All you need to know about the upcoming holiday sale
The VOX community is the best on the planet, and we’re grateful that you’re part of it! That’s why we decided to give back in a big way by stuffing our VOX Holiday Mystery Boxes with holiday cheer, good wishes, and one amazing random VOX-related NFT.
Contents of Mystery Boxes
Each Box will contain 1 random NFT. Every Box is a winner!
VOX (Series 1–4) — approx. 31.78% of Boxes
VOXverse Fantasy Land Parcels (Common — Ancient Rarity) — approx. 11.44% of Boxes
WEN: Wednesday, December 21st @ 2PM PT — Thursday, December 22nd @ 12PM PT
WHERE: Link will be sent out as an announcement in the VOX Discord at the time of sale, reveal your Box at collectvox.com
WHO: VOX or VOX Box Holders of Series 1–4 VOX
PRICE: 0.08 ETH (payment will occur following redemption)
QUANTITY: 1000 Boxes (first come, first serve, purchase limit of 2 Boxes per wallet)
DETAILS: Users will navigate to the webpage at the time of sale, and will be able to redeem up to 2 Holiday Mystery Boxes per Wallet.
To complete the order, users will be required to enter their email and billing address. Email will be critical for fulfilment of the Holiday Mystery Box, so please ensure you enter your email address correctly.
After you order, you will receive an order confirmation email with your order number. If you receive this email, your order has been confirmed and your Holiday Mystery Boxes will be sent as long as you complete the payment process by December 22nd @ 12PM PT.
In the evening (Pacific Time) of December 21st, all users will receive an additional email with payment instructions. There will be a slight delay after the order before receiving the email.
Payment must be received by December 22nd @ 12PM PT to honor the sale.
If any of the Pre-Sale Holiday Mystery Boxes have not been claimed and paid for by December 22nd @ 12PM PT, they will be subsequently put for sale on OpenSea.
No more than 2 Holiday Mystery Boxes per wallet will be honored in the pre-sale.
Public Sale Details
WEN: Wednesday, December 21st @ 3PM PT
WHERE: Purchase on OpenSea and reveal your Box at collectvox.com
WHO: Anyone can purchase
PRICE: 0.08 ETH
QUANTITY: 888 Boxes (no purchase limit)
DETAILS: The Holiday Mystery Box will be included in the official VOX Box Collection. Sales will look like standard OS secondary listings. Please see the red circle in the image below to view where to purchase the Boxes in the Public Sale.
Exchange Boxes on CollectVOX.com
Boxes can be exchanged on collectvox.com starting on December 21st @ 12PM PT.
Users will need to connect their wallet which holds the Holiday Mystery Box token to collectvox.com
Navigate to ‘My Collection’, then locate the Holiday Mystery Box and click ‘Exchange’ (exchange process may take a few minutes). It’s recommended to stay on the same tab while the exchange is happening.
Once the exchange is complete, users will be able to see the contents of the VOX Holiday Mystery Box(es) directly on screen, and also will be viewable on OpenSea.
For users that won land parcels in their VOX Holiday Mystery Box(es), the land will not be viewable in ‘My Collection’ but will be viewable on OpenSea. Resource Packs also may take a couple minutes before showing up in ‘My Collection’ but will show up in OpenSea immediately.
Things are about to get dangerously tripodal in here as we give you a crash course on everything about the Scout Body!
Thanks for joining us again at The Spider Tanks Showcase! Today we’re making a sharp turn away from last week’s feature on the always flashy Snoop’s Bumpin Lowrider to spotlight a more unassuming Tank Body. While it may not have the bling and bass of Snoop’s ride, it skitters across the arena with deadly efficiency.
This week we’re talking about Scout. This body will typically be one of the quickest in the arena with its streamlined 3-legged design. Its smaller size, however, means a Pilot will have to translate that extra speed into better dodging, because Scout isn’t carrying much extra Armor.
