X-CITY: 100 levels of city development

Scenario rules

The city's development path brings together 100 levels and 10 chapters. Every quest connects research, new inventions and changes in daily life. The scenario continues the player's saved city and balance.

The hero is an engineer at X-WORLD, working at the X-DATA data centre and living in Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. He carries a phone with an offline encyclopedia and an agreed set of tools. He helps the city, teaches its people and gradually puts production in their hands. Knowledge opens possibilities but cannot create objects without materials, equipment and workers.

Every level follows a resident's problem, inspection, research or experiment, materials, manufacturing or construction, testing, a visible result, a one-time reward and the next objective. Occasional choices affect convenience, costs or ecology without permanently blocking progress.

Objects appear only after construction. Buildings, residents' movements, transport and mechanisms change visibly. Completed technologies are listed in the phone, with their dependencies and applications. The main path is sequential: test one result to unlock the next level. Established industries keep working. Research requires samples and actions, not paid waiting.

Subscription: US$2.30 per month for the English version, fixed rather than recalculated from exchange rates; the Russian price is 200 rubles. The first month is covered by gift credit. There are no energy charges or fees per action. In-game XW is separate from subscription credit and the real XW token. Token exchange is not implemented or a guaranteed scenario reward.

I. Wooden mechanisms — levels 1–10

The settlement learns to use water, store food, teach craftspeople and transport goods. Era names are game categories; some metal tools already exist.

Level 8 adds full transport trips to the wagon introduced at level 7. Stone construction does not make the wagon obsolete; it completes the wooden age's mechanical branch.

II. Stone and pottery — levels 11–20

III. Local metal production — levels 21–30

Metallurgy requires prepared sites, trained workers and material research. Operations are represented as game processes rather than detailed hazardous manufacturing instructions.

IV. Mechanization — levels 31–40

V. Steam and major transport — levels 41–50

VI. Electricity and communication — levels 51–60

VII. Oil and cars — levels 61–70

VIII. Concrete and a taller city — levels 71–80

IX. Computing and sustainability — levels 81–90

X. City of the future — levels 91–100

Rules for visual upgrades

At levels 20, 73, 78, 90 and 100, residential buildings gain new artwork and attributes according to the city upgrade rules below. The historic area by the cave remains. Residents, plots, gardens, entrances and routes are preserved. New dimensions are checked for road and water obstruction. Production buildings retain their purpose: a forge does not become a house. A tested prototype unlocks the technology for citywide use.

Rewards, achievements and accessibility

The first seven quests use the prototype's existing rewards. Rewards from level 8 onward are balanced against time and costs. Essential story materials come from the customer or established production; a lack of personal XW never creates a dead end. Each quest reward is issued once, even after reloading.

Every level adds production, reliability or knowledge with a practical use. Each era finale grants an achievement. Walking, clicking and collecting rewards alternate with measurement, route choices, sample comparison, assembly, testing and production setup.

Implementation of each level requires an identifier, dependencies, customer, interaction points, materials and tools, successful-experiment checks, changes to the map and resident behaviour, rewards, journal entries, technology articles, saving and reload checks. A level is complete only when its visible result and continuation work.

Next development steps

First complete actual cart, barn and irrigation use from levels 3–7, then implement levels 8–10. Next come stone-building artwork and levels 11–20. Steam, oil, cars and space remain plans until implemented.

Directing development: from village to future city

Main story and motivation

The hero is an X-WORLD engineer from Almaty, travelling to China in 2026 for manufacturing training and commissioning work. The airport lift opens into a cave in an unknown age. He has two suitcases of tools and a phone with no signal, but a working offline encyclopedia. Unable to find a way home, he begins by helping local people.

After the first water-lifting device, the mayor offers meals and an upstairs room at the inn. The mill drive reveals the broader potential of the engineer's knowledge. The agreement is simple: residents supply materials and workers; the engineer researches and tests solutions. Completed projects earn in-game XW and recognition, while the city gains working technologies.

