Land‌‌Tiers,‌‌Sites‌‌and‌‌Landmarks‌ 

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Game‌‌Design‌‌Document‌‌for‌‌Illuvium‌‌Zero‌  ‌
Last‌‌Updated:‌‌07‌‌October‌‌2021‌  ‌
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‌Disclaimer‌‌-‌‌Read‌‌Me‌‌First‌  ‌

This‌‌page‌‌provides‌‌an‌‌overview‌‌of‌‌the‌‌current‌‌approach‌‌to‌‌distributing‌‌Sites‌‌and‌‌Landmarks‌‌across‌‌
 

Land‌‌Plots‌‌of‌‌different‌‌tiers.‌‌All‌‌details‌‌are‌‌subject‌‌to‌‌change.‌  ‌

Overview‌  ‌
The‌‌rarity‌‌of‌‌a‌‌land‌p ‌ lot‌i‌s‌‌separated‌‌into‌‌a‌‌number‌‌of‌‌tiers‌‌based‌‌on‌‌features‌‌on‌‌the‌‌land.‌  ‌
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These‌‌features‌‌are:‌‌the‌‌number‌‌of‌E ‌ lement‌‌Sites‌p ‌ er‌‌tier,‌‌the‌‌number‌‌of‌F‌ uel‌‌Sites‌p
‌ er‌‌tier,‌‌
 
the‌‌presence‌‌or‌‌absence‌‌of‌‌a‌L ‌ andmark‌o ‌ n‌‌a‌‌plot,‌‌and‌‌the‌‌class‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Landmark‌‌on‌‌a‌‌plot.‌  ‌
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Like‌‌all‌‌things‌‌in‌‌Illuvium‌‌we‌‌use‌‌a‌‌5‌‌Tier‌‌model‌‌from‌‌1‌‌-‌‌5‌‌(excluding‌‌Tier‌‌0‌‌“Virtual‌‌Land”).‌  ‌
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What‌‌is‌‌the‌‌composition‌‌of‌‌a‌‌Plot‌‌of‌‌Land?‌  ‌
A‌‌land‌‌NFT‌‌or‌P
‌ lot‌‌‌can‌‌contain,‌‌as‌‌part‌‌of‌‌the‌‌NFT‌‌data,‌‌any‌‌of‌‌the‌‌following‌‌components:‌‌
 
Element‌‌Site,‌‌Fuel‌‌Site,‌‌Landmark.‌  ‌

Element‌‌Site‌  ‌
An‌‌Element‌‌Site‌‌is‌‌a‌‌site‌‌tied‌‌to‌‌one‌‌of‌‌the‌‌three‌‌basic‌‌resources‌‌(aka‌‌Elements)‌‌as‌‌per‌‌the‌‌
 
following‌‌table:‌  ‌
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Element‌  ‌ Site‌‌name‌  ‌

Carbon‌  ‌ Outcrop‌  ‌

Silicon‌  ‌ Crystal‌‌Deposit‌  ‌

Hydrogen‌  ‌ Lake‌  ‌
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All‌‌element‌‌sites‌‌are‌‌of‌‌equal‌‌rarity,‌‌although‌‌market‌‌conditions‌‌may‌‌mean‌‌their‌‌relative‌‌
 
value‌‌fluctuates‌‌over‌‌time.‌  ‌

Fuel‌‌Site‌  ‌
A‌‌Fuel‌‌Site‌‌is‌‌a‌‌site‌‌tied‌‌to‌‌one‌‌of‌‌the‌‌three‌‌ERC20‌‌resources‌‌(aka‌‌Fuels)‌‌as‌‌per‌‌the‌‌
 
following‌‌table:‌  ‌
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Element‌  ‌ Site‌‌Name‌  ‌

