The most rewarding month in the history of Gala Games continues with another surprise NFT drop!
Great News for the Venue owners of Tolkheim! A new NFT drop is coming your way. Whether you currently own that little Dive Tavern by the docks, the Backwater Arena just outside the city, or the Grandest of Ancient Coliseums, you will be receiving Scrolls of Minting for the good sense you had picking up those Venues. The rarer your Venue, the more Scrolls will be dropped to you.
Before we tell you about the new stuff, let’s make sure you are caught up with the old stuff.
The World of Tolkheim
Legends Reborn is a noble pursuit throughout the world of Tolkhiem, and those who host the card matches play a critical role in society. As conflicts great and small are solved at the tables, Venue owners have a pivotal role to play. Hard-working owners who strive to make their Venues the greatest in the realm can reap the rewards of fame, fortune, and influence.
Back to Basics
Legends Reborn is a P2E Card Game where players create decks of Creatures and Heroes to use in battle against other players for a chance to earn daily rewards. Each creature can be equipped with a wide variety of Action Cards to add another layer of strategy to the game.
There are arenas all across Tolkheim where the card battles take place, from which the owners of the arenas take a cut of all rewards. Speaking of rewards, back to the reason we’re here- the free NFT that the owners of all Venues received!
The Scroll of Minting
As part of the base game, you spend in-game currency to get Action Card Packs. These cards are not on-chain, and exist strictly as a game item. Scrolls of Minting, however, can be read to tokenize an Action Card into an NFT so it can be sold or traded in the marketplace.
Each action card can be attached to a creature. The rarer the creature, the more Action Cards you can attach to them. Decks are always limited in how many cards they can have, but this gives you far more options for how to craft your deck’s unique strategy.
Creatures are sold in randomized Gacha-style packs, and will not come with their own Action Cards. This means strategically acquiring the perfect Action Cards is one of the most important way to beef up your deck’s strength.
Action cards will also have rarity in and of themselves, so saving your Scrolls for the best Action Cards you find may give you a bit of an edge over the competition!
With the ability to transform these in-game Action Cards into full-fledged NFTs, Legends Reborn is pushing the boundaries of the normal way web3 gaming functions, and giving players more options on how they play their game.
Coming Soon
Did we mention that Galaverse is coming up soon? In case you somehow weren’t aware, it’s a rather big time for the entire Gala Games Ecosystem.
We’ll keep you up to date with the latest news about Legends Reborn that happens during the event. Even if you aren’t coming to see us in Malta, we’ll catch up at the tables in Tolkheim!
The new 4X/RPG Hybrid powered by Web3, created by Ntroi and Gala Games is up for Founder’s Node approval
In our ongoing effort to bring you only the best gaming experiences, we have found another project we are incredibly excited to tell you about. Our passion for finding unique titles with devoted teams making amazing games is what brings you this gem today — Eternal Paradox.
Eternal Paradox would bring refreshingly new game experiences to the Gala Games Ecosystem as players compete to develop castle, explore the world, and train their Mercenaries. There are numerous ways for players to engage with the game’s deep and intricate systems– from conquering and dominating the competition with your team of specialized Mercenaries, to developing your land to encourage others to move in.
Eternal Paradox takes place in 9-week seasons and is a Hybrid 4X Exploration/RPG where you build your castle, explore the world and compete against or cooperate with other players. Each player can control multiple Mercenaries– powerful heroes whose skills you cultivate as they do battle.
All the great hallmarks of the 4X genre are here in all their glory, as well as a stage-based progressive mode featuring turn-based RPG style onslaught to test the Mercenaries that you’ve trained and developed over time. You will need to make bold decisions and utilize clever tactics if you want an edge over the competition.
There are several types of player-owned assets in Eternal Paradox. Land, buildings, landmarks throughout the world, or characters can be player owned NFTs. Each type of NFT will allow the player to take hold of a different and unique part of the game and potentially benefit when a player utilizes it.
