The NFT market has been surging in the previous few months, with investors and creators benefiting massively. The key is in finding a good project early on that has a good team and plenty of room for growth. I believe that the Astrohedz NFT project is one with plenty of potential and it's still very early on in development. Join the discord to get in on the fun! - https://discord.gg/q3bAWtsypV 

What is the project?

Astrohedz is a project that's still in its infancy, but it has lofty and exciting goals. Currently, you can only mint, buy and hold the NFTs, but it aims to be a Play to Earn game that will allow you to battle other players for ASTRO tokens and even win your adversary's NFT. Here's a description from the devs:

"ASTROHEDZ is a Play to Earn NFT game. It is deployed on the ETHEREUM BlockChain. Set in the Enefty Galaxy, the game allows players to use an avatar and explore an open game world in third-person view, exploring the landscape, fighting various monsters, completing quests, and interacting with non-player characters (NPCs) or other players. The game encourages players to work together to complete quests. The game will be released in phases. The first phase will be our BATTLE MODE. Players may participate in combat using their assets to earn ASTRO tokens. Assets are player-owned NFTs minted on the ERC-721 standard which may be bought and sold on the secondary market. The game will feature arena fights as well as PvP. Higher stakes players will be able to choose “to the death” mode and actually battle over NFT’s. One NFT from each player will be fought over winner taking all."

So, as you can see, there are ambitious plans for the game. It describes an open-world game where you'll be able to form factions and battle other players to earn tokens and upgrade your NFT. The example has been set by Axie Infinity and others that this type of model can be a very profitable one for those who partake, especially for those who are early adopters. It uses a Play to Earn model which means that when the game is up and running, your personalized Astrohed will earn you crypto and the NFT itself should appreciate the more you level it up and the more the game expands. 

When it's up and running, you'll be able to earn ASTRO tokens, the devs explain the system below:

"ASTRO tokens are the native currency used within the game. They are used to purchase armor, potions, and other in-game items. Each minted character gives you the fixed initial amount of ASTRO tokens. On top of that, each character generates 10 ASTRO tokens daily. Once the arena is released the player will get ASTRO tokens on each fight in the arena. There is no maximum supply of ASTRO tokens. All characters start with level 1 (there is currently no way to advance to the next level - yet). When items become available, each character can be equipped with different items or weapons. Each item will have its own set of abilities, some will give you extra strength, endurance, ASTRO bonus, etc. All items follow the ERC-1155 standard and can be traded on secondary marketplaces independently of the main characters."

So there is a whole ecosystem designed where you'll be able to upgrade your character and seemingly customize them to a degree. You'll be able to buy and sell all the items on a secondary market, which means that getting into the project early may pay dividends. 

Astrohedz: How do I buy them and what do they look like?

There are 10,000 unique Astrohedz that you can either mint or buy on the secondary market. They are split up into 4 different species from 4 different planets within the Enefty Galaxy. This means that when you mint an Astrohed, it will be unique from all the others on the blockchain - giving your NFT a greater sense of distinctiveness and meaningfulness.  Again, here's a short description from the devs:

" All Astrohedz are unique and programmatically generated from four different alien species with over 500 possible traits. Even though all Astrohedz are out of this world, some are more rare than others."

As mentioned, you can either buy one on the secondary market on opensea or mint your own one on their site. The minting price is 0.025 ETH, but you may find a cheaper one on opensea.

So how do I mint a unique Astrohed?

• First head over to https://astrohedz.com/home 
• You will then need to connect your wallet to the site, the NFTs operate on the Ethereum blockchain so make sure you are on the correct network and have a compatible wallet like MetaMask.
• Scroll on down to where it says 'Get your Astrohedz!'
• Enter the quantity of Astrohedz you want to mint.
• The price of minting is 0.025 Eth, but you'll also have to consider the gas prices. So I'd recommend keeping an eye on https://www.gasnow.org/ and choose a time where gas might be lower.
• When you are ready, click 'Mint Now!'
• This will prompt a pop-up on your MetaMask to accept the contract, accept it if you are happy with the gas price
• Congratulations on your new NFT!

How do I buy off the secondary market?

• Firstly, head over to https://opensea.io/ 
• Type in 'Astrohedz' in the search bar and click on the collection.
• You can then choose how you want to search for them - 'Price: Low to High' for example. 
• Currently, you can find some at below mint price
• If you choose to buy, connect your MetaMask and click on 'Buy Now'
• Again, you'll have to accept it on your MetaMask and you will now own the NFT and be able to see it in your account.

What do they look like?

As mentioned, each NFT will be unique and be one of four species. Here are some examples of Astrohedz below, 1 from each species:

The project also has philanthropic goals, they are partnered with Thirst Project and will give $25,000 to them once 75% of the Astrohedz are minted. So, if you like the design and think the project has legs, mint yourself or buy an Astrohed before it gains traction. As mentioned, the game is still in development and could really pay off if the execution works out. At the time of writing, less than 1,000 have been minted out of the 10,000, so there are plenty left to mint. 

You can find further information on the roadmap of the game here: https://astrohedz.com/home#roadmap and you can join the discord where the devs hang around here: https://discord.gg/q3bAWtsypV 

I believe that this is a very exciting project and could blow up if executed properly. Play to Earn blockchain games have exploded in popularity and don't look to be slowing down. 

Thank you for reading!