Check out the newly released Common Ground World Litepaper, packed with great info about the game’s exciting future!
The Mirror Magic Meta
As we move into the second week of May Mayhem in Common Ground World, it’s your time to shine—literally! Starting today (May 14th) at 10am PT, prepare to reflect on your strategic brilliance and outshine the competition in our dazzling Mirror Magic Meta event. This event challenges all city builders and strategists to craft and sell Mirrors to brighten every corner of their towns with style and efficiency.
Event Details
Crafting Focus: Mirrors Crafting Recipe: 3 Molten Glass, 2 Chromium, 2 Silver, 1 Oak Wood Craft Time: 120 seconds Trade Time: 60 seconds, 1 Gasoline Biome: Forest Edges: Mountain N, Forest E, River S, River W
Mirrors crafted during this event will be worth half their standard cash value—$26,920, ensuring a challenge in economic balance as you expand your towns.
Exciting Rewards Await
Success in this event will bring you not only the satisfaction of a well-managed town but also incredible rewards under the May Mayhem “Best of the Best” category. Keep an eye on the specific reward details in Discord as we update them for week 2.
What’s More?
We have boosted the cash values of several items to help you balance your town’s economy efficiently:
Ceramic Mug: $11,000
Cup of Coffee: $100,000
Sugar: $5,000
Jam: $80,000
Don’t forget, Mirrors will also fetch you a whopping 100,000 stars, assuring that their production is well worth your while when it comes to the competition leaderboard!
New NFT Reworks & Discounts
Check out this week’s latest utility reworks of previously sold NFTs, now available again in limited supply for special discounts.
Hot Cocoa Chalet (Epic)
Previous Abilities:
40% reduction to adjacent Marshmallow crafting
40% reduction to adjacent Hot Cocoa crafting
New (Upgraded) Abilities:
40% reduction to adjacent Mallow & Cocoa crafting + itself!
The Epic Glass Factory is now available in limited supply. Dropped on May 10th, this Epic factory crafts Molten Glass and Glass Bottles (like the in-game version), but has the following additional perks:
2 workers instead of 1, with both traveling at 250% speed!
Check out the replay of last week’s Common Ground World Town Hall at the link below, and tune in every week for the latest updates and info on Friday at 8am PT!
Welcome to Common Ground World, a thrilling evolution of the beloved farming simulator genre, now improved with the limitless possibilities of web3 empowerment! Formerly known as Town Star, this game has undergone an epic transformation in partnership with the award-winning Common Ground film and its regenerative agriculture project.
Imagine the joy of farming combined with the groundbreaking technology of web3! As one of the first-ever games to bring blockchain features like real item ownership and crypto rewards to competitive play, Common Ground World takes your gaming experience to the next level. And the masterminds behind this innovation? Some of the creative legends who brought you Farmville and Words with Friends!
Built on the powerful GalaChain, Common Ground World boasts the widest selection of NFTs on the blockchain — over 300 unique NFTs, each with its own special abilities! This means YOU can truly own your path, customize your gameplay like never before, and be part of something revolutionary.
And guess what? Whether you’re a hardcore strategist or just looking for some casual fun, we’ve got you covered. Common Ground World is FREE for everyone to enjoy! That’s right — no barriers, just pure gaming excitement.
This litepaper is your sneak peek into all the incredible updates coming your way. Dive into the revamped tokenomics, explore our incredible roadmap, and discover all the new features that are about to transform your gaming world. Every decision we make is guided by YOU, our amazing community — we’re building this together!
Buckle up and get ready for an unforgettable adventure!
All details shared in this document are inherently fluid as is customary with live service games; we always try to take our userbase’s feedback into consideration in the decision making process.
Tokenomics
Get ready to DIG IN! We’re thrilled to introduce $SOIL, the brand-new token for Common Ground World on GalaChain! Alongside $GALA, this game-changing cryptocurrency unlocks an entire world of premium access. You can use $SOIL to enhance your NFTs, access exclusive content, and snag limited-time promotional NFTs that give you unique abilities within the game!
