Mines of Dalarnia, a new universe of “miner” adventures, takes you to conquer the unknown and mine rare resources
Mines of Dalarnia is an adventure-themed GameFi game that allows users to mine and combine various items in the game world by exploring different mines to improve their skills and equipment in order to unlock the secrets of the Mines of Dalarnia universe.
In the Mines of Dalarnia universe, players can use the in-game inventory feature screen to upgrade their character’s equipment and unlock new gear in order to improve their mining abilities. As the game progresses, the amount of materials required for player upgrades will become more numerous and exotic in variety — in order to increase the player’s game frequency and enhance the depth of exploration ~
As an “adventure miner”, tonight CryptoJ will embark on an adventure with Mines of Dalarnia to get a guide to the loot of the crypto world game!
The AMA will be separated into two parts:
1. Our guests will answer my questions
2. Our guests will answer the questions asked by our community members
Please stay quiet for the first section and ask your questions during the second section.
Now, let’s start!
Question1:First of all, let’s welcome Manfred to join CryptoJ’s community for the first time. can you tell us a little bit about Mines of Dalarnia its background and vision, and what problems can solve? Can you summarize the main features of the Mines of Dalarnia ?
Answer：
Hi everyone! Great to be with you today.
Mines of Dalarnia is an action adventure game with procedurally generated levels. Players mine and combine various in-game items, improving their skills and gear in order to unlock the secrets of the MoD universe while searching for rare relics and artifacts. There are different terrains to be explored as well as monsters to conquer in the quest to those rare resources and friends can play together in the Dalarnian world.
MoD is a game that is truly owned by its users. All the assets in the game are represented as non-fungible tokens and can be exported and traded on open markets. The in-game transactions are all recorded on the blockchain to ensure that there is no centralized party that could tamper the game results. A lot of useful information with links and videos on our new sleek website! https://minesofdalarnia.com
Question2:We know that Mines of Dalarnia is developed by Workinman Interactive, a game studio that has partnered with Disney, Atari, Pepsi Co, etc. Can you please tell us more about the development background and team members of Mines of Dalarnia?
Answer：
Our studio was founded in 2006. Over the years, Workinman has created hundreds of apps and games spawning the mobile, web and entertainment industries working with world-class partners such as Disney, Unity, Sesame Street etc. We started to explore Blockchain games in 2019.
About me personally. I have been working in the games industry since 2019, starting off as a producer supporting startups in developing and publishing their games. More recently I worked as a Game Director/Product Manager onf f2p games for Mobile, Browser and PC.
Question3: In addition to work with Workinman Interactive Game Studio, Mines of Dalarnia has also received support from many other partners and institutions, Could you share with us the current financial status and cooperational progresses?
Answer：
We just recently closed our funding round of 2.7 million USD to strengthen the development and growth of Mines of Dalarnia. Notable investors in this round include Crypto.com, Animoca Brands, Coin 98, Jump Capital, NGC, Impossible Finance, Kyros Ventures, ICO Drops, x21 Digital, Bitscale Ventures, CryptoJ, and Sanctor Capital. We are very happy having these notable investors on board that also support us with feedback and input.
Question4: Recently, NFT and GameFi have become one of the most popular topic in the market. As one of the projects in the track of NFT and GameFi, how do you see the current development status of this field, and why did Mines of Dalarnia choose to join this field?
Answer：
NFTs and blockchain bring entirely new experiences to players of the games. What makes this experience unique is that almost all items in the game are decentralized, using the power of innovative blockchain technology. That means players truly own their game assets as they can freely trade them with other players, sell them for real-world value, and use them across different game universes. Admittedly, not every game needs NFTs, but one-day blockchain functionality may be as commonplace for gaming as internet connectivity has become over the last 20 years.
Question5: What are the types of gameplay I can experience in the Mines of Dalarnia？what types of miners are currently available in the game？What’s the difference between the plots?
Answer：
MoD gameplay is split into two modes. First there is the Mining gameplay. A 2D platform-mining game where the player controls a character and guides them through a procedurally-generated level (plot), mining through various blocks of earth, to discover and collect minerals of various rarities. Collected minerals are then used to upgrade the character through mining equipment and character attributes. Collected minerals can be also used to craft a refinery which is required to lease a plot of land in the Real Estate. Real Estate is the second gameplay-layer, a management style interface where players buy and lease levels/plots for others to mine within.
Mines differ from each other based on the terrain type, the monsters within the mines, the difficulty and the resources the player can find while mining. Due to that players can specialize to become very efficient for a specific terrain type. This creates a dynamic marketplace as players can buy resources they need for a specific gear and equipment while also selling their excessive resources.
Question6: The popular “Play to Earn” mode in GameFi has also become the light spot of numerous crypto games. What do you think are the major strengths and weaknesses of this model? Does Mines of Dalarnia adopt this model as well?
Answer：
Play-to-Earn is a milestone in the gaming industry where playing games is no longer only about spending and contributing revenue to game companies but also a chance for players to manage and earn. In Mines of Dalarnia, there are 3 ways that users could earn by playing the game. Firstly, players could be landowners and earn taxes of the proceeds that other miners earn in the game. Secondly, by actively playing and leveling up in the game, users could obtain more powerful gear which they can then sell on the secondary market. Lastly, as users play the game, they could earn experience as well as collect resources (minerals and treasures), which are also in NFT format and can be traded.
