Introducing $DREM - Dark Emblem

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<div class="text-base text-gray-50">Another busy week in the Dark Emblem universe! We are gearing up for our Testnet deployment and a lot has been going on
behind the scenes. We&#x27;ll be using these State of Play Update blog posts to share all of the
updates that have been happening, including the technical aspects.</div>
<h2 class="text-gray-50 text-2xl font-bold text-gray-50">🎉 State of Play Blog</h2>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">This past week we published this blog website where we will post game updates, card spotlights, and this State of Play blog
series to keep everyone informed on how Dark Emblem is progressing. We will share all the blog posts on our <a href="https://twitter.com/darkemblemnft">Twitter</a> and our <a href="https://discord.gg/v6GDsjuFNa">Discord</a>,
so don&#x27;t forget to join us there!</div>
<h2 class="text-gray-50 text-2xl font-bold text-gray-50">📒 Documentation</h2>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">Dark Emblem NFTs will allow you to more than just collect cards – you will be able to buy different packs, buy promo cards from
auctions, create your own auctions, and interact with your cards all via the WAX Blockchain.</div>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">With so much to do with your Dark Emblem NFTs, we will no doubt need to document how a lot of this functionality works. This blog
has a <a href="/docs/intro">Docs</a> section that we are filling out with content. Stay tuned for more!</div>
<h2 class="text-gray-50 text-2xl font-bold text-gray-50">$ Coin Symbols</h2>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">Dark Emblem will consist of two coins: an ERC20 token and an ERC721 token. The NFT cards that you can collect and use on our
Dapp are ERC721 Non-fungible Tokens, but we are also introducing an ERC20 token that you can buy and <strong>earn</strong> that you
can use to exchange for Dark Emblem packs.</div>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">To make it easier to tell the difference, we are tentitively naming the tokens:</div>
<ul class="ml-4 list-disc p-0">
<li>$DREM - The ERC20 token that you earn by owning cards.</li>
<li>$DECK - The ERC721 NFT cards that you collect by opening packs.</li>
</ul>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">I&#x27;ll be posting a following blog post on $DREM and how it works soon. Feel free to discuss the names on our Discord.</div>
<h2 class="text-gray-50 text-2xl font-bold text-gray-50">🚧 Prepping for the Testnet</h2>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">As part of the prep for our testnet deployment, we are getting our ducks in a row with respect to Etherscan, contract verification,
and contract security.</div>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">We&#x27;ve been combing through our contract with different tools to make sure we are keeping up-to-date with all the best
practices.</div>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">Remember to join our Discord to get Early Supporter perks, like being part of the testnet release!</div>
<h2 class="text-gray-50 text-2xl font-bold text-gray-50">NFT Card Changes</h2>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">Some minor card changes from the technical side:</div>
<ul class="ml-4 list-disc p-0">
<li>Some Heros will have their stats scaled. So while the full range of values for Attack, Defense, Agility and Luck is 0 to 31,
some cards like the Slime Hero will have their stats scaled between 0 to 20 (as an example). This will make some Heros more
valuable than others.</li>
<li>Ascending 2 Heros will now guarentee slightly better traits for the newly created Hero. The new Hero will still have a mix
of the traits of its parents, but those traits will be slightly enhanced.</li>
</ul>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">I have contacted a few artists who are working on some new artwork for our cards as well!</div>
<h2 class="text-gray-50 text-2xl font-bold text-gray-50">🚀 Looking Forward</h2>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">It&#x27;s been an exciting week, and we are working towards having a lot done for out testnet trial. After our successful
testnet, you can look forward to additional rewards for being an Early Supporter.</div>

Another busy week in the Dark Emblem universe! We are gearing up for our Testnet deployment and a lot has been going on
behind the scenes. We'll be using these State of Play Update blog posts to share all of the
updates that have been happening, including the technical aspects.



## 🎉 State of Play Blog

This past week we published this blog website where we will post game updates, card spotlights, and this State of Play blog
series to keep everyone informed on how Dark Emblem is progressing. We will share all the blog posts on our [Twitter](https://twitter.com/darkemblemnft) and our [Discord](https://discord.gg/v6GDsjuFNa),
so don't forget to join us there!

