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The HYPER incubator is such a good idea, nice work HYPERfuture!
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I think having a psychic connection between the two species is really interesting especially as Caeucusians spend a lot of their time exploring space and Ca´clecs are planet bound, do you have any suggestions how the psychic connection should work?
Here's one suggestion: Since you said the connection with this second species came at the same time they became peaceful diplomats rather than predators and warriors perhaps it is an emotional rather than intellectual connection; if the Ca´clecs were a simple, grounded and compassionate species then the Caeucusians' love for them could be the source of their love for all species and their constant connection to this source of compassionate feelings could be the source of their ability to empathize and negotiate with other species. In terms of gameplay this could lead to some interesting scenarios where Caeucusians cut off from this connection could revert to their original warrior nature. For example, if a player destroys an isolated Caeucusian planet, or all of their planets in a particular area, then the remaining Caeucusians in space could get some kind of attack bonus. The only issue with this would be that it would also mean that the Caeucusians would need to always stay within a certain distance of a planet they control whilst out exploring space. That just blew my mind, I have already put it as a note for both species! Maybe tribes can be linked together, so if someone would kill off Ca´clecs the connected Caeucusians will "revert to their original warrior nature"? That would maybe be a way to get a bonus without having them stay in a particular area. I´ll take it up with the game developers later, ultimately the tech specs is up to them  Cheers profitofthegods! |
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I just read this really cool interview on bitcoinist.net! http://bitcoinist.net/hyper-coin-overview/ For people with clickthelinkphobia (yup, just made it up  ) I have posted the interview below Cheers! HYPER: Coin OverviewLike most coins, HYPER is a scrypt coin. Unlike many coins, they have a SPACE MMO in the works, similar to Voidspace. Today I’m here with the developer of HYPER discussing the views and direction that HYPER is headed, with potential followup articles in the future.
1. What is HYPER?
Essentially, HYPER is a low energy cryptocurrency designed for use in online games, MMOs, virtual worlds and more. The currency is currently used in Counter-Strike, Minecraft, and Zandagort – a space-based strategy MMO game server we are running where an in-game free market trading platform for HYPER is being currently developed.
The HYPER team is also developing an original space-based strategy MMO game that will utilize HYPER as the in-game currency. HYPER is also low energy as it is now a 100% proof of stake coin. People who hold HYPER in their wallet support the network by keeping their wallet open – anyone with HYPER in their wallet will start minting new coins with their laptop as a reward for supporting the network. It is accessible, low energy, and there will be no unsustainable ASIC mining races as we are seeing now across the board with many other cryptocurrencies.
2. Why did you choose the name of HYPER?
I wanted a name that conveyed a sense of high value, evoked thoughts of online gaming, and that also sounded suitably futuristic. Originally I was actually going to call HYPER Hypergold, but when I googled it someone had a trademark on this in the US, and I didn’t want to go down that road (just think of Coinye and what happened to the Dev team there with the Kanye West lawsuits).
So I settled for HYPER, which has turned out well as HYPER really does sound like a fuel for faster than light spaceships (which is what HYPER really is), and I also think HYPER is the first crypto to have the ticker and the name of the currency as the same word.
3. Why did you make HYPER?
I’ve always loved 4X space strategy games like Masters of Orion II, Galactic Civilizations, Alpha Centauri, and Endless Space. So I was intrigued and inspired when about a year ago I discovered an Open Transactions project Galactic Milieu that has been developed as a side project by MarkM from bitcointalk. The idea with Galactic Milieu is that people can make contracts with each other in Bitcoin and Devcoin, in a galactic context and between different galactic civilisations. The only problem with Galactic Milieu is that it is not very accessible.
For the past year the idea stuck with me, and I really wanted to develop a more accessible space-based strategy MMO where players could trade cryptocurrencies with each other for other in-game assets and resources the players have earned from their ever growing galactic empires. Creating a new cryptocurrency that could also sponsor the development of the MMO, as well as being the primary in-game currency, made sense to me. To create new and emergent trading opportunities, I also decided an in-game securities platform would be a profitable, fun and interesting idea. So it was in that moment of inspiration and connecting disparate ideas that HYPER was born, and it was in May this year I decided to take action and launch HYPER.