Crypton‌  ‌ Crypton‌‌Rift‌  ‌

Hyperion‌  ‌ Hyperion‌‌Reservoir‌  ‌

Solon‌  ‌ Solon‌‌Trench‌  ‌
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All‌‌fuel‌‌sites‌‌are‌‌of‌‌equal‌‌rarity,‌‌although‌‌market‌‌conditions‌‌may‌‌mean‌‌their‌‌relative‌‌value‌‌
 
fluctuates‌‌over‌‌time.‌  ‌
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Landmark‌  ‌
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A‌‌Landmark‌‌is‌‌a‌‌special‌‌structure‌‌found‌‌on‌‌higher‌‌tier‌‌lands‌‌that‌‌grants‌‌some‌‌unique‌‌ability‌‌
 
or‌‌property.‌‌Landmarks‌‌are‌‌broken‌‌into‌‌three‌‌classes,‌‌and‌‌within‌‌this‌‌class‌‌may‌‌be‌‌further‌‌ 
subdivided‌‌into‌‌specific‌‌types:‌  ‌
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Landmark‌‌Class‌  ‌ Landmark‌  ‌ Special‌‌Properties‌  ‌

Element‌‌Landmark‌  ‌ <Not‌‌Yet‌‌Named>‌‌
  Increases‌‌Carbon‌‌production‌‌and‌‌reduces‌‌
 
 ‌ (Carbon)‌  ‌ losses‌‌when‌‌converting‌‌to‌‌Carbon.‌  ‌
(Tier‌‌3)‌  ‌
<Not‌‌Yet‌‌Named>‌‌
  Increases‌‌Silicon‌‌production‌‌and‌‌reduces‌‌ 
(Silicon)‌  ‌ losses‌‌when‌‌converting‌‌to‌‌Silicon‌‌. ‌ ‌

Eternal‌‌Spring‌  ‌ Increases‌‌Hydrogen‌‌production‌‌and‌‌reduces‌‌
 
losses‌‌when‌‌converting‌‌to‌‌Hydrogen‌‌. ‌ ‌

Fuel‌‌Landmark‌  ‌ <Not‌‌Yet‌‌Named>‌‌
  Increases‌‌Crypton‌‌production‌‌and‌‌reduces‌‌
 
 ‌ (Crypton)‌  ‌ losses‌‌when‌‌converting‌‌to‌‌Crypton.‌  ‌
(Tier‌‌4)‌  ‌
<Not‌‌Yet‌‌Named>‌‌
  Increases‌‌Hyperion‌‌production‌‌and‌‌reduces‌‌
 
(Hyperion)‌  ‌ losses‌‌when‌‌converting‌‌to‌‌Hyperion.‌  ‌

Fallen‌‌Star‌  ‌ Increases‌‌Solon‌‌production‌‌and‌‌reduces‌‌
 
losses‌‌when‌‌converting‌‌to‌‌Solon.‌  ‌

Arena‌  ‌ Arena‌  ‌ The‌‌arena‌‌is‌‌an‌‌extremely‌‌rare‌‌landmark‌‌(one‌‌

 
 ‌ per‌‌region)‌‌that‌‌will‌‌be‌‌used‌‌to‌‌host‌‌
 
(Tier‌‌5)‌  ‌ tournaments‌‌and‌‌provide‌‌amazing‌‌  
opportunities‌‌for‌‌revenue‌‌generation,‌‌  
advertisements,‌‌VR‌‌content‌‌and‌‌so‌‌on.‌‌  
Detailed‌‌discussion‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Arenas‌‌is‌‌out‌‌of‌‌
 
scope‌‌for‌‌this‌‌document.‌  ‌
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A‌‌plot‌‌can‌‌only‌‌have‌‌0‌‌or‌‌1‌‌Landmarks.‌‌It‌‌is‌‌not‌‌possible‌‌to‌‌have‌‌two‌‌or‌‌more‌‌landmarks‌‌on‌‌a ‌‌
single‌‌plot.‌  ‌

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Number‌‌of‌‌Sites‌‌and‌‌Landmarks‌‌per‌‌Tier‌  ‌
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Land‌‌Tier‌  ‌ #‌‌of‌‌Element‌‌Sites‌  ‌ #‌‌of‌‌Fuel‌‌Sites‌  ‌ Landmark‌‌Class‌  ‌

