CODEX

Entities

• HunterYou. White circle. Walk into enemies to attack.
• ScavengerBaseline threat. Red square. Shows up on every floor.
• SprinterFast, fragile. Pink diamond. Closes distance quickly.
• HaulerSlow, heavy. Dark-red square, larger. Hits hard.
• EchoViolet diamond. Idle until approached. Anomalous behavior.
• BossSpawns on the final floor's exit. Scaled-up stats. Clear it to finish the run.

Loot & exit

• ScrapGreen pip. Currency. Banked at the Station to buy upgrades.
• PartBlue pip. A weapon or armor piece. Equip at the Station workshop.
• ExitAmber marker. Stairs down to the next floor. Five floors per signal.

Props

Props block movement. Use them as cover; walk around them.

• CrateWooden or salvage box. Blocks movement.
• BarrelIndustrial drum. Blocks movement.
• TerminalConsole with a screen still glowing. Something is still drawing power.
• DebrisScattered fragments. Blocks movement.

Signal classes

Each signal is tagged with one of six origins. Classes affect site palette, flavor, and spawn pool.

Military

Bunkers, silos, installations. Sealed from inside. Command chain gone.

Corporate

Labs, arcologies, R&D facilities. Proprietary processes that won't stop.

Civilian

Ruins, hospitals, transit tunnels. People lived here.

AI

Datacenters, spires, uplink arrays. Broadcasts without operators.

Unknown

Anomalies, sealed vaults, impact craters. Signature matches nothing catalogued.

Faction

Outposts, scavenger camps, cult compounds. Something is still organizing in there.

Runs & the Station

Signal ID

Every run has a shareable code (e.g. XG-MZS-WARP). Send the URL, a friend runs the exact same site.

Descent

Five floors. Last floor has a boss on the exit. Clear it to finish.

Mutations

Altars drop three choices per floor. Pick one. Sticks for the run.

Death

Resets the run. You keep banked scrap and earned parts at the Station.

Scrap & upgrades

Spend scrap at the workshop for permanent tier-based upgrades (max HP, attack, reduction, salvage, etc.).

Gear

Parts drop occasionally on clear. Equip weapon + armor at the workshop. Scrap unused parts for currency.

Controls