Introduction

DinoWars covers a special segment of Play2Earn projects – blockchain-based battle royale games. The main goal of DinoWars 🦖 is to bring the traditional mechanics of Free2Play games to the Play2Earn segment and base them on a smart contract system to maintain a transparent reward scheme and stable game balance.

There are plenty of Free2Play projects that have huge communities and mindblowing success stories, but each of them has its own problems. For instance, World of Warcraft is losing ground and needs constant updates, and Lineage is hopelessly out of date and is slowly turning into a fairly niche game. CounterStrike, in its turn, is always at the top of game lists and has high replayability but a rather narrow audience profile.

But despite some issues, each of these games is a compelling representative of the gaming segment, so DinoWars 🦖 aims to adopt their strengths and eliminate their weaknesses. We believe that only in this way will it be possible to bring the Free2Play game to the Play2Earn segment, emphasizing replayability and player engagement.

 

Game start

Each player can join a match at any time during the game. At this moment, the game's internal matching engine will select a match for the player - or, more precisely, choose similar requests from other players. The game clearly maintains a balance: each player has a certain level, thanks to his game character and equipment, so the engine selects only players with a matching level. Therefore, the player can not worry - he will always play only against equal opponents. One of the main principles of DinoWars 🦖 is that you win at the expense of your skill and developed game strategy, and not at the expense of donations or balance violations.

The player must also choose a game character to participate in the match. From the beginning, every DinoWars user gets the first three game characters for free even if he joins the game for the first time. Therefore, everyone has a choice about how to organize their game strategy.

So, the game's internal engine matches equal players into the current match. In general, a battle royale match is designed for 15 players and lasts up to 6 minutes. The mechanics are simple: choose weapons, use skills and bonuses, bypass NPCs on the map, and defeat other players. Be the last one out of the match and get a reward.

Besides the rewards for participating in the match, the player gets a chance to get new equipment for his characters and the necessary components for leveling up.

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To participate in the match, the player will use in-game tokens. And users receive rewards in it as well. In-game tokens are implemented on-chain, accessible directly in the player's wallet. Therefore, everyone has complete control over their expenses and rewards.

Before the start of the match, during the match search stage, the player deposits a certain number of game tokens (according to his level) into the game reward pool for the match. Thus, 15 players will make 15 deposits and form their own reward pool. At the same time, the DinoWars platform keeps a small fee from the game pool as a service fee.

Players are eliminated from the match one by one - this is how a battle royal is arranged. The first 10 eliminated players will remain without awards - they will have the opportunity to try their hand at the next match. According to the ranking system, the last 5 players will receive rewards from the pool proportionally. The fifth person to be eliminated gets their deposit back. The winner of the match gets a chance to increase his primary deposit several times. Besides, the higher your level is, the greater the reward in a game will be (with opponents of the same level). Players are constantly encouraged to increase their level in the game and power up their characters to get more profit.

Since the entire game token supply is fully backed by stablecoin, the winners of the match actually receive valuable rewards, which they can later withdraw from the platform and use as they see fit.

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One of the main principles of DinoWars 🦖 is that every player gets the opportunity to play anywhere and without obstacles. Therefore, in order to reduce the number of steps a new player has to take, DinoWars provides a support program.

Each new player who enters the game for the first time receives in-game tokens for free: the amount will be sufficient to cover participation in three game matches. But the user gets these tokens for targeted actions necessary for the platform. For example - for social activities, like reposts and subscriptions to social networks (though tasks may vary). Therefore, everyone can start earning on their skills without additional deposits.

In order to preserve the game balance and internal economy, the free tokens the player receives are non-liquid. They cannot be taken out of the platform, but they can be used in full to participate in matches or to pay commissions in other in-game services. At the same time, all awards received in matches over spent non-liquid in-game tokens are valuable and are fully owned by the player.

 

Game mechanics

To participate in matches, the player chooses one of the in-game characters. Each character is unique and has its own set of skills and a special appearance. Several unique strategies can be developed based on the character. At the initial stage of release, each DinoWars 🦖 participant will have 3 characters to choose from There are plans for at least 15 characters to be released monthly with subsequent updates. New characters will be available through lottery and event prizes or purchased on the marketplace with DINW tokens.

