Additional Notes:
Extract folder, enter folder, and click (or double click) MyriadMaze to start game.
Email address is not currently verified, but you do need something to fill out field.
Sometimes a Myriadcoin cube will drop. Click on it to get equivalent in glitter. You can sell the glitter at a 1 to 1 ration for XMY.
Put a Myriadcoin address in your clipboard before starting game. Although you can log out and server will remember your balance.
To sell glitter, click on avatar, select last tab (XMY symbol), then sell. You can paste an address there.

Update:

ISP has been giving a lot of problems since early Jan 25. My server receives UDP packets, but they are lost going out. Occasionally, the ISP works for a few hours, then stop working again.

Anyway, I have a new ISP lined up, but they won't be able to install till early March.

Alpha Version 0.4 is out now. Original link updated or you can get it here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GnR2jqZD8j_FPG6ioxpixVmJ0oYLLfx9/view?usp=share_link


Occasionally when you pick up Glitter, you might get a low level card too! This will allow opportunity to try out card merging, orb creation, and inventory.

The Despair & Map Sense system has been reworked. Despair renamed to Gloom. Instead of map sense, you have  True Sight. Walls and spaces on map will always display, regardless of Gloom & True Sight level. True Sight allows you to see through illusions and see other stuff besides walls better.

No. I guess I could release it for the client code, but it would quickly be obsolete and pointless. I plan to keep improving it for at least a few years. The other thing is that I want to avoid bot farming becoming a problem. Quickly changing server-client interactions would part of that solution.

Not sure what you mean by "web interface". Do you mean make it playable from a browser? The game uses FreeGlut which is derived from OpenGL and supposedly compatible with WebGL. The code is written in C and could be easily translated as long as it is a compiled language. Not familiar enough with browsers to know how to do it. I can only do HTML, some CSS, and very limited Javascript (which I don't think is ever compiled).

Updating Client to Alpha Version 0.2

Increased ping time wait from 160 msec to 400 msec without rubber banding.

Note that this wait time is from the last time you moved and is refreshed whenever you move.

Game client for Myriad Maze (Alpha Version 0.1) is out now:

Wander the maze and make some XMY  

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5430976.msg61575059#msg61575059

Game Client has been released:

Now is your chance to earn XMY!

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5430976.msg61575059#msg61575059

Additional Notes:
Extract folder, enter folder, and click (or double click) MyriadMaze to start game.
Email address is not currently verified, but you do need something to fill out field.
Put a Myriadcoin address in your clipboard before starting game. Although you can log out and server will remember your balance.
To sell glitter, click on avatar, select last tab (XMY symbol), then sell. You can paste an address there.
Currently 1-10 Glitter are dropped in the maze every minute. You can sell one Glitter for one XMY.

Q: What is special about Myriad Maze?
A: Myriad Maze will use Glitter as an unit of barter within the game. Every Glitter will be fully backed (and redeemable) by one Myriadcoin (XMY).

Q: Why use a proof of work crypto coin as the backbone for an in game economy?
A: I wanted a direct economic link with real value. Not a token with artificial (and unsustainable) values set by the founder. I believe this was the original intention of cryptocurrency. Glitter will be fully backed by Myriadcoin.

Q: Why use Myriadcoin and not some other proof of work coin?
A: Myriadcoin was fairly mined using five different algorithms, and has been in existence for over 8 years. It's low market cap and strong fundamentals allows a huge upside for growth.

Q: What is the difference between Myriadcoin and Glitter?
A: While every Glitter is back by one Myriadcoin, making them equal in value, there is one major difference. Glitter is primarily a game cosmetic that can be used to buy cosmetic enhancements for your avatar or bartered with other players. This makes Glitter technically a commodity, while Myriadcoin is technically a cryptocurrency.

