Overview

### Aim of the game

The game was created with the main purpose of providing players with a safe and engaging place where they can be creative, curious, free to explore and connect with the world around them and with themselves, encouraging an open-minded approach.

So, there are no straightforward aims or goals other than for the players to enjoy their time on Hypatia.

However, there are a number of paths to follow.

### Getting started

For a very brief introduction see this quick start guide.

Check the user interface and controls to know how to interact with the Hypatia world.

When in game, basically, look around, investigate whatever catches your eye, and let it take you from there wherever your curiosity and imagination might go.

If you like **mysteries**, interact with Chief and other NPCs in the area, be inquisitive, pay attention to details and ask yourself questions about the possible clues and purpose of objects you encounter.

If you like **creating**, grab a tool and let it out onto the walls, easels, canvases and even paintable plushies!

Use one of the photo cameras available in the game to take and print photos, make collages, keep as props, etc

If you want to **achieve**, earn bits to buy stuff, win collectable items in mini-games, show them off in your apartment or trade with other players. There's also a way to progress in game by levelling up with gained experience points.

Check out the city map, in-game currency and ownership basics, and try it out.

### Getting in Touch

Hypatia has a discord channel where its friendly team members are quick to help, advise or listen to your suggestions and any feedback, there are also announcements for coming up features and events.

Join Hypatia Discord here.

The team, moderators and Hypatia's model citizen are also happy to show new players around when they have a chance or give clues to those who are a bit stuck on their journey.

### Features

#### Adventure & Exploration

* discover city areas, inhabitants and activities
* solve puzzles and ponder on mysteries
* experience sailing through the clouds or jumping in low gravity
* launch fireworks, catch a fish, go under the water or inside the brain
* play numerous fun mini-games, which give you rewards (it can be one or more of the following: experience points, bits, avatar parts, items, etc)
* do some sports activities like boat races, playing catch, bat and ball, etc

#### Creativity

* get inspiration from the city itself or many sculptures and artwork on show in the museum

* create 2d and 3d art in the art studio with an option to submit your artwork for other players to enjoy
* take photographs with one of the in-game cameras, print them out or use some lifelike darkroom processing and then do an optional submission or make yourself a copy to keep in-game. Photos can be taken anywhere around the city or you can arrange scenes using different backgrounds and prop objects in the photo sandboxes in the museum of photography
* put on a show in the theatre
* take it to the streets, with there being a number of paintable walls around the city and the whole area of Paintville ready for you to leave your mark
* rent a hotel room or an apartment in the city to decorate as you please (hotel room is a private place where other users can't enter without being explicitly invited by the room owner while apartments in the city are public and anyone can enter them at any time to see whatever you decided to showcase).
* choose and customise the look of your in-game bot avatar

#### Role Playing

* drop in to the fitted and kitted Apartment 2A as a guest or as a host and invite your friends over.
* visit the shops to buy in-game consumable objects, accessories, musical instruments, plushies, art supplies, furniture, theatre props, sports and games items and more
* just have fun like running around spray-painting stuff, or pretending to be a bus driver, or jumping on top of the hotel, or causing (short-lived) mayhem, or checking which objects look funnier in the toilet bowl (the latter is for the kids only of course 8)))

#### Socialising

* meet other players and have fun together
* collaborate on artwork or arrange an event for other citizen of Hypatia to take part in
* trade your items and avatar parts with other players