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# 🎮 About the Game

Cave of Fates is an MMORPG built around progression, exploration, trade, and risk versus reward.

Gather resources.

Craft stronger tools.

Fight dangerous monsters.

Trade with other players.

Build long-term power through your island.

### Core systems

#### [Combat](/cave/combat.md)

Fight melee enemies, collect drops, and push into higher-risk zones.

#### [Gathering](/cave/gathering.md)

Mine ore, cut wood, fish, and collect fragments used across the economy.

#### [Crafting](/cave/crafting.md)

Refine raw materials into ingots, tools, repairs, and upgrades.

#### [Islands & Stations](/cave/islands-and-stations.md)

Upgrade personal stations with modules and unlock cheaper player-side services.

#### [Trading](/cave/trading.md)

Sell what you farm, buy what you need, and specialize through the marketplace.

#### [Chests](/cave/chests.md)

Spend gold on bronze, epic, and dragon chests for resources, cosmetics, fragments, and rare drops.

#### [Pirate Camp](/cave/pirate-camp.md)

Visit Pirate Camp for casino games, chest opening, and [Daily Cards](/cave/daily-cards.md).

#### [World](/cave/world.md)

Progress from safe zones into T2, T3, and T4 danger tiers.

#### [Cosmetics](/cave/cosmetics.md)

Collect skins and pets without changing combat power.

### Core principle

Safe regions offer stable progression.

Dangerous regions offer better rewards, but losses can be severe.

This tension drives the whole game loop.

### Economy now

The live economy uses **in-game gold**.

Future **$CAVE** features stay clearly future-facing until token launch.

### Current status

The game is in active development.

Systems, regions, and progression loops are still being expanded and refined.

Playtests will come before any live token economy.


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