Q: Is Myriad Maze a Play-to-Earn game?
A: Myriad Maze is primarily meant to be played for fun and challenge. I believe this should always be the first goal of any game designer. However, I also believe that integrating real economic value can greatly enhance play. There needs to be synergism between people playing for just fun, people trying to earn money, and people that just like the thrill of trading or flipping valuable items.

Q: How do I convert Glitter to Myriadcoin?
A: There will be an in game system that allows you to directly sell Glitter for Myriadcoin. Simply paste your Myriadcoin address, enter the amount of Glitter you wish to sell. Confirm and you will receive the Myriadcoin. For small values, this will be instant. Larger values might require some oversight to prevent problems though.

Q: Will one Glitter always be worth one Myriadcoin?
A: Yes. While I expect Myriad Maze to have some income, I also have a huge reserve of Myriadcoin as backup.

Q: When will Myriad Maze be released?
A: Myriad Maze will be released as Alpha in early 2023. This will just be the maze part of the game with some Glitter to find (that can be immediately redeemed for Myriadcoin) and is mainly to test my server code. Later in 2023, after server testing, I plan to release a Beta version that will implement the full game system where you will be able to sell Glitter, but not buy it. Full version should be ready by 2024 where you can exchange Glitter with Myriadcoin in a one to one ratio.

Q: Will this affect the price of Myriadcoin?
A: I hope so. As of today (Dec 22, 2022), the price of Myriadcoin is below $0.0001 on Bittrex. In other words, you can buy over 10,000 XMY for a single dollar. Market cap is less than $200,000. There are crypto coins with zero utility and zero use with market caps of several million dollars. At one point Myriadcoin had a market cap of nearly $100,000,000 or 500 times today. I wish to demonstrate that real utility can lead to real value even exceeding it's previous market cap. Note that this is not meant to be an investment (or investment advice), but to be a social experiment in the economic value of real utility.

Official announcement of Myriad Maze today:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5430976.0

Q: What is special about Myriad Maze?
A: Myriad Maze will use Glitter as an unit of barter within the game. Every Glitter will be fully backed (and redeemable) by one Myriadcoin (XMY).

Q: Why use a proof of work crypto coin as the backbone for an in game economy?
A: I wanted a direct economic link with real value. Not a token with artificial (and unsustainable) values set by the founder. I believe this was the original intention of cryptocurrency. Glitter will be fully backed by Myriadcoin.

Q: Why use Myriadcoin and not some other proof of work coin?
A: Myriadcoin was fairly mined using five different algorithms, and has been in existence for over 8 years. It's low market cap and strong fundamentals allows a huge upside for growth.

Q: What is the difference between Myriadcoin and Glitter?
A: While every Glitter is back by one Myriadcoin, making them equal in value, there is one major difference. Glitter is primarily a game cosmetic that can be used to buy cosmetic enhancements for your avatar or bartered with other players. This makes Glitter technically a commodity, while Myriadcoin is technically a cryptocurrency.

Q: Is Myriad Maze a Play-to-Earn game?
A: Myriad Maze is primarily meant to be played for fun and challenge. I believe this should always be the first goal of any game designer. However, I also believe that integrating real economic value can greatly enhance play. There needs to be synergism between people playing for just fun, people trying to earn money, and people that just like the thrill of trading or flipping valuable items.

Q: How do I convert Glitter to Myriadcoin?
A: There will be an in game system that allows you to directly sell Glitter for Myriadcoin. Simply paste your Myriadcoin address, enter the amount of Glitter you wish to sell. Confirm and you will receive the Myriadcoin. For small values, this will be instant. Larger values might require some oversight to prevent problems though.

Q: Will one Glitter always be worth one Myriadcoin?
A: Yes. While I expect Myriad Maze to have some income, I also have a huge reserve of Myriadcoin as backup.

