Imagine an unchangeable digital ledger that records transactions across numerous computers in a way that guarantees the security and transparency of the data. This is the fundamental idea behind blockchain technology.
A blockchain is a decentralized, distributed ledger that records transactions in a way that is secure, transparent and immutable.
The Gala ecosystem has its own blockchain, built first for gaming but prepared to power projects from numerous industries beyond entertainment. It’s called GalaChain.
How Does Blockchain Work?
To understand the meaning of blockchain, let’s break down its key components and processes:
Blocks
A block is a collection of data or transactions. Each block contains a list of transactions, a timestamp and a unique identifier called a hash. The hash is like a digital fingerprint that uniquely identifies the block and its contents. No hash is identical to any other.
Chain
Blocks are linked together in a linear sequence, forming a chain, hence the name “blockchain.” Each block contains the hash of the previous block, creating a secure and chronological order of transactions. This linkage ensures the integrity and immutability of the blockchain.
Decentralization
Instead of a single central authority, a blockchain is maintained by a network of nodes (computers). Each node has a copy of the entire blockchain and participates in validating and recording transactions. This decentralized nature eliminates the need for intermediaries and increases security.
For example, the GalaChain ecosystem is largely powered by a decentralized network of Founder’s Nodes, operating through software on the home computers of community members. This is vastly different from a single warehouse that hosts all the data on centralized servers.
Consensus Mechanisms
To ensure all nodes agree on the state of the blockchain, consensus mechanisms are used. Common mechanisms include Proof of Work (PoW), where nodes solve complex mathematical puzzles to validate transactions, and Proof of Stake (PoS), where nodes are chosen to validate transactions based on the amount of cryptocurrency they hold and are willing to “stake” as collateral. We’ll dig deeper into these concepts in a future blog.
Cryptography
Blockchain uses cryptographic techniques to secure transactions and control the creation of new units. Public and private keys are used to sign transactions, ensuring that only the owner of the cryptocurrency can transfer it. The cryptography involved in public and private keys cannot be broken by any current computing methods, making it a secure and reliable way to store and transact data.
Why is Blockchain Important?
Blockchain technology offers several unique advantages, coming together to make it the cornerstone of the web3 revolution:
Security
Blockchain’s decentralized and cryptographic nature makes it highly secure. Once data is recorded in a block, it is nearly impossible to alter without changing all subsequent blocks, which requires consensus from the network.
Transparency
All transactions recorded on a blockchain are transparent and can be viewed by anyone. This transparency builds trust among participants and ensures accountability.
Immutability
A transaction cannot be altered or deleted once it has been added to a blockchain. This immutability ensures the integrity of the data and prevents fraud.
Decentralization
Blockchain operates without a central authority, reducing the risk of central points of failure and increasing the system’s resilience.
Efficiency
Blockchain can streamline numerous processes by eliminating the need for intermediaries, reducing transaction times and lowering costs.
Real-World Applications of Blockchain
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies like $GALA (commonly referred to as “altcoins”) rely on blockchain tech to enable secure and decentralized transactions. Cryptocurrencies use blockchain to record all transactions to transparency and prevent double-spending.
Supply Chain Management
Blockchain can enhance supply chain transparency by providing an immutable record of the journey of goods from origin to destination. This helps in verifying the authenticity of products and reducing fraud.
Healthcare
In healthcare, blockchain can securely store and share patient records, ensuring data privacy and improving interoperability between different healthcare providers.
Governance and Voting
Blockchain-based voting systems can enhance the security and transparency of elections. By providing a tamper-proof record of votes, blockchain can help prevent electoral fraud and increase voter confidence, no matter the context.
Gaming and Entertainment
Ecosystems like Gala use blockchain to manage digital assets and transactions. $GALA, the native token of the GalaChain ecosystem, facilitates secure and transparent in-game transactions and rewards.
To learn more about the GalaChain ecosystem and the $GALA token, read the Ecosystem Blueprint.
