IOTA Heroes Awaits!
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The Beginning is Near!
ShimmerEVM is launching the 28th of September and so are we! So, we'd like to provide an overview of what you can expect from IOTA Heroes at launch! We've been working on this project for almost two years, and we're thrilled to finally get this show on the road!
IOTA Heroes is the first game to launch on Shimmer, and we're immensely proud of that. Let's delve into the activities you can experience at launch!
Meet Your Heroes!
We will be launching our Founder Hero Sale as part of the launch, where you can grab some heroes to play with. We have dedicated an entire blog post to this, make sure to give it a read!
A squad of IOTA Heroes.
If you were one of the lucky ones to earn a Free-Mint during the beta campaign, this is where you get to use it. Otherwise you should prepare some SMR to participate in the sale! Additionally we will auction off a few Promo Heroes.
Go Adventure!
Adventuring is our game's cornerstone, at least initially. Once you have a hero, your adventures can begin!
Here we have a beginner hero taking on the Angry Chicken!
Navigate to the Hero Page and select the Adventure tab. Here, you can equip your hero with armor and weapons and embark on your journey. Initially, you won't possess any items, so we strongly recommend starting with easy adventures.
Remember, there's a risk of losing your gear during adventures. Check the Fragility value on the item tooltip to gauge the odds of an item being lost. In time, your hero will return, allowing you to view the combat encounter. If victorious, you can inspect your loot!
5% chance to be lost on adventures
Rent Out Your Heroes
Pay 45 shimmies to take this guy on adventure!
If you're short on playtime, consider renting your hero to other players. This offers a way to earn passive income from your heroes – talk about NFT utility! Simply select the rent tab on the Hero Page and decide your rental charge. Even when rented out, the hero remains in your wallet, and you can sell it on the marketplace if you please.
If you don't own a hero or they're all on adventures, explore the rental market for a suitable hero, you just need to pay the SMR fee to start your adventure!
If heroes become pricey, this offers new players an opportunity to test the game and obtain loot without significant upfront costs.
Train Your Heroes
Use the gold from your adventures to upgrade your training facilities and train your heroes. You have four facility options, each offering distinct training approaches. This allows you to customize your hero's stat distribution. Training paves the way for confronting tougher encounters during adventures, yielding more gold and high-level game items.
The four available training facilities.
Heroes can attain a max level of 90, but achieving this will take time. We might increase this level cap in the future.
Stat Reset
If you're looking to reconfigure a hero, you can spend some gold to reset its stats. Whether you've discovered a new tactic or wish to battle lower-level monsters for unique loot, this option's available.
Reforging
Reforging Station, ready for work!
The Reforging Station is where you can combine five appropriate game items and charcoal to craft a new item. The resultant item, influenced by the input items' levels, can range from extremely rare to worthless. Typically, the creations here are artifacts, rings, and necklaces, mainly obtained via this method.
Researching
The Researching Altar uncovers new abilities. Like game items, these abilities can be equipped, significantly boosting your combat prowess. To discover a new ability, you'll need magic dust and a Scripter's kit. We've detailed this in a dedicated blog post – be sure to check it out!
Engage in the Economy
Precious gold!
IOTA Heroes, as a GameFi project, enables asset trading and play-to-earn opportunities. At launch, we're introducing two trading systems:
Hero Marketplace
We've established a marketplace where heroes can be bought and sold. Owners can list their heroes with a set SMR price. Listed heroes appear in the marketplace and can be purchased using SMR. While your hero is up for sale, training and adventuring can continue. Sold heroes on adventures will grant the loot to the player who initiated the adventure.
We also support buy offers! This means you can place a bid on any hero, provided there isn't an existing bid of the same or higher value. Your SMR will be locked until you withdraw your offer or until a higher bid is placed. The hero's owner can then choose to accept the current bid. This marketplace has a 5% SMR transaction fee.
The red tag is the listed price for this hero, the blue tag is the current buy offer.
Trading Post
This is where game items and gold can be traded. Initiating a trade requires defining its terms and paying a deposit fee in gold, set at 10 gold at launch. If a trade is canceled, the deposit is refunded; if completed, the gold is burned. Trades can involve game items, gold, or SMR, with a 2% SMR fee applied to relevant transactions.
You set the terms of your trade!
Upcoming PvP Tournament
When many players reach max levels, we'll announce a PvP Tournament. Memories of our previous tournament during the Treasures of Shimmer campaign might come to mind. To revisit that, check out our Youtube video. Prizes will be detailed closer to the tournament date, and we eagerly await your participation!
Preparation Steps for a Seamless Start
Install a wallet browser extension, like MetaMask, and set up your account.
Ensure you have Shimmer Tokens (SMR) for in-game transactions and minting Founder Heroes.
Visit the game website, choose a username, and sign a transaction with your wallet.
Wrapping up
If IOTA Heroes is new to you, welcome aboard! Familiarize yourself with our other blog posts for game insights. For our longstanding community members, your patience hasn't gone unnoticed. The wait might've been lengthy, but our time has finally arrived!
See you all in Fortuvia!
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