It’s time to have a little fun, and engage in some community building at the same time! Announcing, the FSA Sandbox Party!
As we take another big step towards Spark and property development with the introduction of object positioning on properties, we want to also revisit the spirit of FSA (Fair Start Act) Fest, a series of events we held in October that promoted collaboration between newer players and veterans.
That is why this event is designed to specifically encourage Uplander status players to shine in the sandbox games, becoming more accustomed to the upcoming property development mechanics while simultaneously getting more senior players to support newer Uplanders in their strategy. While the challenge board will ONLY count players of Uplander status, Pros and above will still get 1.5 spud in order to help newer players win, by building various fun structures that act as 2x point multipliers for surrounding buildings (owned by other players).
We will also have the new property positioning feature live. This will be a huge new strategic element of the game play, because it will allow players to carefully group their structures in order to ensure optimal multiplier bonuses.
For example, if a player is building on a large property, instead of placing their building in the center, they will likely want to place it near the edge of the property that is closest to a structure that will give it a bonus.
In order to cover more Uplanders, we’re going to be putting on 2 FSA Sandbox Parties, each in a different time zone!
Round 1: Saturday 12pm-4pm PT
Round 2: Saturday 8pm-12am PT
The Prizes
- The top 10 players in each round will receive UPX prizes.
- Every Uplander who earns at least 25 points during this event will get one entry into a drawing for a Fresno Landmark (of which there are only 3), St. John’s Cathedral! The top three players will each get additional entries. 1st place will get 10 additional, 2nd place will get 6 additional, and 3rd place will get 4 additional entries. Competing in both rounds will get you more entries for the drawing!
- The top 3 winners in each round will be named “Sandbox Prodigies” and will receive the Prodigy Badge.
- SPARK BONUS: Every player who completes a structure that actively gives a bonus to another players property will receive one entry for a Spark drawing. One lucky drawing winner will receive 0.5 spark, and 2 winners will receive 0.1 Spark. Competing in both rounds will get you more entries for the drawing! You’ll definitely want to get involved, because Spark will be central to building in the Upland Metaverse, and the more you have, the more you can build!
The Spark Bonus is part of the Spark Citizen Drop, (the majority of which will be determined by previous player engagement). Spark Bonuses are the last opportunities to increase your share in the drop, so stay tuned for more opportunities to earn and win Spark!
How To Win
Your task will be to build structures that are strategically positioned near bonus multipliers, in order to earn as many points as you can. You will have to collaborate and coordinate with other players (especially players with status Pro and above) in order to get the most points. There are 3 special multiplier structures that are being introduced for this event, each with a different radius, but all offering a 2x point multiplier to building within their radius.
- Astronaut: 10 meter bonus radius.
- Robot: 30 meter bonus radius.
- Planet: 60 meter bonus radius.
Additional Details
- During this event players will only be able to build on properties they own in Fresno (not in SF or NYC).
- Uplanders will receive 4 spud (used to build structures) and players who are Pro and above will receive 1.5 spud.
- Players will be able to boost the speed of construction by spending 100 UPX per 1 spud hour. Through this mechanism, players will be able to speed up development by 50%.
- We will open up a #fsa-sandbox-party channel on Discord, so Uplanders can ask questions and get help from senior players.
- Building speed will be substantially increased from previous events, in order to allow for more structures to be built within the 4 hour window.
- While players will have to collaborate in order to win, there are no teams, and thus this competition is fundamentally every Uplander for themselves.
- Only players of Uplander status will be counted in this competition.
Available structures, points, and spud cost
