Episode 101 - Next Stop... Rare Evo

In COPICafe Episode 101, Rob and Josh discuss their experiences at Rare Evo and share their excitement about community interactions and industry partnerships.

They introduce the new build of Cornucopias, which includes the launch of Solace 1, 2, and 3.

Updates include the upcoming interactive land grab website, environmental adjustments, new lighting and points of interest, removal of GPU restrictions, and DLSS support for Nvidia cards.

The hosts also introduce Eric Peterson (“Wingman”) as an advisor and reflect on community-driven development in Web3 compared to traditional closed-door publishing.

00:00:00 Rare Evo Day 2 at Caesars Palace. The team discusses the success of the event, meeting in person, and heartwarming community moments such as meeting 14-year-old Duke, a Holocache leaderboard player.

00:05:00 Community reactions to playing the new Solace build.

00:10:00 Booth offerings and clarification that Cornucopias is branded as a life simulator with MMO qualities. Introduction of Philip Black (game economist, Amazon New World) and Jennifer Donahoe (League of Legends marketing expert) to the advisory board.

00:15:00 Announcement of Eric Peterson (“Wingman”), creator of Wing Commander, joining the advisory board. Updates on Solace 1-3, world travel system, and land grab with custom markers.

00:20:00 Milestone: launch of the three giant worlds of Solace, larger than GTA V. Discussion of the World Travel Loop (dome-to-dome, cloud gate). Upcoming features: tree chopping, mining, and MMO mechanics.

00:25:00 Farid praises the team for creating a world larger than Skyrim and GTA V combined. QA team highlighted for bug-fixing. Upcoming: racing tournaments and the Valkyrie F9-R Flying Vehicle sale on Base.

00:30:00 Rob and Josh reflect on the 100th episode milestone, community growth, and Web3 openness compared to traditional publishing. Closing montage of Solace with soundtrack “Butterflies” by 7even.