It just seemed natural to me to also go one step further and embed HYPER in a diverse ecosystem of as many different online games, services and MMOs as possible, which is starting to take shape now.
4. History of Development?
Although I have been mulling over the details of HYPER and the cryptocurrency space MMO for over a year, HYPER was launched with very little fanfare on May 25th 2014, on the bitcointalk forums. Looking back a pre ANN would have been much better for the coin, but this is my first coin and hindsight always makes things easier.
Since being launched 6 weeks ago the progress HYPER has made in terms of its projects and ecosystem is quite astounding. There are 4 online game servers that use HYPER as a currency, and the core HYPER MMO development team now has about 10 team members including authors, artists, coders, gamers, a project manager, sound designers and more.
Overall the community support and the number of people who have volunteered their time to help move the project forward has been phenomenal. Key contributors are also paid in HYPER for their work, and anyone is welcome to come and get involved.
We even have a Hungarian developer who is working on adding HYPER to the in-game free market trading platform in the space-based strategy MMO Zandagort we are running.
5. What makes HYPER different?
The vast majority of cryptocurrencies have very limited ecosystems and are for speculation only. HYPER is unique in that the coin is embedded in a complex and growing ecosystem of gamers, traders and stakers.
The biggest reason HYPER is different is that the currency is sponsoring the development of a space strategy MMO game that will utilize HYPER as the main in-game currency. Players will be able to trade HYPER for other in-game resources and currencies on an in-built free market exchange platform. Our Zandagort server will actually have this feature within a month or so, which will actually be a first for any cryptocurrency and any space-based MMO game.
We also have 4 game servers that currently use HYPER, with plans for many more games in the works and on the way.
6. Many cryptocurrencies now tout a stabilization fund, but fail to actually keep a stable price. How would you say your stabilization fund is holding up?
We actually haven’t launched the HYPER Market Stabilization Fund yet for a number of reasons. The biggest one being that many involved in HYPER actually would prefer the funds are used directly to work on the core HYPER MMO. Some people have also made the similar argument that Market Stabilization Funds simply do not work.
So we are still deciding if we should go ahead with the Market Stabilization Fund due to criticisms such as these. When appropriate I always try and take on board feedback from those who are deeply invested and involved in HYPER. We are also in the process of having the HYPER website redesigned and we will most likely remove the section on the Market Stabilization Fund while the community comes to a decision.
7. Current Status?
HYPER is a 100% proof of stake coin, which means that the network does not use huge amounts of energy mining as with proof of work cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. Anyone can keep their HYPER in their wallet on a desktop computer and be rewarded HYPER for helping to support the network. The current interest rate is 5% monthly paid daily to stakers.
This will last for 5 years before HYPER shifts to 10% annual interest paid daily. Counter-intuitively, many people hold on to their staking coins so that they can stake even more, so proof of stake coins like HYPER tend to have relatively stable and growing exchange rates compared to other cryptocurrencies (especially compared to pure PoW cryptocurrencies).
8. Specs of Coin?
Technical Specs:
100% Proof of Stake (PoS)
5% per month, compounding and added daily
Block Time
30 seconds
Block Rewards
72.5 HYPER
Cryptographic Algorithm
Scrypt
HYPER wallet includes coin control for serious staking.
PoW/PoS – FINISHED
This phase was for PoW and will also include 5% monthly interest for
holders compounding daily (will last approximately 2 weeks).
PoS Stage 1 – CURRENT STAGE
5% monthly interest, applied and compounding daily (will last approximately 5
years).
PoS Stage 2
10% annual interest, applied and compounding daily (will last approx
another 5 years).
PoS Stage 3
2% annual interest, applied and compounding daily (this is yet to be
added to the HYPER source code and this stage will last forever).
In 10 years there will be approximately 60 000 0000 HYPER in
circulation.
