Star Atlas releases a major update to their Showroom, bringing bigger arena battles, more ships to fly, a racing simulation, and even jetpacks! Though the Showroom represents only one part of one station in the game universe, Star Atlas is already packing it full of features!

This is official release 2.1 of the Star Atlas showroom. And this update is a big one, with something for every type of player!

The Star Atlas Showroom is a downloadable app (available only for Windows machines at the moment). You can download it at https://play.staratlas.com/. To access the Showroom, you will need a game key, which you can acquire in two ways. You can either stake one or more ships in the SCORE Program for a week or stake tokens to spawn a ship in Escape Velocity, the web-based resource hunting, mini-game. You can redeem the code at https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/redeem

And you don’t need to own a Star Atlas ship to try these features out. The game provides two, free ships to play with, which rotate every three days. These include ships from across the spectrum, even large vessels.

Whats New in Showroom 2.1?

The biggest feature of this update is probably the Volant Station Racing Track. This track allows players to test drive 49 different ships and engage in competitions for the fastest times around the track! To help players familiarize themselves with all aspects of driving in Star Atlas, this race also includes weapons and items that can be found during the race. The ships handle differently based on their ship type and stats. So test driving them all to find the perfect fit for you might be in order!
Future updates will bring additional racing competitions.

race for glory and fun!
The Galactic Marketplace has now been integrated into the Showroom. Players can purchase ships directly from within the app and immediately access them in-game!

And for those who are more interested in hanging around the station, jetpacks are now available to all players, making traversing the area a cinematic breeze! And supposedly, there are even some secret spots around the expanded station. Players can take screenshots of what they find, which will feed into upcoming photography contests! Each contest will have specific rules, so you’ll have to wait until they are announced for details. But we do know that the winners of these competitions will have their photographic artwork minted as NFTs, which the winner can choose to sell or give away! That’s kind of cool and a great way to engage the community!

The combat arena has also received an update. Players can now summon ships up to large size and try to fend off up to twelve waves of NPC enemies. The Star Atlas team has revised the arena itself to make the challenge more interesting and dynamic.

And finally, we have new ‘Experimental Modes’ available. The details of these are left for the players to discover. But the team says that these experiences are designed to provide sneak peeks into the future of Star Atlas!

screenshot from the new Arena

What is Star Atlas?

The year is 2620. Three factions, MUD, ONI, and USTUR, exist in an uneasy truce across the galaxy. Players explore unknown systems, delve into rocks and earth to acquire resources to build, expand, and conquer! Will you be a fighter, testing your mettle in the arena games? Or an explorer in the depths of space, far beyond the reach of any help? Perhaps a shipwright, creating objects of beauty and technological prowess? Maybe you have bolder ambitions, ones of control and rulership? Well all of these roles and more are open to you in Star Atlas, the space MMO currently in development on the Solana blockchain.
Star Atlas aims to build a galactic, space opera MMO where players control the markets and dictate the ebb and flow of goods and products. The rise or fall of various factions will happen because of player actions, not a directed script.

Along with this comes the expected space exploration and combat, and also land ownership, player governance, and graphic novels. Land owners can build a variety of structures, which allow for mining, production and research. The game taxes land plots to encourage players to use the land rather than sit on it.

Star Atlas has put together a number of previews and mini-games around their game features which are already available for play.

To learn more about Star Atlas, Visit their website, follow them on Twitter, and join their Discord.

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which kicks off on September 28th. Players will able to choose new classes, purchase new Blankos, and earn rewards from new Party Passes! And with a free-to-play model, Blankos Block Party is open to everyone.

On September 28th, Season 1 for Blankos Block Party launches. This Season includes new Party Passes, new Blankos collections, new classes, perks, and even a new basic Blanko for players. This virtual world, pvp, racing, parkour game offers a lot of new content for both new, and veteran players.

Blankos Block Party centers on exploration, creation, and collection. As a player, you get to explore user-generated experiences inside the platform. That is, you can play different kinds of games that your fellow users have built. You can go racing, platforming, shooting, or just partying around.

New in Season 1

It begins with a set of Kaiju-themed Blankos. The Godzilla Blanko arrives in the store on September 28th, with Mothra and Mechagodzilla following a few weeks later. There will also be a new N.O.O.B. Blanko for players to use for free. This will replace the current red N.O.O.B., though players who have been around for a long time will still be able to use the original red Blanko.

Season 1 brings a new Starter Bundle. For $11.99 or 1200 Blank Bucks, players can purchase a Starter Bundle which contains many consumables and a Season 1 Blanko NFT. The NFT is named Kandie and exclusively found in this bundle. The Consumables include 70,000 XP Chips, 20,000 Moola, and 12 random Gumballs. Each account may only purchase one Starter Bundle.

And with a new season comes a new Party Pass. The plus version of the pass costs $14.99 and lets players unlock Blankos, accessories, and other goodies. However, there will be a free pass available as well. The pass for Season 1 will be Halloween themed, with similarly-themed Blankos as rewards.

Season 1 also introduces three new character classes — the Bruiser, the Trickster, and the Tracer. Each comes with their own unique selection of Power Moves, Power Perks, and Foundation Perks.