Project Name:
Eternal Paradox
Developer:
Ntroi
Genre:
4X Exploration/RPG
Node Drop Mechanism:
Up to 8% of all NFTs/tokens will be distributed to the operators of active Founder’s Nodes at the time of minting. Exact percentage will be determined by total number of active Founder’s Nodes.
Release Date:
2022
At the center of the continent lies a void space, an area without form. One day long ago, a craft flying overhead was sucked in and tragically lost. Afterwards, strange stones emerged from the void, inscribed with mysterious runes. They formed themselves into an interlocking, ever-moving ring. This ring was the focus of a prophecy:
“When The Ring stops revolving, the continent will face destruction.”
Thus the ring was named The Ring of Ruin after the prophecy itself. To prevent the prophecy from being fulfilled, one must enter the void on the 63rd day since the ring began spinning and reverse the runic spells to turn back time. The world could either win a second chance, or face total destruction.
To prevent the world from destruction, a noble clan who harnessed mysterious powers formed a band of Mercenaries devoted to exploring and protecting the world from the void. These Mercenaries became crucial to all society, but eventually they would divide, consumed by infighting amongst themselves. It is now up to you to build your own Mercenary guild and accomplish what must be done to save the continent and achieve true power over the fate of the world.
The Vote
Will the Gala Founder’s Node operators agree to the addition of Eternal Paradox into the Gala Games Ecosystem, in exchange for up to 8% of all NFTs/tokens created by the game?
YES– A vote for including Eternal Paradox in the Gala Games Ecosystem
NO– A vote against including Eternal Paradox in the Gala Games Ecosystem
ABSTAIN– A vote showing no preference
To Vote: Open your Gala Games Node Software and click on the VOTING tab.
Voting Duration: The Node Vote will be May 26th at 2pm PT and will continue for 24 hours.
Requirement to Pass: Simple majority.
Pending the results of this Node Vote, we look forward to sharing more details and gameplay information as Galaverse Europe 2022 approaches!
Take a look into some of the brilliant minds behind our incredible frontline hospitality force. These folks know stuff.
There are a lot of great people on the Gala Games team that make this the fantastic community that it is. Many of us here interact with the community all the time, but rarely get the chance to connect without hiding behind handles and the (often insane) day to day business of serving up the community with great entertainment experiences.
Galaxian Highlights
This begins to change all that. We’ve previously started to spotlight experts on our team, but we’ve experienced such meteoric growth in the past year that we simply weren’t able to keep up with the talented and wonderful people joining our team every day.
Gala Games is still growing, and we’re not going to get any further ahead on showcasing the people who make this community possible unless we get started. We’ll be regularly running this series in the future to introduce you to some of the folks whose work you may interact with every day, but you don’t even know that you know them.
In this first edition, we’ll be showcasing the defenders of our community– The Sages of the Red Flame
Sages of the What!?
Sages of the Red Flame– or alternatively (and lamely) named “Community Managers” — leverage passion and experience for the Gala Games Ecosystem and Community. They are the community’s go-to connection between what goes on under the hood and in the driver’s seat of games on our platform.
For our introductory edition, this will be a bit longer installment of Galaxian Highlights. Typically we’ll use these series to focus on individuals, but it’s only fitting for this re-inaugural issue that The Sages of the Red Flame lead the charge together, united.
What is your role as a Gala Games Community Sage?
Dillon (NephilimHoss): I’ve been in the Gala Games community since January 2021, but started as Community Manager in November (my start date was my birthday!)
My job is to oversee the Discord, serve as a liaison for the community members and Gala Games teams, and to make sure the passion that we all feel for the Gala Games community is intentionally nurtured and protected.
Cade (Cayde): I spend most of my day reading every channel in the Discord and conversing with the community.
I’m always looking for ways to improve communication between the teams and the community, as well as finding new ways to get the community engaged. I also like crafting puzzles for people to solve 🙂
Vera (VeraAwesome):My role is to be in service to the community. This means doing my best to keep it a high-vibe and friendly place, and making sure that community feedback is heard.
