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TERMINAL DESCENT The Unofficial Encyclopedia of the Lattice v0.1.0 — Early Access
Welcome to the Terminal Descent Wiki, the comprehensive guide to the cyberpunk text adventure where you play as a hacker navigating a corrupted digital infrastructure called The Lattice. Armed with a salvaged Cyberdeck and a handful of programs, you follow the trail of a missing runner named Lyra — who discovered something buried in the Grid's foundation that the corporations will kill to keep hidden. No quest markers. No hand-holding. Just a blinking cursor and a world that rewards the curious. Terminal Descent — Play now at terminaldescent.com
The World The Lattice — The digital network you navigate Story — The three-act journey through the Grid The Hive — The AI collective hunting you The Consortium — Five megacorps that control the Lattice Factions — Ghosts, Reclaimers, Brokers Endings — Six possible outcomes for ZERO and Lyra Characters ZERO — You. The player. Lyra — The missing runner FENCE — Autonomous market algorithm CONDUIT — Ghost faction leader ORACLE — Reclaimers elder AI Kessler — Consortium operative The Architect — Hive primary intelligence Locations Safehouse — Where it all begins Echo Ruins — A dead platform's digital graveyard Onyx Market — The dark web bazaar Kronos Financial — Corporate fortress The Core — Where it all ends Locations — Full list of 20+ nodes	Gameplay Combat — IC encounters and protocol chains HEAT System — Five tiers of threat response Skills — Six skills that drive every system Programs — Your digital arsenal Economy — Credits, trading, and signal grades Commands — 27 commands + secrets Beginner's Guide — Start here Rifts Rift System — Parallel dimension dungeons The Buried Kingdom — Zelda-inspired exploration rift The Abandoned Station — Metroid-inspired ability-gated rift The Crimson Spire — Castlevania-inspired gauntlet rift Cross-Rift Synergies — Systems that connect between rifts Items & Equipment Items — Quest items, data, key items Programs — Offensive, defensive, stealth, analysis Cyberdeck — Your hardware loadout IC Types — Intrusion countermeasures Guides Beginner's Guide — Essential knowledge for new runners Walkthrough — Act-by-act guide Endings Guide — All six endings and requirements Puzzles — Solutions and multiple paths Secrets — Easter eggs, hidden commands, Prometheus Fragments