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Using ZK for game optimization in Dark Forest
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Improving the MMO strategy game Dark Forest through community rounds, game strategy evaluation, optimization plugins, a bounty system, and a development library, with a focus on blockchain and zkSNARKs technology.

Introduction

Dark Forest is an MMO strategy game built with zkSNARKs on Ethereum and xDAI. We had full fun playing Dark Forest, but at the same time, we have some ideas and plans to improve the game using zero-knowledge proofs and blockchain technology.

Our ongoing programs

1. DF ARES

In March 2023, we have chosen to hold ”DF ARES” — seasonal Dark Forest community rounds to explore more possibilities around the game mechanics of Dark Forest and to test the latest technological innovations. DF ARES 0.1.1 round will be hosted this summer.

DF ARES 0.1.1 game demo:

https://github.com/dfarchon/DF-ARES-basic-demo

more information about DF ARES:

https://www.notion.so/dfares/DF-ARES-Main-ca9238c3fee8418d933079d5d28eab3b

2. Game Strategy Evaluation Sandbox

Game Strategy Evaluation Sandbox: Empowers advanced players to evaluate the excellence of their game strategies in a more quantitative way, including but not limited to fine-grained real-time data analysis, simulated opponent matchups against specific strategies, video replay analysis of past games, and more.

3. Dark Forest Plugins

Game experience optimization, timely release of user-friendly plugins according to the latest game rule changes.

4. DF ARTEMIS

We release DF ARTEMIS, which is a Planet-targeted bounty mercenary system.

Funders can publish tasks to planets, mercenaries can attack those planets and get rewards.

DF ARTEMIS provides a new game mechanics to Dark Forest, which can bring fun to both new and old players.

Besides, DF ARTEMIS can be a DAO governance tool, which efficiently distribute tasks and corresponding incentives.

the open source code: https://github.com/dfarchon/df-artemis

5. DF GAIA

We released DF GAIA , which is a user-friendly dark forest plugin development library.

the open source code: https://github.com/dfarchon/DF-GAIA

Who are we?

DF Archon is a newly established gaming group focused on fully on-chain game. Our members are all blockchain developers, dedicated players of Dark Forest, and also have art design skills.

We are working on game strategy development, experience optimization from blockchain layer to client-side game, sandbox platform for game strategy evaluation, etc. More ecological projects are waiting to be discovered.

The DF Archon team has received a lot of help from the official Dark Forest Discord server, the Dark Forest Chinese community (especially the wechat group organized by keke.eth) and MarrowDAO during the process of getting to know the Dark Forest game. We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to those friends who have helped us.

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