HYPER multipool: https://chunkypools.com/hyper/ Mine HYPER with X11,
Scrypt and SHA 256 (put those old Bitcoin miners to good use)
HYPER bounties and giveaways:
http://hypercrypto.com/forum/index.php?board=10.0
HYPER had a 1 500 000 HYPER premine, 500 000 is for the HYPER MMO
Development and is being escrowed by psybits on bitcointalk, a Hero
Member who runs Bitcoin press release service http://bitcoinprbuzz.com.
The HYPER MMO Development fund being escrowed by psybits can be seen at
any time at
http://hyper.blockexplorer.cc/address/HJBGDgPuCZ6TFRHrQ6AFFcUVKBbbC3qiof
Over 500 000 HYPER has already been given out on the following projects:
HYPER press releases
HYPER multipool bounty
HYPER PoW mining pool
Bounties during PoW phase
HYPER Counter Strike server
HYPER Minecraft Server
Zandagort server
New Dev for Zandagort server integrating HYPER into game in free market platform
HYPER block explorer
Paper wallet generator
Merchant bounty bitcoinsshop
Managing social media accounts,
Graphic design for HYPER physical coin
Logo design and other marketing materials
HYPER dice games and giveaways on the HYPER forum (http://hypercrypto.com/forum/index.php?board=10.0)
Bots in #hypercrypto irc
HYPER bitcointalk signature campaign (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=638267.0)
C-CEX giveaway
Unofficial HYPER video
Other bounties for general marketing such as social media marketing, posting on other forums, blog posts on Bitcoinnews sites and more, beginning MMO game concept design, concept art and more.
There is approximately 200 000 HYPER remaining for bounties at the
following addresses:
http://hyper.blockexplorer.cc/address/HJCFQjBCapWiTQUiAZ66BVsdycFBK12Auz
and
http://hyper.blockexplorer.cc/address/HRxeJwrqoa4fX5vu2sQnJiv7uHYuBmBEor
These bounty funds will be spent on giveaways and critical HYPER bounties to help raise awareness of HYPER, launch awesome and time intensive HYPER game projects like the Minecraft, Zandagort and Counter Strike servers, and distribute HYPER to as many people as possible. The funds will be used for further HYPER development so HYPER can continue to grow an unprecedented ecosystem of HYPER games and HYPER game servers. Bringing value to everyone involved in HYPER.
9. Future Development plans?
There are so many future plans for HYPER development it’s hard to know what to mention first. A key priority is the launch of the alpha of the core HYPER MMO, which is tentatively scheduled for June 2015.
Ultimately, if HYPER reaches a high enough market cap, a company will be founded as a legal structure for the management of the HYPER MMO. There is no ETA on this possibility, and it will be announced publicly if we move forward with founding a HYPER company.
Beyond the MMO, we have plans for HYPER to be added to many more online games and servers; there is enough HYPER to continue paying substantial bounties to developers who add HYPER into their online game worlds and servers. Increasing the HYPER functionality on existing HYPER game servers will also be a priority, such as the HYPER free market trading platform we are currently adding to the space strategy MMO game Zandagort we are running.
The HYPER website is currently being redesigned and we have plans to start regular HYPER Counter Strike tournaments, where big HYPER prizes will be offered, and entrance fees will be paid in HYPER. We are also in touch with a number of game developers and server admins who will be launching more game servers that integrate HYPER in the near future.
Future plans for the HYPER cryptocurrency wallet itself include built in irc chat, market data, decentralized HYPER exchange, and the main HYPER MMO itself being integrated into the HYPER wallet when it is launched.
Through giving HYPER bounties to server admins and online game developers, we aim to eventually have hundreds of online games and servers that utilize HYPER as the in-game currency. The key focus of all our future development plans is to ensure HYPER has a diverse and unprecedented ecosystem that provides many unique opportunities for gaming, trading and profit.