Each character has a unique set of skills, so the player can form his own strategy both for playing for each character and against opponents. The sheer variety of characters and the variety of techniques that can be built with them is one of the pillars of DinoWars 🦖 replayability. This is the pillar on which the community will be built, with its forums, concurrency, debates, and discussions.

All new characters will be made as NFTs and minted on-chain. In this way, each player will really own their characters. And any upgrades and additions will also be recorded on-chain. Of course, the first three free game characters cannot be transferred or sold on the marketplace - and therefore, cannot be lost and will always be available to the player.

DinoWars has plans for a set of different skins as a bonus to each player. Those will not affect the game mechanics but are aimed at raising the individuality of each player.

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The entire battle royale in DinoWars takes place on a large map that corresponds to the style of the prehistoric world. The map is divided into several unique locations with its own bonuses and buffs, with different chances of encountering them during the gameplay.

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All players will compete on a large map corresponding to the prehistoric world's style. The map is divided into several terrains of different natures. Such an approach creates diversity for the application of different game strategies. Each terrain contains unique landscapes that you can use in your tactics. Bushes and lakes for ambushes, rocks and trees to hide behind, narrow paths where you can set traps, and vast areas for duels.

At the same time, according to the battle royale tradition, the game map decreases as the match progresses. So you can choose a risky strategy near the edge of the map to remain the last unnoticed.

In addition, DinoWars 🦖 plans many events for its players, taking into account seasonal and holiday events. And so, there will be many more exciting additions to the map and its locations, with updates tied to additional matchmaking strategies and extra bonuses at event locations.

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Each terrain of the game map contains hostile NPCs that will make life difficult for players and bring new elements to the gameplay. However, NPCs are not there for nothing - defeating any of them gives you a chance to get a weapon for the match, pick up a bonus, or buff.

Also, a unique character - the main boss - is always on the map. This is a difficult opponent, maybe even more difficult than other players. But it does offer a chance to win wearable equipment for your character of random rarity. The received item is immediately minted as an NFT. So you get it in any case, even if you are eliminated from the match without rewards - and you can use it immediately after the match ends.

This makes the gameplay even more diverse and interesting because each player will have a chance to build his strategy considering his favorite location on the map. And even with the help of grinding and farming on NPCs. Thus, the unique, balanced game mechanics work entirely for the player, allowing him to win at the expense of his skills and the planned strategy of matches participation.

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All players start the match with "bare hands" armed only with their strategy. However, each player will choose a weapon that will affect the fighting style during the round. Or even vice versa - each user will look for a weapon that best suits his character. These gameplay elements will drop from defeated players, from NPCs, or appear in special locations on the map. Weapons are scattered on the map and have their own level - wooden, silver, gold, or diamond. In addition to weapons, players can get bonuses and special kits such as a first-aid kit, a shield, additional ammunition, temporary reinforcements, etc. Taking into account the variety of possible bonuses and their distinction by rarity levels, we get a huge number of options for participating in the match.

Of course, these items work only during the match - this is the additional interest of the players. For each match, you get to use different strategies, and you will modify your tactics to the current conditions.

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The player can add sockets to each game character. These special additions can be opened with DINW token and are applied to each game character separately. They open additional opportunities for each character. Special skills and bonuses can be added to each socket, which will help during fights in the match.

For example:

1️⃣attack boost at low health

2️⃣ additional shield

3️⃣ "adrenaline effect"

4️⃣ automatic use of the first aid kit when receiving critical damage

5️⃣ temporary invisibility,

and many others that are currently being developed by game designers.

Unlike the sockets - which are opened instantly and separately for each character and for which DINW tokens are spent - the special skills can be purchased for the in-game token on the marketplace. Use them wisely for your adapted strategy - although the bonuses are permanent and forever with you, the match's outcome will be decided only by your skills.

 

Why DinoWars is different

1️⃣ DinoWars is not based on NFTs - it uses them as a useful but additional tool.

2️⃣ Governance and in-game tokens are separated - the game is not based on a volatile asset.

3️⃣ The in-game token has a stable price and is fully backed by a stablecoin.

4️⃣ The primary revenue is based on the gameplay. The profit comes in the form of stablecoin, which makes the game independent of the volatile governance token.

5️⃣ Transparent gameplay. DinoWars is a battle royale with its own decentralized monetization system, separated from the gameplay.

