DEV LOG 13

Introduction

The Wilders have spoken. The Gameplay Trailer marked a defining shift—a glimpse into the living, breathing open world of Wiami that ignited the community and set the stage for what’s to come. In Dev Log 13, we’ll take you behind the scenes, breaking down the journey of its creation—the technology, the craftsmanship, and the creative decisions that brought the trailer to life.

We’ll also dive into the Super Early Access rollout, detailing how Wilders will step into Wiami for the first time.

2025 is the year of the Wilders.

The Wilder World Gameplay Trailer

The year’s biggest release arrived on December 21st, 2024, as we unveiled the official Wilder World Gameplay Trailer, an 18 minute video that combines cinematic storytelling with lore, gameplay, the WILD token economy, and our NFT collections, to showcase over four years of development. This milestone brings together talents from across the project, offering a detailed glimpse into the progress that has shaped Wilder World. More than just a visual showcase, it marks a defining moment, uniting the many facets of our journey and paving the way for the next chapter in the Metaverse.

The trailer achieved significant reach and engagement across both YouTube, and X, where we trended for nearly two days.

You’ve seen the trailer. Now it’s time to explore the inspiration behind it, and the vision that guided its development.

The Inspiration Behind the Trailer

The trailer draws its primary inspiration from iconic cinematic masterpieces like The Dark Knight and Blade Runner 2049, both known for their atmospheric visuals and profound narrative tones. The influence from these films is evident in Wiami’s neon-rich skyline, evocative lighting, and sweeping shots that capture the scale and complexity of the city. Other notable inspirations include the futuristic tone of Cyberpunk, the expansive and interactive open-world environment of GTA, and the action-packed gameplay of Halo.

All elements of Wilder World are tied into a single cohesive narrative, putting the community at the center with the introduction of Trinity, a key figure in Wilder lore. As the symbolic main character, Trinity represents the Trinity Keepers and serves as a unifying element that anchors our story. The trailer also marks a thematic shift, introducing conflict inside Wilder World, with a call to defend Wiami from The Forum.

Beyond its narrative, the trailer showcases Wilder World's technical achievements, with every scene filmed entirely within the game engine. This not only demonstrates the current state of the game’s development, but also ensures that what is shown is an authentic representation of an in-game experience. Whether exploring the sprawling cityscape or engaging in REBELLION-themed gameplay, players can see for themselves how the environment and gameplay mechanics are evolving.

Setting the Tone

The opening of the trailer sets a cinematic tone with dramatic music, as a Wilder craft soars towards the city of Wiami. The first scene is designed to immediately captivate Wilders, offering sweeping views of the city’s massive scale, including neighborhoods on The Island, such as Little Meow and Tranquility Gardens, parts of The Mainland, Trinity Islands, and the towering mountains in the distance. The trailer is rich with subtle nods to Wilder World’s history and as the craft glides over Wiami, viewers catch a glimpse of Wild Guidance, from the Wilder Guild collection, symbolizing an early beacon of Wilder World.

Inside the Craft, a futuristic UI is showcased, displaying technical readouts such as vehicle schematics, radar screens, and system diagnostics. Designed in collaboration with the world-renowned Territory Studio, this interface enhances immersion, making piloting feel intuitive and deeply integrated into the world of Wiami.

Through the windshield, the Wiami cityscape comes into view, with its iconic skyline, illuminated structures, and rings connecting its vibrant districts. The featured craft was improved by recreating a modern interior using modular parts from our Wheels, ensuring a sleek, high-end design. Additionally, VFX were properly assigned for flight, enhancing the visual fidelity and realism of traversal.

Most importantly, this isn’t just for show—the physics and gameplay for the Crafts are now fully functional and driveable, marking a major step toward integrating them as a premier mode of transportation in Wiami.

Underpinning the entire trailer is the evolving lore of Wilder World. The concept of "The Breach" introduces a new layer of tension, positioning the community as active participants in the city’s defense.

Strong emphasis is placed on the key characters of Wilder World, with Trinity at the heart of the story. As the first character introduced in the trailer, Trinity serves as a symbolic figure for the Trinity Keepers, uniting years of storytelling. Trinity embodies the community, inviting the audience to step into the role of the main character.

The story intensifies as news of "The Breach" spreads, setting the stage for the unfolding conflict and chaos in Wiami. Characters deeply tied to the origins of Wilder lore emerge as the breach unfolds—Phoenix makes his debut, stepping into a car driven by Freedom as they prepare to confront the growing threat. In the background, the AirWild store makes a subtle appearance.

The Forum Agents prepare to attack as they glide over buildings towards HYDROLINK in Moon Boots, while Wheels drive beneath them through the city streets. A Wheel pulls up to the Kadon Cafe as a Wolf casually strides past, and Wilders walk through the bustling Wiami streets, unaware of the chaos beginning to unfold around them.

Ernesto gets the tip-off as a Code Red floods Wiami’s street network. Emergency signals pulse through the city, each one marking another system compromised. Across the city, Dynamo tracks live surveillance feeds, watching as Forum forces breach HYDROLINK. Their movements are precise, calculated—they know exactly where to strike.

As Trinity flies into the city, Little Meow comes into sharp focus, its neon-soaked skyline bursting with life and movement. Billboards and key logos illuminate the streets, showcasing the depth of Wilder World’s ecosystem, featuring Samsung, Polygon, Celestia, Neo Tokyo, Superverse, Immutable, Huxley, Ledger, and Spartan—a testament to the network of pioneers shaping the future of Wiami.

Gliding through the towering architecture, Trinity’s Craft weaves past the iconic 108-unit QUBE building, a defining structure in the city’s skyline and a tribute to Crib holders. Every turn reveals a city designed for exploration, trade, and high-stakes action—where partnerships, technology, and player-driven ownership collide to form a true open-world economy.

