# Pixel Guild - The Whitepaper Whitepaper Updated: August 29th, 2022 ## Welcome to the Super Mario of Solana Your adventure awaits!\ \ *Pixel Guild* is a collection of in-game playable Guild Heroes competing for glory in an action-packed free-to-play game on Solana! {% embed url="" %} Gameplay Trailer {% endembed %} Pixel Guild aims to provide gamers true ownership over their in-game items and achievements, whilst incentivizing fun regular gameplay, exploration, competitive events, and a sense of community. During their adventures, players will be accompanied by a fully-composed immersive soundtrack, as they encounter a vast collection of Heroes, Spells, Monsters, and Game Mechanics - some of which they will be able to own! Player ownership of in-game assets, progress, and time spent playing are enabled with tokenisation of assets and an in-game currency that exists on the Solana Blockchain - $GOLD. {% hint style="info" %} **PixelGuild is Free-To-Play, however, there's a whole ecosystem available for holders!** {% endhint %} Adventurers will be introduced to an intuitive yet new gaming experience that combines successful platformer and dungeon crawler level design, with a Web3-based meritocratic reward system. The fastest, strongest, and most skillful Guildies will win the rarest loot boxes and largest amount of $GOLD and have their names shouted across the land.\ \ The gameplay is focused on players enjoying fun, well-balanced, and carefully designed levels. New levels only become available once previous levels have been completed. Special events with custom levels will be periodically available for players to prove their skills, win rewards and gain renown in the Guildie community. \ Pixel Guild’s free & fun-to-play model offers an attractive value proposition for the wider Solana community. {% hint style="info" %} **At its core, Pixel Guild has been meticulously designed to onboard any and all gamers into blockchain games.** {% endhint %}

Pixel Guild’s tokenized economy and “blockchain-integrated” item system allows users to experience true in-game asset ownership combined with an ever-changing gameplay loop. Historically, games have had to be fun, challenging, and rewarding for the player - to see success, widespread gameplay, and mainstream adoption. However, in the current gaming market, where the growth of the industry has led to an oversaturation of games being released, something extra is needed for games to stand out, and differentiate themselves from the competitors. Utilising blockchain technology and NFTs for the in-game economy and gameplay allows Pixel Guild to differentiate itself from the competition. The ultimate goal is to provide a novel, unique and additional value incentive for players to keep coming back to Pixel Guild aside from entertainment and a great experience. Discover more details about Pixel Guild, the in-game mechanics & economy along with future plans in the following chapters... [or simply dive into the game right now to get first hand experience of how everything works](https://play.pixelguild.gg)! # Our Roadmap Let's go on journey through the Pixel Guild Roadmap!

### Phase 1 (Build) * [x] Game Development * [x] Game Tutorial * [x] Release of Closed Alpha Testing * [x] NFT Reveals Partnership Announcements * [x] Project/DAO/Influencer Collaborations ### Phase 2 (Mint) * [x] WL & Public Mint * [x] Secondary Market Listing * [x] Pixel Guild Game Launch * [x] Guild Hub ### Phase 3 (Post Launch) #### GOLD (PixelGuild Economy) Phase: * [x] $GOLD Economy * [x] Story Mode * [x] Golden Chest Airdrop * [x] Equip Customisations & Skins * [ ] Black Market * [ ] Inventory * [ ] The Store * [ ] Burn Keys for $GOLD #### Ascension & Passive Income Phase: * [ ] Ascension * [ ] Lend Guildies for Ascension ### Phase 4 * [ ] DAO Launch * [ ] Partnerships and Collaborations * [ ] Youtube & Twitch Partners * [ ] Continuous Game Development: Levels, Skins, Characters, Events, Items, Consumables etc. # Pixel Guild Community Introducing the Pixel Guild Community, a friendly and safe space for Guildies to share their experiences, show off their in-game achievements and discuss strategy with their fellow adventurers. **Building a community is the most important aspect of any game - it's what makes a game become more than 'just' a game!** ### :mage: **Loot Legends! Welcome to the Guild!** :mage: Your adventure begins now! May you find peace among your new kin. Enjoy the comforts of your new home and a safe place to rest after facing endless perils... Band together, swap stories and strategy, and bond over your newly found freedom within the realm. Prepare yourselves. Your journey into the unknown will take you far from home and lead to your true destiny! The strong will survive, the courageous will conquer, and glory is found by the brave! Godspeed young Guildling, may you survive to tell your tale!

### **Community Building & Events:** \ Within the Pixel Guild universe our community of Guildies and adventurers can maximize their involvement and achievements through regular gameplay, in turn allowing them to participate in pure strategy and skill-based Guild Competitions, Challenges, and Events, with tangible rewards for the winners. Frequent in-game and community activity is encouraged and incentivised, but NFT holders are also able to passively participate - utilising Staking Quests whilst inactive or offline.

{% hint style="info" %} **There's a place for everyone in the Pixel Guild community, whether a casual or competitive gamer, an NFT collector and enthusiast, or simply someone interested in Web3 gaming!** {% endhint %} Missing something? Join the Discord & community and have your say and be heard! # Meet The Team Pixel Guild’s core team is a collaboration of talented developers with a wealth of knowledge and experience in software and game development. ## Rocket Labs **Founder & CEO** ![](/files/sro7vQKNCIujhkSeSH3Y) Rocket Labs is the brains behind introducing PixelGuild to Solana! Our key strategist and the Web3 Guru. ## Baba **Lead Artist & Developer** ![](/files/c08o29jbUVVg6sy8vaTX) Baba is the creative behind PixelGuild, in charge of creating a world that everyone will find nostalgic, engaging and aesthetically pleasing! ## Toast **Lead Game Developer** ![](/files/KzvBliZMbCsLzIHRgAKM) Toast is the powerhouse behind PixelGuild, in charge of all elements of gameplay to ensure that the game is fun and captivating! ## Nazaire **Full Stack Developer** ![](/files/Butqlw1iUm2T0qe0fTIF) Full-stack developer responsible for building the front-end application, back-end server, and blockchain integrations. ## CryptoCoders **Strategy, Operations and Development** ![](/files/D56hkYtC2aPYqFY7rmec)\ \ Professional services firm with 9 team members, involved in 40+ projects across Web2 & Web3. Responsible for Product Management, Project Management, Marketing Execution, Art Generation, The NFT Launch, Development Services and Content Creation. # Gameplay Understanding Basic Gameplay ## PixelGuild Gameplay PixelGuild gameplay combines tried and tested game mechanics, a meritocratic reward system, and in-game asset ownership via tokenisation on the Solana blockchain, to incentivise and engage users.\ \ At its' core PixelGuild is a platformer/dungeon crawler with different modes; Player vs Environment via a Story Mode, a Survival mode, and a competitive PvP mode focused on speed runs and strategising.