$SOIL will have a total maximum supply of 1,000,000,000 -one billion- tokens ever, which will be distributed to players everyday in a variety of exciting ways:
From playing Daily Challenges and collecting Town Points using eligible Reward NFTs (80% of $SOIL daily distribution)
Logging into the game while running Common Ground World V2 Nodes at least 6 hours per day (15% of $SOIL daily distribution)
Logging into the game while operating Founder’s Nodes at least 6 hours per day (5% of $SOIL daily distribution)
Other activities from participating and reaching a Leaderboard score from some Individual or Guild Competitions, or even in Social Activities where this token is the prize!
Plus, Gala can distribute $SOIL for special events and promotions, stay tuned for surprise rewards!
The daily $SOIL distribution follows a halving system bed below in Table 1, that’s carefully designed to ensure long-term balance. And when you spend $SOIL— it can get burned.
$SOIL daily distribution amount by $SOIL supply in the market:
Total Supply (<)
Total Daily Distribution
500,000,000
1,369,863
750,000,000
684,932
875,000,000
342,466
937,500,000
171,233
968,750,000
85,616
984,375,000
42,808
992,187,500…
21,404…
And so on…
So, what can you DO with all this $SOIL? Here’s just a taste of how you can use it to level up your game:
Power up your Upgradeable NFTs to reach new heights of effectiveness through all 20 levels
Snag Consumable Boosts from the Gala Store as they become available
Buy promotional NFTs directly from the Gala Store
And that’s just the beginning—we’ve got more epic uses for $SOIL on the way!
If you’ve been collecting DIRT—the off-chain version of $SOIL—, get ready for a migration as DIRT will be converted into $SOIL.
Remember, $SOIL is your ticket to an upgraded, premium adventure in Common Ground World—but don’t worry, you can always jump into the action for FREE too!
Common Ground World Node
Get ready to harness the true power of decentralization with our Common Ground World V2 Node NFTs! Originally known as Town Star Nodes, these nodes have been reimagined and supercharged for the next generation of gaming. Run by our amazing operators, these NFTs aren’t just tools—they’re the backbone of your guild management and a direct line to obtain $SOIL!
Right now, running your node earns you DIRT daily and soon, you’ll be raking in daily $SOIL rewards! That’s right—by operating your node, you’ll secure a piece of the action by spicing up your gameplay, improving your NFTs, and boosting your progress in ways you’ve never seen before!
These V2 Node NFTs represent the heart of decentralization and give you the ability to create and manage your own guild. Own one, run it, and reap the daily benefits as you pave your way to success in Common Ground World!
Competitions
Ready to prove you’re the ultimate town builder? The Events section is where the real action happens! Every week, we host an adrenaline-pumping competition where players battle it out for the top spot—and trust us, the rewards are worth it!
Our weekly event kicks off at 10 am PTon Tuesdays and runs for an intense 72 hours, wrapping up at 10am PT on Fridays. Each competitor starts with a predefined Town, and the race is on to build the most efficient, high-powered town possible. It’s all about strategy and speed—how many Stars can you rack up before time runs out? The more Stars you collect, the higher you climb on the leaderboard!
And when the dust settles? The top performers win awesome prizes like $GALA, and sometimes even exclusive Blueprint NFTs! These rare NFTs don’t just sit in your Town—they activate unique effects that give you significant bonuses without taking up valuable space. Talk about game-changing!
Each challenge comes with a particular twist— a special meta that spotlights a specific craft or craft family. It forces you to think on your feet and develop new strategies, keeping the gameplay fresh and challenging every single week. Not only that, but the biome and surrounding lands change, too—meaning you’ll need to adapt your builds to different environments every time!
Want to get a jump on the competition? Keep an eye on the Common Ground channels in the Gala Discord community! We drop all the juicy details about the next weekly event as early as the previous Wednesday, so you can strategize and be ready to dominate!