For more information:
Official bitcointalk thread:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=624651.0
Official HYPER forum: http://hypercrypto.com/forum
HYPER multipool to mine HYPER with SHA256, X11 and more:
https://chunkypools.com/hyper/
To get involved in the HYPER MMO project:
http://hypercrypto.com/forum/index.php?board=1.0
HYPER giveaways on the forum:
http://hypercrypto.com/forum/index.php?board=10.0
HYPER Zandagort server: http://hyperzanda.com
HYPER Counter Strike servers: http://hyper.microngaming.com/hlstats.php
HYPER Minecraft Server IP: mc.moocraft.org
HYPER website (currently being redesigned with new information and media
content): http://hypercrypto.com
HYPER MMO Game Concept Document:
http://hypercrypto.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/HYPER-MMO-Game-Concept-Document-V-1.01.pdf |
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That's excellent! Its a nice twist to have reptiles as diplomats rather than cold blooded killers. Perhaps they have to go and bask in the sun to meditate when they are taking their time with those difficult decisions, lol. The hint of a kind of spiritual symbiosis with another species is also interesting. Do you want any kind of paranormal element? Perhaps they could have some kind of psychic connection with this other species. Also, if they are blind and deaf do they perhaps need multiple noses for things like depth perception and a wider field of smell?
Thanks that´s some great ideas! I like the idea of having them meditate in the sun, common anyone that has seen a Iguana basking knows that they do that already lol  I am going to add a section about habitat later but I was thinking about having them live mainly on space stations as they have a lot of mining colonies, there are some major cities on Haila too. So maybe the can have some cool "sun-rooms" where the recreate their natural habitat for basking and meditating? I think having a psychic connection between the two species is really interesting especially as Caeucusians spend a lot of their time exploring space and Ca´clecs are planet bound, do you have any suggestions how the psychic connection should work? I forgot to include that in greater detail but on the sketch the Caeucusians actually have a three layered nose, it looks a bit like gills. I´ll add that when I´m finished with the design Thanks for your input I´ll definitely keep it in mind! |
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Hey guys! Here´s another sneakpeak of a new Alien race for the upcoming game development. Let me know what you think, critique is very welcome as well. So bring it on and get pumped we have new worlds to explore! I will continue posting my work. Sketches and artworks will be coming up in the future as well Caecusians of the Planet Haila
Ceancusians are a species of galactic explorers that was the first to seek contact with humans. The reptile-like humanoids are completely blind except for the ability to tell the difference between darkness and light. The skin is light blue with scale like texture and distinctive head plates. The ears miss lobes and the hearing is somewhat inefficient. Even though the vocal cords are intact Ceacusians communicates through smell and fermones which are taken up by an organ located in the nose, thus hearing is not a necessity. Caeucusians have well developed senses and can detect emotions like fear and joy and even sickness through the same organ.
Humans named Caeucusians after the Latin word for Blind even though the species has plenty of traits better describing the race. As they don’t use a verbal language they never objected to the name.
Caeucusians has one of the largest mining operations in known space with many mining colonies including the one closest to earth; Alpha Centauri Bb. Alpha Centauri Bb was one of the exoplanets, or extrasolar planets, discovered by Humans in the 21st century (referring to the old calendar). The planet is not able to sustain life but is rich in He-3 (Helium-3) a powerful radioactive-free isotope. The Caeucusians are also successfully mining comets with help of Cliff-Hangers, machines that latch onto a comet and with help of heat sensitivity automatically release it when entering an atmosphere. The machines were developed in collaboration with Unus, also called Gray Mass, of the planet Volcaur.
Caeucusians mate for life, each female lays one egg which is nursed for over 16 years. The species is believed to be millions of years old and descendants of warlike carnivores. The old stories say that the 16 years is a punishment from the Gods and each year symbolizes a species that became extinct at the hands of the Ceaucians, hence 16 is considered a holy number. Caecusians have however lived in peace for over 400 000 years. According to the Caeucusian religion Caeucusians were facing extinction themselves but made a pact with the Gods who spared their life after the Caeucusians agreed to harm no other life forms, to honour the agreement they became herbivores. Some believes that the change was for pure survival as the slow reproduction was incompatible with constant warfare. To kill eat the meat of another creature was long punished by exile but is no longer necessary as Caeucusians are no longer able to digest meat.
