Before NewGame, There Was Grief.
The Virtual Life Act Was Born From It.
It didn't start as a game. It started as an apology.
In the year 3032, three years after the World's Civil War finally ended, the richest people on the planet sat down together. Not to celebrate. Not to profit. To reckon with what had happened, and what they'd unknowingly helped cause.
Six years of war. Millions of lives lost. A world that survived but didn't know how to heal.
So they built something
ORIGIN
3032. The Founders. The First Server.
Using technology left behind after the war, and pooling money, time, and something that doesn't show up on a balance sheet, they created the first Virtual Life Act server. A single AI. A single connected world.
Its first purpose wasn't entertainment. It was memory.
People could upload photos, videos, and recordings of the ones they'd lost. They could relive moments, birthdays, ordinary Sundays, voices they were terrified of forgetting. Then the AI began generating artificial events. Theme parks. Holidays. The kinds of days the war had taken away.
Some called it sweeping the war under the rug.
The people who used it called it breathing again.
Mental health improved. Communities stabilized. The world's government, which had been watching, finally got involved.
They tried to take over. The people fought back. And out of that fight came an agreement: the government would fund the spread of the VLA and keep it free to every person on Earth. In exchange, the founders kept control of what they'd built.
From that moment, the VLA grew into something no one had planned.
One Server Became a Thousand Worlds.
As more people joined, the original AI outgrew its first server, and built a new one. Then another. Then a thousand, each one a world of its own. Every recorded loss from the World's Civil War was preserved somewhere in that network. Every artificial event became richer, more detailed, more real.
People didn't just visit anymore. They started to live inside.
That created problems, people stretched too thin between two realities, health declining, the line between digital life and the 20/20 World blurring in ways that scared people. So the founders pushed the government again, and the government delivered: VLA gear for every household, funded at no cost. And with it, every household received a VLA Nurse, a trained monitor whose job is to track your health and ensure no user exceeds four hours in-system without special permission.
It worked. People got healthier. Happier. The 20/20 World's crime rate dropped.
The server's crime rate did not.
NEWGAME BORN SECTION
The AI They Built to Stop Crime Became Something Else Entirely.
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As virtual crime escalated, the founders looked for a solution, and found one in an unexpected place. Using memories from the original lost ones preserved in the first server, they created a new AI. One built not from code alone, but from the imprint of real human lives.
She learned. She evolved. She began releasing newer versions of herself to maintain the balance between the virtual worlds and the 20/20 World.
She gave special gifts to certain players, abilities to fight back, to protect, to serve. The government helped design a system to balance these powers across the population.
And out of all of that, the grief, the technology, the law, the economy, the million small decisions made by millions of real people over decades, NewGame was born.
A virtual world where anyone can live any life they want.
Be anything.
Become anyone.
The VLA has come a long way.
It's not done yet..
LAW
All criminals in NEWGAME will be dealt will by NEWGAME AI
The Rules Are Simple. The Consequences Are Not.
OffenseHandled By
In-game crime-NewGame AI, immediately
Repeat or serious offensesEscalated to the 20/20 World's law enforcement
Activity near a Dead ZoneReport it. Do not engage.
The level of crime you commit inside affects the life you live outside.
NewGame AI doesn't forget. She was built from memory.
VLA (Virtual life ACT)
PLAYING THE WORLDS
Q: How do I change servers?
Every world within every server has its own Warp Town, a designated entry point where players can get oriented before moving through a new world. This matters more than it sounds.
When you arrive in a new world, your character auto-adjusts to match that world's rules. Always check your character stats before you leave Warp Town. What works in one world may not exist in another.
Q: How will a different server affect my character?
Some worlds are very similar to the 20/20 World, no powers, no gifts, no special abilities. Just you and your stats. This is called the NORM Affect. NewGame AI applies it automatically the moment you enter a Warp Town or new server.
Other worlds are anything but normal. Check before you commit.
Q: What's the Dark Link Challenge?
To access the Tower of Power, you must first face yourself.
The Dark Link Challenge pits you against a shadow version of your own character, built from your complete gameplay record since age 16. Every move, every combo, every habit you've developed. It knows what you're going to do before you do it.
This is why how you play every session matters.
Q: What is the Tower of Power?
A permanent in-game event. 99 levels, each with a dungeon followed by a raid. You can't enter the raid until the dungeon is cleared. You'll need a team of five.
15 levels have been unlocked so far.
Nobody has seen what's at the top.
GETTING STARTED
Q: At what age can I start playing?
At age 10, with parental approval. Your account was registered at birth when your parents signed your birth certificate. But you can't log in until you're ready, and the system decides when that is.
Ages 10–12: Pokémon Yellow only.
Age 13: Digimon Tamers unlocks, again, with parental approval.
Age 16: Your VLA chair is issued, the Job Fair opens, and your real life inside NewGame begins.
Q: How does NewGame pick my character?
From the moment you log in at age 10, NewGame AI is learning. Every battle, every decision, every path you chose and every one you didn't, all of it is data. By the time you're 16, she's built a character specifically for you. Best stats. Best life path. Optimized for how you actually play.
You don't have to take it. Over 100 preset characters are available to choose from, characters drawn from across the worlds of NewGame. If you pick one, NewGame AI blends their story with yours automatically.
But the character she picks for you? She doesn't make mistakes.
Q: How do I change my character?
From the Main Menu, before you enter any server or start a session. You'll always have the option to switch between the character NewGame selected for you and the one you manually chose and customized at age 16.
Still have questions? You'll find the answers inside.
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FAQ
Questions? NewGame Has Answers.
Mostly.
Everything you need to know about how the system works, how to get started, and what to watch out for.
PROGRESSION & ECONOMY
Q: Is EXP the same as Level?
No, they're different systems.
Level is earned by completing challenges and missions. Each character levels independently.
EXP is earned from combat, attacks used, MP spent, battles completed. You can grind EXP just by repeating attacks. Do it enough and a skill might improve on its own.
Pay attention to both. They don't move the same way.
Q: How do I get paid in NewGame?
At 16, you attend the Job Fair, where hundreds of jobs across hundreds of worlds are available to apply for. You earn currency inside NewGame, which you can exchange for money in the 20/20 World.
Players hire other players. You can work for someone, build your own business, or become someone others pay to help them level up. The economy is player-driven, which means your effort has real-world value.
This also helps NewGame AI manage the need for NPCs. The more real players working, the less the system has to simulate.
SAFETY & THREATS
Q: What are Dead Zones?
Corrupted areas inside NewGame where the rules break down. Death in a Dead Zone isn't just a respawn, it can have consequences in the 20/20 World.
The Nevermores are behind them. They're an active threat to NewGame AI and to every player in the system.
If you encounter a Dead Zone: report it immediately. Do not engage in combat near it. Do not go in.
The brothers are already working on it.
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