For a breakdown of leaderboard rewards, head to Annex 1 of this document. Good luck, and may the best town win!
Roadmap
We’re committed to delivering quarterly updates packed with fresh features, new mechanics, and constant quality of life improvements to keep Common Ground World innovative and evolving!
Common Ground Mode
Released!
In the Common Ground mode, your mission isn’t just to survive but to revive. In this single-player, long-term game mode, you’re given a daunting challenge: take a heavily damaged plot of land and turn it into a thriving oasis. Channeling the heart of regenerative agriculture and the spirit of the Common Ground movement, you’ll need to carefully restore the biomes, nurturing the soil and vegetation back to life—one tile at a time.
Your journey begins with a small, barely workable corner of land. But with patience, strategy, and persistence, you’ll breathe life back into the earth, transforming it from a barren wasteland to a flourishing landscape. This is not just a game; it’s a test of your expertise and commitment to mastering the art of sustainability.
Think of Common Ground Mode as the ultimate advanced challenge for those who want to dig deeper into the game’s mechanics. With no pressure from competition, slower growth times, and no Wages on Workers or Gas to sell your crafts, it’s a calm, and methodical challenge. But make no mistake—it will test your skills to the limit. If you can unlock the land’s true potential, you’ll prove yourself a Common Ground World expert, no matter how long it takes!
Guilds
Released!
In Guilds, teamwork makes the dream come true! Join or create a Guild to participate with your Guild mates in electrifying Guild Competitions and prove that your team is the best!
Joining a Guild
Ready to team up and conquer the world of Common Ground? Jump into the Gala Game’s Discord server and head to the #cgw-guilds channel—your gateway to joining an epic community of players! Find the perfect Guild to join, collaborate with like-minded strategists, and dive into team-based adventures. The action starts here, so don’t miss out—your future Guildmates are waiting!
Creating a Guild
As a Common Ground World Node V2 NFT owner, you now have the ability to create your very own Guild, bringing together players to dominate team-based events and score valuable Guild Resources!
But that’s just the beginning. With Library slots, Guild Leaders can lend their most useful NFTs to other members, allowing everyone to level up their towns and unleash sharp strategies! Imagine the possibilities—strategic gameplay takes on a whole new meaning as Guild members share in the benefits of key NFTs, amplifying their collective strength. It’s not just about individual success anymore; it’s about working together for the good of the entire Guild!
So rally your allies, pool your resources, and take your Guild to new heights—because in Common Ground World, unity is strength, and the rewards are waiting for those who seize them together!
Daily Challenges
Released!
Get ready for a new challenge every day in the Events category! Dive into the Daily Challenge and start collecting Town Points with your eligible Rewarding NFTs. Place them, complete the challenge, and claim your Town Points for your daily slice of the $SOIL rewards! The more you contribute to the challenge, the bigger your reward—it’s that simple!
Here’s how it works: when a Daily Challenge timer ends (5PM PT), the daily reward of $SOIL is divided among all players who completed the challenge. Your share depends on how many Town Points you contributed compared to everyone else. If you’re bringing in big points, you’ll claim a major chunk of $SOIL!
For example, let’s say Player A racks up 800 points and Player B scores 200. Player A will claim a whopping 80% of the daily $SOIL rewards, while Player B gets the remaining 20%. The more you contribute to the challenge, the bigger your rewards!
And it gets even better for Guild Members—if you’ve borrowed a Rewarding NFT from your Guild Library, you can still use it to collect Town Points in the Daily Challenge. In this case, the NFT’s owner takes 50% of the rewards, and you, the borrower, will snag the other 50%. Teamwork pays off!
Make sure your NFTs are held on GalaChain or as ERC-721s if stored on Ethereum, as ERC-1155 NFTs won’t work for the challenge—though they can be bridged!
You can find the current list of Eligible NFTs for Daily Challenges in the Annex 2 of this document.
Note: After the initial release, DIRT will be temporarily distributed in place of $SOIL to ensure everything runs smoothly.
