Building a Complex GameFi Project with Smashe from Tales of Elleria

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07/27/23 • 44 min

On this episode, I talk with Smashe from Tales of Elleria.

This is a long-running project in the Treasure Dao ecosystem and it’s had its share of ups and downs. They launched their mint at the height of the last bull run and then launched their game into an absolute extinction-level market collapse.

But they persevered. The Tales of Elleria team built through the bear, suffered, and recovered, from a massive hack on their LP, and have kept building, and having fun, throughout.

We talk about team size and structure for this type of complex GameFi project, managing emotions as a team through the ups and downs, and managing the community through those ups and downs too.

This is a fantastic conversation with tons of learning opportunities for the would-be founder and/or team member. Plus, a good amount of history and insight into the game for the players out there too.

Twitter: @TalesofElleria

Web: https://www.talesofelleria.com/

Smashe's Top 10 Lessons Learned Building Tales of Elleria: https://twitter.com/Smashe__/status/1618600949848866822

Find more from Ready Layer 2 at https://gitsmol.com/podcast

On this episode, I talk with Smashe from Tales of Elleria.

But they persevered. The Tales of Elleria team built through the bear, suffered, and recovered, from a massive hack on their LP, and have kept building, and having fun, throughout.

We talk about team size and structure for this type of complex GameFi project, managing emotions as a team through the ups and downs, and managing the community through those ups and downs too.

Twitter: @TalesofElleria

Web: https://www.talesofelleria.com/

Smashe's Top 10 Lessons Learned Building Tales of Elleria: https://twitter.com/Smashe__/status/1618600949848866822

Find more from Ready Layer 2 at https://gitsmol.com/podcast

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Topics:

The early days (and vibes) of the Treasure DAO and Smolverse communities
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Launching your first NFT project
The Gloomy Doomers NFT project
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The Colony NFT project
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Blender - a free and open source 3D creation suite
Bueno.art - No-code tools for digital collectible creators

Links:

Oblomov on Twitter: @CryptOblomov (with LinkTree)
Gloomy Doomers (Open Sea)
The Colony (Open Sea)
The Colony on Twitter (minting now - link in pinned tweet): @TheColonyNFT_

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Knights of the Ether (KOTE) is coming off of Mydsummer Madness - a very successful launch event for their deck builder game Blightfell.

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Most importantly, it's a story about following your muse and stepping through the doors that open for you as a founder. You never know where you might end up!

Learn more:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KnightsOfTheEth

Web: https://mint.knightsoftheether.com/

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