This all new Tank unleashes the true power of nature on the arena.
Another Tank is coming to the arena, and this one is going to be HOT! The Stag will soon arrive to rain fire down on its opponents. Can you handle the sizzle?
Stag dominates the battlefield by creating zones of fire. Like other artillery Weapons, some Pilots may have to adapt to the arcing firing pattern but it’s well worth it for those who master it.
Stag’s Fire Artillery can pin down and roast out opponents from behind walls, or follow using the reliably tough Fletcher Body and make enemies really feel the heat.
The Stag brings 4 all-new Tank Parts to the arena along with it and Pilots will have the opportunity to add them to their Garages on Tuesday, July 25th.
Sale Details
This sale will kick off next week on Tuesday, July 25th. Like usual, we will be releasing the supply for this sale in two waves. We hope this gives Pilots across the solar system more opportunity to grab one of these new Tank Parts at a time that’s convenient for them.
On the day of the sale, the first wave will enter the Spider Tanks Store at 12pm PT. 8 hours later, the rest of the available supply will be added into the store. Higher rarities have been selling out fast for many of our recent sales. Plan ahead if you want to grab one before it’s too late!
Burn baby burn!!!!
These items will all still carry a percentage discount as we’ve done with other Generation 2 Tanks in the past few months. This discount seems to have been diminishing recently, and eventually discounts will be removed from the store with little or no notice.
In addition to those discounts, all purchases in $GALA, ETH or credit card will receive a further 5% off their purchase.
Fire Artillery
Fire Artillery is pretty self explanatory. It’s right there in the name.
Launch long-range, arcing incendiaries that detonate, damaging enemies and erupting into a circle of flames. As long as enemies stand in your flames, they’ll continue taking damage.
There is no escape from the flames!
While the flames may not slow the enemy down like the Brambler, Fire Artillery has a bigger radius than any other artillery Weapon and its effect lasts nearly 20% longer than Repair Artillery or Brambler! Your opponents won’t be able to stand the heat. Watch them scatter in fear.
With its damage over time effect, large area and long duration, Fire Artillery is excellent at controlling the battlefield. The enemy will move where the flames make them move… or they’ll melt. Their choice.
Fletcher
Fletcher is a solid medium Body that hasn’t sacrificed all of its Speed for heavier Armor plating. It can take a few hits, but it’s also not going to get left in the dust by every competitor it encounters.
This is the perfect complement to Fire Artillery, since your role will typically be consistent and constant harassment of opponents who stay back. Fletcher isn’t too clunky to maneuver, but has enough Armor and Energy to hold its ground if an enemy starts to put pressure on it.
Fletcher is fast enough to maneuver but tough enough to hold position when it needs to.
Many Pilots are very interested in Bodies at the extremes — either pure bulk or little glass cannon. Don’t write off medium Bodies like Fletcher though. Being able to adapt to different challenges in each match is the greatest strength of any Pilot, and a Body featuring the best of both worlds is often ideal for that kind of versatility.
Antlers
The Antlers aren’t super high-tech. What did you expect — they’re antlers!
These were designed as a pure representation of the power of nature. Nature brings life and order, but it also destroys. Antlers will boost your power with elemental damage to make you a true force of nature.
Flame On Pilots!
There are those that burn and those that are burned. Which are you?
The transfabrication lines of the Planetary Union still have tons of surprises coming up, but it’s not likely that Pilots will see anything like The Stag for quite a while.
This sale starts on Tuesday, July 25th at 12pm PT. Make sure to head over to the Spider Tanks Store and get yours while they’re hot!
If you want to stay Ahead of the Game, check out the replay of last week’s new episode, featuring hard-hitting questions and a chat with CryptoStache.
There’s another great episode in the books, and it seems like this weekly show is really catching on. There are a bunch of fun on-stream toys to play with, we can feature some of your favorite guests from the web3 world, and Jason has a chance to tackle hard-hitting questions. He loves that.
Watch the replay from last week here, or jump straight to a particular chapter or question below!
