Industrial desolation - The remnants of Earth's industrial age
    • Environmental contrast - The stark difference between sterile orbital designs and the chaotic, lived-in diescrapers

    Our art team has crafted a world that tells the story of humanity's struggle through every detail—from the makeshift repairs of lower levels to the increasingly polished upper zones that reach toward orbital elegance.

    THE TEAM

    Jake Dickson

    Founder

    Curt Anderson

    Co-founder, Technical Architect

    EARLY ACCESS

    Back our project at the Elite level or above to gain access to our development process

    Monthly development updates

    Private Discord channel

    Feedback opportunities on key features

    Early prototype access

    BACKER REWARDS

    Digital Rewards

    • Scout Pack - Game + Digital Artbook + Original Soundtrack
    • Hunter Pack - Above + Digital Comic + Early Beta Access
    • Elite Pack - Above + Season Pass + Name in Credits

    Physical Rewards

    • Diescraper Model - Limited edition physical model of a diescraper section
    • Hunter's Kit - Collector's box with physical art book, soundtrack, diescraper model, and exclusive Hunter figurine
    • Legacy Package - Above + Design an NPC + Limited edition Hunter's jacket

    DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE

    Month 202X

    Early Access Alpha

    Month 202X

    Beta Testing

    Month 202X

    Full Release

    RISKS AND CHALLENGES

    Potential Challenges

    • Technical complexity of the procedural vertical environments
    • Balance issues in the augmentation system
    • Scope management of our ambitious vision

    Mitigation Strategy

    • Experienced team members who've shipped similar titles
    • Clear milestone planning with contingency buffers
    • Prioritization of core gameplay mechanics before feature expansion

    We promise regular communication with our backers, including both our successes and our challenges. Your support doesn't just fund a game—it builds a community dedicated to making HUNTERS OF THE DIESCRAPERS the best experience possible.