Mirandus is an upcoming blockchain fantasy, massively multiplayer role-playing game (MMORPG) being developed by Gala Games. Mirandus is set to be an open-world game where players enter the wilderness and earn their fortune of their own accord.
Elite, playable NFT characters went on sale in December 2021, and most are sold out at the time of writing. However, no official release date for the game has been announced.
Despite the work that's left, we know much of what's to be expected. Let's take a closer look at this highly anticipated game to see what the fuss is about.
An upcoming fantasy MMORPG by Gala Games, Mirandus allows you to own everything from in-game shops to entire cities. With such a wide range of ownership rights, a thriving game economy is possible for players who want to interact with the community or influence the game world.
Mirandus is going to be an open-world game. This isn't particularly groundbreaking, but the main site notes, "In Mirandus, players have absolute freedom of choice — there are no maps, no quest givers."
In other MMORPGs, such as World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIV, players buy items from NPCs and explore towns built by the game developers. In Mirandus, everything is meant to be controlled and created by the players. Players will essentially run and own most of the game — the cities, buildings, storefronts, you name it.
Items for Mirandus are already on sale at the Gala marketplace and can be bought with GALA and other currencies.
Mirandus will be free to play and won't require the purchase of an NFT to participate. You can buy elite avatars, called exemplar avatars, with special abilities to enhance the gameplay, but they're optional. There will be normal, free avatars to use.
Image source: Mirandus
Offering top-tier, pricey avatars with special abilities sounds a little too "pay to play" and may give a major advantage to paying players, but until the game releases, we're unsure.
Image source: Mirandus
Mirandus' following isn't super impressive — so far. The Mirandus Twitter account has around 6,500 followers and fewer than 200 members on its subreddit. The Gala Games Discord server, though, has over 150,000 members. So while the upcoming game still needs to build some hype, the developers are already working with a solid fan base.
The game isn't out yet, and there's no solid news of a release date. The exemplar avatars were dropped in December 2021, and there was a game test phase that same month. You can buy and hold some in-game NFTs on the Gala market, such as deeds, ships and more.
All decisions will affect Mirandus, meaning your economic, governance and political choices will shape the experiences of other players. This is especially true for anyone who owns deeds, buildings or exemplars, as these gamers will have a large degree of control over how resources are traded or allocated.
While Mirandus will encourage players to choose their own path, one of the main objectives is to get Materium. Materium is a magical essence needed to cast spells and craft equipment, as well as buy and sell NFTs in the game. It doubles as a useful game item for multiple purposes and one of the in-game currencies.
Image source: Mirandus, "Materium"
To progress in Mirandus, you have to interact on a regular basis. For example, by getting your armor repaired or buying supplies for a dungeon. Other players profit from interactions by providing the relevant goods and services.
Set in a massive world ruled by five player-monarchs, Mirandus lets you decide your character's path — whether it be a dungeon-crawler or a famous merchant. If you're more of the explorer-type, you can step into the wilderness to test your skills against monsters or rise through the ranks of a monarch's royal army.
Image source: Mirandus
You don't have to engage in combat to play. Owning a piece of land near a dungeon entrance or on a heavily traveled path allows you to choose which goods or services to provide, and you can profit and play that way.
Most importantly, five player-owned citadels will form cities where owners can create or lead their own factions and levy taxes on trade. Owning land will offer opportunities to earn rewards but will also come with responsibilities such as using supplies like wood, meat or other materials to maintain it.
Image source: Mirandus
GALA, the digital utility token for Gala Games, allows you to make transactions within the Gala Games ecosystem. This makes purchases and sales convenient for players who participate in multiple games. You can use GALA to buy any of the Mirandus NFTs.
GALA does not represent a share of the network nor does it guarantee the user any fees, dividends or revenue from the network.
Another token in Mirandus is called Materium, which can be found in the game. The Materium token can be taken out of Mirandus as an ERC-20 token and sold on secondary markets. It has other uses, including:
GALA is available on nearly every major exchange, but the following ones process the largest volume of GALA daily:
The other token, Materium, is earned through gameplay.
Fees for trading are competitive, though can be high when withdrawing to an external wallet from the exchange.
There is a detailed knowledge base available on how features work, as well as Crypto.com university that teaches about various assets.
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| Deposit Methods | Bank transfer Credit card Cryptocurrency Debit card PayPal Wire transfer Apple Pay Google Pay SWIFT |
|---|---|
| Deposit Fees | None |
| Withdrawal Fees | Cryptocurrency: Fees vary |
| Trading Fees | Maker - 0-0.075% Taker - 0.05-0.075% |
Some potential play-to-earn tactics include:
While playing Mirandus, you can earn Materium, an in-game token. Owning more characters allows you to earn more Materium, but whether a rarer exemplar results in more tokens is unknown.
Being a universe created by the players, Mirandus offers a variety of ownership opportunities depending on the NFT you purchase.
Mirandus NFTs include:
Mirandus NFTs all come with a designated rarity that indicates their size, strength or abilities. A rare exemplar and uncommon deed may be best for a traveling adventurer, while a local merchant may want to own a rare deed and building but worry less about the rarity of their exemplar.
There are six levels of NFT rarity:
Right now, users can buy NFTs directly from Gala. Go to app.gala.games/games/mirandus so see what's for sale. To use the Gala market, you need to create a Gala account (doubles as a wallet), which requires basic setup — username, password, verifying email and setting up two-factor authentication.
The market accepts multiple currencies, including ETH.
Image source: Gala Games market
Gala Games is a fun-first blockchain gaming company that was founded in 2019. Gala Games has over one million users per month across their various crypto applications.
The company has a rockstar team. The current CEO and founder of Gala Games is Eric Schiermeyer. He was a cofounder of MySpace and Zynga (produced Words With Friends, Farmville and more). The lead developer of Gala Games is Michael McCarthy — an experienced game developer that worked on major titles, such as Fable 2 and the Fallout franchise.
The whole Gala Games team boasts amazing experience and expertise in the gaming space. Gala Games is also responsible for crypto applications such as Town Star, Fuzzles and The Walking Dead: Empires.
Mirandus is an ambitious project, to say the least. It has potential and hype behind it, and we're anxious to see more updates and news from Gala Games. There aren't any current plans for a mobile app, and the game will be released on PC and Mac.
Mirandus reminds us of the series Sword Art Online — players owned their own shops and blacksmiths and ran guilds, while others were information brokers or fought on the front lines to clear the game. Much of the world in Sword Art Online was run by players, and in Mirandus, nearly everything in the game is built and run by players.
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