Design Rules

Infinite Train

• The train is infinite. It does not loop, repeat or restart
• The train is 4 dimensional. It can fold in on itself, similar to Infinity Train or The Tardis.
• It exists in no-one space or location.

No Origins & Purpose

• There is no known purpose or origins to the train.
• There can be speculation.

A VR Train never mentioning VR

• The train only exists in VR (as a game), but everything appears as if it has its own history unrelated to VR.
• There is never a mention of VR, or the train only existing in VR.
• Characters create lore and stories that suggest the train has a story.
• Only physics based interactions. No flat interfaces. - To make it feel less game-y.

Dungeon Train

• Medieval/Hipster Fantasy Aboard A Train
• The dungeon is the more recognizable aspect of the train and the game. WHATEVER we do, we should be leaning MORE than 50% on that aesthetic.
• Mixing early Americana into it because the train itself already lends itself to the idea of long metal tracks reaching their way across the new world
• The NPCs existing WITHIN the universe of "The Game", or the Anti-Meta
• Players of the game are Modern Characters, but they play withing the game as characters within the universe of the game.

Protagonists are Players

• Meta characters will remain a set of characters within the modern world who are all experiencing this app on their VR headset.
• But we'll add a coat of ambiguity over that (As in it's not literally an app, it's more symbolic of the escapism and journey that VR proves)
• all characters leaving the notes could fit the profile of just another VR gamer playing the game. While suggesting that is not the case.
• Characters exist in the modern time-frame: People living in the 21st century reacting to, essentially "The Game". The Meta.
• Each characters have their own struggles and journey personal to them, but they are all trying to understand
  • What is the train
  • Why are you on the train
  • What is the purpose of being on the train

Players Find Their Own Answers

The questions are never directly answered

• What is the train
• Why are you on the train
• What is the purpose of being on the train