Greetings, Adventurer! Whether you send your legion to keep the street of Submersia safe with Patrols, battle to keep the Void at bay with Void Hunts, or face down your enemies for the ultimate glory in Player vs Player Tournaments, things just got that much more rewarding!

Today, we introduce three new Treasure Chests to DeFi Kingdoms:

• The Banded Chest: Rewarded to all participants in any Daily Skirmish tournament as a guaranteed reward, starting with the Daily Skirmish tournaments this Friday, June 6th.
• The Lost Chest: Collected as a potential reward through successfully completing all stages of a Patrol, beginning at 0:00 UTC on Thursday, June 5th.
• The Stone Chest: Earned as a potential reward through victoriously defeating a Void Hunt, beginning at 0:00 UTC on Thursday, June 5th.

The Banded Chest will be rewarded to all participants of any Daily Skirmish upon the completion of their participation in the tournament. The Banded Chest provides 4 chances to win loot, following the odds below. Players are guaranteed a reward from Table 1, with the other Tables having a chance at providing no reward. Each Table has it’s own random roll to determine if a reward is given.

The Lost Chest has a 5% chance of being found upon successful completion of all stages of a Patrol. The Lost Chest provides 4 chances to win loot, following the odds below. Players are guaranteed a reward from each Table. Each Table has it’s own random roll to determine if a reward is given.

The Stone Chest has a 10% chance of being found upon victorious completion of any Void Hunt. The Stone Chest provides 4 chances to win loot, following the odds below. Players are guaranteed a reward from Table 1, with the other Tables having a chance at providing no reward. Each Table has it’s own random roll to determine if a reward is given.

Go forth, keep the realm safe, and show off your abilities in the Colosseum!

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DeFi Kingdoms is officially expanding the Colosseum to be the home of not only our own Tournament series, but everyone’s Tournaments, taking competitive player vs player gameplay to a whole new level. Launching May 7th, players, projects, guilds, and anyone who wants to have fun, reach the DeFi Kingdoms player base, and create their own competition will be able to utilize the DFK Hosted Tournament system.

DFK Hosted Tournament system allows anyone to create their own rulesets, with access to a variety of settings to shape playstyle and requirements in order to make the perfect Tournament.

Hosted Tournaments will be available at three different tiers, all giving access to all of the various settings. The Basic Tier allows hosts to name their tournament, displaying directly to players. The Basic Image Tier adds the ability for a host to include an image (must be approved separately, discussed below) which will display in the Registration screen for the tournament. Finally, the Premium Image Tier takes that same image and puts it directly into the game, displaying in each and every match of the Tournament, as well as replays, maximizing exposure for the host.

In addition to the rules available, hosts can also set their own entry fees, sponsor bouts, and provide rewards for those participating in their Tournament. Hosts will receive 25% of entry fees to their tournament.

In order to facilitate these Tournaments, there is a required Hosting Fee. The Basic Tier has a cost of 5 USDC, the Basic Image Tier 10 USDC, and the Premium Image Tier 20 USDC. The Basic Image Tier will also include a token that can be redeemed for a free Basic Tier tournament, while the Premium Image Tier will include two of those tokens. Additionally, custom images will require manual approval, and can be submitted in-game for review. There is a one-time fee of 50 USDC to have an image approved, however, once approved, that image can be used indefinitely, including by other hosts.

This next piece of the DeFi Kingdoms Colosseum offers a brand new way to engage players, represent guilds and projects, and be a part of the competitive gaming scene.

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As previously announced, all tournaments will currently be utilizing a Battle Inventory of 60 Stone and Battle Budget of 11 Stone. But what does this mean? Let’s dive in:

First, it’s important to know that each Consumable (Potions and Smoke Bombs, currently) is assigned a weight in units of Stone, which is based primarily on the impact the Consumable has. For example, the Health Vial has a weight of 3 Stone. Alternatively, the much more powerful Swiftness Potion has a weight of 9 Stone.

Now, let’s look at Battle Inventory and Battle Budget. These are the metrics that control how many Consumables can be brought into a battle (or series of battles) and how many Consumables can be used in a battle. The Battle Inventory can be thought of as a supply cart. Load it down and be prepared with options. The Battle Budget is how many times that supply cart can be utilized. For example, if a match has a Battle Inventory of 20 Stone and Battle Budget of 11 Stone, Consumables in any combination up to a total of 20 Stone can be brought in. However, only 11 Stone worth of those Consumables can be used in that battle. The rest are returned to the player at the end of the battle. This system focuses on providing flexibility to players, allowing a variety of options to feed real time decision making.

