Santi, head of the Star Atlas community: a comprehensive interpretation of the Metaverse, the current status of the development of the GameFi track and the rules of the token sale

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2021-08-19 07:22

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"A new interstellar adventure in the NFT metaverse: Star Atlas takes you to explore the vast universe in GameFi", and experience the infinite possibilities in space with everyone.

"Metaverse" is a virtual digital world parallel to the real world, full of science fiction and magic.

Stepping into the metaverse future of the Star Atlas virtual game in 2620, three main factions have emerged, vying for resources, territory, and political domination. Players can choose which factions they want to join, which directly affects the course of the Metaverse, and earn real-world income through their in-game contributions.

As a representative of the metaverse concept in the GameFi field on the powerful Solana public chain, Star Atlas has built a multiplayer online interstellar adventure world, introducing a unique game experience through traditional core games and blockchain mechanisms.

So what imagination space is hidden in the Star Atlas game, what are the details of the token sale that will be launched on the three platforms of FTX, Raydium and Apollo-X, and what are the latest plans after that?

On August 17, 2021, CryptoJ specially invited Star Atlas Community Lead, Santi to be the guest of this AMA "New Interstellar Adventure in the NFT Metaverse: Star Atlas takes you to explore the vast universe in GameFi", and experience the infinity in space with everyone possible.

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A brief analysis of Star Atlas: the real experience brought by replicating real assets and ownership

At the beginning of the AMA, Santi first gave a brief introduction to the project features and birth background of Star Atlas.

As a next-generation game metaverse, Star Atlas will integrate multiple technologies such as artistic blockchain, real-time graphics processing system, multi-user video games, and decentralized finance.

Star Atlas will use the latest virtual geometry model Nanite developed by Unreal Engine 5 for real-time graphics processing to ensure movie-level picture quality and visual experience of games.

Blockchain technology based on the Solana protocol enables a secure gaming experience without a server. Acquiring and trading non-fungible tokens (NFT) in Star Atlas allows the economic system of the virtual space to replicate the real experience of real-world assets and ownership.

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core team members

Star Atlas has a team with innovative ideas and industry experience, Santi said when talking about the stories of the four co-founders:

CEO & FounderMichael Wagner

Michael is a serial entrepreneur who has founded a number of tech ventures around the emerging blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies including: Tokes Platform, EDEN, Multichain Ventures, Automata and most recently Star Atlas.

He has more than 10 years of experience in the field of capital market analysis, holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certificate, and has more than 7 years of experience in the blockchain field and more than 24 years of experience in the game field. Also have more than 4 years experience.

CTO Jacob Floyd

Jacob is highly skilled in the field of software development, has more than 11 years of experience in the development of games, blockchain applications and financial technology applications, has founded more than 33 successful projects, and has served as a technical director in almost all projects he Executive and software engineer, these experiences will become the source of Jacob's creativity and inspiration.

CPO (Chief Product Officer) Danny Floyd

Danny started his career at EA Westwood Studios, working on the first space MMORPG, Interpretation of the Galaxy. After 8 years of AAA titles at Electronic Arts (EA), Shinhwa Entertainment Studios, 3G Studios and 1047 Games, he co-founded Foware with his brother and focused on first-person video games and software for 10 years develop.

COO Pablo Quiroga

Pablo's global business ecosystem has inspired many over the past decade, with a succession of successful start-ups proving his deep knowledge of supply chain management, strategic market penetration, and business acumen.

Pablo has played various roles as strategy director, business founder, investor at Vanguard Scientific Systems, Reconscious Medical, and Fuelixir, and is currently COO at Star Atlas.

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Financing & Cooperation Progress

Star Atlas has gained wide attention from the market in the process of continuing to move forward, and it must be inseparable from the support of partners. When talking about the current financing and cooperation progress, Santi pointed out:

Star Atlas completed a seed round of financing at the beginning of this year, led by Serum, Alameda Research and Moonwhale Ventures. in game development.

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GameFi track: the future will subvert the existing user experience

Recently, NFT and GameFi have become the hottest topics in the market. As a member of the NFT and GameFi track, Santi was asked, "How do you view the current development status in this field, and why Star Atlas also chooses to join this track?" on the topic pointed out:

At present, this field has just started. I believe that in the future, there will be explosive growth in the mixed earning model, cutting-edge economic system, functions and mechanisms, and content quality. What we see now is just the tip of the iceberg.

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The Metaverse Will Be the Future of the Internet

To a certain extent, "Metaverse" is actually a relatively broad and macroscopic concept. Star Atlas also introduced the concept of Metaverse in its positioning. Santi talked about how to understand Metaverse, its main features and modes of operation, What are the main features when pointed out:

Metaverse realization is more of a long-term goal. At this stage, Star Atlas will focus on bringing users a triple-A gaming experience, making it attractive enough to attract millions, or even hundreds of millions of users. However, the Star Atlas team firmly believes that the metaverse will be the future of the Internet, and it is expected to become the realization scenario for all future social activities, economic activities, and creative activities.

For example, you can imagine that Nike opened a shoe store in Star Atlas, users can see these products in 3D/AR, buy them through connected wallets, and finally deliver the physical products to your door.

According to the overall mechanism design of Star Atlas, the operation of the entire ecology can be simply divided into the following points:

The economic system is running smoothly

Guarantee the right of individuals to freely create content and express unique ideas

Establish a social and life dynamic sharing space outside the game system

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The pursuit of the ultimate in game quality

At present, many projects choose to introduce the concept of Metaverse, among which the more popular projects include Decentraland and The Sandbox, etc. When asked about the characteristics and differentiated advantages of Star Atlas compared with these two projects, Santi pointed out:

The main differentiator of Star Atlas is the (game) quality, Star Atlas strives for excellence in all aspects. In terms of the visual experience of the game, it is hoped that Unreal Engine 5 can bring movie-level image quality to users, and it will also do its best in terms of the theoretical basis and story setting of the game.