Upgradeable NFTs
Get ready to elevate your gameplay with Upgradeable NFTs! In this thrilling new feature, you’ll be able to take your NFTs to the next level—literally—by leveling them up through 20 tiers of enhanced abilities and effects. Using $SOIL and an array of upgrade materials, you can customize and amplify the powers of your NFTs like never before, adding a whole new layer of strategy to the game!
Upgrade Materials
The key to unlocking your NFT’s true potential! These non-fungible tokens come in three vibrant colors—Red, Blue, and Green—and five rarities: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, and Legendary. Collect them in Competitions, Social Activities, the Gala Store, and more! As you gather and combine these materials, you’ll boost your NFTs, unlocking strong new effects that could change the game in your favor. Participate in Daily Challenges, Events, and social activities to gather these precious upgrade materials, or grab them straight from the Gala Store. You’ll have everything you need to evolve your NFTs and keep your gameplay fresh & new!
Guild Upgrades
It’s not just your personal NFTs that can level up—Guilds can power up too! You’ll be able to increase member slots and Vault space for storing Guild Resources by upgrading the Guild Leader’s Common Ground World Node V2 NFT. But here’s where it gets even more interesting: upgrading a Guild requires $SOIL and merging other Node NFTs together to access a more amazing Guild!
Crypto Crafting & Bots
The future of automation is here with the introduction of Crypto Crafting! Back in the early days of Town Star, players were lucky enough to receive Bot parts—and now, it’s time to bring them to life! In Common Ground World, you’ll finally be able to mix and craft those Bot parts to build your very own robotic helpers. Whether you want to automate crafting lines or boost production efficiency, these Bots are ready to streamline your town-building flow like never before!
Imagine your Bots taking over tedious tasks, freeing you up to focus on even bigger strategies! Just remember, your Bot parts must be in a GalaChain-linked wallet to participate in this next-gen crafting feature.
VOX in Common Ground World
VOX are about to enter Common Ground World! Get ready to place any of the thousands Town Star VOX Collectibles in your Town to add a touch of personality, and get help to earn extra Town Points in all your Daily Challenges. It’s time to put your VOX to work and unlock more in-game perks!
Further Development
Common Ground Academy & Consumable Boosts – Boost your gameplay with impressive time-limited consumables!
Extended Guild Content – Supercharge your Guild with new capabilities and greater rewards for teamwork.
Referral Program – Invite your friends, and earn exclusive rewards for growing the Common Ground World fellowship!
Town Visits – Explore your friends’ and Guildmates’ towns to get inspired or offer tips.
Native Mobile Version – Play Common Ground World right into its own mobile version app!
Conclusion
The team would like to deeply thank the incredible Common Ground World community for their outstanding support, whether you joined during the earliest days of Town Star or if you are recently starting this adventure. Your enthusiasm, feedback and passion pushes us to provide the best game everyday; we invite you to keep discussing, sharing your perspective and always challenging us to make the best possible game. We make Common Ground World together!
Common Ground World aims to transcend entertainment into global sustainability, promoting values and principles of environmental impact while providing a fun adventure for players.
Our goal is to put power in the hands of our players to let them decide the future of the game through new content and features based on a collective mission: Organizing through Guilds, improving NFTs and enhancing the node ecosystem, among others.
Welcome to a new era of conscious gaming; welcome to Common Ground World.
Annex
Annex 1. Weekly Rewards List. Subject to change.
Rank
$GALA Reward
1
40,000
2
30,000
3
25,000
4
21,000
5
18,000
6
16,000
7
14,500
8
13,000
9
12,500
10
12,000
11 – 25
11,000
26 – 50
7,000
51 – 100
3,500
101 – 225
1,400
226 – 400
500
401 – 600
250
601 – 900
150
901 – 1200
100
Annex 2. List of eligible Rewarding NFTs as of September 2024. More may be added in the future.