As Trinity speeds past the neon-lit MEOW building, the scene cuts to n3o’s lab, where the true scale of the crisis comes into focus. Surrounded by glowing holo-screens, he pieces together the data, tracking the Forum’s incursion in real time. A distress call flashes across his interface—urgent, fragmented, and desperate. His custom UI maps the unfolding chaos, displaying live breach points across Wiami, each one a red pulse signalling destruction. Security feeds show units swarming the HYDROLINK, while encrypted chatter suggests more attacks are imminent.

Upon breaching the HYDROLINK, Forum Agents move with precision, loading their AR-15s as they push deeper into one of Wiami’s richest resource depots. This moment in the Gameplay Trailer introduces a specialized class of Forum enforcers—the Ants. Highly agile and coordinated, the Ants operate as a hive, moving in tight formations, scaling obstacles with enhanced mobility, and executing synchronized attacks. Unlike standard Forum soldiers, they adapt in real time, using the verticality of Wiami’s structures to outmaneuver opponents.

Frank stands high above the city as he is notified of the breach, deep in thought as he looks out over the streets of Little Meow. With a Shmalnoy in hand, he takes a moment before preparing for what’s to come.

This trailer is designed to showcase the scale, detail, and functionality of key Wilder World environments. As the ZERO building comes into view, Trinity flies towards his apartment’s craft pad, a feature that will be prominent on the top of many Wiami buildings. The hovering mechanics of his craft are showcased as he comes in to land.

Stepping out of the Craft, the gameplay section of the trailer begins. Trinity walks around the perimeter of his apartment, approaching the edge of the Craft pad, where the vast cityscape unfolds before him, emphasizing the height of Wiami’s towering megastructures.

AVA—An advanced virtual AI agent—alerts Trinity to a breach near his apartment, warning that Forum Agents have blocked off the street. This moment showcases AVA as part of a decentralized AI agent system designed to assist players in-game.

Trinity enters his apartment, a hub featuring a living space and wardrobe with various Trinity suit options–where he then equips the Obsidian Stalker skin in preparation for the upcoming mission. In the wardrobe you can also see Wilder World-branded caps, and Air Wild sneaker boxes. In Wilder World, every item will exist as an onchain object, and players will have the option to store purchased apparel items in their Cribs.

The Trinity Suit introduces the wing suit, a game-changing traversal mechanic, allowing players to launch from towering skyscrapers and glide seamlessly through Wiami. Inspired by movement systems seen in battle royale games, the wing suit mechanic gives players unprecedented freedom and speed, transforming the city’s verticality into a strategic advantage.

As Trinity makes his entry into the streets, a Mining Rig is spotted blocking one of the roads, an easter egg of the future mining gameplay mechanics for Land keepers. Here, the trailer highlights the development of our combat system, showcasing hand-to-hand melee fights on the streets of Wiami for the very first time.

After taking down the first series of agents, the next move is clear—find a ride and equip some weapons. Ava calls Trinity to inform him that she has hacked a nearby Wilder Wheel. After the execution of a successful break-in of a WLK 1998, he races through the open-world of Wiami towards The Armoury, the ultimate weapons destination.

Inside the Armoury, Trinity browses the selection, guided by a BEING, an in-world AI agent attendant trained on the intricacies of every weapon in the arsenal. Inquiring on weapons using spatial audio, a BEING then provides a detailed breakdown on the available weapons.

The purchase of a Shmalnoy and an AR-15 is seamlessly executed through a frictionless transaction, powered by WILD. The process is instantaneous, reinforcing how the Wilder economy operates in real time, with assets fully onchain and ready for action.

Next stop, NEXUS Metro. This fully implemented metro station is part of a growing city transit network that will eventually serve as a key transportation hub, connecting Wiami’s neighborhoods and districts.

Inside the station, viewers get a first look at third-person combat mechanics as Trinity engages Forum Agents in a fast, tactical firefight. Gunfire echoes through the terminal as cover-based movement, precision shooting, and dynamic AI opponents come into play.

Once inside the facility, the intensity ramps up as the trailer highlights a variety of gameplay mechanics in action. An interactive map provides real-time navigation, displaying Trinity’s position and enemy locations. Combat is dynamic, featuring breakable glass, explosive barrels, and grenade mechanics that add layers of strategy to each encounter.

Weapon handling shines with smooth reload animations and precise FPS mechanics, delivering seamless, immersive gunplay. Along the way, Moon Boots and other key items enhance traversal, adding verticality to the fight.

As Trinity moves deeper, the challenge intensifies—Forum Agents adapt in real time, with varying AI difficulty. Some coordinate and take cover, while others rush aggressively, forcing players to react fast. Every encounter is dynamic, making combat unpredictable and rewarding.

Closing out the Gameplay Trailer, we unveil the new Wilder World end card, crafted in collaboration with Territory Studio—the team behind the Cyberpunk 2077 word mark.

This larger-than-life motion graphic encapsulates the Wilder philosophy, drawing from Tesla’s 369 vortex math to visualize the formation of the Wilder World word mark and logo. Emerging from the depths of Quantum space, the animation is a testament to the limitless nature of Wilder World—a universe in constant motion, shaped by those who dare to explore it.

Super Early Access

The Wilder World gameplay trailer serves as the foundation for 'The Breach' game mode. Launching with Super Early Access, The Breach will provide the first entry into the open-world and multiplayer experience. This initial release will serve as a crucial testing phase, allowing the community to experience the game’s core mechanics while helping shape its future development.