\ **Our value proposition for players is simple & straightforward:** * Accessible by a wide audience, free to play and easy to learn, and most importantly - fun! * The audience is incentivized to perfect their skills 1) By earning rewards in-game based on their actions and performance when completing levels 2) To compete against other players. * EVERY player is rewarded in various ways, with the holders of the NFT(s) prioritised and offered increased rewards and opportunities, but not any competitive advantages, as the core of the game is skill-based and meritocratic. PixelGuild is supported by a full-fledged economy, and the core economic loop is detailed below: 1. Earn $GOLD in-game. $GOLD can be earned by collecting the gold coins you will encounter while completing a level. [Golden Keys can also be burnt for $GOLD](/nft-utility/key-benefits), amongst their other utilities. 2. **$GOLD** powers the PixelGuild Economy. $GOLD is used to purchase **consumables, tokenised Items, and Legend’s Satchel** from the in-game Marketplace. Lastly, $GOLD is needed to participate in global competitive events, where rare and unique rewards will be available. Golden Keys can also be consumed to open Chests and gain access to global events. A chest will be distributed to those who complete the tutorial, and $PIXEL will be used to buy chests in the future. 3. **Legend’s Satchels** will contain **a)** Consumable Items such as an **Extra Life, Spell Power-ups and Speed Boosts** - which you'll want to have in your inventory for the competitive events. There is a limit of one consumable per level attempt, to ensure competitive integrity. **b)** Golden Keys, in the near future. Which can be used to gain access to unique event game modes or used to unlock Loot Chests. 4. Holders of Guildie NFT(s) can access the $GOLD black market, and trade your $GOLD for $PIXEL before the supply is exhausted! The Pixel Guild economy expands past simply $GOLD, with the Black Market & Ascension mechanic playing a significant role in the expansion of the economy. Remember anyone can earn $GOLD, by simply playing the game and completing the levels. The game at its' core is completely free to play, so make sure to have your $GOLD ready for the first global event, by completing the story mode! {% hint style="info" %} Spend $GOLD to participate in global events for enhanced rewards, achievements, and rare and unique items! {% endhint %} ## Story Mode

Adventurers proceed through a fantasy world full of adventure filled with unexpected surprises, chance encounters and excitement, meeting characters along the way and finding hidden treasures in secret areas! A fully-composed mystical soundtrack helps immerse the adventurer inside the Pixel Guild world, and aids them on their quest for glory and renown. The player will initially start with the Tutorial, and upon completion will receive a Pioneers Chest, their first tokenised in-game asset, that they completely own! With the Tutorial now completed it is time for the adventurer to start their journey and complete the first story mode level, collecting $GOLD as they complete the level. Once, the adventurer has successfully cleared the first level (Forest Level), the next level (Dungeon Level) will unlock for them. The player will be able to revisit levels they have previously cleared to make sure they haven't missed any $GOLD and to further improve their clear time, or to simply practise their mechanics. The current levels in the order that they can be completed to unlock the next level are shown below: 1. Forest Level 2. Dungeon Level 3. Swamp Level New levels and special events will be released over time as the devs continue building challenging levels and fantastic worlds to explore! ## Dialogue and Narrative The story of PixelGuild is presented in an engaging and fun narrative, prepared by our talented artistic director Baba. The dialogue and story of PixelGuild are a glimpse into the mind of a fantastic creative and each dialogue sequence is cleverly crafted to involve a fun and lighthearted nature to further immerse the adventurer in the fantastic world of Pixel Guild!

## Gameplay Mechanics & Combat PixelGuild is the "Mario of Web3" - A classic and nostalgic platformer with simple mechanics to enable a massive audience to participate without the steep learning curve and pay-to-win mechanics commonly seen in modern RPGs. The mechanics of PixelGuild are simple but can be practised until perfected opening up a world of strategy as users optimise their gameplay and hone their strategical approach. **Speedruns** will be a massive element of the competitive side of PixelGuild as users will compete against each other to earn rewards, secure their place on the leaderboards and also maximise their $GOLD collected in-game.

## Controls * **WASD** or **Arrow Keys** = Movement * **Space Bar** = Jump * **Left Click** or **C** = Shoot * **W** or **Up Arrow** = Talking and Going through Doors * **X** = End Dialogue * **S** or **Down Arrow** = Crawl * **CTRL** = Camera Down * **Shift** = Camera Up * **Esc** = Main Menu

**There is no skill cap or Pay-to-Win mechanics in PixelGuild, allowing any adventurer who has the skills and mettle to be the best!** # The Economy The Guildie token economy - hunting for treasure, loot boxes and chests and participating in global events! ## **Game** participants * Every player is welcome - NFT & Non-NFT holders can all play Pixel Guild and participate in the economy, without any payments or purchases required. Simply load up the game and get adventuring! * **All players have the ability to earn and spend $GOLD.** NFT holders are offered increased rewards, a full ecosystem, and opportunities, but no competitive advantages in global events. To see the detailed benefits of owning a Pixel Guild NFT - see [here](/nft-utility/guildie-benefits).

