Endurance of Light
- Sam Bayless
- Apr 3
- 5 min read
Etherborn, there is hope in the light… but the light does not come easily. Left to its own devices, darkness will reign. With darkness comes chaos and strife. But if we band together, unite for a common cause, we can ensure that a radiant light can endure.
Community Project: Lighthouse 🕯️
In the ever-shifting realms of Etherscape, where every death births another chance and the eternal cycle of resurrection fuels an undying spirit, a new calling beckons you, our brave Etherborn. Endurance of Light is an epic, community-driven event destined to reshape our shared destiny. We invite you to rally alongside friends to build a monumental lighthouse that stands as a beacon of hope against the encroaching darkness. Here, each contribution matters because in a world where death is permanent and rebirth is inevitable, leaving a light that endures is the ultimate triumph.
As you and fellow Etherborn contribute resources, your collective effort transforms into unique rewards. Each milestone that is completed will provide exclusive rewards such as...
Token drops (for Pixels and Melodies collection)
World-timed stat bonuses
Resource drops
ENJ contributions that fortify the community wallet.
Each day there is a new list of constructions needs you can contribute such as gathered and salvaged resources or trophies from enemies. Turn in these resources to earn progress on the current milestone.
A leaderboard displays the top contributors to the project and current milestone. This leaderboard will be permanently immortalized with the lighthouse so that Etherborn in generations to come will be able to see who rose up to the challenge. Beyond that, the top 25 contributors will receive an air drop that includes all of the token giveaways for this project (5 pixels and 6 melodies).
New Collab: Pixels ✨
Etherscape is joining forces with Pixels, the blockchain collection that celebrates the vibrant, nostalgic beauty of classic pixel art games. With 150 unique tokens, each brimming with retro charm (and a limited supply of 150 per token), Pixels promises to take your collection game to the next level!
Completing your Pixels collection will unlock exclusive in-game utility in Etherscape, including:
Enhanced magic find and gold drop bonuses for your account.
Legendary new titles to flaunt.
A shiny new armor skin to set yourself apart in the Etherborn realm.
But that's not all… Participation in Endurance of Light will give you a shot at earning 5 exclusive Pixels tokens that can only be obtained by playing Etherscape.
Expanded Collab: Melodies 🎵
We have remastered our collaboration with the Etherscape Melodies collection. Etherscape includes 8 hand crafted amazing music tracks created by our esteemed community member Fermus. Those tracks have been immortalized into blockchain tokens with limited edition releases. The more you complete the collection, the more utility you will unlock, including...
Magic Find and Gold Drop increases
New Music Themed Titles
A New Armor Skin
As part of the lighthouse project, you will be able to earn 6 of the Melodies tokens for your collection!
World Bonuses ⬆️
A new system has been added for worldwide bonuses that will provide benefits for all players. The first usage of this system will be to provide weeklong bonuses for magic find and gold drops which will be unlocked as part of the lighthouse project.
Gathering Skills ⛏️
For the first time ever, resource gathering comes to Etherscape. The first 3 gathering skills are Mining, Woodcutting and Entomology. Use these skills to gather resources across the world. The initial use case for these resources is to advance the light house project but it will be expanded for new crafting scenarios in the future.
In order to harvest a resource node, you will need to equip a tool of the correct type. For example, to harvest ore you will need to have a pickaxe. Each tool type has multiple tiers of quality which provide more power. The more power you have, the better kinds of nodes you can harvest (and faster).
When using gathering skills, you will gain experience in the new Mastery System which will allow you to further increase your capabilities. We will be expanding the gathering system in future releases with more variety! Learn more from the whitepaper here.
Mastery System 💪
The all-new Mastery System is designed to provide new kinds of horizontal progression for players. When you perform different activities in game, you can earn experience to advance a mastery track. Each time you level up the track you will unlock some improvement. Over time, we will continue to add tracks which will allow players to specialize their accounts. This also adds a kind of permanent progression which is not reset on character death, which makes all gameplay have more value.
The first masteries are related to the new gathering system including mining and woodcutting. As you use these skills, you will increase your mastery which will in turn increase your gathering power and enabled the usage of higher quality tools.
Learn more about the Mastery System on the whitepaper here.
Enter the Shadow Realm ⚫
As the community bands together to bring new light to the town, a sinister force has awoken from the shadows. Get ready to face off against the Shadow Lord in a brand-new world raid. Defeating the Shadow Lord will provide much needed progress for the lighthouse project!
New Maps and Water 🌊
Get ready to enjoy fully reworked maps for quests along the shore. With this, we have updated our water system with a gorgeous new one. Enjoy basking along the beach soaking in all of the glorious pixels!
Credit to Jess Hammer for the amazing 2D water system.
Glimpses of the Future 👀
This has been one of the biggest updates ever for Etherscape and sets the foundation for the future with many new game systems! We are always building and there is much more to come. Look to the northeast end of town for a glimpse of what might be next...
Farewell 👋
As always, thank you to our amazing players for supporting us and joining us on this journey. We look forward to seeing you in game and working together to defeat the Shadow Lord and build the new lighthouse!
You can see the release notes on the whitepaper here.
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