Set in NEXUS and dominated by AI Forum Agents, with both finished and under-construction buildings, players will engage in intense 5v5 battles, fighting both rival teams and AI-driven enemies while working towards a central objective. As players progress, they'll gather valuable loot, which will be integrated as NFTs. Players will also have the option to purchase items, such as weapons and gear from The Armoury.

Technical Requirements

• Platform: PC (spec info coming soon)
• Multiplayer: 5v5 matches
• Blockchain: Integrated with ZERO + Z Chain blockchain

Core Gameplay Loop

Start: Players begin aboard a Craft, coordinating with teammates via in-game audio before skydiving into the NEXUS map in their wing suit. Where you decide to land will help with strategic positioning on the map, allowing you to coordinate with your team and secure the necessary equipment for success.

Mid-Game: Once on the ground, players can purchase gear or steal equipment from defeated enemies. Strategy plays a key role as teams work together to battle AI-controlled enemies and rival players while advancing toward the central Resource Depot.

Endgame: The final showdown takes place inside the Resource Depot, where teams must battle through progressively challenging rooms before confronting the ultimate threat—the Mech Boss.

Players have a limited number of free re-spawns per match and will be given a set amount of WILD to spend strategically. WILD can be used to instantly re-spawn and revive teammates. If unable to pay, the player will exit and start a new match.

Player Actions

Movement: Players can navigate the battlefield with a variety of mobility options, including wing suit diving, running, jumping, crouching, and sliding. You will be able to operate in both third and first-person mode, complementing player preference.

Combat: Engage enemies using melee attacks, ranged weapons, and special abilities. Access weapons like the Shmalnoy, AR-15, AR-AM, Gator, and Shotgun, with an expanding arsenal of attachments and weapons to come.

Interaction: Players can loot gear, revive teammates, and use keycards to unlock new areas and progress deeper into the map.

Map Design & AI Integration

The NEXUS map is divided into distinct zones, each featuring progressively challenging AI enemies and strategic opportunities:

• Outer Areas: Patrolled by low-difficulty AI enemies known as Open Mask, the most basic enemy units.
• Mid Areas: Home to moderate-difficulty AI enemies called the Ants—agile and coordinated units with enhanced mobility.
• Center Area Resource Depot: The most dangerous zone, guarded by high-difficulty AI enemies known as the Spartans—elite units armed with advanced weaponry. Players who reach this area must battle through increasingly difficult rooms before facing the biggest challenge of the game, the Mech Boss.

To support players, AI-driven GENs act as personal assistants, offering real-time strategic advice and insights. 

Progression & Rewards

Players will earn experience points (XP) by securing kills, providing assists, and successfully extracting resources from the Breach. As they progress, they will unlock new abilities, character skins, and gear.

Those who achieve significant milestones will be rewarded with rare NFTs, granting them exclusive in-game assets. Additionally, they will earn resources, which can be converted into WILD. WILD can be used to purchase upgrades, respawn tokens, and other valuable resources to aid them in future battles.

The Breach will offer players a first-hand experience of its high-stakes combat, strategic gameplay, and seamless blockchain-integrated rewards. As the community engages in battles, provides feedback, and helps shape the game's evolution, The Breach is set to become a dynamic and ever-evolving multiplayer experience.

Prepare to defend Wiami against the Forum and sign up for Super Early Access here!

Key Achievements in 2024

As we look back on 2024, we reflect on how far we’ve come and the milestones we’ve achieved. It was a year defined by innovation, collaboration, and accomplishments that brought us closer to realizing our vision. We pushed the boundaries of Web3 gaming development, launched milestone releases, forged game-changing partnerships, and hosted unforgettable community events. 2024 was nothing short of transformative for Wilder World.

Let’s take a moment to review these key achievements!

Partnerships in 2024: Driving Our Vision Forward

We secured some of the most transformative partnerships in Wilder World’s history, collaborating with key industry leaders to introduce groundbreaking technologies, expand our reach, and elevate the user experience across multiple platforms. These partnerships have laid a strong foundation for the future of Wilder World.

Mainstream Integration
The listing of Wilder World on the Epic Games Store marked our integration into one of the gaming industry’s most prominent platforms, cementing our place in the mainstream gaming ecosystem and climbing to the #9 spot.

We made a significant step towards merging the digital and physical with Samsung, integrating Wilder World to a global community on high-traffic platforms such as Samsung.com and Gen3.samsung.com.

Enhancing Accessibility
By leveraging NVIDIA’s cloud gaming platform, we will bring the immersive experiences of Wiami to a wide range of devices, removing hardware limitations to align with our ethos: Wilder World is for all.

Revolutionizing Technology and Scalability
We took a major step towards a gasless future with Z by partnering with Polygon and Celestia. This collaboration ensures a fast, scalable, and decentralized blockchain, capable of supporting millions of players and billions of onchain objects, all without gas fees—a breakthrough that redefines how blockchain can power the Metaverse.

Advancing Interoperability
Our partnership with SuperVerse marked a foundational step toward enabling cross-platform transactions within Wilder World. By integrating the $SUPER token into our ecosystem, we will enhance interoperability and set the stage for seamless asset and interaction flow across different platforms. 

NFT Drops

We delivered on our promise to reward Trinity holders with the Genesis Land and Totem airdrops.

Our most anticipated collection yet. Genesis Land plots were airdropped to Trinity holders, granting them ownership of Land plots on The Island, a vibrant and bustling area set to be the first playable region within Wiami. The Island will be the epicenter of community life, featuring a mix of residential, industrial, and commercial zones where Wilders can establish their homes, businesses, and more.

As rare future artifacts reminiscent of a time before the Metaverse, Totems have deep significance in the lore of Wilder World. These virtual Totems will be wearable in-game, with additional mechanics to be revealed over time. Holders will also have the opportunity to materialize their Totems in the future. 