I like to answer as many questions as I can as fast as I can because I’m trying to convince people that I’m actually a bot.
Michelle (pharmermichelle): I strive to be that main line of communication between the greater community and the Town Star game team.
I spend most of my time gathering feedback and sentiment to report back to the engineers, developers, and project managers. I’m here to give the community a voice within the team meetings and to make sure everyone is heard.
Matt (taco): Gala Music is still a new business, so as the music community manager I’m helping the server grow as positively as possible, answering questions and keeping everyone informed.
I’ve been an active part of the discord for quite a while, and now I want everyone to feel as welcome as I did when I first discovered Gala Games. I also represent the community “behind the scenes”, since at the end of the day it’s all about them.
Tom (curioushero): With a high-octane game like Spider Tanks comes a passionate player base that wants their ideas to be heard and implemented. My role is to be the conduit between the players and the people who make the games happen.
I develop relationships with the players by regularly competing with them in game and taking their feedback to help improve the game. As a veteran player in the community I can also help the team understand what potential players want to get out of the game so we can make a better experience all around.
Note: Cade actually has moved to our Product Team since the inception of this article. You’ll still catch him all over Discord, but we wanted to congratulate him on this new position!
Dillon’s Note: Cade defected from the CM team between the writing and publication of this article. Please send all complaints directly to him.
What skills or experience do you bring to Gala Games?
Dillon: I truly love this Community. The things we can accomplish with Web3, gaming and beyond are bigger than we imagine. I aim to bring a balanced perspective and a long-term vision to the Community. How we do things is often as important as what we do.
Vera:My love of Gala Games has given me the superpower of having a fangirl Wikipedia brain. This helps me to stay organized with all the juicy leaks coming out and also to keep track of the promises made to the community.
Matt: Most of my career has been spent in management and customer service, so I’m thrilled to be able to to utilize that experience within a community I genuinely enjoy being a part of.
Tom: I have a diversified background in business that spans over 20 years in tech support, networking, finance, and marketing. The last decade I’ve spent building online businesses that focus on lead generation, customer acquisition, and building raving fans for the products or services I represented. Gala Games and Web3 have created an incredible opportunity for me to help the company and community all succeed.
Why did you pick your Galaxian adventurer title?
Most of us at Gala Games use an “adventurer title” for our job description. These are often a more fitting indicator of what we do and where our expertise lies than some boring corporate label.
Dillon: As an Oath of Ancients Paladin I have an enduring love for natural beauty, light, and harmony. It is my duty to turn back threats against transcendent good with vigilant warding and loyal vehemence. The Red Flame that inflicts holy burns also gently illuminates, for those who seek light.
Michelle: As Town Star Bard I spread the news of happenings in and around Town Star, tossing out Bardic Inspiration as often as I can.
Vera:I am a White Mage. White Mages are timeless, powerful, and wise. The healing arts are very important to me as a seeker of truth, high magic and beauty.
Tom: I choose Spider Tanks Community Samurai as my Galaxian title. The word samurai originally meant “one who serves”. Samurai live by a code of conduct — known as “bushido”, and I figure that’s a good representation of what I do for the community, Gala Games and Gamedia.
Favorite music?
Michelle: If I had to pick a favorite genre of music, which is tough because I love music, it’d be melodic metal. Although if I had to list my top 3 favorite albums to listen to front to back, it’d be a toss up between “You’d Prefer an Astronaut” by HUM, Blink 182’s self titled album, and “As Daylight Dies” by Killswitch Engage.
Matt: I’m excited about being a bigger part of the music community because I love so many different genres. Indie rock like Neutral Milk Hotel, The Mountain Goats and The Weakerthans.. “Stomp and Holler” like the Lumineers and Shovels and Rope.. but I’m just as likely to be listening to Miley, Jay-Z, or Missy Elliott. My first concert was Vanilla Ice and En Vogue opening for MC Hammer.
