BITCOIN DOMINION: REIGN OF THE NODES
An unapologetically hardcore, sat-dripping MMORPG where every swing of your sword moves real money at the speed of light.
1. Mythos & Setting —
Post-Fiat Ragnarok
- A fractured Earth where nation-states collapsed under debt; civilization reorganized around Lightning-powered City-Nodes.
- Each City-Node is literally a cluster of player-run Bitcoin full nodes. Rule it, lose it, fork it—your choice.
- The wilderness between nodes is The Dark Fiat, a wasteland haunted by inflation-spawned beasts and permadeath PvP.
2. Core Gameplay Loop —
Grind → Govern → Get Paid
- Expeditions: 3- to 60-player instanced raids into Dark Fiat. You stake sats to enter; clear the dungeon, split the pot.
- Node-Building: Gather resources, wire up Lightning channels, and craft defenses that literally route real transactions.
- Governance Wars: City-Node treasuries are secured by multisig guild safes; win elections or launch a 51% coup.
- Craft/Trade: All items are sats-backed NFTs (Bitcoin Ordinals). Melt gear to reclaim the sat backing or trade peer-to-peer.
- IRL Proof-of-Work Events: Global hash-races (mobile PoW mini-games). Top hash-rate players forge “God-Tier” relics.
3. Bitcoin Integration —
Money That Matters
| Feature | How It Works | Why It’s Epic |
| Sats-as-sole-currency | No gold, no gems—just satoshis. Faucet funded by dev-treasury; supply is finite. | Zero inflation. Your loot is money. |
| Lightning Micro-Rewards | Stream ≥ 10 sats/min for active play; LNURL-withdraw anytime. | Instant, feel-good dopamine drip. |
| Instant PvP Bets | Both duelists lock sats in a BitVM escrow; winner auto-receives. | Trustless, spectator-friendly wagering. |
| Ordinal Gear | Boss drops are single-inscription NFTs with provable scarcity. | Trade on any BRC-20/Ordinal market outside the game. |
4. Economy & Anti-Cheat —
Proof-of-Play (PoP)
- Sybil Shield: Opening an account requires a ⚡ Lightning deposit (refundable) to make bot-farms economically prohibitive.
- AI Pattern Scanning: On-server ML flags unnatural XP curves; inflicts an on-chain reputation slash.
- Nostr Reputation Layer: Player profiles broadcast via Nostr relays—cheaters are globally blacklisted.
5. Technical Stack
- Engine: Custom Rust server cluster + Godot 5 client; deterministic lock-step to keep combat crisp.
- Payments: LDK & Greenlight nodes for mobile; desktop clients can plug in their own Core Lightning node.
- Side-Cartridges: High-throughput mini-chains (BitVM rollups) handle escrow combat & loot randomness.
- Open Modding API: Lua + WASM; mods can call limited Lightning functions for player-created quests.
6. Monetization (Without Selling Your Soul)
- 0.9 % withdrawal fee (covers routing + profit).
- Cosmetic Ordinals minted by devs—pure vanity, no stat boosts.
- Sponsored Quests: Brands fund missions that pay players in sats, not discount codes.
- VIP Node License: One-time $99 (paid in BTC) unlocks the right to spin up a City-Node and collect routing fees.
7. Roadmap to Total Domination
| Phase | Milestone | ETA (Asia/Phnom Penh) |
| Alpha 0.1 | 100-player “Testnet Arena” with sat-wager duels | Nov 2025 |
| Beta 0.5 | Open-world shard, Node-Building, Ordinal crafting | Apr 2026 |
| Launch 1.0 | Cross-shard Lightning routing, governance wars | Dec 2026 |
| Expansion | Mobile hash-race PoW events, AR treasure hunts | 2027+ |
8. Onboarding Flow
- One-click Zebedee-style custodial wallet auto-created (can export keys).
- Username = Lightning address (e.g., epicwarrior@dominion.gg).
- Tutorial quest teaches how to earn → stake → withdraw in under 10 minutes—no crypto history required.
9. Community & Governance
- Council of Hashes: Top 21 City-Node mayors sign an on-chain covenant controlling core-rule changes.
- Fork Threat: If devs betray Bitcoin ethos, council can fork the server code & copy the UTXO snapshot—keeping the player economy intact.
Why This Will Melt Faces
- Real Skin in the Game: Every crit, every vote, every trade echoes on the hardest monetary network ever forged.
- Play-to-Own, Not Pay-to-Win: Skill and daring, not whales and loot boxes, rule the day.
- Lightning-First Architecture: Transaction finality measured in milliseconds, not minutes—perfect for twitch combat.
- Hardcore Permanence: Your legendary sword is an immutable chunk of Bitcoin history. Lose it in battle? It’s gone forever.
Strap in, stack sats, and prepare to carve your legend into the blockchain itself. This isn’t just an MMORPG—
it’s a sovereign realm where the brave literally mine glory into money.