The Future of Blockchain
As blockchain technology continues to evolve, its potential applications are vast and transformative. Here are a few trends to watch:
Interoperability
Future blockchains will focus on interoperability, allowing different blockchains to communicate and share data seamlessly. This will enhance the overall functionality and adoption of blockchain technology.
While nearly every blockchain innovator sees interoperability as a key piece of the mass adoption puzzle, very few have made meaningful progress toward that goal and many blockchains exist “in their own world” with stringent onboarding requirements. This is why GalaChain was built to seamlessly bridge assets to and from the massively popular Ethereum Virtual Machine.
Scalability
Improving the scalability of blockchain networks is a key focus. Solutions like sharding and layer-2 protocols aim to increase transaction speeds and reduce costs, making blockchain more practical for large-scale applications.
Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
DeFi platforms are creating a parallel financial system that operates on blockchain, offering services like lending, borrowing, and trading without traditional intermediaries. This could democratize access to financial services globally, but it presents a unique set of challenges in terms of regulation.
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
NFTs are unique digital assets stored on the blockchain. They are revolutionizing the way we think about ownership and value in the digital world, impacting industries such as art, music, and gaming. These digital assets are one of the easiest applications of blockchain to understand. Imagine a unique digital collectible with a built-in certificate of authenticity. That’s an NFT
Regulatory Developments
As blockchain technology gains mainstream adoption, governments and regulatory bodies are working to create frameworks that balance innovation with security and compliance.
Blockchain is Here to Stay
Blockchain technology is a revolutionary innovation that underpins the Web3 movement. By providing a secure, transparent, and decentralized way to record and verify transactions, blockchain is transforming industries and paving the way for a more open and inclusive digital future. As the technology matures, its applications will continue to expand, driving innovation and creating new opportunities.
Stay tuned for more blogs in our explainer series, where we’ll dive deeper into the fascinating world of Web3 and its key concepts!
Greetings Champions! We hope the arena is full of glorious victory for you today.
The time to rack up those wins has never been better, as we’re introducing some sweet savings and an epic giveaway soon!
Improve your Champions, upgrade your gear… and get ready for the opportunity to mint your brave Champions!
Scroll of Minting Sale
While you’re hammering out hard-earned victory after hard-earned victory in the arena, why not get more from your battles?
If you have a standard Champion that you’ve just been itching to mint as an NFT, now is the time! Scrolls of Minting will be available for $39.99 from June 20th at 7pm PT to July 17th at 7pm PT.
These scrolls have previously only been available in pre-packaged shop bundles, and even then only for mobile users. This sale will see Scrolls of Minting added to the shop at the sale price for Gala Games platform players!
Kate Nova Reward
That’s not all that’s coming this month! Get extra items for making purchases for one week.
Starting on June 21st at midnight PT and ending on June 27th at 11:59pm PT, you’ll get rewards based on the cumulative total that you spend either in the Gala Store or mobile shop!
$100-$249.99 – Epic Champion Box
$250-$499.99 – Kate Nova (Non-NFT Champion) + Legendary Equipment Box
$500+ – Kate Nova (Non-NFT Champion) + Legendary Champion Box + Legendary Equipment Box
The Arena Calls
More competition, new Champions, bigger battles, better rewards. There’s always something new coming to Champions Arena. With these events, you can prepare for the battles ahead better than ever.
Don’t forget to grab your Scrolls of Minting starting on June 20th in the Gala Store or mobile in-app purchases! Until then… we’ll see you in the arena!
Have you noticed that new tokens are popping up like wildflowers on GalaChain’s official token swapping platform? It’s true. With more than 60 unique project tokens already created by the community since the launch of the new Project Token Creation Tool, GalaSwap is becoming a veritable treasure trove of tokens.
Which of them will have a fortuitous future, and which will fizzle into meme coin obscurity? Only time will tell, but now that these tokens live on GalaChain, there are no takesies backsies!
👆 Look how easy it is to create a GalaChain token for your project on GalaSwap! In a little over 24 hours from your submission, your token can be ready to mint and listed on GalaSwap for trading, with a small portion awarded to active Gala Founder’s Node operators for powering the ecosystem.
