Create YOUR RPG Character with NFTs

[GENERAL] Summarize your solution to the problem.

A 2D Fantasy Multiplayer Role-Playing Game (RPG) that allows for NFT owners to create their own character with randomized traits in a fantasy game, building on Cardano "The God Fragment". 

[GENERAL] Summarize your relevant experience.

We are developer have experience in the coding and developing a multiplayer indie games for NFT projects like ADA Ninjaz and mobile apps on Android and IOS. Additionally we helped develop and launch the first fractionalized NFT on Cardano https://www.budja.io/

[GENERAL] Requested funds in USD.

[IMPACT] Please describe your proposed solution.

• Develop a 2D Multiplayer RPG inspired by Maplestory and Legend of Zelda that allows your NFTs to create a custom character with 146 different traits, 39 accessories and hair to choose from, and 9 different Fantasy races.
• Provide further use cases & utility to NFTs on Cardano
• Utilize the Cardano Blockchain and its low fees to scale on-chain NFT Gaming
• The God Fragment's mission is to merge gaming with decentralized finance and NFTs on the Cardano Network by focusing on the usability of NFTs.

[IMPACT] Please describe how your proposed solution will address the Challenge that you have submitted it in.

Why is it important?

Quality Dapps, products and integrations will increase the utility & adoption of Cardano.

• Our proposed solution will address the challenge of increasing the utility & adoption of Cardano by give NFTs a unique use case as a gateway into a 2D Fantasy Multiplayer Gaming experience to create your custom character with different traits and stats and become a God in the game "The God Fragment".

Gaming - Open world games, card games, RPG, etc.

• We are mainly focused on addressing this category of creating an immersive 2D Fantasy RPG experience on Cardano.

[IMPACT] What are the main risks that could prevent you from delivering the project successfully and please explain how you will mitigate each risk?

1. Main Risks
2. Not getting funded from Project Catalyst
3. We will mitigate not getting funded by self funding developers from our own personal funds and continuing to build and submit proposals on the next Project Catalyst rounds.
4. Lack of motivation to complete the game
5. There is central love for gaming, RPGs, and Cardano for the team members building this game. We all have a love for gaming and developing the game of our dreams on Cardano.
6. Its too much for a small team
7. Our team has experience building multiple projects on their own for example Budja.io was built by one person on the team.

[FEASIBILITY] Please provide a detailed plan, including timeline and key milestones for delivering your proposal.

Road Map

—Q2 2022—

Website Launch

The God Fragment Website | Due Date: July 30, 2022

• Description: Website with description of The God Fragment a 2D Fantasy Multiplayer RPG
• What is going to be on the website?
• Details of the RPG, NFTs, Characters, Race and Story.
• What do we need to fund?
• Front End Website Design

—Q3 2022—

The God Fragment Beginnings

The God Fragment World Building | Due Date: August 1, 2022

• Description: Fantasy writer will create an overarching politics of the world the The God Fragment is taking place in. The writer will draft the backstory of different Gods and Demi-Gods.

NFT Character Model Animations Basic Movement | Due Date: August 15, 2022

• Description: 2D Character Model Animations and Gameplay mechanics to be completed are below:
• Walking
• Running
• Character Collision
• Inventory Screen
• Hit
• Defend

Equipment for Male and Female NFT Characters | Due Date: September 28, 2022

• Description: The male and female art along with 15 items for each equipment below:
• Sword
• Shield
• Gauntlets
• Bow & Arrow
• Wand
• Staff

—Q4 2022—

The God Fragment Beginnings

NFT Character Model Animations | Due Date: November 1, 2022

• Description: Design and animate 2D NFT Character Model's attack animations: punch, weapon hit, blast, and weapon blast.
• Design and animated 2D NFT Character Model's defending animations block, dodge, roll, shield, mana shield,
• Design and animate swim and mount riding animations.

[FEASIBILITY] Please provide a detailed budget breakdown.

Total: $55,000

Project Manager ($6,000) (6 months) – Hiring a project manager for 6 months who can oversee the project to ensure that everyone is doing what's necessary to achieve our goal.

Social Media and Digital Marketer ($6000) (6 months) – Hiring someone to handle our social handles and grow the Cardano gaming community.

Website Designer ($10,000) – Hiring a designer to design the website.

