We analyze the most popular blockchain game
CryptoKitties are unique virtual cats from AxiomZen studio that can be bred, collected and sold for cryptocurrency. Each cat is unique. It cannot be copied, taken away or destroyed. It is one of the first blockchain-based games in history.
If you are fond of cryptocurrencies, then you probably already know that thanks to the blockchain there are famous bitcoins and ethereums. Reputable publications call CryptoKitties the best blockchain game, and many players have already gotten rich by multiplying and selling their crypto pets. Needless to say, the creators of the game are already bathed in money, receiving 3.75% of each transaction, and giants like Ubisoft are inviting them to share their experience.
Acquiring the first crypto cat
To play on the official website, you will need Chrome or Firefox browsers, an online cryptocurrency wallet and, in fact, the cryptocurrency itself for the first purchase. Let’s look at it in order. Why these browsers? In fact, you can use any browser, but the developers do not vouch for the optimal operation of the game anywhere other than their personally verified Chrome and Firefox. Then you need to create a profile – your nickname will be public.
The studio is already working on creating a mobile application, but now you can conduct transactions in Trust and Coinbase mobile wallets. By the way, you can open an account not only on the mentioned online wallets, but also on Metamask. Be careful with the wallet – it has nothing to do with the game, it’s like a bank account, so in which case the developers won’t be able to help you if someone hacks your account. The cats are kept in the wallet. And keep in mind that you need not just an online wallet, but a crypto wallet.
Now we are buying cryptocurrency. Please note that in some wallets you can purchase currency directly, while others do not support this function. If you chose the latter, then you are on the road to cryptocurrency exchange offices, since there are many of them. It remains to buy a kitten. Each transaction requires a gas fee (compute fees regardless of whether the transaction goes through or not, read more about how Ethereum works). On the search page you can look at the prices of kittens, starting with the lowest.
The numbers are constantly changing, but at the time of this writing, the cheapest crypto kitten can be bought for about 30 rubles. You see its number, generation (for example, Gen 15), and by clicking on it, you will find out detailed information. Time Left – how much time is left until the end of the offer, in the upper right corner – the owner’s name. There is a graph that shows the start and end prices. The kitten has a name and even a short biography (Bio). As mentioned above, the characteristics of a kitten are not repeated. This is the color and shape of the eyes, the color and type of fur, and so on.
Below we see who the kitten’s parents are. If you see a message that you cannot buy a kitten now, this means two options. First, someone bought it before you, but the transaction hasn’t gone through yet. Second, the owner canceled the auction.
Seals are different – white, blue, red!
Breeding crypto kittens
You can not only buy and sell kittens, but also arrange a real crypto nursery. If you have two individuals, then they can be crossed, one of them will be Dame (female), and the other will be Sire (male). Alternatively, you can find a pair by searching for the Siring tag. You will see cats who want to act as “inseminators” for a certain fee, which is set by their owners. You can not cross cats with close relatives. And if you do not want to breed a cat with someone else’s pet, then you can simply click on the button next to her name and pick her a pair from your farm, however, “pregnancy” will cost you 0.008 Ether – that is the tax. The figure may change in the future.
Payment for the birth of kittens is required as it registers them on the blockchain. Consequently, any activity with them is taxed, whether it is putting up for an auction or offering a service. The gestation period lasts differently. After that, the cat can be brought with someone again, but either a very little time must pass, or much more – with each generation, the pause (cooldown) lasts longer. And there is a cooldown stat that affects the value of each individual. These are Fast (a minute must pass between inseminations), Swift (up to five minutes), Snappy (10-30), Brisk (1-2 hours), Plodding (4-8 hours), Slow (16 hours or a day), Sluggish ( up to 4 days), Catatonic (week).
The sacred moment of the birth of a unique cat!
Kittens inherit traits from their parents, but keep in mind that some genes are recessive. Also, some genetic combinations can create a completely new hitherto unseen mutation. There can be billions and billions of different combinations. Cats of the first generations are more expensive, also some traits may be more in demand, but it depends on the buyers – the game does not specify which appearance will bring more money. And do not be afraid that one day the crypto cat will become sterile – this does not happen in the game.
If the animations slow down the breeding rate, then go to the profile settings and enable the auto-hatch of the crypto kittens – “Auto-hatch all my Kitty eggs”. Do you want to play with genes and plan the appearance and other characteristics of the future kitten? You can help a special breeding calculator Kittycalc.co . You need to enter the id or link to the profile of the female and male in the windows on the left and right sides of the page and click on the “Go” button, and now you have a detailed report on how the newborn will turn out. This is much more convenient than studying the pedigree and sitting and guessing how genes will work.
Short love …
Sell in good hands
You can sell the resulting offspring and the crypto cat that has served its service by clicking on the “Sell” button next to his name. To put it up for sale or insemination, you have to pay for gas. The purchases are displayed in the internal transactions section of Etherscan, a service for viewing statistics of the Ethereum cryptocurrency. A kitten is sold on the basis of an auction. The owner himself sets the starting and ending price, and after the expiration of time it stops changing. The price drops to the final price until someone buys the product. When the auction ends, the kitten can be bought at the final price, or the owner cancels the sale. The purchased kitten may not appear immediately – wait while the transaction is processed and synchronized with the site. If the deal went through, don’t worry – your purchase will be displayed soon.
Entertaining crypto cats
Despite the fact that these cats are not just any Sims, they can be dressed up in various accessories, for example, in fancy hats. For this there is a special extension for the Chrome browser in its online store. Also in it you can find extensions that allow you to track new auctions and show additional information about the characteristics of the kittens for sale. Also, bored crypto kitties participate in the KittyRace race , where they receive a prize for winning in the form of … of course, cryptocurrency. Both the browser extensions and the race were created without the participation of the Cryptokitties development team – these are the possibilities of the blockchain. The creators themselves call it the growing “Cat Universe” and are preparing a separate site, which will collect all additional projects related to crypto kittens.
They are also Schumachers!
Frequently asked Questions
Who are Fancy Cats?
Fancy Cats are crypto cats with a special design. They are not unique, but they are much less common in the game world. New ones appear every week. They are obtained when users create a kitten with the right combination of genes – a special “recipe” is needed. Each type of fantasy has a limit, which is gradually exhausted – then it will not work out to hybridize it. The creators of the game sometimes provide tips on how to create a fantasy cat on their Twitch, Facebook, Youtube and Twitter, as well as post tips on Reddit. Among CryptoKitties there are also exclusive cats. These are the rarest individuals, the developers create them in honor of some special occasion. An example is Honu Kitty, a cat whose job it is to raise awareness about the extinction of sea turtles. It was sold for $ 25,000, and, of course, will be resold even more expensive.
Is it possible to donate a crypto cat?
Yes, it can be sent to any cryptocurrency wallet owner. You need to click on the “Gift” button in your profile and enter the recipient’s address.
What is Purrstige?
Purrstige is a play on words derived from “prestige” and “purr”, which in English means the purr of a cat. Accordingly, these are special, prestigious traits that are available for creation for a limited time.
Who are the founding cats?
These are the first 50,000 cats of the zero generation (Gen 0), which the developers released every 15 minutes. All other cats are their descendants.
What are Mewtations and Family Jewels?
Imagine that crypto cats have a family tree. Kittens who have added a new trait to the tree are rewarded with the Mewtation Jewel. Depending on how early the mutation was unlocked, a diamond (the first mutation in the bloodline), a gold stone (first ten descendants), amethyst (first hundred) and lapis lazuli (first 500 descendants) are awarded for this. After that, all descendants of a kitten with a mutation can receive a Family Jewel if they show the same trait. Founder cats are not given such jewels; they already have Founder Badges.
What is Cat Codex and Special Cat Codex?
It has nothing to do with a set of laws and regulations. The word “code” here is rather the ancient Roman or medieval concept of an ordinary manuscript or register book. This is a list of characteristics in the “Your Kitties” section, thanks to which you can find out which traits are present in your collection and which are missing. And the Special Cat Codex shows the same thing, but this time among your exclusive and fanci cats. This way you can track the additions to the collection and plan future purchases. Just do not forget that crypto cats constantly mutate – it is impossible to collect all the characteristics and stop.
The whole point of cryptocurrencies
CryptoKitties cannot be called a full-fledged game, rather it is a cryptocurrency service, decorated in a cute look of cats. The project has not yet been released on mobile phones, but as soon as it appears there, we are waiting for a bunch of clones, where hamsters, parrots and other animals will act instead of purrs.
