The Road To Early Access
Are you ready for April 22nd?
In case you’ve been living under a pile of Moondrop Fruits, our first play-to-earn game will be launching in ONE WEEK.
Featuring whimsical and magical slimes, Gooeys is designed to take players on an adventure to help Gooeys establish their very own kingdom. You can send Gooeys you own on quests to earn items and $GOO, tumble two to generate a new Gooey, and improve certain stats by feeding them fruit.
In this article we will be taking a look at what it means for Gooeys to be in Early Access, discussing the Gen 0 mint, and more.
We’ve got a lot to cover before launch, so let’s drop into it!
From Early Access to Final Product
Gooeys is an evolving title.
We’ve said this in AMAs, but what does that actually mean?
Living somewhere between the concepts of free content drops and live-service structures, our mission is to continually update Gooeys over time with new features, gameplay adjustments, and elements that keep you coming back for more!
Internally, we have a few plans for some content updates we would like to see come to the game including:
- Social features
- Lore and storytelling
- Expanded gameplay content
Your $DOGIRA tokens are the key to helping us figure out which directions to take when it comes to adding new features. There are some we as a team would like to see — yet as a community you may have ideas that could take Gooeys to new heights.
To ensure the final version of Gooeys is feature complete and as engaging as possible, we will occasionally host DAO votes so you can inform the direction we go.
Minted Out
When minting began on March 25th, we had set a goal of minting out the collection within one month. Watching the last 50 Gooeys minted on April 3rd was exhilarating!
When we first conceived of Gooeys, we weren’t sure how it would be received. Would it be too cute for an adult audience? Was the market too saturated for what we had in mind? Through the Herculanean support of the Community Marketing Team and our brand new Gooeys Telegram community, we were able to tap into a new audience of NFT buyers on Polygon.
So, what’s next for us?
It’s about the drive to launch. For those who have never launched a product before, there’s a lot of moving pieces to pull it off:
The first part is word of mouth. A community needs to be activated to maximize message potency. Word of mouth is the most effective way to create awareness of a product, and this is where we need YOUR help the most!
To maximize word of mouth potency you can use the Twitter algorithm to your advantage. Just like Google, Twitter allows users to search by keywords.
So when you’re talking about Gooeys in tweets, consider shouting out the current OpenSea floor price — NFT traders often search for NFTs in their price range this way (at time of writing the floor is .1 ETH).
Adding $GOO and $DOGIRA to each tweet helps us surface in other popularity algorithms, while aggregating all tweets with the same cashtag showing off how active the community is on Twitter.
Another way we must prepare for launch is to develop a stronger media presence. We are actively talking with podcasts, YouTubers, and more to procure Gooeys coverage for a variety of audiences and entertainment mediums. Over the next few weeks you’ll be seeing the fruits of these conversations!
The first piece of new content is with The Crypto Gaming Podcast.
Likewise, we’ve partnered with Polygon Studios to launch our Early Access title on Friday, April 22nd. We will be hosted on a dedicated Twitter Spaces with them at 10 am CDT / 3 pm UTC. Let’s work together to spread the word and kick off the Gooeys launch in style 🎉
The GooBook
Finally, we have the GooBook: the definitive “instruction manual” for the game.
Within it you can learn more about the fruit NFTs you’ll be feeding to your adorable new friends, the math behind tumbling and new rolls, and the formulas that determine quest success! If you want to learn more about the core logic of the game, take a look at The GooBook by clicking right here.
That’s all for now! See you all very soon in the world of Gooeys.
-The Dogira Studios Team
About Dogira Studios:
Dogira Studios is a blockchain gaming company building on the Polygon network. Their token, $DOGIRA, allows holders exposure to a fledgling ecosystem designed to push the blockchain to catch up with gaming. The studio has a full product suite including: a play-to-earn game called Gooeys, an NFT Kit, a bespoke DeFi staking platform, and a title to be published under the company’s banner, Humaniquarium.
Website | Staking | Twitter | Telegram
About Gooeys:
Gooeys is a play-to-earn title with an idle gameplay loop where players can send magical slimes, called Gooeys, on quests to earn NFT items and gear, along with the $GOO token. Players can “tumble” two Gooeys to create a third, allowing for a fully player-driven economy. The game launches in Early Access on April 22nd, 2022 on the Polygon network.