Who will receive your token? How will you decide what it stands for? These are yours to decide, and that’s the beauty of it. To a normie unfamiliar with the capabilities of web3, this may seem like ambiguity, but for a true innovator, this is the kind of freedom that turns dreams into reality, decent ideas into brilliant visions.
Imagine building a service that integrates with GalaSwap and uses your token as a reward for subscription, engagement or any type of interaction. Imagine offering physical and digital rewards for redeeming your token, or unlocking special access to exclusive content for holding various amounts of your token. The possibilities are quite endless, and we are extremely excited to see what the most innovative GalaChain users will do with their newly created project tokens.
Here’s a list of project tokens that have been approved already and added to the ecosystem:
TENDIES
ALPHAQ
AGBT
BEATZ
BEEF
BENE
ROI
BB
CASH
CHINA
CWC
JAUM
FUND
CRYPT
CCF
DM
TWIN
FARMER
FBB
GIBBY
GUILD
GPEPE
TORY
HUAHUA
HG
LUMN
MRVS
METAL
NDCX
PITQC
QACOIN
REPS
RFKJ
ROIBOI
RONPAUL
RUSSIA
SAFEG
SERVE
SNOOP
SOON
SVR
SQUIDLPS
STAYFREE
SUBSPACE
TVB
TACO
JESUS
THOON
TIP
TIPPED
TRUMP
TUPAC
USA
MOUM
WEN
WENGAME
WOOF
MAG
That’s all for now! When you’re ready to see your project’s token on the list, just visit THIS PAGE and start creating!
Deep in the jungles of Silvanus, an ancient ruin from a mysterious, departed race hides beneath the canopy. Perhaps this was the site of great battles or horrific sacrifices in ages gone by.
Today, the grandeur of the crumbling structures and the great device in the center of the ruins bear witness to some of the greatest destruction in The Planetary Union.
The Shrouded Shrine arena is a favorite of Spider Tanks Pilots among the Silvanites. The balanced, circular arena allows evenly-matched starting points like no other arena can, and the 180-degree path of the carnage creates unique avenues to leverage superior strategy and teamwork.
Whatever this ruin was originally designed for… it sure feels like it was designed just for Spider Tanks.
Know Your Battlefield
Shrouded Shrine has several key features that distinguish it from other Maps and require you to fine-tune your strategy to excel. There’s no large open area on this map, which may shift the advantage towards speedier Tanks. There are only two Repair Kits available here… one on a bridge in the North and one on the cliff at the South end.
Area 1: The Outskirts
Both the East and West sides over the bridges are questionable areas to dig in. These locations allow any enemies surrounding you easy access to repair kits, while you have none.
Don’t get stuck here, there are too many angles to approach you. Instead, use these lanes as a second and/or third vector of attack when the enemy is bunkered in on the North or South side.
Area 2: The Cliff’s Edge
The South side of the arena is a mixed bag. On one hand, with readily available Repair Kit and the center mechanism to hide behind, this are offers a lot of cover. On the other hand, there are four lines of approach to attack you here.
With some clever maneuvering, this could be a great place to maintain a stronghold. Attacking Area 1 through this area is particularly effective, since you can brush off early hits with the Repair Kit.
Area 3: The Runway
On the North side of the arena, you’ll find a large strip of straightaway with only one bridge to access it. Controlling this area is often the easiest, if you can maintain the bridgehead enough to keep enemies from using the Repair Kit to their advantage.
You’ll be open to fire across the chasm, but there’s plenty of room to shelter outside of most Weapons’ range. Controlling this area is a particularly effective way to have clean access throughout the entire map.
Area 4: The Killbox
Area 4 is where it all happens. Here, you’ll find the Control Point during King of the Hill.
Literally any other area on the map can threaten this position from some angle. That having been said, you can threaten everyone else from here as well. If a team can properly control this area, the other team will have no choice but to hide out trapped on this cliff or the south side of one of the outskirts.
Shrouded Shrine Best Practices
Keep Moving
Staying mobile is absolutely key. The arena is a circle, so you if you stay perceptive of enemy and ally positioning, you can bob and weave through the level without ever needing to turn around or run a straight line for too long.
