The World & Exploration
You share The World with everyone online. You spawn into Wild Expanse — a vast, procedurally-grown planet — at a frontier crossroads, then wander out in any direction. Everything you do is real-time and visible to other players nearby.
Wild Expanse — the starter planet
- A 4096×4096 tile planet, grown procedurally so no two corners feel the same. You start at a four-way crossroads.
- Buildings ring the spawn: the Brothel and Casino to the west, the Bank and Tavern to the east, plus shops like the Workshop / Hangry Degen stalls as you explore. Tap a building and choose Enter; walk back out the door and you land where you left.
- Real regions, not a checkerboard. Fir-tree forests, rock ridgelines, lakes, sandy coasts, a frozen north, desert patches, and an uncrossable ocean at the edge.
- Big, but smooth. The game streams the slice of world around you so a planet this size still opens quickly on phones.
Fog of war
- Wild Expanse begins hidden under fog. As you walk, the world peels open around you — region by region — on both the main view and the Minimap tab.
- Once you've been somewhere, it stays revealed for you.
- In look-around (move-camera) mode you can only pan as far as you've explored.
Getting around
- Walk 8 directions with the arrow keys or numpad — hold to keep moving. On phones, tap a tile to walk there; long-press for the tile menu. See Keybindings for the full list.
- Fly — winged species (duck, crow, …) cruise above low obstacles. Trees and buildings still block them.
- Swim— aquatic species (dolphin, shark, blobby squid, …) can enter deep water land animals can't.
- Travel to & Follow — click any fren or critter to walk straight to them, or Follow to trail them. Hunt is the combat lock — see Combat & Sparring.
- MAPS / Teleport / Galaxy Map— open MAPS from the Game Menu for charts you've found, teleport options where available, and a Galaxy view that shows where you are (you can't hop planets yet — that's coming).
Temple of Raj
- The first live dungeon. Enter from a portal inside the Brothel at the crossroads (level 2+).
- Bring a party of 1–6 — the party leader pulls the online roster in; solo still walks in alone.
- Foggy rooms, traps, mid-run chests, and a boss vault. Loot is personal. When you're done, use Exit Dungeon to return to the Brothel exterior.
- Leave mid-run and come back while your party is still inside and you rejoin at your last spot.
Casino, TCG & town events
- Holy Roller Casino— roulette, blackjack, hold 'em, craps, and Uno inside the Casino building.
- Experia TCG — card duels via the Rumble Room portal south of the crossroads (or
/play/tcg). - Zombie Invasion — town-scale shared events; watch chat for “Zombies!” and group up when they hit.
- Traveling Vendorspatrol the roads — trade when you're close; don't attack them unless you want a fight you will lose.
The world feels alive
- Betty Farmer greets you by name when you wander close.
- Roaming foxes and wildlife glide along their own routes — everyone sees them move in real time. Outer wilds get meaner the farther you go.
- The land heals. Abandoned wilderness edits slowly grow back; claimed builds stay.
- World treasure chests hide behind props — open them for personal loot (once per chest per server life).
Properties & homesteads
Claim a Homestead Deed (see Wallets, Claiming & the Marketplace), then place it on open ground to raise an 8×8 homestead with walls, a doorway, and a private interior. Other animals walk around its walls.
Beyond Wild Expanse
- Wild Edge — the original walled starter map, a cozy forest clearing. Still around to visit.
- Welcome Center — a starlit hub with Betty at the desk and archways to tier-gated jumprooms (some staff-gated during beta).
- Whale Club jumprooms — exclusive rooms for $XANIMALS holders (see Whale Club & Holder Perks).
Who can go where
| You are… | Where you can go |
|---|---|
| Ghost (no X login) | Wander the starter zone around spawn and spectate — but no mining, pickups, or other interactions. |
| Signed-in human | Play in the starter zone. To roam the full planet, link a wallet (free ownership signature) holding at least 1 $XANIMALS — mainnet or Devnet test tokens both count for access. After linking, we just read your public balance. |
| Approved #animaltwt animal | Free run of the full world when signed in with your animaltwt.com account. |
More on accounts in How To Play, and on tokens in Wallets, Claiming & the Marketplace.
On the horizon
The map keeps growing:
- More dungeons — every biome gets its own delve style beyond the Temple.
- Raids — bigger multi-party boss fights.
- Hunting Grounds — a dedicated map for repeatable hunts with respawns.
- Mounts & companions, world bosses, and territory control.
- More planets — the Galaxy Map already teases destinations; travel hubs are in the lab.
- Decorating & storage for your homestead — see Inventory, Gear & Crafting.