May 2023

SUMMARY

The Cornucopias team was once again running full tilt last month, with the delivery of our very first user-facing functionality. With the soft launch for public testing of our Player Profile and the upcoming alpha release of the Metaverse Launcher, we’re moving into a new phase of development and prepping for everyone to get their first live taste of the Calido Valley Racing Mega Dome.

If you haven’t signed up to get your Player Profile, connect your wallet and get in line for the Cornucopias Racing League - stop what you’re doing and register! We can’t wait to see you all at the Raceway.

While we’re busy at work with final tasks related to the Metaverse Launcher and Calido Valley Raceway, we’re also spinning up a few new initiatives in our Community and with strategic partners like DEGA - all paving the way for the release of our first playable content. Here’s a quick overview of our activities in May:

BUSINESS

• As recently announced, Cornucopias will be partnering with DEGA (a tech startup dedicated to making Web3 technology accessible to developers of all stripes) to create L2 gaming layer Player & NFT stats for our Metaverse. We’ll be announcing more about what this means for your gaming experience in the coming weeks, but for now we’re excited to join forces to bring more visibility and programming diversity to the Cardano blockchain.

MARKETING

• May saw the release of the long-awaited COPI Cafe 50, featuring an exclusive look at the Calido Valley Raceway & surrounding dome. Founders Rob and Josh had a great time chasing each other around the dome and exploring the environment on our new EC2 multiplayer servers.

ART

On the art side, while we’re mostly finishing assets needed for the racing game we’re already looking past Racing and on to the Metaverse. Current tasks include:

• Avatar System
  • Motion controls for playable & non-playable characters
• Furniture builds
• Hats & Clothes for Characters & NPCs
• Buildings for the Calido Valley Resort and Raceway
• Enhanced foliage for plants & trees
• Fluid dynamics for water, smoke, etc.
• Enhanced signage for the raceway
• Pit Stop Pavilion
  • Pavilion with ramped exits for future use in longer races / tournaments

DEVELOPMENT

• GameLift / EC2 Servers
  • DevOps continues to make multiplayer a reality on US & UK servers, enabling internal testing
• Developer Kit Implementation
• Final touches to Racing Mechanics
  • Improvements to flying system, collision mechanics, avatar interaction, etc.

We’ve also been blessed with another in-depth dev update from Matt and the game team (see below):

WEB

May was a HUGE month for the web team, and June will be a doozy as well. Primary tasks this month:

• Alpha release of Player Profile, including:
  • Discord integration
  • Crypto wallet integration
  • 2FA & Security
  • Account Management
  • Player Roles
• Next up: the in-game role system to enable beta testing waves based on NFT holdings.

LAUNCHER

• Initial build is nearly complete; internal testing targeted for the week of 6/12.
• The Launcher initiative is being moved into the Web team silo to further integrate player profiles & game integration.

COMMUNITY

• Daily-Corn-Claim gamification on Discord: points and bonuses for consecutive days; raffles for random giveaways (first giveaway planned for early June).
• Introduced #copi-graphics channel for high-res game graphics - still photos first, with videos coming in June.

SOCIAL MEDIA

• Twitter Followers: 44k
• Discord Members: 40k
• YouTube Subscribers: 10.3k
• Telegram Members: 4.3k
• Instagram: 2.48k
• Facebook Followers: 1.1k
• COPI StakePool: 27.6m ₳ staked from 4,726 Delegates, 2,032 Blocks produced
• GYS StakePool: 1.9m ₳ staked from 91 Delegates, 330 Blocks produced

AOB

• If you’re not yet on the official Discord channel, you’re missing out! Join us there for daily updates, challenges & rewards.
• We have a lot more news & content coming in June - stay tuned!