Soul Magic Game Development

by 0xd91db432d98d80e9467206cab3b9c46081795f0d (Mazzak)

Should the following $72,000 grant in the In-World Content category be approved?

Abstract

Soul Magic is a popular magical RPG in Decentraland and the game has currently reached a player base of 20,471. Players can collect and trade resources, train skills, craft wearables, build Space as well as play Capture Game, our NFT trading card game. There are 4 locations in Genesis City and Arcania, developed in DCL Worlds, has 1.7k unique visitors in Dec 2023. With this proposed grant, we are looking to enrich the game play of Soul Magic, onboard new players as well as retain existing ones.

Grant size

72,000 USD in DAI

Project duration

5 months

Beneficiary address

0xd91dB432D98D80e9467206cab3B9C46081795f0d

Email address

hello@soulmagic.io

Description

Soul Magic is one of the popular games in Decentraland and our main scene is consistently one of the top 10 places in Genesis City. In Soul Magic, players can collect and trade resources, train skills, craft items, complete quests, build Space and play Capture Game, the NFT trading card game. It aims to bring users different virtual experiences including play, build and earn. During November 2023, Capture Game was launched in Arcania world, which brought 4,175 unique visitors during the month. Arcania has an average DAU of 200-400 since its launch in November 2023, with our main scene -29, 81's current 30-day DAU sitting at 148 according to DCL metrics. Our user base grew from around 10k by the end of June 2023 to over 20k as of now. The 4 locations in Genesis City of Decentraland, including the main scene, Elswyth Magic School, Angkor Temple and Space, as well as Arcania, which is developed in DCL Worlds, have been upgraded to SDK7.

The following are the key features that we are looking to launch with the support of this proposed grant:

1. Enhancement of farming gameplay - Add plowing, watering, fertilizers, farm animals, additional plants
2. Adding new skills for players to train, including Breeding, Textile, Woodcutting and Construction
3. Setting up PvE arenas of Capture Game, our NFT trading card game, at 5-10 locations in Genesis City with unique NPCs partnering with land owners, where players can earn daily rewards. Adding XP and level system. Running PvP tournaments and Battle Seasons
4. Running 3 upcoming festive themed quests including Lunar New Year, Songkran and Easter
5. Expansion of map in Arcania World by adding new terrains, and develop an interactive map function
6. Allowing players to invite friends to their private Space and develop a mini-game with co-operative mode
7. NFT staking function

Official links of Soul Magic: Website: https://soulmagic.io/ Main scene in DCL: https://decentraland.org/play/?position=-29%2C80 World of Arcania World in DCL: https://play.decentraland.org/world/arcania Space in DCL: https://decentraland.org/play/?position=99%2C-112 Genesis Child Z NFT on Opensea: https://opensea.io/collection/soulmagic Capture Game NFT cards on Opensea: https://opensea.io/collection/capturegame Twitter: https://twitter.com/soulmagicnft Discord: https://soulmagic.io/discord

Roadmap and milestones

Month 1: -Setting up PvE arenas of Capture Game -Launch PvE daily rewards -Development of XP and level system of Capture Game -Capture Game PvP Tournament -Lunar New Year festive quest

Month 2: -Enhancement of farming gameplay -Capture Game PvP Tournament -Adding Breeding and Textile skills -Easter festive quest

Month 3: -Adding Woodcutting and Construction skills -Capture Game PvP Tournament -Final test and optimize farming and watering system and also gameplay. Develop PvP tournament system and design PvE arenas. Level design of map expansion. Songkran festive event

Month 4: -Enhancement of Space and develop a mini-game -Capture Game PvP Tournament -NFT staking function

Month 5: -Expand the Arcania World map by adding new terrains -Capture Game PvP Tournament -Develop an interactive map in Arcania

This proposal is summarized due to technical limitations. To view it complete and vote on it, visit the DCL DAO Governance dApp