Pixel Animator & Designer ($23,000) – Hiring a Pixel Animator to create our game assets and NFT images

Game Programmer(s) ($10,000) (6 months)– Hiring a few dedicated programmers to develop 2D game mechanics and interactions.

Details Below

Road Map

—Q2 2022—

Website Launch

The God Fragment Website | Due Date: July 30, 2022

• Budget: $10,000
• Front End Development $8000
• Website Design $2000

—Q3 2022—

The God Fragment Beginnings

The God Fragment World Building | Due Date: August 1, 2022

• Budget: $1000
• Writer 300 Pages $500
• Concept Art

NFT Character Model Animations Basic Movement | Due Date: August 15, 2022

• Budget: $8,000
• Draw and animate 2D Character Model Animations and Gameplay mechanics for Male, Female, and different races and body types
• Walking
• Running
• Character Collision
• Inventory Screen
• Hit
• Defend

Equipment for Male and Female NFT Characters | Due Date: September 28, 2022

• Budget: $6000
• The male and female art and design for 15 items for each equipment below:
• Sword
• Shield
• Gauntlets
• Bow & Arrow
• Wand
• Staff

—Q4 2022—

The God Fragment Beginnings

NFT Character Model Fighting and Defending Animations | Due Date: November 1, 2022

• Budget: $8000
• Draw, design, and animate 2D NFT Character Model's attack animations: punch, weapon hit, blast, and weapon blast.
• Draw, design, and animated 2D NFT Character Model's defending animations block, dodge, roll, shield, mana shield,
• Draw, design, and animate swim and mount riding animations.

[FEASIBILITY] Please provide details of the people who will work on the project.

Alexander de Castro

One of the few Woman Developers on the Cardano Blockchain, she has a, B.S., from New England Institute of Technology on Game Development & Simulation Programming. She has 10+ years creating Digital Art in Virtual Reality and 5+ years creating indie games. She did the front end and back working for https://www.nft-maker.io/ to develop and launch the first Fractionalized Art NFT on Cardano https://www.budja.io/. Lastly she has a broad background in simulation software, audio-video technology, creative arts, graphic design as well as video game design.

https://github.com/iCurvaceous

https://github.com/NFTCoderGirl

Cordell Fahie

He has a love for NFTs as an Original Vee Friends holder on Ethereum, and a English teacher at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College. He has a passion for writing fantasy and is dedicated to bring a living story to The God Fragment. 

Timothy "Vicc" Vang @TheHiddenOrder

He is a key Cardano Community Member known for throwing events with notable attendees such as Meld, IOHK, Cardano Foundation, Virtua, and more. His main role is managing the completion of this project to complete the milestones set for the rest of 2022. He has been successful in receiving funding from Project Catalyst in Fund 8/9 and pivotal for completing CNFT-Festival Japan Meets the West. 

https://twitter.com/TheHiddenOrder

[FEASIBILITY] If you are funded, will you return to Catalyst in a later round for further funding? Please explain why / why not.

Yes we will continue to return to Catalyst because we want to continue to building with the Cardano Community.

[FEASIBILITY] Are you or any member of your team working on any other proposals in this Fund9?

[FEASIBILITY] Are you or your team working on any other proposals from previous Funds?

[AUDITABILITY] Please describe what you will measure to track your project's progress, and how will you measure these?

Our main metric for measuring completion of this project is to hit all the milestones set in the next 6 months.

—Q2 2022—

Website Launch

The God Fragment Website | Due Date: July 30, 2022

—Q3 2022—

The God Fragment Beginnings

The God Fragment World Building | Due Date: August 1, 2022

NFT Character Model Animations Basic Movement | Due Date: August 15, 2022

Equipment for Male and Female NFT Characters | Due Date: September 28, 2022

—Q4 2022—

The God Fragment Beginnings

NFT Character Model Fighting and Defending Animations | Due Date: November 1, 2022

[AUDITABILITY] What does success for this project look like?

Success for this project looks like when we can ask 20 people that tried out our Pre-Alpha game and begin to experience a sense of wonder and fantasy in game The God Fragment.

[AUDITABILITY] Please provide information on whether this proposal is a continuation of a previously funded project in Catalyst or an entirely new one.

New One