00:00 — Intro 00:40 — Title 02:11 — Call for Questions 03:42 — The Walking Dead: Empires video sneak peek 04:30 — SDCC Party Reveal 06:25 — Wen Hoodies? NOW! 06:45 — NFTS on Google Play!? 08:20 — Interview with CryptoStache 11:55 — Question for Stache — “What is something we could do better?” 16:25 — Q&A Begins 16:30 — When will Treasure Chest $GALA convert to GalaChain? 19:20 — Question about strategy regarding PokerGO Play & GRIT 23:30 — How much $GALA is burned when building new projects like REP? 25:40 — CryptoStache interview resumes 31:15 — Question for Stache — “What is something we have done well?” 36:43 — Question for Stache — “What is something that you are excited for?” 38:45 — Stache’s final thoughts 41:20 — Jason addresses the current Node proposal discussion 42:16 — “Why won’t you answer my hard questions in this AOTG?” 42:27 — Jason takes hard questions 43:10 — Tour of r/GalaNodeBonusPool community proposals 59:30 — Summary of how proposal was informed by community proposals 1:03:36 — The Walking Dead: Empires playtest for everyone? 1:03:45 — Wen Legacy update? 1:04:22 — DeFi? 1:06:10 — What’s next for REP? 1:07:30 — Jason’s Twitter giveaway
In last week’s recorded interview with CryptoStache, there were plenty of hardball thoughts, or hot takes, as Jason and Stache lovingly dubbed them. To get more than that, you’ll have to watch the interview portion(s) of the recorded video. Pardon our technical issues that caused the interview to be shared in 2 parts.
What did he just say?!
Special Episode Next Week
For next week’s Ep9, Jason, Paul and the rest of the team are psyched to bring you a special on-location Ahead of the Game from our kickass Comic-Con party.
We rented an iconic brewery in downtown San Diego for the weekend and turned it into an immersive gaming escape worthy of Gala Games. We call it Club Clandestine, and it’s every bit as elegant as it sounds. If you’re anywhere near San Diego, come by during our open hours:
Thursday’s Ahead of the Game will be streamed from Club Clandestine so Gala Gamers at home will have a chance to behold its majesty. Party guests may even have an opportunity to appear live on the show with BitBender!
Set a notification now so you don’t miss it at 4pm PT tomorrow, Thursday July 20th!
Who thinks BitBender should dress in The Walking Dead: Empires cosplay for the party? Let us know which character in the comments below, or in Discord!
After a great deal of community feedback, here is the revised proposal that will soon be up for Founder’s Node governance vote.
As we venture into the frontier of blockchain technology, the community’s enthusiastic engagement has been pivotal in shaping the potential strategies for our ecosystem. The dialogue on the concept of ‘Node-Based Cumulative Lifetime Points’ has elicited extensive discussions on Discord, email exchanges, and even exhaustive exploration of the original bonus pool Reddit discussion.
With nine emails offering suggested changes, and thousands of messages exchanged, we appreciate the community’s collaborative spirit. The wealth of perspectives shared has highlighted the crucial elements of the original bonus pool discussion that could be integrated into our new system, as well as identified the elements that were impractical due to their lack of connection with actual node operations.
The Bonus Pool Concept
However, before we begin, we would like to address some concerns raised by members of the Founder’s Node community surrounding the previously discussed “bonus pool” and why that was left on the wayside as we have moved in this direction.
The whole point behind the bonus pool was to get more $GALA in the hands of the Founder’s Node operators. The original proposal was to have a 25/25/50 split between Gala Games, Base Point Operation, and the “Bonus Pool”. This was all in the interest of incentivizing node operation, and we know that one of the reasons people run nodes is to get tokens. Now, what would this math look like?
To oversimplify it, using the old halving tranche for 2023 (so post July 22nd), a node operator would be getting, on average 23,400 $GALA per year. The 25% “base distro” would be 7,812 $GALA per year (assuming 50,000 nodes), and then depending on user behavior, different points could be allocated and “bonuses” won. This is incredibly complex, and none of the ideas proposed by the community actually advanced decentralization.
Before we advanced THIS vote, we wanted to at least honor the idea behind the bonus point vote, which was to give the Founder’s Nodes a greater incentive. In comes the burn, which we said from the beginning was to align ourselves with the Founder’s Nodes and to give more rewards to the Founder’s Nodes over time. By kicking this burn off the original idea behind the bonus pool of giving the Founder’s Nodes a bonus was accomplished. It is not a small bonus, either. Because of that burn, Founder’s Nodes are currently making ~533% of what they would be making WITH the bonus pool.
