Inspiration
Inspired by Habbo Hotel, Gaia Online, Neopets, Club Penguin and similar games that involve collecting items that can change and socialising with other players. Currently participating in the Secret Network Challenge.
About Evolvee
Pixel Art Social Create 2 Earn game for 2D gamers, artists, roleplayers, NFT collectors/creators with emphasis on creativity and emphasis on social good as well
Main concept of the game is to have evolving pixel NFTs that can be used in game and created by players/imported. This would include the ability to place a value on the items and auction them later. Social good is also thought about and something that can be incorporated into this project. This can attract partnerships/funding from NGOs, Non Profits etc and help facilitate those relationships.
How we built it
Started with Starport Template and existing open source React/C++/Java code. Created the initial planet template and then incorporated the open source code, made modifications as needed to get the code to run locally on the game client. Used existing open source code to create a Java/MySQL game server. Created NFT contract by leveraging existing Secret Heroes contract and modifying the skills to be evolutions and reworking everything to be about items instead of Heroes and removing unneeded code.
Challenges we ran into
Existing open source code had lots of errors due to outdated packages, lack of documentation and was written in React instead of Vue which made it difficult to get it working with Starport. Understanding the code was a bit difficult. I tried to approach this by seeing if the original open source developers wanted to get involved and I did manage to get in contact with them and we are discussing working together in the future.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Successfully integrated React Layer With-in Vue Layer. Created a solid contract. Successfully reverse engineered/improved existing open source code in order to save time on developing an MVP. Started building partnerships/advisory board.
What we learned
Reverse engineering is the way to go with a small team if people on the team understand/have the skills needed to do this since it can save a ton of time. This approach might not work for everyone as if it takes too long to understand the existing code then it might be faster to create something new.
What's next for Evolvee - Create To Earn
Going to follow the project roadmap, incorporate social good features as well. Connect with/Onboard new team members Find funding Build advisory board/partnerships Create Figma App Prototype. Rebrand/redesign graphics. Possibly remove Vue entirely and use React with Starport Create more smart contracts for additional features. Create really good Opague algorithm for item evolutions so that the logic isn't easily determined through transaction analysis for example. Social Good Campaigns that allow Non Profits/NGOS to spread awareness through in game items/events as well Build a basic Website/Whitepaper. Deploy this live. Feature pushes that include revenue generating NFTs, Player Owned Economy, Item Creator. Building Community, Incorporating DAO governance structure and more.
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