PROTOCOL INITIATION // ALPHA 1.0

Welcome to the Valois Protocol

PILOT QUICK START — RESTORE THE ECHO CHAMBER

1. Join a Great House: open House Dashboard with U and choose a House.
2. Travel north to the Echo Chamber (around 0, -5000). Use the map (M) and world portals to find your way.
3. Stand beside its Dominion Pillar and press C to channel for your House.
4. Open WORLD & PROGRESS in the upper-right HUD, then expand WORLD PROJECT to see House progress, milestones and your accepted contribution.

You can view the project without joining a House. Joining a House is required to contribute. Project credit counts at most once every 15 seconds per player.

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.

◈High Archon — 2001+ Valence. Unlocks the Void Crown.

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.

VALOIS PROTOCOL

Sector-Based Procedural Universe

Pilot Guide · Restore the Echo Chamber

Help your House restore the Echo Chamber. You can inspect the shared goal without joining a House; joining is required to contribute.

Press U to open the House Dashboard, then choose Chrome, Glitch or Obsidian.
Travel north to the Echo Chamber, near coordinates x: 0, z: -5000. Use M to open the map and follow world portals to reach distant Capital Cities.
Stand close to the Echo Chamber Dominion Pillar. Press C on keyboard, or tap Actions → Channel Pillar on mobile.
Open WORLD & PROGRESS in the upper-right HUD, then expand WORLD PROJECT to follow total progress, House contributions, milestones and your accepted contribution.
Your project contribution can count once every 15 seconds. Pillar channeling itself still works between counted contributions. A successful channel may count toward the existing territory system too.

If your contribution does not appear, confirm you are in a House and beside the Echo Chamber Pillar, wait 15 seconds, then try again. A connection or save error appears in the game messages.

Movement & Combat

W A S DMove

SHIFTSprint (2× speed)

SPACEVibe Blast — damages nearby Monoliths & rival players

XExile Blast — with a House and over 100 Valence, exile a nearby lower-Valence rival from your sector for 30 seconds

House War Raid

The Hollow Sovereign appears during a House War Window. Any player can join; House membership is not required.
Follow the red RAID marker on the compass, or press M and follow the red marker on the sector map. The compass distance and raid panel update as you travel.
Get within 45m of the boss. Use Space on keyboard, A/Cross on a gamepad, or tap BLAST on mobile. Hits are limited to one every 0.9 seconds.
Help defeat it before the House War Window ends to earn raid rewards. The panel shows remaining health and the top damage contributors.

Interface

HToggle this Help panel

EConsult the Oracle when nearby

MSector Map

UHouse Dashboard

SHIFT+UCheck in at your House Citadel to reset your Valence-decay timer

KClass Ability Panel

PBuild Monolith — costs ◆500, requires House membership

CChannel a Dominion Pillar (in range and in a House)

NNegotiate at The Foundry

TABChallenge in The Colosseum

ENTERChat

BHouse broadcast (from the Echo Chamber; requires a House)

ESCClose Oracle guidance, Help, House Dashboard or chat input

The World

The Oracle — Gold-lit landmark at the world centre (0, 0).
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 around the central hub.
Void Fractures — White space-cracks that appear around the world. Walk into one to earn V-Credits and XP; it 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.
While the Echo Chamber project is active, the map shows a gold dotted bearing and distance to the Echo Chamber. It indicates direction, not a safe or unobstructed route.

Artifacts

The Scholar's Discover ability can find artifacts. View and activate artifacts you own in the House Dashboard.
When two players have matching active Legendary artifacts within 30m, both gain 2 Valence every 5 seconds.
Active Legendary artifact holders display orbiting shards around their avatar.

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.
High Archon — 2001+ Valence. Unlocks the Void Crown.

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) — tap to Vibe Blast.
🏛 HOUSE button — opens the House Dashboard.
◉ CHAT button — opens the chat input.
Open ACTIONS, then tap BOUTIQUE.

Touch controls appear automatically on touch-screen devices only.

Audio

Soft ambient music and sound effects. Your preference is saved on this device.

Performance

Adjusts render resolution and reflections to balance visual quality and performance.

Credits

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

The Hollow Sovereign

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