Gear, Blueprints & Sponsorship Structure
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To sustain the fervor of the Amphitheatre’s construction, the project needs to attract sufficient funding from donors so builders can be compensated for the operating costs of building and testing the amphitheatre. However, without a proper incentivized structure for the donors, they will not be motivated to contribute. This document details the solution to this sponsorship’s dilemma by providing lore and utility to that sponsor’s ape as appreciation for their gracious donations.
To grasp the magnitude of the Sponsor’s incentives, we must first define the Amphitheatre’s Gear and Crafting system.
The Amphitheatre’s contenders will need gear to be effective in the arena. Common Gear, aka "Base Gear" is gear that is inspired by the Ape Society Profile Pic traits. Future plans will allow apes with specific weapon or armor traits to inherit that piece of gear in their inventory with the option to equip in their loadout. Common gear will also be available to craft for most gear slots. Common gear will not be associated with any sponsor's blueprints. Common gear will have no bonus to combat effectiveness, this gear is merely intended to give contenders the "bare minimum" to give them a chance in the arena.
In Phase 4, we will start to implement the rollout of blueprinted gear. Blueprint designs can ONLY be unlocked by Sponsors and in order for crafters to gain access to a specific design, they will have to indirectly pay royalties to the blueprint owner via the Amphitheatre's crafting mechanism. Blueprinted gear will follow this weapon effectiveness tier model:
Common (Base) - +0 bonus points towards gear effectiveness
Honoured - +5 bonus points towards gear effectiveness
Exalted – +10 bonus points towards gear effectiveness
Majestic – +15 bonus points towards gear effectiveness
Supreme – +20 bonus points towards gear effectiveness
Heroic – +20 bonus points towards gear effectiveness + Additional future perks
Example Majestic variant of "The Butcher's Oath" blueprinted weapon, which is based on the Majestic Blueprint design unlocked by Carver 'de Medici:
As apes opt to use more advanced blueprints, higher tier blueprints will guarantee them access to higher performance gear; however, higher tier blueprints command a higher royalty fee as well. Basically, higher blueprint cost = higher guaranteed weapon effectiveness. There will always be a chance for ANY blueprint to generate a Supreme or even Heroic tier variant, but using higher tier blueprints increases the likelihood. See Individual Sponsorship Incentives for probabilities. The base crafting cost that all blueprint gear will be derived from is 750 $SOC. This base cost goes back to the Amphitheatre team. Any amount over the base cost of 750 $SOC is given to the blueprint holder as royalties. There are a few reasons for the "base cost" of 750 $SOC:
Mitigate Blueprint Sponsor "Duping" - In the context of video games, "Duping" is a term that refers to a practice where players exploit a game's mechanics to create duplicate copies of in-game items, currency, or other valuable resources. These duplicates can then be used or traded, giving the player an unfair advantage or disrupting the game's economy. By redirecting a portion of blueprint usage fees away from the blueprint sponsor, it discourages and mitigates the likelihood of this behavior by that sponsor.
Operating Costs and Stimulus. As we get close to stimulating the Amphitheatre's steady growth and scaling up our infrastructure for community adoption, we'll need to make sure we have adequate funding to cover the operating costs of web, marketing, game server, and potentially storage infrastructure environment. We want to make sure Amphitheatre gets an adequate runway before it's fully sustained by the community.
It's essential to emphasize that these costs are not expected to diminish over time, even as the circulating supply of $SOC decreases. This is due to the direct correlation between blueprint royalties and a sponsor's initial contribution to support Amphitheatre construction. Lowering royalty payouts as time progresses could discourage sponsors from contributing. Please consider this aspect when formulating your crafting strategy, especially as you accumulate $SOC in preparation for the Amphitheatre.
The only scenario in which blueprint usage costs could decrease is if sponsors are reimbursed in proportion to the reduction in blueprint usage costs. For instance, if a sponsor originally donated 1 million $SOC and we subsequently reduce blueprint usage costs by 33.3%, to honor the commitment made to that sponsor at the time of their donation, they would require 333,000 $SOC as compensation.