## 📒 Documentation

Dark Emblem NFTs will allow you to more than just collect cards – you will be able to buy different packs, buy promo cards from
auctions, create your own auctions, and interact with your cards all via the WAX Blockchain.

With so much to do with your Dark Emblem NFTs, we will no doubt need to document how a lot of this functionality works. This blog
has a [Docs](/docs/intro) section that we are filling out with content. Stay tuned for more!

## $ Coin Symbols

Dark Emblem will consist of two coins: an ERC20 token and an ERC721 token. The NFT cards that you can collect and use on our
Dapp are ERC721 Non-fungible Tokens, but we are also introducing an ERC20 token that you can buy and **earn** that you
can use to exchange for Dark Emblem packs.

To make it easier to tell the difference, we are tentitively naming the tokens:

* $DREM - The ERC20 token that you earn by owning cards.
* $DECK - The ERC721 NFT cards that you collect by opening packs.

I'll be posting a following blog post on $DREM and how it works soon. Feel free to discuss the names on our Discord.

## 🚧 Prepping for the Testnet

As part of the prep for our testnet deployment, we are getting our ducks in a row with respect to Etherscan, contract verification,
and contract security.

We've been combing through our contract with different tools to make sure we are keeping up-to-date with all the best
practices.

Remember to join our Discord to get Early Supporter perks, like being part of the testnet release!

## NFT Card Changes

Some minor card changes from the technical side:

* Some Heros will have their stats scaled. So while the full range of values for Attack, Defense, Agility and Luck is 0 to 31,
some cards like the Slime Hero will have their stats scaled between 0 to 20 (as an example). This will make some Heros more
valuable than others.
* Ascending 2 Heros will now guarentee slightly better traits for the newly created Hero. The new Hero will still have a mix
of the traits of its parents, but those traits will be slightly enhanced.

I have contacted a few artists who are working on some new artwork for our cards as well!

## 🚀 Looking Forward

It's been an exciting week, and we are working towards having a lot done for out testnet trial. After our successful 
testnet, you can look forward to additional rewards for being an Early Supporter.

State of Play Update

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<div class="text-base text-gray-50">Introducing $DREM – an ERC20 token that we will release as part of the Dark Emblemverse. These tokens will have utility as part of our core Dark Emblem NFT cards and can be exchanged for packs!</div>
<h2 class="text-gray-50 text-2xl font-bold text-gray-50">Earning $DREM</h2>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">$DREM rewards will be distributed to all of our Early Supporters on our Discord when the contracts are deployed to the WAX Mainnet.</div>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">After that, $DREM can be claimed as part of seasonal rewards for owning Dark Emblem NFT cards. The more cards you own, the more $DREM you will be rewarded with!</div>
<h2 class="text-gray-50 text-2xl font-bold text-gray-50">Using $DREM</h2>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">You can exchange $DREM for Dark Emblem card packs using our Dapp once deployed to the WAX Mainnet.</div>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">You can read more about $DREM on <a href="/docs/drem/drem">our docs</a>.</div>

Introducing $DREM – an ERC20 token that we will release as part of the Dark Emblemverse. These tokens will have utility as part of our core Dark Emblem NFT cards and can be exchanged for packs!



## Earning $DREM

$DREM rewards will be distributed to all of our Early Supporters on our Discord when the contracts are deployed to the WAX Mainnet.

After that, $DREM can be claimed as part of seasonal rewards for owning Dark Emblem NFT cards. The more cards you own, the more $DREM you will be rewarded with!

## Using $DREM

You can exchange $DREM for Dark Emblem card packs using our Dapp once deployed to the WAX Mainnet.

You can read more about $DREM on [our docs](/docs/drem/drem).

