Case study
Shrapnel
An Explosion in Web3 Gaming produces Shrapnel
The future of gaming is here, and it's powered by Subnets.
Overview:
Just as two vines entwine and grow together, the relationship between Gaming and Blockchain is blossoming into something truly extraordinary.
On the gaming side Shrapnel, the world's first blockchain-enabled moddable AAA first-person shooter game that seeks to revolutionize the gaming industry by rewarding and empowering players and creators through their in-game user-generated content. Developed by industry veterans with extensive experience working on titles such as Call of Duty, Halo, Star Wars, and Sunset Overdrive, Shrapnel aims to deliver an adrenaline-pumping, extraction-based shooter game that will captivate players through a gaming experience they will love.
On the blockchain side, Avalanche Subnets provide a powerful platform to usher in the next phase of Web3 Gaming with the most efficient, fast, and customizable blockchains, where the possibilities for innovation are almost limitless.
Challenges:
Games need a blockchain solely focused on optimizing for the specific games that offer solutions to the issues below. Gaming on-chain needs to overcome certain challenges:
Challenge 01:
Latency issues
Challenge 02:
High transaction costs
Challenge 03:
Scalability
Challenge 04:
Lack customizability
Challenge 05:
Relability
Solutions:
Avalanche Subnets provide the fastest smart contract platforms in the blockchain industry; this offers the ideal foundation for building Shrapnel.
This is important because as Shrapnal scales, the transaction load will sore exponentially, they need a Subnet to achieve this.
Solution 01:
Blazingly fast
Solution 02:
Ultra-low-cost
Solution 03:
Incredible eco-friendly
Solution 04:
Customizable parameters
Solution 05:
Reliable
Solution 06:
Flexibility
What makes
avalanche
stand out?
Avalanche's breakthrough consensus protocol is efficient and scalable, allowing for low latency and seamless gameplay. This is in addition to having interoperability with other Subnets EVM compatible chains to enable all in-game assets to be traded in a gasless environment.
Avalanche Partners with some of the world biggest leaders in gaming
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Avalanche Partners with some of the world biggest leaders in gaming
Avalanche alternative 01
Layer 2 ETH scaling solution using ZK Starks that offers gasless transactions for games. Immutable offers just 1 general chain. However, this option lacks the customizability that Avalanche provides with Subnets.
Avalanche alternative 02
Supernets (Polygon Edge) is a Layer 2 scaling solution. The limitations of Supernets are that these are solely meant to build Ethereum-compatible blockchains. Supernets do not offer: Customizable VMs, and (for now) lack of flexibility to move from a permissioned to the permissionless chain.
Why did Shrapnel choose Avalanche?
Customizable Virtual Machines Blockchains that leverage Avalanche Consensus Flexibility to go from permissioned to permissionless Reliability, through no reorgs or network downtime
The transactional throughput and configurability of Avalanche subnets enabled us to build a platform that unleashes the potential for how a AAA studio like Shrapnel utilizes NFTs in a create2own game.
Mark Mercuri
Head of Blockchain at Shrapnel
Let's get technical
Shrapnel's technical infrastructure is designed to maximize efficiency and user experience in the world of gaming. To achieve this, the platform has several key technical features that allow it to operate at the highest level.
Firstly, Shrapnel has its native token, which is essential for staking and setting up validators, as well as earning rewards. This token is integral to the platform's overall functionality and serves as a cornerstone for many of its operations.
Secondly, speed and finality are critical factors for any gaming platform, and Shrapnel's Subnet provides a reliable and solid infrastructure that ensures network re-orgs and re-alignments are avoided. This guarantees that players can rely on the platform's stability and that their gaming experience remains uninterrupted.
Subnets are also highly flexible, allowing Shrapnel's development team to build the network without the need for it to be perfect upfront. By leveraging pre-compiles, the Shrapnel team can reduce development time, increase optimization, and improve overall flexibility.
In gaming, gasless gameplay is a must-have feature that ensures players are not bothered with unnecessary fees. Shrapnel's technical infrastructure takes this into account and ensures that parts of gameplay are gasless, providing a seamless experience for users.
Finally, utilizing Layer Zero’s crosschain token transfer technology allows users to move tokens in and out of the Subnet by bridging them to other compatible ecosystems and chains. This tool will enable Shrapnel tokens to be used in range of other systems, providing users with even greater flexibility and convenience.
Avalanche games thrive because of a rich ecosystem of partners
