Holo everyone!
Finally, some official updates we can share with the community as we're getting closer to a private alpha of our first game!
Set a referrer is going away
First up, we're adding some new login and signup features to the website. With this addition we will be sunsetting the feature to set a earlier registered account as someone who referred you after you've already registered your account. This means that the feature discussed and announced in this post, will soon be removed from the website.
We wanted to give everyone a fair shot at setting users who got them to the website as their referrer before we had the referral system in place and this is now your last chance to place someone if you haven't yet on the website. You can do so by clicking on your profile picture on holozing.com:
and then clicking on "set referrer". Read the post linked above for more details and info.
This change means that the only way to get referrals from now on is by bringing new users to sign up to our website through keychain and shortly after other methods.
Email Newsletter
We are currently also working on giving users the option to set an email on their account, this will be strictly used for updates and news about @holozing.
Real life can sometimes get in the way of browsing Hive, Reddit, or other socials we're on where we may post updates so by adding an email to your account, we'll use that method to send out newsletters when new official posts are out and hopefully soon our public alpha and Vial sales!
Poshtoken will also be sponsoring some zing rewards for users verifying their email which will let you claim staked zing when you do so.
Updating our DEX on the inventory page
Our inventory page has been quite lackluster for some time and we now have many more creatures in our roster!
With the upcoming release of Vial sales (starter packs) and the ability to open them, it's time to update this page so users can better find the creatures and items they have.
The creatures will be given an ID number as a library of our creature collection and listed in a more compact style compared to the image above. Once the game is in beta and everyone starts playing, the list will mostly be gray apart from creatures you own through starter packs. As you then start encountering wild creatures it'll show more info about them on the inventory page and upon capturing a creature its field will light up, give it color, and allow the field to be click-able.
Here's an example of the creature field that will be in the list of all creatures we have:
The border color will be gray when starting out if you don't own the creature yet and will receive the color of the highest rarity creature in your inventory. For complete newcomers, the number may be the only thing visible but as you progress and encounter these creatures in the wild or in PvP, it'll include the image and name and its creature-type symbol.
Upon capturing a specific creature it'll enable the field to be clicked on, which will then open the Holozing Card to the right showcasing the full view of the creature and the card you're holding it in. In this space we will also let players scroll through different cards to see all versions of this creature they hold and give you info on their stat rarities and current HP, creature ID, creature move ability points, etc.
More soulbound rewards incoming!
We are currently also working on additional soulbound rewards along our first one that players were able to claim and was announced here. One of them will be to reward contributions to our ecosystem as can be seen on this list with an achievement that can be claimed once an account passes a certain threshold.
The contribution page currently tracks all zing earned, delegation, staking and collection but we have plans on splitting that up at some point while allowing the "total amount of zing" to also be visible. This sets us up to also create different kind of achievements that contributors can aim for to get.
Another upcoming achievement we'll announce at a later date!
Big thank you to all our contributors so far, the project wouldn't have gotten as far as it has without you!
@zingtoken voting changes
Up to this moment the @zingtoken account has mainly voted on posts within the Holozing community while placing overlap voting power on @hbd.funder comments. This will slightly change moving forward in preparation for a partnership announcement yet to be made. We will be casting some additional votes on exceptional posts nominated by curators in the Hive Gaming community.
Stay tuned for more updates regarding that, soon!
We have postponed Vial sales for some time now since we wanted to make sure the game we're working on is as close to complete as possible before asking our players to spend money on in-game assets through the starter packs. We hope that with the game being closer to being playable it'll give people a reason to purchase starter packs and earn some zing through collection rewards while waiting for the beta release. We'll make another post shortly discussing changes in delegation and collection rewards in time for our Vial sale.
As with most projects in and around Hive, the markets have lately caused for some extra delays and forced us to focus on certain things while postponing other developments. We are happy to announce that we're getting very close to a private alpha where we'll be inviting a few testers over to help us balance the game and find major bugs, while then opening the alpha up to more people to fine-tune further bugs and balancing to prepare for the beta.
We do thank you for your patience and bearing with us through these times!
