🌍 World & Time

World

The HRES world is a continuous, vast flat virtual world—terrain, resources, players, buildings, industry, towns, and nations in one ecosystem. Players explore, build, and collaborate, from individual life to collective civilization.

Terrain

The world has diverse terrain: ocean, continent, islands, lakes, rivers, mountains, etc.

On land there are ground types: grass, sand, snow, mud, rock, wetland, etc. Each affects movement speed, resources, and development. Plan exploration and construction accordingly.

Chunks

The world is divided into chunks; each has an area of 4096 m². The concept comes from the Chinese “heaven is round, earth is square” view of the world. Each chunk is the unit for territory, building, and resources.

Time System

The game uses a unique calendar:

• Time flow: 1 game day = 12 real hours (2× real time)
• Calendar:
  • 1 year = 4 months (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter)
  • 1 month = 30 days
• Display: "Tianyuan Era Year-Month-Day HH:MM"

Daily Cycle

Settlement uses the calendar day. At the end of each day the system updates and resets:

• Stamina: Players who rest in a house recover full stamina at day’s end
• Work slots: Industry work counts reset daily; players can work again
• Other: All day-based mechanics are processed at day’s end

⛏️ Resources & Gathering

Resource Distribution

Natural resources in the world include:

• Trees
• Stone
• Iron ore
• Copper ore

Resource Reference

Image	Resource	Item	Gathers	Base stamina	Skill	Tools
	松树（大）	木材	8次	75	伐木	石斧、铁斧
	松树（中）	木材	5次	60	伐木	石斧、铁斧
	松树（小）	木材	3次	40	伐木	石斧、铁斧
	桦树（大）	木材	8次	75	伐木	石斧、铁斧
	桦树（中）	木材	5次	60	伐木	石斧、铁斧
	桦树（小）	木材	3次	40	伐木	石斧、铁斧
	石头	石头	8次	50	石料采集	石镐、铁镐
	铁矿	铁矿石	12次	100	铁矿采集	石镐、铁镐
	铜矿	铜矿石	12次	100	铜矿采集	石镐、铁镐

Resource Rules

• Distribution is influenced by terrain; random but uneven
• Resources regenerate: trees on a shorter cycle, ores on a longer one

Gathering

• Approach a resource; it highlights on hover; click to open the gathering UI
• Spend stamina to gather and receive the corresponding output
• Town residents can gather in town territory; non-residents follow town policy

🏭 Industry & Production

Industry Types

Two types:

Work

• Players spend stamina to work and get paid immediately
• Output goes to the industry’s storage
• Industry size sets daily work slots; owner can set minimum stamina per work

Building Limit

Industry buildings can only be built in chunks within town territory.

🏗️ Building System

Buildings fall into three categories: industry, public, and infrastructure.

🏭 Industry Buildings

Industry (Estate) buildings include production and service types and are the core of the economy. Production buildings offer jobs; players work for pay.

Image	Building	Description	Materials	Input/Output
	Corn Farm	Production. Grows and harvests corn for food. Offers jobs.	Wood: 70 Stone: 30 Work: 1500	Input: none Output: Corn
	Stonemason	Production. Makes stone tools (axe, pick, hammer). Offers jobs.	Wood: 60 Stone: 40 Work: 1800	Input: Wood, Stone Output: Stone axe, pick, hammer
	Smeltery	Production. Smelts iron/copper ore into ingots. Offers jobs.	Wood: 80 Stone: 100 Work: 2500	Input: Iron ore, Copper ore Output: Iron ingot, Copper ingot
	Blacksmith	Production. Makes iron tools (axe, hammer, pick). Offers jobs.	Wood: 100 Stone: 50 Work: 2000	Input: Wood, Iron ingot Output: Iron axe, hammer, pick
	Mint	Production. Mints copper coins. Offers jobs.	Wood: 50 Stone: 80 Work: 3000	Input: Wood, Copper ingot Output: Copper coin
	House	Service. Residence for living or rent. Various sizes. No jobs.	Wood: 40-100 Stone: 20-80 Work: 800-2000	Function: Residence
	Shop	Service. For owner to sell goods on a small scale. No jobs.	Wood: 120 Stone: 60 Work: 2500	Function: Retail
	Storehouse	Service. Stores items and resources. No jobs.	Wood: 100 Stone: 80 Work: 2000	Function: Storage

🏛️ Public Buildings

Public buildings provide town services and management.

