Hello, ArchLoot community,
With the purpose of fostering trusted communication on our project, we are going to release project recaps periodically. It will include exciting news, events, development logs, and more.
Following the [first volume], this second volume hereby covers the major progress that took place from June 15th to August 31st in 2022, and the recent updates from our team.
TL;DR version
ArchLoot has finished the successful second phases of both mystery box sales on the Binance NFT platform and the Closed Beta Test, with positive outcomes of user growth. We are on the right track to growing a UGC robust community and accumulating industrial influences through events.
I. Project Milestones
1. Mystery box sales on the Binance NFT platform (August 8, 2022)
Time: August 8th, 2022
Price: 200 BUSD
Limited edition: 1,000 boxes
On August 8th, ArchLoot launched our second wave of 1,000 Mystery Boxes on the Binance NFT platform. After the first wave being an immediate sold out, this time, the public sale went live at 11 AM UTC, and all NFTs were quickly taken.
The collection of NFT boxes features the rarest gadgets in the ArchLoot game, which are epic and legendary body parts for avatar assembling, each dedicated to torsos, upper limbs, lower limbs, and accessories. Holders share early perks and incentives in an unparalleled manner.
2. Closed Beta Test Phase 2 (August 18–25, 2022)
Time: August 18th — August 25th
300 testers from 3000+ candidates
After the first CBT in May this year, the team has made major improvements on several spectrums, including compatibility, content, and languages. CBT phase 2 has rolled up a vastly more adventurous world.
[News coverage — KR] [KR2] [KR3]
3. Approaching Open Beta Test and the official launch
Date/time: pending
Progress: bug amendment, text/UI improvement, graphic improvement, feature enhancement, durability and repair potion system finalization
II. Dev/ Game Updates
1. In-game features
The improvements of CBT2 mainly focused on three perspectives: economic sustainability, compatibility, and content enrichment; which aims to make the game more accessible and playable for a wider user base.
One unique design is the durability system, where every NFT, no matter how rare it is, has a fixed length of usage. Unexpected circumstances like a failure in PVE could shorten 5% of the lifespan. There are no other things but repair potions (available in the chest and the marketplace) that can work the magic. The advent of this system showcases the team’s strong will to maintain a healthy economy.
[Exlore the game features of CBT1 & CBT2]
2. Marketplace and dashboard
During the closed beta test, the gamers already saw our official marketplace and dashboard. The team is now finalizing the technical details of both, which will later offer a secure platform for gamers to trade substantial assets such as NFT body parts, chests, and repair potions.
III. Partnerships
Here’s a summary of our partnership announcements from July 15th to August 30th.
July 22 — Fight of the ages
July 27 — Gamic Guild
July 28 — Karmaverse
July 29 — Treasureland
August 12- DUX cripto
August 29 — Djiin Guild
New partners have brought in new energy and excitement, for instance, we hosted an airdrop event with Karmaverse and also held cross-AMA events with the FOTA community during our closed beta test.
IV. Community & Press Activities
Industry panels
To curate original insights and lift the awareness of the project, ArchLoot held two GameFi panels together with pioneering industry thinkers.
Panel 1 — Game Fi bear market talk: thrive and survive
Guests from ArchLoot, Sythesis one, Tap fantasy, and Metaderby
Panel 2 — The breaking point of web3 gaming: NFTs, VR, web2 users… or else
Guests from Karmaverse, SwordsnDungeons, and metaENGINE
Industry events
On August 11th, Jonathan Ubavicius, the CEO of ArchLoot attended the KBW 2022.
Channel: Binance live
AMAs
We have been collaborating with external groups and guilds, including names like Binance NFT and SafePal, to attract gamers and NFT enthusiasts into the community. A great practice would be the live voice AMA hosted in a guild group during the closed beta test, bringing ArchLoot to the most active gamers' attention.
Given the period this report covers, our AMAs have covered around 450k potential audiences.
Community Events
We have been in close touch with our own community exploring new methods of engagement, for example, the Discord carnival serial events.
The carnival phase 1 took place from July 8th to July 24th and phase 2 from August 5th to August 22nd.
Game Lore
ArchLoot has been creating an exciting series of game lore, featuring the initial journey of an adventurer that landed on planet ALT3. As of August 31st, the story has released a trilogy of prologues and 5 volumes of continuing fiction. Here are the latest 3 episodes.
Media Coverage Highlights
ICYMI: Other Exciting Content
How to Open the ArchLoot Mystery Boxes
ArchLoot Mystery Boxes Technology Guide
