Author: FaultProofBen

Gm and welcome to The WASD Weekly!

Onchain games are building momentum.

Dojo shipped v0.3.0.

Chaquer began their public alpha.

And Sky Labs, Tetration Labs, and others teased news games.

Crypto as a whole may seem ice cold. But onchain games continue to heat up as Devconnect and the AW Assembly (the largest conference in the sector’s history) draw closer.

Now, here’s:

• The biggest news and best content from the past week

• My picks for three games to try over the weekend

• A look at Land Labor Capital (LLC)

And of course…

…The S-Tier Meme of the Week!!!

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🗞️The TLDR:

The hottest news from the last week in onchain gaming and autonomous worlds.

• Dojo v0.3.0 goes live

• Chaquer launches its public alpha

• Sky Lab teases their upcoming game

• Composable Labs holds a Sky Strife tournament

🎮 Plays of the Week:

Three onchain games to try out for yourself this weekend.

• Mithraeum on Gnosis Chain

• Roll Your Own on Starknet

• Primodium on a Caldera Testnet

📺 This Week in WASD:

Catch up on WASD content and mints from the past week.

• Read and collect: The Power of Onchain Media

• Read and collect: The Ultimate Guide to Arbitrum’s Onchain Gaming Ecosystem

• Mint: Put It Onchain (Our first contributooor meme!)

🤝 Words From Frens:

The best non-WASD Content from around the ecosystem.

• Read: Onchain Game Engines - William Peaster

• Read: Pioneering Onchain Gaming with Argus and The World Engine - Klick

• Read: Lively Worlds - David Huang

• Watch: MUD Community Demos | 10/19/23 - Lattice

🕹️ Game Spotlight: Land Labor Capital (LLC)

Game Overview:

Land Labor Capital (LLC) is a business simulation game in the vein of titles like Zoo Tycoon and Roller Coaster Tycoon.

In LLC, your objective is to build a business empire by extracting resources that you can use to build industrial plants, develop real estate, and operate retail establishments.

This can be done while contending with the dynamics of LLC’s NPC inhabitants, whose labor demands and spending habits change based on the events that occur in the game.

Players can also tap into the financial markets to achieve their goals by issuing stock, trading resources, and (of course) speculating.

LLC is currently in pre-alpha on Arbitrum Nova, opBNB, Loot Chain, and Base.

The WASD Take:

I’ve only gotten to scratch the game's surface, but LLC looks like it could be a lot of fun, especially as a business nerd who enjoys these types of simulation games.

There seems to be a ton of depth to game’s mechanics, from resource production, to construction to all the degeneracy that can take place in the in-game markets.

I think there is a lot to sink your teeth into here.

With that said, I do feel that the game is not yet a finished product. I’ve encountered UI bugs (such as issues with connecting my wallet), and I also think LLC could benefit from a tutorial given its complexity.

I also am unsure how I feel about the idea of having players initial allocation of LLC tokens (The in-game currency) tied to the amount of crypto they deposit into the game (Which is how initial tokens are issued).

I feel this could introduce some pay-to-win dynamics, with whales able to get a leg up by being able to make large initial deposits.

All in all, while it’s a bit rough around the edges, I do think LLC has a lot of potential.

I’ll be spending a lot more time playing it over the weekend and hope to share some more of my thoughts on it with you all down the road :)

🤣 S-Tier Meme Of the Week:

The first-ever meme submitted through The WASD Contributooor program by the legendary 0xLucas.

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