6️⃣ The blockchain part of the game has the in-game token and in-game items at its core. Thus, the player can see all his expenses, all profits, and everything he owns.

7️⃣ High demand, as it is a natural and popular game mechanic ported to the web3 world.

8️⃣ Significant distribution among players, as the game has straightforward gameplay, a transparent system of rewards, apparent interactions with the blockchain, and access from mobile platforms.

9️⃣ Regular game events, familiar mechanics, daily activities, in-game rewards, chances to win rare and legendary items and characters - all of these are an inevitable part of DinoWars. Therefore, it creates high interest and demand.

1️⃣0️⃣ High replayability due to the variety of characters with different characteristics, skills, and game strategies. Along with the planned new characters, level-up system, and loot usage, players get an enjoyable gameplay experience.
 

Our Vision

We view DinoWars as a game that will help rethink and upgrade the Play2Earn segment, merge traditional gameplay with the crypto world and bring what gamers are looking for – the combination of interesting gameplay and rewards for their skills. We believe that the planned launch of both the Android and iOS versions will increase game adoption to the highest level.

More than Play, more than Earn

DinoWars 🦖 is more than just another battle royale. It is a big platform for people who are looking for an interesting game, a ticket to the crypto world, competitions and valuable rewards for their skills. DinoWars takes the Play2Earn principles beyond simply “Click2Earn”, bringing exciting gameplay, high replayability, and powerful mechanisms to engage players. Our goal is to help players get rewards thanks to their skills and not just farming yield.

Free2Play comes to crypto

DinoWars can see a high threshold for entering the crypto world in general and Play2Earn in particular.

That's why we are working on enabling the easiest way to start for players – open the game, get a character and start playing. No subscriptions, no deposits, no registrations – the user should be able to start playing without any additional actions, spending money or going through complex authorizations.

Meanwhile, players should get carefully balanced game mechanics that will not allow them to have "just one try". For this reason, we have implemented the automatic game balance maintenance mechanism reinforced by smart contracts. It allows players not to get simply "kicked out" of the game because they missed one click, came across overpowered opponents, or have no money in their account. All these effects are already taken into consideration by game mechanics.

Crypto gets closer to cybersport than ever

The crypto and game worlds are extremely compatible. Cryptocurrencies are much more than just a payment gateway connected to the game or a Click2Play coded on top of a farming platform.

That is why, DinoWars is already planning the functionality for holding tournaments, organizing guilds and managing a leaderboard with a ranking system of rewards. The vision of DinoWars is that players should compete with real people in live matches, create teams, conduct streams, and thus, receive rewards for their skills.

Communicate & Earn

We are sure that the foundation of any game is the community of players. That is why DinoWars will allow each player to enter a large community or create their own communities together with friends.

With pre-planned guilds, DinoWars allows users to play in team mode and earn together in a system of cooperative tournament staking.

Playing DinoWars with friends brings not only more fun but more rewards as well. Unlike farming-centered platforms that are focused on single players and incentives only to "get more tokens", DinoWars emphasizes the value of communication between players, the development of forums and large events for the entire community.

No more boring NFT

NFTs should not dictate the terms and rules of the game – they should serve players. That is why, unlike many Play2Earn games, DinoWars uses NFTs exclusively with a utilitarian purpose.

DinoWars players will be able to get new characters, power-ups, bonuses and artifacts that will allow for creating a unique game strategy. We will launch an NFT marketplace for players to buy or exchange features. The goal would be not to speculate on NFTs but to improve the game strategy, change their approach and make the equipment stronger and more suitable for their game style.

Play2Earn & Learn

DinoWars offers a unique setting where players can take part in exciting matches and earn valuable rewards for their crypto portfolio. But most importantly, the game also provides a unique opportunity to learn more about the fascinating world of the Mesozoic era. That is why we are preparing an educational portal for players both on the setting of the game and the amazing archaeological world behind it. This will help us not only expand game adoption but also facilitate the onboarding for the teenage audience, which will open the doors to the crypto world for them.

Increase your crypto portfolio

DinoWars provides an opportunity to replenish your portfolio with just your skills. The rewards for each game you win, an elaborate rating system, an automatic mechanism for balancing opponents in a match – all of these are made to ensure that your rewards depend on your skills alone and not other factors.