Gaming

REBELLION
Debuted at the Tokyo Game Show and featured as the main FPS gameplay in the recently released trailer, REBELLION’s development is a key highlight of our progress in 2024.

Our AAA first-person and third-person shooter, REBELLION, will challenge Wilders to defend HYDROLINK, the city’s vital water infrastructure, from The Forum’s calculated assault. It features diverse character presets and a powerful arsenal of weapons.

Racing
A key focus in 2024 was establishing a consistent release cadence following the public launch of Midnight in Wiami v0.2.0. This first version launched with 2-player racing on the iconic 9LIVES, and a selection of two different race cars. Since then, we’ve made remarkable progress with eight subsequent updates, each delivering significant enhancements to UI, car physics, audio dynamics, AI, functionality, environments, controls, and more. Our current version, v0.5.1, now supports up to 4-player racing, with a choice of 10 tracks and 12 unique cars.

In v0.5.0, we introduced MMED (Make Money Every Day) to Midnight in Wiami, adding daily $WILD rewards for players based on wins, laps, and coins collected. Active players were rewarded daily, and the global leaderboard highlighted the high activity levels across the community.

Note: MMED racing rewards are on pause as we analyze gameplay data to refine and improve the system ahead of activating the next phase of MMED.

Wilder World Marketplace

The launch of the Wilder World Marketplace marked an exciting step towards creating a unique, native platform for trading Wilder World NFTs. Unlike other marketplaces, ours supports trading in both ETH and WILD, directly strengthening the WILD token economy.

Unique advantages include zero platform fees, allowing sellers to keep an extra 2.5% per sale, and reducing reliance on third-party platforms through in-house development. We encourage you to explore, test it out, and share your feedback so we can continuously improve the Marketplace experience.

ZERO Messenger

Team ZERO launched their decentralized messenger application, prioritizing privacy, security, and user control. This encrypted platform enables users to create personalized profiles, connect wallets, and integrate their ZERO IDs and Worlds. Features include private and group chats, media sharing, mobile and desktop access, and the ability to add PFPs. Users can earn MEOW tokens daily for active participation, as part of MMED.

ZERO Worlds

ZERO Worlds were introduced, a next-generation fusion of ZERO IDs and NFTs that enables token-gated, decentralized communities. These dynamic root domains redefine membership and governance. Key highlights include:

• Onchain Membership: Worlds are governed by members, fostering collaboration and decentralized decision-making.
• Rich Media and Encryption: In the future support will be available for photos, videos, intelligent link previews, and secure communication.
• Tokenized Governance: Community tokens unlock access and enable treasury management.
• Cross-Platform Integration: Worlds bridge platforms for seamless interaction and enhanced collaboration.

Out in the Wild: Showcasing Wilder World Globally

We participated in major gaming conventions, collaborating with industry leaders, and hosting immersive community events to strengthen our presence and engage new audiences.

• GDC, San Francisco: Attracting over 28,000 attendees, we showcased Midnight in Wiami at MetaGravity’s booth, engaging web3 gaming influencers and the broader gaming community.
• TOKEN2049, Singapore: With over 20,000 attendees from 7,000+ companies and 400+ exhibitors, our team shared behind-the-scenes updates on Wilder World and provided private demos of REBELLION, our AAA shooter.
• Tokyo Game Show, Tokyo: This massive event attracted over 260,000 visitors to Tokyo. With Team Wilder joining Polygon’s booth, we gave attendees the first public look at REBELLION.
• GamesCom 2024, Germany: The largest GamesCom in history drew over 335,000 attendees from 120 countries, including more than 32,000 trade visitors. Wilder World stood out at the Samsung booth alongside industry giants like Activision, and Blizzard. Visitors raced through Wiami on high-octane simulators, explored the MMED (Make Money Every Day) opportunities in Wilder World, and learned about the WILD token economy. We appeared on the Main Stage during the "Morning Show" and participated in the Samsung Podcast Studio to discuss the future of Web3 gaming. With over 1,000 players on our racing sims, 5,000 audience members, and 250,000 views on event-related videos, GamesCom proved to be a resounding success.

Wheels Arcade Events
The launch of two Wheels Arcade events brought Midnight in Wiami to life. In April, 2024, we transformed Manhattan's OS NYC into a racing hub, distributing 20,000 WILD in prizes. In May, our first virtual Wheels Arcade tournament culminated in a thrilling grand finale at Dada Lab in Austin, Texas. With a 100,000 $WILD prize pool, we flew in qualifying racers from around the globe for an unforgettable competition that celebrated gaming and community.

Collaborations with Red Beard Ventures
In partnership with Red Beard Ventures, we hosted two standout events. In New York City, we organized an evening at Speakeasy Magick featuring captivating performances, an open bar, and valuable networking opportunities. In Singapore, we co-hosted a Secret Speakeasy with RBV, Denarii Labs, Flow, Scrib3, and Teknos, connecting investors, founders, community and executives in an engaging and memorable setting.

Key Team Hires

We proudly welcomed two legends in racing game development to our Wheels Team.

Aristotelis Vasilakos, renowned for his role in creating the acclaimed sim racing game Assetto Corsa, Aris brings 15 years of expertise from Kunos Simulazioni.

Marcus Reynolds, with a background as Director of Physics & AI at Simbin Development Team and contributions to over 11 games, blends his racing simulation expertise with real-world racing experience to push the boundaries of realism and AI in our racing experiences.

The Wilder Wheels Show

We launched the Wilder Wheels Show, in collaboration with SuperMassive and BasedAF. The show redefined Wilder Wheels by showcasing the evolution of vehicles from OBR to FBR.