(For an even deeper dive into the Battle Inventory and Battle Budget system, check out this blog from 0xWorkhorse)

Finally, what does this mean for tournaments? When players register for a tournament, they will not only designate their team, but they will also provide their Battle Inventory at that time. While this can vary by tournament, for now, 60 Stone will be the default, therefore, the player will designate up to 60 Stone worth of Consumables to bring with them into that tournament. As the player progresses through the rounds of the tournament, each individual match will have a Battle Budget, which, for now, will be 11 Stone as the default. As such, in each individual match, a player can use up to 11 Stone worth of Consumables, pulling from their Battle Inventory. This means that if a player puts 3 Health Vials, weighing 3 Stone each, in their Battle Inventory and then uses all 3 in their first match of the tournament, they will have no more Health Vials for the rest of the tournament. The remainder of the Battle Inventory will carry over to future matches.

For some quick math, this means that a 16-player tournament would have a Battle Inventory of 60 Stone, with a maximum of 4 matches, each with a Battle Budget of 11 Stone, meaning that a player could use a maximum of 44 Stone out of their 60 Stone Inventory. In the case of a 32-player tournament, it would be a maximum of 55. Again, providing flexibility and options while also emphasizing real-time decision making and resource management.

*The Battle Budget and Battle Inventory are flexible and set by tournament. While default values are being used for now, this may change in the future. Check the specific tournament settings for final values.

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DeFi Kingdoms brings competitive gameplay to the forefront of the Colosseum with their new PvP Tournaments feature, exclusively on the Metis blockchain. Launching February 26th, a 6-month series of tournaments begins, where players will face off in progressively more challenging environments, culminating in an All-Star Tournament to showcase the best players in the Kingdoms.

Over $75,000 in cash-equivalent prizes will be rewarded throughout this tournament series, plus exclusive NFTs and other prizes!

Not designed solely for the most competitive players, there are several ways to get involved in tournaments, including spectating and voting on winners to earn rewards!

How to Get Involved

For those seeking the highest levels of competition, glory, and the biggest prizes, prepare your legion for battle! Fighting your way to the All-Star Tournament and emerging as champion will add your name to the history books (and come with a pretty significant payout).

For those wishing to dip a toe into the competitive field, there will be many tournaments with a variety of rulesets, inviting all Heroes to take their place in the Colosseum. In addition to the cash-equivalent prizes for these tournaments, players will also earn Qualifier Tokens for higher levels of competition. Many of these qualifier tokens are also tradable if the player wishes to bow out of further competition or simply earns multiple of them.

For those less inclined to put it all on the line themselves, take the scholarly approach and become an expert on who will win it all! Each match in every tournament can be sponsored — and the majority are guaranteed to be sponsored — allowing players to utilize their Influence to predict (vote on) the winners of matches and earn rewards.

General Tournament Structure

The Submersian Grand Opening Series is a progressive series, where placing high enough in one level of the tournament will earn you access to the next level, in addition to rewards built into every tournament.

Tournament play begins with Daily Skirmishes, available twice per day Monday through Friday, with those placing high enough earning qualifier tokens, in addition to other rewards, to Weekend Warrior Tournaments, available twice per week. The top players in Weekend Warriors will then progress to Champion Invitational Tournaments, available once per month. Finally, the best of the best will make their way to the All-Star Tournament, a final event in this 6-month series of tournaments, where the final winner will be crowned and take home a grand prize of $10,000!

Worry not, should victory slip between your fingers, there is also a Revengers path that will still lead to the All-Star Tournament, though with a slightly tougher journey.

Tournaments will be bracketed, single-elimination style. As players are eliminated by round, only 1st and 2nd place will have distinct finishes. Those eliminated in the semi-finals will be in a two-way tie for 3rd, the previous round will be a four-way tie for 5th, and so on. All tournaments will also provide XP for each match won or lost within the tournament.

The next section provides explicit details of the tournament series. To summarize, perform well in a tournament, win prizes and progress to the next one, and the prizes just keep getting bigger and better!

A full calendar of tournaments will be published separately, with ongoing updates to include specific rules and requirements for each tournament.

Tournament Rules and Rewards

*All dollar amounts shown are estimates, as entry fees and prizes can be in variable tokens with constantly shifting values. We aim to maintain these entry fees and prize allocations throughout the entire duration of this 6-month series, however, we do reserve the right to make changes, with notice, if necessary.

