Today marked MegaETH's 4th AMA, hosted by its new cult leader @0xBreadguy.
By leveraging MegaETH,
@biomesAW is building the first fully on-chain autonomous world.
Biomes co-founder
@dhrunym joined to share his vision and answer all your questions.
Here is what he shared:
Summary:
A- BreadGuy Role in MegaETH
B- Biomes Vision
C- Community Questions
A- BreadGuy Role in MegaETH:
As announced recently on Twitter and other platforms, about a month ago, BreadGuy joined the MegaETH team.
His primary focus is to enhance MegaETH's presence and representation mainly on Twitter and Discord.
In this role, he works to convey the team's vision, engage with the community, and foster stronger connections within it.
Recently, he has contributed to the rebranding effort, developed brand assets, and created tools for the community.
Finally, he is working on making the concept of the World Computer more accessible and easier to understand.
B- Biomes vision:
There are many ways to look at the Internet and crypto:
1. As a tool for creating more efficient systems:
When the Internet emerged, it digitized traditional systems, like turning physical mail into email. It didnât invent communicationâit simply made it faster, cheaper, and more efficient.
For example, while it was impossible to send a letter to the entire world through traditional mail, platforms like Gmail made that instantaneous and global.
The same logic applies to crypto. Many see it as a way to create a more open, fair, and efficient financial system.
For instance, crypto created stablecoins offering a more efficient and borderless payment system to Web2 payments.
Just as the Internet made sharing information more efficient, crypto aims to make sharing value more efficient.
In both cases, they improved something we were already doing.
2. As a way to assign real value to digital things:
However, not everyone shares this perspective. Another lens views the Internet and crypto as tools for making digital things feel real and valuable.
Take Bitcoin, for exampleâit transformed digital coins into assets with real-world value.
Similarly, Biomes seeks to make digital worlds feel real, treating them as tangible, valuable environments that can even have measurable economies.
The ultimate ambition? For Biomesâ GDP to one day surpass that of Mars.
To make this vision possible, blockchain is essential for enforcing the rules of digital worlds.
The value of Bitcoin, for example, isnât in the program itselfâit could run on AWS or any other server.
Its value lies in how the program operates on blockchain. This ensures scarcity, like Bitcoinâs hard cap of 21 million coins.
The same principles apply to Biomes.
Imagine tamper-proof resources instead of tamper-proof coins: 1,000 Sequoia trees, for instance. In the physical world, we canât simply create more Sequoias.
But in a virtual world, scarcity is programmableâdevelopers can control supply, but only within the rules of that world.
Biomes takes the ideas of Bitcoin and Ethereum and reshapes them.
Itâs not about financial systems, tokens, or coins; itâs about creating embodied, resource-based systems.
Instead of scarce coins, you have scarce materials. Instead of smart contracts, you have smart objectsâlike a programmable chest.
This reframes blockchain to fit the needs of a persistent virtual world.
Such a world gives creators immense power to build and innovate. But for this to work, a virtual world must be stableâit needs to last.
Think of it like investing in a country. Why would you invest in an unstable nation?
You wouldnât buy real estate or start a business there if the laws or conditions constantly changed. The same applies to virtual worlds.
If Biomes creates a world where the rules of physics or resource availability keep changingâor worse, if the world could be unplugged entirelyâno one would invest their time or money in it.
Stability is critical.
By building a virtual world with consistent rules, defined resources, and physics that canât be altered, Biomes provides a reliable foundation for serious investment.
Blockchain ensures that no one can simply "turn it off." This permanence allows people to create meaningful things that last.
Biomes takes a unique approach by putting everything on-chain.
In most gaming projects, only specific elementsâlike assets and NFTsâare placed on-chain.
The rest, including critical aspects like resources, physics, and mechanics, remain off-chain.
This means that many crypto games are primarily vehicles for distributing NFT tokens rather than creating fully decentralized worlds.
Biomes is different.
It puts everything on-chain: gravity, physics, farming, movementâevery element that makes up the virtual world.
This allows players to not only participate in the economy but also to build and shape the environment in meaningful ways.
Most crypto games focus on tokens or NFTs without fostering real competition or innovation.
In Biomes, even the physics are enforced by the blockchain, creating a fully on-chain game. It ensures that the world is stable.
C- Community Questions
1. Whatâs the difference between Minecraft and Biomes? How did you choose the name "Biomes"?
Biomes shares a similar foundational concept with Minecraft: both start as open worlds rather than structured games.
In Minecraft like Biomes, the community comes together to create and experiment, forming mini-civilizations. Resources like wood and ores encourage creativity.
The name "Biomes" originated from a Minecraft client that ran in the browser, developed by a studio called Global Elimination. OpenAI later acquired the project.
However, Global Elimination allowed the Biomes team to continue developing it and retained the original name.
2. Will Biomes have a different style than Minecraft?
Yes, but itâs challenging. The goal is to move away from the block aesthetic and depict nature in a more realistic style.
This evolution is part of the vision for Biomes, but it takes time to perfect.
3. What is the Roadmap?
Biomes is being developed by multiple teams, each focusing on clients, content, and community-driven initiatives.
âȘïž Current state:
You can already access the game, though PvP isnât enabled yet.
âȘïž Near-term roadmap:
The goal is to introduce PvP and smart items.
Smart items will have unique functionalities, like programmable doors that use smart contracts.
For instance, a door might require a specific NFT to open, or a bridge might only be accessible if you hold a certain token.
âȘïž Future development:
It will depend on how the in-game economy evolves.
4. What virtual worlds influenced you growing up?
I grew up immersed in the lore of Bitcoinâitâs like RuneScape on steroids.
Crypto feels like a game with its own rules, rewards, and challenges.
The name "Zuse" is not my gamer tag; it comes from Konrad Zuse, the inventor of the programmable computer.
5. PvP is coming soon. How do you balance rewards between PvP and grind?
Thereâs no strict preferenceâitâs meant to be dynamic and surprising, like in real-life ecosystems.
PvP feels more exciting, while grind can sometimes be monotonous.
The idea is to create a balance where farming and grinding naturally feed into PvP, making both interconnected and rewarding.