What is Ajuna Network?
Ajuna Network is a decentralized gaming platform that leverages the Polkadot ecosystem to create high-performance, blockchain-based games. It aims to bring the benefits of blockchain technology, such as transparency, ownership, and decentralized governance, to the gaming industry while maintaining a seamless user experience.
Here are some key features of Ajuna Network:
- Substrate-Based: Ajuna Network is built on Substrate, the modular framework for building custom blockchains, which enables interoperability within the Polkadot ecosystem.
- Game Engines Integration: Ajuna integrates directly with popular game engines like Unity and Unreal Engine, allowing game developers to easily incorporate blockchain features, such as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and decentralized assets, into their games without sacrificing performance.
- On-Chain and Off-Chain Gameplay: Ajuna uses off-chain game logic for fast and smooth gameplay while leveraging the blockchain for critical elements like asset ownership, in-game economies, and rewards. This hybrid model helps avoid the typical performance issues that can come with purely on-chain gaming.
- NFTs and True Ownership: Players can own in-game assets as NFTs on the blockchain, ensuring that their items, characters, and other assets are verifiably unique, tradeable, and secure. These NFTs can be used across different games within the Ajuna ecosystem.
- Cross-Chain Compatibility: As part of the Polkadot ecosystem, Ajuna benefits from cross-chain compatibility. This allows for interaction with other blockchains in the ecosystem, expanding the potential for a more connected and open gaming world.
- Ajuna Parachain: Ajuna has its own parachain on Polkadot, enabling it to scale and interact with other parachains and dApps in the Polkadot network. The parachain structure allows for enhanced performance and lower fees.
- Ajuna Token (AJUN): The native token is used for governance, staking, and transactions within the network. It provides incentives for developers, players, and community members to participate in the ecosystem.
Ajuna Network aims to revolutionize the gaming industry by offering decentralized alternatives to traditional game development, with a focus on scalability, seamless integration with popular tools, and true ownership of in-game assets.
Throughout the 2024 year, achieved significant milestones that have set the stage for Ajuna's future success.
- Ajuna Network is crafting the Polkadot SDK for the Unity Asset Store, as voted by the Governing Community. It's a game-changer for mobile gaming devs in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- Reflecting on two awesome Ajuna Avatars seasons, NFTs Mogwais and Pets. With 1.5 million avatars minted and 2000+ community members engaged across both seasons.
- Ready for a game-changer? Big Balls of Baju (BBB), the first mobile season created with the Polkadot Unity SDK, launches on Ajuna Network. Craft unique Avatars, inspired by street art, and embark on thrilling missions & quests. It's not just a game; it's the art of Ballz.
- Breaking new ground in Polkadot Dapps: Hexalem, the first-ever Polkadot Unity game, a multiplayer strategy on-chain experience for mobile, co-developed by Ajuna, is a finalist in the Polkadot Winter Hackathon. Brace the groundbreaking launch later this 2024 Year.
- In 2024 Q1, our On-Chain Missions will be introduced. These missions are designed to provide a thrilling Game-Fi experience for Season 1 and 2 Ajuna Awesome Avatars seasons 1 and 2 holders. By participating in these missions, players can guide their avatars through various quests and earn rewards.
- Ajuna Network is set to launch on Polkadot in Q2 of 2024. We have successfully experimented and innovated on Bajun Network. Now, we are ready for the next level of blockchain gaming on Ajuna!
- Season 3 of Ajuna Avatars is currently under development with Evrl00t. This highly anticipated season marks an important milestone, the first season developed by a 3rd party. Stardust Colonies promises an immersive and captivating experience for the AAA community.
- Team are working diligently to prepare for the release of our highly anticipated game, Battle Mogs. Battle Mogs will serve as our flagship game. Ajuna Awesome Avatars holders will be given exclusive access to an unparalleled gaming experience on Ajuna Network.