WidiLand (SWIDI), the NFT Metaverse game with an environmental protection theme
WidiLand (SWIDI), the NFT Metaverse game with an environmental protection theme
WidiLand is a blockchain-based multi-platform game launched in December 2021.
Introduction to the game
WidiLand is a blockchain-based multi-platform game that was launched in December 2021.
With its simulation format (where players manage, build, and develop cities or simulation projects), players build Colonies in isolated locations with limited resources.
The game's elements are tied to real-time strategy (RTS), where actions and consequences unfold in real time as players perform operations.
Story
WidiLand is set in the year 2130, when Earth's resources are depleted and the planet is polluted to the extent that humans face the risk of extinction.
At the same time, there is a planet located approximately 24 light-years away - TKE-1012, which harbors life similar to Earth.
However, the spaceship carrying the first group of elite individuals to this planet was damaged, including all telecommunications and high-tech devices.
At this point, with all that advanced technology gone, those first settlers face a major challenge: primitive life.
Therefore, players must embark on a journey to build a new land from scratch with limited resources in hand, and thus, the Journey begins!
Highlights of WidiLand
A unique feature of WidiLand is its storyline development across different stages.
Chapter 1: The Journey Begins, where the crew begins building a new life.
Chapter 2: The Destruction, where Widi citizens must defend themselves against invading threats.
Chapter 3: New Era, where with their efforts, Widi people reconnect with the Space Station to continue the project and plan to bring humanity to a new home. This is also the beginning of the Metaverse.
With its Free2play model, WidiLand eliminates barriers seen in other games like Axie Infinity, allowing anyone to join WidiLand for free.
Moreover, with its Play2earn feature, players can earn money in-game and price them in the real world.
Currently, WidiLand utilizes two tokens: $WSO and $WIDI, both based on the BEP-20 BSC standard of Binance Smart Chain (BSC) and an ERC-20 extension of Ethereum.
NFT assets in the game
Players start from Chapter 1: The Journey Begins! with pre-allocated characters and land plots, proceeding to build structures, harvest limited resources from different interactive Zones to upgrade their characters.
Later, players must confront and defend their land against invaders in Chapter 2. Finally, in Chapter 3, they aim to bring Earth's inhabitants—where pollution has made it uninhabitable—over to the planet Widi.
Characters
In the first Chapter: The Journey Begins, there are 3 NFT character classes for players to explore:
Farmer
Miner
Builder
Each character class has its own deep specialization job skills, which are crucial to the game's appeal.
Farmer
Ability: Land clearing, farming, animal husbandry, cooking, etc.
Interactable structures: Farm, Livestock pen, Kitchen area, etc.
Skills: Stamina regeneration and productivity boost.
Stats: High farming efficiency; Fast crop planting; High livestock production rate.
Miner
Ability: Mining essential items and resources needed for construction, character upgrades, and items.
Interactable structures: Forest, Ore mine, Stone mine, etc.
Skills: Mining endurance and movement speed.
Stats: Good ore mining ability; High speed in mining ores, wood, stone, etc.; Chance to mine valuable items.
Builder
Ability: Construction, upgrading Farm, Windmill, House, Mine, etc.
Interactable structures: Builder interacts with all structures during construction and repair processes.
Skills: Reduced construction time and increased item upgrade rate.
Stats: High physical construction index; High item upgrade rate; High construction speed.
Within each class, characters come in different rarity levels:
Common
Rare
Epic
Legendary
Mythical
Characters can collaborate to create a new character; when two characters agree to merge, they can create a new NFT inheriting traits from the two original entities. To do this, players need $WSO tokens to participate in the process. Once created, the new character can then engage in all activities within the game, just like any other character.
Land (NFT)
There are 6 types of different lands for players to explore and interact with, such as Cropland, Desert, Dryland, Forest Land, Aquatic Land, and Volcanic Land.
Land is where structures are placed and determines what types of crops can be grown on them.
These lands have different levels and rarities ranked in the following order:
Cropland: Common
Desert: Common
Dryland: Rare
Forest Land: Epic
Aquatic Land: Legendary
Volcanic Land: Mythical
These lands can be acquired through events or purchased on the secondary market.
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In addition, lands can be randomly placed and influenced/determined in rarity by actions within the game.
Items
As typical in a blockchain CMG, a significant number of NFTs can be earned through gameplay participation or trading on the marketplace.
