Aug 24Combat v2: Reinventing Combat in Pirate NationToday we launch our shiny new combat system — aptly named.. *drum roll* … Combat v2! Our players find combat one of the most fun things you can do in Pirate Nation. So we’ve doubled down on making combat a joyful and challenging experience, introducing new depth and choices to…5 min read5 min read
Aug 21Pirate Nation’s New Horizons: From Founder’s Pirates to Free-to-Play PiratesAhoy, Pirate Nation! Free-to-Play is on the horizon. Soon, two distinct types of playable characters will exist in Pirate Nation. Gen 0 = Founder’s Pirates are the OG collection. Gen 1 = Pirates will be new and accessible through F2P. Join us as we navigate through key differences, enhancements, and…Blockchain3 min readBlockchain3 min read
May 31Blockchain gaming optimized VRFIntroduction Randomness is a crucial element in many online multiplayer games, especially when it comes to things like loot drops, matchmaking, and other important gameplay mechanics. To achieve this randomness, many games rely on a cryptographic function called a Verifiable Random Function (VRF). In this article, we’ll cover how Proof…4 min read4 min read
May 26Introducing Wallet-Based Energy System in Pirate NationAhoy, Pirate Nation! We’re thrilled to announce an exciting change that’s set to improve our player’s gaming experience. Today, we’re unveiling a new energy system that marks a significant step forward for our game and lays the groundwork for people to enter Pirate Nation on fair and even terms. Out…Gaming3 min readGaming3 min read
Apr 13Gasless, Signless, SeamlessAt Proof of Play we’re building products & systems to enable the mass-adoption of web3-powered games. In everything we do, we challenge ourselves to create a truly delightful & frictionless experience for our players. This blog post will cover the systems we’ve built to make our gameplay completely: Gasless, Signless…6 min read6 min read
Mar 30Mirroring: Trade on L1 // Play on L2In line with our upcoming migration to Arbitrum Nova, we are launching Mirroring: new tech enabling a huge step forward in adoption-readiness for web3 gaming. When we launched Pirate Nation, building something fully on chain was really important to us. Because of the way different chains work, we wanted to…Web36 min readWeb36 min read
Dec 22, 2022Final update of 2022 — Voxel Pirates, Leaderboard Changes, Rum, and MoreAhoy mateys! Happy Holidays! Our team has prepared the fourth and largest update to Pirate Nation. Read on to learn about our brand new voxel Pirate characters, updates to our leaderboard system, and balance changes. Whether you’re celebrating Festivus, Christmas, Hanukkah, Chrismukkah, or Kwanza, our last release of 2022 will…Cryptocurrency3 min readCryptocurrency3 min read
Dec 10, 2022Week 1 Recap and Leaderboards RewardsAhoy, crew! Thank you so much for an amazing first week of the beta of Pirate Nation. We’ve been so energized and excited by having people finally enter the world we’ve been crafting for months. …Cryptocurrency3 min readCryptocurrency3 min read
Dec 9, 2022Securing Royalties with Before Transfer HooksTL;DR: Example code to implement handlers / registry hooks in your own NFT contract here: https://github.com/proofofplay/operator-filter-example/ A couple days before we did our mint for Pirate Nation’s Founder’s Pirates, there was a Twitter thread by OpenSea introducing the Operator Filter Registry. The filter registry essentially acts as a denylist ensuring…Engineering2 min readEngineering2 min read
Dec 2, 2022Setting Sail — Pirate Nation LaunchesI’m extremely excited today to announce the launch of the beta version of Pirate Nation! (Playable at https://piratenation.game) So much work has gone into getting us to this point and it’s important to remember that this is very much the start of a long journey. We know exactly where we’re…Blockchain4 min readBlockchain4 min read
