Project ORB update(Dec 13, 2016)

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Project ORB Official Blog

6 min readDec 13, 2016

We deliver to you the latest update for Project ORB. Even after the WILLCOIN sale started, we have been working hard to improve our service and add important features. We are also grateful for our users’ patience and continued support for the project.

WILLCOIN sale progress so far

Since the start of the WILLCOIN sale on Nov 28, we have sold more than 11,500 out of 20,000 WILLCOIN for sale. The sale continues until Dec 22nd and this is your chance to get Season 1 FoW cards early until the next FoW Season starts. Be sure to check the sale details here first if you are interested in buying some WILLCOIN.

ORB fountain(ORB drawing) development

Failed transactions and FWCFCCHARLOC card drawing bug

Even though it is still in closed beta, we are amazed by the number of tester signups and the volume of transactions so far. There are constantly more than 300 drawings per day and FoW ORB trading on BoO has been very active as well.

However, we still receive a lot of unreturned card transaction reports from our testers at the same time. Since the feature is still beta, this was somewhat expected but we are working to fix the root cause at this moment and plan to move it to public beta by the end of the year. Meanwhile, be assured all your reports are accounted for and you will receive your ORBs eventually although it may take up to 3 days or so.

We have also noticed there was 1 FoW card (FWCFCCHARLOC) that had not been drawn at all from the fountain. We identified the issue and have already fixed it however we’d like to apologize for the confusion and frustration this error has caused for early testers.

We have considered different ways to compensate for it but since no particular person benefited from this and also early testers ended up with a slightly better chance of drawing SoG compatible ORBs (elaborated later in this update), we decided not to take any action about it at this time. We apologize about the bug again and if you have any concerns or questions about it, please feel free to reach out to us anytime.

Updating the UI

In order to better reflect the one confirmation wait time for WILLCOIN burn transactions, we have updated the ORB fountain UI. The next update to the BoO app will adopt ORB “egg” system where you have to wait for ORBs to transform(or “hatch”) into random FoW cards after your transactions get 1
confirmation on the blockchain.

What’s new in the next BoO update?

The update is expected to be rolled out sometime this week. This update includes changes such as following

Token fountain UI change

As described above. New fountain UI to reflect the wait time better.

Environment list view

Now you can select from different environments upon installation or from the menu. As we are likely adding more titles on BoO, users can choose and add their desired environments and customize the app. (The current titles available are SoG, FoW and rarepepe)

Other bug fixes and improvements

We have made a lot of small improvements to improve stability and user experience.

Coming features for Project ORB

Here are some of the features we are looking to add in the near future. We cannot set specific delivery dates for each but we hope this will give our users an idea of what to expect in the coming weeks.

Force of Will Battle Simulator integration

This feature has already been built and will become available when the FBS gets updated in the near future. You will be able to connect Book of Orbs with Battle Simulator with an easy QR code authentication scheme.

Batch drawing feature

Currently, you can only draw one card from the ORB fountain each time. But we are going to add a batch drawing feature to enable drawing of 10 cards at one time. This way, you can save a lot in transaction fees as well as time.

Better notification system

We have already implemented a notification system to notify you when your dex orders have been matched. The feature is still a bit rough but in the coming weeks it will be improved and stabilized.

Ledger Wallet Nano S integration

Security is the most important feature in the crypto space and we want to ensure the best security for our users. We are currently looking to integrate Ledger Wallet Nano S(hardware wallet) in our platform so that our users can secure their ORBs at the same time enjoy using our platform.

UI improvement

Although we have been receiving many positive reviews about the Book of Orbs interface and experience so far, there is still a lot of room for improvements. Especially, we are planning to overhaul the market page as well as other details to make it more intuitive and ready for mainstream users. We have been interviewing some users to get direct feedback in order to achieve this goal. If you are willing to help us improve the app, please reach out to us on email, slack(SoG or Counterparty official slack) or in any other channels.

Takara campaign

The popular bitcoin and token geocaching app “takara” has released its Android version recently. It’s still beta according to the creator Mandelduck, but Project ORB is likely taking advantage of it and distribute some WILLCOIN and ORBs in the coming days. Look out for more information on Twitter about our special campaign!