Keeping Tabs On The Lab #28
To the Bored,
Good evening and thanks for reading the 28th edition of the Bored Ape Gazetteâs Keeping Tabs on the Lab newsletter!
A lot is brewing around the swamp and the extended Yugaverse this month and itâs clear that August is for the Apes.Â
Later this week the BAYC and the broader web3 community will get to mint NFTs for the first AAA game thatâs powered by ApeCoin, season three of HV-MTL Forge recently began and HV Holders are continuing to build out their HV-Homes before the game changes in season four, BAYC members are preparing for Fuck it Saturday in Miami later this month, and Gordon Goner returned to the club and gave everyone a quick âproof of lifeâ as he continues to work on his health.
With so much happening around the Yuga Labs ecosystem, let's ape into the news and keep tabs on Yuga Labs!
To begin, things are anything but boring as Animoca Brands and nWayPlayâs Wreck League. A web3 player vs. player robotic fighting game, mint is taking place on Thursday, August 17th, at 9 A.M. PST or 12 P.M. EST.Â
As of Friday, August 11th, over 200,000 wallets have KYCâd to be on the Wreck League mintâs allow list for the chance to purchase a mech, according to Animoca Brandsâ Chairman, Yat Siu.
With so many players/wallets possibly attempting to mint a limited number of Mechs and the desire to avoid a gas war, Siu and Kim announced that there will be a âpre-queueâ waiting room set up for the mint. This waiting room will open at 8:30 A.M. PST on August 17th. Players will want to be in the waiting room before the mint begins for a better chance at minting a mech!Â
During the mint, Animoca Brands and nWayPlay plan to sell 25,000 Majestic Boxes, which come with the 10 pieces that players need to build a mech, for 150 $Ape or $277 USD. There will also be additional 5,000 Booster Boxes, which come with five random pieces so players can build and customize their mechs, for 50 $Ape or $92 USD.
Web3 enthusiasts and video gamers who are interested in participating in this weekâs Wreck League mint must sign up for the gameâs allow list and fill out a KYC by tonight at 11:59 P.M. PST.Â
You can sign up for the allow list here: https://allowlist.wreckleague.xyz
As the community prepares for battle in Wreck League, HV-MTL holders are preparing for another season of building their Forges alongside their HV-MTLs in preparation for the Rift expansion in season four!
On August 10th, the BAYC announced season three of the HV-MTL Forge dubbed the Swampening and revealed all sorts of new swampy items and BAYC, MAYC, and BAKC exclusive items!
Along with the inclusion of new items, the club also added several updates to the Forgeâs gameplay that will make it easier for HV-MTL holders and their Mechs to build their HV-Homes!
âForge build timers will now run in the background, so you can kick back, relax, and know your HV is hard at work â even when you close your game tab,â the BAYC tweeted. âPlus, downvotes are no longer a thing. For more info, head to Forge's FAQ.â
Season three of HV-MTL Forge is set to end on August 31st, according to the clubâs season timeline.
Following season three of the HV-MTL Forge, the gameâs meta will change and a portal to the Rift expansion will open, according to the BAYC.
After 3 seasons, a strange new portal opens...but only to some,â the BAYC wrote in its Forge gaming guide. âYour generated energy will determine whether you can enter and how far you go.â
While we do not know what awaits HV-MTL Holders beyond the Forge, we do know that the game will change from a âpet game and casual world builderâ to a âcompetitive dungeon crawlerâ that features some combat eventually.
âThe rift isnât just a cool dungeon crawler, itâs an augmentation to the leaderboard system,â Yuga Labsâ Chief Gaming Officer Spencer Tucker tweeted on June 30th. âEnjoy the current social meta while you can, when the rift opens, LB points arenât just social voting.â
As the HV-MTL Holders continue to build, BAYC members, and now the expanded Yugaverse, are getting ready to party down south during the Mutant Ape Yacht Clubâs second anniversary party, âFuck It Saturday.â
On August 26th, the BAYC members and the expanded Yuga Labs ecosystem will meet up in Miami for an insane night of serum drinking and debauchery at Oasis Wynwood!
Yesterday, the BAYC revealed that New York City Rapper ASAPFerg will be headlining the insane event.Â
âFuck it, Trap Lord @ASAPFerg will take the stage at Fuck it Saturday on August 26th at Oasis Wynwood in Miami, FL," the BAYC tweeted. â Limited tickets are still available to claim exclusively for holders at https://tokenproof.xyz/events/fuck-it-saturdayâŚ. Grab them before itâs too late.â
Then, earlier today, the BAYC said âfuck itâ again and took to Twitter and announced that Punks, Meebs, Kodas, Doggos, Voyagers, HVs, and 10KTF holders can now claim a ticket for the event!
While everyone in the club is excited for Fuck It Saturday, the community was ecstatic last week when Yuga Labs Co-Founder Gordon Goner returned to the club that he helped open and gave everyone an update on his health and announced that heâs coming to Ape Fest in November!
âThere's only one Bored Ape Yacht Club,â Goner tweeted on August 6th. âStill working on my health but wanted to show proof of life and say how much I miss everyone. Life is a whole lot more boring without you in it. Apes Together Strong. See you at ApeFest.â
Thank you so much for reading this weekâs edition of Keeping Tabs On The Lab and be sure to follow the Bored Ape Gazette on Twitter for all things Yuga!
Sincerely,
Kyle
Editor-In-Chief
Bored Ape Gazette