Wemade Tree, the blockchain subsidiary of massive Korea-based gaming company Wemade, and Gala Games (Gala.Games), the fastest growing blockchain gaming platform in the world, have signed an MOU, agreeing to work together on current and future projects designed to promote worldwide growth and awareness of blockchain gaming. Using its WEMIX blockchain platform (wemixnetwork.com) which currently boasts the acclaimed Mir 4 Global and several other gaming titles that are popular throughout the world, Wemade Tree now plans to work together with Gala Games through cross-functional in-game items, NFTs and more.
The MOU of these two successful blockchain projects includes plans to integrate cross-utilization of in-game items on both platforms (WEMIX and Gala Games), and collaboration in non-fungible token (NFT) business development. Additionally, the two companies will work together to develop and run blockchain-backed games and cooperate on worldwide advancement of blockchain technology.
The joining of forces between these two companies has the potential to bring the empowerment of blockchain gaming to greater numbers of players worldwide than ever before. Both parties will work together in the near future to discuss the terms and conditions of these agreements, and both parties are confident that this cooperation will prove an incredible opportunity to reciprocally extend their reach throughout the world.
About Wemade
Wemade (KOSDAQ 112040) is a well-established game company with a global presence. Traditional businesses have revenue streams from game services and license fees for popular game titles (IP), including ChuanQi. Even though the game service itself is globally oriented, the current business environment is still very broken, relying on local players for publishing, marketing, and especially payment.
Using native platform tokens as a means of exchange opens up one truly global marketplace and enables borderless peer-to-peer transactions by connecting users from all over the world. This complements their existing business model as a global platform/service provider and provides more significant value to their game players.
Wemade Tree is a subsidiary of Wemade dedicated to the blockchain business. Wemade Tree will lead the blockchain space by leveraging the expertise and strength of the Wemade group.
About WEMIX
WEMIX is a blockchain-based global game platform developed by Wemade Tree as its flagship blockchain game service division. WEMIX is a platform for gaming dApps that provides users with a wallet and marketplace for digital assets (fungible tokens, non-fungible tokens). WEMIX wants to foster a blockchain game ecosystem with the “experiential value” of users as its core.
About Gala Games
Gala Games, founded by Eric Schiermeyer (co-founder of Zynga), is building the largest decentralized network of gamers in the world. Using blockchain technology and employing a wealth of experience from the professional gaming industry, Gala Games aims to empower players through ownership, an economy of rewards, and an unmatched gaming experience. Learn more at Gala.Games.
Today is the big day, and in just a couple short hours, Town Star Play-to-Earn Early Access is being released!
In THIS POST, we announced the basic details of #TSP2E, and now (one week later) we have filled out details, answered questions and tested the gameplay.
This FAQ is designed to answer all of your play-to-earn questions. If you have additional questions that are not covered in the list, join the discussion in Discord. This is a living document that will be altered and updated as necessary while we pioneer together into this uncharted territory. You’ll find an extensive FAQ HERE at Support.Gala.Games.
TSP2E FAQ
Will node operators get daily TownCoin distribution?
Yes, if they complete their node requirements for that day.
NFTS & Play-to-Earn
Will you only be able to earn with placed NFTs?
Yes. You will also need ⚡Gala Power⚡.
Will all Town Star placeable NFTs be able to earn?
Yes.
Will skins also earn TownCoin?
No.
What is the difference between a placeable NFT and one you apply?
Placeable NFTs are buildings or bots that do tasks for you or allow you to hold more items in storage. Skins are NFTs that you apply that (may) give you speed bonuses. Only placeable NFTs earn TownCoin.
Will there be a max number of VOX I can place in my town?
If you are Level 100 and own 100 VOX you will be able to place and earn with all of them. However, this may make it difficult to complete the Town Star Daily Challenge that is required to earn your daily TownCoin.
Will VOX need to be placed by a road?
Yes.
How are NFT rarities determined?
Town Star NFT rarity will be determined by total supply on-chain. VOX rarity will be determined by their current rarity according to rarity score at rarity.tools/collectvox
What can my VOX earn?
VOX rarity will determine the amount of TownCoin you can receive. To see your rarity go to rarity.tools/collectvox
Will VOX placed have proximity effects?
No.
Will the Farmbot be usable in the future?
Yes.
How many NFTS can I play with? What happens if I place more NFTs than my power Level?
You can play with as many NFTs as you would like. If you play with more than your Gala Power Level allows to earn, the highest earning NFTs will default to earn.
Do my NFTs need to be placed while I’m doing the Daily Challenge?