Heroic gear is the top tier variant of Blueprinted Gear. Heroic gear will have the same “combat effectiveness” as Supreme gear, plus will give future (currently undisclosed) bonuses to the ape wielding that piece of gear.
In addition to the passionate efforts of our community members who are busy crafting items, intriguing reports have surfaced from intrepid Explorers returning from their distant expeditions. These adventurers claim to have witnessed the existence of enigmatic and potentially legendary item sets during their travels.
As the construction of the Amphitheatre advances, Grand Architect Beltran White will collaborate with realms beyond the Ape Society's borders to facilitate Expeditions. These journeys will grant explorers the remarkable opportunity to venture into uncharted lands, in pursuit of these elusive mythical items. For further information, please refer to the Expeditions (Cross Project Collabs)section.
We do not want the Amphitheatre to turn into a “pay to win” environment. We want contestants with high tier gear to have access to higher damage, armor, precision, and mobility; however, we don’t want to leave contenders without high tier gear with zero chances of winning. During phases 3 and 4, there will be extensive testing done to find the right balance of increased weapon stats and fair play. There will also be efforts to establish opportunities for skilled players to advance even if they find themselves with limited capital but possess a surplus of time and dedication.
Amphitheatre gear can be traded on the secondary market. We will setup a structure almost identical to the Ape Society Market where only $SOC can be used to buy/sell Amphitheatre gear.
Destination Wallet Address
There are 19 gear "slots" that sponsors can sponsor a blueprint for:
Armour pieces: Head, Shoulders/Cape, Body, Hands, Boots
Special: Horse Harness, Shields
One Handed Weapons: Blunt, Axe, Sword, Spear (All 1h weapons can be wielded with a Shield. Some 1h weapons can double as throwing weapons depending on sponsor's tradeoffs when spending their gear bonus points of their weapon in phase4)
Two Handed weapons: 2h Mace, 2h Axe, 2h Sword, 2h Polearm (glaive/halberd/etc). (2h weapons will hit harder than 1h weapons)
Ranged: Crossbows, Bolts (for crossbows), Bows, Arrows (for bows),
Here's a sample visual of the tracker with the 19 slots as of Epoch 387:
Update as of Epoch 387 - With our successful progress in fundraising and our commitment to enhancing the visibility of blueprints for crafters while avoiding over-dilution, we have instituted a new blueprint allocation policy featuring both a "soft cap" and a "hard cap" of 3 and 5 blueprints per slot, respectively.
To clarify, this means that sponsors can support a maximum of three individual sponsorships per slot, with a notable exception: sponsorships unlocked exclusively through Blueprint Token earned by completing Bounties via the Bounty Structure can surpass the soft cap, reaching up to a hard cap of five.
Here are some key points:
When you get a blueprint, its tier isn't limited by the item "slot" (more on tiers below).
You can upgrade your blueprint to a higher tier if you want to. See Blueprint Token for details.
The deadline for upgrades is tentatively set for the end of phase 4, but this can be decided by a vote in the governance channel.
Additionally, it's crucial to debunk a common misconception: the ownership of a specific tier of blueprint in a particular slot does not prevent others from unlocking the same tier within that blueprint slot. Multiple majestic blueprints for a 2h sword, for instance, are entirely permissible.
There are 4 tiers of sponsorships. Here are the requirements to unlock them:
Honoured Merchant's Sponsorship – 10k $SOC or Blueprint Token donation
Exalted Consult's Sponsorship – 50k $SOC or Blueprint Token donation
Majestic Noble's Sponsorship – 250k $SOC or Blueprint Token donation
Supreme Ruler's Sponsorship – 1mil $SOC or Blueprint Token donation
Transaction ID of the donation.
Ape Name
Type of gear they wish to use to be associated with their donation. List of gear types can be found in the previous section. To clarify, multiple donations per gear slot is allowed.
(Optional) Twitter handle to tag for the congratulatory announcement tweet.
Once authenticated, the Certificate NFT will be minted and sent to the wallet where that ape resides, so make sure the ape not listed on a marketplace or in escrow on a lending platform. The donation doesn’t need to come from that wallet, as the transaction id specifies what and how much was sent to the Amphitheatre wallet.