Tier‌‌1 ‌ ‌ 3‌  ‌ 1‌  ‌ None‌  ‌

Tier‌‌2 ‌ ‌ 6‌  ‌ 3‌  ‌ None‌  ‌

Tier‌‌3 ‌ ‌ 9‌  ‌ 6‌  ‌ Element‌‌Landmark‌‌(1)‌  ‌

Tier‌‌4 ‌ ‌ 12‌  ‌ 9‌  ‌ Fuel‌‌Landmark‌‌(1)‌  ‌

Tier‌‌5 ‌ ‌ 15‌  ‌ 12‌  ‌ Arena‌‌(1)‌  ‌

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The‌‌number‌‌of‌‌sites‌‌and‌‌landmarks‌‌per‌‌tier‌‌is‌‌fixed,‌‌but‌‌the‌‌type‌‌of‌‌these‌‌sites‌‌and‌ 
landmarks‌‌can‌‌vary.‌‌For‌‌example‌‌one‌‌Tier‌‌1‌‌site‌‌may‌‌have‌‌one‌‌of‌‌each‌‌Element‌‌Site‌‌or‌‌it‌‌  
may‌‌have‌‌3‌‌Lakes.‌  ‌
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The‌‌probability‌‌of‌‌any‌‌given‌‌site‌‌filling‌‌any‌‌given‌‌‘slot’‌‌is‌‌~33%‌‌(it‌‌is‌‌a‌‌choice‌‌of‌‌1‌‌in‌‌3),‌‌and‌‌
 
does‌‌not‌‌depend‌‌on‌‌the‌‌other‌‌sites‌‌already‌‌on‌‌the‌‌land.‌‌This‌‌means,‌‌for‌‌example,‌‌it‌‌is‌‌  
unlikely,‌‌but‌‌possible,‌‌that‌‌a‌‌Tier‌‌4‌‌land‌‌would‌‌have‌‌all‌‌12‌‌of‌‌its‌‌Element‌‌sites‌‌be‌‌of‌‌the‌‌same‌‌  
type.‌  ‌

What‌‌is‌‌known‌‌before‌‌purchase?‌  ‌
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When‌‌you‌‌purchase‌‌a‌‌land‌‌you‌‌will‌‌know‌‌its‌‌Grid‌‌Position‌‌(location‌‌on‌‌the‌‌map),‌‌the‌‌Region‌‌  
it‌‌belongs‌‌to‌‌and‌‌also‌‌its‌‌Tier‌‌level.‌‌You‌‌will‌n
‌ ot‌k‌ now‌‌the‌‌exact‌‌sites‌‌that‌‌are‌‌on‌‌the‌‌land‌‌or‌‌
 
the‌‌position‌‌of‌‌the‌‌sites‌‌on‌‌the‌‌land,‌‌these‌‌are‌‌generated‌‌upon‌‌minting.‌  ‌

Position‌‌of‌‌Sites‌‌inside‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Land‌‌Plot‌  ‌
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Each‌‌Site‌‌has‌‌an‌‌immutable‌‌physical‌‌position‌‌in‌‌the‌‌grid‌‌inside‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Land‌‌Plot.‌‌This‌‌data‌‌is‌‌ 
written‌‌to‌‌the‌‌NFT‌‌when‌‌it‌‌is‌‌minted.‌‌A‌‌Landmark‌‌is‌‌always‌‌at‌‌the‌‌centre‌‌of‌‌the‌‌grid.‌‌Sites‌‌are‌‌
 
distributed‌‌randomly,‌‌with‌‌the‌‌only‌‌constraints‌‌being‌‌that‌‌they‌‌can’t‌‌overlap‌‌and‌‌that‌‌there‌‌  
must‌‌be‌‌at‌‌least‌‌a‌‌1‌‌grid‌‌square‌‌boundary‌‌around‌‌each‌‌Site.‌  ‌
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Tier‌‌0‌‌-‌‌Virtual‌‌Land‌  ‌
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Tier‌‌0‌‌Land‌‌is‌‌free‌‌land‌‌that‌‌is‌‌not‌‌connected‌‌to‌‌the‌‌blockchain.‌‌This‌‌land‌‌would‌‌be‌‌similar‌‌in‌‌
 
makeup‌‌to‌‌Tier‌‌2‌‌land‌‌and‌‌will‌‌give‌‌players‌‌an‌‌ability‌‌to‌‌fully‌‌explore‌‌and‌‌play‌‌the‌‌game‌‌but‌‌
 
without‌‌any‌‌earning‌‌potential.‌  ‌
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