Apeiron Update: Dev Report August 2023

Hold on to your hats, folks! It’s that time of the month again (kind of a week late but its fine) where we delve into the deets of August…

Sep 07, 2023

Hold on to your hats, folks! It’s that time of the month again (kind of a week late but its fine) where we delve into the deets of August. Like a squad of ever-curious mole-rats, we’ve scurried through hidden tunnels and peered through secret peepholes to gather the juiciest of gossip around the Foonie Magus World Development Headquarters. WELL…we must say, there isn’t THAT much gossip this month…simply put, our developers have got their noses to the grindstone, so close to the screen that soon they will have no noses…oh noooeessss. Without further ado, let’s see what nuggets of news that they do have for us. Strap in, doods and godlings!

In this month’s dev report we will be covering:

Community:
— New Reward & Payout Structure

Dev Updates:

- Out of this world NFT rewards

- Dungeon Delving Deluxe

- Crackling Flames of the Fury

- Cinematic Storytelling

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Community

New Reward & Payout Structure

Alright, fellow adventurers — it’s off-season mode, which means we’ve moved to a more leisurely pace in the community. Still catching our breath from the adrenaline-charged AGW, our quintet of community staff is cooking up some changes. On the menu? We’re working on a more user-friendly and efficient reward and payout structure, specifically to the following Discord channels — claim perks and the soul vessel exchange. It’ll be better! Smoother! More streamlined and everything!

Additionally, it’s not 100% confirmed but if the whispers we’ve heard in the corridors are true, you might want to brace yourselves for some good news — the FE Shop is due for a refill! We’ve noticed that particular items, specifically fully bred Quads and mBH (mini-BlackHole), have a towering demand because they’ve poofed and disappeared! But, don’t sweat. With the upcoming refill, you won’t have to wait long to get your hands on these goodies again.

We can’t spill the beans on the exact date for the refill just yet. However, rumor has it that this restock could happen within the next few weeks, so it’s sooner than you think.

So, dear friends, keep your eyes peeled and wallets ready. You wouldn’t want to miss out, would you?

To learn more details about earning and spending FE tokens, join us on our official Discord.

Dev Updates

Out of this world NFT rewards

If you enjoyed your free Apostle mint from our Apostle Mint page, or have purchased Apostles from the Apostles Marketplace before, then you’ll appreciate the new Nebula Expedition. The Chunky Ghost Nebula Expedition (cue spooky sound effects) is ready to offer you a chance to win rewards when you stake your Apostles and Planets.

Moreover, our Web 3 team has unlocked the star orbiting invitation function, which allows players to create invitational lists for inviting friends to orbit. Get set to revolve around the stars, break a dance with your friends, age your planets together and enjoy the magical buffs powered by friendship and Alliance!

You could also treat your special someone to gifts using our newly introduced gift code system. For now, users can pick off-chain rewards such as Dood Halos, Dood Wings, and Animus to send to their friends. On-chain tokens such as Lunar, Solar, Emblems, Anima, APRS mBh, and Weth will be available to choose from in the list of gifts later in the future.

Dungeon Delving Deluxe

Seeking more challenges from the dungeon gameplay? Our design dream team has been busily adding extra flavors into the roguelite recipe (worry not, they won’t overcook the balance). After adjusting the game for bosses and wrapping up with skill calculations — the latter in preparation for introducing the PvP in the beta! — they’re now working on a HARD MODE for the roguelite. Deep breaths, dungeon dwellers! Your chosen path will now be filled with more unexpected powerful opponents as you plunge ever further.

AND…

Not only changes are made to the map and the bosses, but we’re also giving a magical makeover to the Artifacts and the skill tree.

This month, the game design team has also been modifying the effects of several Artifacts, as well as pruning the skill tree by redesigning different methods of gaining skill points and upgrading skills. They’re carefully hiding these secrets across the dungeons, in random events and battles, waiting for you to unlock them.

A new food system is also going to be integrated! It means delicious foods will drop during the roguelite and players will have additional heals to choose prior to heading into dungeons. Does that entail your own fridge or better yet a hot pot party in the godiverse!? Imagine cozying up next to the hotpot where your doods cook you some tasty foods (mostly for themselves though). With that said, are we ready to venture into the next depth of the dungeon and find ingredients fresher than the ones at a farmers market?

“Food! FOOD!” — A random dood yelling passionately.

Dood’s favorite dishes (NO VEGGIES)

Crackling Flames of the Fury

As mentioned in the last dev report, the 3D art team has completed the elemental fire skills and been brewing elemental earth skills for the Fury. Our 3D artist Shadow explained: “It takes about 3–4 days to put together the animation for one god skill, so I guess you now have an idea of the amount of time it takes to produce effects for one elemental god, *sighs*, and there are many more in the future…” *sighs more*

Creating these Avatars’ elemental skills from dreams to reality is no easy feat but our artists will press on no matter what! Stay tuned, with flames crackling successfully, there’s only earth skills left to be tackled with, and we’ll soon see our art team shift gears to the remaining 6 Apostles and their skills. And trust us — When Foonie Magus promised fun, Foonie Magus WILL GIVE FUN! (soon™)

Cinematic Storytelling

In our ongoing endeavor to populate the Godiverse with more virtuoso gods, Apeiron’s narrative continues to expand under the careful guidance of our visionary storytellers and artists.

For the lovers of lore, brace yourselves for a storytelling feast. In response to previous character events not quite hitting the spot, our scribers are hard at work with the 2D concept artists, and tweaking the narrative into more captivating tales within the dungeon. This time around we will have a mixture of visual and dialogue installed for you. Rounder, bigger, and DOODIER butts!

That’s not the end, these updates will abound in potent stories, stirring emotional moments, and heartwarming themes of friendship, brotherhood and growth.

Stubby doody cheeks covered in mystery

The 2D and 3D teams are also currently working on the “spirit core” design. In the beta, you’ll step into the shoes of newborn godlings in the godiverse. Your Spirit Core will represent YOU in Apeiron! So we’re coming up with all sorts of neat designs for what you might look like~

Crafting the spirit core might have been a long expedition, but as the see-all hawk of this company, I can assure you that the artists have come up with some pretty striking designs. Therefore, these godlings deserve their very own special unveiling ceremony (in the near future).

But, for now you may try to imagine what you’d look like before ascending as a mighty godling. The writing team’s attempts have only shown the necessity of having an art team:

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And there you have it! You know what they say about the stillness before a storm, right? It always entails a whirlwind of adventures. So in the spirit of supporting our hard-working devs, let’s get cooking and feast for now! (As a dood would say) We’d absolutely love to hear your thoughts on these new features that are making their way to the light. Feel free to drop by and dish out your thoughts on our Discord, we’re all ears! (or eyes)

Also, don’t forget to follow our Twitter for the latest scoop served straight off the grill.

Thanks for reading, and see ya next time, godlings!

About Apeiron

Apeiron is the world’s first NFT-based play-and-earn god game. Apeiron will feature a unique card-based action-adventure combat system combined with god game simulation gameplay inspired by classic god games like Populous and Black & White. Players will be able to build up planets from above before descending to the ground as a powerful Avatar to solve the mysteries of the universe. Players will grow their planet to the point of developmental stagnation, then reset the planetary cycle via an Armageddon event to allow for even more advancement and thrilling late-game alliance level GvE and GvG activities. Apeiron will use a tri-token architecture, which means that there will be three separate tokens to navigate their ecosystem: a governance token, a play-to-earn token, and a premium alliance token.