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Case study

Shrapnel

An Explosion in Web3 Gaming produces Shrapnel

The future of gaming is here, and it's powered by Subnets. 

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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 

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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

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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.

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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.  

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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.

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Avalanche games thrive because of a rich ecosystem of partners

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Wonder Makers logoMirai Labs logoBEAM logoShrapnel logoDefiKingdoms logoSolert Games logoBlitz logoGUNZ logoOwned logoStardust logoThe Gaming Strategist logoGalxe logoAvalaunch logoForge.gg logoAvaCloud logoAvascan logoThirdWeb logoGoGoPool logoLayerZero logoAsh Center logoTraderJoe logoDexalot logoSphereOne logoShash logoVenly logoHyperspace logoRepublic logoEconomics Design logoDos Labs logo