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Currently, most blockchain-based games are not actually running on-chain. Instead, they run on centralized servers and the only blockchain component are NFTs and tokens used by the game
We will make a 2nd game for Milkomeda that operates entirely on-chain without needing to trust a centralized server, and do so in a more gas-friendly way than traditional gas-hungry on-chain games
This is the total amount allocated to Milkomeda Game #2. 4 out of 4 milestones are completed.
1/4
Game Style And Graphical Design Solidified
Cost: ₳ 20,000
Delivery: Month 1 - Dec 2022
2/4
Gameplay Frontend Logic Implemented
Cost: ₳ 20,000
Delivery: Month 2 - Jan 2023
3/4
Blockchain-enabled Backend Implementation
Cost: ₳ 20,000
Delivery: Month 3 - Feb 2023
4/4
Making Game Production Ready & Deploying
Cost: ₳ 20,000
Delivery: Month 4 - Mar 2023
We will create a blockchain-based game that does not depend on centralized servers to operate and introduces minimal new trust assumptions. We have already built a first prototype game based on this concept (funded by a previous Catalyst proposal) which did a lot of the initial R&D work for the new blockchain-based game engine we developed. We will use and improve this engine in the context of building a 2nd game which we plan to be a tower defense game
We believe the novel technology in this game will bring adoption to Cardano through the growth of GameFi
We are developing a new blockchain-based game engine with some new concepts that (as far as we know) is not being used by any other project. That means that beyond the standard R&D risks of developing the game itself (delays, overbudget, etc), there is an additional R&D risk for the new technology that we are building for the game engine. Additionally, there is a risk the game is not a market success (standard product risk)
Deploy the game to Cardano via Milkomeda. Expected launch will most likely be Q4/Q1
Funds will be split between contract work for the game development and the R&D for the game engine
Robert Kornacki is leading the team
Not for this game, but depending on public feedback we may create a 3rd game in the future
For v1, we will be tracking progress of code required for the game engine and the game itself. Post release, we will track user growth
Success is the continued development of the game engine and positive (and sustainable) growth of the game's userbase
Yes, continuation of https://cardano.ideascale.com/c/idea/400666
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The team working on the game has been involved with designing scalability solutions like L2s and so have experience with coming up with new architectures for scalable computation in blockchain environments with introducing minimal new trust assumptions