The outskirts and the runway are large enough to weave back and forth… and you’ll need to. There’s no fence protecting you, so keep zigging and zagging as you serpentine through the level to get the advantage on your enemies.
Stay in Contact
Always know your allies’ position on this map. On Shrouded Shrine, it’s easy to get cut off as enemies move around the circle.
If you let the enemy get between you and your team, they could easily just herd you down into the Southeast or Southwest corner and separate you. Then you explode.
Solid example of how quickly Shrouded Shrine can turn on you 👆
No Cover Is Reliable
The bridges have no fences on them. The chasm has no fences. What cover there is on the South side is even made vulnerable by the gaps in cover around the SE and SW bridges.
The mechanism in the middle isn’t even particularly reliable cover, as any enemy could bring you into their sites by just running around the opposite side a bit, only to duck back into cover right away.
Bridges Are NOT Safe
The bridges on the East and West sides can be hit from the bridge opposite them to the North and South. This makes them ways to get from point A to point B rather than reliable bridgeheads to hold.
The North bridge is less exposed, but still very dangerous. It can be hit from a wide range and is arguably the most exposed spot in the map, but very powerful if you can hold it.
Rumble in the Jungle
Shrouded Shrine can be hard for beginners to wrap their heads around, since you can get everywhere from everywhere basically. This can be an advantage though… once you learn to use it.
That’ll be all for us this week, but we’ll be back next week to knock up our bolts and zoom in on the Crossbow Weapon!
Let us know your favorite ways to destroy Tanks with the Crossbow for a chance to be featured in the next edition!
Your bedraggled forces stared at the sheer carnage before them, thinking back over the bloodshed and battle tactics that had led them this far in the fight against the vile forces of Shakram. One great skirmish remained, and the fate of Elysium stood in the balance.
They fought bravely, with the inspiration of the most famous Mercenary leaders lifting their banners like a proud wind, and one by one, they fell in the fight.
The Ring of Ruin roared, and as the bouts and victories of the past weeks faded into a memory that blurred with each passing second, those who still stood shared two unified thoughts… “Are we destined to do it again?” and “Maybe this time will set us free.”
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Season 5 of Eternal Paradox is officially underway! This marks a new chapter in our epic hybrid 4X RPG battle game, packed with fresh content, thrilling challenges, and enhanced rewards that will keep you engaged and strategizing. Here’s what you can expect in the latest season…
Season Content
New Season Pass: Storm of the Desert
The all-new Season Pass 5 introduces the stunning “Storm of the Desert” castle skin. Enhance your stronghold’s appearance and showcase your dominance on the battlefield.
Arena Pass
The new Arena Pass will be available for two weeks, giving players additional opportunities to earn exclusive rewards and showcase their combat skills.
Mercenary Buffs
Torsten: +100% HP
Bianca: +100% ATK
Zarkhan: +100% ATK
Enhanced Rewards for Guild Conquests
The bonus reward previously reserved for the #1 guild in each Conquest has now been expanded to include the top 5 guilds! The specific rewards will be decided by a community vote, so make your voice heard and help shape the future of Eternal Paradox.
Fixes & Improvements
Based on valuable player feedback, we have implemented the following adjustments:
[Achievement Event] Eliminate Shakram and Capture Prisoners: The difficulty has been halved.
Guild Attendance Requests: The cooldown has changed from 5 seconds to 1 hour.
Guild Festival Missions: The mission to summon the Doombringer has been removed.
Contribution Level Prediction: We fixed a display error affecting predicted Contribution Levels for the next season.
Important Note: The error affecting Contribution Level predictions is still being resolved. Points from the previous season set to expire may cause a significant drop in your Contribution Level.
This update is more concise than previous seasons, reflecting our commitment to streamline communications while delivering substantial improvements and new content. Your continued support and feedback are invaluable as we strive to make Eternal Paradox the best possible experience. Thank you for your dedication, and enjoy the strategic battles of Season 5!