Quite little is known about the details of Caecusian culture and religions, very few has been fortunate enough to witness the secrete rituals, but it is clear that the second intelligent life form on Haila the Sapientians (native toung Ca´clecs) plays a central part. This is believed to be because the Sapentians, a much younger species, developed intelligence (according to human standards) around the same time as the treaty with the Gods where believed to take place.
Caecusians are true diplomats by nature among many other occasions they had a crucial role in the peace treaty during the interstellar war between Unus and Humans and was the key in preventing a full blown intergalactic war of the worlds.
Caecusians are a good companions in both business and friendship but beware they are famous for taking their time and never making impulsive decisions; hence negotiations with the Caecusians will most likely drag out. Let me know what you think and always remember...  |
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when did this coin launch
About two weeks before I started to work with the Alien designs, so about 6 weeks ago |
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That's quite a cool alien you got there, let me see if i got this right... the Unus are anti-social atheist neckbeard aliens who are themselves made up of other little neckbeard aliens that can migrate from one to another passing information and generally trolling the universe..  Yup exactly like that, Sociopathic overlords of the universe! Some less neckbeardie creatures are coming up though  |
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Hey guys! I have been working on the development of the Alien races the past month, I am super excited about this project and will be posting some sketches and descriptions these coming days. Any ideas or input is very welcome! I am absolutely positive that this game will be epic! Heaps of cred to HYPERfan for designing such a sassy looking coin! Here is a sneakpeak of 1/10 aliens! Some more information will be added in the future together with a poster pic of the different aliens. I will be posting the next race tomorrow. Unus / Grey Mass of the Planet Volcaur
Unus is a species named by humans, meaning one, but is more commonly referred to as Grey Mass. Both which are contradictory, the body of a Unus consists of hundreds of individuals each which holds key functions and are crucial to the survival of the body. Grey Mass has the ability to mimic all living organisms with full body functions; they appear walking, talking, swimming or crawling after which form is most beneficial.
A Unus individual can only survive a maximum of 8 hours outside the body but has the ability to go into hibernation up to 50 earth years while waiting to join a new collective where they will take over whichever function necessary. Each member of the collective has an extraordinary memory capacity and is believed to be able store all information equal to that of an entire spaceship.
The species was first encountered by humans when they discovered a series of seemingly empty but highly advanced spaceships. To protect the collective the Gray Mass had completely integrated itself with the operating system, being impossible to detect until willingly coming out from hiding. Hence being named after the grey mass in the human brain, Unus also appears grey when not affected by a light source.
When first encountered by pre civilized humans (pre space civilization) tried to harness the memory capacity of Unus individuals. All specimens died and all attempts to prolong the lifespan failed. The actions were met by outrage from the Unus community and led to casualties on both sides, until a truce was finally settled thanks to the diplomatic superiority of the Caecusians.
Due to the truly alien nature it’s not yet settled if Unus is the so far known intelligent species with the most or the least members. Unus doesn’t share much information and it is unknown how the reproduction woks, they are believed to be atheists. Unus doesn’t naturally possess a verbal or written language but passes on the collective knowledge as an example: if a Unus individual becomes stray from its body and then joins another collective the new body will know everything the first body experienced, similar to human cells. This is used to pass information between bodies if necessary.
Unus is the only known intelligent life who is native to a planet without oxygen or water but with the most amounts of active volcano's hence given the name Volcaur. Unus lives of the sulfur, the only other life form on Volcaur is bacteria.
Unus are driven by the interest for technology and mainly interact with other species to get materials. Unus doesn’t have their own monetary system but trades technology for the resources and material from other planets including HYPER. Unus is known to lack moral standards in a human sense of the word, as there are no other living organisms on their home world besides bacteria, and are highly opportunistic; however they are crucial companions when it comes to technology. So come on now dudes and dudettes, on with the tinfoil-hat and shoot me a lot of awesome alien ideas! |
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