## **Earning $Gold** * $GOLD is earned throughout the game, and can be claimed upon completing each level! * **$GOLD can be earned by any player, without any requirement to invest in an NFT or spend within the game.** * $GOLD can also be received by burning a Golden Key NFT. * $GOLD is needed for basic in-game transactions as [outlined previously](/pixelguild/gameplay) * NFT owners have a multiplier on the $GOLD they earn while playing the game, which is calculated based on the number of NFTs they own, along with their rarity. Find out more about how the multiplier is calculated [here](/nft-utility/guildie-benefits). * NFT owners can use their $GOLD at the black market and exchange it for $PIXEL. ## **Earning $PIXEL** * $PIXEL can be attained in exchange for $GOLD via the black market or received for staking an ascended Guildie NFT. * $PIXEL is required for the [Ascension ](/nft-utility/ascended-your-guildies-ascension)of Guildie NFTs * $PIXEL is used for limited edition cosmetic items and loot boxes, unlocks a special loot shop, and grants entry to $PIXEL only raffles * $PIXEL and its' use cases will also grow and evolve as PixelGuild as whole also develops! ## Global Events * Custom events that are accessed by purchasing an event ticket with $GOLD, or burning a [Golden Key](/nft-utility/key-benefits). * Events will be available for between 1-2 weeks, so players can have multiple attempts at them, practice their skills and strategy. Most importantly, with events lasting for a significant amount of time, every player will have the time & opportunity to participate! * Consumables can be used to help adventurers' performance in these events, but only one consumable per attempt can be used. It is up to the player to strategise and plan their consumable usage for each Event! * Win events to be rewarded with limited edition items and rare loot! * Events are tracked on leaderboards with player rankings. The higher the players position on the leaderboard, the more likely they are to win rare and exclusive cosmetic items! * Events will range from SpeedRuns, Leaderboard Challenges, PvE Boss Fights, and all forms of challenges that will reward winners with loot!

## Chests: * Golden Keys open the **Golden Chest** which is a reward for completing the tutorial. Using multiple Golden Keys to open the chest increases the chances that valuable loot will be found in the chest. GoldenChests are a one-time reward per user. * **Seasonal Chests** can be won by participating in global events and require $GOLD or Golden Keys to be opened. The contents of Seasonal Chests will change based on the global event for which they were rewarded, and some rewards available will be unique to that specific event - so make sure to not miss any events. * **Seasoned Loot Chests** and other types of Chest will be added to the game as development proceeds, and the in-game economy and game mechanics continue to grow.

# The Black Market! Where the magic happens The Black Market is where the magic happens, convert your **$GOLD** to **$PIXEL!** {% hint style="info" %} #### **THE BLACK MARKET IS STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT, STAY UP TO DATE WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS IN OUR DISCORD** {% endhint %}

Want to access the PixelGuild economy and the store? $PIXEL will give you access to content that is otherwise restricted!\ \ Trade your hard-earned $GOLD for $PIXEL and unlock the world of PixelGuild! ## What do you need to know about the Black Market? * The Black Market can only be accessed by people who hold GUILDIES! * The exchange rate for $GOLD > $PIXEL resets daily and will fluctuate throughout the day depending on the demand that day. * There is a limited daily supply of PIXEL available, and once the PIXEL supplies from the black market run out * Once the supply is exhausted, the black market is gone! Then you'll only be able to earn $PIXEL through Chests or Ascension {% hint style="info" %} Black Market Tokenomics found >>> [HERE ](/tokenomics/usdpixel) {% endhint %} # The Store! Spend your hard earnt rewards! ## Introducing the PixelGuild Store! The Store is separated into two sections, $GOLD, and $PIXEL, spend your coin wisely! {% hint style="info" %} #### **THE STORE IS STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT, STAY UP TO DATE WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS IN OUR DISCORD** {% endhint %} ## What's available in the store? * **$GOLD** earned through the Story Mode or by burning Keys can be exchanged for goods such as consumables, tokenised items, and Legend's Satchels. * **$PIXEL** earnt through the Black Market or Ascension can be exchanged for Cosmetics or Chests!

Introducing the Inventory for PixelGuild!

## What are Consumables? Consumable Items are purchasable using $GOLD and offers include **Extra Life, Spell Power-ups and Speed Boosts** - which you'll want to have in your inventory for the competitive events. There is a limit of one consumable per level attempt, to ensure competitive integrity! ## What are Legend's Satchels? Legend's Satchels are purchasable using $GOLD and can contain; * Consumables such as Extra Life, Spell Power-ups and Speed Boosts. * [Golden Keys](/nft-utility/key-benefits) * $GOLD ## What are Tokenised Items? Tokenised Items are in-game items that are stored on the blockchain as NFTs. These items can include anything in the form of a collectible that may or may not have in-game functionality. Keep an eye on the store to make sure you don't miss any limited edition items! ## What are Cosmetics? Cosmetics are cosmetic changes such as skins, weapons, or followers that can be applied to your character in-game. The first airdrop of the Golden Chest (Detailed below) will include the first limited edition skin.\ \ Cosmetics that are available will change over time, so stay tuned!