**Treasure Chests contain equipment and are defined at the end of this article.

Daily Skirmishes

• Twice per day, Monday through Friday, varying times
• 16-player tournaments
• Varying rulesets and requirements — one ruleset will be utilized at least twice per week to add some predictability
• $5 entry fee
• All matches will be pre-sponsored and available for voting with Influence

Prizes:

• 1st: $30, 1x Submersian Chest, and tradable Qualifier Token to Weekend Warriors
• 2nd: $15 and tradable Qualifier Token to Weekend Warriors
• Two-way tie 3rd: $5 and tradable Qualifier Token to Weekend Warriors each
• All other competitors will receive a non-tradable Qualifier Token to Revengers

Weekend Warriors

• Twice per week, one each on Saturday and Sunday, varying times
• 16-player tournaments, requires Qualifier Token from Daily Skirmish
• Rotating randomly between Level 10 No Limits, Level 10 Regular Summon Only, Level 10 Stat Limits, Level 20 No Limits, Level 20 Regular Summon Only, and Level 20 Stat Limits
• $10 entry fee
• All matches will be pre-sponsored and available for voting with Influence

Prizes:

• 1st: $100, 2x Gilded Chests, 2x Submersian Chests, and tradable Qualifier Token to Champion Invitational
• 2nd: $40, 1x Gilded Chest, and tradable Qualifier Token to Champion Invitational
• Two-way tie 3rd: $20, 1x Submersian Chest, and non-tradable Qualifier Token to Revengers each
• Four-way tie 5th: $5 and non-tradable Qualifier Token to Revengers each
• All other competitors will receive a non-tradable Qualifier Token to Revengers

Revengers Tournament

• Twice per week, one each on Saturday and Sunday, varying times
• 32-player tournaments, requires Qualifier Token from Daily Skirmish or Weekend Warriors
• Varying rulesets and requirements
• $2.50 entry fee
• All matches except the first round will be pre-sponsored and available for voting with Influence

Prizes:

• 1st: $20, 2x Submersian Chests, and 2x tradable Qualifier Token to Revenger’s Champion
• 2nd: $10, 1x Submersian Chest, and tradable Qualifier Token to Revenger’s Champion
• Two-way tie 3rd: $5 and tradable Qualifier Token to Revenger’s Champion each

Champion Tournament

• Once per month
• 16-player tournaments, requires Qualifier Token from Weekend Warriors
• One each of Level 10 No Limits, Level 10 Regular Summon Only, Level 10 Stat Limits, Level 20 No Limits, Level 20 Regular Summon Only, and Level 20 Stat Limits in a random order
• $20 entry fee
• All matches will be pre-sponsored and available for voting with Influence

Prizes:

• 1st: $1,000, 1x Coral Chest, 1x Gilded Chest, 1x Submersian Chest, and tradable Qualifier Token to All-Star
• 2nd: $400, 2x Gilded Chest, 2x Submersian Chest, and tradable Qualifier Token to All-Star
• Two-way tie 3rd: $150 and 1x Gilded Chest each
• Four-way tie 5th: $40 and 1x Submersian Chest each
• Eight-way tie 9th: $20 each

Revenger’s Champion

• Once every 6 weeks
• 32-player tournaments, requires Qualifier Token from Revengers
• One each of Level 10 No Limits, Level 10 Regular Summon Only, Level 20 No Limits, and Level 20 Regular Summon Only in a random order
• $20 entry fee
• All matches will be sponsored and available for voting with Influence

Prizes:

• 1st: $300, 1x Coral Chest, 1x Gilded Chest, 1x Submersian Chest, and tradable Qualifier Token to All-Star
• 2nd: $150, 2x Gilded Chests, and 2x Submersian Chests
• Two-way tie 3rd: $75 and 1x Gilded Chest each
• Four-way tie 5th: $40 and 1x Submersian Chest each
• Eight-way tie 9th: $20 each

All-Star

• One-time, at the end of the 6-month Submersian Grand Opening Series
• 16-player tournament, requires Qualifier Token from Champion Invitational or Revenger’s Champion
• No limits, all Heroes allowed
• $200 entry fee
• All matches will be pre-sponsored and available for voting with Influence

Prizes:

• 1st: $10,000 grand prize, Exclusive All-Star Accessory and All-Star Armors (one each Light, Medium, and Heavy), 1x Sunken Chest, 1x Coral Chest, 1x Gilded Chest, and 1x Submersian Chest
• 2nd: $4,000 and 1x Coral Chest
• Two–way tie 3rd: $1,500, 1x Gilded Chest, and 1x Submersian Chest each
• Four-way tie 5th: $400 and 1x Gilded Chest each
• Eight-way tie 9th: $200 and 1x Submersian Chest each

A full calendar of tournaments, including the rules and requirements for the first Daily Skirmishes and Revengers Tournaments, will be published in the near future and then updated throughout the series.

We have also already planned our first limited time tournament!

Gold Rush Open

• Once per week for 4 weeks
• 16-player tournament
• No limits, all Heroes allowed
• $20 entry fee PAID IN DFKGOLD tokens
• All matches will be pre-sponsored and available for voting with Influence

Prizes:

• 1st: $200, 2x Gilded Chests, 2x Submersian Chests, and tradable Qualifier Token to Champion Invitational
• 2nd: $80, 1x Gilded Chest, and tradable Qualifier Token to Champion Invitational
• Two-way tie 3rd: $40, 1x Submersian Chest, and non-tradable Qualifier Token to Revengers each
• Four-way tie 5th: $10 and non-tradable Qualifier Token to Revengers each
• All other competitors will receive a non-tradable Qualifier Token to Revengers

Treasure Chests

Looking for a bounty? Check out what the loot you can find in each type of tournament treasure chest!