Described as 'Pimp My Ride' meets 'Top Gear,' the show offers behind-the-scenes access to the creative journey with Aris and the Wheels team, from initial sketches to final designs, and showcases the future potential of next-gen content creation in the Metaverse.

Combat

Melee Combat System

A brand-new melee system has been built from the ground up, featuring fluid, free-flow combat mechanics:

• Dynamic Attacks – Over 30 attack types are selected based on factors such as enemy distance and attack strength.
• Parry System – Well-timed parries allow players to counterattack incoming enemy strikes.
• Dodge Mechanic – Players can evade attacks to reposition and avoid damage.
• Adaptive Enemy AI – Enemies dynamically adjust their aggression based on player actions.
• Finisher Attacks – Devastating finishing moves add impact and style to combat encounters.

Hit and Death Animations

Various hit and death animations have been polished, including directional hit deaths such as headshots, torso shots, and more. Hit reactions have also been implemented, allowing characters to dynamically respond to incoming attacks.

Avatars

The Trinity Suit

We designed an entirely new, advanced modular suit to honor our Trinity Keepers. Engineered for agility while maintaining heavy armor, the Trinity Suit showcases the versatility of our shooter and combat systems.

Its modular structure enabled the creation of a highly detailed undersuit, pushing the boundaries of technology and craftsmanship beyond anything achieved in previous Avatar designs.

Holo Watch

During the trailer's development, we initially planned to feature a breach notification displayed on a holo watch. Although it didn’t make the final cut, the asset was fully designed and animated as a standalone watch and as an integrated feature of the Trinity Suit.

Phoenix Character

The trailer marked the first appearance of the Phoenix character. Since he was initially seen from the back, we aimed to make his design both iconic and attention-grabbing by adding a hitch screen to his back and crafting a unique, striking silhouette—ensuring it stayed true to the visual style of the Avatars.

Glide System

A new glide system was implemented to improve vertical traversal into Wiami. It incorporates a high-speed dive mechanic that triggers a power landing with area damage when reaching the ground.

Animations

Locomotion
Our animation catalog has been expanded to refine our locomotive system. Using a combination of motion capture and keyframe animation, our team has developed a series of locomotive starts, stops, and turns. These inertia change animations ensure that characters physically accelerate and decelerate between player actions.

After multiple rounds of design iteration and playtesting, we adjusted the player speed metrics to enhance gameplay flow. To match these updates, we refined the animation system, ensuring smoother and more dynamic traversal across levels.

Additionally, we have begun preliminary work on female locomotion. While still in the early stages, our goal is to provide distinct visual gaits between genders, adding further depth to character movement.

World

Base Trinity Apartment
Trinity’s Space Mind apartment is first seen as the craft lands on the building’s craft pad. Perched high above Wiami, this sleek, futuristic space serves as a key character hub. It features minimalist furniture, a robotic arm integrated into the living area, and wide windows offering breathtaking views of the city.

QUBE

The QUBE, one of Wiami’s most recognizable structures, has undergone significant upgrades, further cementing its status as a centerpiece of the skyline. With new trim, refined materials, and enhanced windows, the building now reflects greater depth, realism, and architectural precision.

These improvements bring a heightened sense of scale and presence, ensuring that light interacts naturally across its surfaces, from the sleek metallic edges to the expansive glass panels.

City Art Direction

We've pushed deeper into full procedural implementation, optimizing Wiami’s performance while refining our art direction process. With the city’s foundation set, we can now capture in-game screenshots and apply paint-overs, shaping the world’s aesthetics and procedural design with greater precision.

Below are a series of style frames created by our World Team, guiding the in-game art showcased in the Gameplay Trailer.

Rooftops
Wiami's rooftops are evolving every day! Recent updates feature a variety of innovative designs, including urban parks and lush green spaces, bringing a touch of nature to the city's skyline.

Wiami Street Upgrades
The streets of Wiami are undergoing a significant transformation with the latest updates. The expansion now stretches beyond Little Meow, featuring intricate details and new assets that bring greater vibrancy and depth to the city.

Mainland
Beyond the streets of the city, Wiami’s Mainland is coming to life—a vast expanse of lush tropics, dense wilderness, and untamed landscapes. This is where the lifeblood of Wilder World’s economy will take root, as mining rigs stake their claim, extracting valuable onchain resources from the land.

The contrast between the wild and the built defines the Mainland—where towering mechanized extractors carve into the earth beneath sweeping canopies, and hidden pathways wind through dense jungle, leading to undiscovered opportunities. As development continues, the Mainland will become a crucial hub, shaping the flow of resources and fueling the emerging economy of Wiami.

Construction Buildings
As Wilder World continues to evolve, so does its urban landscape. The latest addition to Wiami’s ever-expanding cityscape is a new generation of modular construction buildings, designed specifically for multiplayer environments. These structures bring a new level of interactivity, adaptability, and immersive world-building to the metaverse, serving as key locations for combat zones.

These modular buildings are constructed with dynamic, reconfigurable components that allow for real-time adaptation.

• Interchangeable layouts – Walls, doors, and floors adjust based on mission types.
• Scalable interiors – Buildings can expand vertically or horizontally, allowing for ever-changing exploration.
• Procedural pipeline enabled – Crafted in a way to plug directly into our procedural city system.

Weapons

Sniper Rifle
A new weapon in the Wilder arsenal. Blending sleek, futuristic design with high-precision engineering, featuring streamlined barrels, adaptive chassis, and modular scopes for unparalleled accuracy. Built from lightweight carbon alloys these weapons offer maximum durability without sacrificing mobility. Each sniper rifle is a versatile tool for elite marksmen, delivering lethal precision at extreme distances while maintaining a stealth-focused, tactical edge in both urban and open-world engagements.