And finally, any Season One Blanko opened includes two hidden perks from the following list.

• Attachment Ace – Jetpacks use 10% less energy
• Plummet – Your terminal velocity is higher
• Holiday Shopper – Shoving an enemy provides a 5 second speed boost
• Life of the Party – Emoting near your allies gives them 5 health per second
• Bopper – You can jump off of other Blanko’s heads
• Big Pockets – increases max and starting ammo by 50%

What is Blankos Block Party?

Blankos Block Party is a NFT-powered open-world multiplayer game. Players equip character NFTs, personalize and upgrade characters, and use them to earn rewards by completing challenges and playing games. Players level up their Blankos to unlock new slots, and their Party Pass for special rewards.

The primary game mode is Blankos Brawl, a three round PvP contest in a random selection of games. This can include racing, collecting Vibes, or brawling. Blankos includes a game building feature, letting players create their own maps. Content from players can even be included in the Brawl, ensuring a steady supply of new maps.

Blankos are digital assets stored on the EOSIO blockchain as NFTs and will be owned exclusively by players. Players buy and sell their Blankos within the in-game mythical market and customize them with loot and clothing. Blankos features two currencies – Blankos Bucks and Moola. Blankos Bucks are purchased from the in-game store. Meanwhile, players acquire Moola, the game’s underlying currency, by completing challenges, leveling up, and participating in giveaways.

To learn more about the project check out our video review below and read our Blankos Block Party review and guide.

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Pirates of the Arrland is an arcade game with a narrative campaign covering many adventures combined with MMO strategic & economic experience, happening on the beautiful but exotic tropical islands. The aim is to complete quests, such as collecting gems, avoiding obstacles, fighting enemies, and exploring the island. All of this to find valuable treasures hidden in chests with a real value NFT items! The further you go, the warmer and harder it gets! Every Pirate will have its own small private island with only 1 small slot for a building or plantation.
Genesis pirates will be able to use this tiny island economically to a limited extent – as long as you have a certain amount of $ RUM on your wallet. Bigger island will be available as a Private NFT Islands with multiple slots allowing to build bigger buildings and running more complex economy. Some islands, due to their fertile land, will be better suited for farms, and other ones will be better for building a mine.

About

Nowadays there are plenty of NFT projects all over the Internet, but what makes us truly special is that we don’t make empty promises. We deliver. Our project stands out from the crowd not only with its high-quality, but also people behind it. Our team is made of people that already have solid experience in the video games industry. We want to give our holders the actual game, not just a word.

We came up with the idea of combining two worlds – NFT and 3D high quality video games. In the Pirates of the Arrland you will be able to play a your own Pirate. If you have more than one, you’ll be free to choose between them all and seek the best traits, as they’ll have a real influence on the game! This way, it will increase the game replayability and it’ll never get boring.

We’ve been testing different features and mechanics, trying to get the most fun out of it. Soon, we’re going to release the playable version of the game in Adventure Mode, so every Pirate holder will be able to play it for free. What we’ve made and shown is just a small piece of our thorough masterpiece that we’ve been working on for over a year. Learned from our experience, we know that it takes more time to carry out this project, not just one phase. Still, we want to show the whole process, so you can follow our steps and support us in what we do.

Different multiplayer modes and play styles

Pirates of the Arrland – in the first phase – will be an multiplayer PvP game. Participants will be able to play as their NFT avatars in two different camera settings: First Person Perspective and Third Person Perspective.

Players will compete with others to earn glory and rewards in different game modes such as: deathmatch, capture the flag, battle royale and others. They will be able to play individually or cooperate as a team.

There will be a possibility to use NFT items as an aid in the fight against other players. You’ll be able to use it to attack the enemy directly, or to take advantage of an opportunity that he sees on the battlefeld. Different maps will have different terrain amenities that everyone will be able to use to make the rest of the players diffcult to achieve their desired goals. They will also be able to take advantage of various deadly traps and devices such as cannons, crushers, wolf pits, movable bridges, trapdoors, rolling stones and more.

Proven and tested solutions for multiplayer mode, no need to use artifcial intelligence, a variety of traps and battlefelds, simplicity of the game and a low entry threshold will make the game very replayable and very enjoyable at the same time.

Lots of opportunities to gain wealth and glory

Players will have the possibility to invite other players to their own islands or even run their own adventure or tournament event. The best players will not only gain fame and respect among other players – by becoming the leaders of the rankings, but victories in individual duels and battles will also be rewarded with prizes.

The prizes can be both popular resources such as wood, iron ore or coconuts, but also NFT items such as knives, axes and fintlock pistols. Sometimes the reward will be a new piece of pirate outfit, other times it will be a key part to build a great pirate ship.

Players will be able to show off by using their creativity and arranging their place, or simply relax on their private islands. Every Pirate owner will be able to allocate his treasures, catch a
fish, plant or palm, or hang a skeleton on a tree in the Sandbox game mode. There will be also a possibility to create buildings or, for an instance, grow a sugar cane. Larger private islands will alllow player to create more complex buildings and run a complex economy.

