Introduction

Hyper Rail Blaster is a web3 arcade style game published by Invennium Corp and living on the Arcade Colony (@arcadecolony) platform. The Pricklepack Gang have escaped containment on Planet LVL-42. The mischeivous extraterrestrial criminals are multiplying at a catastrophic rate. It’s up to Herbie the Hyper Rail Blaster to rangle them and protect the Arcade Colony.

Web3 games enable players to own and govern various aspects of the game, game economy, and operate the ledger on which the game and tokens exist.

Arcade games are fast-paced, easy-to-learn video games designed for quick, engaging sessions. Known for their vibrant visuals, simple controls, and focus on high scores, they emphasize fun and replayability. Classics like Pac-Man and Tetris remain iconic, inspiring modern casual and mobile games.

Invennium corp is a 100% subsidiary of Splinterlands. Arcade Colony is a platform for arcade and video games with a functioning economy based on a Governance token “Colony” and a product backed stable coin called “Script.”

Hyper Rail Blaster is requesting 15M Colony tokens per year from the Arcade Colony DAO for 5 years to support rewards in game.

Storyline

On the distant world of Planet LVL-42, the Arcade Colony was built as a shining outpost of intergalactic entertainment. Its neon-lit streets, gravity-defying rail systems, and sprawling game arenas were a haven for thrill-seekers across the cosmos. But beneath the colony’s playful exterior lay a dark secret: The Pricklepack Gang, a band of mischievous, spiky extraterrestrial criminals, had been imprisoned in a high-security facility on the outskirts of the colony.

The Pricklepack Gang weren’t just trouble makers—they were an invasive species with a terrifying ability to replicate. Their bodies absorbed stray energy, allowing them to multiply at an alarming rate. That’s why their containment was critical to the colony’s safety. But one fateful night, during a botched transfer on the rail system, the Pricklepack escaped.

Now, the Gang has overrun LVL-42, bouncing wildly through the colony’s intricate railways and devouring energy sources wherever they find them. Their chaotic antics threaten to shut down the Arcade Colony, leaving its residents stranded and the outpost in ruins. Worse, the Pricklepack Gang's leader, Big Spike, seeks to gain access to the main reactor core, intending to use it to spawn an army large enough to conquer the galaxy.

With no other options, the colony’s AI administrator, PIX-E, awakens Herbie the Hyper Rail Blaster, a retired maintenance droid and former champion of the rails. Armed with quick reflexes, precision, and speed, Herbie is tasked with one mission: wrangle the Pricklepack and save the Arcade Colony before it’s too late.

Game Mechanics

The game begins with waves of enemies called the Pricklepack. Wave 1 spawns a single enemy, with each subsequent wave adding one more enemy while also increasing their size, health, and strength. Every three waves, a powerful boss enemy spawns, significantly larger and stronger than the regular ones.

The player's objective is to shoot and destroy enemies by pressing the spacebar, defending the Arcade Colony from their attack. Players start with 3 health points, losing one health each time an enemy reaches them. The game ends when the player's health reaches zero.

When an enemy is defeated, it splits into two smaller enemies, which must also be destroyed. Once all enemies in a wave are eliminated, a new wave begins. As enemies take damage, the player earns points. Upon their destruction, enemies randomly drop collectibles, which may include health boosts, free-to-play currency ("Quarks"), or a "Time Stop" power-up that freezes all enemies for three seconds.

First three games of the day will be free to play & cost no "Quarks", then each game played after first 3 will cost 1 extra "Quark" (TBD) starting from "1 Quark" to "2 Quarks" (TBD) and so on. Each day energy cost would reset to 0. This is to ensure Play2Earn aspects of game are balanced. "Quarks" can be purchased from arcade colony shop for CREDITS or SCRIPT at price of 1000 "Quarks" per 1 SCRIPT (or 1000 Credits) or randomly found in game once an enemy is killed.

Rewards

Hyper Rail Blaster is requesting 15M Colony tokens per year from the Arcade Colony DAO for 5 years to support rewards in game [Link to DAO Proposal]. There will be different types of rewards to engage the community.

1. Game Rewards - 6M Colony per year
2. Leaderboard Rewards - 6M Colony per year
3. Jackpot - 3M Colony per year

If the proposal is passed, game plane to distributed rewards in following manner.

Game Rewards

If proposal is passed ~500K Colony will be added to Game Rewards pool each month for next 5 years. Game rewards will be based on Rshares (reward shares) earned from the game. Upon finishing the game, Rshares will be allocated to the Rshares pool & COLONY rewards will be awarded for the respective game.

Rshares = (GameScore) x (WavesDefeated)^n

Game Rewards = ColonyStakingMultiplier X PoolBalance X Rshares / (TotalRshares2Week+Rshares)

where; 

GameScore will be score at the end of game.

WavesDefeated is how many waves that were defeated in the game.

ColonyStakingMultiplier to be shared later.

Leaderboard Rewards

Leaderboard will be mainted based on highest score and games played. Leaderboard will reset every 5 days (TBD) and Top 25 or 100 players (TBD) on leaderboard with get rewards at the end of leaderboard reset with higher position getting bigger rewards. Exact meachincs of the leaderboard are subject to game design decisions. Further details will be revealed when this is launched.

Jackpot

First 30 days, the highest score in the game will be recorded as all time high score. Then every 30 days, the account beating the all time high score & staying there till end of period will get 50% of the Jackpot reward pool. If no-one is able to defeat the previous high score, jackpot reward will keep accumulating till the score is beaten and winner will get the 50% of the jackpot pool at that time. Further details will be revealed when this is launched.

Note: The TBD numbers are subject to change based on game launch and feedback.

What's Next

• ✅Basic Game Mechanics Design
• ✅Game Visual Design & Skinning
• ✅Game Alpha (MVP) [Play Here]
• ✅Game Whitepaper
• Arcade Colony DAO Proposal
• Integeration with Invennium & Arcade Colony
• Quarks Shop & Game Rewards
• Beta Launch
• Leaderboards & Jackpots

In future there are plans to add new game mechanics, powerups, NFTs. Also expand game on Mobile (Google Playstore and Apple Appstore).

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Whitepaper Link: Hyper Rail Blaster Whitepaper

Alpha Game MVP: Play Now

Discord Server: Arcade Colony Discord