Next generation blockchain space game releases roadmap

Crypto Gamers
Jun 28, 2018
4 min read

Updated: Jul 4, 2018

After 6 months of hard work developing their debut creation - the next-gen blockchain game 0xUniverse - the blockchain-based games developer 0xGames has released a public roadmap for its projects. With a 3-stage pre-sale having ended on June 25 and 67% of the in-game planets (the game’s major assets) sold out, 0xUniverse’s official launch date was announced for June 29. Players will then be able to embark on their own space exploration: building spacecrafts, colonizing planets and unraveling the game’s storyline.

As for the revealed roadmap, have a look. Q4 2017 Late last year, 0xGames started employing experts and developing the concept for 0xUniverse. The core team consisted of gamedev veterans and experienced blockchain specialists. Enticed by the prospects of this new market, they placed their confidence in the potential it held. Ever since they’ve been advocating the belief that blockchain opens a wide range of new possibilities to both players and developers: helping small developers raise funds faster and create better quality games. As for the possibilities blockchain gives 0xUniverse, it enables an in-game free market to flourish. That is the planets - 0xUniverse's collectible items - are exclusively owned by the players, who are free to exchange the items amongst themselves.

Q1 2018 A great effort has gone into 0xUniverse since the start of the year. The team created smart contracts, designed planets and wrote a storyline. It was all this hard work that made an early March release possible. The subsequent beta testing counted over a hundred participants. Q2 2018 The test was run on the Rinkeby testnet between March and May. Bug reporting and feedback from players, plus arduous teamwork by 0xGames, guaranteed the release by early June. At this point, players started asking for a pre-sale campaign – the idea was green-lit. During this time the project’s popularity increased substantially: all planets available during the first and second pre-sale stages were instantly sold out. The third and final stage ended on June 25. Back then the game's release was announced to take place on June 29. The 0xGames team has also been working on a second game under the working title “Space Arena” since May. It will see players battling in the world of 0xUniverse, so planet owners will get additional bonuses. An announcement with further details on this project will come out in July.

Q3 2018 The team’s plan is to begin work on a mobile version of the game right after the official release. This will be a vital growth point for the audience, and the developers plan to treat it as such. Some new functions will be introduced, including social game mechanics: 1) Message each other 2) Receive news announcements to keep them updated 3) Participate in contests 4) Join forces in the creation of Companies Companies are the definite highlight among the new features. Players will be able to associate in enterprises where a Company leader will have full control over resources that can be allocated both to wage wars against other Companies and to explore new worlds. Other Company members will be able to invest into its activities and get appropriate returns. Company leaders can potentially be removed from their charge by unsatisfied company members.

Another great new feature will be planet leasing. Players will be able to launch the spaceships they build from other players' planets after paying a lease. Yet another way for planet owners to make a profit. Apart from that, there are dozens of smaller details planned, such as player’s experience systems and giving names to planets. Q4 2018 By the end of the year Companies will get a chance to fight each other for the right to dominate the galaxy. Successful war efforts will allow one to control entire sectors and profit from the sale of planets in that territory. The release of the new game “Space Arena”, set in the world of 0xUniverse, is planned for this date. 2019 The developers believe that, if players join forces, they'll manage to uncover the mysteries of the game's universe. This would lead to a scientific breakthrough allowing Companies to expand their dominion outside the known galaxy and explore new worlds in early 2019. This roadmap reflects the path that 0xGames hopes the 0xUniverse game series will continue to follow. However, bear in mind the blockchain market is developing at such a rate that new technologies are likely to appear and may shift priorities.

The development team carefully listens to the voice of the players; so it is within their power to suggest new ideas and influence the way 0xUniverse evolves. Feel free to join the game community on Discord, Telegram, Twitter, Facebook or Reddit.

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