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Roadmap

Where CryptoRigs is going, from the first closed tests to the launch and beyond, and where we are right now.

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The goal

A real mining operation

CryptoRigs simulates crypto mining for real: you build rigs from PC parts, the parts are made of real electronic components, everything wears out, you repair it with your own hands, and the power bill is the biggest cost, as it is for a real miner.

In the long run, the project is studying taking that economy out of the game: RGC on a blockchain and items with real value, after the launch and only if the legal review allows it; the format may still change. Everything before that, the alpha and the betas, exists to make sure the economy is fair and solid.

Now: the closed beta is about to openThe alpha ended on Nov 2. The closed beta opens on Friday, Nov 13, at 19:00 (Brasília), free; the alpha testers are already in early, and everything resets when it opens.
The phases

From the alpha to the launch, and what is under study

No dates: a phase ends when its checklist is done. The list below is updated as we go.

  1. 0

    Foundation

    Done

    The game running on its own server and ready for its first outside players.

    • Server, domain, HTTPS and daily backups
    • Invite-only sign-up, bot check and anti-cheat basics
    • First-steps guide, Portuguese and English, this manual
    • "Report a problem" button and admin tools
  2. 1

    Closed alpha

    Wrapping up

    A small group of invited players, on a computer. The goal is to find bugs, see whether the core loop is fun, and tune the economy with real play instead of simulations.

    Nine days, 68 versions: every tester played the whole loop, 81 pieces of feedback came in, and the game got new features, a lot of fixes and a rebalanced economy along the way. Thank you.

    To move on

    • Every tester played the full loop: build, mine, clean, repair, trade
    • No serious bug left open
    • Economy re-tuned with the alpha's own numbers
    • Every piece of feedback read and answered
    Reset at the end. Testers keep the Alpha Tester title.
  3. 2

    Closed beta

    Getting ready

    More players, still by invitation. The game runs at normal speed and the economy runs for weeks so we can see whether it holds. Phones and RGC wagers between players at the Tavern arrive during it, and new features are released one by one.

    To move on

    • Phone layout
    • Economy stable: what comes in and what goes out stay balanced, no open exploits
    • Server holds the load
    Reset at the end. Testers keep the Beta Tester title.
  4. 3

    Open beta

    Later

    Anyone can sign up, no invite needed. The last round of balance before progress becomes permanent.

    To move on

    • Server sized for open sign-up
    • Economy still stable with many more players
    • A steady base of active players
    Last reset.
  5. 4

    Launch

    Later

    The official start. From here on there are no more resets: what you build stays yours. Seasons and events keep the world moving.

  6. 5

    Real economy

    Under study

    Something the project is studying, with no format or date promised: taking the economy out of the game, RGC on a blockchain and items with real value. It would come after the launch and only if the legal review allows it, and the format may change. It also needs all of this to be true first:

    • Economy proven stable in the betas
    • Legal review done
    • Security and anti-fraud hardened for real value
    • A minimum base of active players, so the market has someone on the other side
For testers

What you get, what we agree on

What you get

  • The Alpha Tester title for alpha players and the Beta Tester title for beta players: whoever plays both keeps both. Titles survive every reset.
  • Later, alpha testers also get an item with an exclusive look.
  • A direct say: the "Report a problem" button goes straight to the team, and your feedback changes the game.

What we agree on

  • During the alpha and the betas, RGC has no real value, and the resets wipe balances, items and rigs. Nothing from the tests turns into real value later.
  • Things will break and numbers will change. That is the point of testing.
  • Nothing here is a promise of profit: RGC has no value outside the game, and a real economy, if it ever comes, is only under study.