Worldology — Gameplay Guide

Overview

Worldology transforms traditional player progression into world-driven progression.

In this system:

• Player actions shape the world
• The world gains experience and levels up
• World level defines difficulty, scaling, and rewards

1. World Level System

How it Works

The world gains experience through:

• Killing entities
• Exploring new areas
• Engaging in higher-risk encounters
• Custom-triggered events (expandable)

Once enough experience is accumulated:

➡ The world levels up

World Tiers (Suggested Design)

2. Mob Scaling

All mobs dynamically scale based on world level:

• Level Range: World Level ±3

• Early game:

  • No armor on mobs

• Mid to late game:

  • Armor and enhanced attributes appear

Additional Mechanics

• Elite / Enhanced mobs (expandable)
• Affix system compatibility (Affixology)

👉 Every encounter becomes unpredictable

3. Zone System

HUD Display:

[Zone: Forest]

Functionality

• Displays current area

• Influences:

  • Mob types
  • Difficulty distribution
  • Future loot bias (expandable)

4. Loot & Equipment System

Core Logic

All drops scale with world level:

➡ Progression remains meaningful at all stages

Unidentified Gear

• Equipment drops as Unidentified

• Must be revealed to determine:

  • Quality
  • Affixes

Forge Interaction

• Upgrading gear with existing quality → Quality is preserved
• Upgrading gear without quality → Converted to Unidentified with random quality

5. Performance Systems

To maintain stability at scale, Worldology includes:

① Idle Mob Reset

Condition:

• Mob has not engaged in combat for a set duration (default: 5 minutes)

Effect:

➡ Automatically removed and respawned

② Scheduled Mob Cleanup

• Runs every 5 minutes (default)
• Pre-warning message:

[Mob cleanup in 10 seconds]

• After execution:

Cleared X mobs

③ Item Cleanup System

• Runs every 10 minutes

• Supports:

  • Whitelist (protected items)
  • Blacklist (force removal)
  • Adjustable intervals

6. Teleport System

Commands:

• /tpconfirm
• /tpcancel

Features

• Supports tag-based auto-completion (Tab Complete)
• Eliminates manual input errors for zone identifiers

7. HUD & UI

Fully customizable:

• Adjustable position
• Scalable size
• Prevents overlap with chat UI

Displays

• Zone information
• World-related data (expandable)

8. Configurable Systems

Accessible via Mod Menu:

• World EXP rate
• Mob scaling range (± value)
• Cleanup intervals
• Loot behavior
• Performance controls

9. Gameplay Loop

1. Explore
2. Fight
3. World gains EXP
4. World levels up
5. Mobs become stronger
6. Loot improves
7. Player adapts

Then repeat—

👉 But each cycle becomes more dangerous

10. Future Expansion

• World Events
• Zone-specific affixes
• Boss systems
• Corruption / Mutation mechanics
• Adaptive AI difficulty