Besides, every player gets an incentive to take first place in the ranking to get even more rewards. DinoWars offers a very simple, transparent and clear system: if you win a battle, you get a reward; if you get a higher rank, you get an even bigger reward. Since the reward system is fully decentralized and built on smart contracts, you always have access to the earned tokens right in your wallet. And no custody – all earned rewards belong to the player and no one else.

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The DinoWars mission includes the following:

1️⃣bring a fresh case to Play2Earn;

2️⃣ offer a transparent, decentralized reward system;

3️⃣ provide players with an exciting game with catchy mechanics;

4️⃣ focus on gamers and the gaming community;

5️⃣ motivate users with large events and daily activities;

6️⃣ develop a competitive gameplay;

7️⃣ bring replayability;

8️⃣ give players the opportunity to build guilds and communities.

That is why DinoWars 🦖 is a competitive replayable game with a large number of mechanics, which will gather a strong gaming community with different preferences for gameplay and game characters.

Blockchain components

The most critical components of the Play2Earn game (of course, after the interest of the community) are the transparency of the reward system, its stability and reliability, and the player's undisputed right to his rewards. All these components are implemented on-chain.

For DinoWars 🦖, these are crucial elements of the ecosystem:

1️⃣ a set of smart contracts deployed on BSC;

2️⃣ a system of two tokens (gaming and governance) deployed on-chain;

3️⃣ a decentralized system of match rewards and rewards for activities and participation in events;

4️⃣ decentralized in-game transactions system and marketplace;

5️⃣ valuable items and artifacts in the form of NFTs;

6️⃣ a fully backed in-game token supported by the gateway implemented on smart contracts;

7️⃣ several staking systems for players and early adopters;

8️⃣ DAO and protocol management system and parameters tuning;

9️⃣ all in-game token emission control mechanisms are implemented on smart contracts.

The powerful decentralization of the protocol on which DinoWars 🦖 is based allows you to focus on developing the gameplay. All functions related to the economy of the protocol, its balance, and rewards are implemented on-chain and based on a system of smart contracts. Thus, the decentralization of the elements listed above helps to achieve several goals:

1️⃣Transparent reward system - the user owns all earned tokens and NFTs; they are all in the player's pocket, under his control.

2️⃣ Reliable reward system - separation of operations for the game and governance token, as well as the introduction of a stable price of the in-game token, excludes the possibility of speculation due to volatility and supports the stability of internal operations.

3️⃣ Fully backed – the in-game token secures player's rewards; it is supported by creating a protocol gateway for its purchase.

4️⃣ The decentralized marketplace and provision of artifacts in the form of NFTs support the in-game economy and give players reliable processes for exchanging and buying in-game and non-game items.

5️⃣ Fully managed rewards issuance processes provide a stable token circulation system and protocol balance.

6️⃣ Various mechanisms of staking, lotteries, and rewards for events and activities positively affect the balance within the game, allowing you to focus on the gameplay and work on increasing the players' interest.
 

Two tokens

A decent Play2Earn game requires a transparent internal economy and rewards mechanism. These factors influence the quality of the gameplay and how easily users can start playing. And this directly affects the number of players and the size of the community.

As we have previously said when talking about the Play2Earn issues, many games build their mechanics either around a complex and non-transparent farming process, or based on token price speculations, or focusing on the profit from NFT sales. Each of these schemes might be beneficial in a way, but they all have two major flaws: they don't mesh well with the game plot and mechanics and offer unstable sources of income for players. That is, the game loses both the play part and the earn part.

With all that said, we want to assure you that DinoWars 🦖 is fully aware of the need for a transparent non-speculative decentralized reward scheme and revenue sources. We aim to develop and bring such a system to our community.

In order to avoid any possibility of speculative influence on the game mechanics and to decouple the in-game economy from the external influence of the volatile market, DinoWars introduces a two-token system.

Thus, we have a clear separation:

1️⃣ One token controls the protocol but has no effect on game mechanics.

2️⃣ The second token is fully integrated into the game and has no volatility or outside influence.

At the same time, we have a transparent and decentralized protocol economy due to the implementation of all logic on smart contracts.

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DinoWar has its own governance token - DINW🦖.

The main functions of the token:

1️⃣ Governance – DinoWars will become a DAO-powered protocol with a native token for protocol development and parameter tuning decisions.

