Development of Exodus: Goodbye World

by 0x5117571b0bec00372ce00870ad8e523c704a78b7 (ExodusGBW)

Should the following Tier 5: up to $120,000 USD, 6 months vesting (1 month cliff) grant in the Gaming category be approved?

Abstract

The goal of this grant proposal is to fund the development of "Exodus: Goodbye World" (Exodus), a free to play Metaverse role-playing game (MRPG) based in Decentraland (DCL). Exodus allows players to immerse themselves in a blockchain integrated, medieval world where they can choose to train skills, collect items, fight monsters, complete quests, participate in community events, interact with other players, and even trade items.

ExodusGBW has a consistent and engaged player base as well as a track record of providing new and fun content to its players. With the help of this grant, we aim to create a truly innovative and engaging gaming experience that will attract a wide audience of players in Decentraland.

Grant size

120,000 USD

Beneficiary address

0x5117571b0BEc00372CE00870ad8E523C704a78b7

Email address

jtv@exodusgbw.io

Description

Exodus is located at coordinate (126,44), and is available for anyone to play for free. Players can choose to train a variety of skills, create tools, forge armors, and combat creatures. The game will feature a range of different environments, including a city, forest, farm, dungeons and more, each area coming with its own unique challenges and opportunities.

Logs, ore, and food, as well as crafted items like swords and armors, will be tradable in a player driven economy. Players will also be able to interact with one another in other meaningful ways like questing, game-wide events, and seasonal activities. This will create a sense of community and social connection within the game and encourage players to form long-lasting friendships and alliances.

ExodusGBW has proven itself to have a growing and active player base, consistently appearing as one of the most trafficked scenes in DCL. Exodus's seasonal events, like its 2022 Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas events, provide consistent content as well as an opportunity for players to gather with each other while gaming during the holidays. This, in addition to consistent updates to gameplay and the Exodus scene make the game engaging as well as playable for hundreds of hours!

Being an MRPG, Exodus places a focus on allowing players to own items they earn in-game. As such, NFTs and blockchain technology are often integrated into gameplay. As an example, Exodus has minted thousands of Decentraland wearable Santa hats as rewards for its currently ongoing Christmas event! ExodusGBW will continue to take providing players the opportunity to own NFTs earned through gameplay as one of the most important aspects of being an MRPG.

While providing consistent content for players, Exodus also provides opportunities for interns. Its senior engineers and designers are happy to mentor and train students to be part of the team. ExodusGBW is proud that its most recent interns have become productive members of its engineering team who are also capable of producing playable content. Exodus intends to continue providing such opportunities to expand the educational outreach of the metaverse and DCL.

To conclude, ExodusGBW is a MRPG with a proven track record of shipping engaging content, promoting community involvement, and providing educational outreach and opportunity in DCL. ExodusGBW focuses on allowing players to own NFTs through fun and re-playable content. This grant is focused on supporting the continued development of Exodus in DCL.

Thank you for your time and consideration in reading this proposal. For a few samples from our recent events and content releases, check out our socials and the videos below:

https://twitter.com/ExodusGBW/status/1580971457622216705?s=20\&t=lxjJVLWcFQ_LuvTlwAsY2Q https://twitter.com/ExodusGBW/status/1594075937758666753?s=20\&t=lxjJVLWcFQ_LuvTlwAsY2Q https://twitter.com/ExodusGBW/status/1600995076800323586?s=20\&t=lxjJVLWcFQ_LuvTlwAsY2Q https://twitter.com/ExodusGBW/status/1606637351656112129?s=20\&t=lxjJVLWcFQ_LuvTlwAsY2Q

https://twitter.com/ExodusGBW

https://discord.com/invite/jtv

https://www.twitch.tv/j_t_v

Specification

The game is developed with the DCL SDK as well as a variety of back-end technologies (TypeScript, Python) hosted on private servers. Content is integrated with Ethereum and Polygon blockchains via customized Solidity contracts. Gameplay features high-quality 3D graphics & animations and 2D artwork created by a team of skilled designers.

We produce trailers and other promotional materials to help attract players to the game. We also regularly stream gameplay on twitch to engage with both new players and the current DCL player base.

The game will be released and updated in stages, with new features and content being added and improved upon on a regular basis.

Funding will be used for (estimated):

• Providing regular stipends for our engineers, designers, and interns
• Publishing wearables for seasonal community events
• Server maintenance costs
• Team subscription to GitHub
• Cover subscriptions to needed design software (like Adobe)
• Marketing & Advertising
• Limited Computer Equipment

Personnel

Our team consists of 17 members, filling the following roles:

Lead Architect Back-end developers (Python, Typescript, Solidity) Front-end developers (DCL SDK) DevOps Engineer 3D designers 2D designers Video/trailer production specialists Quest/Story Writer Product & content manager

Not all of our members wished to list their social handles. Those who wished to appear on the proposal are listed here (Twitter): • JTV : Owner, Influencer, Streamer

• @MonsterDew24: Senior Back-End Engineer

• @Maserphaz: Lead Scene Designer

• @Dragar_eth: Visual Effects & Scene Designer

• @Balorant420: Character Designer, Animator, and UI Artist

o @BasthetRa: 2D and 3D Designer

o @x1over: 2D and 3D Designer

o @AnmtrKirk: Video & Trailer Producer

Roadmap and milestones

Milestones Successfully released each of these skills and activities over the course of 2022.

• Woodchopping
• Fishing
• Mining
• Cooking
• Forging
• Scavenger Hunting
• Merch Shop (32 NFT wearables)
• Halloween Event
• Thanksgiving Event
• Christmas Event
• Banking
• 24 NPCs
• Leaderboard for Each Skill
• 4 Video Trailers

Roadmap (estimated)

January

• Player to player trading
• UI upgrade -10x15 scene upgrade

February

• Workshop skill where players can create tools/weapons/armor.
• Valentine’s Day event

March

• Player vs. monster combat

April

• Easter event
• player owned pets

May

• F2P Full game release tutorial

June

• Marketing and game growth

Vote on this proposal on the Decentraland DAO