January 2023
HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY
Planning & Building
January starts off strong with a new team member joining us and the focus shifts to the delivery of many products. We have multiple teams and it's very common for team members to shift from one product to another (e.g., artwork for the Mobile Game ↔ artwork for the Racing Game).
We had a Twitter meme contest early January which really engaged the community. It was great seeing all the funny memes - #YearOfTheCorn.
At the start of January 2023 the COPI StakePool had reduced from 64m ₳ (ATH in Nov 2022) to 45m ₳. Although total ADA is lower, delegates are at an all-time high (≈ 5,000 addresses) - support keeps growing even amid bear market conditions.
We are always very grateful to everyone who supports us by delegating to the Cornucopias Cardano StakePool ticker: COPI.
BUSINESS
January
1x new employee joined the Cornucopias internal team in January 2023.
• 1x Agile Project Manager
1x Employee departed
Total Internal Employees/Contractors: 28
Total working on Cornucopias: 50+
MARKETING
- COPICafe Episodes 36, 37, 38 and 39 were released.
- The #YearOfTheCorn meme contest on Twitter exceeded expectations - let’s do it again soon!
ART
- Unreal Engine 5.1 land sculpting for Zone 1 - Solace is now complete.
- Land Plotting for Solace starting soon (mapping locations for the five plot sizes). Plots will be divided into 4 Districts within each Sector.
- Zone 2 - Esperanza artwork continues (rocks, grass, environment).
- Sector Hangar Bay artwork produced at pace.
- Mobile Game artwork continues - more to share soon.
All in-game assets are built internally by our talented team. We DO NOT use off-the-shelf / marketplace assets in our UE5 Metaverse or Mobile Game.
PC GAME
- Sprints completed: 36 and 37.
- Progressive Modelling integration continues for the in-game economy.
- Land Plot Locating and District Layout begins for Solace.
Public testing is planned for Q2/Q3 2023.
MOBILE GAME
UE5 Mobile planning completed; new internal demo shown. The Mobile Game Design Document was signed off and MVP agreed.
We made the tough decision to pause Mobile development and move resources to the Racing and Metaverse games. We’ll pick Mobile back up later in the year.
RACING GAME / LEAGUE
- Racing Game progressing very well - Design Document signed off and MVP agreed.
- Progressive Reward Modelling almost complete.
- Planning started for Seasonal Racing League and Racing Cup.
- 3 tracks agreed for MVP in the Mega Dome Calido Valley (Esperanza Themed Zone).
- A new FREE vehicle was announced in COPICafe Ep. 36 allowing players to race without owning an NFT.
Public testing is planned for Q2 2023.
WEB
- Work on the new website continues; ready to show soon. Launch planned for Q1/Q2 2023.
- Learn-and-Earn website is well underway; internal demo looked great. Launch planned for Q2 2023.
LAUNCHER (formerly Desktop Launcher)
- Development continues; a large updated internal demo looks impressive.
- API work continues.
- Both the Racing Game and Metaverse depend on the Launcher.
Public testing is planned for Q2 2023.
SOCIAL MEDIA
- Twitter Followers: 43.2k
- Discord Members: 40.1k
- YouTube Subscribers: 10.1k
- Telegram Members: 4.62k
- Instagram: 2.53k
- Facebook Followers: 1.1k
- COPI StakePool: 45.08m ₳ staked from 4,984 Delegates, 1,327 Blocks produced
- GYS StakePool: 3.61m ₳ staked from 89 Delegates, 274 Blocks produced
AOB
- Matt shared a detailed update in Discord’s Major Announcements - worth a read!
- If COPI pool nears saturation, an alternative stake pool we recommend is GYS (Grow Your Stake).
- With the new Agile PM, we’re aiming for a more accurate 2023 roadmap (fewer slippages with better planning).
- A more detailed dev update for January was shared in the major-announcements channel on Discord.