How to Play
The Neon Desert is a blockchain based game, requiring real crypto and a smart dApp browser. While we're in beta the game is operating on a FREE testnet, so you can play and explore without spending any money.
If this is all brand new, don't be too intimidated!
With this guide and a few bucks you'll be off in no time...
I'm kinda new to this... dApp? smart browser? what even is an NFT...
dApps, or decentralized app, are programs that run on the blockchain. They look like regular websites but they allow you to interact with smart contracts, the code that power blockchain applications. To connect you need a special browser or plugin. We recommend MetaMask, it works great for both mobile and web.
A smart browser will include a crypto wallet, allowing you to send and receive tokens such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and ingame Neon. It also includes a web-browser capable of sending these cryptocurrency tokens to smart contract, to execute code on the blockchain
If you're new to this we really recommend you only start with a few dollars, which is more than enough to dive right into The Neon Desert!
How to Connect
The Neon Desert is on the current on the ethereum test network. You need to connect your Metamask to this in order to interact with dApps on that network
TODO button to add and switch to network
How to get Neon
NEON is the base currency of the game and is used for all common actions. For now, we're giving free NEON tokens to any new wallets that connect to the game.
Connect to the game
Lastly, you need to tell Metamask that The Neon Desert is allowed to request transactions. Don't worry, you still will review and approve every transaction where you actually send crypto. Click connect in game, notice that it doesn't cost anything or say anything weird, click approve on the tx popup
TODO screenshots and more help
Your first blockchain transaction
Let's create a Character first, as they're needed for most actions in The Neon Desert
- Click on the Avatars page and select Create
- Select a name for your Character
- accept tx
- watch progress
next steps and things to keep in mind
fees remember, each time you perform a transactions (tx) on the blockchain you pay a tx fee
security how safe and secure is your seed phrase vpn
need anything else? pop over to our soon to exist discord for help!