Article Author: Meta Era Special Guest Author "0xShinChan"

With the significant increase in the price of Bitcoin in November 2023, the Web3 game token market has also shown significant growth, with a market value increase of 62% compared to the previous month. In this market frenzy, the attention is drawn to the newly launched "Gas Hero" game by the STEPN team. This game not only inherits the excellent tradition of the STEPN team, but more importantly, it chooses to use GMT as the main token in the game, instead of issuing new tokens, undoubtedly bringing new growth potential to GMT.

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According to the announcement from Find Satoshi Lab (FSL) on November 1st, "Gas Hero" is scheduled to undergo community testing from November 24th to December 8th, with specific user groups such as Gas Hero badge holders, Find Satoshi Lab ambassadors, and partners qualifying for the test. As a large-scale multiplayer online game (MMO), "Gas Hero" unfolds its narrative in a rich science fiction world, providing a deep immersive gaming experience and extending its story background to the comic book field, in stark contrast to STEPN's motion-driven reward mechanism. "Gas Hero" focuses more on providing a deep engagement and strategic gaming environment. According to Footprint Analytics data, in mid-November, the daily production of "Gas Hero" coupons exceeded 30,000, demonstrating its popularity.

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This research report aims to analyze in depth the gameplay, design concept, token economics, and game assets of "Gas Hero." We will explore how this game is making a mark in the chain game market and its potential impact on the value and utility of the GMT token.

Gas Hero: Post-nuclear War Rebirth and Strategic Game, Exploring Power, Fame, and Wealth

"Gas Hero," created by the team behind the sensational chain game "STEPN" last year, marks an important advancement for the Find Satoshi Lab (FSL) team in creativity and immersive game direction. In stark contrast to the motion mode of STEPN—where STEPN attracts users with simple game mechanics and token rewards but lacks characters and story background—"Gas Hero" presents a grand science fiction world and a deep story background, even extending its narrative to the comic field. The story of "Gas Hero" tells the tale of how humans, after a nuclear war, struggle from underground in a resource-scarce environment, gradually moving towards the surface, striving to revive human civilization. Players of the game compete for power, fame, and wealth.

(Gas Hero Whitepaper)

"Gas Hero" is not just a game, but a fusion experience of strategy and social interaction. The game emphasizes the use of game theory, providing players with a wide variety of strategic choices and ensuring transparent and secure on-chain data through a decentralized trading platform. The game also introduces a highly participatory governance model, allowing players to deeply engage in the management and decision-making process of the game world.

The launch of "Gas Hero" is not only an important strategic expansion for the "STEPN" team, but also heralds a new development direction for the entire Web3 game field. Its in-depth exploration of game strategy, social interaction, and decentralized economy will bring players a completely new gaming experience.

Strategy and Speed: Unveiling the Automated Combat and Character Skills of "Gas Hero"

In "Gas Hero," combat is a key element in acquiring resources, and players need to accumulate resources through individual or guild battles. "Gas Hero" introduces an automated combat system. Before participating in various battles, players need to arrange their combat lineups in advance.

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The lineup consists of six heroes, each with a unique code name and the ability to equip weapons and pets. Each hero has a vertical action bar next to them, which triggers attacks or special skills when fully charged, with the charging speed depending on the hero's speed attribute.

Game Architecture: Strategic Rebuilding of Civilization and Exploration

The game map of "Gas Hero" is divided into five levels, including City - District - 9 Guilds - 9 Clans - 9 Bases. The game has 175 cities, distributed on the Earth that has experienced an extinction war, with each city being a new starting point for players to rebuild civilization.

(Gas Hero Whitepaper)

Each player will establish their own base in a unique world coordinate. Here, players are not just warriors, but also civilization rebuilders. They need to find their place in this ever-changing new world through wit and strategy.

Battle Mode Analysis: Automated Combat and Hero Strategy

"Gas Hero" adopts an automated combat mode, where players need to configure their combat lineups in advance and use them to participate in various battles. The lineup consists of 6 heroes, each with a unique code name, and each lineup can only contain one hero with a specific code name. Each hero can equip a weapon and carry a pet.

Combination of Heroes, Weapons, and Pets

In the world of "Gas Hero," players will encounter 48 unique heroes, categorized into output, tank, and healer classes. Each hero type has its unique abilities and combat style, providing players with a wide range of strategic choices and combination possibilities.

