Treasure Island, The Lost Isle — Protocol Journey #2
As our travels go on, we’ll continue to reveal more & more details about our final destination and its hidden secrets. In the meantime, let one of our Captains fill you in on our voyage thus far.
During the past few days, our deck has experienced an enormous growth in numbers and activity. As our crew grew, we’ve noticed a tremendous amount of help & value provided by the community to others as more and more of our members find their callings on board and help others adjust and integrate. Since the beginning, we’ve tried to create a tight knit crew of pirates from different backgrounds and with different strengths that could bond and enjoy each others’ company as we all plunge into this exciting adventure!
Animation
Last week, some of you may have heard rumors of an upcoming Gen 0 NFT upgrade allowing Pirates to move, shoot from their flintlocks, smoke their pipes & much more! Indeed, starting tomorrow, every 2 days, 1000 randomly picked NFTs will be upgraded to their animated version. Every selection will be made among the pool of unlisted NFTs on the Marketplaces. The snapshot for each update will be taken at a random time during each two-day period!
Also, each week, we’ll be holding a giveaway inside our Discord for a custom 1/1 NFT Animation with a custom name for all Gen 0 Pirate Holders
The Lost Isle (Storyline)
While scouring the sea in the search for the Treasure Islands, one of the crewmates on the ship noticed an exotic Island with a shining blue light coming out of its deep jungle. To avoid unnecessary risks and explore the mysterious isle, one of our Captains, Sammy Tide, sent a small crew to investigate and map out the island.
While awaiting their return, a turbulent storm engulfed the Sea. Violent rain and waves quickly filled up the waters damaging the ships and throwing a dozen pirates overboard. To save the crew and the numerous chests filled with gold aboard the ships, the Pirate fleet had no choice but to dock on the stray island. On the next morning, the crew realized that significant repairs needed to be made before it was possible to resume the search for the famous Islands. However, it also became clear that their current place of stay wasn’t safe as the scouting party disappeared without a trace. For the time being while the Isle is being explored and to accommodate their stay, a camp has been built with a Market, Bar, a lending shop as well as multiple smaller shacks to respond to each pirate’s needs.
Pre IDO staking — On the Island each Pirate is able to go on quests to find resources, items & gold. Each NFT owner is allowed to choose the line up for each quest by choosing the specific pirates they want to send as well as their amount. (Sending out multiple Pirates on one quest decreases the awarded amount while increasing the chances of finding the searched items; finding items is not guaranteed, allowing for different staking strategies)
Alpha Game release — While it’s not a full release of the game and it’s utilities, it gives a chance for holders to get a small glimpse of the game’s mechanics and it’s spirit before anyone else. It also allows existing $Chest users and Pirates to experience first hand multiple financial tools in a gamified and easy to use environment
Borrowing & Lending Borrow & lend assets governed by $Chest holders, allowing b&l for both in-game assets and Solana assets
In-game Mechanics — Experience the basic mechanics of the game, moving, shooting, character interactions & more in this Holder-only alpha. Earn items, trade and Stake in a unique and gamified fashion.
Community & Integrations
Throughout these past few days, we’ve been working hard to give more autonomy to the community to allow everyone to participate and give value to the group. This is a big step for us as we move forward in the direction of community ownership and increased DAO participation in the project. Moreover, we’ve been further growing our community and utility by partnering up with different projects and protocols in the Solana ecosystem. All Pirates are now free to borrow against their NFT to receive an instant loan for up to 1 week by pawning their NFT with Pawn Shop Gnomies. Honey Finance will also become available starting next week. We’re already working on a few other integrations and partnerships, more details soon ;)
1/1 NFT Auction
Finally, to further increase community involvement we’ll be soon hosting the first 1/1 Defi Pirate related NFT, proceeds from which will be used as a Prize pot for community events.
