In a recent announcement, the Space Nation team revealed a 10-week airdrop event coinciding with the commencement of its closed beta phase for Space Nation Online, the PC-based space MMORPG. This event aims to engage players and enhance the overall gaming experience by offering exclusive rewards and incentives.

With vast futuristic worlds, complex characters, and intricate narratives, Space Nation Inc. is taking the beloved space opera genre to new heights with Space Nation Online, in partnership with Immutable (IMX), built on Immutable zkEVM and powered by Polygon. In this article, you will learn about the airdrop event, how to collect valuable $OIK shards and the team's ambitious plans for its expansive IP.

10 Million $OIK Tokens

During the 10-week event, players holding Alpha Gate and or Prime Navigator NFTs will receive daily distributions of $OIK shards. These shards can be accumulated throughout the event and later exchanged for $OIK tokens at a ratio of 10:1. The $OIK tokens serve as the primary currency within the Space Nation ecosystem, adding value to the gameplay experience.

The total prize pool for the event amounts to an impressive 10 million $OIK tokens, providing ample opportunities for players to earn rewards. Additionally, players can utilize Space Nation Online's membership platform, Logistikos, to access game missions, and activities, and track their progress and points throughout the event duration.

The event commenced with phase 1 on April 8th, focusing on the accumulation of OIK shards. Phase 2 of the event will introduce social events, with regular announcements to keep players engaged and excited about the upcoming activities.

Players interested in participating in the 10-week airdrop event and exploring the Space Nation Online universe can stay updated through the event website here, where further details and announcements will be provided.

More About Space Nation Inc?

Space Nation Inc. was founded by game industry veterans Tony Tang and Jerome Wu, alongside acclaimed movie director Roland Emmerich and media entrepreneur Marco Weber. The four founders recently celebrated the reveal of a broader IP strategy in which Space Nation Online, the MMORPG heart of the franchise, will be complemented by spin-off games, animated shorts, and a TV series. 

What is Space Nation Online?

Space Nation Online is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) driven by a sprawling space opera narrative and set in the fictional Telikos Cluster, a deep space frontier inhabited by a multispecies lineup of builders, fighters, and survivors. As starship captains, players embark on adventure-filled journeys in which they’ll face deadly pirates, navigate perilous environments, and uncover mysteries and riches. 

Along the way, they’ll also find opportunities to acquire and upgrade their spacecraft, recruit new crew members, and colonize uncharted planets. They must also learn how to interact with rival factions as well as mine, produce, and trade resources, which are realized as NFTs.

Conflict takes many forms in Space Nation Online’s war-torn Telikos Cluster, with epic space battles that offer different kinds of gameplay, including player vs. environment (PvE), player vs. player (PvP), or guild vs. guild vs. environment (GvGvE) matches.

Why Immutable?

With Space Nation Online’s cosmic journey bringing unique tokenomics, NFT, and governance designs, Immutable provides the ideal environment to make this happen. “Immutable zkEVM is our platform of choice for Space Nation Online, as it combines Ethereum security with EVM compatibility, scalability, and cost-efficiency while also prioritizing ease of use for players who wish to fully embrace the in-game economy,” said the Space Nation Team.

Immutable zkEVM, Immuatbles EVM-compatible zk-rollup technology, allows Space Nation developers and users to leverage custom smart contract support, advanced gameplay mechanics and tokenomics, and a cheaper, secure, and frictionless trading experience.

The team added: “Our vision for Space Nation Online is to achieve significant scale and high liquidity in the long run, which necessitates a stable and secure solution to empower in-game prosperity for our players. By leveraging Immutable zkEVM, we can ensure long-term stability, sustainability, and prosperity within the game.”

Impressive $50M Invested

Space Nation Inc. has received substantial backing from its partners and venture capitalists, with an impressive $50 million already invested in the game’s development. Notable investors such as Foresight Ventures, Lighthouse Capital, SevenX Ventures, HashKey Capital, Arcane Group, Initiate Capital, JDAC Capital, Assembly Partners, and Cristian Manea have contributed to the project.

The Space Nation Inc. team also recently announced a collaboration between celebrated filmmaker Roland Emmerich, known for classics like Independence Day, and game creator Jerome Wu, to introduce the MMORPG, Space Nation Online, at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2024 in San Francisco.

Newest Features

Zero-G Challenge

You can open the PVP menu in the space station by clicking the bottom right button or using the shortcut keys. Choose your preferred mode and match with other players. Please note that you’ll need to spend tickets to participate in PVP matches. As a reward, you can win a valuable token that can be exchanged for rare prizes in the PVP shop.

The first open mode is the Daily Personal Match — Death Match (Free-for-all mode). In this mode, players will fight individually to defeat as many enemies as possible within a limited time or be the first to reach the specified kill count for that match.

This mode will feature three levels of competition: Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced. Different levels of competition correspond to different ticket costs, meaning that higher rewards can be obtained upon victory.

Closed Beta Testing

The new testing version is available to select individuals in the form of a closed beta. This test is planned to last for three weeks. The game will include all the new content mentioned here for players to experience.

Participating in the Prime Navigator points ranking list event of Logistikos and accumulating 20,000 points will qualify you for the Closed Beta test. If you are a holder of Alpha Gate, EFES, or Prime Navigator, you will automatically receive testing eligibility.

Final Thoughts

The team says: "We hope to provide participating testers with an extraordinary multiplayer space gaming experience through this test. At the same time, we aim to test the stability of the economic cycle under the complete game loop and identify and address any potential issues related to the gameplay experience and network stability."

With over three years of development, only exciting milestones lie ahead after a successful alpha test of the game in August 2023, followed by a full functional closed beta. For more information on how Space Nation and Immutable are launching an out-of-this-world space opera MMORPG, follow along on Twitter and Discord.

This article was inspired by an original blog post, you can read the original write-up here for more information.