What are your favorite games?
Cade: My favorite games tend to be FPS and MMORPGs. I was hooked on Counter Strike 1.6 and played competitively when I was 14. Nowadays I enjoy Destiny and whatever FPS my friends are playing at the time. I’m also proud to have a maxed RuneScape character that I’ve been playing off and on for the past 17 years.
Vera:My favorite genres to play are simulation, strategy, and RPG games. Some of my favorites of all time include The Sims, Warlords (DOS), Alter Ego (Commodore 64), Two Point Hospital, Project Highrise, and Persona 2: Eternal Punishment. For music, I enjoy pop, goth, and everything in between.
Favorite food?
Dillon: I’ll eat anything spicy. If you aren’t crying it can use more heat. Spicy seafood is bliss.
Tom: Pepperoni pizza for me.
Vera: Team Pizza all the way! If my life ever depended on eating a pizza every day to live, I would be immortal.
Any other cool hobbies or interests?
Michelle: Gardening. Although I’m not that great at it, so maybe I just enjoy playing in the dirt. 😂
Cade: I’m big into mechanical keyboards and anything auto racing, especially Formula 1. I also love playing basketball and watching my college team, Iowa State
Tom: I enjoy playing golf, surfing, snowboarding, scuba and being a dad.
Matt: Prior to getting a job working here, my biggest hobby was Gala Games. I’m transitioning from being a professional photographer, so that will always be a part of my life. I love going to flea markets with my wife and visiting new breweries.
Vera: Besides playing video games, I also enjoy journaling, writing, meditating, and going swimming.
Which SpiderTanks hat best describes you?
Dillon: Obviously the cowboy hat, y’all.
Vera: The cheese hat, because cheese makes everything better!
Tom: Roman plume… because, when in Rome!
Matt: The taco hat. Wait, there isn’t a taco hat? That’s a shame.
Which EoE faction would you align with?
Cade: The Royals. I love their aesthetics and lore. An ancient ruling party full of rich history and drama is too fascinating to me.
Vera: The Arbeiters. Personal independence is very important!
Which Town Star character could you replace, if only you were given the chance?
Michelle: I relate most to the Water Facility worker. He collects all that messy pond/river water, cleans it up and packages it in a nice barrel so those industrial workers can focus on making energy/gasoline and mining those hard metals. Just like I try to take the collective thoughts of the community, package it up nice and pretty, and hand it off to the Town Star team so they can keep on working to make Town Star awesome!
Vera: The Rancher. She looks like she has the most fun when she walks.
Tom: Tractor Farmer. I like to drive in the dirt.
Matt: Trucker for sure. I love the old movies (and music) from 70’s trucker culture.
Which Exemplar best fits who you are?
Dillon: A mix of Longhunt (what is sleep?), Clearblood (poisons are cool, subtle, and totally safe to drink), and Darksun (the night makes me feel alive).
Cade:Neverlook Halfling. I’m a major Elder Scrolls fan and I’ve always been one to master sneaking first so I can steal everything from the Imperial City and collect copious amounts of random items.
Vera:The Alchemist. Every problem has a solution. Being prepared with an arsenal of magical potions that are ready to be used seems like the most fun way to solve problems. Plus, you can never use too much glitter when preparing a magical potion!
Huge thanks to Dillon, Michelle, Cade, Vera, Matt and Tom for sharing their insights in our first edition of Galaxian Highlights.
As we build the Gala Games Ecosystem into a leading global force in Web3 entertainment, community always lives at the heart of everything we do. You empower us, we empower you, and together we build a community that will always grow stronger.
Thank you for being part of this adventure. Look for more Galaxian Highlights coming soon.
The new Gala Games title’s devs gather to answer questions from the community about their RPG project!
The team from NTROi held an AMA this morning about Eternal Paradox, a new 4X/RPG in late development with a planned release by the end of 2022. As NTROi is a Korean studio, the AMA itself was conducted in Korean. In case you missed the AMA itself or just need some translated highlights, fear not! We’ve got your back.