NFT Name
Town Points
Express Depot
1
Basketball Court
2
Mirandus VOX
2
Gala Turntable
3
Uncommon Basketball Court
3
Water Tank
3
888 Orb of Hope
5
Death Row Records
5
Rare Basketball Court
7
The Lab
7
Alfa Fountain Ok
8
Town Star VOX
8
Mr. Puddles
9
Buggy Water Bot
10
Brine Storage
11
Grape Storage
11
Sugarcane Storage
11
Water Tower
11
Wheat Storage
11
Epic Basketball Court
13
Warp
13
Haunted Crypt
14
Haunted Graveyard
14
Rare Brine Storage
14
Rare Grape Storage
14
Rare Sugarcane Storage
14
Rare Water Tower
14
Rare Wheat Storage
14
Wheat Stand
14
Epic Stylin Ride
16
Solar Panel
16
Epic Brine Storage
17
Epic Grape Storage
17
Epic Sugarcane Storage
17
Epic Wheat Storage
17
Rare Wheat Stand
17
Epic Water Tower
18
Epic Wheat Stand
20
Flow
20
Legendary Basketball Court
20
Bitrue Wheat
24
Simplex Sugarcane
24
Lolli and Pop Shop
25
Broken History
30
Legendary Stylin Ride
32
Alfa Fountain Good
35
Legendary Brine Storage
45
Legendary Grape Storage
45
Legendary Sugarcane Storage
45
Legendary Wheat Storage
45
Unanimous
45
Alfa Fountain Great
50
Rare Lolli and Pop Shop
55
Haunted East Wing
60
Haunted West Wing
60
Tesla Coil
60
The Noir Hero
60
Galaverse in the Mediterranean Sea
67
Golden Egg
70
Rare Bitrue Wheat
70
Legendary Water Tower
72
Legendary Wheat Stand
72
Alfa Fountain Majestic
75
SaltyBot
75
Haunted Porch
79
OKex Barter Station
91
CraneBot
100
Rare Simplex Sugarcane
100
Rare Solar Panel
100
Epic Bitrue Wheat
120
Haunted Main Tower
140
Rare Tesla Coil
140
ElfBot
200
Into The Galaverse 2021
202
Legendary Lolli and Pop Shop
350
Legendary Solar Panel
666
Legendary Tesla Coil
1155
Epic Simplex Sugarcane
1629
Legendary Bitrue Wheat
2577
DigiFinex Cotton
2832
FarmBot
3018
Legendary Simplex Sugarcane
3027
Ancient Bitrue Wheat
3075
Ancient Simplex Sugarcane
3075
Annex 3. $SOIL and Upgrade Materials required by Level to improve a non-Node Upgradeable NFT. Subject to change.
Level
$SOIL Req. per Level
Materials Requirement
2
700
52 Red Common Materials + 40 Green Common Materials + 32 Blue Common Materials
3
1,200
54 Red Common Materials + 40 Green Common Materials + 32 Blue Common Materials
4
1,500
54 Red Common Materials + 40 Green Common Materials + 32 Blue Common Materials
5
1,700
16 Red Uncommon Materials + 40 Green Common Materials + 32 Blue Common Materials
6
2,100
16 Red Uncommon Materials + 16 Green Uncommon Materials + 32 Blue Common Materials
7
2,500
16 Red Uncommon Materials + 16 Green Uncommon Materials + 16 Blue Uncommon Materials
8
3,000
16 Red Uncommon Materials + 16 Green Uncommon Materials + 16 Blue Uncommon Materials
9
3,600
8 Red Rare Materials + 16 Green Uncommon Materials + 16 Blue Uncommon Materials
10
4,300
8 Red Rare Materials + 8 Green Rare Materials + 16 Blue Uncommon Materials
11
5,200
8 Red Rare Materials + 8 Green Rare Materials + 8 Blue Rare Materials
12
6,200
8 Red Rare Materials + 8 Green Rare Materials + 8 Blue Rare Materials
13
7,500
4 Red Epic Materials + 8 Green Rare Materials + 8 Blue Rare Materials
14
9,000
5 Red Epic Materials + 4 Green Epic Materials + 8 Blue Rare Materials
15
10,800
6 Red Epic Materials + 5 Green Epic Materials + 4 Blue Epic Materials
16
12,900
1 Red Legendary Materials + 6 Green Epic Materials + 5 Blue Epic Materials
17
15,500
1 Red Legendary Materials + 1 Green Legendary Materials + 6 Blue Epic Materials
18
18,600
2 Red Legendary Materials + 2 Green Legendary Materials + 2 Blue Legendary Materials
19
22,400
2 Red Legendary Materials + 2 Green Legendary Materials + 2 Blue Legendary Materials
20
26,800
2 Red Legendary Materials + 3 Green Legendary Materials + 4 Blue Legendary Materials
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With the first week’s special May Mayhem competition now in full swing, this is a great opportunity to power up your gameplay with tips and tricks straight from the source!
