Moonrunners topped OpenSea in weekly transactions, a drama-game with variable NFT
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Free Mint has been the dominant voice in the NFT market for more than a month,goblins,For The CultureandWe Are All Going to Die (WAGDIE),Gossamer SeedSuch as the project play extremely fancy, even in the whole market depression, still out of their own independent market, trying to squeeze the last trace of attention of the market. And this past week, Moonrunners picked up the baton.
Moonrunners led the OpenSea in the number of transactions over the past seven days
In contrast to Moonbird, with its prefixed name, pixel-style, and almost copycat website page, Moonrunners are, in any way, exactly a copycat project. However, this "Tumou", which had no "star appearance" at the beginning, went from Free Mint to floor price exceeding 0.85 ETH once in just one week, with a total transaction volume exceeding 10 million USD and ranked the top of OpenSea's weekly transaction list.
And Moonrunners' elaborate tale of two camps, three characters, six tribes fighting the Wolves is just beginning.
TL; DR
• Moonrunners 是一个像素狼形象的 NFT 集合，总量 10,000 个，采用 Free Mint 的形式发售。
• 团队由 6 个来自全球各地的成员组成的，其中包括艺术家、开发人员、作家和顾问等，目前匿名。
• 在 Twitter 上以推文的形式讲述人狼大战的故事，以此推进其 NFT 的宣发。
• 图像托管在内部服务器上，合约代码中暗示了图像会随着月相变化，后面也证实了这一点。
• 合约代码中预设了「烧毁 (burn)」函数，可能与后续剧情有关，已有 526 个 NFT 被持有者主动烧毁，它们随后被官方宣布在第一次满月的人狼大战中「牺牲」。
• 目前的故事线中隐藏了一些「彩蛋」尚未开启玩法。
Story line - NFT
This section walks you through the official chronology and storyline of Moonrunners NFT.
Chapter one post-" Red Flood "era
From 15:30 June 24 to 22:00 June 25
The story
Humans and wolves have long coexisted in harmony on Primordia, where the wolves are known as Moonrunners. More than a thousand years of peace have never been broken, as the relationship between humans and wolves is maintained by a group of gifted Moonspeakers who can translate the Wolf language and thus command the respect of the whole Primordia.
Later, unsustainable human development threatened other life on Primordia, especially wolves. The Moon Whisperers pleaded with humans to change their way of life and not risk destroying the hunting grounds of their ancestors, which were essential to their way of life. Weary of human arrogance, the moonwalkers massacred the human cities of Primordia in order to save themselves from inevitable extinction. This led to a bloody Wolf war called the Red Flood. This is the first time in history that wolves and humans have become mortal enemies, and humans think that the "Red Flood" war provoked by wolves is unforgivable.
Within a few years, the werewolves were wiped out. Only 10,000 warriors were left, but they were armed with secret weapons...
The moon Whisperers, who hate violence, are disgusted by the use of force and defect to join the moonwalkers. Moon whisperers have a deep understanding of human tactics and their foibles, so they become Wolf trainers. As their contact grows, the Wolf trainer discovers a deeper, long-forgotten connection to the moonwalker. At every full moon, Wolf trainers see visions that are believed to be the last hope to turn the tide of war.
A powerful and rare full moon has arrived, a sight that could hide the planet Carousa from the night sky and usher in a new era for the werewolves. The moon sailed through space like a golden record, its light illuminating everything, and you could see the color of every moon sea, deep and dark. Primordia and Earth mirror each other, and when the new cycle comes, the "red flood" will be eclipsed. (A schism is a system of gravity in which three celestial bodies are arranged in a straight line.)
Analysis of the
• 本章主要介绍了故事线中人类、月行者和月语者的人物关系和背景。
• 暗示了满月/朔望位置可能会有新的变化。
Contract code about image hosting location, DNA, moon phase
In fact, prior to the official release of the story, the contract code hinted at possible changes. Each Wolf has its own "DNA", the images are not linked, but hosted on the team's internal server, the contract code for the moon phase is reminiscent of the "werewolf and the full moon" connection.
Chapter two Six Werewolf Tribes
22:01 June 26 to 17:52 June 27
The story
Primordia is an ancient and broken planet, They are the Brave Tribe, Hunter Tribe, Stealth Tribe, Pack Tribe, Roaming Tribe and Predator Tribe Tribe). Each tribe has its own rich history and traditions, honed by thousands of years of bloodshed, eager to survive in this harsh environment.
Moon whisperers can live in every tribe and act as a bridge between wolves and humans. They have a deep understanding of humans that they have incorporated into their Wolf training, which is crucial for the disastrous war to come.
The Brave Tribe
The brave and fearless warrior tribe is one of the most dominant tribes in Primordia, their history is written entirely by war and domination, and their army has produced the most disciplined warriors in Primordia's history. Through violence and intimidation, the warrior tribe conquered other smaller tribes and ruled Primordia for thousands of years.
Since the red Flood, however, their lust for war has shifted to conquering humanity.
