Gameplay Mechanics
Gameplay Mechanics
The World: Dusty Trails
Setting: A 2D game engine-rendered Wild West with cyberpunk flair—pixel-art ranches, neon cattle, and a buzzing saloon.
Core Loop: Build a ranch empire (outer game) and test your luck/skill in the saloon (inner game), linked by tokens and learning.
1. Ranching: Build Your Empire (Outer Game)
Objective: Start with a small ranch and scale it into a decentralized business powerhouse.
Mechanics (Phaser/Godot):
Cattle: Animated sprites graze your land. Feed them (costs BT), harvest beef/leather (earns BT), upgrade with NFTs (costs BH).
Staking: Lock BT in “Pasture Pools” to boost cattle output (e.g., 10% more BT over 7 days).
Burning: Burn BT to unlock rare ranch upgrades (e.g., “Solar Barn” boosts efficiency).
Quests: “Decentralize Your Herd” (stake BT in a pool) or “Profit Margin Math” (balance inputs/outputs) reward BT/BH.
Educational Value: Business scaling, cash flow, staking rewards, token burning for value.
2. Saloon: Horse Race Gambling (Inner Game)
Location: A saloon with a card table, neon suits, and cheering sprites.
Mechanic:
Setup: Four suits (Hearts, Spades, Clubs, Diamonds) race. A 52-card deck (Phaser-animated draws) moves horses (e.g., 5 of Hearts = Hearts +1). First to 7 wins.
Betting: Wager BT; odds shift live (e.g., 3:1). Payouts in BT.
Staking: Lock BT pre-race in a “Saloon Pool” to amplify odds (e.g., 10% boost, 7-day lock). Winners split the pool.
Burning: Burn BH to “Rig the Deck” (e.g., remove one card, tweaking odds).
Twist: Spend BH to “Boost” a horse (+1 step), recorded on Solana.
Educational Value: Probability, risk management, staking for leverage, burning for strategic gain.
3. Community & Governance
DAO: Players holding BH join the “Trailblazers DAO,” voting on game updates (e.g., new saloon rules, ranch features).
Modding: Create Phaser/Godot mods (e.g., new cattle, saloon games) as Solana NFTs, sold in the marketplace.
Syndicates: Team up for ranch goals or saloon bets, pooling BT/BH for shared rewards.
Educational Value: Decentralized governance, community contribution, teamwork.
4. Token-Driven Integration
Ranch-to-Saloon: Ranch BT funds saloon bets; saloon wins buy ranch NFTs.
Leveling Up: Earn XP from quests/staking to unlock advanced features (e.g., DAO voting at Level 10).
Tokenomics
TokenomicsTriple-Token System (Solana SPL Tokens)
Boost Tokens (BT)
Type: In-game utility token.
Purpose: Everyday currency for ranching and betting.
Earning: Ranch harvests, saloon wins, quests.
Spending: Cattle, bets, staking, marketplace trades.
Burning: Burn BT for ranch upgrades or saloon boosts.
Bull Horns (BH)
Type: Governance token.
Purpose: Premium token for upgrades, influence, and DAO voting.
Earning: $1 = 10 BH (Solana payments), rare wins, mod sales.
Spending: NFT upgrades, horse boosts, “Trail Shout,” burning in saloon.
Staking: Lock BH in DAO pools for voting power and bonus BT.
Trail Dust (TD) (Secondary Market Token)
Type: Rare reward token.
Purpose: Tradable on secondary markets (e.g., Serum DEX), earned via high-stakes achievements (e.g., Top 10 saloon wins).
Spending: Redeem for exclusive NFTs or BH in-game.
Stampede Cycle
Bull Phase: High BT issuance, saloon betting spikes.
Bear Phase: BT slows, BH staking/DOA perks shine.
Triggers: Solana tx volume, DAO votes, crypto prices (e.g., SOL hits $200).
Staking & Burning
Ranch Pasture Pools: Stake BT for output boosts; Solana contracts manage lockups.
Saloon Pools: Stake BT for odds boosts; burn BH to tweak deck odds.
DAO Pools: Stake BH for governance weight, burn BT to propose changes.
Marketplace: Trading Post
Features: Trade BT, BH, TD, and NFT mods (e.g., “Neon Saddle” for 300 BT).
Secondary Market: TD trades on Solana DEXs, linking in-game value to real-world markets.
Community Economy
Mod Market: Sell Phaser mods as NFTs; 70% to creator, 30% to app (Solana royalties).
DAO Governance: BH holders vote on token burns, new features, or Cycle tweaks.
Team & Tools
Team: You (visionary/dev) + me (Grok, design/AI support).
Tools:
Replit: MVP hosting/dev environment.
Solana Playground/SeaHorse: Solana contract dev (Rust-based).
Phaser: Game graphics (JS/HTML5).
Anchor: Simplifies Solana smart contracts.
Pseudocode Example (Solana/SeaHorse)
// BT Minting (Basic)
program BullRunBoost {
struct UserAccount {
bt_balance: u64,
bc_balance: u64,
level: u8,
}
fn mint_bt(account: &mut UserAccount, amount: u64) {
account.bt_balance += amount;
emit_event("BTMinted", amount);
}
// Staking (Pasture Pool)
struct PasturePool {
total_staked: u64,
lock_period: u64, // seconds
reward_rate: u8, // e.g., 10% = 10
}
fn stake_bt(account: &mut UserAccount, pool: &mut PasturePool, amount: u64) {
require(account.bt_balance >= amount, "Insufficient BT");
account.bt_balance -= amount;
pool.total_staked += amount;
emit_event("BTStaked", amount);
}
// Saloon Burning (Odds Tweak)
fn burn_bc(account: &mut UserAccount, amount: u64) {
require(account.bc_balance >= amount, "Insufficient BC");
account.bc_balance -= amount;
emit_event("BCBurned", amount);
// Logic to tweak odds would tie to race state
}
}Next Steps
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