Canine Companions
Animal Companions are a great way to boost the productivity and speed of your town!
Sparky the Legendary Great Pyrenees is on sale for 15% off while supplies last – Without taking up any space in your town, he’ll increase the movement speed of your farm animals, Ranchers and ATVs!
Lucy the Border Collie just dropped yesterday, offering a nice boost to the crafting speed of your farm buildings, including Milk Barns, Sheep Pens and Chicken Coops!
Set a notification at the link below and we’ll see you there!
Common Ground World’s May Mayhem festivities and competitions kick off this week, and while the dog days of summer are still months away, the team couldn’t resist introducing y’all to your newest CGW canine!
Unlike Building NFTs that require a square of your playing field (or more), Companion NFTs are deployable helpers that will wander around as they please, sharing their abilities and boosts automatically with your entire town. From cute kitties to majestic (but harmless) birds or loyal canine cohorts, Companions will let you pack your town with critters that are as beneficial as they are adorable!
Most Companions come with universal boosts to certain elements of gameplay like production time. While multiple boosts from Companions can be used by deploying multiple Companions, not all boosts are stackable in multiples.
Lucy the Border Collie is a magnificent furry helper for your town, joining Sparky the Great Pyrenees as your newest CGW Companion. But that’s only the beginning of what Common Ground World has planned for the month of May. Look for special competitions, discount sales, NFT reworks and new feature launches throughout the most exciting month on the Gala Games calendar!
Epic Lucy will stand guard to increase the crafting speed of your Milk Barns, Sheep Pens and Chicken Coops.
Now let’s take a look at the May Mayhem excitement landing this week in Gala’s flagship game of town and city builders!
Week 1 Competition
For the first full week of May Mayhem, Common Ground World is hosting an Everyone is Welcome! event, with additional reward spots and extra $GALA on the table for the best builders!
The competition begins at 10am PT on Tuesday, May 7th and runs until 10am PT on Friday, May 10th!
Race to sell as many Blue Steel Bicycles as possible using your Santa’s Factory–Put the pedal to the meta with this special May Mayhem competition!
Topping an extended leaderboard with 2500 total spots, the overall winner will take home 48,000 $GALA. Additionally, the top 100 finishers will receive a bonus NFT award!
Check out the original Discord announcement with a link to terms and conditions, a complete leaderboard breakdown, specific meta requirements and more!
Join members of the Common Ground World team for a special edition of Gala Plays, tomorrow at 3pm PT, where they’ll share some excellent tips and tricks for pedaling onto the leaderboard crafting Bicycles! Set a notification at the link below:
NFT Reworks
The Common Ground World team has a pristine reputation of keeping everything fresh and constantly delivering new content that keeps player strategies sharp! In that spirit, each week this May, look for reworks of some of your favorite CGW NFT items. 👩🌾 Look for new and improved abilities and additional crafting options on previously released NFTs.
If you never got your hands on these buildings in the original sales, don’t worry! Along with the weekly reworks, we’re also re-releasing these buildings with a nice discount 🤑, giving you a fresh chance to work them into your CGW strategies.
