The Waste

Choose one of three factions and fight for territorial dominance across every zone in the game.

• Steel Union — "Steel remembers." Industrial survivors. -10% craft cost, +5% trade value.
• Dustborn — "The dust provides." Nomadic scavengers. +10% loot, +10% move speed.
• Remnants — "Nothing is forgotten." Knowledge keepers. +10% XP, +5% healing.

Three faction actions shape control: Raid (+6 control), Sabotage (+8 control), and Defend (+4 control). Push your faction above 70% to unlock that zone's unique dominance perk — from bonus loot to craft discounts to hazard immunity.

Pick your class at character creation. Each has unique base stats, passive bonuses, and a combat skill with cooldown.

• Scavenger — 80 HP / 60 STA. +10 Stamina, +15% loot, +10% speed. Skill: Lucky Find (extra loot, 3-turn CD).
• Enforcer — 120 HP / 40 STA. +20 HP, +10% damage. Skill: Power Strike (2x damage, 2-turn CD).
• Medic — 90 HP / 55 STA. +25% healing, +5 stamina. Skill: Field Patch (heal 20 HP, 3-turn CD).
• Engineer — 85 HP / 50 STA. -20% craft cost, +5 stamina. Skill: Armor Crack (ignore armor, 1.3x dmg, 2-turn CD).

Your camp is your base of operations. Upgrade it, run idle tasks, cook meals, and take daily quests.

• Idle Tasks — 5 tasks that run ~15 minutes each. Earn materials while you're away.
• Upgrades — 3 categories (Shelter, Fortification, Stash) with 3 tiers each. Improve HP regen, defense, and inventory.
• Cooking — 3 survival recipes to restore HP and stave off hunger.
• Daily Quests — Old Mack gives you tasks each day for bonus caps and XP.

A full inventory system with 20 slots. Equip weapons, armor, and accessories. Use consumables. Sell or salvage what you don't need.

• Equip — Weapons, armor, helmets, backpacks, and accessories. Each affects your combat stats.
• Use — Consume food, bandages, and medkits to heal and restore stamina.
• Sell — Trade items at vendors for caps.
• Salvage — Break items down into crafting materials.
• Crafting — 12+ recipes. Engineers and Steel Union members get material discounts.

10 zones spanning Level 1 to Level 90, each with 3-4 unique sectors and a faction dominance perk.

• Lv 1 — The Outskirts: Scrapyards and old suburbs. Safe-ish.
• Lv 5 — The Highway: Broken roads and ambush territory.
• Lv 12 — Industrial Ruins: Factories and the Steel Union's domain.
• Lv 20 — Downtown: Urban canyons of shadow and loot.
• Lv 30 — The Undercity: Subways and things that hate light.
• Lv 40 — Toxic Fringe: Irradiated wasteland. High risk, high reward.
• Lv 52 — The Barrens: Open desert. Sandstorms and raiders.
• Lv 65 — Ironhold Fortress: Pre-war military base. Automated defenses.
• Lv 78 — The Shattered Coast: Flooded ruins and sea horrors.
• Lv 90 — Ground Zero: The crater where it all began. Endgame.

Three gambling games to test your luck and spend your hard-earned caps.

• Wasteland Slots — Pull the lever. Match symbols for payouts.
• Caps or Dust — Coin flip with a 48% win chance. Up to 3 consecutive flips — double or nothing.
• Wasteland 21 — Classic blackjack against the house. Hit, stand, or bust.

Three ways to scavenge the wasteland, each with different risk-reward tradeoffs.

• Quick Scavenge — 3 Stamina. Instant results. Low yield. 5-minute cooldown.
• Scavenge — 10 Stamina. ~20-minute timer. Standard loot. Chance of combat encounter.
• Risky Run — 20 Stamina. Instant results. 2x loot. 75% encounter chance.

Stamina and HP regenerate passively over time. Hunger decays hourly and must be managed with food.