The Hunter Tribe
The evolution of hunter tribes made them the primary trackers of Primordia. Their sensory abilities allowed them to easily locate and store resources, making them the most economically powerful tribe. In times of war, they carry out dangerous reconnaissance missions deep into enemy territory.
Stealth Tribe
Moonwalkers of the stealth horde are masters of deception and disguise, as well as intrepid explorers. Stealth hordes are rarely seen outside their cities and are feared by humans for their cunning tactics that bring chaos to them. And they can hide their tracks by covering their scent, which makes them perfect assassins.
Pack Tribe
The Contact tribe focuses on keeping the peace between the tribes and is the most sociable of the Wolf tribes. They are known for resource sharing, healing and pacifism. They pose no military threat, but their close ties to neighboring tribes and proximity to human cities allow them to act as couriers and intercept enemy communications. They are peace-loving and therefore less capable of force, and because they occupy a particular geographical location, contact tribes are likely to be the first targets of any human counterattack.
Roaming Tribe
Human occupation of the original habitat of wandering tribes forced them to move. They found freedom in a nomadic lifestyle and mapped the entire Primordia in the process. Their deep knowledge of Primordia makes them expert tacticians in warfare against humans.
Predator Tribe
Ruthless and bloodthirsty hordes of iron are the rabid class of Primordia. Wherever they went, carnage followed. Their furious fighting style wreaks havoc on human settlements, which are unable to defend effectively against the raiding horde. The humans realize that they are an elite unit of the Wolf clan, and ruthlessly aim their guns at their tribal lands to slaughter them. This allows the survivors of the Iron Horde to fight with unprecedented vengeance, never surrendering until they die on the battlefield.
Analysis of the
Geographic relationships among the six major tribes
• 本章主要介绍了狼族中六大部落各自的属性以及地理位置关系。
• 故事中暗示了每个部落都有一个月语者来充当纽带。与故事相呼应，在整个 Moonrunners NFT 中带有 Moonspeaks 属性的只有 6 个。
Chapter 3 The Death of Nogard the Wolf
From 21:00 June 27 to 02:49 June 29
The story
As night fell, so did darkness in the hearts of the contact tribe. The tribe's newborn Wolf, Nogard, has gone missing, possibly kidnapped by humans, leaving the entire tribe terrified and angry. The hunt for the killer began, and the contact tribe, inexperienced in tracking them, sought help from the hunter tribe. The elders of the tribe called a meeting and sent their most experienced hunters out to look for clues.
The lead hunter finally found Nogard, lying on the bloody altar.
The wolves are angry, and their cries of pain can be heard throughout Primordia. Surrounded by ritual signs and human tools that only moon whisperers can understand, the Wolf tribe blames humans, but the hunter tribe finds traces they can't explain.
Finally, the wolves are united, the horde is gathered, and they know tragedy is coming. Nogard's parents' impassioned plea for revenge resonates with the Wolf tribal assembly. The wolves dug their claws deep into the earth, the moonwhisperers clenched their fists, and everyone knew that war was coming.
The hunter tribe tracked down the killer -- a human -- using the scent of tools left behind at the ceremony.
Furious, The bloodline interrogates the killer, a human coward who confesses his heinous crime and says he can do it again. Inadvertently, the human reaches for a dagger, mumbles a foreign language, and cuts his own throat.
One by one the moonwhisperers arrived and sat down in their ragged robes. In that dank stone house, deep in the mountains where the iron tribe lives, life has been dead for thousands of years. They nodded and the meeting began. Flamingos cast shadows that danced on the big obsidian table, and they soon agreed that a holy day was coming. No words needed to explain it, but it was felt by all present that they would wait for a full moon to attack humanity.
Analysis of the
• 本章由小狼 Nogard 之死为后续的朔望之夜的人狼大战做铺垫。其中 Nogard 是 Dragon 的倒序写法，可能是一个彩蛋。
The top three sellers in the Moonrunners NFT series are all Moonrunners
• 继续暗示了月语者在这次大战中可能发挥重要作用。目前这个系列中最高成交的前三名都是月语者，最高交易价格为 15 ETH，这笔交易就是在这一章节发布期间完成的。
Chapter 4 The Night of the Synopsis
10:52 June 29 to 05:54 July 1
The story
Behind the moon, the lights of the planet Carousa flickered faintly, as if with some strong foreboding. It was a full moon like none the people of Primordia had ever seen before, and all eyes were fixed on the night sky.
The Moonwhisperers disappear, and the pack soon becomes confused and panicky. The wolves of the prowling tribe, forever lurking in the shadows of the earth, heard the frantic cries for help and did not know how to intervene, so they reported the situation to the other tribes.
Deep in the forests of the primeval world, the moonwhisperers writhed in pain. An unknown power burns like fire in their veins, transforming them beyond recognition, and the werewolf's time has finally arrived!
