Introduction

Farsite is a blockchain-powered real-time strategy game. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic universe, talented space pioneers (Elon Musk vibes anyone?) had to flee to find new galaxies as economic and social unrest became too prevalent, and operates using the Ethereum-2 Blockchain. The in-game economy is managed using the FAR token that can be converted into credits at a rate of 1 (FAR token) to 1,000,000 (credits). The economy is also player-centric, players hold various in-game items as NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) and cNFT's (Farsite defines these as "a proposed standard for ERC-20 collateral staking on Non-Fungible Tokens for borrowing against game assets"). 

Welcome to the Farsite Universe

The Farsite universe is persistent (your work or the work of other players will not be lost upon temporarily exiting the game) and operates with player ownership and self-balancing economics. Players all start in a location known as "Homestead" and new locations are to be discovered by player exploration. Constellations consist of various numbers of Planets and Stars, Planets can be utilized for base creation and resource extraction. Asteroids and comets are also available to utilize for resource extraction. 

What can I do in Farsite?

If you are looking for a bit of sci-fi roleplay, then this is just yet another reason to play Farsite. You can choose from a variety of career paths below. 

• Hauler - Deliver goods between Stations and Planets (it may be wise to either bring some protection or hire some in case of loot-thirsty pirates!) 
• Miner - Mine and refine on various planets and sell them to Manufacturers or Traders
• Manufacturer - Craft components, Modules, and ships
• Military - Either become a loot-crazed pirate or serve as a Mercenary (hirable protection) 
• Explorer - Explore the expanse of space to excavate materials from comets, asteroids, and other to be discovered places in the Farsite Universe!
• Governor - Once you acquire control over a Star, you get to set your own rules and collect credits from economic activity within that territory
• Recruiter - Onboard new space explorers and earn credits from every action performed in-game
• Politician - Engage in activities such as opening a corporation, forming an alliance, curating contractors, leading members, and managing roles
• Trader - Bring high-demand goods to the places they are in demand and obtain a profit. 

Explore the Universe

Exploration in the Farsite Universe can be accomplished through two different means: 

• Regular Flight - Simply explore around a Star, but wander with caution as your ship is vulnerable to invasion by other players while not landed or docked!
• FTL Jump - FTL stands for "Faster than Light" and this game mechanic allows you to jump between Stars, while you can not be attacked by players using this method, it will cost you fuel  

Mining 

You can not produce anything without having any readily available natural resources! Resource extraction will be defined by: 

• Planets
  • Resource Spots
  • Resource Deposits
• Asteroids
  • Asteroids (limited in number, yet permanent) 
  • Comets (time-limited) 

While the sources have different characteristics, they are all limited. While resources never truly run out on any source (so an individual planet will never lose all its resources and this applies to any other individual source) resource density will decrease by a percentage each time the resource source is mined. So in other words, you will be able to resources from mining, from sources that aren't being used by a lot of players. 

Closing

I am aware that long articles are not everyone's favorite, so I will be diving this into a set of individual articles. You can find the official description of the Farsite game here https://farsite.online/docs/base

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