There are Bodies faster than a Scout, but not by much. The smallest Bodies, like Flea, may move a tiny bit faster than Scout, but they also have even less Armor. Scout moves fast enough to dodge whatever comes at you, but also doesn’t feel like you’re driving a Tank made of paper– so maybe you won’t explode if you get accidentally hit once or twice.
Scout has pretty low Energy compared to most Tanks. This means you won’t be able to rely on Abilities as often as other Pilots, so think about affordable tools for each match. Luckily, Speed Boosters are cheap and they can turn Scout from a fast Tank into an unbelievably fast Tank very quickly. Repair Drone could be another solid option for many pilots. Since it affects you for quite awhile, its Energy cost is a little easier to swallow. With Scout’s low Armor, even a little repairing can go a long way.
Hot Potato: Scout/Flamethrower
This first combo may be a little bit reckless for some, but in the hands of the right Pilot it can just litter the arena with wreckage. Scout gets around quickly but has the armor to take a stray shot or two if that’s what needs to happen. This is essential for getting in close with weapons like the Flamethrower. Smaller Tanks may have the speed edge, but if you’re going to run up on the enemy, you need to make sure you can prioritize damage over dodging once in a while.
The flamethrower slows you down when you start shooting fire. This defeats the entire purpose of Scout, so timing is absolutely key. You need to cover the distance between you and the enemy before you start flaming, then if possible, position yourself where you can catch your enemy for more burning as they try to escape.
The Scout here catches a vulnerable Tank on its way by, then wastes no time in pursuing the enemy Scout long enough to cook it well done.
How long you can hold them in the fire is critical. Flamethrower will continue to burn the enemy after you stop roasting them, but not for as much damage. You need to burn them down to where you know they’ll die from the DoT, then cut the firepower and race out as fast as possible. For many Pilots, mastering this technique will be a serious challenge, but those who do will be highly feared by opponents.
Rear Support Sniper: Scout/Crossbow
This one takes less advantage of Scout’s speed to leverage borderline kamikaze tactics, and more to dominate the battlefield with superior positioning. Speed isn’t only an asset while close up on the enemy, and with a long range Scout in the backfield, a weakness never has to go unexploited.
This build is all about using the superior range of a Weapon like Crossbow to control the flow of a brawl. Most matches end up with clearly drawn battle lines at some point. Medium range Tanks will hold a line to keep close range Tanks from getting through. While that deadly dance is going on, Scout can be zipping around and picking off stragglers from the relative safety of the rear.
Even with the chicken weighing it down, this Scout still has plenty of Speed after boosting up to reposition when the Alpha Executioner makes a push.
Using this strategy, you’ll rarely be exposed to danger unless your allies give way or someone decides you’re just too annoying to let live and makes a desperate, futile rush at you. In these situations, you’re plenty quick enough to adapt and reposition yourself. You’ll more or less keep moving around the arena and make the enemy fear your Crossbow. If they’re continually dodging bolts from an enemy that they can’t hit, it won’t be long before they make a fatal mistake.
Dancin’ Queen: Scout/Shotgun
For this combo, we’ve chosen yet another way to leverage Scout’s Speed. Paired with the Shotgun, you can approach enemies easily like with the Flamethrower. Unlike the Flamethrower, however, the Shotgun doesn’t ever slow you down. This lets you be just as graceful while you’re in their face as you were running up on them.
Now the object isn’t to get away as quickly as possible, but instead to make it nearly impossible for them to hit you until you get away. Most enemy Tanks will fire limited rounds in a linear path. So if you’re juking and zig zagging all over the top of them, are they going to be able to make the few shots they get count?
If you get good at dancing around opponents, you can usually tag them enough to destroy them long before they even land a solid shot on you. Once you see an opening to escape, you can back away and they’ll still be dancing with your shadow for a second. This is the perfect opportunity to fill them up with Shotgun shells.
This Scout takes the enemy Slay for a dizzying series of twirls before speeding away to get the chickens to the basket. Unlike with the Flamethrower, there’s no DoT to finish off the enemy, but patience delivers the kill anyway in the end.