In the creation of heroes, players will experience the charm of randomness. The five basic attributes of heroes—attack, defense, health, magic, and speed—will have randomly determined growth values in the initial stage, and these attributes will increase level by level according to the initially determined growth values in the subsequent upgrade process. This random design not only increases the fun of the game but also makes each player's hero combination unique.

In the combat world of "Gas Hero," players can equip their heroes with unique weapons. Weapons with higher rarity come with more random attributes, increasing the uncertainty and strategic nature of combat. "Gas Hero" also introduces four types of pets: dragon, treant, hermit crab, and panda, each with five levels of rarity and seven different evolution levels.

Additionally, the game's auction mechanism provides a unique market trading environment. Each guild and district has its own auction house, showcasing various items provided by the official. This mechanism cleverly balances the supply and demand in the market, allowing players to seek opportunities to acquire rare hero recruitment tickets and even recruit rare Genesis heroes at the auction house.

Economic Model Analysis: The Key Role of the GMT Token in the Game

"Gas Hero" cleverly uses GMT as the primary currency for all in-game asset transactions, effectively enhancing the utility and liquidity of GMT.

As the native token of the Game-Fi and Social-Fi fusion Web3 application STEPN, the total supply of GMT is 6 billion. 30% of it will be allocated to users through STEPN's move-to-earn activities and governance participation.

GMT reached a historic high of $3.75 in April 2022, but has since fallen to the range of 0.25 - 0.3. GMT plays multiple roles in STEPN: participating in governance, distributing staking rewards, and accumulating protocol income. Burning GMT is required to access in-app features such as upgrading sneakers and forging new ones.

GMT Price Trend in the Past 90 Days

The earning mechanism of GMT in the STEPN application demonstrates unique strategies and economic dynamics. The core of this mechanism lies in its level and energy requirements, ensuring that only users who reach a certain level and level of activity are eligible to receive GMT. This design not only increases the participation threshold but also encourages active participation and long-term commitment from users. Its halving mechanism, similar to Bitcoin, ensures the long-term value and scarcity of GMT, with the total supply halving every three years. By releasing GMT daily in an exponential decay pattern, the mechanism ensures the sustainability of token supply and provides potential value growth for users.

The design of "Gas Hero" cleverly places GMT at the core of its game economy, creating a deep dependency on GMT. Activities such as hero and base upgrades in the game require the consumption of GMT, not only promoting sustained demand for GMT among players but also accelerating its circulation in the game. This mechanism effectively links the progress of the game and the player's investment to the market value of GMT, closely intertwining the player's gaming experience with the economic value of GMT.

Furthermore, the guild system and complex five-level governance structure in "Gas Hero" provide rich strategic and social dynamics, further deepening the game's engagement and interactivity. These multi-layered social and governance elements not only enrich the gaming experience but also create additional application scenarios and value for GMT.

Since October, the active marketing strategy of "Gas Hero" and the recovery of the chain game market have had a significant impact on the price of GMT. In the past month, the price of GMT has risen by over 70%, reflecting the community's high expectations for "Gas Hero." However, according to Token Unlocks data, there are still over 2 billion tokens of GMT waiting to be unlocked, which will have a significant impact on future market performance. Market demand and response will be decisive factors for the future performance of GMT.

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Conclusion

The launch of "Gas Hero" may become a key step for the Find Satoshi Lab team to revitalize the GMT ecosystem. Its map based on Earth and cities naturally attracts the global player base of STEPN, breaking the current limitations of NFT games in terms of language and nationality. "Gas Hero," as a simple but highly strategic factional combat game with the theme of human-AI challenges, not only provides players with a simple battle experience but also emphasizes tactical combinations and strategic layouts. This global player interaction undoubtedly increases the game's appeal and engagement.

Considering that STEPN had a peak of 700,000 daily active users and the team achieved monthly revenue of over 100 million, these achievements undoubtedly brought valuable resources and experience to the team. However, following STEPN, the team's launches of Dooar and Mooar have not achieved the expected success, and the price of GMT remains low.

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In the current bear market environment, whether "Gas Hero" can become a turning point for the industry and lead the GMT ecosystem to prosperity is the focus of all investors and players.

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