On-chain gaming ecosystem and social metaverse infrastructure Eternals World has announced the start of the Alpha Playtest for their new web3 game: Eternals Pew Pew. During this test phase, anyone can jump in and play to earn in-game rewards, while NFT holders can secure an airdrop of the studio’s upcoming $ETER token.

What Is Eternals Pew Pew?

Eternals Pew Pew is a free to play 2D casual shooter in which you protect the vibrant world of Eternia from floating invaders. Take on the role of the brave Holy Cat and pilot your armored aircraft up and down as you dodge and shoot at incoming enemies within a fixed amount of time while using limited ammo. Choose from 3 difficulty levels and enjoy randomized casual battles where you have to defeat a certain number of enemies to achieve victory. Go for extra objectives while attempting to get the highest score possible in order to top the weekly leaderboards.

You can start playing right now for free by logging in to the game’s official website for a fun browser-based blockchain gaming experience. Players can opt for email or a social sign in option such as Google, Apple, or Facebook, or you can connect your web3 wallet using the Coin98 Wallet or Ramper Wallet on the Viction network, a layer 1 blockchain with zero-gas transactions that was previously known as TomoChain.

How to Play to Earn in Eternals Pew Pew Alpha Playtest

For this alpha testing phase, the game uses a weekly leaderboard system to give players the ability to play to earn NFT rewards by racking up Shooting EXP points through gameplay.

Once you’re in the browser-based title, press the Play button and choose one of 3 difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, or Hard. It’s possible to earn leaderboard points in any of these levels, but winning at a higher difficulty is more likely to award you with an increased number of points. The tougher the difficulty, the more enemies you have to defeat within a certain timeframe as well, which also means that the bonus goals (that also involve defeating X amount of enemies) are also harder to achieve. Enemies can vary based on the difficulty you choose, with Normal and Hard levels featuring bosses with special skills and stats to defeat. Everyone starts off with a starter gun that degrades after each run, but you can use the gold currency earned from playing to repair your weapon.

While the game is free to play, each playthrough consumes a certain number of Energy, with higher difficulties using up more Energy. This Energy does restore daily, but if you run out of Energy for the day and want to play more, then you will have to buy Energy through the in-game shop using premium currency called Space Stones.

As you win these levels, you earn Shooting EXP points but also gold and boxes, which contain materials that will be used in the upcoming open beta. If you manage to earn enough Shooting points to become eligible and end up ranking high enough on the weekly leaderboard, you will earn Ranking Points and rare NFT Chests that will contain “very special weapons and perks” in the open beta version, according to official documentation, though the game economy section clarifies further by mentioning that opening chests gives you rare materials for crafting “ultimate guns.” Ranking Points on the other hand are important for ranking up the Seasonal Leaderboard, which has a prize pool that is 90% funded by player spending of Space Stones on game items.

Next to the Weekly Leaderboard, Ranking Points can also be earned from the Battle Pass, which has a free and premium tier, with the latter costing 50k Space Stones. You can buy a bundle of 10k Space Stones for $2, meaning the Battle Pass costs $10.

To boost the amount of Shooting EXP points you earn, you can get a Genesis NFT Pet through a dedicated mint page on the Eternals website. The total supply is 10k, and over 8500 pets have been minted at the time of writing. The rarer the pet, the bigger the point bonus will be. If all of the supply is minted and you have to buy from a secondary marketplace, you will have to make sure the pet still has plasma, as that is an important resource that powers the pet, but one that can be refilled if it runs out.

Overall, if you want to play to earn NFT rewards and goodies that could be useful in future versions of Eternals Pew Pew (such as the open beta coming soon in September), then this Alpha Playtest is one you should likely jump into as soon as possible in order to gain enough points for the weekly leaderboards. An official end date was not announced, but given that the seasonal leaderboard ends in about 34 days, you probably have the entire August to try and win weekly rewards.

Mint Guardian NFT for $ETER Airdrop

If you want to receive a guaranteed airdrop of this ecosystem’s upcoming $ETER token, then you can join in on the public Guardian NFT mint, now live on the Dagora NFT launchpad for the mint price of $99 per NFT in $C98 tokens. Each wallet can mint up to 3 NFTs.

The Guardian NFT collection is an exclusive set of 998 NFTs designed specifically for Eternals Pew Pew. As such, holding an asset from this collection grants you an exclusive gun package, exclusive Guild Master access “for more bountiful rewards,” early access to the game’s PvP battles and tournament feature, whitelists for future mints, and last but not least: a guaranteed airdrop of $ETER tokens.

$ETER is the upcoming ecosystem token of the growing Eternals World platform. It’s set to have a total supply of 10 billion $ETER and will be used for in-game transactions, NFT upgrades, and exclusive game modes, while providing access to special perks and in-game rewards.

A TGE date is not available at the time of writing, but do make sure to have your Guardian NFT linked with your active Eternals Pew Pew account in order to maximize your token airdrop allocation.