In developmentUnfinished build. Systems and art will change
A deterministic dark science-fiction multiplayer RPG built around biology instead of loot. Combat is directional. Each of the eight races is locked to one Affinity.
Active development build. Not a finished release.
Opening cinematic
An early look at Dross after the Harvester Cataclysm. This is the tone and world Alatheya is being built toward.
Systems
Core systems from Alatheya’s design canon. Still evolving in the development build.
Geometry-driven targeting. Attacker position and facing decide hits against anatomical weak points. No dice rolls.
Natural Development grows the organism. Tunings and Xeno-Spliced Expressions reshape abilities. Syntropy funds Attunement and customization — not a loot treadmill.
Dross under Vournakhalion. Eclipses and orbital cascades reshape the fight, and regional weather can stack on top of both.
Fixed-tick simulation with prediction and reconciliation. Multiplayer was the starting point, not a bolt-on.
Playable races
Each race is a fixed biological pairing. Affinity is anatomy, not a menu choice. Select a form to read its place on Dross.
Resonance
Once called Sylph
Living instruments that conduct the fight through vibration.
Resonance Vanes sense nearby motion and project it as disruption. Standing waves hold ground. When allies need to move as one, Unified Cadence locks them together.
Magnetism
Once called Mur'Ik
Magnetic athletes who turn mobility into an attack.
Magnetosome Clusters power rail charges and polarity flips that hurl ferrous matter. Magnetic Sense shows what the field can move before they commit.
Ion
Once called Gambol
Canopy sprinters who write conductive paths and race them.
Ionic Capacitors store charge along routes only they can close. Leave a conductive imprint, exploit it, then reclaim Exergy when the circuit seals.
Gravity
Once called Sorani
Crystal controllers who redefine gravity around the fight.
A Curvature Core anchors wells and orbit fields that pin enemies in the air. Geodesic Forecast shows where bodies are about to land so every drop lands on purpose.
Plasma
Once called Rigi
Volcanic fighters who bank heat until it becomes force.
The Plasma Mantleheart converts Plasma output and absorbed heat into Core Pressure. Spend that pressure on charged strikes and covering vents, or let it climb and take the strain.
Morphosis
Once called Nincaida
Insectoid brawlers that adapt their bodies mid-fight to keep the advantage.
The Morphogenesis Nexus records injury and hardens that lesson when Adaptive Reinforcement spends it. Arms change terminal form on demand, and the Gene Matrix keeps every change combat-ready.
Coherence
Once called Veneficus
Grounded serpents who fight with prediction and flying armor.
A Coherence Braid drives Continuity Trace so they remember what last moved and how. Torso plates leave the body to project force or hold a proxy, then return when recalled.
Inertia
Once called Liegen
Mineral anchors who refuse to be moved.
An Inertial Ribbon settles their mass and intercepts incoming momentum. Hold ground to bank kinetic load, then spend it locking enemies in place or raising a Causeway the party can cross.
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Special thanks
Before Alatheya became the game it is today, it was a shared project shaped by Team Augreal. Around 2008, volunteers helped this world take its first steps.
The Alatheya now in development is a new work, but their early contributions remain part of its history. This page is here to thank the people who helped Alatheya begin.
I kept the original concept art and design documents from that chapter. They have been part of finishing Alatheya ever since.
Special thanks to Team Augreal
Thank you for helping Alatheya begin.
A note from the creator
I first came up with the concept for Alatheya in 2003. A few years later I was lucky enough to have a dedicated team of volunteers help bring an early alpha to life. That chapter ended suddenly, for reasons outside my control. When I could finally come back to the project, I no longer had the resources to give it the attention it needed.
I still wanted the game finished. Not as a nostalgia exercise, but the thing I had been trying to make for most of my adult life.
I cannot staff a studio. I cannot rebuild every mesh and texture by hand on the timeline of a single person working around a life that already has bills and limits. AI tools are how I got Alatheya moving again at all. They help me produce work I would otherwise never complete alone.
The design and the responsibility for what ships are mine. If AI-assisted games are not for you, that is fair. I would rather say this outright than pretend otherwise. I am just glad I get to make Alatheya again.
Playtest
Alatheya is an unfinished development build. Occasional Windows playtests are invite-only. Expect bugs and missing pieces, and things can change without warning.
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