Mechanics

After Inc. has several important mechanics that are essential to have a successful settlement.

Major indicators[edit | edit source]

Goals: Actions that the settlement needs to complete to progress the game and move to the next level.
Stamina: Allows the settlement to do any meaningful actions, like building Services, researching new technologies, and exploring new areas.
Authority: Shows what the local population perceives of you. When it becomes zero, you lose the game.
Morale: Refers to how happy or unhappy the local population is. This can increase or decrease depending on several factors.

Services: Basic infrastructure that the population demands of from the settlement.
Resources: Primary goods that the settlement needs to survive. This includes Food, Water, Wood, Fuel, Medicine, and Stone.
Technology: Allows the settlement to achieve more things and increases quality of life. This is required for certain services and resources.
Areas: The sublocations the settlement operates in. Can produce resources depending on the area type.
Settlement actions: Provides major changes to the settlement. This can include building additional housing to increase population, training new Fighters, researching new technology, and hosting a festival.

Campaign: Refers to the main story of the game. This is where the player can choose a specific map.
Leaders: Determines who manages the settlement. Some leaders provide bonuses with trade-offs.
Modifiers: Are modifications to a map that provide bonuses or disadvantages. Exclusive to Beyond the Bunkers expeditions.
Traits: Are bonuses or boosts that are given to the player at the start of the game.
Rewards: Unlocks new services or production buildings and gives bonuses for every game.
Cheats: Allows the player to modify the game beyond its intended mechanics.

Achievements: Are specific milestones or objectives that give players additional challenges.
Artifacts: Gives the player bonuses or upgrades to their settlement during the course of a game.
Audio: Background music or audio cues for in-game events.
Difficulty: Changes mechanics that can make the game easier or harder.
Zombies: The primary antagonists of the game.
Fighters: Allows the player to protect the settlement from Zombies.
Structures: Are map features that provide bonuses or lore information to the player.
Situations: Are time-constrained popups that require a player to do a certain action.
Pop-ups: Shows brief information and lore on the settlement or zones.
Speech: Small speech bubbles to give hints about current affairs and give life to the world of After Inc.
Score: Influenced by number of days to complete all goals, difficulty level, and authority.