Introducing $DREM

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<div class="text-base text-gray-50">The Dark Emblem team has been busy this last week working on card art,
figuring out the best price points for cards, and getting ready for the Testnet.</div>
<h2 class="text-gray-50 text-2xl font-bold text-gray-50">Testnet Preperations</h2>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">We are making sure the webapp for the testnet clearly shows a label the Dapp with a testnet warning.
We don&#x27;t want people accidentally using mainnet wallets on the testnet. We also have a badge that will tell you exactly which wallet address you are using in the testnet as well.</div>
<h2 class="text-gray-50 text-2xl font-bold text-gray-50">Fixing Prices and Cards</h2>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">A lot of internal discussions were held to find the balance between how many cards are in the ecosystem and how much cards and packs cost.</div>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">The first stage of this was to dramatically improve how much gas our Buy Pack, Ascend, and Transmogrify contract functions cost to run. We brainstormed and came up with a way to cut gas to a third of what it was.</div>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">We also refactored a ton of contract code to bring down the gas costs of buying a pack even more. We are very comfortable with the gas costs of the contract functions now.</div>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">The second half of this was how much packs cost. We settled on the following:</div>
<ul class="ml-4 list-disc p-0">
<li>[OUTDATED] All packs will cost 0.02 ETH a pack and will mint 3 NFTs a pack.</li>
<li>Buying 2+ packs will add a minor stat boost to all cards minted.</li>
<li>Buying 5 packs will add a major stat boost to all cards minted.</li>
</ul>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">You can only buy a max of 5 packs at a time. You can read more about buying packs on <a href="/docs/buying-packs">our docs</a>. You can also read more about <a href="/docs/nfts/stat-boosts">stat boosts</a>, too.</div>
<h2 class="text-gray-50 text-2xl font-bold text-gray-50">Claiming Rewards</h2>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">We&#x27;ve changed how we plan to distribute <a href="/docs/drem/drem">$DREM</a>. Our original plan was to distribute $DREM at the start of a season, however we found that as the number of cards and card holders grew, this would not be feasible. We&#x27;ve changed this to a &quot;pull&quot; mechanism. Every card owner can <strong>claim</strong> $DREM once per season.</div>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">Every 20 cards you own will distribute 1 $DREM to you. Cards are marked once they are used to claim $DREM.</div>
<h2 class="text-gray-50 text-2xl font-bold text-gray-50">Documentation</h2>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">We&#x27;ve added new pages to our documentation site to cover <a href="/docs/drem/drem">$DREM</a>, <a href="/docs/buying-packs">buying packs</a>, and how <a href="/docs/nfts/stat-boosts">stat boosts</a> work.</div>
<h2 class="text-gray-50 text-2xl font-bold text-gray-50">Roadmap</h2>
<div class="text-base text-gray-50">We&#x27;ve added a few items to our Roadmap, including Multisig, IPFS, and our online card game.</div>

The Dark Emblem team has been busy this last week working on card art,
figuring out the best price points for cards, and getting ready for the Testnet.



## Testnet Preperations

We are making sure the webapp for the testnet clearly shows a label the Dapp with a testnet warning.
We don't want people accidentally using mainnet wallets on the testnet. We also have a badge that will tell you exactly which wallet address you are using in the testnet as well.

## Fixing Prices and Cards

A lot of internal discussions were held to find the balance between how many cards are in the ecosystem and how much cards and packs cost.

The first stage of this was to dramatically improve how much gas our Buy Pack, Ascend, and Transmogrify contract functions cost to run. We brainstormed and came up with a way to cut gas to a third of what it was.

We also refactored a ton of contract code to bring down the gas costs of buying a pack even more. We are very comfortable with the gas costs of the contract functions now.

The second half of this was how much packs cost. We settled on the following:

* \[OUTDATED\] All packs will cost 0.02 ETH a pack and will mint 3 NFTs a pack.
* Buying 2+ packs will add a minor stat boost to all cards minted.
* Buying 5 packs will add a major stat boost to all cards minted.

You can only buy a max of 5 packs at a time. You can read more about buying packs on [our docs](/docs/buying-packs). You can also read more about [stat boosts](/docs/nfts/stat-boosts), too.

## Claiming Rewards

We've changed how we plan to distribute [$DREM](/docs/drem/drem). Our original plan was to distribute $DREM at the start of a season, however we found that as the number of cards and card holders grew, this would not be feasible. We've changed this to a "pull" mechanism. Every card owner can **claim** $DREM once per season.

Every 20 cards you own will distribute 1 $DREM to you. Cards are marked once they are used to claim $DREM.

## Documentation

We've added new pages to our documentation site to cover [$DREM](/docs/drem/drem), [buying packs](/docs/buying-packs), and how [stat boosts](/docs/nfts/stat-boosts) work.

## Roadmap

We've added a few items to our Roadmap, including Multisig, IPFS, and our online card game.