Unfolding Chapter 2: What's New in Pixels

Playcore Gaming Guide

In Chapter 2 of Pixels, big changes are happening that make the game more exciting and sustainable for land owners, free-to-play players, and guild owners. Let’s dive in!

Resource Gathering

Chapter 2 introduces a revamped resource gathering system. Previously, players could collect resources on available lands based on individual factors such as energy, inventory, etc. In Chapter 2, resource gathering has been capped per land, with each plot having a limited capacity for generating resources.This means that players must now strategically choose where to farm based on the types of resources they need and collaborate with other players to optimize this strategy. More on that in the Guild section!

Crafting
With the impending release, each industry, crafting table, or piece of soil can only be utilized by one player at a time- unlike in the current set up where multiple players can use equipment and fixtures to craft recipes at the same time. Multi-crafting and queuing of multiple recipes in one go will also be made available but the player must unlock this by leveling up their skills or by using $PIXEL.

Leveling Up Your Tools, Resources, and Speck of Land

Similar to games like Minecraft, players will now need to upgrade their tools. Tools will have durability, meaning they will degrade over time with use and will need to be repaired or replaced. 

Resources in Chapter 2 will also be tiered (ranging from Common to Legendary), with each resource serving a specific purpose within the game.

With the revamp of the resource gathering system, your speck and other free-to-play lands will still allow you to farm resources, albeit these resources being lower tiered. In order to unlock higher-tier or top resources, players will need to upgrade their speck and farm in NFT lands or guilded farms.

The Importance of Joining a Guild

Joining a guild is super important! With Chapter 2, the guild system is now more deeply intertwined with the game’s core loop. A guild can dictate which members are allowed to farm resources on their lands. This will be according to the guild’s ranks and permissions, which are in turn dictated by the leaders of the guild. Guild leaders assign roles and permissions to members, dictating their access to resources, storage chests, or guild chats within the game.

Players interested in joining a guild can go to their Dashboard and select a Guild to watchlist. Joining a watchlist is free and allows players to express their interest in joining a specific guild or guilds. Yes, you can watchlist as many guilds as you want! A player can join multiple guilds but there can only be one active guild at a time per player.

In Chapter 2, players can buy guild memberships using $PIXEL. The more players want to buy into a guild, the higher the membership price is. Note that a 5% tax on the purchase and sale of these memberships will be divided between the guild and Pixels. In case the player wants out of the guild, the player can do so and sell their membership.

Chapter 2 is all about teamwork and making the game more fun and sustainable in the long run. By joining a guild and farming smart, you can have a great time and become even better at Pixels!