Ethereum game ‘Space Nation Online’ is the first step for a Star Wars-like Epic IP.

Space Nation, a budding transmedia franchise, has “soft launched” its massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). Space Nation Online When he sees the goal of being next Star Wars. The developers believe that the newly released game, built on the blockchain, will become the centerpiece for the wider scientific IP.

Space Nation Online will spend 12 weeks in a soft-launch as the team limits player access and stabilizes the in-game economy. Once this is completed, the game, built on Ethereum scaling network Immutable zkEVM, will be ready for a global launch that will try to bring in a wider web2 audience.

The MMO serves as the core experience in the sprawling Space Nation franchise, which has spawned a series of animated shorts, spinoff games, and a TV series. As the sci-fi IP sets its sights on becoming the next Star Wars, the game seems to be improving on the classic MMORPG. World of Warcraft Implementing a Web 3 powered economy.

Founder and CEO of Space Nation Jerome Wu Previously as a senior project manager at Blizzard entertainment Head of World of Warcraft operations in China. From this, he believes he has identified what makes games in this genre tick and where they can improve.

While at Blizzard, he noticed players complaining about World of Warcraft. It felt like work As you perform monotonous tasks for hours to grind out titles. Space Nation Online's economy aims to improve on this by making these activities have a high return on investment, while the more fun and compelling activities have very low returns.

This means that players can choose to play the game like any other MMORPG, albeit with more rewards for collecting individual resources, or focus on the more interesting parts of the game by simply buying these resources from players.

“[Some people] All you have to do is try to become a team leader, lead your team to success and win the galaxy. Those people just play for fun,” Wu said. Decrypt. But many people want to do it To get – to playHe said.

For example, miners spend hours collecting minerals that they can sell to other people who want to build weapons and ships. In return, the miner receives in-game currency CHR Exchangeable for fiat at any time – users can participate in play-to-earn without directly connecting to Web3 technology.

“MMORPGs are a virtual community. There are different types of players, different types of people,” Wu explained. “There is a division of labor, and players will have the freedom to choose which positions they want to be in.”

The group aims to create a multibillion-dollar virtual economy that includes games such as World of Warcraft and An imaginary journey to the westa Chinese MMORPG that helped inspire the economic model of Space Nation Online. But Wu believes that his crypto elements will make him more effective.

“There will be a Web3 MMORPG game that achieves a virtual economy at this level or higher,” Wu said. Decrypt. “I believe that this is very important for the future of human society, for the future of the game industry. Because Metavas will eventually come, and [building] The virtual economy in a real virtual society will be extremely unique.

All of this builds up to a civil war in the growing Space Nation universe. Player-organized factions compete to capture planets in an effort to become the dominant force in the galaxy. Wu explained that previous Guild Wars, during the game's closed betas, had already seen 200 ships fighting each other – but he expects these battles to be more exciting with the soft launch.

Set in the Telikos cluster, a distant galaxy, Space Nation chronicles humanity's refuge after its solar system is destroyed by aliens. The MMORPG picks up from here as players battle each other as they try to colonize the galaxy in hopes of restarting civilization.

While the team is “laser focused” on the MMORPG, other experiences are on the back burner. But they have many animated shorts It has already been released– One on behalf of Zoe Decrypt's Favorite characters from our previous playtest – and a screenplay for the prequel TV show is in the works. Roland EmmerichWho is known for directing the films “Stargate”, “2012” and “Independence Day”? This is the beginning of the quest to turn a space nation into a family name.

“When the United States and the Soviet Union began [the Space Race during] During the Cold War, many sci-fi IPs emerged,” Wu said. “Now with Elon [Musk’s SpaceX] And Blue Origin, with all these rockets and satellites, is sadly nothing new. [big sci-fi opera] IP. So I think this is a big opportunity for us.

Edited by Andrew Hayward.