So, why didn’t we have a discussion on that? Anyone with the slightest modicum of legal understanding of the space knows that to discuss a potential future burn is tantamount to token price manipulation. However, we assumed that if Founder’s Node Operator behavior and sentiment stayed the same as it was previously, the question of “would you like more or less rewards for the operation of your node” would be met with a predictable response.
Modifications to the Previous Discussion Draft
The dozens of hours of communication, emails, AMAs, and live streams have resulted in an incredible amount of creative output from the community. Your insights have led to four significant changes to the initial proposal:
1.) Dr. Wookie’s recommendation led us to revise the logarithmic function, changing the multiplier from 5.7 to 6.5. This adjustment makes the bonuses for those holding more than one node slightly higher.
2.) After spirited discussions, we have decided to propose decrementing points at a rate which aligns roughly with the rate of halving using the following schedule:
Tranche 1–1 point per 1000 GALA minted to GalaChain
Tranche 2–1 point per 500 GALA minted to GalaChain
Tranche 3–1 point per 250 GALA minted to GalaChain
Tranche 4–1 point per 125 GALA minted to GalaChain
Tranche 5–1 point per 62.5 GALA minted to GalaChain
3.) We have determined a trial period for this new structure. It will be implemented for 12 months from the date it is put into effect. To ensure continuous community involvement, a new discussion will start after 9 months to evaluate the system’s effectiveness and decide whether it should continue, be adjusted, or be reverted. A subsequent proposal will be put forth after 10 months, and the community will vote on the next course of action. Please note that any changes to the system will likely take at least 60 days to implement.
4.) Lastly, we’re introducing a daily “free mint” per node allowance. This will equate to 5% of the average daily emission per node for that day (totalDailyMint/50,000) that can be minted to GalaChain without any point deduction. However, this is a DAILY allowance and does not stack. This ensures that node operators taking advantage of this are actively engaged and not “set it and forget it” operators.
Below you will find the full text of the current draft of the proposal. You will find that some of it is repetitive of what has already been stated, but is included in the official proposal text for completeness’ sake. Conversation will take place around this draft for approximately the next week, at which time some of the additions from the community may be added before it goes to a final vote on July 24th, 2023.
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The Draft Governance Proposal (v2): Implementing a Node-Based Cumulative Lifetime Points Structure with New Logarithmic Function to Advance Decentralization
Introduction
This governance proposal presents an innovative bonus points structure based on the concept of “Node-Based Cumulative Lifetime Points.” This strategy focuses on the number of Nodes operated by a user, aiming to counteract platform centralization and foster decentralization within our ecosystem. With the proposed system, cumulative lifetime points accrue daily, directly correlating with your active participation in our community.
Proposal Details
We propose the adoption of a new logarithmic function, P = 6.5*log10(N) (+1 if N=1), for the allocation of bonus points. Here, N signifies the number of Nodes a user operates, and P denotes the points awarded. Here are the points for various Node counts (N) using this function, rounded to two decimal places:
Using this updated logarithmic function, Node operation decentralization is encouraged.
These points will accrue in addition to the “base distribution” point which a node operator receives for operating their nodes. This means that:
A user operating one node will have:
Day 1: 1 base point and 1 bonus point (2 points total)
Day 2: 1 base point and 1+1 bonus points (3 points total)
Day 3: 1 base point and 1+1+1 bonus points (4 points total)
…etc
A user operating five nodes will have:
Day 1: 5 base points and 4.54 bonus points (9.54 points total)
Day 2: 5 base points and 4.54+4.54 bonus points (14.08 points total)
Day 3: 5 base points and 4.54+4.54+4.54 bonus points (18.62 points total)
…etc
Please note, these values are approximate and may slightly differ due to rounding.
Cumulative lifetime points will be added to the distribution daily, rewarding consistent Node operators over time. However, these bonus points will be deducted when users mint their $GALA at a rate which aligns roughly with the rate of halving using the following schedule:
Tranche 1–1 point per 1000 GALA minted to GalaChain
Tranche 2–1 point per 500 GALA minted to GalaChain
Tranche 3–1 point per 250 GALA minted to GalaChain
Tranche 4–1 point per 125 GALA minted to GalaChain
Tranche 5–1 point per 62.5 GALA minted to GalaChain
This mint fee in the form of bonus points creates a dynamic ecosystem where node operators ascend and descend through the distribution ranking based on their own behavior.
