HELIX METAVERSE
Overview


We are on a mission to build the world's most immersive metaverse.

After more than a year of extremely hard work, we’re so excited to publicly announce the Hyper Expansive Lifelike Interoperable eXperience, or H.E.L.I.X. for short.

HELIX is a web3 powered high-fidelity metaverse built on Unreal Engine 5 where players can own and develop on land, meet new people, play games, and earn tokens. Every item within HELIX is finite in supply and represented by an NFT on the Ethereum blockchain.

Set within Parallel City, a painstakingly detailed 1:1 scale recreation of New York City, players can freely roam around the open world and discover user-created experiences.

CORE VALUES BEHIND HELIX
  1. Immersive Graphics
  2. Verifiable Digital Assets
  3. Player-Controlled Economy
  4. Massive Scale

Read more about these core values in our documents.

INSPIRATIONS & BENCHMARKS

As avid gamers growing up, we were mesmerized by the level of detail and freedom that open-world games such as the Grand Theft Auto series provided us as players. With game engines such as Unreal Engine and procedural tools such as Houdini being much more advanced and accessible than ever before, we now have the ability to create such a vast open world even with a relatively smaller team.

OUR TEAM

We currently have team members from all around the world, across the USA to Canada to France to Morocco and more. We are actively hiring more developers and artists.

Our team has a strong technical and product background, having built and shipped numerous products to millions of users, and are working extremely hard to bring HELIX to the public as soon as we can.

WHERE WE ARE NOW

We currently have a functional alpha version of HELIX that we can play and explore around in. We’ve created a fully open-world, 1:1 scale Manhattan island within Unreal Engine using real-world street data from OpenStreetMap.

This took many painstaking months of experimenting with different workflows and tools, and we’re constantly improving and optimizing the city even more.

In addition, our artists are busy creating and populating assets throughout the city, from parked vehicles to landmark buildings down to the fictional store signs and advertisements spread throughout the streets.

WHAT’S AHEAD

We’re currently preparing for our first NFT sale which will give holders early access to HELIX and the ability to claim their own land within Parallel City. Once a player owns land, they can customize it however they like using our standalone Creator software which will be released later this year.

We are laser-focusing on optimizing Parallel City which serves as the foundation and infrastructure upon which everything else is built on top of.

CLOSING THOUGHTS

HELIX is a very ambitious, large-scale project which will undoubtedly take a lot of work to build. Thankfully we have a strong, passionate team and very supportive investors to help us get there, and hopefully many more talented people joining our team in the next coming months to join our mission in creating the world’s most immersive metaverse.

As long as we stick to our core requirements and work backwards from there, we will be able to build a truly groundbreaking product that can be enjoyed by millions of people. My team and I are extremely dedicated to bringing this vision to you no matter what it takes.

Thanks for your support, and we’ll see you on the other side!
(Information pulled from HELIX Medium Article)
Roadmap
We are pushing to release an early access preview build to our community by the end of 2022 or early 2023. After that, we'll gradually roll out access to everyone.
Parallel City
Parallel City Skyline

Parallel City is the central open-world "lobby" in which all HELIX players will start out.

The geography, layout, and pretty much everything about Parallel City is heavily inspired by modern-day New York City. The city is consists of many diverse neighborhoods that each have their own distinct feel and qualities, such as different traffic/building density, types of vehicles, NPC demographics, and more.

Parallel City is fully explorable by every player and is finite in size.

Land Ownership
Players can own land (properties) in Parallel City. The primary utility of Land is serving as your very own hyperrealistic “home base” within the metaverse, tied to a specific address and location within Parallel City. You can customize your space however you like, import and display existing NFT items, buy and arrange furniture and collectables, and invite other players to hang out. It’s your own space - you can truly do whatever you want in it! For more details on how land works in HELIX, read here.


TECHNOLOGY
Our use of smart procedural generation tools and modular components allow us to create a truly massive, dense virtual city that can still perform optimally in real-time.
Helix Founders Pass
The Founder Pass is the best way to take full advantage of one of the most immersive Metaverse experiences on the Blockchain. The Founder Pass is 5000 NFTs that grant 3 months early access to play HELIX. Founder Pass holders will be entitled to exclusive airdrops, free land, exclusive designer clothes, supercars, and much more.

Our EA pass holders will become HELIX’s tightly knit “alpha” community and be a pinnacle of the development of our game. Holders have the opportunity to be beta testers and take part in the most elite blockchain gaming community.
Digital Items

HELIX revolves around the concept of NFT-based digital items that players can buy, sell or trade. Like in the real world, items have a fixed supply. Virtual items form a significant part of the independent economy within HELIX.