Submersian Chest

• 100% chance for one random Coral Weapon or Shield out of nine possibilities
• 25% chance for another random Coral Weapon or Shield
• 1% chance for a Sunken Chest

Gilded Chest:

• 100% chance for one random Coral Armor out of three possibilities (one each Light, Medium, and Heavy)
• 25% chance for another random Coral Armor
• 5% chance for a Sunken Chest

Coral Chest:

• 100% chance for a Champion’s Accessory
• 100% chance for a random Coral Armor
• 100% chance for a random Coral Weapon
• 50% chance for another random Coral Armor
• 50% chance for another random Coral Weapon
• 25% chance for another random Coral Armor
• 25% chance for another random Coral Weapon
• 20% chance for a Sunken Chest

Sunken Chest:

• 100% chance for a Submersian Grand Opening Series Visage Mask
• 100% chance for a Submersian Grand Opening Series Visage Suit
• 0.1% chance for a Sunken Chest

There will be many opportunities to join in, participate, and win prizes! Keep an eye out for the full calendar of tournaments with the rulesets and requirements for each tournament to prepare your teams!

See you in the Colosseum!

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Patrols are the best, easiest, and fastest way to get started in DeFi Kingdoms!

Exclusively on Metis, and starting tomorrow, January 15, Heroes will be able to Patrol the Colosseum, keeping the citizens of Submersia safe from rogues and criminals! The city greatly appreciates this service, and rewards those Heroes with XP, Gold, and the opportunity for unique loot drops!

Patrols

Patrols is designed as a roguelite, choose-your-own-adventure, progressive-style system. Players can choose to enter their three Heroes into Patrols with level ranges 1–3, 4–6, or 7–9. Once they defeat the first group of three enemies, they can stop there and claim rewards, or risk continuing for greater rewards. When continuing, players can stay in the same tier of Patrol or advance to the next higher level.

Each of the levels of a Patrol comes with a unique pool of enemies, and the three that you face in each round are randomly determined. Additionally, each enemy rewards a different amount of XP and Gold, as well as determining what unique loot you have a chance to receive! Unique loot includes 8 new unique pieces of equipment, 1 new consumable item, and more!

Demo Mode

Also, Patrols features a free-to-try version, allowing anyone to experience the game and combat system without needing to own their own Heroes!

If you are new to DeFi Kingdoms, you can access Patrols by visiting https://game.defikingdoms.com while connected to a Metis RPC. Visit the Registry zone and speak to Deputy Gillford Finnigan, the Patrols NPC. Select the option in the menu for the Patrols Demo, where you will be placed into combat with three Heroes provided for you!

Once in combat, each Hero has a basic attack, at least one combat skill (depending on the Hero level), and two abilities to select from as you battle your enemies. This is a great place to try out combat and see how it works.

Getting Started

Once you’re ready to move on and earn rewards with your own Patrols, visit the Barkeep in the Docks zone to purchase a team of Heroes and head back to the Registry to get started! In order to Patrol the Colosseum, Heroes need to be Pledged as Bannermen in the service of the city, which is also done in the Registry at the Recruiter NPC.

The Warrior, Archer, Priest, Knight, Seer, and Berserker classes are all combat ready, however, for new players, a team made up of a selection of Warrior, Archer, Priest, and Knight class Heroes is recommended as a simpler starting team, and of the same or very similar level.

If you need JEWEL to buy Heroes or METIS for gas, stop by the Onboarding NPC in the Docks for on-ramps and exchange options.

Get out there and keep the streets safe!

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The Shapeshifter class skill list!

What shape will your battle take?

**At the time of writing, all contents herein are considered “Pre-Alpha” and are therefore subject to change.**

The Shapeshifter

You never know who’s knocking on the door.

“There are many who wear the face of man but hold within them the heart of the wild. They are neither wholly beast nor wholly human, but something born of both — and more.”
 — Excerpt from an unnamed Journal, Adelyn Archives

In the shadowed woods and ancient hills of Gaia, where mortal paths seldom tread, dwell those touched by primal forces untamed by civilization. Known by most as Shapeshifters, these beings stand as a bridge between man and nature, wielding powers that reshape not only their bodies but the very flow of battle. To see one in their element is to witness the raw, unyielding essence of the world, unbound by the confines of flesh or reason.

The Shapeshifter is no mere spellcaster nor hardened warrior. They are conduits of instinct, emotion, and fury, able to transform into forms that embody the wild’s many faces: the swift and deadly Beast, the cunning and venomous Fiend, and the towering, unyielding Behemoth. Each form serves a purpose, whether to rend, outmaneuver, or overwhelm, and all are tied to the Shapeshifter’s volatile connection to the natural order — and the chaos it embodies.