As a quick Shotgunner, you’ll love it when people chase you. Since Shotgun blasts spread out the further they get from you, someone racing towards you while you run away is literally walking into the kill zone. The faster they are relative to you, the faster they walk straight into multiple shells where they normally may have only been hit by one or two.
Scout Out Other Options
Scout is a very adaptable Body. It may not be super tough and may have low Energy recharge, but its raw speed combined with the fact that it doesn’t feel like it’s made of paper are enough to make it work with a multitude of different strategies.
Try out a Scout with a Rocket Artillery or a Brambler to dominate from a distance in an entirely different way than the one we explored above. After your ordinance ruins half the match for your opponents, most of the time they’ll be frantically trying to run you down to no avail. Likewise, a Healing Artillery could make you a nearly unkillable support Tank for your team.
The Snowballer from the Santa’s Slay combo can also be a lot of fun on a Scout. Since its snow trails speed you up and slow down opponents, learning to control the field with the power of ice can boost your already clear Speed advantage.
Playing a Scout with a more straightforward Weapon like Twin Guns, Cannon, or Gatling Gun could be challenging at first for many Pilots. As Speed increases, aiming difficulty increases with it. Still, if you can master these styles, you’ll be a force to be reckoned with. Good Pilots in fast Tanks using these types of Weapons excel in 1v1 confrontations and singling out and destroying enemy Tanks incredibly effectively.
Notice how the Scout moving away from the camera moves laterally to dodge the enemy fire while also controlling the enemy movement with its own fire. Working together with the Shark corner the enemy Bandit without either taking more than a scratch.
Scout Skills
Like other faster Tanks, a Scout isn’t for everybody. Mastering this Tank Body may take some practice for Pilots, but for those that do there are TONS of ways to rack up wins with a Scout. Like any Body, there isn’t a wrong build for Scout. The best Build is always the one you enjoy playing the most!
There’s a festive spirit in the air, and next week we’re going to be covering some Christmas carnage. Keep your ears open for jingle bells and your nose sniffing for the smell of egg nog-based rocket fuel, because we’re covering Santa’s Slay!
If you have any favorite ways to play this snowball slinging murder machine, let us know on Discord or in the comments below! You can also tweet us your clips with the hashtag #STShowcase and you may even get your match featured next week!
Bridging functions are now fully available, allowing SILK, in-game items and more to be transferred in or out of the ecosystem.
We hope you’ve all been enjoying the world’s first Web3 esport since the recent launch! Maybe you’ve even run into familiar members of the Gala Games and GAMEDIA teams in the arena. Hopefully in this situation you were able to appropriately trounce them — As they say, the developers rarely have the time to enjoy the greatest gaming skills.😁
Today’s message is short and sweet, as we’re thrilled to announce that BRIDGES ARE NOW COMPLETE. You can now move SILK and other in-game items as you please.
Blockchain Bridges
Spider Tanks runs on Gala Games’ native blockchain, Project GYRI, carefully custom designed by our expert blockchain engineers for games first. This blockchain embraces and maximizes everything Web3 can do for gaming while virtually eliminating the superfluous parts. This is a true blockchain for gamers, meaning that it will effectively hide in the background, providing you with the most empowered Web3 gaming experience you have ever seen.
Blockchain bridges are a crucial part of a games-first blockchain like Project GYRI. Your freedom as a Web3 gamer involves the ability to easily move assets back and forth from the established Ethereum blockchain with all its convenience and widespread use.
Today’s Update
After extensive testing and re-testing, we have now implemented off-ramp bridging to the Ethereum blockchain for both ERC-20 and ERC-1155 tokens.
The network fee for bridging assets from Project GYRI to Ethereum is payable in GALA from your Project GYRI wallet.
Keep in mind that in some instances, bridging assets out of the Spider Tanks ecosystem negatively impacts Honor, which can affect the degree to which you can earn SILK rewards.
Don’t Blink
There is still some undisclosed excitement in store before the holidays, so make sure to keep your Spider Tanks Garages warm and ready.
This weekend, we’ll have something extra special for Founder’s Node operators. Look for more info coming very soon.
