Star Atlas is taking the first steps towards a full game launch after announcing a playable demo of its space exploration game on the Epic Games store. Called Star Atlas Showroom, the demo is powered by Unreal Engine 5. It will allow fans to experience the Star Atlas world and future gameplay in a 3D environment. The playable demo was revealed at 426LIVE: NYK, a product update event broadcast live on Twitch. 426LIVE: NYK also featured several other reveals, all of which will be discussed later in this post.
Star Atlas showroom: what’s it all about?
Star Atlas is perhaps one of the most anticipated blockchain games in the world today. Built on the Solana blockchain, the ultimate goal of the game is to create appeal for both professional gamers who want to make money and traditional gamers who just want to have fun.
So far, blockchain gaming has seen some incredible milestones. But the launch of the Star Atlas Showroom represents the first big step towards a full launch. The Showroom essentially gives Star Atlas spaceship owners a chance to see their ships in a limited 3D world of Star Atlas Meta.
It will be available to both NFT-supported ship owners and the Star Atlas community at large. However, for non-NFT owners, access to the Star Atlas Showroom will only be open to a select few.
There is already a non-NFT spaceship in the Showroom where non-NFT owners can still explore.
To access the Showroom, users must go to their profile on the Star Atlas website. There they will find a unique game key.
Once they have it, they simply need to go to Epic Games Store, download the showroom launcher and redeem the unique game key. This will give players access to a 3D Star Atlas meta where they can see their spaceships and other vehicles.
Star Alas Showroom: Collaboration with Epic Games and Future Plans
The launch of Star Atlas: Showroom on Epic Games represents a big step forward for the space exploration game to appeal to traditional gamers.
At a press briefing shortly after the 426LIVE: NYK event, Michael Wagner, CEO and co-founder of Star Atlas, said that, for now, the collaboration with Epic Games is only about using the Unreal Engine 5 in the game.
Michael Wagner, however, did not rule out the possibility of future collaborations with Epic Games, but could not comment specifically at this time.
As for future plans, Wagner noted that ultimately the goal is to create a game that can appeal to both professional gamers and traditional gamers who want to play for fun.
However, the Star Atlas CEO noted that it is still early in the development phase to start offering the Solana-based game to traditional gamers.
The Star Atlas team also indicated during the briefing that the Showroom will be highly secure and that more audits will be conducted in the future.
426LIVE: NYK: Other highlights
The Star Atlas Showroom launch stole the show, no doubt. But the 426LIVE: NYK event was rich with several other important revelations. The first notable presentation focused on sustainable governance as Star Atlas moves toward full decentralization.
According to the presentation by Dan Park, Star Atlas’ General Counsel, the governance framework will have several key aspects, each with its own governance guideline. The first aspect will be the Treasury.
The Treasury DAO will require Polis holders to vote on how the Treasury is managed. It will also make decisions on the game’s monetary policy, as well as branding and development.
There will also be a constitution for Star Atlas. The constitution will be written with full community input, and will codify the values and principles of Star Atlas.
In addition, in order to increase community participation as much as possible, Star Atlas will also incorporate boards as part of the governance. The boards will be elected representatives of the community. In fact, details on the first council elections will be released in the coming weeks.
Finally, the heart of the governance framework will be the Star Atlas Foundation. The purpose of the foundation is to enforce decisions made by the DAO. It will not be involved in the decision-making process.
