PROTOCOL INITIATION // ALPHA 1.0

Welcome to the Valois Protocol

The Objective

You are an Aristocrat in a social simulation. Power is measured in Valence (Social Reputation) and V-Credits (Economic Influence). Accumulate both to ascend the Peerage and bend the world to your will.

Activities

◈Patrol — Find 'Void Fractures' (white space-cracks) to earn V-Credits.

◈Fealty — Press U to join a Great House and contribute to the Vault.

◈Conquest — Use Portals to reach Capital Cities. Channel Pillars C to claim territory.

◈Dominance — The citizen with the highest Valence becomes the Grand Master of their House.

The Peerage

◈Citizen — 0+ Valence. All players begin here.

◈Chevalier — 101+ Valence. Unlocks Boutique cosmetics.

◈Patrician — 501+ Valence. Unlocks the Platinum Mask and rare items.

◈Excellence — 2001+ Valence. Unlocks the Void Crown — and Platinum Shard footsteps.

Land & Legacy

◈Estate Deed — Purchase from the Boutique (◆2,000) to section off a 50m×50m Private Estate. Trespassers are alerted.

◈The Boutique — Click the ◆ button to acquire V-Credit packs, cosmetics, and Estate Deeds. High-end items are rank-locked.

House Dashboard

Press U to toggle • Manage your House affairs

Swear Fealty

You are unaligned. Choose a Great House to unlock territory warfare, House buffs, and the path to Grand Master.

Chrome (Cyan) — Speed & Intel • Glitch (Purple) — Disruption & Chaos • Obsidian (Gold) — Wealth & Trade

VALOIS PROTOCOL

Sector-Based Procedural Universe

Movement & Combat

W A S DMove

SHIFTSprint (2× speed)

SPACEVibe Blast — damages nearby Monoliths & rival players

XExile Blast — exile a rival from your territory

Interface

HToggle this Help panel

MSector Map

UHouse Dashboard

SHIFT+UCitadel Check-in (stops Valence decay)

KClass Ability Panel

PBuild Monolith — costs ◆500, requires House membership

CChannel Dominion Pillar (at a Capital City)

NNegotiate at The Foundry

TABChallenge in The Colosseum

ENTERChat

BHouse Broadcast

ESCClose any open overlay

The World

The Seneschal — Gold wireframe sphere at world centre (50m north of spawn). Walk up to interact.
Capital Cities — 4 domains at ±5000m: The Mint (East), The Foundry (West), Echo Chamber (North), The Colosseum (South). Each grants bonuses to the controlling House.
Obsidian Shards — Floating rocks scattered across the world. Environmental landmarks.
Void Fractures — Red cracks that appear anywhere. Walk into one to claim it for Valence and V-Credits. Implodes if unclaimed.
Valence Droplets — Gold spheres dropped by gameplay events. Walk through them to collect V-Credits.

Territory Warfare

Press P to build a Monolith — costs ◆500 V-Credits. You must be in a House first (U → join).
Monoliths claim a 100m radius sector for your House and generate V-Credit income.
Each Monolith has 10 HP. Use SPACE (Vibe Blast) near a rival Monolith to damage it.
Press C at a Capital City to channel the Dominion Pillar and contest control.
Sectors are revealed as you explore. Press M to see the Sector Map.

Artifacts

Rare, Epic, and Legendary items awarded for high Valence or special events.
Legendary Artifact holders display orbiting gold shards around their avatar.
Artifacts provide passive Valence bonuses and unique visual effects.
Trade or display artifacts via the Boutique or House Dashboard.

Peerage — Rank Hierarchy

Citizen — 0+ Valence. Starting rank.
Chevalier — 101+ Valence. Rank shown in chat & above your avatar.
Patrician — 501+ Valence. Unlocks Platinum Mask & rare Boutique items.
Excellence — 2001+ Valence. Void Crown + Platinum Shard footstep trail.

Your rank appears in the HUD and next to your name for all to see.

Land Ownership

Purchase an Estate Deed from the Boutique for ◆2,000 V-Credits.
Stand in your chosen location and click 🏡 SECTION OFF ESTATE HERE (or confirm the prompt).
Your estate is a 50m×50m Private Estate — any player who enters receives a TRESPASSING alert.
One estate per Citizen. Persists across sessions.

Game Systems

Houses

Chrome (Cyan), Glitch (Purple), Obsidian (Gold)

Join a House to build Monoliths and claim territory

Valence Decay

Lose 2 Valence per 24h offline

Check in at Citadel (SHIFT+U) to stop decay

Capital Cities

4 Domains at ±5000m from centre

Control via Dominion Pillars (C key) · +5% V-Credit bonus

Grand Master

Highest Valence member becomes GM

Can set taxes, activate buffs & issue Edicts

The Boutique

Click ◆ THE BOUTIQUE to open

V-Credit packs, rank-locked cosmetics, Estate Deeds

World Vibe

Chat sentiment shifts the world aesthetic

Elite: slow pulse · Aggressive: rapid strobe

Gamepad Controls

L-StickMove (analog)

R-TriggerSprint

A / CrossVibe Blast

Y / TriangleHouse Dashboard

B / CircleBoutique

Start / OptionsHelp

Plug in any standard gamepad — detected automatically. Left stick uses analog sensitivity for a viscous feel.

Mobile Controls

Virtual Joystick (bottom-left) — drag to move in any direction.
⚡ SPRINT badge (top-left) — tap to toggle sprint on/off.
◈ BLAST button (bottom-right) — hold to Vibe Blast.
🏛 HOUSE button — opens the House Dashboard.
◉ CHAT button — opens the chat input.
Boutique is accessible via the ◆ THE BOUTIQUE button at the top of the screen.

Touch controls appear automatically on touch-screen devices only.

Performance

Reduces bloom & effects for smoother gameplay on lower-end devices

Credits

"Silverium" by rg1008, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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