For the purposes of play-to-earn, your earnable NFTs only need to be in your town at the time that you collect your TownCoin earnings.
Can I transfer NFTs to multiple accounts to collect Daily rewards more than once?
No. This goes against the following Terms and Conditions: Section 3.8 (vii); (viii); (xiv); (xviii). Gala has the right to terminate or suspend users access immediately and without any notice in accordance with Section 4 of the Terms and Conditions.
⚡Gala Power⚡
What is ⚡Gala Power⚡?
⚡Gala Power⚡ is a system of levels proportional to how many of your NFTs will be eligible for daily play-to-earn TownCoin, based on the amount of GALA and TownCoin you are currently holding. In the future, this number may also include other factors such as NFTs, account age and referrals.
Will GALA in your Treasure Chest count towards your ⚡Gala Power⚡?
Yes.
Does BSC GALA count towards your ⚡Gala Power⚡?
No. Only GALA and TownCoin in your Inventory (& Treasure Chest) count towards ⚡Gala Power⚡.
Will holding TownCoin have benefits?
Yes. Holding TownCoin will add to your ⚡Gala Power⚡at a 2X rate.
For example, if you are a level 2, you can get to level 4 by holding half as much TownCoin as you could holding GALA.
How often is ⚡Gala Power⚡ updated?
⚡Gala Power⚡ will be updated in real time. A refresh may be required to view the updated value.
If I withdraw GALA will it immediately affect my ⚡Gala Power⚡?
Yes, withdrawing GALA will immediately affect your ⚡Gala Power⚡.
How will levels of ⚡Gala Power⚡ relate to the number of NFT eligible for rewards?
Each level will allow you to place one NFT to earn TownCoin. Example: if you are level 20, you will be able to place 20 NFTs to earn TownCoin. You can place as many NFTs as you would like. Your Level limit will take the highest earning NFTs to count towards your TownCoin earnings.
How are the amounts of GALA and TownCoin held used to determine ⚡Gala Power⚡ level?
⚡Gala Power⚡ Equation: Gala Power = Gala Coin + (Town Coin*2)
⚡Gala Power⚡ Scale (Subject to change) Levels 1–20: Every 5K ⚡Gala Power⚡ held increases your level by 1 Levels 21–35: Every 10K ⚡Gala Power⚡ held increases your level by 1 Levels 36–45: Every 25K ⚡Gala Power⚡ held increases your level by 1 Levels 46–55: Every 50K ⚡Gala Power⚡ held increases your level by 1 Levels 56–65: Every 100K ⚡Gala Power⚡ held increases your level by 1 Levels 66–73: Every 1M ⚡Gala Power⚡ held increases your level by 1 Levels 74–81: Every 5M ⚡Gala Power⚡ held increases your level by 1 Levels 82–86: Every 10M ⚡Gala Power⚡ held increases your level by 1 Levels 87–94: Every 50M ⚡Gala Power⚡ held increases your level by 1 Levels 95–100: Every 100M ⚡Gala Power⚡ held increases your level by 1
TownCoin
What will future TownCoin utility be?
Here are two examples: Items will be released in the Gala Games store that are purchasable only with TownCoin. Eventually, buildings will be upgradeable by spending TownCoin.
Unfortunately, we do not provide functionality for token exchange on the Gala Games platform. However, like GALA token, TownCoin is an ERC-20, meaning that users may at their own discretion create swaps and list the token on exchanges.
Why implement a new coin rather than use GALA?
While Gala Token is integral to our gaming ecosystem, we have set our goals high towards the number of games we want on our platform. As such, in order to allow each of our games to have a functional play to earn mechanism, each game needs to have its own token.
Will TownCoin go to Inventory or my Treasure Chest?
TownCoin will be deposited in your Treasure Chest, and show up under your Inventory tab as Treasure Chest items.
When can I claim TownCoin?
Anytime after completing your Daily Challenge and before the daily universal timer runs out.
Will I eventually be able to purchase Season Passes with TownCoin?
Yes, but not necessarily for the first round.
Daily Challenges
How often will the Daily Challenges change?
At launch the Daily Challenges will be the same, but they will reset every 24 hours. Reset will happen at 0:00 UTC.
Are Daily Challenges on individual or universal time?
Universal. Challenges will change at the same time for everyone every day. This is subject to change.
Season Passes
What is a Season?
A Season is a to-be-determined length of time that your Pass will allow you to participate in Daily Challenges and potentially earn TownCoin. You will need to purchase a new Pass for each Season.
Can I purchase multiple Season Passes?
This is to be determined.
Will I be able to purchase and gift Season Passes in the future?
Not at first, but possibly in the future.
