Crafting the Perfect Mix

Today we launch Mixing, a crucial new feature on the RCRDSHP platform that unlocks a whole new galaxy of possibilities for how you interact with RCRDSHP artists and play with and improve the value of your collection.

You might recognize some of the functionality we’re about to describe because it’s been previously hinted by our CEO Obie Fernandez and others in the community as “Crafting.” In the end, we decided to call it Mixing as a nod to our focus on electronic music and DJing.

Mixing allows you to combine two or more cards into a new or enhanced collectible.

Mixing allows you to combine two or more cards into a new or enhanced collectible. Mixing is also the foundation for a slew of new RCRDSHP features ranging from the way that you level up your player profile, to “massing” (merging) duplicate collectibles in your collectibles as a way of creating new rare cards that have the possibility of earning valuable new stakeholder rewards for you and your favorite artists.

We’re kicking off the feature release when it happens later today with a Mixing Challenge to help guide users through the process and unlock a fun reward! It launches February 4, 2022 at 11 a.m. PST | 2 p.m. EST | 7 p.m. GMT.

We’ve put together this FAQ to answer some of the questions we expect you’ll have.

What is Mixing?

• Simply put, two or more collectibles can be combined to create something new or to enhance a collectible in some way.
• It’s kind of like when you combine the beat from one track, the vocals from another track, and the hook from a third song, to make something entirely new.
• With RCRDSHP mixing, you can change your collectible when you follow a mixing combo on the mixing table.

What is an outcome?

An outcome is just what it sounds like, the result of a mix!

• When mixing, you have to follow a specific combo and some cards can only be made by mixing them with other cards.
• We have long hinted at using mixing to refill zippo lighters with a +1 card, so the combo would look like:
• Genesis Lighter & Any +1 & 1 coin = Refilled Genesis Lighter
• During this process, your Genesis Lighter will be refilled, the +1 card will be burned and the mixing combo will cost you 1 coin.

How does Mixing work?

• First you need to have a card in your hand that unlocks the Mixing Table. We’re keeping the card a secret for now but we think you can figure it out. Once you have the correct collectible in-hand, the Mixing option will appear as a tab in your Collection. Don’t forget you have to keep this card in your hand to keep the mixing table unlocked.
• To mix, drag the cards you want to mix into your hand then navigate to the Mixing Table, and tap the “Mix” button.
• If it works, the cards on the table will disappear, one coin will be deducted from your balance, and the new or modified outcome card will be added to your collection.
• If it doesn’t work, you keep the original cards and a coin is deducted from your balance for attempting. Normally it will cost a coin to attempt to mix (even if the outcome is unsuccessful), but for now mixing attempts will be free and it will only cost a coin when your combo is successful.
• If the mixing button is greyed out after you have added cards to the table, check that you have coins in your balance. To earn coins, you will need to burn collectibles. Check out this article for details on burning.

How is a card limited when it’s not blockchain-confirmed?

• It takes a little time — usually just a few minutes — for the ownership status of a card to be written to the blockchain. Until this happens, cards can be looked at and played, but they cannot change ownership or be transformed by burning or mixing.

What else aren’t you telling us?

• We’re starting small with a handful of recipes being rolled out gradually so keep an eye out for announcements and updates on new Mix Combos.