战争的嚎叫打破了夜晚的寂静，整个 Primordia 的部落都聚集在了战场上。它们的皮毛在月光下闪闪发光，怒火沸腾着，它们渴望为 Nogard 的死报仇雪恨，狼群咆哮着亮出自己的尖牙让人汗毛竖立。
Humans, who have always had faith in their technology, watch listlessly as thousands of wolves gather before them.
部落，曾经的宿敌现在成为了肩并肩的战友。铁血部落即使在之前的小规模冲突中留下了受到打击，现在仍然打头阵，目空一切地注视着它们面前的敌人。
The howling died down and the only sound was the breathing in the throats of the wolves. After a moment of calm, the humans slowly move forward, their mechanical weapons also charging the wolves.
让人不寒而栗的咆哮声终于在平原上爆发，铁血部落以无法想象的速度首先发起了进攻，以迅雷不及掩耳之势摧毁了毫无准备的人类的前线。
The humans launched a fire attack that scorched the fur of the fighting werewolf warriors. But thanks to the moon Whisperers' training, the warrior horde found and destroyed the human war machines, splitting into two armies and sneaking the horde deep behind enemy lines.
As the fighting intensified, the ground was stained with the blood of men and wolves. The wolves are being slaughtered, and with the aid of first aid from the contact horde and supplies from the hunter horde, many moonwalkers survive.
The humans launched a fierce armored tank attack for which even the Moonwhisperers were not prepared. The wolves at once felt powerless against the weapon, and crowded together, fearing defeat in the battle.
从狼的阵线后面，一个从未见过的生物从森林深处出现了，狼起初认为它是人类的混合武器。但当它们越过狼群冲向人类军队时，狼的传说出现了——是狼人。
Werewolves tear up tanks with unimaginable power, toppling them, ripping off guns, bending them like wire. The wolves overran the remaining tanks and slaughtered the remaining survivors.
人类的士气开始动摇，因为局势开始倒向狼族。人类一个接一个地倒下，狼的呜咽被战场上不绝的嚎叫声和武器击打的铿锵声压下去了，一首安魂曲刻在所有幸存者的脑海中。
The stealth horde finds the enemy's command center and assassinates the guards, using a special howl to signal the few remaining iron horde warriors. Upon hearing the call, they traveled at lightning speed along a winding path across the battlefield and into the building.
The assassins of the stealth horde looked away in horror as the horde brutally slaughtered the entire human officer room, which was filled with fear and blood. Without channels of command and communication, the human front quickly crumbled. At the end of the two-day battle, the remaining humans surrendered and the Moonwalker tribe began to deal with their casualties. Knowing that this victory had come at a high price, the wolves mourned the loss of all their horde comrades.
The moonwalkers put their noses into the night sky, patiently watching the full moon fade away with only five hours left......
Analysis of the
The image of Moonrunners NFT has changed
• 在前面的分析中，故事线和合约代码都暗示了在 6 月 29 日 10:52 这一时刻会发生变化，而实际是所有的 NFT 形态都发生了改变，且月语者都变成了对应的狼人的形象。
Burn down his own Moonrunners
• 对于合约代码中的「烧毁 (burn)」函数，有不少的 NFT 持有者认为它对应着故事线中的狼族战士的「牺牲」。
• DeadHeads 的开发人员 Squirt11e 在 Twitter 上教授How to sacrifice Your MoonrunnersTo which The Moonrunners responded, "Protect the Moonrunners at all costs and the war continues......." During this period, 523 NFTS were self-destructed by the holders (526 by the time of publication).
The fifth chapter R.I.P
10:52 July 1st until now
The story
幸存者在战场上徘徊着，它们用战利品去悼念它们阵亡的战友，它们决定将战利品带回他们的部落，并在正式会议后与所有战斗中的狼共享。
在那一刻，满月终于褪去，标志着 Primordia 历史上最血腥的战争结束。
It was profound, a moment of silence for our fallen in a great war...
06/28/22-06/30/22 RIP
Analysis of the
Moonrunners' official "In Memoriam" website
• Moonrunners 官方发布了一个Web siteIt is not clear whether 523 Moonrunners, which are designed to mourn the "loss" of the runners during the war and account for 5.23 percent of the total number, will be revived.
• 故事中「战利品将与所有战斗中的狼共享」暗示了后续可能有空投或其他奖励。
conclusion
No road map, telling a grand story of a century of human-wolf wars on Primordia via tweets.
Without Discord, the holders formed a spontaneous "Wolf pack" on Twitter to communicate.
What at first glance looks like an unremarkable moonbird replica is actually more of a role-playing game that explores the NFT market for more playability.
Some eggs haven't been opened yet:
• 月语者变身狼人由于 Primordia、月球、Carousa 构成三点一线的特殊的朔望位置才触发的，Carousa 星球有什么玄机？
• 死去的小狼 Nogard 与 Dragon 有联系吗？
• 「牺牲」的 Moonrunners 会复活或者是以其他形式让原持有者参与后续的剧情吗？
• 故事线中虽然介绍了各个部落的属性，但目前并没有具体体现在 NFT 的变化中，NFT 属性中的部落和 DNA 会有后续的动作吗？
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