Introducing NTROi
NTROi is a development studio under NDREAM, which has put out Oceans & Empires, Pirates of the Caribbean, The War of Genesis, and Crossfire Warzone. During the AMA we met two of the producers for some of those games: Jaejun Song and Wonsuk Kwon.
About Eternal Paradox
Hearing about the game directly from the developers is always the best way to get the info as a player. You can hear how enthusiastic they are and how much passion they have for their game. That was our big takeaway, but for those of you who are all about that juicy information, here’s everything you’re after.
Eternal Paradox is a turn-based RPG where you build a band of mercenaries to fight for you. You can also build and grow your own castle over time to prepare for battles. Eternal Paradox combines a 4X Strategy Game with turn-based RPG genre in a unique and exciting way.
It is a turn-based RPG. We have a few interesting Mercenary characters. It will feature intro battles, adventure mode, arena, and guild arena systems.
You will grow your Castles and go into the Fields. You will interact with many players — your friends and enemies. The ultimate goal is to conquer the Battle for the Ring of Ruin.
-Jaejun Song, NTROi
The game will have a season-based structure culminating in a massive battle to close out each season. This will be a battle to control The Ring of Ruin– a mysterious object with the potential to doom the world. Players will fight to control it for ultimate rewards and greatest accomplishment in the game.
Speaking of Rewards
Eternal Paradox will be a full on Web3 game built on Gala Games’ new proprietary blockchain. P2E rewards will be seasonal, and Land NFTs can provide mutually beneficial rewards to owners and residents.
The game will start with four basic Mercenaries, but the team hopes to have up to 20 available including NFT Heroes at launch. The plan is to start with 5 characters from each family– or kin.
Each Mercenary will be a part of one of four distinct kins. At the moment each of these groups of kin roughly translate to: Breath of the Wind, Pirates, Guardian Angels and Wanderers. The developers have also planned for building and skin NFTs to be used in your Castle, but Heroes and Land will come first.
Gameplay and Development
The team expects to have Eternal Paradox out by the end of 2022 on as many platforms as they can. They also plan to have multiple servers so they can host asynchronous content and intend to host guild-level battles across the multiple servers.
Both PvP and PvE are in the works. And with all the options available, if you wanted to play diplomatically or act only in a support role for your guild mates, you can play Eternal Paradox that way as well. Quests and Missions will also be presented for players to gain bonuses and experience for their mercenaries.
Now that everyone is acquainted, NTROi would like to get more engagement and information from the community. While the team can’t guarantee anything quite yet, they are hopeful to have multiple playtests before release.
We know the importance of playtests, so we hope to often have multiple playtests to test different themes. We can’t commit a specific date yet or share too much detail right now, but considering our plan is to officially launch the game by the end of year… I’ll stop here…
-Jaejun Song, NTROi
The World of Eternal Paradox
There is a lot to get into for this game, but we’ll try to give you the basic rundown.
The Ring of Ruin lies at the center of Elysium. With the death of Karl the Timetraveler, the rings began to spin again. Karl left a prophecy though– “When The Ring stops spinning, the world will face destruction.”
Every 63 days The Ring slows and threatens to stop. There is great power in The Ring, and as players compete for that power, someone must rise to unlock The Ring’s secrets and use its power to turn back time.
This is where Eternal Paradox’s seasons come in. Elysium is literally locked in eternal struggle.
The Ring holds the story behind the reason why Karl started time traveling. Players will have to find pieces of the lore and figure it out themselves
-Wonsuk Kwon, NTROi
NFTs and Blockchain Elements
Eternal Paradox NFTs are currently planned in three forms:
Land
Heroes
Castle Buildings/Skins
Balance, as always, will be the trickiest thing for any developer to tackle. Eternal Paradox’s team is prioritizing getting balance right by ensuring any free players or those with less rare NFTs can be competitive by focusing and outplaying the competition.
