Scratching the surface of HIREX: Chronicles game mechanics

4 min readMar 18, 2022

Welcome back rebels! We would like to introduce you here HIREX: Chronicles main game mechanics in order to give you a preview of how you’re going to face your battles against the Hivemind.

Role-Playing Game — RPG

HIREX: Chronicles is a roleplaying game and as such, it shares many features as other games of the same genre. You will begin with only one character at your disposal but as you progress into the game you will be able to hire others that will fight alongside you. Characters are divided into species, two will be available at launch:

HUMAN
SIRIAX

You might have read from the Lore post how humans have been drawn inside this galactic magnitude war, stay tuned because more insights will be shared in the future, soon we will also talk about Siriax’s lore and origins here on Medium!

Characters are then subdivided into classes which will make them each excel in a specific game mechanic, bringing different and unique perks to your team:

HIREX SOLDIER
HIREX SCIENTIST
HIREX BIOHACKER
HIREX PSYSIONIST
HIREX NIGHTWALKER

Characters will have six fundamental stats that will impact their effectiveness both in battle and when exploring:

HP — HEALTH POINTS
JP — JOULE POINTS
SP — STRENGTH POINTS
AP — ABILITY POINTS
IP — INTELLIGENCE POINT
DP — DEXTERITY POINTS

The easiest way to get better stats will be leveling up, gaining experience in battles, missions, and other in-game actions.

In order to do any in-game actions, you will need Hashing Power, A stored energy which limit can be upgraded just the same as the main stats and will recharge by resting over time or in your spaceship.

Characters alone won’t be able to face the galaxy’s threats though, they will need to be properly equipped. They will have at their disposal:

Weapons
Armors
Upgrades

Each one of these items will be an NFT, we will explore in-depth the equipment in the next articles. All you need to know now is that each piece of equipment will have its own unique perks like traits and effects, but they will also give bonuses to main stats.

Here are some examples of how each item will be represented:

Furthermore, like any respectable roleplaying game, players will be able to craft their own items. NFTs can be combined to create new and upgraded equipment. Any crafting action has a chance to generate either an NFT or a generic item of superior rarity. There is also a chance that the merged item will inherit the stats or an effect of the former items.

Turn-based strategy

HIREX: Chronicles is turn-based, so each battle is a face-to-face between your team and one or more enemies, in which each character will alternate their actions. Examples of this combat style are Pokemon and some Final Fantasy titles.

The number of actions of each battler and their order will depend on speed. Speed is a stat, but unlike the main stats it won’t grow as you level up, it will be unique for each character and its equipment. Heavier and harder to handle weapons will lower the character speed, giving it fewer actions, vice versa lighter and more sophisticated ones will allow for more turns.

Everything that happens in a turn will then be calculated based on main stats and equipment. In each turn, characters can either do offensive actions towards enemies or support themselves or their allies. A good strategy, balanced team composition, and proper skill choice each turn will make the difference between winning or losing in this universe.

Massive Multiplayer Online

HIREX: Chronicles is also an online game, you won’t be the only one fighting for the galaxy’s freedom, there will be many like you fighting for the cause.

First of all, a marketplace will be available for players. It will be massive, a proper galactic marketplace, where players will buy, sell, trade, and rent items(NFTs) from each other, smoothing out success for their campaigns.

Some missions will require players to join forces with others of the HIREX resistance, cooperative dungeons to face the hardest and strongest enemies.

We all know that as much as fun PVE(Player versus environment) can be, nothing beats the feeling of battling other players to show who’s the strongest and has the better equipment in the community. HIREX: Chronicles will also implement PVP! (Player versus Player).

The first PVP feature to be released will be an arena deathmatch, where players will face each other in a 1 versus 1. Each win will give rewards and points to climb a ranked ladder. Aiming for higher ladder spots will incur in seasonal rewards!