Axe'n'Stax is a full-custom voxel platform in Rust on wgpu — no inherited engine, no ceilings. Self-hostable from a single binary or a Docker container: you own the entire stack and set the rules that run on it. Bitcoin is an optional layer, never a requirement.
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Not a mod, not a fork — a custom engine and a from-scratch identity, payments and save stack beneath it. In about six months:
No Luanti, no Veloren — own the entire stack. Rust compiles to WASM for the browser and native for desktop. One renderer (wgpu) across WebGPU, Vulkan, Metal, DX12.
Run a single binary on your laptop, or a Docker container today. You run it yourself; there is no AxeNStax-operated hosting. Same engine, same world format.
Operators set their own economy and moderation — no licence dictating what you build or how you monetise. Proof-of-play surfaces a real SHA-256 hash on every strike, driving rare drops today; a parent-controlled Lightning payout path for servers that opt in is designed, not yet switched on. All optional — the engine runs perfectly without any of it.
Eight deep specs — engine, world format, rendering, networking, gameplay, Bitcoin, platform, security — plus ADRs and a public roadmap. The engine is rebuilt from these.
The specs, ADRs, and roadmap live on the docs site. Self-hosting and the server binary live there too. The source is opening soon — until then, the specs are the place to start.