To the Stars

Good morning, afternoon, or evening! Hello! And welcome! In our previous articles, we’ve talked about Planet x Avatar Non-Fungible Tokens…

Good morning, afternoon, or evening! Hello! And welcome! In our previous articles, we’ve talked about Planet x Avatar Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), which provide both the worlds for you to play in and the characters you need for engaging in combat. Today we’re going to be discussing another one of Apeiron’s NFTs — Stars. So without further ado, sic itur ad astra!

So just as a quick refresher: in Apeiron, gameplay will happen on your planet. This is where you’ll help the Doods — cute and chubby little guys — build up their societies, and where you’ll jump into different pockets of the monster-infested spiritual Diluc Sea. Each planet will have its own elemental distribution (split among earth, water, air, and fire) as well as special traits that make it a unique environment, replete with its own challenges and opportunities.

At the start of the game, your planet will likely be one of many worlds scattered around the Axis Mundi, the center of creation. But as a Godling, that doesn’t mean that your planet has to stay there forever. Drawing on your divine will, at the snap of your fingers you can move it to orbit a Star.

Star NFTs in Apeiron are similar to the “land” in other NFT games. They will come with their own powerful set of passive bonuses that can help you to turbocharge your gameplay. For instance, one star might have the “Nurturing Light” passive, which increases the rate at which plant matter will grow on your planet, helping to keep your Doods happily fed. Or maybe you’re more interested in exploring the world as your Avatar, in which case you would want access to the “Neutrino Pulse” passive that speeds up Avatar movement.

Stars may also come along with their own Celestial Objects. Celestial Objects can be anything from Dark Nebulae to Black Holes to Cave Comets. Some may come with puzzles to solve, others with combat encounters, while the rarest will have their own tailored adventures to go through. All of them will offer special rewards for completion in the form of additional passive bonuses or epic items. Who wouldn’t want to hunt down the legendary Moonpiercer Lance?

Each Star will have at least one Orbital Track (OT), and sometimes more, depending on the age and size of the Star. The OT is where you’ll place your planet, after which you’ll be able to get access to all of the bonuses that come with that particular Star.

But what if you don’t need to use a certain OT at any given time? Wouldn’t that be wasting a ton of potential bonuses? It would, so why not rent it out? OT and Stars functions just like apartments and buildings, you can lease your OTs to others for rent!

If you choose to rent, another player will be able to park their planet next to your Star using one of your OTs, and thereby reap the rewards. As an owner, you’ll also be receiving bonuses from player activities happening within the vicinity of your Star. The more Stars you own, the more bonuses you get, whether you’re using them yourself or renting them out to others!

So how do you get access to a Star? One way is through purchasing Stella Tabula chests. Each chest contains a guaranteed Star. Stella Tabula chests come at different rarity tiers, ranging from common to divine. The higher the rarity, the higher your chances of scoring Ancient Stars and legendary items!

When the game is released, we will be making 11,498 Stars available for purchase through the Stella Tabula chests. But if you miss out on the chests, never fear, you’ll always be able to buy a Star on Apeiron’s marketplace later.

As Apeiron develops, we will introduce Alliance-level gameplay, where Star owners in various Constellations can team up and form groups to take on powerful world bosses. But more details on that will follow in due time :)

That’s all for today’s post. What do you think — what kind of Star will you be looking for once the game launches? Let us know your thoughts — join our growing Discord community, and make sure to follow us on Twitter to stay in touch for all the latest updates.

Please note as well that tomorrow marks the opening day of our Origin Warrior Apostle Giveaway, the first of 12 in the Apeiron Origins Collection event gauntlet. If you manage to collect all 12 Apostles you will have a chance to win special rewards, so make sure you don’t miss out!