Thread by @DeusNero

1/20
@StarAtlas is a play to earn game built on the @Solana blockchain. Scope of this project is around 5 years until the full unreal engine 5 version is released, but there are many steps until we actually reach that point.
Here’s a thread based on the research I conducted. 🧵

2/20
I’m very excited about this game. I’m a sucker for space exploration, crypto & NFTs, so this is 100% down my alley.
Table of contents:
-Presale and early access
-Four elements of the game
-Release phases
-Tokenomics
-In-game collaboration
-Future decentralization

3/20
The presale is coming up next week! The 3 venues will be
- @FTX_Official (need to have 150 $FTT staked for one ticket)
- @Apollo_X_
apollo-x.medium.com/star-atlas-whi…
- @RaydiumProtocol
raydium.medium.com/star-atlas-is-…

I’ll be trying my luck on Raydium $RAY.
Check the mediums for more info.

4/20
The thing I will mention regarding presale though, is the poster sets. There is a total of 14 posters and different parts combined make up for a set. Higher ranked completed sets make you eligible for higher ranked rewards. Not just now, but also in the future!

5/20
You will be able to buy NFT assets (ships, mining stations, crew etc.) in game with the native currency, #ATLAS. Here's an overview of the rewards that you get according to the set that you completed. Check the image in the last Tweet for reference on the sets.

6/20
This is all primarily relevant for the snapshot occurring on August 25th. So you'll get the NFT assets and badges which will grant you better access for the token sale AND will reward you in the future as well!.

Posters matter for the minigame, maybe for future 'OG' status.

7/20
The minigame (not the full version) will be launching in October and will require either a buy in of around 10-20 dollars and will include resource mining.
For now, you either get your NFT drops or buy assets in the marketplace. Will be 100% f2p in the future.

8/20
There are four elements to the game:
- Grand strategy gameplay
- Deep space exploration
- Role playing (mining resources refining etc.)
- Space fight / Battle simulations

9/20
There will be four phases to the game:
- Genesis of a metaverse NFT sale (finished)
- Browser minigame release (buy/sell in-game assets, galactic asset offering - GAO)
- Unreal Engine 5 shipyard module
- Final presale and Star Atlas Beta (all assets will be available)

10/20
Tokenomics (1/2)
The team has 0 stake in the undistributed supply of ATLAS tokens
- 45% Mining stations
- 20% MM and trade
- 20% PVE missions
- 15% Resource gathering

11/20
Tokenomics (2/2)
Inflation rate
- Year 1: 36%
- Year 2: 25%
- Year 3: 18%
- Year 4: 12%
- Year 5: 9%
- Year 6+: 4.5%

12/20
There will be a dual token system.
$ATLAS is the universal currency of the @staratlas metaverse and the unit of account. It's what will have the mentioned inflation rate.
$POLIS will be the governance token for in-game and 'real life' governance.

13/20
There are two phases of the $POLIS launch.
20% will be distributed in the GAO. The rest will be available only through $ATLAS staking.
Players could team up and own a planet and govern it through $POLIS and could tax other players who want to, let's say mine on that planet

14/20
So what will the gameplay be like?
Any star you can see in-game, you will be able to visit.
Any asset that you have in game, you will own and be able to sell.
Anything you will want to build or have built, you can farm/mine the resources your self.
Player owned economy.

15/20
You'll have safe zones and dangerous outer space zones. In the outer space zones, your can lose your NFTs, let's say in a battle. The space debris of your ships can then be collected by the players who defeated you in pvp situations.

16/20
You'll be able to mine resources, refine them, build something out of them.
You'll have your mining stations where you can extract resources from planets. But a planet can be player owned or by DACs

17/20
It will be possible to have entire player-controlled regions (DACs) and there are already such communities forming on discord, eg @aephia.
Crew members can receive buffs over time, especially if they've been together for long and there is a rly long list of professions.

18/20
It's not just the crew that has to be assembled with a lot of thought, but also the spaceships. They will have different modules, like turrets, scanning technology and so on. All which can be upgraded (will cost resources).

19/20
If you've made it this far, congratulations. And special thanks to @jakebrowatzke and his YT channel on chain gaming, make sure to check his content out! He's really on the forefront of play to earn and I got a lot of content from his videos.

20/20
I'll be adding some notes on the future decentralization of the game to this tweet later. I transcribed certain parts from some interviews where @at_mwagner where he covers and answers questions around decentralization in a manner that leaves me very bullish on @staratlas

21/20
And here is the continuation thread with direct quotes and thoughts around the future decentralization of the game.

https://twitter.com/DeusNero/status/1429950170649747461

22/20
Finished summarizing @staratlas the econ paper, it's late though so not sure I'll be able to not fall asleep before putting that info together in a Twitter-🧵. As @DeezeFi would say: 'We like the' 🧵.

23/20
Finally got to it and managed to put my summary into another thread. This one is all about the economy paper of @staratlas.
Please have a read if you're interested :).

https://twitter.com/DeusNero/status/1430268433942421512