A nostalgic 2D shooter game with strategic aiming and movement, Chestnut brings real-time competitive gaming to Tezos.
Chestnut: A chaotic, free-for-all PvP multiplayer browser game
Using an aesthetic similar to early Super Nintendo Entertainment System (“SNES”) titles like Secret of Mana or Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, players will find themselves battling with monsters and players while earning tez (talk about that nostalgia feeling!). The most current alpha version features a shop, several tournament events, and a practice mode.
Connecting your Tezos wallet is quick and easy. Click on Connect Wallet, and a pop-up of the most common beacon wallets will display. Select your preferred wallet from the display, and your browser will load into the main game screen. From here, you can check out the currently active tournaments, open the shop to make purchases, or dive into a live practice round.
Chestnut Shop: All prices are in tez
The shop only stocks three items. To open the shop, navigate to the bottom of the page where your inventory is displayed and click the shop button. The Acorn and Super Acorn items heal HP while the SAP Potion restores your SAP bar. If you need extra help on the battlefield, purchasing items from the shop will help.
The current tournament events are in a promotional phase and are free to enter. Click join on the event you wish to participate in and confirm the zero fee cost of entry. You will automatically register for the event, and it will appear in your Subscribed Events tab. Available prize pools, player pools, and event names are by date.
The Player’s HP, SAP meter, and earned tez during the battle.
Practice mode starts by clicking the practice button in the top left. A display in the top right will show how many active monsters are in the level and how many other players are already playing the map. New players will start the practice game next to a glowing circular portal. Choosing to head into the portal will return the player to the game menu. Be warned, if you stay here for any length of time, bullets will begin raining down from the top of the screen.
Using the large field filled with obstacles, players will use their keyboard to maneuver and use special moves, which require SAP energy, to speed around. Aiming quickly with your mouse, you can fire off an arrow by tapping the left mouse button or, instead, long-press for a heavier shot. Remember, when charging up the shot, you cannot move and will be left vulnerable on the battlefield. With a limited number of HP, represented by hearts, the challenge will become outlasting and escaping the map before you run out of hearts.
Practice mode
In tournament events, players compete against each other, fighting against NPC monsters to collect and escape the battlefield without losing all their HP. Players will be dropped randomly somewhere on the map and may need to explore a bit to find their way around. Between other players and monsters, everything is out to get you. If you run out of hearts, you will drop everything you have collected in the run.
Once you have earned some tez from downing a monster or collecting the dropped rewards of an unlucky player, find the glowing circular portal to escape the map and transfer those rewards to your account. Earned rewards accumulate at the top of the main game menu. Join the tournament again to repeat the process until the end of the event.
Upcoming tournaments in Chestnut
Whether you are in for the thrill of tournaments or just looking to practice, Chestnut promises a fast-paced and exciting experience for players. Chestnut offers an engaging mix of nostalgia and modern competitive gameplay integrated and powered by Tezos. Jump in, connect your wallet, and see if you have what it takes to dominate the battlefield. For more information follow their discord and Twitter. Come play, battle, and win some prizes. I can’t wait to see you on the battlefields!
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