Forest Knight Integrates Chainlink VRF and Keepers to Advance Project Transparency
Verifiable random numbers for NFT Merging! Automation for our Marketplace fees! With the help of Chainlink Labs’ technology, Forest Knight sets out on a quest to make its mobile RPG more reliable, transparent, and secure.
Forest Knight is ecstatic to announce our integration of multiple Chainlink Labs services on Polygon mainnet. Specifically, we’ve integrated Chainlink Verifiable Random Function (VRF) and Chainlink Keepers to help us meet our goal of full transparency. What does this all mean? We’re leveraging Chainlink VRF as a tamper-proof source of randomness for our NFT merging feature, and we’re using Chainlink Keepers to help automate the distribution of marketplace fee proceeds.
Forest Knight is a tactical mobile RPG with play-to-own features and is powered by the blockchain. In the last year, Forest Knight has made great strides in its development efforts, adding unique features, exclusive NFTs, and fun events for all players. Our goal is to leverage blockchain-based technologies to build better experiences for our players.
Chainlink Keepers
Before we move on to VRF and NFT merging, we have to talk about our marketplace fees and how we calculate them.
When collecting fees, we allocate one part back to the game and another to the DAO as reward distribution. We can automate the reward distribution reliably and transparently using Chainlink Keepers, which gives us more time to invent even better experiences for our players.
How Do Chainlink Keepers Work?
Chainlink Keepers enabled us to quickly automate and conditionally execute smart contract functions using the decentralized Keepers Network. We don’t have to build and maintain our centralized stack for automation, saving us time and money. The network has built-in redundancy and is highly reliable and performant.
The result? Automatic reward distributions to the DAO with high assurances of reliability, security, and decentralized execution.
NFT Merging and Randomness
One unique feature within Forest Knight is NFT merging. This feature enables players to randomly generate unique, never-seen-before NFTs by combining existing NFTs. To ensure that the process is truly random, we need to provide auditable and transparent processes that anyone can verify. Forest Knight has been trying to find a solution to this issue for a very long time. There’s always the option of hiding the random number generator in the back end of our servers, but this is far from transparent.
How Does Chainlink VRF Work?
Chainlink VRF provides a verifiable random number generator. How? When a new request for NFT merging is processed, Chainlink VRF creates a random cryptographic-based number and proof. This number and proof determine the outcome, and the proof generated is then verified and published on-chain before it gets utilized by other applications.
The cryptographic proof must be legitimate for the Forest Knight to accept the input of a random number, and this is only possible if the VRF procedure is tamper-proof. The process gives consumers automated and verifiable guarantees that the newly merged NFT is created uniquely and not manipulated by the oracle, outside parties, or the Forest Knight team directly on-chain.
Access to a verifiable RNG is a significant milestone in Forest Knight’s search for a transparent NFT merging process. We’re leveraging this powerful service to provide more functionality and an immersive gaming experience for our players.
“Transparency, ease-of-verification, and speed are important qualities for us. Chainlink provides cutting-edge oracle technology that enables us to advance Forest Knight the way we see the future — transparent and quick.” — Behfar Iranmanesh, Chrono Games CEO.
About Chainlink
Chainlink is the industry standard for building, accessing, and selling oracle services needed to power hybrid smart contracts on any blockchain. Chainlink oracle networks provide smart contracts with a way to reliably connect to any external API and leverage secure off-chain computations for enabling feature-rich applications. Chainlink currently secures tens of billions of dollars across DeFi, insurance, gaming, and other major industries and offers global enterprises and leading data providers a universal gateway to all blockchains.
Learn more about Chainlink by visiting chain.link or reading the developer documentation at docs.chain.link. To discuss an integration, reach out to an expert.
About Forest Knight
Forest Knight is a tactical mobile RPG where you assemble teams of heroes, equip them with uniquely designed and powerful NFTs to defeat the Skeleton Master, and climb the leaderboards against other knights!
Sometimes knights do know best, and we understand that. We want to make every one of you count. Come and join our game! See what Forest Knight offers in Early Access!
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