Thanks to the advanced economy and many buildings such as mine, shipyards and markets, any pirate can become an important part of the Arrland ecosystem. The most agile will have a chance to build a real empire without fring a single shot.

Future develpoment – environment, co-op, multi, mobile

The game will have many different settings. Tropical islands are just the beginning. Next, upcoming lands will vary from ice, snowy islands, undergrounds and more. There’ll be many various habitats occupied by other nations and monsters.

Pirates will have the ability to go through some co-operative missions. During these missions, it will be important to choose the right pirate and skillfully use its unique properties.
The more pirates the player owns, the more game possibilities and replayability will occur.

Special modes will be prepared for players who want a greater thrill and more serious competition. Multiplayer naval battles, raids on the territory of the enemy alliance, the theft of precious gems from the treasury are just some of the attractions waiting for the inhabitants of the Arrland metaversum.

In the future, we plan to port game for different platforms – so that you can play on multiple devices. Also, we’d like to introduce shortened mobile version (for strategic and economic management only) – so that you can supervise the development of your colony everywhere and anytime.The project will be constantly developed. We’d like to hear and meet the expectations of our community.

NFT main collections

In October 2021 we’ve created a randomly generated collection of 10 000 NFT Genesis Men Pirates. Those pirates were created from over 300 different traits by using 3D and 2D graphics. Later, there will be 5 000 NFTs of Genesis Women Pirates. Those pirates will have unique features like ability to receive $RUM tokens, and to reproduce of so called “Young Pirates”.

Pirates from Young Pirates NFT collection will be created by genesis pirate owners, allowing more people to join the Arrland Metaverse, as only Pirate owners (Genesis or Young) will be able
to enter the game. The number of Young Pirates won’t be limited; however, they won’t generate $RUM tokens and they can’t reproduce.

Pirates have different items, clothes, and other stuff. Some of those items are permanently assigned to the Pirate, but most of the single items will be elements of the Pirate NFT
Items Collection. Players will be able to find them in the chests during missions or craft them by using appropriate resources. Completing the quest will be rewarded by variety of
different items, which will have multiple uses in the Arrland Metaverse. At some point, there’ll be also a possibility to trade these items between players.

Most of the NFT items will be multifunctional with different rarity levels. For example a coconut can be:
Coconuts can’t be used for leveling up the player skills or in the process of crafting different NFT items, but there will be other items that will have such capabilities.

A glance at islands, buildings and economy

Every Pirate will have its own small private island with only 1 small slot for a building or plantation. Genesis pirates will be able to use this tiny island economically to a limited extent – as long as you have a certain amount of $RUM on your wallet. The bigger islands will be available as Private NFT Islands with multiple slots allowing to build bigger buildings and run a more complex economy. Some islands, due to their fertile land, will be better suited for farms, and other ones will be better for building a mine.

There will be different kinds of buildings that will require an appropriate number of resources, space, and a $RUM token to be built. Some buildings cannot be built on islands that are too small. Some buidings will need a pirate to operate them.

In the future, there will be a possibility to create other archipelagos with other environment settings like deserts, icy lands, or a dead world.

We plan to introduce a collection of unique, high-quality Legendary NFT Items that will be available only to $RUM holders in the gamifed presale.

There will be also cruising ships between islands, that will be led by those Pirates who have the appropriate amount of respect. Most of those ships will be created by players but some of them will be available to acquire by minting the Legendary NFT Ships collection.

Token $RUM

Pirate King Treasury is a pool that will be divided into special rewards every month and eventually will be burnt. It will be raised from the initial tokenomics for 5 years and from the part of tokens that will be spent by players. DAO will decide what happens to a the Treasury and how it is distributed.

Burming the RUM token will make the token deflationary due to decreasing quantity of the tokens in circulation.

Players will be able to spend their RUM on different occasions, for example, on reproduction, claiming / minting powerful NFT items, crafting – the production, and acquisition of resources that will engage pirates in the economic process happening on the islands. Long sea voyages that bring the opportunity to discover new lands or rent the pirates and lands, will also require RUM.

1% of the tokens will go to the Company to maintain servers. balance. and develop the game as well as the ecosystem.

Staking – which is holding the $RUM token for a given period of time to get rewards.

$ARRC – Gold token diagram (in-game currency)

$ARRC – Arrland Gold Coin – the second token in our game. It is used for transaction exchange between players in the resource trade. It will also be possible to spend it during the interaction with the game environment represented by neutral NPCs for various services, temporary power-ups, magic and healing potions, etc. (in these cases these coins will be burned). Gold coins are created in production by processing dug gold from mines on some private NFT islands. The entire production process will require suitable raw materials, operating pirates, and time. Arrland gold coins ($ARRC) will be exchangeable for the $RUM token.

DAO

DAO will decide what’s the percentage distribution of the Pirate King Treasury, and how many (if any) tokens from the Fund will be burnt. To be qualifed for voting, the user has to own at least one Genesis Pirate. To be able to vote, the user needs to have a minimum 200$ of value in $RUM tokens for at least one month before voting. The distribution of votes is presented in the image on the left.

Slots and ship sizes

Business Model

Token Metric

Roadmap

Team

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