IMPORTANT: The wallet where this certificate resides will most likely be the wallet that receives the benefits outlined in this document.
Sponsorship Certificate holders will unlock both utility AND will be honored by the Maester. The incentives increase as higher tiers of donations are unlocked.
Craftsmen can choose to craft common gear or personalized gear via the blueprints system. When they craft personalized gear, the $SOC spent during each craft beyond the base rate goes to the sponsor of personalized gear as perpetual passive income to the sponsor. There will be 4 tiers of provisions:
Architect’s utility:
By unlocking a “Honoured Merchant’s Sponsorship”, the sponsor earns the right to name a gear piece (pieces defined in gear section) in honor of the sponsor. This will unlock a bounty for 3d artists to design in phase 4. This piece will serve as a “blueprint” for craftsmen to craft.
Honoured Gear “Blueprints” cost 1.5x the base rate (1125 $SOC) to craft (33% goes to the sponsor as royalties every time this item is crafted), and the probability of crafting higher tier at this level is provided here:
64.9% chance of crafting Honoured Gear
20% chance of crafting Exalted Gear
10% chance of crafting Majestic Gear
5% chance of crafting Supreme Gear
.1% chance of crafting Heroic Gear
Maesters notes:
Maester of the Amphitheatre would like to honor the sponsors with lore outputs and documentation of contribution
Mentioned in the Maesters annals as Honoured sponsor
Maester will tweet the honored Ape`s contribution
Architect’s utility:
By unlocking a “Exalted Consult’s Sponsorship”, the sponsor earns the right to name a gear piece (pieces defined in gear section) in honor of the sponsor. This will unlock a bounty for 3d artists to design in phase 4. This piece will serve as a “blueprint” for craftsmen to craft.
Exalted Gear “Blueprints” cost 2.5x the base rate (1875 $SOC) to craft (60% goes to the sponsor as royalties every time this item is crafted), and the probability of crafting higher tier at this level is provided here:
69.7% chance of crafting Exalted Gear
20% chance of crafting Majestic Gear
10% chance of crafting Supreme Gear
.3% chance of crafting Heroic Gear
Maesters notes:
Maester of the Amphitheatre would like to honor the sponsors with lore outputs and documentation of contribution
Mentioned in the Maesters annals as exalted sponsor
Maester will tweet the exalted Ape`s contribution
A bounty will be issued to create an article to cover the contribution. The sponsor will be able to give keyword input on how the story should be documented
Architect’s utility:
By unlocking a “Majestic Noble’s Sponsorship”, the sponsor earns the right to name a gear piece (pieces defined in gear section) in honor of the sponsor. This will unlock a bounty for 3d artists to design in phase 4. This piece will serve as a “blueprint” for craftsmen to craft.
Majestic Gear “Blueprints” cost 5x the base rate (3750 $SOC) to craft (80% goes to the sponsor as royalties every time this item is crafted), and the probability of crafting higher tier at this level is provided here:
79.1% chance of crafting Majestic Gear
20% chance of crafting Supreme Gear
.9% chance of crafting Heroic Gear
Maesters notes:
Maester of the Amphitheatre would like to honor the sponsors with lore outputs and documentation of contribution
Mentioned in the Maesters annals as majestic sponsor
Maester will tweet the majestic Ape`s contribution
A bounty will be issued to create an article to cover the contribution. The sponsor will be able to give keyword input on how the story should be documented
A second bounty will be issued. Here the named gear piece will receive a backstory that will be implemented as lore in the Amphitheatre and game. Sponsor will be given opportunity to give keyword inputs to the story
Architect’s utility:
By unlocking a “Supreme Ruler’s Sponsorship”, the sponsor earns the right to name a gear piece (pieces defined in gear section) in honor of the sponsor. This will unlock a bounty for 3d artists to design in phase 4. This piece will serve as a “blueprint” for craftsmen to craft.
