DarleyGo Metaverse: Quick Start Guide

Original Author: DarleyGo

Original Title: 《DarleyGo Metaverse: Quick Start and Basics》

Compiled by: Linqi, Chain Catcher

DarleyGo is a horse racing game based on Solana that allows players to buy, collect, breed, and compete with NFT horses. The game is inspired by real-world horses and mythological stories, combining the excitement of horse racing with innovative game content to create an exhilarating experience. DarleyGo is composed of horse racing enthusiasts from various professions, including skilled mobile and blockchain developers, game/movie graphic designers, and crypto experts. Each NFT horse in the DarleyGo universe is unique, with different abilities and characteristics based on its lineage.

Vision

Players are more focused than ever on digital ownership and profit within the gaming ecosystem. With the exponential growth of blockchain technology and NFT adoption, players now have the right to own all digital assets within the game!

To make this idea a reality, we chose Solana for its ultra-fast speed, low transaction costs, and competitive ecosystem. These attributes provide players with a seamless and enjoyable gaming experience.

Roadmap

DarleyGo announced the completion of its seed round financing on January 2, led by Jump Capital, with participation from Genesis Block Ventures, Waterdrip Capital, Solar Eco Fund, GuildFi, Paribus Ventures, Athena Ventures, and Panony.

Token Economics

DarleyGo utilizes a dual-token model within its in-game economy. GXE is a low-rate token that provides a solid monetary foundation for the game economy, while DGE is the governance token of the DarleyGo universe, used for other special game functions.

The GXE token is used for entry fees for battles, mission and prize pool rewards, breeding, and transactions in the internal market. Since the supply of GXE is unlimited, its minting and burning rates will be purely based on the growth of DarleyGo's core user base and the total number of users.

The governance token DGE, used for special rewards, will unlock over a predetermined schedule, continuing for 60 months from the public sale. Its total supply will never exceed 1 billion DGE.

Ignition Solana Hackathon Community Choice Award

With a solid community backing, DarleyGo became the Community Choice Award winner at the recently concluded global hackathon IGNITION hosted by Solana Ventures.

DarleyGo Game Modes

Racing Mode (PVP)

Players can compete against other online players in regular or special racing events to earn honors and titles while earning GXE and DGE. In each race, players can compete with up to 12 other online players. The racing mode has a total of 6 levels. All horses start from the beginner level (Level 0) and gradually progress to Level 5. The higher the level, the larger the prize pool, while the difficulty and challenges also increase. We also have a professional advancement and regression system, where the outcomes of races can affect the horses' levels. Beginner horses have a base score of 15, and their scores will increase (or decrease) based on their race completion status.

Training

Players can practice with AI DarleyHorses or other competing horses to enhance their horses' skills and experience while earning Solana-based GXE.

Breeding

In DarleyGo, we introduce a game concept that allows players a higher chance of obtaining superior horse offspring, known as "mutation probability." This system increases the likelihood of creating exceptional racehorses that are nearly as good as their parents, or even stronger.

NFT Horses

Each horse in the DarleyGo universe is unique, with its lineage determining its abilities and characteristics. There are three main horse lineages in the DarleyGo universe, each with different abilities and traits, and the lineage factors directly influence the horses' performance in races. The three lineages are Darley, Areo, and Hayato.

Darley: The Darley tribe is the most powerful tribe. According to their history, their strength comes from Zeus, who witnessed the Great Stallion (the ancestor of Darley) single-handedly stopping an impending flood and saving his family.

Guardian: Zeus

Rarity: 5

Areo: The Areo tribe lives in the mountains and along the coast. Whenever they visit other tribes, lightning and storms follow. Areons' love for lightning and storms was bestowed upon them by Odin after being touched by their gentle heavenly nature.

Guardian: Odin

Rarity: 4

Hayato: Originally from Earth, their heroic deeds caught the attention of Amaterasu. Hayato saved a nation from a great disaster, after which Amaterasu decided to take Hayato to a paradise for horses: the Cowherd Star.

Guardian: Amaterasu

Rarity: 3

Genesis Horses

Genesis horses are considered the purest breed in the DarleyGo universe. According to the game setting, they cannot be obtained through breeding. There are only 33,000 Genesis horses in the game, which will be distributed over 5 years. Lineage also plays a role in the composition of Genesis horses. Among the 33,000 Genesis horses, 60% are from the Hayato lineage, 30% from the Areo lineage, and only 10% from the elusive Darley lineage.

Genesis Horse Distribution System

The total supply of Genesis horses is fixed, with different percentages for each lineage. Among the 33,000 Genesis horses, 60% are from the Hayato lineage, 30% from the Areo lineage, and only 10% from the Darley lineage.

For our first NFT distribution event, we will release 40% of the Darley Genesis horses, 35% of the Hayato Genesis horses, and 25% of the Areo Genesis horses. As a way to thank our forever-loving and dedicated community and early supporters, we will release a majority of the rarest Darley Genesis horses in this NFT distribution event. This means that fewer Darley Genesis horses will be released to players over the next 5 years.

Due to limited supply, the release and distribution of Genesis horses will decrease over time. Since the supply of Genesis horses is fixed (33,000), the demand for Genesis horses is expected to increase over time, especially considering their advantages over other non-Genesis horses. We anticipate that as players begin to seek Genesis horses to breed stronger horses, Genesis horses will become more valuable in the coming years.

Burn Mechanism

Given the anticipated user growth over the next five years, we will introduce a horse burn system as a means to control the growth in numbers and ensure the overall quality of the horses. Starting from the second year, the available burn amount will increase year by year.

Players may breed inferior horses and then choose to "burn" them in exchange for special tokens or other in-game NFT assets.

It is predicted that in the first two years, the total number of horses on the platform will grow at an average rate of 200% per year. By the end of the second year, the total number of horses is expected to be about 25 times that of the beginning of the year. After five years, the number of horses on the platform is expected to reach around 500,000, representing an approximate growth of 4900% compared to the initial number.

DarleyGo aims to help non-crypto gamers leap into the crypto world through the P2E game model and exciting horse racing gameplay. As the horse burn mechanism is fully implemented, the game will enter a fully stable phase, and its exponential growth will gradually weaken in the fourth year. DarleyGo will continue to develop in a more controllable and stable manner, providing a safe and stable environment for players and the community in the future.

Start Your Journey Now

After the 5-year release period of Genesis horses, the gaming platform is expected to accommodate around 500,000 horses. These will consist of the original Genesis horses and their bred offspring. Acquiring Genesis horses early is the most beneficial and can maximize the breeding or racing opportunities for horses.