But the Shapeshifter’s power is not without a cost. Each transformation exacts a toll upon their vitality and spirit, and the more they linger in a form, the harder it becomes to return to their humanity. In their innate mastery lies their very peril — for the wild does not give without taking, and to lose oneself in the call of the Beast or the wrath of the Behemoth is to risk never returning. Yet, those who walk this path understand that such risks are the price of true power, the price of becoming exactly what the battle needs, precisely when it needs it.

Beast, Fiend, Behemoth — these are not simply transformations but deep and primal manifestations of the truths that dwell within all things.

Swifter than the springing wolf, the Beast’s claws rend flesh and leave wounds that bleed beyond mending. The Beast embodies raw instinct, feeding off lifeblood and harnessing the savage hunger of the wild. In the Beast, there is no room for hesitation — only the hunt, the strike, the kill.

Silent and patient as a shadow creeping over moonlit ground, the Fiend is cunning made flesh. Its poison seeps unseen, unraveling even the stoutest foe’s will. To face the Fiend is to know despair — for the bite of its venom is slow but inevitable, and its precision in combat is unmatched.

Massive and indomitable, the Behemoth strides forth as a living bulwark. Where it treads, the ground quakes, and the air grows heavy with fear. The Behemoth is the embodiment of endurance and might, capable of crushing shields, shattering ranks, and standing unmoved in the face of chaos.

Each form is a weapon, each form has its own way of getting what it wants — and the Shapeshifter wields them all with terrifying precision. Yet, between each transformation lies the human form — a state of balance and planning, where the Shapeshifter gathers strength and prepares for the next surge of primal fury. The mortal shape is not weak, but strategic, the calm before the storm of shifting flesh and clawed fury.

To live the life of a Shapeshifter is no simple thing. It requires one to embrace constant flux, to surrender to instinct, and to face the wild truths of their own soul. To walk this path is to live in a state of balance — between man and beast, reason and instinct, power and restraint.

And yet, it is this very struggle that makes the Shapeshifter who they are. Through every shift, every battle, and every transformation, they remind the world of what it has forgotten: that beneath the trappings of civilization, the wild heart of Gaia still beats, untamed and eternal.

“For some, the wild is a thing to be tamed. For others, it is a thing to become.”
- From Shifting Priorities by Wheaton Gargadusa, Curator of Historical Accounts at the Adelyn Archives

Combat Skills

A hint of one of the many forms of the Shapeshifter!

The full Shapeshifter ability list:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1v-85TdGVg40I-NWKxii5UWBmqy6O9LjZgY3jIrAd8o8/edit?usp=sharing

Deep Dive

Our own magician, Workhorse, has written this blog post to give even more background of this wondrous class! https://x.com/0xWorkhorse/status/1869836786836418749

Notes

• *DoD: Degree of Difficulty
• 10+ point skills cost 10 minus the cost of the basic version of the skill and require having the basic version
• 15 point skills are only available to Heroes with a matching Class/Subclass

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Welcome, bold traveler! Have you traversed the shores of the Sundered Isles looking for treasures?

Before the reemergence of Submersia, the inhabitants of the Sundered Isles lived at the ocean’s floor, ignorant of the surface dwellers’ ways of existence. They had not heard of such things as JEWEL, and happily used their own currency — Submersian Shells.

Since emerging and rejoining the surface world, the Sundered Isles have adopted JEWEL as the official currency of the region. However, many citizens still collect and value these Shells, and are willing to trade a variety of valuable items for them…

Shell Collection

How do you collect Submersian Shells?

Frequent activity in the Sundered Isles will reward players with Submersian Shells. Curent eligible activities include:

• Claiming XP rewards: 1 Shell per Hero per day
• Claiming Influence Rewards: 25 Shells per day
• Winning a sponsored bout: 250 Shells
• Losing a sponsored bout: 50 Shells
• Voting correctly on a sponsored bout: 50 Shells
• Voting incorrectly on a sponsored bout: 10 Shells
• Hero Meditation: 4 Shells per Hero level (includes new level)
• Defeating all three stages of a Patrol: 15 Shells

Once Shells are earned, they can then be claimed from Sheldon at the Registry, who also offers bonus Shells for those who claim regularly!

Shell Quests & Rewards

Daily Quest: Claim 200 Shells in a day

— First day: Earn 10 extra Shells
 — Second consecutive day: Earn 12 bonus Shells
 — For each additonal consecutive day, the bonus increases by 2 Shells until reaching a maximum of 30 per day, where it remains until the streak is broken

Weekly Quest: Complete the Daily Quest 7 days in a row

— Earn 1000 bonus Shells

Frequent Quester: Complete the Daily Quest 30 times

— Earn 5000 bonus Shells
 — Completions do not need to be consecutive

What do you do with Shells you’ve collected?

