Steam AAA-level chain game Cradles launches the "Infinite Land" plan, opening a new rights system.

AAA games are a special type of game in the traditional gaming field, with high-quality graphics and sound effects, complex storylines, large open worlds, diverse gameplay, multiplayer features, and continuous updates and support as their main focus. Well-made AAA games are highly popular in the traditional gaming field and perform exceptionally well in user engagement, user base, and other aspects.

The production of high-quality AAA games not only requires the participation of a large number of top developers but also is usually based on high development costs. According to a CMA report, making AAA games on modern platforms may require $200 million or more. The report specifically pointed out that the development budget for the new installment of the Call of Duty series exceeded $300 million, while the budget for Grand Theft Auto 6 is rumored to be over $250 million. This has made many development teams who want to enter this field intimidated.

In recent years, the rise of blockchain games, representing another ideological field, has made it a new area for various game developers to explore. Of course, compared to traditional games, blockchain games have higher barriers to entry (requiring relevant blockchain knowledge and technical skills, additional learning and adaptation time). The gamification of AAA games is also one of the trends in this field, but under multiple barriers, the difficulty of developing AAA blockchain games is undoubtedly the highest. In fact, since the last wave of GameFi frenzy, numerous GameFi applications have emerged, but there are few representative AAA blockchain game ecosystems (such as Illuvium, Ultiverse, Big Time), and their delivery is still lacking. As the enthusiasm in the blockchain gaming market wanes, the AAA blockchain gaming market is gradually entering a dormant period.

In July of this year, after more than two years of development, the AAA blockchain game Cradles, developed by DRepublic Labs, officially launched its pioneer version, making Cradles the first one to have complete delivery capabilities comparable to Steam.

 AAA chain game. The pioneer version of Cradles has received positive feedback from the community. In fact, even before Cradles is fully developed, it has already received a $5 million financing from well-known investment companies, including Animoca Brands, Huobi Ventures, Mirana Ventures, Sfermion, Foresight Ventures, etc. This also reflects the recognition of the capital market for Cradles. Currently, Cradles is planning to open a new economic ecosystem through the launch of the "Cradles Infinite Land" program. Cradles' unique and multi-level equity system is expected to drive Cradles to lead a new wave of AAA chain game trend and further stimulate players' exploration of playability.

Cradles New AAA Narrative

Cradles is a large-scale MMORPG AAA chain play based on Unity development. Through exploration, discovery, and strategic application of the game world, it provides players with a highly immersive gaming experience with multiple functionalities. In Cradles, players can encounter extinct creatures that once existed on Earth, explore the prehistoric world's environment, and earn profits through monster hunting, wilderness gathering, completing NPC quests, maintaining the ecological chain, PVP, participating in city defense battles, and other gameplay. They can also explore main cities and adventure areas, dig for treasures and minerals to strengthen equipment and levels, and experience different puzzle games in taverns and casinos.

Graphics rendering is a highlight of Cradles, which innovatively uses many top-level technologies including immersive lighting magic - HDRP, self-developed PBR shaders, HyperShader, as well as the application of Unity tools and self-developed AI kits to further ensure the high quality of the game's graphics and rendering. Based on this, Cradles also offers a realistic gaming experience that other AAA games cannot match.

In terms of worldview, Cradles allows any organization or individual to provide innovative game modes to game development teams, allowing players to fully unleash their creativity to enrich the Cradles ecosystem. It emphasizes gameplay and the active maintenance of the game ecosystem by players. In addition, DRepublic Labs has adopted an innovative NFT solution in the development of the Cradles game, which gives players a high degree of composability. For example, assets in Cradles have general variable properties, transferable properties, upgradable properties, and evolvable properties, allowing players to obtain a more layered gaming experience through exploration and earning.

Currently, Cradles has launched the "Cradles Infinite Land" plan as a symbol for the comprehensive start of the game's economic ecosystem.

What benefits can you enjoy by participating in the Cradles Infinite Land plan?

Cradles Infinite Land can be understood as Cradles' island assets. Owning Cradles Infinite Land means having the right to participate in the early development and construction of the game ecosystem, such as building one's own new island ecosystem and enjoying the long-term income effects it brings to players.

The Cradles Infinite Land obtained by players in the early stage will be presented as customizable in-game assets. It will serve as a validator credential for the future Cradles ecosystem network, enabling participation in Cradles network operation and enjoying a portion of the network's game revenue. Land holders will receive community governance voting rights, and when land is forged into an NFT, their rights will transfer along with the NFT. At the same time, Cradles Infinite Land holders can also receive ongoing airdrops of $CRDS (Cradles Governance Token), invite referral point earnings, whitelist participation opportunities for ecosystem-related projects, and Cradles Treasury revenue, among other profitable rights.