## What are Chests? There are two types of Chests within PixelGuild, and both require a Golden Key to open! **Golden Chests** can be obtained only by completing the tutorial. One or more Golden Keys will be required to open Golden Chests - the more Keys used to open the chest - the better the chances that valuable loot will be found in the chest. The Golden chest may contain: * A legendary Baba the Baker Skin * Common Skins * $GOLD * Golden Keys * $PIXEL There will be 7,190 Golden Chests airdropped to those who completed the tutorial, there will be no other way to receive a Golden chest after the initial airdrop. This means that with a supply of 26,000 keys there will be demand for the chests as those look to increase their odds when opening (See chests mechanics below). {% hint style="info" %} You'll need to finish the tutorial to receive the **Golden Chest** and tweet your completion screenshot tagging @pixelguild\_SOL with I AM #GUILDISH {% endhint %} **Seasoned Loot Chests** use a similar but different mechanic to Golden Chests, but it is up to the player to acquire one of these rare chests, and investigate for themselves how to open it! **Seasoned Loot Chests** will initially cost **$30 $PIXEL** (Subject to change)\ \ Seasoned Loot Chests will be **available on the PixelGuild Store** to purchase. These chests may contain: * Legendary Skins * Common Skins * $GOLD * Golden Keys * $PIXEL The contents of the Seasoned Loot Chests will change overtime, to offer more rewards, cosmetics, and tokenised items to buyers! ### Chest Mechanics: The Golden Chest and the Seasoned Loot Chests require Golden Keys to open!\ \ The more keys you consume when opening chests the greater your chances of achieving the legendary loot!\ \ As an example, you may use between 1 and 10 keys to open your chest. If you use 1 key, you'll have a 10% chance, however, if you use 10 keys you have a 100% chance of obtaining the rare!

## What are Skins? Here's Golden Baba, a Legendary Skin from the Golden Chest! Do we need to say anymore?

# Events! Compete to earn! ## Global Events * Custom events that are accessed by purchasing an event ticket with $GOLD, or burning a [Golden Key](/nft-utility/key-benefits). * Events will be available for between 1-2 weeks, so players can have multiple attempts at them, practice their skills and strategy. Most importantly, with events lasting for a significant amount of time, every player will have the time & opportunity to participate! * Consumables can be used to help adventurers' performance in these events, but only one consumable per attempt can be used. It is up to the player to strategise and plan their consumable usage for each Event! * Win events to be rewarded with limited edition items and rare loot! * Events are tracked on leaderboards with player rankings. The higher the players position on the leaderboard, the more likely they are to win rare and exclusive cosmetic items! * Events will range from SpeedRuns, Leaderboard Challenges, PvE Boss Fights, and all forms of challenges that will reward winners with loot!

## Access to Competitive Events: As is the case with most competitive events, players do not get unlimited tries at the event. Global event attempts cost $GOLD to attempt and have a daily cap for how many times a player can attempt them. The players' best performance, from all their attempts at the event, is what is used for their position on the Leaderboards. With events running for between 1-2weeks, players can come back every day to attempt to improve their score from the previous days, practice the level and try out new strategies with the consumables they can use. Consumable usage is capped at one consumable per event level attempt - to make sure consumables can't be stacked and thus offer a significant competitive advantage. Adventurers will either need to attempt the event level multiple times to find the best approach or share their insights and experiences with their fellow Guildies to find the most competitive approach to each event. \ \ How to enter an event? * $GOLD Payment * Burning a Golden Key allows the player to waive the $GOLD entry fee & their attempt is not counted against the daily cap for the level. Adventurers can burn their Golden Keys to get **extra practice** in on the day of the level release, try out all the consumables for the level, and generally utilise the extra attempts to collect more information and insight on the level. We're excited to see what strategies players come up with for Golden Keys and events in the future! # Guild Heroes Meet the fighters! Meet the Guilds, and find out the different types of attributes that the Guildie NFTs can have!

# Warriors ### **Starsong:** Welcome to Starsong, the Fey Guild! By nature's will, the earth will be cleansed once again!

### Stormheart: Welcome to Stormheart, the Human Guild! Unite under the King's banner! For honour and glory!

### Witherquill: Welcome to Witherquill, the Undead Guild! Rise from the ashes, leave nothing in your wake! March forth unholy scourge!

### Beastbane: Welcome to Beastbane, the Orc Guild! Shields will be broken and armies scattered under your might! Hold strong brethren!

# Attributes {% hint style="info" %} There are over 1M+ unique combinations {% endhint %} ### Backgrounds ![Castle](/files/BymVHuFY3sMeg1uaIzTn) ![Forest](/files/B23STc75jFLwZPcwLVlx) ![Gold Mine](/files/Gpq7cL3lDl25sp9ruLSI) ![Twilight](/files/VjncxP3nYpf92YHLVazZ) ### Fey ![Cloths](/files/Y2h26oZmRHGIi8IqZnoQ) ![Varient](/files/brCIG8xEkZYHWDwdUVTQ) ![Hats](/files/suvx4WWSU5qKAsDGizOQ) ![Weapons](/files/2GNOVoMFPf1LEHci0NJ6) ### Human ![Weapons](/files/2y6ZCSkElj6HXZKeUPTb) ![Cloths](/files/zolw1xUQA9F4iqj0KRTA) ![Varient](/files/4tTZt6fLteXR7R47pKN3) ![Hats](/files/CWuqMWvrVNDNNfEfgKez) ### Orc ![Cloths](/files/xlcTNu4MgljC4eLg4EzF) ![Weapons](/files/Fpb7ywU4KtyL6hZmt3fw) ![Varient](/files/2rYudaH99l9IW8kbxtM4) ![Hats](/files/ama8G7GWtQdRtIq4mnGA) ### Undead ![Varient ](/files/0dxgLCHS3SEuXI3hEGAJ) ![Hats](/files/jVnKT4xpxaDDFihn20SV) ![Weapons](/files/bnfLpPJILQKDJpYBV4Tq) ![Cloths](/files/uTQI7m1jcU7G084fZqVx) # Key Benefits Golden Keys role in-game and their place in the Pixel Guild economy. Initially Golden Keys provided a whitelist opportunity for the Guildies mint to their owners.\ \ With the migration of PixelGuild to the post-mint phase, as shown on the Roadmap, Golden Keys have evolved to have important new in-game utilities: * Golden Keys can be **burned to open Golden Chests and Seasoned Loot Chests** * Golden Keys can be **burned to gain extra attempts at the levels in competitive events** * Golden Keys can be **burned for 5000 $GOLD** (Subject to change) * Golden Key owners will receive an **OG Discord Role** With Golden Keys having 3 in-game utilities which require burning of the Golden Keys - making them deflationary and reducing their supply - adventurers will have to think carefully about when and why they should burn their Golden Key. To get a better understanding of the Golden Keys' utility, details about Pioneer & Seasoned Loot Chests and competitive events can be found below, to help adventurers and Guildies formulate their strategy.

