Tartarus Thread v2: The Not Dead Edition with more story details!

I'm back on these forums, guys! :U

Now, a while after I posted my older thread which put out the basic concept of what Tartarus would be, I didn't put a backstory or any concept art of any characters or how the art style would be, either.

Well, I don't have art yet because I plan to make an entirely new sprite. But I do have story that could potentially deviate from this.

You are a miner sent to a location with a stunning new mineral that lies there waiting to be extracted. An accident with your Drill Pod occurs, and you and other group members are trapped underground. It turns out that you are not alone in this cave, because there are native creatures that are hostile and mindless animals, and others who are rational beings. The only way to go is down, and you've got a long way to go to search for your team. Build an arsenal, protect yourself, and discover a hidden treasure!

The business from the old thread still applies to this one. But, as with all games, things can deviate. I also still need a coder. ;w;

Discuss and leave feedback!

So, basically Minecraft and The Descent combined?
Huh, I wonder if you can include horror elements. Or would that interfere with the gameplay?

You are a miner sent to a location with a stunning new mineral that lies there waiting to be extracted. An accident with your Drill Pod occurs, and you and other group members are trapped underground. It turns out that you are not alone in this cave, because there are native creatures that are hostile and mindless animals, and others who are rational beings. The only way to go is down, and you've got a long way to go to search for your team. Build an arsenal, protect yourself, and discover a hidden treasure!

Woah, hold a second.
This story is incredibly screwed.
a) only way is down - that`s a empty phrase. First, everything beyond you will be more rock and finally lava. Also, what do you think would be here that could help getting back to the surface?
And last - if you have the technology to dig down, why can`t you dig up? (if you say "you landed in a deep cave and can`t reach the ceiling", you could still dig around the cave)
b) why do you look for a treasure? First, how will this treasure help you (remember, you`re basically digging in the only way you should NOT dig, only to get this treasure), second, where did you hear of this treasure? (the wild animals will rather eat you than showing you a treasure, and if the rational beings know of it, why don`t they get it? They`re living under the earth, so they must have technology to dig to this deeps. If they don`t have, how did they got here?)

You would go down for 2 reasons.

1. Explore to find your crew. Why would you leave them behind? You can't get out without them.
2. You were told to get an element from underground.

The ground isn't solid. It's a cavern. There's pretty much a second civilization underground in a vast series of tunnels and chambers.

The treasure is the element stated earlier. I need to think this next part up because I'm not sure if it is significant to the beings underground that are not animals. I'm also not sure about the origin of the beings yet.

Also, right now I don't see it as a horror game.

You would go down for 2 reasons.

1. Explore to find your crew. Why would you leave them behind? You can't get out without them.
2. You were told to get an element from underground.

The ground isn't solid. It's a cavern. There's pretty much a second civilization underground in a vast series of tunnels and chambers.

The treasure is the element stated earlier. I need to think this next part up because I'm not sure if it is significant to the beings underground that are not animals. I'm also not sure about the origin of the beings yet.

Still, nothing of these would give you any advantage, unless the element is able to make you lighter than air. And what would the crew have from having you down here, instead of the surface there you could start a rescue mission?
You`re literally digging your own grave by going down.

So, either the element/treasure should have great abilities or one from the crew - otherwise the story is a bit too illogical.

You DO have weapons with you, like a Saw and jackhammer. You can make more along the way.
It's also more of a "you have no other choice" thing because you literally cannot leave without the help of your crew. You and everyone else is trapped underground with no way back up. But if you rally everyone back together, you can have them think of a solution and create a device to get you back to the surface.