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Introduce "Play to earn" mechanism

The hot "Play to earn" mode in the GameFi field has become the core highlight of many games. When talking about how to understand the "Play to earn" mode and mechanism, and whether Star Atlas also cited this mode, Santi said that Star Atlas fully quoted "Play to earn" mode.

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The Origin of the Story Behind the Metaverse

There is a Slogan on the Star Atlas official website called "ReBirth: Genesis of a Metaverse (ReBirth: Genesis of a Metaverse)". Regarding the origin of the Star Atlas metaverse and the story background of the game, Santi said:

The timeline of the Star Atlas metaverse is set in 2620, and the background of the story is set as follows: the extremely accidental collision of 8 precious metals in the universe caused a huge disaster, but this discovery excited the three major space groups, in order to compete for resources , the three major groups will either join forces or confront each other, and will go to the place where the explosion occurred together.

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Rebirth Meta Poster

An important part of the Star Atlas game is "Meta-Poster", which can now be traded in Star Atlas, focusing on topics such as the operation mechanism, total amount, and differences between different Posters in the game of "Meta-Poster" , Santi said:

The rebirth meta poster is not only an excellent work of art, but also the key to open the door of the meta universe. Each poster can bring players an immersive augmented reality experience, with original background music composed by world-renowned music artists.

Rebirth meta posters are a scarce resource. As the key to open the meta universe, collecting these posters can bring the following two benefits:

Multi-level loot chests, available in August

Multiple surprises will be announced in the future, as well as exclusive customized benefits

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Dual Token Economic Model

Regarding value capture, Santi shared Star Atlas's token economic model, how to motivate users to hold tokens for a long time, token application scenarios, and how to combine with "play to earn" and other topics.

He pointed out that Star Atlas will adopt a dual-token economic mechanism, and two tokens will be set up, namely ATLAS and POLIS.

ATLAS is a tradable currency in the game, which is actually the "gold" in the game, acting as a lubricant for the digital economy. Used in nearly every transaction in the Metaverse, it will also be the primary financial incentive for gamers. Holders of ATLAS can also enjoy a 40% discount on the purchase of certain assets, such as ships or components, and more.

POLIS is a dual-purpose governance token. In the game, POLIS holders enjoy the strategic rights to participate in politics. Taking your place in the universe allows other players to pay their taxes, while also creating rules, laws, fines and fees in the micro-city.

In addition, POLIS holders enjoy real governance rights and can make decisions on the long-term development of the ecology. This will be a solid foundation for the game to become truly decentralized in the years to come.

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FTX, Raydium and Apollo-X Token Sale

Speaking of tokens, we know that Star Atlas will start token sales on FTX, Raydium and Apollo-X. Santi pointed out when talking about the details of this token sale:

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FTX

FTX will start the Atlas and POLIS pre-sale at 21:00 on August 26th, Beijing time. Before 9:00 pm on August 25th, Beijing time, only users who have pledged 150 FTT or more and passed KYC level 2 certification can participate in this round of Atlas pre-sale.

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Raydium

The IDO of Star Atlas on Raydium will adopt a lottery system based on tickets for token distribution. Participating users need to pledge RAY tokens in the RAY unilateral pledge pool on Raydium before 20:00 on August 25th, Beijing time. At that time, users will receive a certain number of tickets according to the number of pledged RAY tokens. These tickets Will enable users to purchase Star Atlas tokens from the AcceleRaytor pool.

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Apollo-X

Out of a total supply of 36 billion Star Atlas (Atlas) tokens, the number of Apollo-X tokens allocated is 180 million, each priced at $0.00138, and a token pool worth $248,400 is held on Apollo -Equal distribution in the X/Star Atlas pool.

For the Star Atlas DAO (POLIS) tokens, the total Apollo-X allocation is 1.8 million out of 360 million tokens at a price of $0.138 per token, a token pool worth $248,400 in Apollo-X/ Evenly distributed in the Star Atlas pool.

Participating in Apollo-X and IDO needs to pledge PAID tokens and draw whitelists. Users will be assigned different levels according to the number of PAID tokens (750, 1,500 or 4,500) pledged on Binance Smart Chain (BSC). PAID staking will start on August 25, 2021.

For more details, please refer to the R Apollo-X official link:

https://apollox.paidnetwork.com/project/star-atlas

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https://medium.com/star-atlas/star-atlas-token-sale-details-revealed-857bf7505fdd

Recent Development & Planning

Finally, Santi shared Star Atlas's future development plans in terms of cooperation, game versions, and launch time. He said that Star Atlas is preparing for the release of mini-games, which are expected to be launched in early September. It will be a browser game. There are no hardware configuration requirements.

Star Atlas will first focus on developing the PC game, but a mobile version will be considered in the future. The first module of the game developed using 3D Unreal Engine 5 is expected to be launched in Q2 of 2022.

The current roadmap for Star Atlas is as follows (some of these dates have been confirmed, others may be adjusted):

Publish game economy file: August 17th

- Token Economy: ALTAS & POLIS and its functions

- Game economy: how to monetize in-game time costs

New Interactive Website & Cinematic Game Trailer Launch: Late August

Snapshot of wallet holding poster address: August 25th

Medal of Honor airdrop: August 26

Token Offering (TGE) - Token Creation & ATLAS & POLIS IPO: End of August

Rebirth Reward Airdrop: September 2

Galaxy Asset Release - Asset First Sale: First week of September

Mini Games - Open Registration: First week of September

Mini Game - Spaceship Open Configuration & Dispatch: End of September

Mini game - claim land & start mining: end of October

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