Stay tuned by following us on Hive @holozing
Official Hive community:
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Official pages on web2:
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I'm really excited about the public beta and the vial sales! I’d love to get email updates since I can’t always be on Hive. I check my email several times a day at work, and it’s a great way to take a break by looking at non-work emails.
These are awesome news and updates. I hope you give a good amount of heads up before releasing the soulbound rewards/achievements. I can be a bit of a completionist at times, so I want to try to get them as soon as they're up. Will the private testers get an achievement?
We might give them some kind of badge since it's not open to everyone and then stick with achievements to those who tried the alpha. So the badge may be more related towards helping early on and not incur zing rewards and we can award it to bug finders etc but then a more broad alpha testing achievement which may give zing rewards to anyone who tested the public alpha and then beta!
Oh that's cool then. I was afraid that a special zing earning achievement will be given to the few private testers. A badge just for show is a pretty nice idea though.
Any timeframe for Vial sales yet? Do I remember correctly it was $20 per one?
Yes, they'll be $20 per vial. We have a big selection of starter items that people will find helpful for the game along with collectibles and items for the game at a later time-frame and with a starter creature that's limited to the vials only. Not to mention you'll be earning zing for your collection rewards from opened Vials as well as closed Vials before beta launches where collection rewards will then include captured creatures and crafted items!
I can wait playing the public beta ;) Thanks!
Is there a chance to be an alpha tester?
Definitely in Q4! Our main focus right now is getting the game in private alpha as there's quite a bit of work in terms of balancing and adding healer items while deciding what the max level will be for the beta.
Awesome looking forward to the rollout of those exclusive rewards soon! Keeps us a little more motivated and eager for when the game releases.
These updates are really exciting. I'm especially looking forward to seeing the new inventory page and the upcoming soulbound rewards, and of course... can't wait for the private alpha to drop!
Thanks for the update!
Just a suggestion on the colours, I think there might be players who are colourblind, so having some differentiating symbols/labels/icons together with the colours would help.
Sure, though that sounds like something we'll add later along with different translations to the site and game.
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Glad to hear things are coming along, no rush, we are a patient bunch!
I can't wait to see the new interface and test the achievements system. I'm also looking forward to receiving the email verification reward.
It may well be the game that encourages PlayToEarn fans to switch to Hive.
I think we may be aiming for collect2earn or potentially burn2earn as well, the other has kind of gotten a bad rep in the past years.
This last one I tried on MOBOX and its ecosystem. I can agree that in some parts for beginners it's a bit frustrating to spend money trying to get a return. But it gets good in some parts like this last one called ChainZ Arena MOBOX.
You should check it out.
This is the sound of good news🥰
Holozing is a gaming project on hive and I so believe in it strongly. I haven't engage in any crypto gaming before but this is already calling my interest.
Hope you test it when it's out!
I will certainly test it! I've been trying to get along with Splinterlands but couldn't pull through but this I want to really tap into the gaming adventure
All in all I think the holojing community continues to care for animals and find new extinct animals. Along with that we are all making more efforts to decorate these animals with new and extraordinary feelings. It will be easy to find all the animals present here with a table or an extraordinary page. We are very happy and inspired to hear and read the New Testament. The effort to find animals better will be truly remarkable when new animals arrive. We cannot remember many animals at that time. Just doing it and being devoted to the animals, will fill us with more joy. Such systems and rules make it easy to find animals. Big thanks to the @holozing community for sharing the awesome vibes with the awesome rules
I am loving this new updates that is been rolling out and I believe more is coming
The truth is that without the help of all the collaborators of the #Holozing project we would not have gotten this far with the game updates. As for referrals, it is an excellent idea to know who are the users who have collaborated the most in bringing new players
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The updates regarding the public beta and vial sales are exciting. I think many players will prefer receiving information via email, as they can't constantly be on Hive. I believe in the game and hope for more updates and news when they are available.
This is really a great update. The information about the game's alpha closure has sparked interest in our work. This update will boost the growth of the holojing community by managing everything and fair distribution of holojing votes. Many good wishes from my side.
I love this types of new update and development. I am really excited ahead to what it has to bring again very soon much more
This is serious. That means there are things I have to do now in preparation for the game
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It's been a loooooong bear market but looking forward to this game so much!