Supreme Gear “Blueprints” cost 10x the base rate (7500 $SOC) to craft (90% goes to the sponsor as royalties every time this item is crafted), and the probability of crafting higher tier at this level is provided here:
97.3% chance of crafting Supreme Gear
2.7% chance of crafting Heroic Gear
Maesters notes:
Maester of the Amphitheatre would like to honor the sponsors with lore outputs and documentation of contribution
Mentioned in the Maesters annals as supreme sponsor
Maester will tweet the supreme Ape`s contribution
A bounty will be issued to create an article to cover the contribution. The sponsor will be able to give keyword input on how the story should be documented
A second bounty will be issued. Here the named gear piece will receive a backstory that will be implemented as lore in the Amphitheatre and game. Sponsor will be given opportunity to give keyword inputs to the story
Maester Esmond Mars will personally write contemporary lore associated with supreme sponsor. Lore will be directly related to amphitheater and its use cases
Grape Ape Records Special Promotion
Supreme Sponsor gets a free 15 second audio commercial to advertise their blueprint in the Grape Ape records gramophone Audio loop under development.
Everyone who holds a Majestic or Supreme Certificate shares 5% of admissions in the Amphitheatre in perpetuity. We will work out a mechanism as we get closer to implementation.
Everyone who holds a Supreme Certificate has a chance to be airdropped a lump sum of 5% of admissions from each tournament.
Reasoning
To help reward the most devoted families that support the Amphitheatre, we’re also providing “family perks” based on class for the most passionate supporters. This competition will be led by kings as these family perks (if won) will be in addition to that King’s individual perks.
This competition has now concluded.
The family who unlocks the highest tier donation in their class by the deadline wins.
A family’s King or approved family member(s) must be involved in case their family’s donation is surpassed by another family of the same class. There will be no refunds if a family is surpassed or if they get beat to the Supreme donation, so families must be strategic; however, as a consolation, that family will still retain the “individual perks/incentives” for their sponsorship.
The FIRST family who unlocks the Supreme Ruler’s Sponsorship for their class seals the win for their family. The transaction IDs provides a way to prove which donations come in first. In tight races, the families whos’ Supreme donations get validated in later blocks don’t win but still unlock their King’s individual perks. If competing families’ Supreme donations “tie” or fall on the same block, both families win the perk.
Donation transactions must be explicitly defined as a contribution to a family competition or to a non-competition individual sponsorship. If not explicitly defined, individual is assumed. Donations cannot be "double spent". For example, If 5 family members donate 10k $SOC, they either have to choose 1 Exalted sponsorship or 5 Honoured sponsorships, not both.
Honoured merchant sponsorship earns family 5% discount when crafting Amphitheatre gear
Exalted consult sponsorship earns family 10% discount when crafting Amphitheatre gear
Majestic noble’s sponsorship earns family 25% discount when crafting Amphitheatre gear
Supreme ruler’s sponsorship earns family 50% discount when crafting Amphitheatre gear
Honoured merchant sponsorship earns family 1.5x increased chance to craft Legendary/Heroic items.
Exalted consult sponsorship earns family 2.5x increased chance to craft Legendary/Heroic items.
Majestic noble’s sponsorship earns family 5x increased chance to craft Legendary/Heroic items.
Supreme ruler’s sponsorship earns family 10x increased chance to craft Legendary/Heroic items.
Honoured merchant sponsorship earns family 10% guaranteed performance bonus as announcer
Exalted consult sponsorship earns family 25% guaranteed performance bonus as announcer
Majestic noble’s sponsorship earns family 50% guaranteed performance bonus as announcer
Supreme noble’s sponsorship earns family 100% guaranteed performance bonus as announcer
Honoured merchant sponsorship earns family 1.5x increased chance to earn Mythical items from expeditions.
Exalted consult sponsorship earns family 2.5x increased chance to earn Mythical items from expeditions.
Majestic noble’s sponsorship earns family 5x increased chance to earn Mythical items from expeditions.
Supreme ruler’s sponsorship earns family 10x increased chance to earn Mythical items from expeditions.
Honoured merchant sponsorship earns each attending family member a chance to get an airdrop of 5% from staking line profits per tournament.
Exalted consult sponsorship earns each attending family member a chance to get an airdrop of 10% from staking line profits per tournament.
