Dark Country: 2024 Highlights and Plans for 2025

Dark Country
3 min readJan 7, 2025

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As we reflect on an eventful year for Dark Country, we’re excited to share the milestones achieved in 2024 and unveil our ambitious plans for 2025. Here’s a comprehensive look at what’s been accomplished and what’s next for the game and its community.

2024 Achievements

Mobile Platform Expansion

  • Android App Completion: The Android app was successfully launched, enabling mobile players to immerse themselves in the world of Dark Country.

In-Game Enhancements

  • Introduction of Gold: Gold, a new in-game(soft) currency, was introduced to simplify transactions and cater to crypto and non-crypto players.
  • Daily Progression System: A daily rewards and quest system was implemented, significantly boosting player engagement and retention.
  • New UI: Our team did a complete overhaul of our UI to make it simpler to use
  • Lonesome Road: Accumulate XP to progress through levels, each with its rewards.
  • Ways to earn XP:

Playing ranked PvP games

Tournaments

Daily Rewards

Competitive Play

Season 1:

The inaugural season brought structured competitive play, complete with dynamic leaderboards and substantial rewards:

Prize Pools for first season leaderboard:

  • USD: $2,800
  • SDM: Approximately $1,000 worth of SDM
  • Packs: 200
  • Top 3 Seasonal Rewards:
  • 1st Place: 30 packs, $500, $200 worth of SDM, and the Golden Seasonal Victory Card Back.
  • 2nd Place: 25 packs, $400, $150 worth of SDM, and the Silver Seasonal Victory Card Back.
  • 3rd Place: 20 packs, $300, $120 worth of SDM, and the Bronze Seasonal Victory Card Back.
  • XP Rewards: Players earned experience points (XP) through battles, quests, and milestones, enhancing their progression.

Season 2: Enhanced Progression and Rewards

Building on the success of Season 1, Season 2 introduced several upgrades:

  • Shortened Duration: The season spanned two months, making competition more intense.
  • Unique Limited Cards: Exclusive cards were added, available only during the season to increase reward value.
  • Revamped XP System: Adjustments to the experience system provided a smoother progression curve.
  • Ranked Win: 500 XP
  • Ranked Loss: 250 XP
  • Casual Win: 125 XP

Adjusted Rewards:

  • 1st Place: 15 packs, $250, and the Golden Seasonal Victory Card Back.
  • 2nd Place: 12 packs, $200, and the Silver Seasonal Victory Card Back.
  • 3rd Place: 10 packs, $150, and the Bronze Seasonal Victory Card Back.

Partnerships and Collaborations

  • Aptos Blockchain Integration: With support from a grant, we launched a new collection and began planning full lands gameplay on the Aptos blockchain.
  • Broader Partnerships: Collaborations with Wombat, Ultra Arena, and other platforms enriched the game’s ecosystem.
  • HandCash colaboration: Our team launced Сursed collection on the HandCash platform!

Community Engagement

  • Tournaments: Six tournaments held in Q4 offered players opportunities to showcase their skills and win exciting rewards.
  • Daily NFT Rewards: An NFT reward system was introduced, incentivizing active players and strengthening community involvement.

Plans for 2025

We’re not stopping here. The upcoming year promises even more exciting developments:

  • WEB Version of the Game: Expanding accessibility by launching a browser-based version of Dark Country.
  • iOS Version: Catering to Apple users with the release of an iOS app.
  • User Onboarding to Mobile Platforms: Accelerating efforts to transition more players to mobile experiences.
  • New Cards for the Next Season: Fresh and innovative cards are being developed to keep gameplay exciting and dynamic.
  • Enhanced Quests structure

Larger Partnership with Immutable:

  • Collaborating with Immutable to update game design, improve onboarding, and introduce collections to Immutable ZkEVM
  • Utilizing Immutable Passport to reach over 2 million new players.

Looking Forward

Dark Country is committed to evolving its gameplay, competitive structure, and community engagement. With new platforms, partnerships, and features on the horizon, 2025 is set to be an even bigger year for the game and its players.

Join us on this journey and be part of the Dark Country adventure as we continue to grow and innovate!

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