Last Friday, new utility was announced for the following two NFTs, which have been re-released in the Common Ground World store with a 30% discount, while supplies last!
Epic Table of Appreciation
Previous Abilities:
Crafting Baguettes without Flour 20% faster
Crafting Pinot Noir 20% faster with only 4 Pinot Grapes (instead of 6)
Crafting Cheese 20% faster with only 1 Milk (instead of 2)
Crafting Pumpkin Pie 20% faster with only 5 Pumpkin, 4 Sugar, 8 Eggs
New (Upgraded) Abilities:
Crafting Baguettes without Flour 50% faster!
Crafting Pinot Noir 50% faster with only 3 Grapes!
Crafting Cheese 50% faster with only 1 Milk!
Crafting Pumpkin Pie 50% faster with only 3 Pumpkin, 2 Sugar, 4 Eggs!
Crafting Jam 50% faster with 5 Strawberries, 3 Sugar, and Water instead of Water Drum!
Don’t miss out on any of the mayhem happening all month long! There’s never been a better time to start playing Common Ground World than right now. With new features, constant content updates and strategy-boosting player-owned NFTs, Common Ground World is stronger than ever!
To hear about all the latest May Mayhem action directly from the team, check out the replay of last Friday’s Common Ground World Town Hall 👇 Tune in every Friday at 8am PT for the latest game updates and a rundown of the upcoming meta changes to prepare you for competition!
To keep up with powering the most innovative projects, products and platforms in web3, it’s crucial that we maintain optimized node networks. These networks empower users to contribute computing power to the decentralized network through GalaChain’s cutting edge DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network), essentially turning community computers into employees of the blockchain and rewarding operators for their time and energy.
While GalaChain was being created from the ground up by our team of blockchain experts, tokenization of node licenses was always an important part of the vision. A key benefit to blockchain is the user’s ability to own tokenized items on their terms, so a license to operate a DePIN node for rewards should be no exception.
As recently announced in this blog, Founder’s Nodes and Common Ground World Nodes would be the first nodes in the GalaChain network to undergo this “tokenization” process.
Today, we’re pleased to announce that Common Ground World Nodes have now made GalaChain history, becoming the first tokenized node licenses in the GalaChain ecosystem.
Node Workload NFTs
Throughout the history of the decentralized Gala ecosystem, node licenses have been issued as account locked items, making them unable to be transferred or traded. With Node Workload NFTs, operators are becoming empowered to trade their licenses with one another for the first time.
Please note that the Node Workload NFT is not the node itself, but the tokenized license to operate the node for rewards. No matter which node network (there are already several and more in the works), the node is run using the GalaChain node client on the operator’s computer.
By transferring a Node Workload NFT to another user, you are also giving them the right to operate that node and receive the rewards that come with it.
Initial Features
The Common Ground World team is bravely leading the way into this uncharted territory by tokenizing licenses for Common Ground World Nodes. This is a crucial step before the upcoming release of Common Ground World Guilds, which promises to be a truly game-changing feature for Gala’s flagship game of town and city builders.
Your Node Workload NFTs will initially be transferable to other users and bridgeable to the Ethereum blockchain for external trade. However, please note that your Node Workload NFT must be on GalaChain to run your workload.
Future Features
The ability to list your Node Workload NFTs on GalaSwap will be added with a future update.
Allocation of CGW Node Workload NFTs
For anyone who purchased Common Ground World Node (formerly known as Town Star Node) licenses in a previous sale, you will receive a number of Node Workload NFTs that corresponds to the amount you spent on your CGW Node license in the original sale.
Around midday on March 27th, operators should have received 1 Node Workload NFT for each $1000 spent on the license in the original sale. For example, if you spent $1000, you should have received 1 Node Workload NFT, but if you spent $4000, you should have received 4.
Stay tuned for more updates and the tokenization of other node networks within the GalaChain ecosystem, such as Gala Founder’s Nodes!
