How to Play S U R V I V E: THE A.I.
The First Card Game That Can Talk
To configure the talking card, go to Main Page > Talking Setup
In battle, your cards don’t merely fight—they communicate. Receive real-time, personalized tactical advice directly from your cards. After each battle, engage in strategic conversations with your AI agent to refine deck builds, optimize gameplay tactics, and explore deeper lore and character insights. Your card learns with you, becoming an invaluable ally.
Card System
- Rarity Tiers: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Super Rare (SR), Special Super Rare (SSR).
- Awakening Skills: Dismantling SR/SSR cards converts them into Awakening Skills, which can be equipped with any card. Mix and match skills to create unique card combinations.
- Gallery: All SR/SSR cards are displayed in the Gallery (top-right corner of Card screen)—tap to view stats and abilities.
- Collection: Collected cards appear under the Collection tab, ready for deck building.
How to Get Cards
1. Draw Cards:
- Spend Gems in the Store → Draw Cards section (Single Draw or 5-Draw Bundle).
- Gems Sources: In-app purchase, Daily Sign-in, PVP Battles, PVE Battles.
2. Shard Crafting (SR/SSR only):
- Collect character-specific or universal shards via PVP/PVE battles.
- Synthesize shards into full cards in the Shard Workshop.
- Purchase shards via Daily Deal (Gems).
3. Shop Bundles:
- Directly acquire powerful cards through limited-time bundles.
Dismantle Cards into Awakening Skills
1. Obtaining Skills
If you obtain duplicate cards of the same character:
- Use Stack Cards (card’s top-left icon) to compress duplicates.
- For SR/SSR cards: Convert to Skill:
- Step 1: Open card details → Tap Convert to Skill.
- Step 2: Confirm the skill in the pop-up window.
- Step 3: Find the skill under Collection → Skills.
- Key Rules:
- Each character card can only be dismantled once for a skill.
- Extra copies: Tap Convert to Gems to exchange for Gems.
- ⚠️ Warning: SSR cards are extremely rare—confirm before converting!
2. Equipping Skills
- A. Equip Skills in each Character card
- In the detail page when you click a Character card, after the main ability, you will see a “+” button, click it and choose the Awaken skill you want to equip.
- B. Equip Skill in Collection -> Skill tab
- In Collection → Skills, tap [+Equip] to attach a skill to a card.
- Limits: One skill per card. New skills replace existing ones.
⚠️ Note: Strategize based on skill resource costs!
Deck Building
- Starter Deck: Unlocked after the prologue (use or modify it).
- Custom Decks:
- Access in Collection → Decks.
- Tap [ADD TO DECK] to include a card.
- To remove: Select card → Tap [REMOVE FROM DECK].
- Advanced Tip: Build specialized decks after collecting more cards.
Battle Mechanics
1. Core Rules
- Mana System:
- Gain Mana = Round number (e.g., Round 1: 1 Mana; Round 2: 2 Mana).
- Unused Mana does not carry over.
- Card Play:
- Deploy cards freely within Mana limits (e.g., 4 Mana = one 4-cost, two 2-cost, or four 1-cost cards).
- Starting Hand: Begin with 3 cards in hand.
- Draw Phase: Draw 1 card on turns 1-4 and 2 cards on turns 5-6 (11 cards total).
2. Victory Conditions
- Win by dominating ≥2 of 3 Outer Locations (higher total Power per Location).
- Tiebreakers:
- Equal dominated Locations: Higher total Power across all Locations wins.
- If total Power is tied: Match ends in a draw.
- Central Location:
- Bonus: The player leading in this area gains +1 Mana/turn.
- Note: This location does not count toward victory, but provide +1 mana each turn;
3. Location Rules
- Card Limit.
| Zone Type | Card Limit | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Outer Location | 4 cards | Victory-determining area |
| Central Location | 2 cards | +1 Mana/turn for the player leading here |
Strategic Value of Central Location:
- Early lead in Central Location grants persistent Mana advantage (+1/turn), accelerating card deployment and tempo dominance.
- Risk: Overcommitting cards here may weaken your position in victory-critical Outer Locations.
4. Resource System
- Resource Types: Compute , Energy , Creativity .
- Generation: Each Location generates 1 resource/turn for the player leading it.
- Awakening Skill Activation:
- Skills activate when resources accumulate (tracked via Mana bar icons).
- Tap the glowing skill icon to trigger (resolves after turn end).
- A single card can only use awakening skill once per battle.
PVP Mode
1. Matchmaking:
- Enter via [PLAY] on the main menu.
- Battle real players globally.
- Rank System: Wins boost Rank (matches stronger opponents).
2. Rewards:
- Per match (win/lose): Gems + Card Shards.
- Season Rewards: Exclusive cosmetics for high Ranks.
Story Campaign
1. Immersion:
- Access via [WORLD].
- Play as the protagonist against Zero and the Five AI Ministers to uncover the truth.
2. Progression:
- Chapters: 6 stages each (final stage = Boss battle).
- Rewards:
- First Clear: SSR/SR Shards + Gems.
- Replay Rewards: Random Gems/Shards.
3. Strategy:
- Adapt decks to Boss mechanics (e.g., use Energy-heavy HAI cards against AI).