There will also be a daily “free mint” allowance. This will equate to 5% of the average daily emission per node for that day (totalDailyFNMint/50,000) that can be minted to GalaChain without any point deduction. However, this is a DAILY allowance and does not stack. This ensures that node operators taking advantage of this are actively engaged and not “set it and forget it” operators.
Note: It is not possible to go below your daily base distribution point total.
This means:
A user with 25,000 unminted $GALA and 250 bonus points during a period in which emissions were in tranche 2 would incur a loss of 50 bonus points if they minted all of their $GALA, resulting in a final distribution point total of 200 points. The following day, points would be allocated according to the following function:
Point accrual = 6.5*log10(N) (+1 if N=1) (where N = number of operational nodes meeting minimum in the user’s account)
New Founder’s Nodes joining our ecosystem will begin with the lowest Node bonus point total from currently operational Nodes, providing a fair starting point and ensuring that they are not disadvantaged by having to catch up from zero. While this initially introduces an incentive to spread nodes around to “reset” bonus points following a mint, it will gradually trend downwards as more people mint and engage in the ecosystem. This is just to prevent it from becoming severely imbalanced.
Implementation Duration:
If passed, this distribution will be in implementation for 12 months from the date it is put into effect. To ensure continuous community involvement, a new discussion will start after 9 months to evaluate the system’s effectiveness and decide whether it should continue, be adjusted, or be reverted. A subsequent proposal will be put forth after 10 months, and the community will vote on the next course of action. Please note that any changes to the system will likely take at least 60 days to implement.
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The comprehensive feedback from the community has played an invaluable role in refining the ‘Node-Based Cumulative Lifetime Points’ system. As we progress with these amendments, we remain committed to fostering an inclusive, engaging, and vibrant community, constantly adapting to maximize decentralization.
As always, your feedback is invaluable. The next stages of this journey promise to be an exciting voyage towards a more decentralized, robust, and sustainable network. Let’s continue to shape the future of blockchain technology together.
Governance Vote Node Proposal:
Should the Distribution System with Stacking Bonus Elements be integrated into the Founder’s Node Ecosystem?
Option 1.): Yes — The distribution should be modified allowing for greater decentralization through economic incentives.
Option 2.): No — The distribution should stay the same.
We’re leveling up our mission to recognize and reward emerging talent and their fans.
Today we’re proud to announce a partnership with Catbird Music Festival, in association with Live Nation, to create an unprecedented opportunity for artists by giving them the chance to perform on stage at the festival!
The indie, country, and folk music festival will take place on August 18th and 19th at the historic site of the 1969 Woodstock Music & Art Fair in Bethel, NY.
To seize this exciting opportunity, artists and bands will be able to submit an original song video from July 19th to July 24th. From July 25th, fans will then play a vital role in the selection process, casting their votes for their top three artists or bands to grace the Catbird stage.
The artist with the most fan votes will earn a coveted spot on the Catbird Music Festival lineup, performing for tens of thousands of attendees.
More information and complete terms and conditions will be released on July 19th.
Don’t miss your chance to be a part of this transformative experience and make your mark on the music world.
Isn’t it refreshing to have a weekly check-in with BitBender about all the latest happenings in the Gala Games ecosystem. There’s never a shortage of information, but getting it all out to the community can sometimes present a challenge. That’s why we’re here week after week with Ahead of the Game, the new Gala Games podcast.
Jason was excited about the newly kicked off Gala Games leaderboard in DragonStrike. Have you played DragonStrike yet? More details can be found in the blog below.
Jason is never afraid to take on the tough questions. See for yourself! The community always has some great questions for him.
Check out the big new feature leak at 41:55!
That’s about it for last week, so now you’ll be ready for the new episode on Thursday at 4pm PT! Go ahead and set a notification now at the link below.
Jason will share more details about Rep, the new social media adventure coming soon to GalaChain. We’re psyched about that one and you should be too.