2️⃣ Staking – users will have several staking options to participate in the game lottery and get a chance to win bonuses and items in the daily events.

3️⃣ Marketplace – the game marketplace will offer different items that can be purchased only with the help of the governance token. These will be auxiliary and non-game items that will not affect game mechanics so as not to stimulate the donation mechanism. Also, users will be able to buy new game characters and particular items to change the strategy of the matches.

4️⃣ Discovery of new characters​

5️⃣ Opening sockets on characters for additional bonuses and skills

6️⃣ Craft wearable equipment to level up - Players will be able to breed their equipment to get new features and combinations. This opportunity will also become available with the help of the governance token.

Moreover, the governance token will participate in the protocol-driven buy-back and burn program. And for extra player motivation, it will serve as one of the prizes in the lottery, a reward for daily events and constant participation in the game.

However, it should be noted that all methods of governance token emission (lottery, daily rewards, etc.) are strictly regulated by protocol parameters to prevent a sudden increase in supply. The governance token utility is designed to prevent any speculative use

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DinoWars 🦖 has an internal game token. It is detached from the outside world and is used only within the game mechanics. The main idea behind such a token is to eliminate the possibility of speculation due to volatility, reduce the influence of donation schemes and make the game balanced for all participants.

Yet, it still should be noted that the token is a smart contract, so each user can always access their balance, and all the rewards belong exclusively to them.

The in-game token has a fixed price guaranteed by the protocol. DinoWars provides a smart contract that serves as a gateway between in-game and out-of-game processes. The gateway allows users to buy tokens, preserving stablecoins on the contract. Thus, the in-game token is fully backed by stablecoins.

This is especially important since the gateway works both ways – the player can withdraw their profit (earned in the form of in-game tokens) to stablecoin. And with full coverage of the entire in-game token supply, players get a guaranteed opportunity to withdraw the winnings.

Please note that the platform keeps a small fee for providing the service of converting in-game tokens to stablecoins.

The main properties of the in-game token:

1️⃣ has a stable price and can only be purchased through a gateway on the platform

2️⃣ has full stablecoin coverage - so the player can withdraw his winnings at any time

3️⃣ used to deposit into the match rewards pool

4️⃣ used for rewards for winning a match

5️⃣ used for purchase bonuses and power-ups for characters

6️⃣ used for marketplace operations

7️⃣ used to pay commissions in internal processes within the game

The DinoWars protocol is designed to keep the balance the following way:

1️⃣ the platform emits in-game tokens directly to the user's wallet at the moment of purchase;

2️⃣ the player spends tokens during matches, tournaments or at the marketplace;

3️⃣ the player earns tokens for winning a match;

4️⃣ the platform accumulates tokens with the help of transaction fees;

5️⃣ the platform distributes accumulated tokens as event rewards, lottery prizes, etc. Meanwhile, the full coverage of the in-game token supply is preserved.

All the listed features and functionality of both DinoWars tokens can be aggregated in a single scheme, which shows that all elements of DinoWars 🦖 work as a single mechanism and are aimed at maintaining balance within the game.

 

NFT

DinoWars solves the main problem of the Play2Earn world - NFT as a revenue source.​

The excessive protocol dependence on NFTs often leads to a rapid capitalization drop in case NFTs are not an integral part of the game mechanics. NFT should not dictate the terms and rules of the game. They have to serve the players. That's why, unlike many Play2Earn games, DinoWars is not based on NFT - but rather uses them as an additional tool.

Players will be able to receive new characters, power-ups, bonuses and artifacts that will help form a unique strategy for the game. DinoWars will launch a NFT marketplace for players where they will be able to buy or exchange new features, but not for flipping and NFT speculation, but in order to improve the strategy of the game, change approaches, make your equipment more powerful and fit your strategy.

 

Tokens utility

Token Value from Protocol Economy

1️⃣ Buy-backs: up to 50% of protocol income is used to buy DINW tokens on the market.

2️⃣ Burns: governance can vote to burn up to 25% of bought back tokens.

3️⃣ Staking Rewards: governance can vote that up to 50% of market bought tokens are distributed to stakers.

4️⃣ Locks: staked tokens require a 16-day cooldown for exiting, and bypassing this cooldown carries an 18% fee on the principal stake. Up to 50% of the cooldown fees are placed into a lottery pool, divided among 2 stakers biweekly.

