{"id":21815,"date":"2023-09-01T19:37:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T19:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/nft\/yugas-otherside-gears-up-for-legends-of-the-mara-open-beta-launch\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T19:37:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T19:37:50","slug":"yugas-otherside-gears-up-for-legends-of-the-mara-open-beta-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/nft\/yugas-otherside-gears-up-for-legends-of-the-mara-open-beta-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Yuga’s Otherside Gears Up for ‘Legends of the Mara’ Open Beta Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yuga Labs announced that it will be debuting the open beta for its upcoming Otherside metaverse game, Legends of the Mara, sometime in September. Yuga first demoed Legends of the Mara to a small group of Otherdeed holders in July.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

First announced in March 2022, Otherside continues to represent the largest expansion of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) universe, serving as an MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) that is directly linked to the BAYC ecosystem. Tapping into virtual land ownership, Otherside enables players to own virtual land, authenticated through their Otherdeed NFTs, to then explore an open-world game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Legends of the Mara, a 2D web-based game, is rooted in the Otherside metaverse world, where members leverage their Otherdeed NFTs alongside a new NFT that will allow them to farm sediments, hatch their vessels, and fight something called \u201cThe Shattered\u201d \u2013 with the goal of placing as high as possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Next month we release the open beta for LoTM \u2014 and there\u2019s much more to come. We\u2019ve partnered with @farawaygg<\/a> and are building a major expansion in Unity. But we want to get an early version in the community\u2019s hands now so you can play and provide feedback while we keep building. https:\/\/t.co\/g97MF6f3m8<\/p>\n

\u2014 Othersidemeta (@OthersideMeta) August 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

X user Hunter Solaire<\/a> provided a comprehensive breakdown of how the game is structured and what it looks like.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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After turning players into millionaires Yuga is ready to take over web3 gaming once again<\/p>\n

How to get ready for Legends of the Mara \ud83e\uddf5 pic.twitter.com\/eUtQ0Eiln7<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Hunter Solaire \u1d4d\u1d50 (@huntersolaire_) August 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

For Otherdeed NFT holders, their virtual land collectibles offer them two different tiers \u2013 environment tiers and sediment tiers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Environment tiers determine the number of \u201cworkers\u201d you can have, while sediment tiers determine the number of \u201cresources\u201d you produce. However, \u201cworkers\u201d also have tiers of their own \u2013 Koda, Mara (hunters, farmers, enchanters), and Kodamara (evolved Mara).<\/p>\n

Credit: @huntersolaire_<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In its announcement, Yuga also said that the game will \u201cevolve over the coming months\u201d and that its Otherdeed NFT holders will also receive a variety of rewards closer to the game\u2019s public launch.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Michael Figge, Yuga\u2019s Chief Creative Officer, told nft now in July that Otherside represents \u201ca home for all communities to be able to build things that resonate with their own communities.\u201d He said that when you go into other metaverse worlds, it offers a \u201cpretty empty experience\u201d and that hinders genuine interest from people who do want to explore these digital worlds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He emphasized that another significant factor in showcasing the community\u2019s trust in Yuga\u2019s products centers around its IP licensing mechanisms that generally allow BAYC holders to monetize their PFPs \u2013 now encapsulated by its \u201cMade by Apes\u201d platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In July, Yuga acquired the metaverse startup Roar Studios to help push the ongoing development of Otherside. <\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s note: This article was written by an nft now staff member in collaboration with OpenAI\u2019s GPT-4.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n