summary: Mines of Dalarnia is an action-adventure game with procedurally generated levels. All assets in the game are represented as NFT.
content: Mines of Dalarnia is an action-adventure game with procedurally generated levels. Players mine and combine various in-game items, improving their skills and gear in order to unlock the secrets of the MoD universe while searching for rare relics and artifacts. There are different terrains to be explored as well as monsters to conquer in the quest to those rare resources and friends can play together in the Dalarnian world. MoD is a game that is owned by users - all the assets in the game are represented as Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and can be exported and traded on open markets. The in-game transactions are all recorded on the blockchain. MoD issues a native token, DAR, as the governance token as well as the necessary currency for upgrading tools and trade on marketplaces. It’s like the default currency in the Dalarnian world. Overview Mines of Dalarnia is a single-player game, though players can own maps and receive income from allowing other players to mine on their maps. The game is a side-view explorer/digging game. Players dig to find resources, navigate dangerous caverns, and potentially battle creatures deep underground. But being a miner here requires oxygen. And the base oxygen tank only holds five minutes' worth of air, though it can be upgraded. So each game lasts five minutes or so. Users dig, grab as many resources as possible, and then try to find the teleporter out. All the equipment can be upgraded, and sometimes needs to be. For example, some terrain cannot be broken through with the basic pickaxe. Player Owned Maps The Mines of Dalarnia features player-owned maps. Everyone gets access to a free map and those maps are owned by players. Plots appear in the market throughout the day. When they appear, players bid for ownership. The winning player can either keep the plot for themselves, or they can rent it out to other players for a fee. The tricky part comes from the fact that each plot can only be mined a finite number of times. Once that limit is reached, the plot is gone. Players can extend the life of a plot and increase its mineral value through various refinery upgrades. Mines of Dalarnia runs on the Chromia (CHR) platform. The in-game currency is Dalarnia Token, but plot purchases must be completed with Chromia token (CHR). Since Chromia is the underlying platform for multiple dapps, certain cross-dapp interactions are allowed. In this case Mines of Dalarnia has paired with Krystopia to allow some cross-game transfer of resources. Gameplay The main gameplay is set up around mining, combating as well as collecting resources. Leveraging blockchain technology, assets in the game are issued as Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and can be transferred and traded freely in the in-game marketplace. The elements are: Mines and Lands !mines-of-dalarnia-world-1633235404129.webp In the world of Dalarnia, there are abundant resources of different minerals underground waiting to be discovered by brave explorers. The terrain of lands varies and so do the resources. In order to better develop Dalarnia and get the best use of the resources, lands will be sold to ambitious entrepreneurs that are driven both to make the world a more attractive place for new entrants and to make a fortune for themselves. Types of Terrains 1. At the moment, four types of land have already been discovered by brave explorers of Dalarnia and more remains to be visited. Plots are sorted into four types: Terrestrial, Lava, Ice, and Darkness. They are represented with different colors (Terrestrial - purple, Lava - red, Ice - blue, Darkness - green) as players visit the main mining dashboard. For example, as shown in the graph below, Kindred Gauntlet is a lava land marked in red. 2. Terrestrial Mines contain some of the tamer enemies in the MoD universe. However, each of these enemies has specific attacks and properties which the player must adapt to. While many can be taken out with a few strategic swings of your pickaxe, remember not to get careless — even these basic enemies can take out a reckless player. In addition, players can gauge their difficulty level by the number, beginning with a D in the bottom right corner. In the bottom examples, the ‘Free Zone’ is a D0 zone, meaning characters of all levels will be able to mine it. However, ‘Acrid Bilge’ has a rating of D9, meaning you must upgrade your character to a high level to mine it successfully. Players will need to collect essential minerals as well as experience points in order to upgrade their level in the game. Land Owner Being a landowner in the game offers a variety of opportunities to make money. There will be land sales carried out in batches to offer opportunities to participants. Players will need to pay a price in