{% hint style="info" %} #### BURNING KEYS **IS STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT, STAY UP TO DATE WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS IN OUR DISCORD** {% endhint %} ## Chests: Golden Chests can be obtained only by completing the tutorial. One or more Golden Keys will be required to open Pioneer Chests - the more Keys used to open the chest - the better the chances that valuable loot will be found in the chest. {% hint style="info" %} You'll need to finish the tutorial to receive the **Golden Chest** and tweet your completion screenshot tagging @pixelguild\_SOL with I AM #GUILDISH {% endhint %} Seasoned Loot Chests use a similar but different mechanic to Pioneer Chests, but it is up to the player to acquire one of these rare chests, and investigate for themselves how to open it! No adventurer knows the encounters and the path they will take in their travels in advance...

**Here is where the value of Golden Keys really shines through - burning a Golden Key allows the player to waive the $GOLD entry fee & their attempt is not counted against the daily cap for the level.** Adventurers can burn their Golden Keys to get extra practice in on the day of the level release, try out all the consumables for the level, and generally utilise the extra attempts to collect more information and insight on the level. We're excited to see what strategies players come up with for Golden Keys and events in the future. ## Want a Key? You can pick up a key below to open your Golden Chest and be ready for the first global competitive Pixel Guild level! {% embed url="" %} # Guildie Benefits Join a Guild and share in the spoils! ## Guildie Benefits Whilst Pixel Guild is free-to-play, purchasing an NFT to join one of four Guilds offers valuable and exclusive benefits to holders**:** * [**A Multiplier for $GOLD** earned in-game](/tokenomics/usdgold/the-usdgold-multiplier) * Access to the [**$GOLD Black Market**](/pixelguild/the-economy/the-black-market) * Access to Ascension & Guild Events * Access to the GuildDAO * Leaderboards & Guild Events * Discord Titles, Roles & Rewards * Exclusive Giveaways & Raffles

## **$GOLD Multiplier:** The Kingdom will ensure all Guild members (NFT holders) earn more in-game $GOLD from the treasury for their loyalty to the crown. Long live the king! Each players $GOLD multiplier will be calculated based on the **number of Guildies owned** by the player along with **Guildies' rarity/rarities**. **There are a total of 8,888 Pixel Guild NFTs,** [**and 4 Guilds**](/pixelguild/guild-heroes/warriors)**. Each Guild is made up of 2,222 NFTs.** The $GOLD multiplier is calculated based on the two aspects mentioned above, and for any Guildie holder will **always be equal to or more than 3x, and can range all the way up to 5x**! Let's dive into the two aspects of the multiplier with a bit more detail: 1. **Guild Rarity -** This is how rare the NFTs are **within the Guild it belongs to**. Thus the Guild rarity rank of the NFT will always be betwen 1 (the rarest NFT within the Guild) to 2,222 (the least rare NFT within the Guild). The rarity ranking is used to calculate the rarity multiplier. 2. **Number of NFTs held -** The more guildies held - up to a cap of 10 Guildies - the higher the $GOLD multiplier. Once the **rarity** and the **holding** *(number of NFTs held)* multipliers are calculated, they are then multiplied by each other for the $GOLD multiplier. $$ $GOLD\_{multiplier} = Holding\_{multiplier} \* Rarity\_{multiplier} $$ Both multipliers are valued equally, and both take values between $$\[\sqrt{3} -> \sqrt{5}]$$. Yes, rarity is worth something, and so too is holding multiple NFTs! Below each multiplier is individually explained, some base examples are shown, a graph of how the multiplier values vary, and most importantly - lookup tables to let you work out your $GOLD multiplier, are presented. As long as player owns at least one Guildie, they will always have a $GOLD multiplier of at least 3x. Adding another guildie to the squad up to the cap of 10 will always ensure that the players $GOLD multiplier increases, as the holding multiplier can only increase. #### Holding Multiplier The Holding multiplier looks at how many Guildies are owned by the player, and from that number calculates it's value. * If the player owns one Guildie then the Holding multiplier will be $$\sqrt{3}$$. * If the player owns 10 or more Guildies then the Holding multiplier will be $$\sqrt{5}$$. **Holding Multiplier Look up table:** | Guildies Held | Holding Multiplier | | ------------- | ------------------ | | 1 | 1.73 | | 2 | 1.86 | | 3 | 1.92 | | 4 | 1.95 | | 5 | 1.98 | | 6 | 2.00 | | 7 | 2.02 | | 8 | 2.05 | | 9 | 2.11 | | 10 | 2.24 |

Holding multiplier variation vs # of Guildies owned

#### **Rarity Multiplier** The Rarity multiplier looks at the Guildie with highest Guild Rarity that is owned, and uses the Guild Rarity ranking to calculate it's value. * A guildie with the highest Guild rarity (rank 1) will produce a Rarity multiplier of $$\sqrt{5}$$**.** * A guildie with the lowest Guild rarity (rank 2,222) will produce a Rarity multiplier of $$\sqrt{3}$$. Rarity Multiplier Lookup table: | Max Guild Rarity | Rarity Multiplier | | ---------------- | ----------------- | | 1 | 2.24 | | 222 | 2.11 | | 444 | 2.05 | | 666 | 2.02 | | 888 | 2.00 | | 1110 | 1.98 | | 1332 | 1.95 | | 1554 | 1.92 | | 1776 | 1.86 | | 2222 | 1.73 |

