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pigra senlaborulo wrote: ↑

16 Dec 2021, 17:34

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl is one of the bigger releases of 2022, and for better or worse, it’s going to feature one of the biggest tech trends going into next year: non-fungible tokens (or NFTs).

GSC Game World, which is developing the game, has announced the “S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Metaverse,” which will “use blockchain technology to let the community own a piece of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2.” That includes the opportunity to become the “first-ever metahuman,” which GSC Game World appears to define as a non-player character rendered in very high detail. (Though a spokesperson confirmed a metahuman won’t be made with Epic Games’ MetaHuman Creator tool). GSC Game World is partnering with NFT platform DMarket on the new items.

To become a “metahuman,” players will be able to bid for an NFT offering that prize as part of an auction taking place in January 2022. Whoever “owns” the NFT to become an NPC in the game will be able to buy and sell it up until a specific claim date after the auction.

For whoever does end up with the NFT, here’s how the process of becoming an NPC in the game will work, GSC Game World CEO Evgeniy Grygorovych told me in an emailed statement:

The idea of the related NFT is to give the right to recreate its owner’s identity within the game through one of the NPCs. The person will need to come to our studio for a detailed scanning procedure and after that, we will have everything to make this person appear in the game world as one of the characters.

(You can get a brief look at how GSC Game World scans people into the game in this video.)

GSC Game World also plans to release other NFTs in addition to the metahuman one, though the company declined to specify what they might be when we asked. Its NFT drops “won’t influence the gameplay itself or give in-game advantages over other players,” according to a press release.

Despite trepidation from many about NFTs (including Keanu Reeves), game makers are beginning to explore the concept in earnest. The announcement of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 NFTs arrives just over a week after the widely panned news that Ubisoft would be bringing NFT gear to Ghost Recon: Breakpoint. (Some Ubisoft developers have raised questions internally about the company’s NFT initiative, Kotaku reports.) And Peter Molyneux, known for his work on games like Populous, Black And White, and Fable, is making a business simulator where players buy an NFT and try to earn a new digital currency called LegacyCoin.

https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/15/228 ... an-dmarket

Dixie Narco wrote: ↑

16 Dec 2021, 19:27

Mun sigu ja avatar nft olis myynnissä huom

Dixie Narco wrote: ↑

16 Dec 2021, 19:27

Mun sigu ja avatar nft olis myynnissä huom

Konsernin gonahtaja wrote: ↑

16 Dec 2021, 21:43

Dixie Narco wrote: ↑

16 Dec 2021, 19:27

Mun sigu ja avatar nft olis myynnissä huom

Voiko ostaa nft:llä jonka linkki johtaa c:\users\jorma\desktop\kovaamenoasaatana.avi ?

Yhtenä pelivideoiden striimauspalvelu Twitchin perustajista tunnettu Justin Kan on potkaissut vastikään käyntiin nft-tavaraa myyvän Fractal-kauppapaikkahankkeen.

Fractal on suunniteltu peliensisäisten nft-tuotteiden myymiseen.

Hankkeen seuraajat joutuivat kuitenkin huijauksen uhreiksi palvelun virallisella Discord-palvelimella, Eurogamer kirjoittaa. Konnuuden takana oli hakkeri, joka oli päässyt ujuttamaan ilmoitusten joukkoon mainoksen, jossa lupailtiin myytäviä nft-teoksia.

Ilmoitusbottia imitoinut hakkeri onnistui myymään 3294 olematonta nft-teosta ennen kuin toimintaan ennätettiin puuttua.

Huijareiden taskuun katosi rahaa noin 150 000 dollarin edestä.

Fractal julkaisi aiheesta tiedotteen, jossa se kertoi korvaavansa menetetyt rahat huijauksen kohteeksi joutuneelle.

Erikoisella tavalla tekstissä myös ylpeillään sillä, että palvelimen 100 000 jäsenestä vain 373 henkilöä eli 0,3 prosenttia lankesi huijaukseen.

https://www.tivi.fi/uutiset/tv/70637c79 ... parit:2e13

Ubisoft to continue with NFT platform Quartz despite criticism

"We will stay true to our three principles".

Ubisoft's NFT platform Quartz has been hit with a considerable backlash, especially as the numbers so far appear laughable.

Yet in an interview with Decrypt, Ubisoft's blockchain technical director Didier Genevois said the company will "stay true" to its principles.

"We have received a lot of feedback since the announcement, and we hear both the encouragement and the concerns," he said. "We understand where the sentiment towards the technology comes from, and we need to keep taking it into consideration every step of the way.

"This experiment is meant to understand how the value proposition of decentralization can be received and embraced by our players. We know it is a major change that will take time, but we will stay true to our three principles."

Those principles are to "use the tech responsibly" and "build a safe environment" for players to explore how NFTs work, "only leverage energy-efficient proof-of-stake blockchains," and "focus on meaningful value propositions for players that benefit their gaming experience".

So far it's unclear exactly what value NFTs can bring to gaming that might benefit the experience for players.

It's also telling that the interview is with Decrypt, a site with a mission to "demystify the decentralized web".

The interview comes as Ubisoft announced a partnership with cross-blockchain network Aleph.im to provide decentralised storage for its NFT assets.

Stalker 2 developer GSC Game World recently reversed its decision to include NFTs in its game, but Ubisoft will continue ahead despite criticism.

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021 ... -criticism

pigra senlaborulo wrote: ↑

23 Dec 2021, 10:53

onneksi ubisoft tekee niin paskoja pelejä, ettei tunnu missään boikotoida ko. paskalafkaa

Spandau Mullet wrote: ↑

23 Dec 2021, 10:54

pigra senlaborulo wrote: ↑

23 Dec 2021, 10:53

onneksi ubisoft tekee niin paskoja pelejä, ettei tunnu missään boikotoida ko. paskalafkaa

Ja näin. Jatkuvissa häirintäkeisseissä ja niiden peittelyssä myöskin jo riittävästi syytä boikotointiin ilman mitään nft:itä.

pigra senlaborulo wrote: ↑

23 Dec 2021, 10:53

onneksi ubisoft on niin paska firma, ettei tunnu missään boikotoida ko. paskalafkaa