5️⃣ Locks of unvested tokens: unvested tokens can be locked till for a certain period. Participants will receive up to 100% more staking rewards and unique items

6️⃣ Liquidity Incentives: LP tokens get a 50% higher weight in staking rewards.

Token Value in Protocol Usage

1️⃣ Skills: unlocking new skill slots will open player new mechanics which can optimize game strategy and increase a chance to take first places with higher prices

2️⃣ Ladder: weekly ladder will incentivize players to compete

3️⃣ Unlocking new characters for changing the game strategy, opening new activities. And that leads to the necessity to get new slot for each new character

4️⃣ Governance - voting for the correction of the main parameters of the protocol and the emission of tokens

 

Business model

According to our financial model, the project includes several sources of income.

1️⃣ In-game Purchases Income

1.1. Items: Players need to have more powerful items to level up in order to beat more powerful NPCs and players.

Each item is represented as Non-Fungible-Token which can be equipped, withdrawn or sold on the secondary market.

Users have the opportunity to purchase items with stablecoins which comes to the company reserve.

1.2. Skills: Players who want to change their game style are able to purchase skill slots to create skill sets.

Price of the next skill slot will incrementally increase by 30-100%, in line with protocol maturity and in-game balance.

Users have the opportunity to purchase skill slots with DINW which comes to the company reserve.

2️⃣ Battle Royale Income

2.1. Participation Fees: Players who participate in Battle Royale mode can earn stablecoins from the Prize Pool by taking first places.

Players need to pay a participation fee which will form Prize Pool. Players with higher levels are able to participate in Battle Royale with higher Participation Fee.

DinoWars will claim the 2% from all participation fees. This 2% figure will incrementally increase every quarter by 0.5-3%, in line with protocol maturity and robustness.

3️⃣ Protocol Macro Income:

3.1. Withdrawal: protocol claims 0.5% fee for withdrawals of stablecoin tokens.

3.2. Swap: protocol claims 1% fee for swap of in-game stablecoins/USDT/DINW.

3.3. Secondary Market: protocol claims 0.5% fee for each transaction in the in-game NFT Marketplace.

3.4. Breeding: breeding of items for level up consider fee in DINW tokens.3.5 New characters unlock: players pay DINW tokens to unlock new players
 

Roadmap

Q2, 2022

• Developing the DinoWars vision ✅

• Architecture development of the blockchain part of the game ✅

• Design of the first three characters, locations, game items, game menus ✅

• Development of white paper and all documentation ✅

• Preparation of a preliminary development roadmap ✅

Q3, 2022

• Finalization of design and digital art of the main game elements ✅

• Project tokenomics finalization ✅

• Finalization of white paper and all documentation ✅

• Creating social networks ✅

• Start of development for Android and iOS ✅

Q4, 2022

• Smart Contracts development ✅

• Work on staking for players ✅

• Development of NPS mechanics and game characters ✅

• Development of combat mechanics ✅

• Development of the server part ✅

• Start of marketing ✅

Q1, 2023

• Elaboration of equipment and progression mechanics ✅

• Start collecting private round ✅

• Refinement of the effects of abilities and consumables ✅

• Finalization of the game match system ✅

Q2, 2023

• Audit Smart Contracts

• Finalization of the matchmaking system and levels

• Implementation of NPS and stealth system

• Expansion of the weapon system and abilities

• Development of sound system and observation mode

Q3, 2023

• Development of a system of equipment and inventory

• Development of the marketplace and system functions

• Integration of analytics and combat system

• Public round collection

• Listing of the token on the exchanges

• Release DinoWars 1.0

• First Service Pack (Version 2.0)

Q4, 2023

• Release of the first tournament with all game mechanics

• Release of adding skills to the game

• Release of 3 new characters

• Release team releases with voice chat
  
   

  Development status

  

  Current development already includes:

  1️⃣ The design is completely ready: the first 3 game characters, locations and terrains, game items and artifacts, game menus and screens, and all interface elements.

  2️⃣ The development of the game has already started (for both Android and iOS platforms). First in line are animations and core game mechanics. Development is carried out on Unity 3D.

  3️⃣ The vision of the decentralized part of the project and the first version of the smart contract architecture have already been prepared.