Image	Building	Description	Materials	Effect
	Town Center	Town core. Manage town, set policy, assign roles. Claims 9 chunks. Upgrades to City Center at 50 pop.	Wood: 300 Stone: 200 Work: 5000	Function: Town management, claim territory
	City Center	City core. Upgraded from Town Center. Advanced management. Claims 9 chunks. Cannot build directly.	Upgrade: pop ≥ 50 from Town Center	Function: City management, claim territory
	Market	Public. Large-scale trading for residents. Center of commerce.	Wood: 120 Stone: 60 Work: 2500	Function: Trading platform
	Outpost	Expands town territory. Requires regular maintenance.	Wood: 60 Stone: 30 Work: 1500	Function: Claim territory

🛤️ Infrastructure

Infrastructure (roads, bridges) is not yet available.

Image	Building	Description	Materials	Effect
	Dirt road	Basic road. Not yet available.	TBD	Function: Movement speed
	Stone road	Advanced road. Not yet available.	TBD	Function: Movement speed
	Wood bridge	Basic bridge. Not yet available.	TBD	Function: Crossing
	Stone bridge	Advanced bridge. Not yet available.	TBD	Function: Crossing

🏘️ Town System

Town Tiers

Two tiers:

Management

• Lord can grant residents custom titles and roles (e.g. Guard, Chief Architect).
• Towns are the core for residence, companies, and industry; residents pay town taxes.
• Towns can set immigration policy for outsiders.

👑 Nation System

Government Types

State Style & Ruler Title

Town count, tier, and population determine state style and ruler title. Style can change through reform. The style appears as a suffix (e.g. Khanate, Republic).

Monarchy styles

Republic styles

Founding a Nation

When a player builds the first Town Center in unclaimed land, the system automatically creates a monarchy.

The settlement is a town; the player can choose from two initial styles:

Government Reform

At a certain size, players can change government:

• Monarchy → Republic: at least 1 city; initiated by the leader (not yet available).
• Republic → Monarchy: triggered by unrest/coup or parliament vote (not yet available).

🗺️ Territory System

Chunks

In the beta, the world is 200 × 100 chunks; each chunk is 4096 m². Each chunk is the unit for territory, building, and resources.

Base Territory

• Town/City center automatically claims the surrounding ring (9 chunks)
• This is the town’s base territory; no extra building required
• Centers cannot be built next to another town’s territory (conflict)

Expansion

• Use expansion buildings to claim adjacent territory
• Expansion buildings have a “range” and can claim multiple chunks
• Ranges can overlap for efficiency
• New territory must be adjacent to existing territory

Expansion Buildings

Town / City Center

• Role: Core building; base territory expansion
• Range: Its chunk plus 8 adjacent (9 chunks total)

Outpost

• Role: Territory expansion
• Range: Its chunk only (1)

Who Can Build

• Town/City center: Anyone can build in unclaimed land; builder pays
• Outpost: Any town resident can build; builder pays; claimed territory goes to the town
• No permit needed; basic conditions must be met

Town Expansion Subsidy

Lord can set:

• Build subsidy: Financial support for building outposts
• Maintenance subsidy: Partial support for outpost maintenance

Territory Effects

• Industry: Industry buildings only in town territory
• Gathering: Residents can gather in town territory; non-residents follow town policy

Territory Conflict

• Not yet available

🏢 Company System (Not Yet Available)

Forming a Company

Players can form companies to manage multiple industries.

Ownership & Income

• A company can be owned by one player or multiple shareholders.
• Output belongs to the company; shareholders share profits.

📚 World Wiki

World Wiki is HRES’s player-built knowledge base—like a wiki for this virtual world. Every player can edit: create, edit, and improve entries and write the world’s encyclopedia together.

What is World Wiki?

A player-driven knowledge base for player-created content: nations, towns, companies, historical events, and players who left their mark. Each entry is part of the world’s shared history.

Features

What You Can Do

• Create entries: Document your nation or town—founding, growth, key events, history
• Edit and improve: Collaborate with others, fill gaps, fix errors
• Explore: Read other players’ content and stories
• Witness history: A living, player-written history of the world

Entry Types

Supported types:

• Nation: founding, government, style, key events
• Town: founding, development, buildings, population, events
• Company: founding, business, shareholders, events
• Historical event: founding, wars, major trades, etc.
• Player: players and their contributions