Sheldon is incredibly proud of his Shell collection, so while he is happy to reward them to players, he’s equally happy to get them back!

Sheldon hosts a variety of raffles for various prizes. Return your Shells to Sheldon and each one will give you an entry into a raffle of your choice. Prizes include all manner of Crystals, Stones, Runes, and more!

Join in the DFK Colosseum fun in the Sundered Isles and be rewarded!

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Brave adventurers!

As the holidays approach and the spirits beckon, we are pleased to announce the return of the DeFi Kingdoms Halloween Spooktacular! The Spooktacular consists of two events, one running from October 28th at 8pm EDT until November 4th at 7pm EST and one from October 23rd at 8pm EDT to November 22nd at 7pm EST!

Dark Summoning for Hero Skin Colors

The Pit has been showing signs of… something, and the Dark Summoner seems uncertain of what may be coming out next.

For a limited time, summon Heroes with a new, eerie skin color through Dark Summoning. Featuring Death-Touched White, this exclusive opportunity to create new appearances will be available only during the Halloween Spooktacular and only from Monday, October 28th at 8pm EDT until November 4th at 7pm EST. Make your Dark Summoned Heroes the stuff of legends and nightmares!

Once acquired, these skin colors will be part of the Heroes’ genetics, meaning they can be passed on to future summons through both standard Summoning and Dark Summoning. However, given that no Gen0 Heroes will have them, they will remain limited! Dark Summoning during the Halloween Spectacular will have a 25% chance to result in this new color, regardless of existing genes.

Void Hunt: Swearing Hat

The madness doesn’t end with Dark Summoning. During the Halloween Spooktacular, slay the Mad Boars or Bad Mothercluckers and have a chance to be handsomely rewarded with the Swearing Hat accessory! These unique items are available for the full 30 days of the Spooktacular. Each victorious Hunt will have a 10% chance to award a Swearing Hat, a unique accessory that offers a bonus to SPELL in PVE and PVP combat!

Halloween Decorations

Even our Boars want to participate in the festivities, so keep an eye out for their costumes!

Join the Halloween Fun!

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DeFi Kingdoms visages, or vizzies for short, are cosmetic NFTs that change the appearance of your Hero. In collaboration with Hercules DEX and Metis, we are proud to present the Hercules Muscle Suit!

This visage is a first for us, in that it doesn’t just change your Hero’s clothes, but rather their whole appearance, including adapting to the natural skin tone of your Hero!

A great way to make your Hero look even more intimidating in the Colosseum, the visage can be purchased at the Visage Shop in the Crystalvale Tavern, using USDC or JEWEL.

Once purchased, players can equip the Muscle Suit to the Hero of their choice. It can also be bridged to Metis, independently or equipped to a Hero, and there is a player-to-player marketplace for visages there as well! To bridge a Hero Visage, go to the Dockmaster and select Bridge Equipment. Check out Part 1 of our User Guide for more information on how to move assets, as well as Part 2 to learn how to participate in the DFK Colosseum!

Rewards

All purchases of the Hercules Muscle Suit will be rewarded with an equal share of $5,000 in JEWEL-METIS LP tokens in the Hercules DEX!* This means the rewards will be variable based on the total number of purchases, which can be conveniently viewed in the Visage Shop. If there are a total of 500 Muscle Suits purchased, for example, each purchase will receive $10 in JEWEL-METIS LP tokens. These tokens will be delivered directly to your wallet address provided during the purchase of the visage, no additional steps needed!

Come join us in the DFK Colosseum for Player vs Player combat and customize your Heroes with incredible visages!

*Once the sales period for the Muscle Suit has ended, all purchases will receive an equal share of a $5,000 JEWEL-METIS LP in the Hercules DEX. This LP will be timelocked for 15 days. During the lock, the LP will accrue rewards from the DEX and can be staked in the JEWEL-METIS Nitro Pool on Hercules for additional rewards.

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Hello Kingdom!

Player vs Player Combat is out and available for everyone to play! Alongside the release of our private Bouts, a neat package of features is being released, so make sure to check out the brief(ish) overview below!

Getting Started

Our PvP mode is hosted in an exclusive region called the “Sundered Isles” on the Metis blockchain. To access the Colosseum, you can either select “Sundered Isles” in the bottom left menu, or manually add the Metis RPC and change your network within your wallet.

Network: Andromeda (Mainnet)

Chain ID: 1088

RPC Endpoint: https://andromeda.metis.io/?owner=1088

Currency Symbol: METIS

Explorer: https://andromeda-explorer.metis.io/

The Metis blockchain uses $METIS as the gas token, so in order to sign any transactions in the Sundered Isles your wallet needs to have some $METIS.