On the downside Play to Earn can attract users who are only in for some short term gains. In order to mitigate this we will include features that incentivize users to participate in the game for a prolonged period of time and aim to grow a community that plays the game because it is fun and engaging, so that after a while Play to Earn becomes a secondary motivator.
Question7: Apart from “Play to Earn”, what are the other spotlights of Mines of Dalarnia that can generate rewards for the users? How do you increase the playability of the game and attract more users?
Answer：
The current games in blockchain are more emphasizing on the token economics features, where they have the player experience evolve around the “earning” aspect; however, for us as a game studio, we want to balance the fun gamer experience as well as the economics on day 1. For us, the priority is to make a game that is fun to play and then we can add on blockchain as well as token incentives to the game. In our opinion this will allow us to grow the game within the crypto space as well as to reach out to a broader gaming audience. Constant content updates as well as new features focusing on the social and multiplayer aspects of gaming will increase the playability of the game and keep the community engaged.
On Testnet we have players who mine for 5–6 hours in Mines of Dalarnia and record videos on YouTube, and this is before any incentive program is published with regards to testnet.
Question8: We have seen that Mines of Dalarnia plans to integrate some unique NFT gamify elements, can you do a brief introduction to them? What are the specific functions of these NFT assets? What’s the total supply? How do you gain NFT assets? Is it tradable?
Answer：
We have three distinct NFT types in Mines of Dalarnia. First of all there is LAND which is owned by players and can be rented for mining. This creates a Real Estate income for LAND owners. Then there are resources which players get from successful mining runs.
These resources can be used to craft new equipment or improve existing equipment and can be traded on the marketplace. Last but not least there is equipment which determines a players attributes and capabilities to mine in different terrain types and on different difficulties. Equipment NFTs can also be traded on the marketplace.
Besides gaining NFTs ingame, there will also be NFT drops outside of the game. We just recently announce our first NFT sale which will happen in mid-october and is themed as “Mining Apes”: https://minesofdalarnia.medium.com/mines-of-dalarnia-mining-apes-nft-collection-9aaee00c2fe6
Question9: What is the target market of Mines of Dalarnia ? Can users who don’t have Chromia tokens or don’t know much about the crypto world also experience the Mines of Dalarnia game?
Answer：
Our initial target audience are players within the crypto space who are interested in blockchain games and the play 2 earn element of these games. We are currently designing ways in which users who don’t have DAR, our native token, will be able to experience the game as well even though they will be incentivised to get DAR tokens.
Question10：For value capturing, what is the tokenomics of Mines of Dalarnia ？How do you incentivize the users to hold the tokens in the long run? What are the application scenarios of the token and how could it be combined with「Play to earn」?
Answer：
DAR is the native token in the game and it serves key functions in managing the economics in the game, incentivizing players as well as keeping the economy in the Dalarnia world growing sustainably. The utilities including:
- In-game currency
DAR is the default in-game currency that will be used each time users upgrade their tools or trade on the in-game marketplace. It is also the currency used in the marketplace, transaction fees are charged in DAR as well.
- Decentralized governance
MoD is a game that is owned by the players and token holders. By implementing the decentralized governance structure, mechanisms and policies in the game are up for the token holders to collectively decide.
- Play to earn
Players have a chance to win token rewards in the game through multiple ways. Players will be grouped based on their levels and the more advanced a player is, the higher the rewards are for these competitions.
- Staking rewards
DAR tokens can be staked in order to generate returns and to make the game progression faster for players.
The detailed vesting schedule will be disclosed before the token generation event. Please stay tuned in our community channels.
Question11：When will the game be launched? Does it support both website and mobile version? What are the hardware requirements for running the game?
Answer：
We are currently planning to launch the game by the end of the year. Initially we will distribute a Desktop Client. For 2022 we also plan to release a Mobile App. We will keep the hardware requirements as low as possible and will give an official update on those before the release.
Question12：What are the following plans for Mines of Dalarnia ? Will there be any updated version of the game? Will you cooperate with other GameFi projects to promote the ecosystem?
Answer：
Mines of Dalarnia is currently on testnet, you can play the game by following these instructions.https://minesofdalarnia.medium.com/mines-of-dalarnia-the-adventurers-handbook-d6a2261683cc
The current version has over 10000 players and we are planning a series of events to reward early testnet participants. We are also launching a series of NFT sales to get everyone equipped for the game. As our first NFT sale coming along already next week and it has a theme, “Mining Apes” collection https://minesofdalarnia.medium.com/mines-of-dalarnia-mining-apes-nft-collection-9aaee00c2fe6
In the meantime we are adding more gameplay to the current version, enlarge the land plot owner group as well as launch the game on mainnet.
In 2022, our key focus would be around the social and metaverse element of the game. We are building a space station for miners while they are not actively mining so that players can enjoy the social and building element in the game as well and are planning to add multiplayer elements which will allow players to compete against each other.
We are definitely looking into other GameFi projects, evaluating the opportunities to promote the ecosystem. We have no announcements to make in this regard at the moment but will update our community channels with news, so please follow us as there will be lots of exciting announcements coming in the new future.
