How to play The Beacon on the Arbitrum chain?

Original source: Mr.Chu【Scientific Wealth】 "The Beacon|arbitrum|TreasureDAO|GAMEFI|First Analysis and Gameplay Introduction in Chinese"

About The Beacon

The Beacon is a pixel-style Free2Play action role-playing game launched by TreasureDAO on the Arbitrum chain. The gameplay includes single-player levels, team adventures, and casual dressing. It is currently in the Settlement launch phase. A portion of the game is open for all players to try, regardless of whether they hold the Genesis character NFT, starting from November 25 for a duration of 3 weeks. The event also opens the minting of Genesis character NFTs, with the sale of Generation 0 pet NFTs starting three weeks later.

The currently playable content includes a PVE single-player mode and NFT space dressing. The game experience is smooth, and as of the afternoon of the 26th, over 3,700 Genesis character NFTs have been minted.

The game has currently been featured on the homepage recommendations of TreasureDAO's Twitter and the NFT market Trove on Arbitrum.

About TreasureDAO

TreasureDAO was established in August 2021, when the founders launched a Loot derivative called Treasures, which could be used to build P2E games. In September 2021, TreasureDAO launched the token $MAGIC and their flagship project Bridgeworld, a trading and business strategy game. Since then, they have integrated two more games, including the popular Smol Brains.

TreasureDAO aims to fill a critical gap in the Web3 gaming space by providing the core building blocks for a successful gaming economy, hoping to become the Nintendo of Web3.

With the rapid expansion of the ecosystem, they migrated to the Arbitrum Layer 2 (L2) scaling solution. This allows them to offer a significantly improved user experience, as Arbitrum inherits the security of the mainnet while providing lightning-fast transaction speeds and lower gas costs.

The game introduced here, The Beacon, is also supported and launched by TreasureDAO on L2.

After migrating to L2, the team established a universal NFT market on Arbitrum - Trove, designed to compete with OpenSea on L2. The game introduced here, The Beacon, is also listed on the NFT market: Trove.

About Trove

Trove is an NFT market on Arbitrum, built specifically for projects within and outside the Treasure ecosystem.

Trove is built by TreasureDAO, priced in MAGIC and ETH, and the author has had a good experience using and operating it.

Basic Introduction:

Characters

Players can obtain basic characters upon entering the game, and they can also acquire Genesis character roles by paying the corresponding fees.

Holding a Genesis character allows players to earn NFT rewards in dungeon adventures and tavern quiz events (players without Genesis NFTs can only receive non-NFT item rewards), and Genesis NFT holders can enjoy discounts during pet minting.

Mint Time: Starts on November 25, lasting for 3 weeks

Supply Quantity: Unlimited

Mint Price: 40U, priced in ETH

Pets

Unlike Genesis characters, pets are scarce. Pets are companions that follow players and benefit holders in various ways. They can only be minted by whitelisted individuals. Each wallet can initially mint only 1 pet, and their supply limit is 4096.

Generated pets have unique and random traits that affect gameplay, can increase character yield, and allow early access to the game after full release.

Pets can also be bred and pass on their traits. Some of these traits are rare and unique, only obtainable through the first generation, and subsequent pets will not carry most of the benefits of gen-0 pets.

Pet Supply Quantity: 4096

First Round MINT

Time: December 16, 00:00 - 12:00 GMT; Price: 80U; Qualification: WL; Quantity: 1

Second Round MINT

Time: December 16, 12:00 - 24:00 GMT; Price: 95U; Qualification: WL + waiting WL; Quantity: 1

Third Round MINT

Time: December 17, 00:00 - 12:00 GMT; Price: 110U; Qualification: WL + waiting WL; Quantity: Limit of 6

Any unminted will be destroyed.

Settlement Launch Activity Schedule:

The event starts on November 25 at 08:00 EST and lasts for 3 weeks. Each settlement week will have a lottery based on the tickets earned by players participating in daily activities to draw NFTs and whitelist qualifications.

Settlement Launch Participation Content:

1. Try out the early testing game;

2. Obtain rare NFTs from in-game drops;

3. Participate in event NFT and whitelist lotteries;

Early Open Gameplay:

Dungeon single-player mode, tavern interactions, and NFT space dressing.

Gameplay Introduction: (Free players please ignore steps 2-4)

1. Switch the little fox to the ArbitrumOne network

2. Withdraw ETH to the ArbitrumOne network, withdraw ETH worth 41U (MINT original character requires 40U of ETH, leaving 1U of ETH for GAS).

3. Link to The Beacon official website, invitation address as follows:

https://app.thebeacon.gg/signin?referralCode=2THERW

4. MINT original character:

Connect your wallet, log in, and click the button shown in the image

Click the button pointed to by the arrow, ensuring you have enough ETH (0.0335 + GAS)

After MINT is complete, you can see the obtained character in characters

5. Enter the game:

Click the PLAY button on the screen

6. Key Introduction:

WASD: Move direction

Right Mouse Button: Skill attack (damage calculated based on charge time)

Left Mouse Button: Normal attack

Space: Dash in the current direction

7. Challenge dungeons:

8. Tavern quiz:

After entering the game, walk in the direction of the arrow to enter the next map

After entering the second map, go in the direction of the arrow to enter the cave

After entering the cave, proceed along the path

Tips for clearing levels:

1. The number of monsters killed in the dungeon does not directly relate to the final rewards; the quality of rewards is currently entirely based on luck.

2. There is a time limit for clearing dungeons, and the remaining time is displayed in the upper right corner of the level.

3. At the end of the dungeon, there will be 3 paths to choose from; currently, there is no conclusion on which path offers better rewards.

4. Items like chests in the dungeon can be used as cover to temporarily block attacks from mage-type monsters, but they won't block many hits.

5. Mage monsters can be interrupted when charging if attacked, so you can use dashes to interrupt their attacks.

6. In narrow spaces, consider pulling monsters back and then using a charged attack (right mouse button) to clear them all at once.

Enter the second map in the direction of the arrow

Find the old man in the tavern, click to talk to him, and he will eventually ask you to input an answer; daily answers can be found in Discord

Discord Link: https://discord.com/invite/JNcEx8PAEd

Game Summary:

1. The game is in its early launch phase, and although the open gameplay is limited, the GAME attributes have significantly improved compared to previous chain games;

2. The game is supported by TreasureDAO, which has rich experience in past projects;

3. Launched on the Arbitrum chain, which has not yet released a token, also belongs to deep layer 2 interactive usage;

4. Current participation allows minting of Genesis character NFTs, with opportunities to obtain rare NFTs and pet whitelist qualifications;

5. The current participation threshold and risk are relatively low;

6. The current NFT secondary market is quite liquid, and the rare NFT drop and play-to-earn effect are good;

7. The Settlement launch activity has only started for 2 days, making it an early entry opportunity.