Bridge METIS

When bridging $JEWEL or other tokens to Metis via Synapse you will receive some $METIS dust that will be sufficient enough to swap for additional $METIS. In order to bridge liquidity, you can use our in-game interface or bridge directly via Synapse.

Send METIS

Alternatively, you can send $METIS directly to your wallet from any supported centralized exchange.

Purchase METIS

METIS tokens can also be purchased through a variety of centralized exchanges presented by Arron, the onboarding NPC in the Docks.

Once you have liquidity on Metis you can get $METIS or $JEWEL at our partner DEX Hercules: https://app.hercules.exchange/ .

NFT & Item Bridges

The bridging of Pets, Equipment, Items, etc. works in the same way as the bridging between Crystalvale (DFK Chain) and Serendale (Kaia), but with a new bridge contract powered by LayerZero’s V2 protocol. Bridging Heroes works similarly, but there are a couple of key differences.

First, Heroes bridged from Crystalvale or Serendale to the Sundered Isles must be returned to their previous realm before they can travel to another. This will be enforced in-game, so no need to track your realm of origins, we’ll stamp their passport.

Second, exclusive to the bridges from CV and SD to the Sundered Isles, we are introducing multi-Hero bridging! You can now send several Heroes in one bridge transaction, saving on bridging fees! The number of Heroes will depend on how heavily equipped they are. We are planning to bring this feature to other bridges in the future. Visit the Docks in your current realm to get started.

It is likely that the sudden burst of traffic will cause bridge delays. Please be patient as your Heroes, items, and tokens make the journey to the Sundered Isles, it is a safe journey but may take a little longer to get through the Customs and Immigrations line.

If you’re looking to track the status of bridged assets, you can use the following:
- Synapse (Tokens, NFTs between CV and SD): https://explorer.synapseprotocol.com/
- LayerZero (Items, NFTs to and from SUN): https://layerzeroscan.com/

What is New?

PvP Bouts

PvP Bouts allow you to select three Heroes to challenge another player for glory and potential rewards.

In order to set up a PvP Bout, head to the Registry Zone, talk to Johnny Whalestrom and select `Start Bout`. On the first screen, you can select the background, Battle Budget, and Shot Clock options.

The Shot Clock sets the time limit every player has to perform an action. After the Shot Clock duration passes, the enemy can trigger the penalty action in the top right corner of the screen. The penalty action type is set by the host during Bout creation, and the options are `Random Basic Attack`, `Random Ability and Target`, `Pass Turn`, `Pass Turn and Stun`; or the possibility to select no Shot Clock at all.

Players can choose additional settings by unfolding the Advanced Settings. Here they can set custom Bout restrictions like `Class Rank`, `Hero Rarity`, `Hero Level`, `Individual Stat Score (sum of all eight primary stats)`, `Team Stat Score`, `exclude classes`, `exclude summoning origins` (standard summoning/dark summoning), or select some unique settings like forbidding 3x same class teams, requiring the player to use only unique classes, or select Perilous Journey Heroes only. Those restrictions apply to both teams.

Once the settings are confirmed, on the next screen you can select your team, their skills, and the potions they will bring into battle in the same way as with Void Hunts.

On the third and last screen, you can select if your battle is open (anyone can join) or private (only a selected player can join, invited by 0x wallet address). Here you can also decide if you want to allow Voting and Sponsoring (more to that later). Additionally, the start time of the Bout can be selected, which has to be between 5 minutes and 72 hours in the future. If no player joins during that time, the Bout automatically expires and is removed. You can also add an option for both players to agree to start early (this is on by default).

Alternatively, you can join an open Bout by clicking on `Find Bouts`, also with Johnny Whalestrom. Once you select an open Bout, you can pick your Heroes, skills and potion loadouts and join the battle. You must follow the restrictions the Bout creator set.

As soon as a Bout has two combatants, a lobby is created where you can see the enemy team, the start time, and have the option to request an early start, if the Bout allows it. You are also able to change the skills of your Heroes until the Bout starts, but you are not able to see your enemy skill selection until the start of the Bout.

You can see all your open, pending, active and completed Bouts in the `Manage Bouts` menu.

Bannermen and Influence

This patch introduces the ability to pledge your Heroes as Bannermen to the city of Submersia. By pledging your Heroes you will be granted Influence. The longer you pledge your Heroes, up to a maximum of 180 days, the more Influence you get. The amount of Influence you receive is also determined by the Rarity, Class, Generation, and remaining Summons of your Hero. While Heroes are pledged, they passively earn 50 experience points / day. It is possible to break the pledge of a Hero before their service time is over, but doing so will cost a fee in $JEWEL depending on the Influence granted by the Hero and the remaining time.

Submersia rewards players that pledge their Heroes with $JEWEL earnings, depending on their share of Influence. For the information on how these rewards work, read on to the Fees and Fee Distribution section!

To allow everyone enough time to bridge and pledge their Heroes, rewards will be turned on 48 hours after launch.