Will there be a lifetime Season Pass available?
No.
Will there be an auto renew feature for Season Passes?
Not at first, but possibly in the future.
Weekly & Play-to-Earn Servers
What is the Weekly Server?
The Weekly Server hosts the Weekly Competition in Town Star where people fight for top rankings to earn GALA. While you can also participate in the P2E aspects, it is not required.
What are the Play-to-Earn Servers?
The P2E Servers run for 30 days allowing you to create amazing builds for your towns AND earn TownCoin by completing your Daily Challenges.
Will all instances of the Play-to-Earn Server be open at the same time?
Yes. You will be able to choose where you would like to place your town in any of the servers.
Can I play in both the Weekly and Play-to-Earn Servers?
Yes. You can have a town in both places, however you can only be active in one at a time and only collect TownCoin from ONE per day.
That’s it for now! Keep your eyes on the blog for more exciting updates as they become available, and join the discussion in the Discord community. We hope you all have a blast making history with us in Town Star Play-to-Earn!
“Keep Mooooovin’ up!” — Headmaster Cow “Beak kind to each other!” — Professor Chicken
The following document was built as a beginner’s explanation, introducing future and current Town Star players to the concept of play-to-earn and explaining how to get involved. For more in-depth info, please visit the FAQ or start a conversation in Discord.
What Does it Mean to Play-to-Earn?
Playing to earn is a new type of gaming, and you’ve stumbled across one of its greatest pioneers: Gala Games. Thanks to blockchain technology and the power of NFTs, players can now truly own their in-game assets in a way they never thought possible.
In the past, online games had to lock down players’ in-game assets, assuring players through careful placement of harsh terms of service that anyone caught prescribing real world value to the items would be severely punished. Gamers have lost countless assets to these kinds of violations, sometimes tragically being banned from play or locked out of an account years in the making.
Now, a few bold companies like Gala Games are empowering gamers with games like Town Star, in which players are not only allowed to truly own their assets, but encouraged to trade them on secondary markets as often as they would like. In some cases, players are even able to earn rewards for playing with these owned items. That is the basis of play-to-earn.
Instead of paying simply to play, gamers can now pay to unlock and enhance their ability to earn. Town Star makes this incredibly simple to both understand and practice, with a clear play-to-earn economy that will be described over the following paragraphs.
Solar Panels are the latest example of a Town Star NFT, available now exclusively for TownCoin!
Town Star NFTs
Some Town Star items are playable by anyone in the game at any time. These items cost only in-game money. This money must be generated and spent entirely in the game. It is not transferable and has no real value outside of the game. Other items are limited in supply and can actually be owned by players on an individual basis. They are called blockchain items, or NFTs. These items are different from strictly in-game items in several ways…
They are limited in supply.
They may be purchased in the Gala Games store while supplies last.
They may be transferred between players.
They may be transferred out of the game.
They may have real world value outside of the game.
Using them in the game may earn additional rewards. (more on that in the next section)
TownCoin — The Play-to-Earn Reward Token
TownCoin is a token that was created by Gala Games exclusively as a reward for playing-to-earn with Town Star NFTs. Unlike imaginary in-game money that cannot leave the game, TownCoin is a real cryptocurrency that lives on a blockchain. It can be transferred between players, listed on third-party exchanges, or bought and sold on those exchanges.*
*Gala Games makes no predictions, promises or speculations about the value of TownCoin, which is determined entirely by its trade markets. All TownCoin rewarded through playing shall be unminted in a player’s treasure chest. As such, in order to transfer, list, buy or sell, users must first actively mint the token.
Adding TOWN to Supply
Players earn TownCoin from playing with NFTs
Node operators receive TownCoin in a daily distribution as a reward for operating their Founder’s Node
Uses for TOWN
Exclusive NFT items that can only be purchased with TownCoin
In-game upgrades and benefits that are purchasable only with TownCoin
Holding TownCoin provides additional benefits to Gala Power
Playing with NFTs to Earn Rewards
Basically, players are able to earn TownCoin rewards when they are using NFT items in their Town Star build, as long as certain requirements are met.
Daily Challenges — Each day’s rewards are “unlocked” with the player’s completion of an in-game daily challenge. Examples of daily challenges could include earning a certain number of Stars in a 24 hour period, shipping a minimum quantity of a particular good, or anything along those lines.
Example only, details subject to change
Gala Power — Each player has a level called Gala Power that is determined (at first) by the amounts of liquid GALA and TownCoin held in their player wallet. This will later be amended to include additional factors such as NFT ownership, account age, and referrals. For each level that Gala Power increases, a player can play 1 additional NFT eligible to earn TownCoin rewards. For example, a player with Gala Power level 1 can earn from the placement of 1 NFT and a player with Gala Power 7 can earn TownCoin from the placement of 7 NFTs.