Q: When will Myriad Maze be released?
A: Myriad Maze will be released as Alpha in early 2023. This will just be the maze part of the game with some Glitter to find (that can be immediately redeemed for Myriadcoin) and is mainly to test my server code. Later in 2023, after server testing, I plan to release a Beta version that will implement the full game system where you will be able to sell Glitter, but not buy it. Full version should be ready by 2024 where you can exchange Glitter with Myriadcoin in a one to one ratio.

Q: Will this affect the price of Myriadcoin?
A: I hope so. As of today (Dec 22, 2022), the price of Myriadcoin is below $0.0001 on Bittrex. In other words, you can buy over 10,000 XMY for a single dollar. Market cap is less than $200,000. There are crypto coins with zero utility and zero use with market caps of several million dollars. At one point Myriadcoin had a market cap of nearly $100,000,000 or 500 times today. I wish to demonstrate that real utility can lead to real value even exceeding it's previous market cap. Note that this is not meant to be an investment (or investment advice), but to be a social experiment in the economic value of real utility.

Not really the same. Huntercoin was human mineable coin started in 2014. Interesting idea, but was highly susceptible to bots, priced crashed to less than 1% of it's original price and it eventually died.

This game will use Myriad (or 1:1 in game commodity with Myriadcoin proof of reserves)  as an unit of trade.

Multiplayer Dungeon Crawler will use Myriadcoin:

Here is the link: MyriadMaze.Com

I believe this will be the first multiplayer game in the world to use a POW cryptocurrency. 

In the early days of the internet, a lot of companies tried to create their own custom closed versions. They all failed. I think tokens have their place, but I feel that games just staking a bunch of tokens are actually doing the same thing as those people that wanted to replace the internet with their own local version. It is like they are using tokens (or NFTs) as a gimmick and afraid to use a real cryptocurrency.

P2E games have a multi-billion dollar niche already using a token model, so they are definitely here to stay. And to be honest, most of those games would be considered trash if you ignored their NFTs and tokens. There are a lot of ways to drastically improve P2E.

Using a fairly mined POW coin should also encourage people to trust the game economy more. The cryptocurrency is a separate from the game so incidents like what happened to Axie Infinity and their SLP coin couldn't happen.

I am doing some marketing for a MMORPG that will be using a small cap POW cryptocurrency as a basis for it's economy.

I have been looking for other MMORPGs that also use cryptocurrency as their main unit of exchange. There are hundreds that use tokens, some that use crypto for Pay2Win stuff, but so far I have found none that allow you to sell loot to other players for POW mined crypto.

If anyone is aware of any, please let me know.

Anyone who has done time in prison or jail knows that something quickly becomes the main unit of barter. Sometimes the guards will try to stamp out all trade, get rid of the current item of trade, something else rapidly takes it's place.

I was in jail once and they would give out these small cool-aid packets with dinner that you could mix with water. They were small, portable, fairly durable. 2 would generally buy someone's desert or 3 for a bland hamburger.

Anyone who has done time in prison or jail knows that something quickly becomes the main unit of barter. Sometimes the guards will try to stamp out all trade, get rid of the current item of trade, something else rapidly takes it's place.

I was in jail once and they would give out these small cool-aid packets with dinner that you could mix with water. They were small, portable, fairly durable. 2 would generally buy someone's desert or 3 for a bland hamburger.

I opened an account with them in 2013, they closed it around 2016 because I lived in Hawaii at the time. Fast forward six years later and they still send emails asking for info updates even though I can't even log in.

In those previous times, we had an exponential bubble before the 80%+ crash. There was no exponential bubble this time, so I don't expect the pullback to be as severe.

I sold every asset I owned in the summer of 2013 upon discovering Bitcoin. Was elated late 2013 and then lived through the valley of despair that dragged on for years. People made fun of me at that time till even I doubted myself. Comes the peak in 2017 and I just told family/friends that I lost everything due to Bitcoin. It seemed to make them happy...

Last thing I need to hear is that I was lucky. They have no idea.

BTW, they have all seen me out panhandling. Great way to convince everyone you are broke.