While some items and collections will be created by our team, the majority of items in HELIX will be created and sold by other players.

ITEM CATEGORIES
- Wearables
- Vehicles
- Properties
- Collectables
- Emotes

SELLING ITEMS
Players will have the ability to design, mint, and publish their own items using a separate software called HELIX Creator. Creator allows players to create new items from scratch or "derive/remix" other creators' items. Creator will be released shortly after HELIX Beta.
Wearables
Wearables

Wearables and clothing are one of the biggest forms of self-expression within HELIX. Thousands of wearable items will be available to own.

WEARABLES SUB-CATEGORIES
-Top
   -Jackets, t-shirts, dresses, etc.

-Bottom
   -Pants, shorts, skirts, etc.

-Footwear
   -Sneakers, boots, etc.

-Headwear
   -Glasses, hats, etc.

-Accessories
   -Jewelry, watches, bags, etc.
Vehicles
Vehicles

Vehicles are the primary way of getting around Parallel City. Each vehicle features highly detailed exteriors and interiors and are fully interactive down to turn signals and window controls.
CUSTOMIZATION

Just like in the real world, any customization or tuning that a player applies to a vehicle persists through item transactions. For example, if a player applies a red paint job onto an originally blue car, that specific car will remain red until another owner applies another paint job.
GARAGE

Every player has access to a garage to store their vehicles. Like apartments, players can decorate their garage with furniture, artworks, and more. Custom garages can also be purchased on HeX.
Properties
Properties

Players can own virtual properties such as apartments in HELIX. See the Land section for more information.

PROPERTIES SUB-CATEGORIES
-Land
-Apartments
-Mansions
-Garages
Collectables

Collectables represent items such as artworks, sculptures, toys, etc.
HeX (HELIX Exchange)
Hex

HeX is the main marketplace where players can buy/sell items and services with other players.

HEX CATEGORIES
-Services
-Jobs
-Personal
Game Modes
5 Game Modes

In addition to freely exploring Parallel City and socializing with others, players can participate in various game modes and worlds. These game modes allow players to compete with other players and earn virtual money, which can be used to purchase items and further customize their character's life.

Initially launching with Shooter and Battle Royale, more native game modes will be added over time. Eventually, third-party game modes will also be supported.

RP is one of the core game modes within HELIX. See this page for more details.

FEATURED GAME MODES
-Shooter (Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, etc.)
-Battle Royale
-Survival (DayZ/Rust)
-Imposter (Among Us)
-RP


RP

RP (Role Playing) is one of the core game modes available in HELIX. Similar to FiveM, a popular RP mod for GTA V, HELIX allows players to create and host servers and develop custom scripts for an unlimited number of gameplay variations within Parallel City.

Genesis RP Server

Genesis is the first RP server that will be available upon launch. Initially exclusive to whitelisted players and streamers, we will gradually open access to more players and add support for more jobs and roles.

Native RP Jobs
-Criminal
-Police
-Ambulance / EMS
-Car Dealer / Car Shop Owner
-Bartender
-Lawyer
-Taxi Driver

Scripting API
Players can use our comprehensive Lua-based scripting API to create any logic and gameplay imaginable for their RP world.
FAQ
What is HELIX?
-HELIX is a high-fidelity metaverse platform where you can meet new people, buy and sell virtual items, and play games

When can I play HELIX?
-We are pushing to release an early access preview build to our community by end of 2022 or early 2023. After that, we'll gradually roll out access to everyone.

Who's behind HELIX and how is development being funded?
-HELIX is being developed by Hypersonic Labs, a venture-funded startup based in Los Angeles.   

What platforms will Helix be available to play on?
-We plan to release for PC first, and PS4/5 and Xbox Series X/S in the coming months.

What blockchain technology does HELIX use?
-HELIX uses Ethereum and Polygon, a layer 2 solution for faster and lower cost transactions.

Will I be able to own and trade land or properties within HELIX?
-Yes.
Land Utility
Customize your home

The primary utility of Land is serving as your very own hyperrealistic “home base” within the metaverse, tied to a specific address and location within Parallel City. You can customize your space however you like, import and display existing NFT items, buy and arrange furniture and collectables, and invite other players to hang out. It’s your own space - you can truly do whatever you want in it!

Each land features a unique Parallel City address (i.e. 6650 45th St) and tier level (i.e. Tier 3).