Frequent logins and doing all of your missions each day should have a large cumulative effect on your progression through the game. Those with Eternal Paradox NFTs will potentially benefit from them, but the development team wanted to make sure this benefits were never overwhelming to other players.
The Final Words
To wrap it up nicely here, Eternal Paradox is a hybrid Turn-Based RPG/4x game that reinvents familiar genres in an exciting new way. The expert developers at NTROi hopes to release Eternal Paradox by the end of 2022 should all go as planned.
With Galaverse approaching, there’s sure to be much more news coming up. Look out tomorrow for a Founder’s Node Proposal and a 24-hour consensus vote for Node operators beginning at 2pm PT.
Eternal Paradox is a hybrid 4X/RPG coming soon to Gala Games.
The Ring of Ruin has begun to spin once more, as memories fade and new memories are made. Mercenaries begin to gather; guilds begin to form. The Lands of Elysium brace for another conflict.
With only 9 weeks to prepare, every guild, every Mercenary, every person living in the world of Eternal Paradox needs somewhere to call home. Somewhere to grow stronger, to rest after their conflicts, and to produce the resources required to overcome the trials, tribulations, and conflicts that the coming battle brings.
This is Eternal Paradox. Train your Mercenaries, explore the world, develop your castle, and become the legend that will save us. In Eternal Paradox, players are locked in an eternal struggle for the fate of the world. Can you conquer the Ring of Ruin at the key moment to begin the cycle anew and save the world?
A Hybrid RPG-4X Experience
Eternal Paradox follows the standard 4X basics: Explore, Exploit, Expand, and Exterminate. One major difference is the addition of RPG-style turn-based combat. This blend of two genres makes Eternal Paradox especially interesting.
Once every nine weeks, the Battle for the Ring of Ruin will commence once more. With 20 Mercenaries at launch to collect and train, players will need to strengthen their fighters by running daily missions, participating in PVP, and competing in the arena.
These activities will also earn you Silver Points, which will set your rank. Higher ranks can potentially earn more EPX token rewards. Winning The Battle of the Ring is the ultimate goal each nine weeks, and can earn you a massive EPX prize.
The Very Land Itself
Players can own the NFT Land and allow other players to build their castle as tenants. Owners need to manage and develop their land and choose a buff to provide to all residents to make it a better place to live. You will earn the Silver points based on the resources gained by your tenants.
Land NFTs will come in 6 rarities. Each piece of land will have a number of plots available for players to build their castles on. In addition to controlling the Land itself, owning the Land will allow an owner to set what bonus is given to their tenants. More will be released about these bonuses in the future, but these bonuses can make your land very attractive for other players to live on.
The choice of where to build your castle will be a crucial one. The closer a piece of land is to the crater located in the middle of each section on the map, the higher the rarity will be. This means that not only will higher tiers of land offer more benefits for their owners and residents, but they’ll also be closer to the center of true power on the continent.
As The Ring of Ruin continues to spin, the world will continue to move forward. So manage your lands, build your castles, and train your mercenaries, but know that when the time comes, battle will be joined. Will you be ready?
Ask the Devs Anything
May 25th at 6am PT (10pm KST) the Dev Team will be holding an AMA on YouTube. You can check it out on the YouTube link below. This will be a Korean language AMA, but we will be translating the team’s comments into English live on Discord during the event.
This is the place to ask those questions about what bonuses the land will give to players and how owners and tenants will interact. Mercenaries, who will they be? What do they do? What exactly is the Ring of Ruin? After the Eternal Paradox team digs into all the questions from the community, we will formally put forth a Founder’s Node Proposal for Eternal Paradox to officially join the Gala Games Ecosystem.
Remember, they asked you to ask anything. Have all those questions ready, and we will see you at the AMA to learn more about Eternal Paradox.
Note: Eternal Paradox is still pending approval of the Founder’s Node Network.