order to buy the piece of land, which is represented in the form of Non-Fungible Token (NFT). Buyers can choose to buy the land of different types (for example, if they have a preference for lava lands). There will be a minimum reward for landowners either in the form of tokens, necessary tools or minerals airdrop, or other formats based on the collective decisions of the token holder. Resources and Minerals There are basic minerals and exotic minerals in the game. Basic minerals are used to perform basic equipment upgrades and can be found in the ‘Free Zone’ available to every Mines of Dalarnia player. For example, scrap, falun copper and iron ore are all considered basic minerals. Other than the basic minerals, there are also exotic minerals that are used to perform advanced equipment and plot upgrades and can only be found in ‘paid’ mines that a player owns, or in plots you have rented from another player. In addition, certain minerals can only be found in specific mine types. For example, petrified neon, prisminium, and crystallized plasma are all exotic minerals. Mining Tools and Weapons To start playing the game, players need to purchase the starter pack which includes the basic pickaxe and oxygen packs. There are different resources required to upgrade a tool depending on the functionalities and a fixed amount needs to be paid in DAR tokens. There is an upper limit to each player’s tool slot - after that amount has been reached, players need to either trade their item or drop their item or place it on their lands. Different mine types use different equipment to keep a user alive. In Terrestrial mines, the level of their oxygen tank determined how long you could survive on the run. In this Lava mine, their Heat Sink will determine how long you can stay alive. Upgrade your Heat Sink to go on longer runs in Lava mines. There are also items that can be crafted using minerals collected through the mining process. For example, players can make an escape teleport pack for 150 scraps on the crafting menu. If a player has one of these on hand, she/he can escape a mine from anywhere at any time and keep all the loot you have collected. Marketplace Mines of Dalarinia offers an in-game marketplace for users to trade or rent items ranging from minerals mined, tools crafted to unique cosmetics. For each transaction that happened in the marketplace, a fee will be charged in DAR. Due to the different distribution of minerals on each terrain, players might be abundant in one type of mineral while lacking another type. It also provides an easy venue for landowners to monetize on their proceeds. Resources There are 20 different resources available in the current build of Mines of Dalarnia. Some of these are available by default, while others must be discovered through play. Scrap: The game manual describes scrap as “an assortment of junk and debris.” It is the most abundant material in the game. Many early upgrades require scrap as their only ingredient. Falun copper: Falun copper is a “tier 2” mineral. It is less abundant than scrap, but more abundant than silver nuggets. Once you’ve upgraded all of your equipment past the first rank, small amounts of Falun copper may be necessary for higher rank upgrades. Iron ore: Iron ore is a tier 2 mineral that is similar to Falunn copper in terms of abundance. Like Falun copper, small amounts of iron ore are sometimes needed in rank 2 equipment upgrades. Saganite crystal: Saganite crystal is a “tier 3” mineral. It is described in the manual as “A crystal made up of multi-colored shards.” It is less abundant than Falun copper and iron ore. As equipment progresses to rank 2 and 3, saganite crystals may be needed for further upgrades. Silver nugget: Silver nugget is a tier 3 mineral. It is often needed for upgrades past ranks 2 and 3. Equipment Upgrades !mines-of-dalarnia-3.pngAs one mine resources, they gain the ability to upgrade equipment. Each upgrade gives an advantage in subsequent mining sessions. The equipment is: Default Equipment Below is a list of the equipment one can begin the game with: Pickaxe: Pickaxe is the most basic tool and weapon. Upgrading this allows one to break lower-level blocks with fewer swings and deal more damage to enemies. It also allows you to break some higher-level blocks that would otherwise be impervious to their attacks. Backpack: Upgrading a backpack allows you to hold more items in it, increasing the amount of resources that user can accumulate before needing to find a teleporter. Boots: Upgrading boots allows you to jump higher by pushing the spacebar repeatedly. Oxygen: Oxygen rank determines how long you can stay below the planet’s surface before running out of breath. Higher oxygen ranks allow one to continue mining for longer periods of time – increasing the loot one can bring back. Oxygen is only used on basic, Terran planets. On ice or lava planets, antifreeze or heat sink is