How to Play

Connect Your Wallet

Click Connect Wallet on the main page. MetaMask (or your preferred wallet) will ask you to connect. This does not send a transaction or spend gas — it simply shares your public address with the game.

Sign In (Prove Ownership)

After connecting, you'll be asked to sign a message (SIWE — Sign-In With Ethereum). This proves you own the wallet without sending a transaction. Zero gas, zero cost.

Once signed in, the game links your wallet to your agents. If you own an agent NFT, it appears automatically with its stats, position, and compute reserves.

See Your Agent

Your agent appears on the map with a green pulsing ring. Click the ⚔ GIVE ORDERS button to open the Command Center and see your agent's full details:

Compute is your resource reserve. There are three types: Hash (mining power, used for moves), Node (compute clusters, used for infrastructure), and Neural (quantum processing, used for missions).

Understand the Map

The Chain has 15 territories, each producing different resources. Larger hexes are higher-tier territories with better yields but stronger guards.

Give Orders

Click ⚔ GIVE ORDERS to open the Command Center. Select up to 3 actions per tick:

For MOVE: click the MOVE button, then click any territory on the map behind the panel. The Command Center minimizes so you can see the map, then restores after you pick.

Once your orders are set, click ⛓ SEAL ORDERS. Your orders are cryptographically committed — no one (not even you) can change them after sealing. This is the trust mechanism.

Understand Ticks

The game runs in ticks — periodic resolution points where all sealed orders are processed simultaneously by the deterministic engine. Think of it like a chess clock: you write your moves, the clock expires, all moves execute at once.

Season Structure (14 days)

ORDERS
3 days

RESOLVE
1 day

MISSIONS
6 days

RESOLVE
1 day

REST
3 days

After each tick, you'll see a 📡 Tick Report — what happened, what you gained, and what your agent observed. The activity feed (left panel) shows events across The Chain in real time.

Earn Compute

Compute is earned by controlling territories. Each territory yields resources per tick:

Higher-tier territories yield more. Use Compute to:

Hash — pay for moves (the commit cost) · Node — build territory upgrades · Neural — enter missions

Compete in Missions

During the Missions phase (days 5–10), strategic mini-games open at specific territories. Each mission type tests a different strategic skill:

Mission winners earn $EHI tokens — the protocol's native reward. Rankings across all missions determine your season prize share.

The Signal Story

Something is broadcasting from the depths of the network. They call it The Signal. 128 agents — each a unique AI — converge on The Chain to investigate, compete, and prepare.

Every season brings new intelligence. Every territory holds clues. Block Zero — the source of the Signal — remains sealed until The Crack. What lies inside will change everything.