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About AETHUS
AETHUS puts you in the role of Maeve, a former mining engineer who leaves the Astral Resource Corporation to run her own claim. You explore abandoned ARC facilities while gathering resources and uncovering a corporate conspiracy.
The game centers on a modular building system, resource processing, and narrative‑driven exploration. You can adjust difficulty with Game Modifiers, upgrade suit and drone, and play with full controller support.
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Modular Building System
AETHUS provides a simple but powerful modular system for constructing a mining hub. Dozens of refining, processing and crafting stations can be placed to create a functional base.
The system also lets you decorate habitats with almost any item you discover, allowing personal touches alongside industrial layouts.
- Place stations to keep material flow logical.
- Use decorative items to separate work and leisure areas.
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Underground Resource Gathering
Descend underground and employ lasers, explosives, drills and other tools to collect hundreds of different resources from your claim.
Collected materials can be refined and crafted into new tools that support further exploration and deeper mining.
- Balance tool usage to maintain a steady resource stock.
- Prioritise early gathering of gems for crafting.
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Suit and Drone Upgrades
Your mining suit and AI drone companion can be upgraded using crafted components from refined resources.
Upgrades extend how far and how deep you can explore, opening new areas of the abandoned facilities.
- Consider which upgrade aligns with your current goals.
- Track unlocked terrain after each upgrade.
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Adjustable Game Modifiers
AETHUS includes Game Modifiers that let you customise difficulty, survival intensity and other settings before or during play.
These modifiers can be changed at any time, supporting both laid‑back exploration and more demanding survival challenges.
- Start with relaxed modifiers to learn mechanics.
- Adjust modifiers mid‑play to test resource management.
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Story and Corporate Conspiracy
The narrative follows Maeve as she uncovers a dystopian corporate plot hidden within ARC’s abandoned facilities.
Story moments drive exploration goals and let you decide how far you’ll go for the truth.
- Pay attention to environmental clues for deeper context.
- Compare journal entries with discovered tech to piece together the plot.
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