The goal is a civilization that lives better than the hero's original world. Success includes access to water, housing, knowledge, transport and a clean environment, not just tall buildings. Residents gradually become independent specialists.

Quest rhythm

Each group of ten forms a chapter with a shared city outcome. Broadly, the first three quests establish resources and foundations, the next three introduce prototypes, the following three apply knowledge and teach, and the tenth tests the whole system. This is a narrative guide, not artificial padding; the detailed order is listed above.

Every two or three quests change a building or residents' work. Chapter milestones update services, surroundings and the city's appearance. Housing materials change only after the relevant construction technology is mastered. Steam and electricity initially change capabilities rather than adding floors.

Before a transition, the journal shows three conditions: Technology learned, Prototype tested and Crew trained. Together they unlock Develop the city. Knowledge alone does not instantly replace every house.

Ten city milestones

Housing upgrades also occur within chapters: concrete homes at level 73, followed by four- to six-storey reinforced-concrete housing at level 78 after lifts and utilities are ready. The level-80 review validates the city as a whole.

How a transition looks

1. The mayor and specialist briefly explain the city's new capabilities.
2. The player previews the new appearance and selects Develop the city. Established production supplies essential materials; personal XW shortages do not block the story.
3. Scaffolding, workers and dust appear. A six- to ten-second upgrade wave crosses the districts as a montage of a longer rebuilding process. It can be skipped.
4. The camera shows a new home, upgraded industry and transport or resident activity. An achievement and next objective appear.
5. Saving records the transition once. Reloading during the scene restores the new appearance without a duplicate reward.

Upgrades do not move homes into water or block residents. Plots, people and entrances remain; taller art grows upward inside reserved space. Compact variants fit narrower plots. Routes are recalculated and verified. Tall buildings become translucent when they hide the hero or an objective.

Development paths for individual buildings

The next three quests in detail

1. From store to mill. The miller reports that the finished wagon is idle. Survey the route, mark loading areas and choose between a short route with a difficult turn and a longer passable route. Clear the marked obstacle, check bridge clearance and assign a driver. The wagon must actually travel, load, deliver sacks and return. Success opens regular service; a blocked route highlights the specific problem. Reward: 30 in-game XW and First trip.

1. A master of dimensions. Two similar wheels do not both fit an axle. Use measuring tools, compare dimensions, create a template and give it to an apprentice. Choose compatible parts, assemble and run a test pair. The apprentice reproduces the part independently, templates appear at the bench and repairs become routine city work. Reward: 35 in-game XW and A perfect fit.

1. Ready to grow. The mayor calls a council. The journal checks water delivery, flour storage, wagon trips and the apprentice's repeatable parts. Visit only unfinished checks; completed work stays complete. Choose a priority for the next chapter: stronger houses or better streets. This affects dialogue and a side task, not access to the main stone chain. Approving the plan upgrades the wooden city and unlocks stone research. Reward: 50 in-game XW and We build a city.

Rewards for levels 8–10 are a draft balance to be tested in play. They are not payouts of real cryptocurrency.

Variety without dead ends

Chapters alternate hands-on work, inspection, experiments, route planning, teaching and citywide tests. Every quest identifies who benefits: millers transport more easily, families stop carrying water, apprentices learn a trade and residents reach work more easily.

Failed experiments explain the problem and allow retries. Essential story tools cannot be permanently lost. If luggage is stored at the inn, the journal explains what to collect; everyday tools remain with the hero. The phone shows learned knowledge and dependencies but does not grant technology without experiments.

Free exploration and conversations remain available. After each task, Next leads to a specific place or person. The final quest opens city exploration and free projects rather than an empty button.

Scenario and playable implementation

This document describes 100 levels, ten city milestones, intermediate upgrades and building paths. It does not automatically implement the remaining quests. The prototype contains seven quests; full transport trips, citywide rebuilding and later ages need implementation. Each chapter must pass quest, saving and visible-transformation checks before completion.