Ancient8 Chain: The first game ecosystem on Superchain

Ancient8, with a vision of developing the gaming ecosystem, has joined Optimism Superchain to become one of the dedicated L2 blockchains for Web3 Gaming.

Ancient8 Chain's development process

Originating from a group of people who share the same passion for GameFi, Ancient8 has developed into an L2 gaming:

·      In October 2021, Ancient8 was launched with the vision of becoming a Web3 Gaming Guild in Vietnam, a project that sponsors scholarships for gamers participating in GameFi projects.
·      In January 2022, Ancient8 raised 4 million USD from well-known funds in the market such as Dragonfly, Hashed, Pantera, Coinbase Ventures.
·      April 2022, release Ancient8 2.0 and Ancient8 Metaverse DAO.
·      In June 2022, Ancient8 continues to raise another 6 million USD with the purpose of developing infrastructure for GameFi. The funding round included the participation of C2Ventures, Maker Fund, Pantera...
·      In September 2023, Ancient8 announced plans to launch blockchain gaming.
·      In February 2024, officially deployed the Ancient8 Chain mainnet, a Layer 2 for gaming on Ethereum.

Highlights of Ancient8 Chain

The main product of the current project is Ancient8 Chain, an L2 blockchain on the Ethereum network and part of Optimism's Superchain ecosystem. Ancient8 Chain has a few special features suitable for a blockchain for gaming.

Modular design

Ancient8 Chain is a blockchain built on the latest version of the OP Stack toolkit, which provides the basic module layers that make up the blockchain such as Data Availability, Sequencing, Derivation, Execution, and Governance Layer.

Additionally, Ancient8 integrates with Celestia to improve the data availability (DA) layer. This modular mechanism allows Ancient8 to easily make updates and changes as needed.

Superchain ecosystem

Using the latest version of OP Stack also means Ancient8 is part of the Optimism Superchain ecosystem, sharing governance and revenue from transaction arrangements with the Optimism Council.

Ancient8 will be able to connect and communicate with other chains in Superchain in the near future, and Ancient8 is also the only Gaming project in this growing ecosystem.

EVM compatibility and scalability

Taking advantage of the design from the latest OP Stack version, Ancient is an Optimistic Rollup with performance and speed similar to other prominent Optimistic Rollups on the market such as Optimism, Base... and Ancient8 is also compatible with EVM.

Ancient is also committed to user experience by keeping gas fees low. This will create better conditions for gaming projects.

Data of A8 Chain

After about 2 months of mainnet operation, Ancient8 Chain achieved the following numbers:

·      970k wallets created, of which 583k wallets made at least 1 transaction
·      5.7 million transactions performed
·      The number of active users per day remains stable at 20-40k users
·      723 contracts and 94 tokens created
·      Attracted nearly 750k USD worth of ETH loaded onto the network

Growth Layer is a set of products that can support gaming projects in all aspects from marketing, product development, community connection...

Some products in this group include: Dojo Marketplace, Space3, Ancient8 Gaming, ReneVerse, A8ID.

The project team belongs to Growth Layer

The Growth Layer group are the base projects for the development of Ancient8, starting from Ancient8 Chain:

·      Ancient8 Chain: Ancient8 Layer 2 is custom built to meet the unique needs of the game context. With a deep understanding of what gamers require – fast transactions and easy interactions – Ancient8 Chain ensures gameplay runs smoothly.
·      Dojo Marketplace: Dojo is an NFT marketplace dedicated to Web3 game projects, your gateway to bringing the best games to players in Southeast Asia.
·      Space3: Prominent Web2 and Web3 game publisher. As a publisher and game launchpad, Space3 guides developers from concept to reality, curating experiences that appeal to players around the world.
·      Ancient8 Gaming: Ancient8 Gaming is a bridge between gamers and game creators, a global hub for game discovery, local communities and real-life events.
·      For players, it's a world of rewards and connection. For developers, it's a space to bond and grow. Together, that's where the game thrives.
·      ReneVerse: ReneVerse advocates cross-platform compatibility and creative in-game advertising. The mission is to unify consumer and gaming experiences, democratizing the industry through cutting-edge blockchain applications.
·      A8ID: Own game identities and social graphs in the decentralized future. A8ID provides plug & play scalability, on-chain data analytics, and a better way to engage millions of users.
The game development process using Ancient8's Growth Layer will be as follows:

Developers use A8 Chain infrastructure to build games, then promote/open for sale NFT sets on Dojo, publish games through Space3, enhance user identity with A8ID, build game community connections players through A8 Gaming, generate more revenue with in-game advertising from ReneVerse.

Gaming project team

Ancient8 is supporting the development of many types of games, notably the group of fully on-chain games, some projects include:

·      Onchain Clash: Similar pixel graphics game inspired by Pixel War, Go Game and Paperie. Players participating in the game will try to expand and protect their territory from other players.
·      Onizone: Battle royale-style role-playing game
·      DeWorld: Farm building game using NFT
·      WeePePe: Users play the role of Pepe the frog, building a city on the moon
·      See also: Fully On-Chain Game (FOCG) Report: Context, Architecture & Case Study
There are also some other games:

·      MasterDuel: Platform to support and connect gamers to participate in games on Telegram Apps
·      Private Battle: A game about fighting pirates and looting resources between players on the Twitter platform (X).

Other project groups

In addition to the gaming group, which is the main development direction, Ancient8 also has other satellite projects that help develop utilities such as:

·      Wallet: Coin98 Super Wallet, Ancient8 Wallet, Desig, Turnkey
·      NFT Marketplace: Dojo, Space3
·      Bridge/Messaging: Ancient8 Native Bridge, Meson, Hyperlane, Relay
·      DEX: Baryon, Cabbage Swap, Geckoterminal
·      Infrastructure: Celestia, Third Web, Particle Network, Clique, Omni Network, Conduit.

summary

As the only gaming project in Optimism's Superchain ecosystem, Ancient8 Chain is one of the outstanding Layer 2 projects for users who are passionate about web3 gaming and especially fully on-chain games. Currently, A8 has a base project team to help developers easily deploy and market their games.