Friday Development Update: Part 134

zkRace
3 min readMar 29, 2024

The DeRace team has been hard at work, and as another week comes to an end, it’s time to saddle up and take a ride through the progress we’ve made. Join us on this weekly round-up! 🐎🌟

🎮 Free trial mode

Following the establishment of the front-end infrastructure for the Free Trial Mode, our focus has shifted towards in-depth inner-testing. This critical phase allows our development team to thoroughly assess the new user experience, pinpointing any potential areas of confusion, usability challenges, or technical issues that could detract from the player’s initial engagement with the demo.

The goal is to refine and perfect every aspect of the Free Trial Mode, ensuring that it serves as an intuitive, informative, and captivating introduction to the vast possibilities within the DeRace ecosystem.

Free Trial Mode being tested

Based on internal feedback, we’re taking steps to address any challenges that could hinder a player’s journey into DeRace. Our aim is to convert curious newcomers into engaged, long-term players in the DeRace metaverse.

🏆 Enhancing Equipment Races with Additional Prizes

Our team is currently working diligently to introduce additional prizes for Equipment Races.

This move is aimed at amplifying the excitement and competitive stakes of these races. By expanding the reward pool, we aim to encourage greater participation in Equipment Races, offering players more incentives to compete and strategize.

As we finalize these additions, we look forward to seeing how they affect the players, drive engagement and add another layer of depth to the DeRace experience.

👥 Teams/Clubs

In our ongoing dialogue with the DeRace community, we’ve been gathering feedback regarding the Teams/Clubs feature, engaging directly with players to understand their expectations, desires, and suggestions for this social and competitive aspect of the game.

The insights obtained from these conversations are invaluable, influencing the development plan for future enhancements to Teams/Clubs. Suggested features by the community, such as team racing events, challenging other teams, and a team leaderboard, are being considered to expand the functionalities. Our aim is to broaden the features, incorporating these community-driven suggestions to create an experience that not only meets but exceeds the wants and needs of our players.

Setting up a development plan based on this feedback is a dynamic process. It shows our dedication to community involvement in the game’s growth, ensuring that the Teams/Clubs feature remains relevant, engaging, and reflective of our players’ interests.

🍬 Sugar Cubes utility expansion

Excitement is building within the DeRace team as we put the final touches on an additional utility for Sugar Cubes.

While the specifics remain shrouded in mystery for now, we can assure you that this new utility will create more excitement for Sugar Cubes hodlers, further enriching the DeRace experience.

By continually introducing new utilities and features, we aim to expand the game’s economy, providing more ways for players to engage with and benefit from their in-game rewards.

About DeRace

DeRace is a play-to-earn NFT horse racing metaverse where you can participate in horse races, breed NFT horses with unique characteristics, equip them, host races in your own NFT hippodrome and earn rewards while doing it.

DeRace is electrifying the current NFT market by allowing players to fully interact with their DNA-enriched NFT horses and have full control of their own hippodromes.

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