Weapon Attachments 
All weapons in Wilder World are designed to have interchangeable parts. This is no different for our suppressors, designed with a universal attachment system, allowing them to be swapped between most firearms without requiring specialized modifications. Each suppressor is engineered with adaptive threading and nano-coil adjustment technology, enabling a seamless fit on various calibers.

Weapon Animations
We have continued expanding our animation library for new weaponry. Two recently completed weapons include the Gator, a charged energy rifle, and the Shozza, a powerful shotgun. These animations ensure smooth and responsive weapon handling.

VFX

Barrel Explosions
We created hyper-realistic explosion effects for shootable items like flammable tanks. These effects work with physics to ensure that each explosion is unique, resulting in varied and dynamic outcomes every time.

Cloud Cover
We developed a cloud simulation system that adjusts different cloud covers and fog in the city. This dynamic cloud shaping system follows the realistic physics of actual clouds.

Heat Haze
Heat haze is a visual distortion effect that occurs after explosions. We developed this unique effect to amplify the impact and force of explosions, enhancing the overall visual experience.

Laser Miner
Our mining rigs required an efficient method to dig into the earth, so we opted for a futuristic approach using lasers instead of physical drills. These lasers target different surfaces, displacing dirt and rock and leaving a mark along their burning path.

Moon Boots
Moon Boots are used by The Forum in the trailer, featuring thruster fire effects for their flying motions as they soar over streets from building to building.

Smoke Trails
We developed a versatile smoke trail system that can be used in various situations where an object is in motion. This effect was featured in the trailer, showcasing the trails behind the flying crafts.

Water Splashes
Using real-world physics, we developed a water splash and wave system. This system reacts to objects moving through bodies of water, creating realistic ripples, waves, and splashes based on the movement and force of the object.

Procedural

Beach Walls
A beach wall system was installed around the island's perimeter, creating a separation between the busy city streets and the peaceful nature of the beaches. The system includes openings in the wall to allow pedestrians easy access between areas.

Building Ads
Our new procedural building ad placement system draws inspiration from Tokyo's unique ad culture. By referencing Tokyo, we have encoded custom rules that mimic the placement and positioning of ads in varying densities across city areas. Our proprietary algorithm offers multiple options for different mathematical clustering and packing systems.

Building Attachments
Large form geometries have been developed to attach to our buildings, creating varied skyline silhouettes and influencing the city's overall shape. In addition to these large attachments, smaller repeated elements, such as cross-brace diagrid structures, have been incorporated. The system distributes these objects across various buildings, automatically adjusting their size for a perfect fit. These attachments also enhance the street-level experience with building offsets and overhangs, adding a dynamic touch to the urban landscape.

Building Bases
We created a unique procedural system specifically for building bases. By varying the shape of the structures above, we can generate terrace rooftops on top of the building bases and create sidewalk overhangs from the buildings above. These terraces enable diverse activities and experiences for the city, including parks, hangout spots, restaurants, clubs, and more. The contrast in shapes between the building base and upper levels also adds visual interest to the building sightlines.

Building LEDs
We revamped our building LED system to utilize highly optimized LED pattern tiles. These tiles are applied to different building faces and automatically adjust to fit the assigned wall, ensuring the pattern remains seamless. The algorithm also assigns colors to the LEDs and incorporates a light movement pattern.

Building Materials
Materials played a crucial role in the recent building updates. Instead of relying on static baked textures for each part, we implemented a procedurally adaptive material system. This approach saved significant memory by eliminating the need for numerous unique texture maps, ensuring that textures wouldn’t be repeated across panels. Our custom procedural material system allows us to add color, dirt, edge wear, and various other layers in different amounts per part. Each building is assigned a unique color, wear and tear value, and other distinguishing factors, creating variety throughout the city.

Building Skyways
A defining feature of cyberpunk cities is the connection of buildings via skyway bridges. We developed a procedural system that identifies optimal locations for skyway bridges between buildings at various heights. The system sets limits on minimal and maximal lengths and ensures these bridges always connect two buildings without intersecting others. Additionally, the system allows for control over the density of skyways and specifies the areas of the map where they are generated.

Building Windows
Our building window system has undergone a major overhaul, enhancing our control over interior types, as well as their color and brightness values. The algorithm is fine-tuned to achieve the perfect balance of warm and cool colors, with pops of different hues distributed throughout. This creates the illusion of a lived-in city that feels realistic and natural.

Building Panels
We designed a series of new building panels for a state-of-the-art building assembly system. These panels can be assembled in various ways for each building, creating diverse building results while maintaining a consistent design language. The system includes settings for different wall types and panel sizes, which automatically adjust to fit the assigned building block. Different conditions are set depending on the building's size and intended use.

Craft Paths
We generated an invisible highway throughout the city to guide our AI craft flight network. These guides provide the general path that crafts need to follow. Along the way, the crafts use AI to make decisions to avoid crashing into each other, choose routes, and navigate around buildings and other city elements.

Driving Paths
A primary AI system in the city is traffic management. Traffic is complex and can only be effectively managed by AI rule-based systems. We generate driving and turning paths that represent possibilities and general guidelines. The AI follows these paths loosely, making decisions on whether to turn at intersections, change lanes, speed up, stop, and perform other responsive actions. In most instances, the guide paths help ensure that traffic flows smoothly and avoids wrong decisions.

Median Types
Creating variety around the city is crucial for crafting a realistic experience. Medians offer multiple opportunities for diversity in city streets. Along with varying median widths, our procedural street system creates various styles of medians, such as planters with vegetation and trees, barriers, reflector poles, and sidewalk-style medians adorned with various assets like art displays.