Rarity multiplier variation vs Guild Rank

## Black market: Exchange your $GOLD for $PIXEL Guildie holders will be able to exclusively access the Black Market and exchange their $GOLD for $PIXEL. The black market will have a limited supply each day, and a limited total supply - Get in quick to secure your share of $PIXEL!\ \ Read more [here](/pixelguild/the-economy/the-black-market)! ## **Guild DAO:** The Guild DAO will enable holders to utilise the "Community Wallet" funds, and have input into level development, game mechanics and the in-game economy to ensure a viable structure that benefits the community & Guildies is implemented to maximise the longevity and success of Pixel Guild. ## **Leaderboards & Guild Events:** Go after individual renown and Band together with your fellow Guild members and compete in challenges to maximise your Guild's earning potential, or climb the ranks to solidify your place amongst the Kingdom's most feared warriors! ## **Discord Verification:** Verified Pixel Guild holders have access to the Guild holders channel. This is the general community channel where all Pixel Guild NFT holders regardless of the Guild they belong to can openly communicate, meet their fellow players, seek out cross-guild collaborations and find mercenaries to hire. Guilds will have their own designated channels to communicate freely with their fellow Guild members, to plan, strategise, exchange information and discuss the Guilds' plans. ## **Titles:** Holders will receive exclusive Discord titles and perks to show off their in-game achievements. Titles are earned by accomplishing extraordinary feats which will grant access to exclusive channels to earn added in-game benefits or real-world rewards. ## **Giveaways & Raffles:** Verified Pixel Guild holders will be eligible for additional in-game NFT airdrops through Raffles and Community Giveaways. # Ascended your Guildies (Ascension) Ascension is the powerhouse of the PixelGuild Economy, a function to allow users to Stake & Earn $PIXEL passively with their Guildie NFTs! The legend says that 3 Guildies with Staffs are able to ascend another Guildie to be **Ascended!** Get ready to earn **$PIXEL** with your Ascended GUILDIES! {% hint style="info" %} #### **ASCENSION IS STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT, STAY UP TO DATE WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS IN OUR DISCORD** {% endhint %}

### How does Ascension for Guildies work? Having Staff Guildies as allies will prove to be of crucial help for the player in ascending their Guildies! Owning $PIXEL will also be a requirement for the ascension ritual. Head to the Ascension Chamber, and once you've been granted access select the Guildie you wish to Ascend! Once a Guildie has been Ascended, you'll be able to **STAKE** your ascended Guildie to earn $PIXEL.

### What is Ascension? So far in the quest, $PIXEL can only be acquired by swapping $GOLD at the Black Market. Ascension enables users to Ascend their Guildies, and then stake them to passively earn $PIXEL.The $PIXEL they earned will be used within the PixelGuild Store to purchase cosmetics/loot boxes and other goodies which aren't otherwise available. There are two ways you can ascend your Guildie NFT. 1. **Ascension Ritual** You can perform an Ascension ritual that only requires **30 $PIXEL** to Ascend but you need to also own **3 Staff Guildies of the same race** as the NFT you want to ascend. Your Staff Guildies are not consumed and can be used multiple times to ascend your entire collection. 2. **Force Ascension** It is possible to ascend a Guildie without a ritual but at an increased cost of **60 $PIXEL** per NFT ascended. ### **Key Points** * You must pay the $PIXEL cost each time you want to ascend, if you remove your token from the ascension pool, you will need to re-pay the cost to ascend it again. * Staff Guildies can be used multiple times to ascend your entire collection of the matching race. * Let's say you have 10 Orc Guildies, if you had 3 Orc Staffs as well it would only cost you 300 $PIXEL to ascend your collection. Without 3 Staffs, it would cost you 600 $PIXEL. * Ascension Rewards are decreased over time, the earlier you ascend the more $PIXEL you will earn. * Once the staking emissions have been completed, ascension emissions will be sourced from $PIXEL that is spent in the customisation store. * In the future you'll be able to **RENT Staffs** from other players to access Ascension ### Ascension - Staking Emissions Ascended Guildies have a claim to the **1,066,560 $PIXEL** that will be rewarded for locking up your Guildie NFTs into the Ascension Staking pool. This supply of $PIXEL will decrease periodically over 4 stages, ensuring our most dedicated community members who can Ascend before everyone else will be rewarded the most.

Emissions Stage	$PIXEL per day per NFT	$PIXEL allocated
Stage 1	1	266,640
Stage 2	0.5	266,640
Stage 3	0.25	266,640
Stage 4	0.125	266,640

