The WASD Weekly: 10/18/24
What you need to know from this week in onchain gaming.
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There were many big announcements this week, one of the most exciting being Biomes' “Alpha Release.”
The biggest update since launching on mainnet in May 2024, Alpha includes several major gameplay updates.
From "years away" to "right now". Buckle up.
Web2 Parity Real-Time UX... with EVERYTHING onchain: items, players, physics, and all actions (even movement
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Biomes Alpha Release Opens Today.
Web2 Parity Real-Time UX... with EVERYTHING onchain: items, players, physics, and all actions (even movement
).Biomes Alpha Release Opens Today.
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One includes the release of “The Bazaar,” a marketplace where players can trade resources via smart item chests for SUB. SUB is an ERC-20 that players receive from completing intro quests and is designed to kickstart the Biomes economy.
A second is “real-time movement.”Â
Previously, players could only move across the map by dragging along their rover, a robot companion, via a point-and-click mechanic.
Now, the rover is gone (RIP to real one), and players can move freely just like in Minecraft.
While it has some quirks, the new movement system is exponentially smoother and is a massive quality of life upgrade for players.
Due to constraints like high latency, FOCGs have always had a challenge with movement.
Biomes now has the best I’ve seen, and represents a huge level up for the entire ecosystem that puts FOCGs far closer to parity with Web2 games.Â
It’s still early – Onchain games are literally learning to walk.
But it’s a major step in the right direction.
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The TLDR:
The hottest headlines from the last week in onchain gaming and autonomous worlds.
Biomes drops their alpha release with real-time movement and a resource-trading bazaar
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