Season Pass — In each Town Star Season (exact Season length TBD), players who wish to earn TownCoin will be required to hold a ticket, an NFT item called a Season Pass. The Season Pass acts like a key, through which a player is able to earn TownCoin (provided that other criteria are met) throughout an entire season.
example of a Season Pass (all details subject to change)
NFTs in the Town Star collection have widely varying supplies, a.k.a. blockchain rarities. Each NFT earns daily TownCoin in an amount proportional to its blockchain rarity. Essentially, the more rare the item, the more TownCoin it will earn on a daily basis when placed in the game.
With the example of VOX, the NFT avatars sold by Gala Labs that can also be placed in Town Star for play-to-earn rewards, each placed VOX earns daily TownCoin in the exact same quantity as its rarity score, as currently displayed on RARITY.TOOLS.
Other NFTs, such as storage buildings of varying rarities, bot homes, fountains and resource-providing stands, each have individual TownCoin allocations based entirely on their blockchain rarity. For more information about how this is calculated, visit the GALA GAMES KNOWLEDGEBASE.
How to Unlock and Claim P2E Rewards
Make sure you have some Gala Power. The simplest way to do this is to acquire some GALA or TownCoin and store it in your player wallet. With early access of TSP2E, GALA and TownCoin held in a player’s wallet will be the determining factors for that player’s Gala Power level. Below is the initial scale of how Gala Power levels are gained. These numbers are subject to change at any time.
Levels 1–20: Every 5K ⚡Gala Power⚡ held increases your ⚡Gala Power⚡ level by one.
Levels 21–35: Every 10K ⚡Gala Power⚡ held increases your ⚡Gala Power⚡ level by one.
Levels 36–45: Every 25K ⚡Gala Power⚡ held increases your ⚡Gala Power⚡ level by one.
Levels 46–55: Every 50K ⚡Gala Power⚡ held increases your ⚡Gala Power⚡ level by one.
Levels 56–65: Every 100K ⚡Gala Power⚡ held increases your ⚡Gala Power⚡ level by one.
Levels 66–73: Every 1M ⚡Gala Power⚡ held increases your ⚡Gala Power⚡ level by one.
Levels 74–81: Every 5M ⚡Gala Power⚡ held increases your ⚡Gala Power⚡ level by one.
Levels 82–86: Every 10M ⚡Gala Power⚡ held increases your ⚡Gala Power⚡ level by one.
Levels 87–94: Every 50M ⚡Gala Power⚡ held increases your ⚡Gala Power⚡ level by one.
Levels 95–100: Every 100M ⚡Gala Power⚡ held increases your ⚡Gala Power⚡ level by one.
⚡Gala Power⚡ Equation: Gala Power = Gala Coin + (Town Coin * 2)
2. Secure your Season Pass. In the inaugural Season of TSP2E, everyone will have access to daily earning potential without the requirement of a ticket, but beginning with the next Season, an active Season Pass will be required to participate.
3. Place your in-game NFTs. Remember that simply playing Town Star is not enough. You must also have a number of placed in-game NFTs, as each individual NFT is connected to a specific amount of daily TownCoin that can be earned. NFTs must be placed in-game at some point during the 24 hour period and be active when you claim your TownCoin. Even if they are placed 2 minutes before the countdown expires, they will be eligible for earnings as long as the other requirements are met.
4. Claim your TownCoin. Once all above requirements have been met, you will be prompted to claim your TownCoin. If you do not claim your reward before the countdown expires, you will forfeit that day’s reward. Claiming TownCoin is as simple as clicking the prompt once your daily challenge is completed.
Claimed TownCoin will be delivered directly to the player’s Inventory, but there may be a slight delay from the time of claiming until it appears in the Inventory.
That completes the rundown of Town Star Play-to-Earn (TSP2E). If you are looking for more in-depth information including specific numbers, more technical explanations and frequently asked questions, please visit THIS PAGE of the Gala Games KnowledgeBase.
Thanks to our incredible community for all your support! We hope you all love #TSP2E! Join the Discord, watch the blog, and get your NFTs in the Town Star store!
“It’s udderly astounding!” — Headmaster Cow “Earning around the cluck!” — Professor Chicken
In celebration of our highly anticipated early access launch of #TSP2E, we’ve released some brand new playable NFTs in the Town Star store!
Today we’re happy to announce a new player-owned piece of Town Star gameplay that lots of community members have asked for over the last several months: Solar Panels!
