VORPAL

VORPAL is a cosmic metaverse that gives its users access to a completely new experience of owning digital assets and offers, in a playful way, to build it together.

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Inspiration

The VORPAL project was born thanks to inspiration from the opportunities and prospects of the DeFi sector and NFT. The founders of the VORPAL project came up with a very interesting idea - to cross DEX with a full-fledged game, thereby creating a unique economy for the native DEX token.

And for those who want to immerse themselves in the VORPAL Metaverse, but do not want to download something or immerse themselves heavily in the gameplay, we decided to make a kind of "bridge" between DEX and the Game - Star Map.

Star Map is an interactive 3D map of the VORPAL metaverse, developed using WebGL technology, available in a browser window without installing third-party software.

What it does

VORPAL is a cosmic P2E metaverse (VORPAL META) that gives its users access to a completely new experience of owning digital assets and invites, in a playful way, to jointly build this metaverse from scratch.

VORPAL META consists of 3 main parts:

  • DAO(Decentralized Autonomous Organization)
  • DEX(Decentralized Exchange)
  • DNG(Decentralized NFT Game)

And two "bridges" connecting all parts into a single ecosystem:

  • HUB(Marketplace)
  • STAR MAP(Interactive 3D map of the VORPAL META metaverse)

The unique feature of VORPAL META is the economic model. It is designed in such a way that all parts of the VORPAL META ecosystem are closely intertwined, ensuring balance, self-sufficiency, profitability, transparency, and security of all operations.

On the one hand, this is VORPAL DNG - a full-fledged RPG (Role Play Game) game based on the Unreal 5 engine, the core of which is a unique logical NFT engine - VORPAL NFT ENGINE.

On the other hand, it is VORPAL DEX - a decentralized exchange, the center of the VORPAL META economy, based on the Uniswap 2.0 protocol, which was finalized by the VORPAL team. We plan to conduct at least 2 audits.

Both of these parties are controlled by the VORPAL DAO. VDAO token holders not only make the main decisions related to the VORPAL META ecosystem but also receive about a third of all profits, which are proportionally distributed among all VDAO token holders.

VORPAL DNG allows you to create, upgrade and power up your character to the cosmic level in the VORPAL metaverse. For each level of character leveling, the user receives a reward in the form of VORPAL DNA tokens (can be exchanged for VORPAL DEX tokens) or BOX, which contains other valuable NFT rewards. All your progress along with the character can be turned into an Avatar and staked in the form of NFTs on VORPAL DEX for passive income.

VORPAL DEX allows you to create liquidity, receive passive income for staking, exchange various digital assets, receive bonuses from the referral system, and much more. A close connection between all parties is provided by two “bridges”, one of which is VORPAL STAR MAP.

VORPAL STAR MAP is an interactive 3D map developed on the WebGL engine that allows you to touch the VORPAL META galaxy in your browser window without installing third-party software. Explore user-created NFT Stars and NFT Planets or create and improve your NFT Star or NFT Planet by joining one of the five DAFs (Decentralized Autonomous Federation) to contribute to the development of VORPAL META.

Build ships and strengthen defenses, attack other Stars and defend against other players, participate in the construction of the most powerful ships for the Federation, and vote to attack other Federations (with your DAF tokens). You are the one who builds this metaverse.

VORPAL HUB is the second "bridge" providing close interaction of all parties with each other. HUB is a marketplace where users can buy or sell their NFTs.

How we built it

Project development began around mid-August 2021. Since then, the project team has grown from three to 8 people who are constantly working on the project regularly. All members of the team are highly qualified specialists and very hardworking people.

The first 2-3 months were devoted to market analysis and technology research. In parallel with this, the final form of the idea was formed. After 3 months of study and preparation, the VORPAL team came up with an idea and developed a plan to implement this idea.

First of all, it was decided to start developing our own DEX based on the Uniswap 2.0 protocol.

In parallel with this, the development of Star Map and the study of the Game part were launched.

Challenges we ran into

The main difficulty faced by the project team is the lack of specialists in the field of BlockChain, FrontEnd, and WebGL. The project team spent a lot of time searching for the right specialists. Fortunately for the project, the team managed to find and attract most of the key specialists and launch all the main stages of the project.

The second most difficult problem that we encountered is the implementation of Star Map using WebGL technology. WebGL - allows you to interact with 3D space in any browser window without installing or downloading third-party software. But there is one BUT: the scene on WebGL utilizes the power of the computer or phone on which it is running, and not of the remote server. This means that you need to optimize Star Map as much as possible for it to work smoothly and at the same time it all looks good on most devices. That is why we had to and still have to abandon interesting ideas and mechanics in favor of optimization.

The last problem is known to everyone. It is always very difficult to do something new, something that no one has done before you. We have to make difficult decisions and believe that at least most of these decisions were made correctly.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

The VORPAL team is proud that despite all the difficulties, we managed to get alpha versions of our main parts - DEX and Star Map. They are currently in the active testing phase.

The VORPAL team is also proud of its specialists, level of development, and final quality. Each member of the team puts his soul into the project, because he does it not for the sake of money, but because he loves his job and believes in the VORPAL project.

What we learned

Since the start of work on the project, the VORPAL team has gained a huge amount of new knowledge related to BlockChain and NFT technologies. Unlocked the huge potential of the DeFi sector.

And most importantly, I realized that it is possible to create something new and further popularize BlockChain technology for the masses through game mechanics.

What's next for VORPAL

The VORPAL team has big plans. At this stage, the VORPAL team is working on creating a “foundation” for the metaverse, which can then be developed and scaled, both horizontally and vertically.

The development of the VORPAL project ecosystem is divided into phases:

  • Development of DEX and STAR MAP
  • Development of a video and other promotional materials
  • Participation in Hackathons to attract investment and attention
  • Initialization of dialogues with foreign funds and potential partners for participation in a private sale
  • Social media and cold marketing
  • Private sale
  • basic marketing
  • public sale
  • IDO organization
  • Release of the BETA version of the first part of the game on Unreal 5
  • warm marketing
  • IFO organization
  • Release of VORPAL DEX, STAR MAP, and the first part of the game
  • hot marketing
  • VORPAL HUB release
  • further development of all parts of the project such as:
    • Launchpad for DEX
    • Migrating to Uniswap V3
    • Second part of the game
    • Extended functionality for STAR MAP
    • and much more
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Updates

posted an update —

StarMap Minor Updates:

  1. Space background
  2. Far galaxies(Bug Fixed)
  3. Code improvement and refactoring
  4. Camera fix
  5. New StarMap link

Vorpal Teaser Animatic Update(С_05):

  1. New galaxy spawn animation
  2. New camera animation
  3. New meteor animation
  4. Retiming of all shots
  5. New explosion dynamic
  6. New ship destruction animation
  7. New shot animation

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posted an update —

StarMap Minor Updates. Next update - Monday, 14.03

  1. migrating the project to the automatic webpack builder.
  2. code refactoring, minor bug fixes.
  3. editing resource paths.
  4. fix artifacts transparency sprites.
  5. removal of the functionality of clicking on the planets.

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posted an update — 

 Hello! Due to the situation in Ukraine and Russia in general, the VORPAL team faced many problems. 
 Basically, the problems are related to employees who are located on the territory of Ukraine and Russia. Most of the problems the VORPAL team has already figured out how to solve, but this will slightly affect the timing of the project. 
 Nevertheless, we continue to actively work on the project. 5 final concept cards for the Federations have been added to the gallery, now the artists are working on filling these cards. In the next update, the VORPAL team will update StarMap.

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