Tower Defence Progress Update: April 2022
Several weeks ago we shared some updates on our Play-To-Earn (P2E) Tower Defence (“TD”) game.
Since then, we’ve made some pretty significant changes, and we’re excited to show them to you today!
Design
You may notice the style choice has changed drastically over the last few weeks. While the game was first being created in an isometric pixel art style, we’ve now moved to 3D blocks.
Not only does this make it easier to create environments and assets (at least if you’re not an isometric artist), it also makes it easier for us to add new designs, allow for better community involvement (see our map builder), and even allow us to integrate virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) into these experiences at a later date.
We’re even exploring how 3D printing of these models may have some future utility, such as a board game!
Gameplay
The team have now begun early testing and balancing of the gameplay systems, to make the game enjoyable, while also challenging. This includes balancing enemy stats, wave structure, and in-game resource gain.
Like many TD games, enemies will spawn in waves. Each wave, enemies will be stronger, more frequent, and have different traits or abilities, so planning and strategy will be key.
There will be multiple tower types available, each with different abilities and NFT integration. Let’s check out a few below.
Cannonball Tower
This tower will be supported by NFTs of the “Knight” clan, such as the “Basic Knight” which was teased a few days ago. Owning NFTs of this clan will allow you to upgrade the tower’s damage, attack rate, range of view, etc.
These towers will fire a large cannonball, able to ‘roll’ to deal damage to multiple enemies. Positioning this on any straight path will let it do some damage!
Fireball Tower
So far, this Tower is one of my favourites.
Supported by the “Mage” clan, this Tower can fire large fireballs. The explosions from these attacks can hit multiple enemies at once, so putting a few of these together can cause a lot of damage! It also follows a similar upgrade system, but relying on the “Mage” NFTs.
Windmill Tower
Like farming equipment? Like rotary cannons? If so, this tower is perfect for you!
Supported by the “Shared” Clan, this Tower shoots bullets out of the windmill blades. Over time, the blades will spin faster, shooting even more bullets (up to a limit, it gets way too overpowered if not). When no enemies are in range, the tower will begin to slow down again. If you can find a position to keep it spinning, it will deliver a ton of damage.
Final thoughts
We are having so much fun creating this game, and cannot wait to share an early version with you.
Before the full P2E launch, a closed beta phase will run to help us with testing and get player feedback. If you want to be involved, make sure to join our Discord.
What can you do now?
By holding one (or more) of our Pigeon or Egg NFTs and playing their respective P2E games (Flappy Pigeon or Eggsplorer), you will be able to earn our utility token $VIVE. Use this to purchase NFT Booster-Packs and look to pull some high-rarity packs! These packs will be exchangeable for NFTs from our upcoming collection, which will be used to upgrade towers throughout the game.
Remember, these games are only P2E for Pigeon and Egg holders, so do not miss out!
Pigeons: https://opensea.io/collection/projectpigeon
Eggs & Booster Packs: https://projectpigeon.io/landing
That’s all from us for this week, if you have any questions, you know where to find us:
Website: http://projectpigeon.io/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProjectPigeons
Telegram: https://t.me/+CaAO7HZYImIyOWIy
Discord: discord.gg/YGx3sVFWa9
