Game Updates — November 2022

Brent Maxwell
DEFY Labs Engineering
3 min readNov 28, 2022

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The aim of this article is to cover all of the changes made within the DEFY app and gameplay over the past month.

Below is a quick overview of all the updates made within the app over the month of November (detailed explanation for new features can be found further down).

Additions to Gameplay

  • Added support for collectable items (coming soon)
  • Added support for sharing profile stats

Tweaks and Improvements

  • Scanned zones will remain scanned for a short time after the app is closed
  • An ‘out of range’ status will be displayed when a retriever drone is deployed in a different zone
  • KYC verification will now open in an external browser on Android
  • Added links for trading $DEFY
  • Added a back button on the settings screen. It is now possible to either navigate back to the profile screen or return to the dashboard directly by pressing the X button
  • Display mask of the last operative to hack a zone on the map

App User Interface

  • Updated map styles and icons, including Collector and Hunter Drones
You can now easily distinguish between the Collector and Hunter Drones from map view

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed some issues around wallet generation and empty zones
  • Prevent drone alert from appearing when only retriever drones are in the zone
  • Prevent wallet upload progress from becoming negative under certain conditions
  • Fixed a crash on the wallet screen when there were no transactions
  • Fixed an issue with the slide to hack button disappearing when cancelling a hack
  • Fixed some issues with the pledge screen
  • Fixed the sound volume on Android
  • Fixed an issue on the pledge screen when pledging decimal amounts
  • Fixed some issues around drones collecting wallets
  • Fixed issue of Retrieval Drone getting stuck in Deploying Mode

New Features Explained

1. Support for Collectable Items

This feature has yet to be fully released and is added in as preparation for our upcoming Geoloot system that will accompany later gameplay updates such as the release of our crafting and nanoforge system.

When released, players will have access to a ‘Loot Scanner’ that provides players the abillity to search for loot within the map. There will be various types of loots made available over time, including raw materials for crafting and blueprints for the nanoforge.

Use the Loot Scanner to search for nearby loots within the map!

2. Sharing Profile Stats

You can now share your in-game achievements via social media such as Discord, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and more. Maybe it is time to compare stats with your fellow Operatives to see each other’s contribution to the revolution, or perhaps share them with a new individual to have them join the revolution!

About DEFY

DEFY is passionate about building the next generation tools and platforms that allow users to view and interact with NFTs and other digital collectibles in the real world. DEFY’s vision of the metaverse is one that involves merging the virtual and physical worlds in a compelling and inspiring way.

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Brent Maxwell
DEFY Labs Engineering

Technology Leader and Solutions Architect living and loving in Sydney, Australia with a deep and pervasive thirst for knowledge.