That’s right. The clean, passive energy for which solar arrays are best known is coming to Town Star! Solar Panels are now available in 3 different rarity levels, and here’s what you need to know.
Available ONLY for TownCoin
These three items represent the first utility for the new token, and can only be purchased for TownCoin. This will give you an extra incentive to join in the early access launch, as well as something to work toward as you accumulate TownCoin.
Because TownCoin cannot yet be purchased on any exchanges, we understand that many of you will not have enough TownCoin in your wallet for days, weeks, or longer. Where better to spend your first earned TownCoin than the Town Star store, on an exclusive item that will make playing to earn even easier in the future?
Solar Panels will Make your Game Easier
Think about it. These things are a lot like Power Plants, but without the hassle of building and completely free of pollution. Owning Solar Panels will make tons of essential Town Star processes more simple: Gasoline production, Lumber milling, Cake baking, Yarn spinning and more.
You’ll have the luxury of instantly picking up and replacing your Solar Panels wherever they are needed, allowing you to completely shift the production focus of your town in just a few short moves.
Solar Panels on Opensea.io
Solar Panels Reduce your Storage Needs
When you take full advantage of passive energy, you’re freeing up Warehouse space to leave room for more important (and more valuable) goods. When that passive energy is easily moveable and on-demand, it becomes possible to entirely eliminate the need for energy storage. This saves a ton of worker time and wage money, letting you to produce the most important goods more quickly.
Here they are in the Town Star store!
Solar Panels are Eligible to Earn TownCoin
Just like all placeable NFT Town Star items, the new Solar Panels can earn daily rewards in TownCoin simply for being owned and placed in the game. As long as you have enough Gala Power and complete the daily challenge, you’ll be able to claim TownCoin daily for each NFT placed.
Don’t forget that potential TownCoin earnings are based solely on the current blockchain rarity of an item. This means that the rarer the item, the more TownCoin it can earn. The Legendary Solar Panel array will not only provide the greatest amount of passive energy to surrounding tiles; it will also earn the greatest amount of daily TownCoin! That’s a big win-win!
Pick up some Solar Panels as soon as you pick up some TownCoin, only in the Town Star Store!
Throughout this whole week, we’ll be revealing and featuring various aspects of TSP2E! Keep your eyes on the blog, the Discord community and the Town Star store!
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so GAMEDIA and Gala Games have teamed up with the National Breast Cancer Foundation to bring you a stunning (but destructive) new Spider Tank Skin for a limited time in the Spider Tanks store!
Best of all, 100% of the profits from this limited edition Tank Skin will be donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation! For the next couple weeks, carnage and mayhem wears a beautiful pink shell in the arena and has a supportive pink ribbon above its head.
Details of the Sale
The Pink Power! Tank skins will be available through the entire month of October, starting today. At the end of the month, all unsold Tank skins (if there are any left) will be burned from supply. There will be 4000 Tank Skins in total available, and they will be sold for approximately $500 each*. If every Skin sells, more than a million dollars will be raised for breast cancer awareness! It’s a healthy goal, and Gala Games would be extremely happy to help get the world closer to the education, early detection and supportive services needed by everyone suffering from this terrible disease.
*USD price is an estimate, subject to slight fluctuation in crypto prices
Additional Giveaway
Everyone who purchases one of the Pink Power! Tank Skins by giving to charity during this event will be entered into a drawing to win 1 of 10 Rare Tank Bodies or Weapons. That’s a total combined value of around $5000! Drawings and giveaways will be held at the end of October.*
We hope you’re all enjoying the extended Beta play test as much as we are, as this incredible PVP brawler by GAMEDIA continues to blow us away! Before you know it, Spider Tanks will be a household name in worldwide esports, and the first play-to-earn game of its kind.
We can hardly wait to share some more details of GAMEDIA’s player-empowering play-to-earn economy designs, which will be coming very soon. Keep your eyes on the Gala Games Discord, the Spider Tanks blog, and the Spider Tanks store, because there is a huge wave of excitement headed your way.
*No purchase necessary to win. To request entry please send aself-addressed, stamped envelope (“SASE”) with sufficient postage and a return address, including first and last name, street address, city, state, and ZIP code to 4625 S. 2300 E., Suite 202, Salt Lake City, UT 84117,USA.
About GAMEDIA GAMEDIA is an award winning game studio from the Netherlands, with an extensive track record and history. The long list of games they have developed are mostly based on well know entertainment IP’s and have seen the light on a wide range of platforms and hardware. Currently they are focused on creating our own high quality multiplayer games for PC, consoles as well as mobile.
