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# Down Below Game
Official Down Below Whitepaper, last updated February 27th, 2022
Welcome to the abyssness of **Down Below**. The deeper you go, the deeper you'll know! Shall we go further?
> **Down Below** **(DB)** is a play-to-earn NFT game where you can explore a dark ambience inspired by Darkest Dungeon’s style. Pick the adventurers and equipment you'll need to explore an abyss filled with mysteries and dangers. Battle monsters, find treasures and earn great rewards that can be traded and sold for $ABYSS.
You can read this whitepaper and its sections to learn more about Gameplay, Tokenomics and Development of **DB** game. The complete document is also available for download in Portuguese and English, as follow:
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## Fundamentals about DB
Browse along the following sections or through the lateral menu to find out more about the basic of the game system.
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[1.1 What is the Abyss?](/whitepaper.downbelow.io/fundamentals/1.1-what-is-the-abyss.md)
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[1.2 How to earn tokens](/whitepaper.downbelow.io/fundamentals/1.2-how-to-earn-tokens.md)
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[1.3 Mission of our Expedition](/whitepaper.downbelow.io/fundamentals/1.3-mission-of-our-expedition.md)
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[1.4 The Vision of the Abyss](/whitepaper.downbelow.io/fundamentals/1.4-the-vision-of-the-abyss.md)
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[1.5 Community](/whitepaper.downbelow.io/fundamentals/1.5-community.md)
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[1.6 Marketplace](/whitepaper.downbelow.io/fundamentals/1.6-marketplace.md)
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## **Gameplay**
The main objective in **Down Below** is to form an expedition to explore the mysterious Abyss of the island of New Lenorien, whose endeavor promises adventure, recognition and valuable rewards. To proceed, you'll need a special permit issued by SIA – the *Sindicate for Investigation of the Abyss* and some initial reserve in $ABYSS.
Step by step to start playing **Down Below**:
1. Purchase your $ABYSS through a DEX (eg *PancakeSwap*) and leave it in your digital wallet (*Metamask*);
2. Enter the game website (), connect your wallet (Metamask), log into your account with password and email;
3. Enter the “Game” tab and transfer the desired amount in $ABYSS, as shown in Figure 1.
**Figure 1 – Depositing your $ABYSS into the game**
When your tokens are deposited, they'll appear into the game interface. Download the game executable and install it to start playing. The initial launch platform will be for Windows – PC, but a version for another platforms is already underway. Check out the video tutorial below to see the initial gameplay in more details:
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Follow our handy guides to get started on the basics of mechanics and gameplay:
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[2.1 Entering an expedition](/whitepaper.downbelow.io/gameplay/2.1-entering-an-expedition.md)
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[2.2 Defining the exploration route](/whitepaper.downbelow.io/gameplay/2.2-defining-the-exploration-route.md)
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[2.3 Opening the treasure map](/whitepaper.downbelow.io/gameplay/2.3-opening-the-treasure-map.md)
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**Our team** develops innovative gaming experiences with blockchain technology focused on the play-to-earn gaming market.
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## Tokenomics
**Down Below**'s objective is to maximize the value of the $ABYSS token through community interaction and expansion around the game system, whose transactions are based on smart contracts and the structure of distribution among the holders of the token.
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[3.1 About $ABYSS](/whitepaper.downbelow.io/tokenomics/3.1-about-usdabyss.md)
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[3.2 Distribution](/whitepaper.downbelow.io/tokenomics/3.2-distribution.md)
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[3.3 Offerings](/whitepaper.downbelow.io/tokenomics/3.3-offerings.md)
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**Dive a little deeper:** the in-game and out-of-game transactions figures as activities of value production, constituting an open economy that offers the possibility of returns according to the operations strategy adopted.
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## Roadmap
The development schedule will be continually revised as needed to better accommodate the team's goals, as shown in Shecule section.
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[Schedule](/whitepaper.downbelow.io/roadmap/schedule.md)
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[4.1 Audit](/whitepaper.downbelow.io/roadmap/4.1-audit.md)
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[4.2 The Team](/whitepaper.downbelow.io/roadmap/4.2-the-team.md)
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