Seeds: Essential to starting a farm or upgrading livestock. Seeds can be purchased on the marketplace.
Produce: By harvesting crops and mining, players can obtain items such as Crops, Eggs, "Milk," or Stone, Gold, Silver.
Products: By combining multi-harvested produce, players can create various products. For example, combining "Milk" and Eggs to make Cheese.
Special items: Players can collect these items at special event stores or through random chances.
NFT Marketplace
The NFT marketplace is a decentralized trading platform where players and investors can use $WIDI to purchase digital assets in the form of NFTs.
WidiLand's marketplace features include:
Earn money from the game
Valuate, buy, or sell NFT assets
Rent out or lease NFT assets
Set bid prices, auction NFT assets
Search and filter items
Limit orders
In-game money-making activities
There are countless actions that characters can perform in WidiLand, including farming, animal husbandry, crafting, ore mining, item trading, but most notably social interaction with other players.
Farming, Animal Husbandry, and Cooking: Using the Farmer class, players can perform corresponding operations based on job skills: Farming, Animal Husbandry, and Cooking.
Mining: Using the Miner class, players can perform operations such as Mining or Quarrying.
Collecting Items: Players can explore maps with the ability to collect random items.
Crafting Items: By visiting the Windmill, Builders use wind energy to craft and upgrade items.
Item Trading: Players can trade items (Land, Seeds, etc.) on the game's marketplace.
Interacting: You can interact with other players through: friending, private chatting, group chatting, gifting.
Completing Order Forms: Players complete order forms to earn $WSO. The difficulty can range from easy to super hard. Each completed order earns $WSO and EXP.
Daily Missions: The daily mission system supports up to 5 missions per day (depending on the player's VIP level). All completed and uncompleted missions will be replaced with new ones the next day. Mission requirements may change based on the player's level.
All products from these activities can be traded on the marketplace.
Project Potential
WidiLand belongs to the Colony Management Game (CMG) genre—a branch of simulation games with notable titles like RimWorld, one of the most popular indie games on Steam. As of February 2018, the game sold over one million copies, and by August 2020, RimWorld's estimated revenue exceeded $100 million.
From a global perspective, the simulation game sector is expected to generate total revenue of $18.335 billion in 2021. This revenue is forecasted to have an annual compound growth rate (CAGR 2021-2025) of 9.25%; by 2025, the market size is projected to reach $26.188 billion!
Moreover, simulation games are expected to:
Generate $9.454 billion in revenue from in-app purchases (IAP) in 2021;
Earn $248 million in revenue from paid apps in 2021;
Be downloaded 12.888 billion times in 2021.
Most of this revenue comes from the United States ($5.971 billion in 2021).
Roadmap
WidiLand has a long-term game and DAO development plan until 2024, where players can influence decisions about gameplay.
Tokens used in the game
There are two types of tokens that can be used in WidiLand:
$WIDI: A token based on the BEP-20 BSC standard on Binance Smart Chain (BSC) and an extension of Ethereum's ERC-20.
$WSO is also a BEP-20 BSC standard token.
$WIDI Token
With a total supply of 400,000,000, $WIDI can be used to purchase land and items from the marketplace or for staking to earn interest.
Players can acquire $WIDI with $BNB Crates (Binance Coin) using PancakeSwap (the safest decentralized finance protocol on Binance Smart Chain)
A unique point of WidiLand is the decentralized lending and borrowing without requiring identity verification. Borrowers can leverage WidiLand's NFT assets as collateral; if they fail to repay the loan, lenders automatically receive the NFT.
$WSO Token
$WSO is an unlimited token in WidiLand and is used for specific purposes in the game, such as purchasing items. This type of token can be earned through:
Daily missions
Battle pass
Monthly pass
Rankings
Special events
It can be used to pay for anything except leasing and purchase.
According to the WidiLand team, when players use $WSO to merge NFT characters, the player would have to pay in $WIDI (after determining the number of items).
In addition to the major platforms, WidiLand is also available on multiple platforms, such as Android and iOS, allowing players to fully experience the game on different mobile platforms.
Impacts on the Environment
WidiLand is built on the theme of sustainable development and natural resource conservation.
There are solar, wind, water, and other renewable energy sources that players can use in the game. Additionally, throughout the game, the player must protect natural resources while building the land.
WidiLand also plans to join the Foundation for Environmental Protection (FTC) and the Green Games Alliance (WGA) to increase the environment.
