Explorin’ the Godiverse 103: Introducing Nebula Expeditions
By and large, the Doods are a lazy bunch. They eat, they sleep…then they do it all again. But occasionally, a Dood will look up at the…
By and large, the Doods are a lazy bunch. They eat, they sleep…then they do it all again. But occasionally, a Dood will look up at the stars and a strange feeling will come over them — and we’re not talking about a sudden urge to go to the bathroom. No, the stars shining down make them think, just for a moment, about more than the immediacy of their physical needs. For in truth, such Doods have heard the siren call of ADVENTURE!
For today’s blog post, we’ll be discussing an exciting new adventuring system: Nebula Expeditions! Nebula Expeditions are limited-time events for players to start exploring and discovering treasure in the Apeiron godiverse by staking NFTs and tokens. Through staking, players will be able to channel Luminous Vapor, the light-infused dust that makes up the nebulae. The more Luminous Vapor you manage to accrue, the more power you’ll be able to use to supercharge your Avatars and Apostles to blast into the great beyond and unlock the nebula’s hidden treasure! So how does it all work? Read on, dear reader — read on.
(Side note: this is a work in progress, so please bear that in mind. While we always had staking in mind, this expedition staking that incorporates NFT and tokens is entirely new in design. Not only is it adaptable according to different economic environments, but it is also one designed to further reward our Primeval Planet holders, scaling up together with the Exordium rarities! Still, as this is a WIP, anything and everything could change, although this is the general form we expect it to take. If there are any noteworthy changes down the line, we’ll let you know.)
The first thing that will happen is the Call to Adventure. We’ll announce that a Nebula Expedition will be happening, set the date and time, and drop some details for you about the lore of the place you’ll explore (oh the places you’ll go~) as well as the treasure you can expect to uncover. Note that multiple Expeditions may be announced (or may be running) at the same time!
After the Call, you’ll have the option to stake your claim and begin an expedition. You’ll need to stake at least one Planet, so that you have an Avatar to lead your Doods into the nebula — they will need the divine support of their god to make it up there in the spaces between worlds. You will then have the option to stake additional Planets and Apostles as well, bolstering your forces.
Your staked forces will begin accruing Luminous Vapor on a daily basis. The more powerful Planets (especially those of higher exordium rarities) will generate more Vapor by nature of their godly magnificence. The more Vapor you get, the more celestial power you’ll have to sculpt a path through the dusty nebula towards the treasure. You’ll need all the power you can get, because other expedition teams will be competing with you for the same treasure!
Additionally, players can get even more Luminous Vapor by staking tokens such as APRS, any other accepted tokens, even potentially NFTs from future partner projects — which we will denote later. These tokens will feed into your Planet’s EDEN, empowering it with additional energy to collect more Vapor.
Luminous Vapor will be non-tradeable. Once an Expedition is concluded, if successful, the Luminous Vapor will dissipate as your Avatar and Doods celebrate the victorious expedition with a joyful party. If it was not successful and no treasure was claimed, the Luminous Vapor will cumulate as your Avatars and Doods focus up their energies for next time.
Let’s talk a little bit more about treasure. Currently we have two plans for what you’ll initially be able to find: Mini-Black Hole NFTs, which will be used for Primeval Celestial Conjunction (our first planet breeding event!) and Stella Tabula Chests, which will contain Star NFTs (analogous to land in other NFT games) as well as cosmetics to bling up your Apeiron goodies. We’ll be expanding this list of treasure with more rewards later — from both us and partners.
In order to unlock treasures, you’ll need to get some keys. Specifically, you’ll need Cosmic Keys — drawing on the power of High Goddess Cosmos — to be able to grab the Stella Tabula Chests. Alternatively, if you happen across a Mini-Black Hole NFT, you’ll need a Chaotic Key that takes its power from the mad High God Chaos and continue your planet breeding.
Please note that until our APRS token launches, only Cosmic Keys will be available, and will apply to all Expeditions (that require keys). After APRS launches, you will be able to purchase Chaotic Keys. Also! In the future, there may be additional key types for special cross-over promo expeditions with our Metaverse partners.
You’ll be able to see what keys you need before the Nebula Expedition launches, and then can purchase however many you want as befits your plans. You think that your Luminous Vapor supply is big enough to empower your squad to take a few of those treasures? Get more keys!
Or maybe you think that you’ll be able to squeeze enough to get at least one treasure — then just get that specific number of keys. And hey, if it doesn’t go as planned, you’ll be able to keep those keys for later, or even exchange them for a corresponding amount of tokens. Please note, however, that these keys are not NFTs in their own right, and cannot be exchanged on the marketplace, but rather redeemed in case they aren’t used.
Ok, so how do we figure out if an expedition was successful or not? Basically, the more Luminous Vapor you gather, the better position you put yourself in to claim the treasure. Every expedition will have a chance to win based on their collected Vapor and whether or not they have keys.
When one expedition wins a treasure, that expedition will be taken out of that round of looting and the other expeditions will continue duking it out until every expedition has taken its shot. Once they have, if there’s any more treasure left in the nebula, another round begins with all expeditions that still have keys back in the fray! Note that through this system, you can certainly win multiple treasures if you have enough Vapor and keys!
Alright, that’s quite a lot of information. Let’s try and TL;DR it:
Nebula Expeditions!
Stake your Apeiron Planet and Apostle NFTs to win treasure
The more you stake, the higher your chances to get treasure
Need keys to unlock the treasure. Can purchase those.
Treasure includes Mini-Black Hole NFTs for breeding and Stella Tabula Chests with Star NFTs (and other cosmetics) inside!
Can win multiple treasures each expedition
And that’s the gist of it! Any questions? Hit us up on Discord, Tweet at us on Twitter, or join our burgeoning Telegram community — or all three! We’re really looking forward to hearing what you think of this new system, and taking our first tentative steps together into the mysterious reaches of the godiverse. It’s one small step for doods, one giant step for doodkind!
That’s all we have today, y’all. As always, thanks for reading, and we’ll see you next time~