Your total and remaining Influence can be seen at the Recruiter, or below your profile in the top left corner of the screen. Spent influence will be recharged every week on Thursday at 00:00 UTC. Spending Influence does not impact the passive rewards mentioned above, those rewards are distributed based on each player’s total Influence.

Vote or Sponsor a Bout

If the Bout creator enabled voting and sponsoring (on by default), players can spectate Bouts and vote on the outcome of a Bout by using their Influence. Additionally, Bouts can be sponsored with JEWEL by any user (up to 50 sponsors per Bout). After a sponsored Bout is concluded, the winner of the Bout will receive 10% of the sponsorship amount, whereas the remaining 90% are distributed to users who correctly voted on the outcome of the Bout, based on the Influence they used for voting.

Rewards from voting and winning sponsored Bouts can be claimed at the Recruiter or at the Bout overview.

Until the daily rewards are turned on, we are allocating 1000 JEWEL to additionally sponsor some random Bouts here and there, so keep an eye open and make sure to leave your Bouts sponsorable to have a chance at being selected!

Fees and Fee Distribution

Similar to our other realms, fees generated in the Sundered Isles will be distributed using our standard distribution model for JEWEL. However, unlike our other realms, there is no Quest Fund or Jeweler for fees to be distributed to. Instead, fees will be distributed to the Colosseum Fund and Colosseum Fee Collector contracts.

The Colosseum Fund can be likened to the Quest Fund on the other chains, however, rather than rewarding gardeners, the Colosseum Fund will distribute 0.2% of its balance to players with Influence once each day. We also have plans to use the Colosseum Fund to sponsor Bouts and tournaments, with more details to come on that front in the future. The Colosseum Fund is being seeded with ~$31,000 worth of JEWEL to start it off.

The Colosseum Fee collector can be likened to the Jeweler on the other chains, in that fees collected there are distributed to players with Influence once each day.

With this design, the Colosseum Fund should be considered as the long term reward system, and the Colosseum Fee Collector being the short term reward system. The remaining fees will be either distributed to the team’s Dev fund or burned, based on the fee schedule below:

Dev Fund: 50% of fees

Colosseum Fund: 30% of fees

Colosseum Fee Collector: 15% of fees

Burned: 5% of fees

Sources of fees at launch will be from the Bazaar, each of the player marketplaces for Heroes, Pets, and equipment, and fees for breaking Hero pledges early. In the future, tournament entry fees will also contribute to these systems.

Equipment Vendor

They already set up their workshop a few weeks ago in the Crystalvale Marketplace, but the Weaponsmith and Armorer have finally opened for business and offer a variety of weapons and armor to players. They offer various sets designed for various levels and Hero strengths, so make sure you pick suitable equipment for them. The equipment is purchasable with Gold, and similar to with the Item Vendor, if demand goes up (many players buying), so does the price of items, while then starting to decrease when demand slows. The decrease is accelerated for every 12 hours the item is not purchased.

The strongest equipment set available for sale, the Squire equipment, is the set your Heroes have been using until now when doing Void Hunts. Since the shop is now available, the Guild will no longer supply basic equipment to your Heroes, so make sure they are equipped before heading into battle!

As no equipment is provided anymore, the Hunter’s Guild also decided to remove the Gold costs associated with Void Hunts.

Currently, the Equipment Shop is only available in Crystalvale, but this equipment can be bridged and used in the Sundered Isles (on a Hero or separately).

What else is there to do in the Sundered Isles?

For this initial release, a few additional features are available at launch. Players can buy Heroes, Equipment and Pets in our player-to-player marketplaces similar to Crystalvale and Serendale, but using $JEWEL.

Additionally, to purchase much needed consumables like potions or other items, they can use the Bazaar at the Docks.

The Barkeep allows the sending of Heroes as well as accessing the Hero Catalog and shop.

Sharkules takes care of any bridging needs, be it Heroes, Equipment, Pets or Tokens. As we’ve alluded to before, the Hero bridge between Sundered Isles and Serendale, as well as the Hero bridge between Sundered Isles and Crystalvale, is powered by our partner LayerZero.

Final Notes

Patch 2.0.0 marks the start of our PvP game feature, and we have many exciting features lined up to launch on Sundered Isles — some familiar ones like the Meditation Circle, but also ones we haven’t mentioned yet that may or may not make use of your Influence Points, so this release is just the beginning.

The next major release is going to be DFK Tournaments with sponsored prize pools, with more information coming in the following weeks and months, but you may see some of these other features even sooner!

Our Smart Accounts, powered by Halliday, are set up on Metis, HOWEVER, these accounts can not yet bridge assets to Metis. We’re working on getting those set up as soon as possible, so keep an eye out for news.

And last but not least, a huge shout out to the many, many players that participated in the testing weekends and gave valuable feedback.

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