* Emissions **halve** once the $PIXEL allocated for that tier of emissions **runs out**. * Once the complete sum of the emissions tokens has been distributed to ascended and staked Guildies, emissions will stem from the $PIXEL used within the in-game $PIXEL item store. {% hint style="info" %} **Those who are early to Ascend are rewarded heavily!** {% endhint %} > *PS: All numbers within Ascension will be **adjusted** as needed as we progress to ensure demand and supply are kept fair.* ### Ascension - Rarity Multipliers The rarity of each Guildie NFT is respected and rewarded by earning a multiplier on the $PIXEL emissions received for that token. | Rarity Class | Reward Multiplier | Quantity | | ------------ | ----------------- | --------------- | | King | 2x | 4 | | Mythic | 1.4x | Top 1% | | Legendary | 1.3x | Top 5% | | Epic | 1.2x | Top 15% | | Rare | 1.1x | Top 35% | | Uncommon | 1.05x | Top 60% | | Common | 1.0x | Everything else | These rarity calculations will be made by looking at the entire collection, and not rarity within each race. Race-specific rarity is the default rarity we will use across the project but in order to be compatible with online NFT trading tools like [Tensor.trade ](https://www.tensor.trade/trade/pixel_guild_loot_legends)rarity, in this scenario, rarity will be calculated using the entire collection. # Overview ## Dual-Token Economy PixelGuild will introduce a dual-token economy model. The advantages of utilising two SPL Tokens for the platform include additional financial incentives, structure, features, and utility for the holders. Obscuring our premium currency token from the in-game currency will give greater control over growth & inflationary pressures of $PIXEL - ensuring sustainable development. | Token name | Token Supply | Symbol | Liquidity | Decimals | | ---------- | ------------ | ------ | --------- | -------- | | $GOLD | Infinite | $GOLD | NO | 6 | | $PIXEL | 1,200,000 | $PIXEL | NO | 6 | ### $GOLD $GOLD is our reward to players of Pixel Guild that will unlock new gameplay mechanics and allow players to participate in global competitive events. Read more about $GOLD [here](https://app.gitbook.com/o/Nu2DV42AMSLuH3cJ56fV/s/XotE9p3bHXihj5DkGuDD/~/changes/uZJesAnVC4IA7Yt8rreh/tokenomics/usdgold). ### $PIXEL $PIXEL is our premium currency that is required to purchase customisation items that can be used in-game. It will be exclusively distributed to our NFT holders. Read more about $PIXEL [here](https://app.gitbook.com/o/Nu2DV42AMSLuH3cJ56fV/s/XotE9p3bHXihj5DkGuDD/~/changes/uZJesAnVC4IA7Yt8rreh/tokenomics/usdpixel). # $PIXEL The Tokenomics for the $PIXEL Token ### What is $PIXEL? The $PIXEL token is the backbone of the Pixel Guild project. As we continue to provide value we'll provide various opportunities to create demand for $PIXEL. Currently, $PIXEL is necessary for the following utilities: * Limited Edition Loot Chests that have a chance of unique Character NFTs * A $PIXEL Customisation Store to buy new Characters, Projectiles and Soundtracks so you can play Pixel Guild in your own unique style. * Ascension for recurring $PIXEL revenue We'll also provide opportunities for $PIXEL holders via our partnerships and collaborations. ### Distribution $PIXEL will be solely distributed to our Guildie NFT holders using two methods. 1. The Black Market: 133,320 $PIXEL 2. Ascension: 1,066,560 $PIXEL ### **The Black Market** The Black Market provides a way for players to get their hands on $PIXEL before everyone else. It's an exchange that will **convert $GOLD to $PIXEL** at a fair market value determined by the current demand. The Black Market will provide **133,320** $PIXEL over 60 days, at a rate of **2222 $PIXEL per day**. Due to the dynamic price mechanisms of the Black Market, only the players with the most $GOLD will be able to afford the $PIXEL available on the Black Market. 133,320 $PIXEL is only enough to enable 4444 Ascensions (50% of our supply), the other $PIXEL required to ascend the remainder of the collection must be acquired from the Ascension rewards. ### Ascension Ascension will distribute **1,066,560 $PIXEL** that will be rewarded to staked NFTs over a period of time with decreasing reward rates as the supply runs low. [Continue reading](https://app.gitbook.com/o/Nu2DV42AMSLuH3cJ56fV/s/XotE9p3bHXihj5DkGuDD/~/changes/uZJesAnVC4IA7Yt8rreh/tokenomics/usdpixel/ascension) for more details about Ascension. ### $PIXEL Shop We'll provide hundreds of ways for players to customise their gameplay experience through Customisation items. As we increase our player base and open the game up to more people, those players that want customisation items will either have to buy it from an NFT marketplace, or with $PIXEL from the Shop. **Effectively, players that want to buy customisation items will have to buy $PIXEL from those that are earning it from Ascension.** Keep an eye on the Shop in our application as we continue to add more content. # Ascension Tokenomics The detail ### Ascension - Staking Emissions Ascended Guildies have a claim to the **1,066,560 $PIXEL** that will be rewarded for locking up your Guildie NFTs into the Ascension Staking pool. This supply of $PIXEL will decrease periodically over 4 stages, ensuring our most dedicated community members who can Ascend before everyone else will be rewarded the most.

Emissions Stage	$PIXEL per day per NFT	$PIXEL allocated
Stage 1	1	266,640
Stage 2	0.5	266,640
Stage 3	0.25	266,640
Stage 4	0.125	266,640

* Emissions **halve** once the $PIXEL allocated for that tier of emissions **runs out**. * **Those who are early to Ascend are rewarded heavily!** * Once the complete sum of the emissions tokens has been distributed to ascended and staked Guildies, emissions will stem from the $PIXEL used within the in-game $PIXEL item store. * *PS: These numbers will be **adjusted** as we progress to ensure demand and supply are kept fair.* ### Ascension - Rarity Multipliers The rarity of each Guildie NFT is respected and rewarded by earning a multiplier on the $PIXEL emissions received for that token. | Rarity Class | Reward Multiplier | Quantity | | ------------ | ----------------- | --------------- | | King | 2x | 4 | | Mythic | 1.4x | Top 1% | | Legendary | 1.3x | Top 5% | | Epic | 1.2x | Top 15% | | Rare | 1.1x | Top 35% | | Uncommon | 1.05x | Top 60% | | Common | 1.0x | Everything else | These rarity calculations will be made by looking at the entire collection, and not rarity within each race. Race-specific rarity is the default rarity we will use across the project but in order to be compatible with online NFT trading tools like [Tensor.trade ](https://www.tensor.trade/trade/pixel_guild_loot_legends)rarity, in this scenario, rarity will be calculated using the entire collection. # $GOLD What is $GOLD? ## **Earning $Gold** * $GOLD is earned throughout the game, and can be claimed upon completing each level! * **$GOLD can be earned by any player, without any requirement to invest in an NFT or spend within the game.** * $GOLD can also be received by burning a Golden Key NFT. * $GOLD is needed for basic in-game transactions as [outlined previously](/pixelguild/gameplay) * NFT owners have a multiplier on the $GOLD they earn while playing the game, which is calculated based on the number of NFTs they own, along with their rarity. Find out more about how the multiplier is calculated [here](/nft-utility/guildie-benefits).