NPC Paths
Crowds make the city feel alive, and our AI-controlled crowds need some guidance. We generated paths and rules for the NPCs (non-playable characters) to follow, ensuring they walk on sidewalks without getting stuck on objects or colliding with each other. They also avoid ending up in the middle of the street, obstructing moving vehicles. The NPC AI uses our guides for movement possibilities but decides where and how to go on their own within the defined system ruleset.

Overpass Attachments
We began developing various systems that can attach to the overpass, starting with a series of tunnel-like gates. These elements create diverse moments and experiences along the overpass route. All assets are integrated into the overpass system and arranged procedurally. Expect to see many more additions to the overpass system in the future, enhancing the variety of driving experiences.

Overpass Integration
The overpass system has been systematically integrated into the city's buildings to harmonize infrastructural transit with the urban landscape. This integration allows the overpasses to weave around and through buildings, enhancing both the architectural design and the driving experience. These systems are procedurally linked, so changes in one system inform and adjust the other, ensuring seamless coordination.

Parked Cars
We generated a point cloud to designate parking spots throughout the city. These points contain information about the type of car to place, its offset, rotation, and position. These slight variations in rotation and offset ensure that the cars appear naturally parked, adding a touch of realism to the scene.

Pedestrian Bridges
Crossing busy streets can be challenging, so we’ve added pedestrian bridges throughout the city. These elevated walkways allow pedestrians to cross streets from one sidewalk to another safely. Our procedural system identifies optimal locations for these bridges, ensuring they don't collide with other sidewalk objects. The bridges automatically adjust in length depending on the road they need to cross.

Ring Bridges
A monumental feature of the city is the massive ring bridges connecting the island to the mainland. We developed a system that bends mech panels along these rings and generates dense forests on top of them. Although still in the early stages of development, these ring bridges will become a defining aspect of Wiami.

Rooftop Kits
Rooftops are often overlooked in virtual cities, but in our world, vertical exploration through flying and climbing is key. This necessitates thoughtful design and planning of rooftops. We've developed a procedural system to assemble various rooftop equipment clusters, which can be scattered across rooftops. These clusters are algorithmically placed on each rooftop, with selections based on the specific roof's area size.

Sidewalk Scatter
A significant portion of open-world gameplay takes place on city streets and sidewalks, making it essential that they feel authentic with all the components and objects you'd find in a real city. We've created multiple object scatter systems that interact and adjust with one another to place items such as streetlights, bollards, guardrails, trees, planters, benches, trash cans, fire hydrants and bike racks.

Wheels

The Wheels team developed assets to support the cinematics, materials, cameras, and animations of the trailer.

City Car

To enhance the futuristic feel of Wiami, the team designed a new set of Wheels: the Generic city Wheels, Taxis, Sedans and Wagons. These vehicles will eventually be released as generic city cars, prioritizing reliability, comfort, and safety over speed, perfect for navigating Wiami’s streets.

Wheels Collection Redesign Update

Significant progress has been made on the Wheels collection redesign. Each concept includes front, rear, side, and top views, created using a combination of 3D modelling and Photoshop to ensure accuracy for final implementation. We are actively scaling up production and aim to hit 10 new vehicles per month by the end of February. This will put us on track to have the whole Wilder Wheels collection in-game by the end of 2025. We have also significantly scaled up modular part production for the future release of deep vehicle modifications, which will act as a key part to the Wilder World economy.

Wagani Zonda W 2010

Waleen W7 2004

Wambo Weneno 2013

Wambo Westo Wlemento 2011

Wambo Wountach WP5000 1988

Wambo Wuracan WPW 610 4 2014

Wambo Wyablo WW 1997

Waserati WC12 2004

Waudi W8 Sport West 2006

WcLaren W1 1993

Wentley Wontinental Supersports 2010

WMW W5 WW10 2012

Woenigsegg Wgera 2011

Woenigsegg WW8S 2002

Woenigsegg WWGT 2008

Woenigsegg WWX 2006

Worsche 911 WT1 98 1998

WSC Wultimate Wero 2010

Mining

New mining and military vehicles have been created for future gameplay missions, the TerraTech and GEOShift models.

TerraTech
TerraTech produces massive mining vehicles designed for the Wilderlands and heavy-duty operations. Rarely seen in Wiami, these vehicles are ideal for large-scale tasks. Their size is immense, with dedicated trailers capable of transporting other vehicles, such as the military APC GEOShift.

TerraTech models include variations such as laser diggers, dump trucks, and cranes, each built for specific industrial applications.

GEOShift
GEOShift is a heavy-duty vehicle with more practical dimensions, capable of handling any terrain. It excels in offroad missions while remaining agile enough for city operations.

The APC version is designed for police and military engagements, equipped with a roof-mounted laser cannon, missile deployment systems, smoke flares, and troop transport capabilities, ensuring maximum safety. Additional variations include drone deployers, trucks, cranes, and other specialized configurations.

Core Development

Easy Anti-Cheat Integration
Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) is now required to play, protecting the game from hacks like aimbots and wallhacks. This ensures a fair and secure experience for all players.

Combat Database Upgrade
The combat leaderboard now updates in real-time, ranking players dynamically with a smarter sorting system. Stats update automatically during gameplay, and a redesigned interface ensures smoother tracking and interaction.

Key Leaderboard Stats:

• Points: Overall score based on combat performance.
• Frags: Total opponents defeated.
• Completions: Matches or objectives successfully completed.
• Headshots: Precision stats, showing the number of headshots landed.
• Rank: Based on points earned in wins or losses.
• Coins: WILD earned through gameplay.

Open-World Level
The open-world level has been improved for smoother gameplay, faster loading times, and seamless exploration, delivering a more immersive and responsive experience with minimal interruptions.

NPC Characters
NPC performance has been updated using AnimToTexture, which converts animations into texture data. This reduces processing load, allowing up to 20,000 NPCs to appear in a level seamlessly.

