Let me slowly check and share some updates about Ex Populus for you!

This is the July 2022 news:

The Ex Populus team is happy to report that the Ex Populus Trading Card Game should be ready for an Early Access release in a few months.

What is Early Access?

Get early access to Ex Populus' in-development games so that Ex Populus' development team can take advantage of early engagement from the community. Early access games evolve rapidly over a short period of time based on your feedback, as the development team updates and adds content. There are many traditional games that benefit from this approach, and Ex Populus believes that the Web3 community shouldn't have to wait too long to get the experience they want.

What is the name of the game?

The name of the game is Final Form. We named the game Final Form because the core mechanic of the game is to complete the group's cards and evolve the cards to a higher rarity tier.

Stay tuned on our social media as we reveal more about the world of Final Form and share more information on how the DAGs and Iron Pigeons got to this place and what else might join them in the future... (hint, a whole new multiverse).

What will the Early Access release include?

In the Early Access release, evolution will be the focus of the game, utilizing incremental and idle game mechanics to generate Chromos, the substance required to evolve your cards. Players will pledge their cards at the Obelisk, the focal point of the game, and depending on a variety of factors and decisions you make, you will receive Chromos in varying amounts. This Chromos is then used to fuel the evolution of your cards.

Full Decentralization and Chromos

The game is fully decentralized. 100% of the game logic runs entirely on smart contracts deployed on the Solana blockchain. We chose to do this because it provides other development teams with the opportunity to extend the game without having to coordinate with or gain consent from Ex Populus. The cost of taking this fully decentralized approach is that some of the more complex features we discussed in internal brainstorming will be too expensive or slow to include in the game. Ultimately, we feel that by taking this approach we can bring the most value to fans of Ex Populus trading cards, and as the gaming experience becomes available, we think you’ll agree.

Solana and the EVM

The game is being developed for Solana, and you can expect the early access release to be fully available on Solana. Ex Populus is a publisher committed to a multi-chain experience from the beginning, so we’ve left the door open to potentially expand to an EVM environment later.

Game Client and In-Game Wallet

The Early Access version of the game will be a downloadable client that can be run on a PC or Mac. We decided to take this approach because Ex Populus was founded to make high-quality experiences. Higher graphical fidelity requires processing power that is not available in web-based games. Due to this decision, we are also unable to support the Phantom wallet in the game. Phantom is made for browsers, and they also support iOS and Android apps. We were unable to make Phantom work in a Unity project that was intended to be on PC and Mac as a downloadable client. Therefore, we are utilizing this wallet technology within the game. The wallet is non-custodial, meaning that Ex Populus never has access to your seed phrase or private keys. You can create a new wallet within the game and transfer your trading cards to it, or you can import an existing wallet using your seed phrase. In either case, all wallet information is stored on your local machine and is completely under your own control. Finally, if you are concerned about the processing requirements of the game client or have concerns about the wallet, you can interact with the smart contracts directly without utilizing the front-end game client provided by Ex Populus. We will release instructions on how to do this when the Early Access game is released.

Conclusion

It's been a fun ride since the first DAGs Valentine's Day drop earlier this year. You can expect to share plenty of media as time goes on, giving you a peek into the final stages of development before we get to Final Form, as well as our Creative team revealing more about the world and lore of Final Form. Look forward to our Town Hall on Thursday the 21st and your questions. Follow us on our new Final Form social media below, and if you haven't already, follow Ex Populus too: Final Form, Twitter, Instagram, Ex Populus, Twitter, Discord, Instagram, and Youtube.
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