Our tokenomics have been built from the ground up PixelGuild and supports a full-fledged economy, and the core economic loop is detailed below: 1. Earn **$GOLD** in-game. **$GOLD** can be earned by collecting the gold coins you will encounter while completing a level. [Golden Keys can also be burnt for $GOLD](/nft-utility/key-benefits), amongst their other utilities. 2. **$GOLD** powers the PixelGuild Economy. $GOLD is used to purchase **consumables, tokenised Items and Legend’s Satchel** from the in-game Marketplace. Lastly, $GOLD is needed to participate in global competitive events, where rare and unique rewards will be available. Golden Keys can also be consumed to open Chests, and gain access to the global events. A chest will be distributed to those who complete the tutorial, and $PIXEL will be used to buy chests in the future. 3. **Legend’s Satchels** will contain **a)** Consumable Items such as an **Extra Life, Spell Power-ups and Speed Boosts** - which you'll want to have in your inventory for the competitive events. There is a limit of one consumable per level attempt, to ensure competitive integrity. **b)** Golden Keys, in the near feature. Which can be used to gain access to unique event game modes or used to unlock Loot Chests. 4. Holders of Guildie NFT(s) can access the $GOLD Black Market, trade your $GOLD for $PIXEL before the supply is exhausted! Remember **anyone** can earn $GOLD, by simply playing the game and completing the levels. The game at its' core is completely free to play, so make sure to have your $GOLD ready for the first global event, by completing the story mode! {% hint style="info" %} #### **How do we maximise rewards to NFT holders? Read about !** {% endhint %} # The $GOLD Multiplier The $GOLD Multiplier The Kingdom will ensure all Guild members (NFT holders) earn more in-game $GOLD from the treasury for their loyalty to the crown. Long live the king! Each players $GOLD multiplier will be calculated based on the **number of Guildies owned** by the player along with **Guildies' rarity/rarities**. **There are a total of 8,888 Pixel Guild NFTs,** [**and 4 Guilds**](/pixelguild/guild-heroes/warriors)**. Each Guild is made up of 2,222 NFTs.** The $GOLD multiplier is calculated based on the two aspects mentioned above, and for any Guildie holder will **always be equal to or more than 3x, and can range all the way up to 5x**! Let's dive into the two aspects of the multiplier with a bit more detail: 1. **Guild Rarity -** This is how rare the NFTs are **within the Guild it belongs to**. Thus the Guild rarity rank of the NFT will always be betwen 1 (the rarest NFT within the Guild) to 2,222 (the least rare NFT within the Guild). The rarity ranking is used to calculate the rarity multiplier. 2. **Number of NFTs held -** The more guildies held - up to a cap of 10 Guildies - the higher the $GOLD multiplier. Once the **rarity** and the **holding** *(number of NFTs held)* multipliers are calculated, they are then multiplied by each other for the $GOLD multiplier. $$ $GOLD\_{multiplier} = Holding\_{multiplier} \* Rarity\_{multiplier} $$ Both multipliers are valued equally, and both take values between $$\[\sqrt{3} -> \sqrt{5}]$$. Yes, rarity is worth something, and so too is holding multiple NFTs! Below each multiplier is individually explained, some base examples are shown, a graph of how the multiplier values vary, and most importantly - lookup tables to let you work out your $GOLD multiplier, are presented. As long as player owns at least one Guildie, they will always have a $GOLD multiplier of at least 3x. Adding another guildie to the squad up to the cap of 10 will always ensure that the players $GOLD multiplier increases, as the holding multiplier can only increase. #### Holding Multiplier The Holding multiplier looks at how many Guildies are owned by the player, and from that number calculates it's value. * If the player owns one Guildie then the Holding multiplier will be $$\sqrt{3}$$. * If the player owns 10 or more Guildies then the Holding multiplier will be $$\sqrt{5}$$. **Holding Multiplier Look up table:** | Guildies Held | Holding Multiplier | | ------------- | ------------------ | | 1 | 1.73 | | 2 | 1.86 | | 3 | 1.92 | | 4 | 1.95 | | 5 | 1.98 | | 6 | 2.00 | | 7 | 2.02 | | 8 | 2.05 | | 9 | 2.11 | | 10 | 2.24 |

# GuildDAO Have your say! **First up, what is a DAO?** DAO stands for Decentralized Autonomous Organization and is an organization that has all its codes, rules, and regulations stored on the blockchain for transparency. DAOs are controlled by the organizing members and are not influenced by a central government. This means that all decisions in the DAO are made with governance from all its stakeholders.\ \ **Introducing the Pixel Guild DAO!** The Guild DAO will enable holders to participate in the governance of the project via a descentralised autonomous organisation (DAO). Guild DAO participants can exercise their voting rights on key decisions within the Pixel Guild Ecosystem.

The Guild DAO will enable holders to utilise the "Community Wallet" funds, and control elements of the $PIXEL Token to ensure a long-term and viable structure is implemented to maximise the longevity and success of Pixel Guild.\ \ In order to provide a fair DAO structure, the Guild DAO will be divided into two types of holders.\ \ The Guild DAO will be offered to those who hold at least "X" $PIXEL tokens and will empower an individual with access to the DAO. All individuals are only eligible to vote once on each proposal to ensure the DAO positions cannot be manipulated. **Guild DAO Activities:** * Administrative and Investment Proposals * Strategy meetings, with meeting notes available to all members of the Pixel Guild community * $PIXEL Tokenomic Proposals and Votes * Application of the $PIXEL Treasury Wallet, and LP Contributions. **The Guild DAO Roadmap**\ \ **Phase 1:** The Guild DAO will open at **100** members. As the $PIXEL token is earnt through gameplay & staking rewards, there will be limited time until the DAO has enough members to make efficient proposals and votes on game development and ideas.\ \ During the initial phase of the roadmap, proposals and votes will aim to capture ideas and improve on existing strategies regarding the future investments of the Community Wallet.\ \ **Phase 2:**\ \ The Guild DAO Board will open and provide a space for individuals to speak openly, and review specific elements of the game.\ \ The Guild DAO may opt to make extensions to secure the long-term objectives of Pixel Guild, with key considerations such as the Treasury applications.\ \ **Phase 3:** At the completion of the initial roadmap, the Guild DAO will take greater control over the project and shape the future of Pixel Guild.