Star Atlas just rolled out its first playable demo, plus its developer released tools to help other studios bring games to Solana.
All of the game functionality will be available through both versions, but the Epic Games Store version will require a gaming-capable PC to run. He said that other builders could also take the kit and extend it to other networks, such as Star Atlas is currently only offering access to people who own the NFTs: they can earn an access key by owning a ship and joining one of Star Atlas’ in-game factions. The Foundation Software Development Kit (F-KIT) is an open-source SDK that lets Unreal Engine 5 developers integrate the Solana blockchain, letting users sign transactions to complete in-game actions. Eager players won’t have to wait that long to get a small taste, however: a limited demo has just been released via the Epic Games Store. It lets Star Atlas NFT owners explore a 3D environment and view the ships and vehicles in which they've invested.
PRNewswire/ -- Star Atlas, a next-gen gaming experience with triple-A game design and visuals powered by Unreal Engine 5 – built on the Solana blockchain –.
Dan Park, General Counsel at ATMTA, Inc., commented on the Star Atlas DAO: "The Sustainable Governance Framework for the Star Atlas DAO reflects a community-first and community-driven ethos. Featuring a gripping tale with high-quality art, this first-of-its-kind metaverse graphic novel is being released to the community in individual chapters that follow the story development and will be available for reading on the Star Atlas website as well as in the Showroom at a later date. Matt Sorg, Head of Partner Engineering of the Solana Foundation, commented on the Foundation SDK launch: "Star Atlas is a pioneer that is bolstering the entire Solana ecosystem. Jon Gottfried, Co-Founder of Major League Hacking, commented on the project: "We see a lot of developers that are passionate about web3, and they've been clamoring for a project in the gaming space — now we can give them the best of both worlds. Danny Floyd, Co-Founder and CPO of ATMTA, Inc., commented on the Pre-Alpha Demo: "With this first Pre-Alpha module released on the Epic Games Store, Star Atlas continues to pave the way for mass adoption of Web3 gaming. These events will be followed by additional product releases throughout the next months, with more to be announced on the Over the course of 12 weeks, 4 emerging developers will pair up with the Star Atlas development team to expand the use cases supported by the Foundation SDK. Much like the recently announced POLIS Locking, players can now lock their ATLAS tokens for up to five years. By sharing with developers worldwide, Star Atlas is making it easier than ever for studios to build on the You can obtain an access key to the Pre-Alpha demo by joining the Star Atlas metaverse, selecting a faction, choosing your ship and enrolling it in your faction's fleet to be eligible for a key. It instantly renders the open metaverse accessible to hundreds of millions of new entrants and enables anyone to build immersive experiences themselves, creating more opportunities through digital ownership and by giving game studios and publishers the ability to integrate the Solana blockchain into high-quality projects built using Unreal Engine." We're excited to bring our triple-A quality blockchain game to the Epic Games Store, and we can't wait to see web3 gaming become mainstream."