World

World

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The world is a set of eight selectable low-poly combat maps. Each map has a terrain profile, palette, density settings, fog, lighting, weather climate, and gameplay-facing visibility/spawn-radius tuning. Maps are arenas for survival combat; no quest locations, story regions, or collectible lore systems were found.

Maps

Map	Implementation ID	Environment	Climate / special atmosphere
Deep Forest	deep_forest	Dense trees, logs, mushroom clusters	Clear-dominant forest climate; rain can wet the forest ground.
Scorched Wasteland	scorched_wasteland	Obsidian pillars, lava pools, embers	Ashfall climate; elevated barrel density.
Frozen Tundra	frozen_tundra	Ice spires, snow pines, frozen ponds	Snow / blizzard climate and open sightlines.
Desert Canyon	desert_canyon	Sandstone pillars, arches, cacti	Sandstorm climate and the longest standard visibility multiplier.
Toxic Swamp	toxic_swamp	Gnarled trees, glowing mushrooms, pools	Fog / spore climate and low visibility.
Military Outpost	military_outpost	Concrete walls, sandbags, watchtower frames	No special weather override; highest barrel density.
Twilight Vale	autumn_grove	Bare gnarled trees and floating wisps	Dusk-oriented atmosphere. The public-facing name is Twilight Vale even though the ID is autumn_grove.
Ancient Ruins	ancient_ruins	Columns, broken walls, arches, statues	Rain climate.

Terrain and streaming

The immediate combat envelope stays flat, while mid/far terrain uses GPU vertex displacement for hills, dunes, ridges, snow drifts, or map-specific surface character. Ground shader layers include macro tint variation, normal-like micro relief, slope/rock blending, and map-specific effects such as lava cracks, snow sparkle, sand ripples, and wetness.

The world streams a 5×5 grid of terrain chunks around the player. New chunks are budgeted over multiple frames and static props are GPU-instanced to reduce crossing hitches. Fog and a sky dome conceal the streamed boundary.

Interactive terrain

Object	Interaction
Trees, rocks, boulders, props	Collision for player movement; they can block enemy and Sentinel line of sight.
Bushes	Apply a movement wade/slow multiplier.
Explosive barrels	Solid cover and destructible hazards; bullets, explosives, abilities, and nearby power activations can trigger them.
Ranged Sentinels	Stationary destroyable turrets; present outside Tutorial and Easy, then active from wave 3.
Pickup crates / airdrops	Nearby collectible objects for held powers and streak rewards.

The scene clears collidable props within six units beyond the player's starting position to guarantee a safe initial spawn. Enemy spawn candidates attempt to avoid collision objects and fan around the player at roughly 42–68 units, adjusted by map spawn reach.

Environmental hazards and safe zones

There is no named safe-zone mechanic. Safety is provided by cleared spawn space, terrain cover, and line-of-sight blocking.

Explosive barrels are the principal map hazard. Each has 28 HP, a 0.85 hit radius, 7.5-unit blast radius, and 150 enemy-facing center damage. The player takes reduced blast damage but can still be badly hurt; standing at the center is intentionally dangerous. Chain reactions queue nearby barrels and unfold across frames.

The game does not implement confirmed fall damage, drowning, toxic-pool damage, lava damage, storm damage, destructible buildings, or terrain deformation. Map descriptions and visuals should not be interpreted as mechanical hazards unless listed above.

Weather and time of day

Weather is automatic, clear-dominant, and driven by a map climate profile. The director can create rain, sandstorm, blizzard, ashfall, spores, or wisps depending on map. It updates visuals and atmospheric modifiers; it is not selected from a gameplay menu.

Classic, Tutorial, and Multiplayer setup can choose day, night, or automatic time. Automatic time runs a continuously blended day/night cycle with day, dawn, dusk, twilight, and night lighting anchors. A full automatic day cycle is approximately two minutes at default speed.

Implementation references: src/utils/MapSystem.ts, src/utils/BiomeSystem.ts, src/utils/TerrainSystem.ts, src/utils/TerrainInstancer.ts, src/utils/WeatherSystem.ts, src/utils/DayCycleSystem.ts, src/App.tsx.