Crafts System
Craft traffic has been added, bringing dynamic movement in-world. Realistic door animations and a weathered look enhance authenticity, while improved Craft zone navigation boosts performance.

NPC Traffic
Optimizing NPC traffic in crowded areas was challenging due to the high number of NPCs and objects. Navigation algorithms were refined, traffic paths adjusted for smoother movement, and vehicle customization improved for more variety in appearance and behavior.

Race Line Assistant
The race line assistant helps Wilders master tracks with a visual guide represented by colored arrows overlaid on the track.

• Dynamic Visual Guidance: The race line shows the best path in real-time, helping you navigate curves and optimize lap times.
• Speed Recommendations: The line changes color to indicate when to accelerate, brake, or maintain speed—red for slowing down, green for accelerating.
• Adaptable to Skill Level: Beginners can use the line to learn, while experienced players can refine technique and shave off seconds.
• Boosts Confidence: Knowing when to slow down or speed up allows you to focus on enjoying the race and improving your skills.

3D Mini-Map
The new 3D mini-map for combat mode enhances immersion and strategy, offering a real-time, 3D view of your surroundings.

• Real-Time Navigation: Updates instantly to show key locations, enemy positions, and mission objectives.
• Enhanced Awareness: Tracks movement and terrain, helping plan ambushes or escapes.
• Interactive and Dynamic: Reflects the changing combat landscape, keeping you informed.

ConvAI Integration
The ConvAI plugin has been integrated to make interactions with the world and its characters more natural, engaging, and personal, transforming how conversations feel in the game.

• Lifelike Conversations: NPCs respond dynamically based on your actions.
• Player-Driven Choices: Your decisions shape the story and reveal hidden details, like NPC advice on weapon selection.

Audius Plugin Integration
The Audius plugin enhances the game with high-quality audio streaming and seamless in-game tracks and ambient sounds.

Widget Management Subsystem
The Widget Management Subsystem centralies widget visibility, interaction states, and payload distribution, streamlining code maintenance and scalability for robust UI management.

Destructible Objects
Destructible trees and bollards make the environment more interactive. Collisions cause realistic breakage, letting players experience the impact of their actions, whether taking shortcuts or crashing through obstacles.

Game Loading Improvements
The animation glitch between the Lobby and Race Map has been fixed for smoother scene changes. The old loading screen plugin has been replaced with a custom solution, improving speed and efficiency. Loading visuals are also more polished after resolving material issues.

Game Optimization
Major updates have been made to enhance performance and functionality:

• Vehicles: The vehicle class has been refined for better handling and resource efficiency, improving the driving experience.
• Crash Detection: The CrashDetectionComponent has been improved for greater accuracy, making collisions feel more realistic.
• Streamlined Controls: The Gamepad_LeftStick binding has been disabled to avoid input conflicts, simplifying controls and improving intuitiveness.
• Enhanced Components: Improvements to the NOSComponent and ZSWheeledVehiclePawnBase classes have boosted performance and reliability.

Porting to UE 5.5.1
The game has been ported to Unreal Engine 5.5.1, delivering improved performance, visuals, and stability. With advanced rendering, optimized asset management, and better support for next-gen hardware, gameplay is smoother and more immersive. The game’s assets, codebase, and systems have been updated for full compatibility.

Burning Questions

Q: What’s the expected launch date for Z Chain?
A: Within the next 30 days.

Q: What is left in the Staking and LP farming contract? How long will it last or where we can find out to calculate ourselves?
A: We will provide an update on staking soon and transitioning staked amounts and rewards to Z Chain. Even if your stake is locked you will be able to transition to the new staking system, which will provide more details around total WILD available for the staking program.

Q: Is there an update on industry staking?
A: After Z Chain goes live and the core staking systems are upgraded, we will release an update on when industry staking will roll out, starting with Wheels. We are doing one last additional audit of the new staking system that will roll out in February with the release of Z Chain.

Q: If you stake WILD or LP tokens, does it count as holding WILD for holder rewards?
A: Staking WILD or LP Tokens will count towards all rewards.

Q: What’s the expected release date for v0.8.0, and who will be invited to test?
A: 0.8.0 will come with the release of Super Early Access now, which is scheduled to begin rolling out at the end of Q1.

Q: Will MMED rewards be reactivated soon?
A: We will reactivate MMED rewards following the rollout of Super Early Access and the new game modes.

Q: How soon can we claim our Odyssey rewards?
A: Odyssey rewards will go live following the launch of Z Chain and the new staking system, where they will be claimable on.

Q: When can we expect the 2025 roadmap?
A: We will release the 2025 roadmap as its own zine, as the next Dev Log.

Q: When will Wild Cards and Land be added to the Odyssey site, for wShards and the multiplayer rewards?
A: We will retroactively add these to the wShard balance. This is currently being worked on.

Q: When will more details be shared about the Mainland auction, Mining, and resource profiles?
A: We will release details about the mainland auction and resource profiles after the release of the roadmap. We will touch on this next in the 2025 roadmap zine.

Q: How will longer chains tie into the Mainland drop?
A: We can't speak on specifics right now, but we have heard the community feedback and will make sure that chain length is a key consideration when structuring the Mainland drop. We plan to get community feedback here before a final decision is made.

Conclusion

2024 was a year of groundbreaking achievements, setting the stage for an even bigger 2025. From the release of the Gameplay Trailer to major technological advancements, new partnerships, and key gameplay developments, Wilder World has never been more alive.

As we step into the next phase, with Super Early Access on the horizon, the journey is only just beginning. The Wilders have spoken—now it's time to build the future together. See you in Wiami.

With Blessings,

The Wilders