The Nouscraft Codex
A Comprehensive Field Guide to Surviving (and Possibly Enjoying) the End of the World
This codex contains very minor spoilers for Book 1. It does not contain spoilers for Book 2 or Book 3.
Wiki: Greetings, Augger.
If you're reading this, congratulations: you have a functioning Nous implant, and you haven't been turned into a crocheted doll. Best of all, you're literate. That puts you ahead of roughly 40% of the population.
This Codex is a compendium of everything you need to know about Nouscraft -- the VR game that an AI forced 10.8 billion people to play. Consider it a survival manual, a travel guide, and a eulogy for your free time, all rolled into one convenient document.
I would say "enjoy," but we both know this isn't optional.
-- Wiki
I. The Nous System
The universal brain implant, its features, and the world it created before everything went wrong.
II. The Nous Apps
Meet your new companions: Aida, Cache, Coach, Wellness, Wiki, Journey, Hint, and Stonks.
III. Player's Guide
300+ races, 300+ professions, and the game mechanics that determine who lives and who dies.
IV. Characters
Butterknife, Mindt, Spencer, and the rest of the cast. Plus the AI that started it all.
V. World 1
The Zombie Apocalypse. London reimagined, the zombie truth, key locations, and faction warfare.
VI. Bestiary
From Kamikaze Tortoises to Corporeal Revenants. Wiki tries to be professional about it.
VII. Glossary
A-Z reference for every term, ability, item, and creature in World 1.