The Metaverse

Darkness XIII at 1,000,000 lifetime Dark Matter unlocks Metaverse entry. The award uses gross Dark Matter earned during the current run, so spending Dark Matter does not reduce it.

Metaverse Point award

Let $R$ be current-run Dark Matter earned and $y=R/1000$. No award is available while $y<1$. Otherwise:

$$\operatorname{MP}=\left\lfloor y^{1.1}\left(1+0.1\log_{10}y\right)M_{\mathrm{MP}} \right\rfloor,$$

where $M_{\mathrm{MP}}=1.25$ with the Metaverse gain +25% perk and $1$ otherwise.

Entering the Metaverse performs a Collapse, then clears spendable and run Dark Matter, Dark Orbs, Hypercubes, altars, the Reality Boost, and unpreserved Dark upgrades and doctrines. Lifetime Dark Matter, Metaverse Points, Great promotion status, Great item conversions, mastery progress, Resonance memories, milestones, Evil perks, and Chronicle records survive.

The game pauses on a preparation screen before the next run. Perks can be selected and refunded there, then become fixed until the next Metaverse entry.

Run perks

The refundable perk loadout unlocks at 3 lifetime Metaverse Points.

Perk	Cost	Effect
Double Hypercubes	5 MP	×2 Hypercube generation
Seed Dark Matter	10 MP	Begin with $\min(1000,\lfloor0.001\times\text{lifetime DM}\rfloor)$ spendable DM that does not count as run earnings
Preserve Orb ranks	25 MP	Restore the previous Orb generator and Orb upgrade ranks
Metaverse gain +25%	50 MP	×1.25 Metaverse Point gain
Remove doctrine drawbacks	100 MP	Keep selected doctrine benefits without their penalties
Dual doctrines	200 MP	Permit purchasing both branches of each doctrine
Preserve doctrines	300 MP	Restore doctrine selections from the previous run

Preserving a doctrine that owns both branches also requires Dual doctrines.

Hypercubes and altars

Metaverse I unlocks Hypercubes. With Hypercube-rate altar rank $a$:

$$\operatorname{Hypercubes/day}=0.03M_{\mathrm{item}}M_{\mathrm{perk}}(1.25)^a,$$

where the Axiom Breaker supplies $M_{\mathrm{item}}=2$ while active and Double Hypercubes supplies $M_{\mathrm{perk}}=2$. The storage cap is:

$$10{,}000(1+\text{lifetime MP})^2.$$

Each altar has ten ranks and costs $B\times3^r$ Hypercubes for rank $r+1$:

Altar	Base cost $B$	Effect per rank
Hypercube Altar	100	+25% Hypercube generation
Recurrence Altar	500	×0.95 Reality Boost cooldown, minimum 120 seconds
Duration Altar	1,000	+10 active seconds of Reality Boost
Essence Altar	2,500	+25% Essence gain
Dark Matter Altar	5,000	+25% Dark Matter gain

Reality Boost

Reality Boost multiplies game speed by 5. Its duration is $60+10d$ active seconds at Duration Altar rank $d$. Its cooldown is $\max(120,600\times0.95^c)$ active seconds at Recurrence Altar rank $c$. It can be activated only while alive, unpaused, and outside jail.

Metaverse class chain

Class	Lifetime MP	Additional requirement	Base max XP	Base copper/day
Player One	1	None	$10^{39}$	$2.5\times10^{26}$
Reality Usurper	10	Great Player One level 20	$10^{41}$	$10^{28}$
Axiom Sovereign	30	Great Reality Usurper level 20	$10^{43}$	$5\times10^{29}$
The Unwritten Absolute	100	Great Axiom Sovereign level 20	$10^{45}$	$2.5\times10^{31}$

These classes use their own Great chain. The first can be promoted when it unlocks; every following class requires the prior Great class at level 20.

Ending

Metaverse VI completes at 300 lifetime Metaverse Points. Reaching Great level 20 on The Unwritten Absolute then unlocks Legacy Complete. Confirming the ending permanently records completion and leaves the simulation open for continued play.