Inspiration
We wanted to create a more immersive and fun way to engage with our NFTs beyond simple passive staking. To make it more about the experience rather than the rewards, and create a foundation for expanding into a larger world/ecosystem full of collectible NFTs with sentimental value based on those experiences.
We were inspired by lore-oriented projects like Magic/TreasureDAO, as well as old school RPGs, using the blockchain, tokens, and NFTs to bring life to the lore of our metaverse, and engaging our community through gamified interactions.
What it does
The MetaLair system allows users to use Drago NFTs to be staked build a new lair and mint it as an NFT, with the number of staked Dragos determining the speed of the build. Once minted, the new lair can be used to unlock new game features for a certain number of dragos, depending on its level. Dragos assigned a lair can then "work" to earn EMBER passively, "adventure" to find parts to upgrade their lair metadata or lootboxes containing NFT prizes, or "network" to level up the drago itself.
How we built it
First of all, our system generates Lair NFT Image and JSON metadata (off-chain). Then it uploads these data to the IPFS network via nft.storage technology. Then Solana On-Chain Program uses generated IPFS CID as metadata and creates/updates MetaLair NFT. Thanks to the power of the IPFS technology we can be sure that there is no way to "spoof" or "fake" metadata.
What's next for MetaLairs
The next phase of MetaLairs is to complete and roll out adventures for dragos, with a game map, lore, RPG flavor text, item NFTs with in-game effects that can be earned from lootboxes, and building a more complex game economy.
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