Core Game Sunset Plan
Learn more about the details about shutting down the core game and how it will affect individual assets.
In accordance with the discussion in Town Hall #60, we will be shutting down the core land game and pivoting into a fully on-chain experience.
Please see this post for more details about the current situation discussed in Town Hall #60 - https://cryptounicorns.substack.com/p/town-hall-60
The core game will be officially taken down at 3pm PST / 6pm EST on Friday, August 30th.
Sunset Plan
As we prepare to shut down the core game, we want to make sure players understand the implications for various in-game assets.
Players will have to stash out any $CU tokens and $UNIM tokens that are stashed into the game before shutdown. Tokens left stashed into the game will no longer be accessible after once the game is shut down.
Unicorns and Land NFTs that are locked into the game will be automatically air-locked out and released to players’ wallets. The ability to lock Unicorns and Land into the game will be disabled a few days before the shutdown.
Lootboxes and Gems that are locked into the game will be lost when the shutdown occurs; players should open any remaining lootboxes and equip any remaining gems before the shutdown!
Unicorn Souls and Rift Crystals will be credited to players’ wallets.
Other Operations
The core game shutdown will not affect the other core operations of the ecosystem.
The current play-to-airdrop campaign will pay out XAI token rewards as planned. However, Zendesk will also sunset once the remaining, open tickets are addressed. At this time, we will not be able to process any additional tickets regarding point reconciliation.
All staking protocols, including CULP on Arbitrum One, will continue without interruption and will pay out all associated token rewards.
The marketplace will also stay live, allowing players to continue buying and selling NFT assets moving forward.
Lastly, Shadowcorns and their associated Shadow Forge gameplay will remain online. These systems are already fully on-chain and benefit from operational autonomy.
Breeding
After the core game is shut down, players will not be able to breed or evolve their Unicorns.
Players should complete any remaining breeds or evolutions before it's too late!
Any player that hits one of the remaining Legendary (6-part mythic) Unicorns before the shutdown will still receive the 25,000 $CU bounty!
As mentioned in Town Hall #60, if it's ever-appealing in the future, the DAO could opt to restore breeding and allow the collection to inflate again. This would require a new smart contract and some planning, but it could be brought to the table.
Feedback for Fully On-chain Future
Our framework for the fully on-chain experience moving forward is similar to the Shadowcorn vs Unicorn concept innate to Twilight Tactics.
We are currently envisioning a deflationary battle concept, where players are rewarded for committing assets to the war efforts and burning them.
That said, we would love to hear your thoughts and feedback around calibrating this game concept.
If you have ideas, please submit them in the form below: