Forward of its upcoming STX3 playtest, PC first-person extraction shooter Shrapnel has unveiled quite a few new gameplay options.
Spanning throughout three days, the STX3 playtest will begin twenty third Could and finish on twenty sixth. For the primary time the occasion will run constantly for the whole 72-hour occasion.
One of the crucial anticipated options being launched is the flexibility to craft weapon skins. Gamers can accumulate totally different fragments which will be mixed to create a pores and skin, utilizing three distinctive fragments of the identical rarity. These fragments will be obtained by means of gameplay and are then tradable on the in-game market.
Furthermore, the 1 million SHRAP prize pool will probably be distributed based mostly on missions as a substitute of rating on the leaderboard. Accomplished in-game missions reminiscent of reaching a sure variety of kills, extracting fragments, and crafting, will probably be rewarded with SHRAP and weapons skins.
In associated information, Shrapnel-developer Neon Machine just lately introduced it’s built-in a brand new characteristic that permits gamers to get SHRAP tokens immediately through its web site utilizing credit score/debit playing cards as a substitute of buying by means of an change.
Together with the playtest, a brand new rewards system known as Enlistment, may even be launched. Enlistment permits gamers to earn off-chain METAL factors, which can present future in-game utility, for locking SHRAP tokens to Shrapnel’s subnet. Regardless of being locked, SHRAP can nonetheless be used in-game to purchase and craft skins or different objects by means of the in-game market.
Neon Machine CEO Mark Lengthy commented, “The flexibility to craft distinctive skins and the introduction of Enlistment, our modern SHRAP staking system, supply thrilling new methods for gamers to personalize their expertise and be rewarded for his or her funding within the Shrapnel ecosystem. We’re dedicated to creating a really immersive and interesting Web3 world for our gamers, and STX3 is one other step ahead in reaching that imaginative and prescient.”
Uncover extra about Sharpnel and the way the sport is coming alongside in our latest interview with Neon Machine head of studio Don Norbury.
Keep up-to-date on Shrapnel through its website and X account.