•  "Cradles Infinite Land" Ecological Construction Award

According to the sales progress of Cradles Infinite Land, early participants can join the construction competition to receive rewards. The official will reward users holding nodes with airdrops, and the rewards will be distributed in USDT.

1. When the number of mainland sales reaches 4,000, the competition prize pool will expand to distribute 1 million USDT in airdrop rewards.

2. When the number of mainland sales reaches 8,000, the competition prize pool will expand to distribute 3 million USDT in airdrop rewards.

User allocation amount = current reward amount * user score / total score of all land holders (pledged scores also participate in reward distribution).

• "Cradles Infinite Land" Ecological Airdrop:

When the number of Cradles Infinite Land sales reaches 1,000, the mainland resource rewards will be activated. The mainland owners will automatically receive daily $CRDS resource production on the mainland. The total daily airdrop reward amount is 80,000 $CRDS, and the airdrop amount will be halved every 180 days. Early holders will receive maximum rewards.

• Cradles Vault

At the birth of each Cradles Infinite Land, 10% of the sales price will automatically be invested into the ecological vault. The use of funds in the ecological vault will be collectively decided by all landholders and can be used for mining by partner projects, DeFi protocol mining, and more. The principal and profits of the vault will be used for community welfare.

Cradles Infinite Land has established a point system that allows players to upgrade "Cradles Infinite Land" once they reach a certain number of points. The rules for point rewards are as follows:

1. All Cradles Infinite Land holders will automatically receive 10 points as initial points.

2. Holders who invite new users to make a purchase will receive 3 points, while the invited users will receive 1 point.

3. Cradles game in-game activity rewards will offer special achievement rewards based on progress within the Cradles game. Completing achievements will earn a certain number of points.

4. Pledging CRDS tokens will earn point rewards. Pledging 10,000 $CRDS per day will yield 0.0055 points.

Users can upgrade "Cradles Infinite Land" to "Cradles Middle Land" by pledging 50 points. (Cradles Dinopets nodes will also be upgraded to "Cradles Epoch" nodes) to unlock a brand new experience.

Equity, including the "Cradles POS" public chain launch, where "Cradles Magic Land" node holders will serve as POS validators to receive GAS rewards and receive 15% of the total Cradles ecosystem revenue as protocol dividends.

The design of the point mechanism is expected to further promote players' active participation in ecosystem construction, including in-game behavior, consumption behavior, invitation behavior, etc., which is extremely beneficial for the early launch of the Cradles ecosystem.

From the perspective of traditional gaming, the money-making ability of top AAA games recognized by the market is evident, such as Grand Theft Auto V, Fortnite, Call of Duty series, and Red Dead Redemption, etc. With its high-quality production, Cradles has the potential to become a phenomenal AAA blockchain game and is expected to demonstrate long-term and sustainable profitability in the future. Therefore, in terms of profit from the profit-sharing platform business, it is enough to allow players to obtain substantial income through Cradles Infinite Land. In addition, through the DAO method and hierarchical rights and revenue mechanisms, Cradles has advantages over other AAA blockchain games in capturing sticky users and long-term development.

Cradles Infinite Land release rules

Cradles Infinite Land plans to issue a total of 10,000 pieces of Land and has already launched the first batch of 200 pieces of land on Arbitrum on August 2nd.

Cradles Infinite Land will serve as the validator credential for the future Cradles ecosystem network, participate in Cradles network operations, and receive a portion of the game revenue within this network. Land holders will receiveCommunity governance voting rights, when minted as NFT, the rights will transfer with the transfer of the NFT. It is reported that the first 200 Infinite Land will be used to incentivize early participants in the Cradles ecosystem, including beta testers, public testers, NFT holders, bug testers, and regular activity participants. They will enjoy the first subscription rights, and they were sold out in 10 minutes. The second phase of sales is about to begin. Players who obtain Infinite Land will have a chance to win them through a lottery system. The price of the 201st-400th Infinite Land is approximately 1 ETH, and for every additional 100 landowners, the lottery price will automatically increase by 3%. The increasing acquisition cost is expected to boost the secondary market value of Infinite Land. In reality, there are only 10,000 Cradles Infinite Land, which means it has a certain degree of scarcity. Especially when the Cradles ecosystem operates smoothly and provides massive profits to landholders, the value of the nodes will become increasingly prominent. On the other hand, after the second phase of sales, Cradles Infinite Land can only be obtained through a lottery system, which increases the non-secondary market cost of acquiring Cradles Infinite Land. These factors contribute to the long-term value of Cradles Infinite Land assets. Cradles game itself represents the leading level of AAA games in terms of playability exploration, game production, and other aspects. With the accumulation and empowerment in the long-term development of the gaming ecosystem, the inherent and ecosystem value of Cradles Infinite Land continues to shine.p; The launch of the "Land" plan means that Cradles will be driven by a new economic ecosystem to navigate towards new value territories.