Majestic noble’s sponsorship earns each attending family member a chance to get an airdrop of 25% from staking line profits per tournament.
Supreme ruler’s sponsorship earns attending family members a lottery chance to get an airdrop of 50% from staking line profits per tournament.
Honoured merchant sponsorship earns family +5% character stat increases in the arena over other military officer families.
Exalted consult sponsorship earns family +10% character stat increases in the arena over other military officer families.
Majestic noble’s sponsorship earns family +25% character stat increases in the arena over other military officer families.
Supreme ruler’s sponsorship earns family +50% character stat increases in the arena over other military officer families.
Honoured merchant sponsorship earns family 10% guaranteed performance bonus as administrator.
Exalted consult sponsorship earns family 25% guaranteed performance bonus as administrator.
Majestic noble’s sponsorship earns family 50% guaranteed performance bonus as administrator.
Supreme ruler’s sponsorship earns family 100% guaranteed performance bonus as administrator.
There were a few Early Sponsors who supported the Amphitheatre before this document was released. This section outlines the perks those early sponsors have secured as appreciation for early faith in the project.
Before the sponsorship incentives were even a thought, King Amilcar Chiesa knew the Amphitheatre would be a huge boon to the Ape Society. King Chiesa was the first king who took a leap of faith in donating. He rallied his family to be the Amphitheatre’s very first donor of 79.62k $SOC! To reward the Chiesa family for the first ever donation to the Amphitheatre, the Chiesa family has locked in a non-competitive perk of a 25% rebate when renting the Chiesa shops.
As the Amphitheatre’s first sponsor, recipients of the Sponsor’s line of certificates will be honoured by the signature of King Amilcar Chiesa.
Florimond Brown’s early donation is appreciated, and in consolation for his contribution not being eligible to help his family, Architect white upgrades his early donation of 50k to a Majestic Sponsorship.
Early on, Carver de’ Medici read the Amphitheatre’s plan and instantly fell in love with the vision! Since Carver de’ Medici was an early donor, Carver has “locked” a non-competitive Noble’s slot (see noble’s individual competition). By unlocking a Majestic blueprint, Carver has currently secured a 50% discount for his team for the large scale tournaments outlined in the Original Proposal.
Also, recipients of the Inquisitor’s line of certificates will be honoured by the signature of Carver de’ Medici.
Architect Beltran White was approached by his King, Radcliff White (aka the Naked king), to see where he could help with the Amphitheatre. After discussing how the Amphitheatre will entertain all members of the Cardano blockchain, King White has declared that the White family will be the distinguished hosts to welcome all into the Amphitheatre by donating 250k $SOC. Architect Beltran White is overjoyed from the blessing shown by the leader of his family. To celebrate the White family’s early commitment to the Amphitheatre, King White and the White Family gain the following perks:
King White unlocks a Majestic Noble’s Sponsorship.
As distinguished hosts, the White family gets 50% discount on Amphitheatre admissions for the Tournaments outlined in the Original Proposal.
King White earns naming rights to the Amphitheatre
King White earns the “individual perks” associated with a Majestic Noble’s Sponsorship outlined above.
Builders of the Amphitheatre will be recognized not only by the Architect, but by Royalty. Recipients of the Artisan’s line of certificates will be honoured by the signature of King Radcliff White going forward.
Upon some recent discoveries, Grand Maester Esmond Mars has deeply researched various excerpts of folklore alluding to blueprints that were once lost. These serve as inspiration for prospective sponsors as they usher in their own blueprinted gear. And who knows, maybe one day some of these items might turn up.
Donations/sponsorships will need to go to the wallet with the or handle. Please be wary and prevent sending to any handles with alternate spellings or variations of amphitheatre as that funding cannot be recovered if sent to the wrong address.
Once a donation is submitted, to authenticate their donation, donors will need to provide these pieces of information to the Amphitheatre team (via the channel within the Amphitheatre discord):
Families must provide the TXIDs, amount of $SOC, desired slot, and Family name of the donations in a message in the official discord channel in the Amphitheatre Discord for authentication and tally of donations.
